This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JohnWOBrien Surnames: BELL, HEDRICK, OVERSTREET, TREMBLY, WILLIAMS Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1458/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Wednesday, March 9, 1904 STRIKERS GO FREE IN KANSAS CITY, KAS. Archie WILLIAMS, Lee OVERSTREET and Henry BELL, striking truck drivers from this city (Kansas City, MO), were before Judge TREMBLY in police court in Kansas City, Kas., this morning. They were arrested Saturday by Sergeant HEDRICK after a series of disturbances at grocery stores on streets where drivers for the wholesale houses were unloading goods from trucks. There was no evidence to connect them with these disturbances and they were discharged. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ====================================================== neirbo7 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

"The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Wednesday, March 9, 1904 MENTIER FALLS AGAIN. The police were again called upon last night to care for James MENTIER, a morphine victim. He was sent to the city hospital this morning. MENTIER is well known to the medical profession and the druggists of Kansas City. A few years ago he was an expert chemist. The police surgeons say that MENTIER cannot be cured. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Thursday, February 27, 1896 END OF THE COUNTY MORGUE. Coroner BEDFORD yesterday gave notice to undertakers Eugene CARLAT, D. W. NEWCOMER, E STINE & Son, J. F. SUTTON and John W. WARNER that he would discontinue the county morgue after April 1, giving as the reasons that the keeper of the morgue selected by the undertakers had violated his instructions; that certain signers of the agreement to sustain the morgue had withdrawn their support, and that after attempting in good faith to carry out the terms of the contract that it materially interfered with the proper discharge of his duties imposed upon him by the law. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Wednesday, September 2, 1891 SUIT FOR DIVORCE. In the district court, yesterday, Mrs. Mary KOEHN began suit against her husband Gustave KOEHN. She says she was married to the defendant in 1861, and that at various times the defendant has struck, beat and abused her, and on the 29th of August chased her out of doors and compelled her to remain out all night. She asks for alimony, the recovery of the $1,500 she had when she was married, the custody and care of her seven children, Minnie, aged 8; Bessie, 6; Grace, 11; John, 9; Ed, 14; Emma, 19; Paul 26. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Thursday, July 8, 1920 U.S. AGENTS SPILLED HIS BOOZE. Israel PELTZMAN, who was arrested yesterday by prohibition agents when he appeared at the federal building to furnish bond for an employee arrested at his saloon, 1634 West Ninth street, for having possession of sixty gallons of wine and a gallon of whisky, appeared again today on another mission. "Those agents," he complained, "poured out my wine. I'm going to make some more and I want to know before hand if they'll pour that out too." PELTZMAN was warned by Robert L. MINTON, assistant district attorney, a new distillate, would suffer the same fate, and would result in PELTZMAN's arrest again. PELTZMAN then told MINTON he had changed his mind. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Wednesday, September 2, 1891 SUIT FOR DIVORCE. In the district court, yesterday, Mrs. Mary KOEHN began suit against her husband Gustave KOEHN. She says she was married to the defendant in 1861, and that at various times the defendant has struck, beat and abused her, and on the 29th of August chased her out of doors and compelled her to remain out all night. She asks for alimony, the recovery of the $1,500 she had when she was married, the custody and care of her seven children, Minnie, aged 8; Bessie, 6; Grace, 11; John, 9; Ed, 14; Emma, 19; Paul 26. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JohnWOBrien Surnames: KILMER, O'DONNELL Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1457/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Monday, May 15, 1911 SKIDDED AND TURNED OVER. A freshly oiled boulevard, with no watchman to give warning, was the cause of an accident at the entrance to Penn Valley from St. Mary's Hospital, this afternoon. A motor car, driven by Dr. R. J. O'DONNELL of 722 Southwest Boulevard had just turned into Penn Valley when the rear wheels skidded on the oil. The car struck the curb and turned over. In the car with Doctor O'DONNELL were Mrs. James KILMER, the wife of a Wyandotte County commissioner and her daughter, Miss Eva KILMER, 20 years old. Mrs. KILMER's right knee was wrenched and her right wrist sprained. Miss Eva was injured internally. Doctor O'DONNELL received only a few scratches. The injured women were taken to their home, 1226 Kansas City Avenue, Rosedale. "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Tuesday, May 16, 1911 MOTOR VICTIMS ARE OUT OF DANGER. Miss Eva KILMER and her mother, Mrs. James KILMER of 1226 Kansas City Avenue, Rosedale, who were injured yesterday morning in a motor car accident in Penn Valley Park, are resting easily and are out of danger. Miss KILMER was injured internally and was taken to her home. Dr. P. J. O'CONNELL, 722 Southwest Boulevard, Rosedale, who was driving the car, was not hurt. (Note: May 15 article had Dr. R. J.; May 16 article had Dr. P. J.) ====================================================== (I have no connection with these families but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ====================================================== neirbo7 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JohnWOBrien Surnames: DOWNER, MAXWELL, PALMER, RANKIN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1456/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Tuesday, February 23, 1904 STREET CAR STRUCK A WAGON. Two persons were injured in a street car accident on Quindaro boulevard, between Tenth and Eleventh streets, in Kansas City, Kas., last night about 7:30 o'clock. The injured were Bert MAXWELL, 24 years old, a teamster employed by the American Transfer company and living at 1319 Franklin avenue, Kansas City, Mo., and Homer DOWNER, 19 years old, living at 1300 West Twenty-third street, Kansas City, Mo. MAXWELL was delivering groceries to a store in Kansas City, Kas., and DOWNER was accompanying him on the trip. They had made the delivery and were returning when the accident occurred. When they reached a place between Tenth and Eleventh streets an eastbound car struck the wagon from the rear with such force that both men were thrown backward into the wagon bed. MAXWELL struck his head in falling and received a scalp wound. He was also bruised about the legs. DOWNER fell across the edge of the wagon box, injuring his back. He was picked up unconscious and taken into the home of John RANKIN, 1011 Quindaro boulevard (Kansas City, Kas.), where Dr. PALMER attended him. His condition is serious. Later DOWNER was brought to his home in this city. ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these families but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ====================================================== neirbo7 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Tuesday, September 23, 1897 STEPPED DOWN TWO STORIES Frank LYNCH, a moulder employed at an Armourdale foundry, and who boards at 1318 St. Louis avenue, walked in his sleep last night and as a result is suffering from a compound fracture of the right leg just below the thigh. His right leg was also badly cut. He walked out of a second story window into an area way and fell on a carpenter's trestle. He was removed to the police station where the police surgeon dressed his injuries. He will recover. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Sunday, March 26, 1911 STOPS TO PICK UP VICTIM. While playing marbles in the street near his home yesterday afternoon, Bertie, the 5-year-old son of James L. PERSON, 1834 Holly street, was struck by a motorcycle but was not seriously injured. The mother of the boy told the police that the man ridding the machine stopped and carried the boy to her. She says he rode away again without giving his name but she noticed that the motorcycle belonged to the Kansas City Natural Gas Company. The child was taken to the General hospital where Dr. W. L. TAYLOR dressed a two-inch scalp wound and finding no trace of a fracture, sent him home. The police last night were unable to find the motorcycle or its rider. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Sunday, October 17, 1897 FREE ELECTRIC BATHS. Bathing in electricity is the daily amusement of a number of men in a big office building in this town. Several times a day the men saturate themselves with static electricity, and one of them is getting fat on it. The others haven't been bathing long enough to know whether they will get fat or die. The process was discovered by a man who was paying a doctor $2.50 three times a week for electrical treatment for nervousness. He is chief engineer of this building. One day he crawled into the pit beneath the big belt that draws the elevator and dynamo machinery. When he desired to come out he handed his assistant a metal lamp he was carrying. The assistant got an electric shock that made him see violet stars. After that, the engineer forsook the doctor and saved $7.50 a week. Static electricity is that produced by friction, and is just what the doctor was furnishing from the brush machine at $2.50 a dose. The great belt in its swift revolutions produces and stores the electric fluid by friction. To steal the electricity the men stand close to it holding over it a magnet made of copper wire wound on a spool with both ends of the wire loose. To complete the circuit a copper wire is fastened to an iron water pipe nearby and a silver dollar placed in a loop in the loose end. This is passed up and down the body creating a circuit of the electricity and literally bathing the whole system in the fluid. One of the men who takes these electric baths has relieved himself of rheumatism. Another is treating himself for a nervous disorder, while others take it for a tonic. ====================================================== neirbo7

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JohnWOBrien Surnames: KIRBY Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1455/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Monday, February 4, 1918 LOST RING CAUSE OF FIRE. Fire destroyed the food barns of the Price Blackmore Coal Company, 810-12 South Twelfth Street, Kansas side, last night. The confectionary store at 814 South Twelfth Street, owned by Stephen KIRBY, was damaged by water from a broken hose which had been run through the place. About 7:30 a woman, who was passing by the barns, dropped her ring. Several men who were near, struck matches in order to help her find it. The head from one of the matches fell through a crack in the wooden wall of the barn and started the fire. Four horses that were in the barn were gotten out by the firemen. The damage to both buildings was about $1,400. ====================================================== neirbo7 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

"The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Tuesday, May 5, 1903 BRINGS THEM BAD LUCK Most hotel clerks dislike to see the register closed. Some of them would say that their desire to have it remain open is in order that it may be ready for the signatures of guests. But there are other clerks who don't mind telling the real reason. It is because they have a feeling that it is unlucky to close the register. It is a sort of superstition just as other people have against doing things on Friday or beginning a journey on the 30th day of the month. Hotels are not more given to superstition than are people, although there is no room 13 in most of them. While the superstition is not generally well known among people who travel, it does not often happen that a clerk is compelled to rush to the desk in order to prevent a guest from closing the book. That is what happened at one of the big hotels yesterday, and it was because the absent- minded man would have closed the book. The clerk told of the feeling most hotel clerks have about the bad luck that will follow the closing of the register. It is a good deal like the mental attitude of the small boy who crosses his fingers when a cross-eyed person looks at him. "Of course," said the clerk, "I do not think it makes any difference. In fact, I am sure it don't -- but I never allow the book to be closed during my watch if I can beat the other fellow to it. Hotel registers are to be written in, anyway, and a man can't write in them if they are closed." ====================================================== neirbo7

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MWPENDLETON1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1453.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hey, thanks for the information. I didn't think about the others. The Shawnee Township is the one I didn't know of. I lived in Kansas City metro area for a long time and I don't think I had heard of the Shawnee Township. I'm sorry Twylla. That's why you re-check your information for genealogy because of people like me. I didn't think of looking for others. Thanks!! Linda Pendleton Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dgoldy1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1453.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ther are several areas with the name Shawnee in Kansas. There is Shawnee County, KS, where the state captial of Topeka is located. There is the City of Shawnee, located in Johnson County, Ks. And there is the Township of Shawnee, located in Wyandotte County, KS. The south border of this township is also part of the county line between Johnson and Wyandotte counties. I think Twylla was refering to this township in her message. Note that this township will also appear in the Federal Census as one of the divisions for the census in Wyandotte County. So yes, one must make sure that they are usnign teh correct name for the location they are searching in. Dave Goldy Overland Park, Johnson Co, KS Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MWPENDLETON1 Surnames: Classification: census Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1453.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hey, there Twylla! When I had glanced at your post I noticed you had written Shawnee, KS was in Wyandotte. Just in case for later reference when you're looking for information, Shawnee, KS is in Johnson County. I wasn't sure if it was a mistake or not. When I'm doing genealogy so much, names, dates, places, etc. get all jumbled together. I am from that area. But I live in Texas now. I didn't mean to be smug or anything. Just some help. Happy Hunting! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bjhuish Surnames: STEWART Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/733.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for your post. I honestly don't know since I am doing the research for my brother-in-law. He had not been in contact with his father for over 30 years. I believe his father was born 1/3/1910 in Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas. I THINK but not sure he died in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma so this might be the one. I do know his dad and mother divorced so wouldn't be surprised if he remarried. Does the marriage license show date of birth or any other info? Bonnie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hello! I am looking for information on the family of Carl Wilhelm Green, AKA Charles Green, and his wife, Mathilda Smith who lived in Wyandotte County at least through the 1930 census. He was my grandfather's brother, and could be a thread to that side of my family. They had several children, including Adele Green Calvert, who was buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in 1966. Any information someone can find will be greatly appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dgoldy1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1454.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Patty Microfilms of the Wyandotte Hearld are available for interlibrary loan from the Kansas State Historical Society. The following link is to their newspaper microfilm seach page. Just enter Wyandotte for the county and 1907 for the start year and 1908 for the end year. The results page will list all the papers published in Wyandotte County and microfilmed for the search years entered. Note that the KSHS will ILL to your local public library or LDS Family History Center. You should check the Society's ILL policies from the link on the search page. http://www.kshs.org/library/news.htm Good Luck Dave Goldy Overland Park, KS Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PattyK65 Surnames: Begley Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1454/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone have access to the Wyandotte Herald I think it was called. I'm looking for the obit or death announcement of: Michael John Begley who died Oct. 22, 1907. & C/Katherine Begley who died Feb. 15, 1908. Thanks in Adavance. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.