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Newspaper article by John Mark Lambertson and originally published in The Ottawa Herald May 30, 1987. The article debunks some local legends surrounding the Tauy Jones house, located northeast of Ottawa on Nebraska Terrace.
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Newspaper article that tells of cartoonist Camillus Kessler, who grew up in Ottawa in the 1880s and '90s and whose cartoons were often based on his memories of his home town. Article was written by John Mark Lambertson and published in The Ottawa…

Second of two newspaper articles that describes the "Minneola Scandal," a land speculation scheme that would create the new town of Minnola in northwest Franklin County and make it the Kansas capital. This article focuses more on what happened to…

First of two newspaper article that describes the "Minneola Scandal," a land speculation deal that attempted to create a new town in northwest Franklin County and make it the capital of Kansas. Article was written by John Mark Lambertson and…

Newspaper article that describes John Brown's settlement in southeastern Franklin County and the Pottawatomie Massacre on May 24, 1856 that heightened national interest in the Missouri-Kansas Border War of the 1850s. Article was written by John Mark…

Newspaper article describing a horrific gasoline truck accident on Ottawa's Main Street caused several homes to be lost to fire. This brought about a change in the city's ordinances concerning the transportation of flammable materials that several…

Newspaper article describing some of the significant residences, business buildings and churches that have been razed or deteriorated over the years in Ottawa. Article was written by John Mark Lambertson and published in The Ottawa Herald May 16,…

Newspaper article about some of Ottawa's interesting old ordinances written by John Mark Lambertson and published in The Ottawa Herald April 25, 1986.

Newspaper article about Katherine Carson's novel "Mrs. Pennington" that is based on Ottawa, Kansas and some of its residents at the time of a Chautauqua. Article was written by John Mark Lambertson and published in The Ottawa Herald February 28,…

Newspaper article describing the meager Thanksgiving of 1860 because of an extensive drought. Article particularly details the problems suffered by the family of Judge Daniel M. Valentine when they lived near Peoria City. Article written by John…