Month: July 2010
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Blue Grass Blade Vs. Hough, Pt. 3: Rev. Hough Nailed Down
Continuing from Part 2 in which the Blue Grass Blade had published Hough’s letter in which he had attested M. D. Leahy’s conversion to Christianity. Here is published refutation by a C. E. Alexander. A number of new names are introduced here. First, C. E. Alexander, the individual who introduced Leahy to Freethought and who…
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Blue Grass Blade vs. Hough Pt. 2 : The Blade Asks for Facts
As seen in Part 1, on June 13 1909 the Blue Grass Blade had published its doubts on the veracity of the Rev. Hough’s account that M. D. Leahy, president of Liberal’s Freethought University, had later converted to Christianity, and that the Freethought University was funded by Col. Robert G. Ingersoll. The Blue Grass Blade…
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Blue Grass Blade vs. Hough Pt. 1 : A Reckless Assault Upon the Truth
Of Liberal, Missouri and individuals involved, there would of course be attempts to discredit the characters and beliefs of the Freethoughters, and how better to do so than with stories of their renunciation of Freethought upon experiencing Christian conversion. And I’m certain that such conversions did happen for whatever reason. Or were perhaps assumed to…
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“This Strange Town – Liberal Missouri” Name Index
J. P. Moore’s This Strange Town – Liberal Missouri, A History of the Early Years, 1880 to 1910 has no index. Thinking at least a name index might be helpful, I have prepared one. George H. Walser is mentioned on virtually every page of the book so I’ve not counted him in the index. Rather…
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Rosa Fields’ School Report on Liberal, Missouri
Liberal’s paper, “Enterprise”, published a number of essays on Liberal which were written by school students. A now defunct page on Liberal gave the following essay, by Rosa Fields, as published in December 1895. The first schoolhouse was built in Liberal in 1884. A 2 year high school was begun in Liberal in 1897, the…
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Old View of Liberal, Missouri’s Main Street
Click to view larger. View of Main Street in 1905, looking north. Image from J. P. Moore’s “This Strange Town – Liberal, Missouri”
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GRACE NOYES PINKERTON ON THE CHEROKEE LAND RUN of 1893 MADE BY HER FATHER PAUL NOYES AND UNCLE ALLEN NOYES
GRACE NOYES PINKERTON ON THE CHEROKEE LAND RUN of 1893 MADE BY HER FATHER PAUL NOYES AND UNCLE ALLEN NOYES The great romance of American pioneering is much richer than history makes it. The intimate annals of family experiences and personal adventures provide the countless dramas with which American progress is associated. Thrilling stories and…
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The Object and Plans of the Alphadelphia Association, 1844
A very interesting bit of reading here on the beliefs and hopes of the Alphadelphia Association. * * * * * DOCUMENTS OF THE SENATE AND OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT THE ANNUAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE OF 1844 Report of the Committee on Incorporations. The committee on banks and incorporations to whom was…
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Nellie
The poem, “Nellie”, was written by Doris Julia McKenney, daughter of George Ellis (Bob) McKenney, upon the death of her sister, Nellie. Nellie was a poet. Several of her poems can be found on this website under the tag “poetry by Nellie Adelaide Mckenney”. Doris was born January 5 1908 in Genoa, Minnesota. She married…
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Last Hour of March
Nellie Adelaide McKenney was born December 24, 1902 in Pine County, MN, and died January 24, 1954 in San Francisco, CA. She married John George Haffner October 22, 1921 in Billings, MT. He was born February 22, 1897 in Arad, Hungary, and died February 02, 1975 in Salt Lake City, UT. Nellie was a poet.…