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TURNING THE PAGE: This Week in Local History - Kirksville Daily Express (opens the original)
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Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show was appearing in Kirksville for the last time. Buffalo Bill Cody had announced at the beginning of the current American continent tour that it would be his last as he was retiring from the saddle. He stated that his show would go on under the direction of his partner, Major G. W. Little, better known as Pawnee Bill. Buffalo Bill was born in LeClaire, Iowa Territory, before the family moved to Ontario, Canada. The family then returned to the Midwest and settled in Ka
TURNING THE PAGE: This Week in Local History - Kirksville Daily Express (opens the original)
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The old Stephenson Hotel in Kirksville was being demolished to make way for a parking lot. The City of Kirksville purchased the property from L. P. “Pete” Anesi owner. Kirksville’s first fire station building just to the north of the hotel in the northwest corner of the same block, was also being purchased by the city. Once completed, the parking lot would encompass the entire west half of the block. The area is now the location of the downtown theater. The hotel was probably constructed after t
TURNING THE PAGE: This Week in Local History - Kirksville Daily Express (opens the original)
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According to an article in the Kirksville Daily Express, the Adair County schools which were opening were “the best in the state employing teachers of high educational standards and paying salaries that were the highest of any county in Northeast Missouri.” This situation was due in large measure to the supervision of Marion S. Schott, superintendent of schools and the school boards and patrons of the districts. Schott was serving his eighth year as superintendent. There were 80 school districts
TURNING THE PAGE: This Week in Local History - Kirksville Daily Express (opens the original)
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By August 1861, four months had passed since the outbreak of the American Civil War when Confederate forces fired on the Union arsenal at Fort Sumner, in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina on April 12, 1861. Three days later President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteer soldiers from the various state militias to put down the rebellion. Missouri was required to provide four regiments or 3,000 soldiers. The state's pro Southern and pro secessionist governor, Claiborn Fox Jackson, responded that Mi
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The Princess Theatre was being renovated and updated. During the face uplifting process, the tile canopy roof was being removed and replaced with a modern type roof. The square tower corners were being torn down to be level with the rest of the building. In addition the entire building was re-stuccoed with new store fronts for Faye’s Lingerie Shop and Olen Martin’s barber shop. The Princess was designed by Irwin Dunbar, a Kirksville architect. Construction began in 1914 and the Princess Theatre
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