Old home town – 100 years ago today

From the Lawrence Daily World for July 19, 1906: “Dr. A.A. Russ died this morning at the family home after a paralytic stroke had disabled him some time ago. He was born in Vermont in 1836 and came to Kansas in 1876, locating in Lawrence in 1881 when he opened a dental office 25 years ago. He had treated many here. : S.R. Nelson is not pleased with the publicity he has got as a result of Mrs. Barley horsewhipping him day before yesterday. He came to the World and wanted every word about the event withdrawn and a promise of no more attention. The whipping followed a neighborhood row. : Some think the recent earthquake in New Mexico was worse than the one in San Francisco, except that there were not as many buildings and people to damage and hurt.”