Old home town – 100 years ago today

From the Lawrence Daily World for June 26, 1906: “Auris McQueen, formerly a resident of Baldwin, is with the Wellman party which has gone in search of the North Pole. He is an expert with wireless telegraphy, though only 23 years old. He has traveled widely about the world in his work. : Evidence is that our W.R. Stubbs will be drafted to seek the U.S. Senate seat from Kansas. A big meeting at Emporia is likely to finalize the selection.”