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MRS. ELIZA P. INSLEY DEAD
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WELL KNOWN RESIDENT SUCCUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS
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ENTERTAINED FAMOUS MEN
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She and Her Husband Conducted Mansion House* for Years--Was a Pioneer Resident of Leavenworth
Mrs. Eliza P. Insley died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. Carr, No. 321 Pottawatomie street, yesterday morning at 2 o'clock, following an illness of about two months. She was 78 years old. Funeral services were conducted this morning by the Rev. M.M. Culpepper. Burial took place in Mount Muncie cemetery.
Mrs. Insley was the widow of Captain M.H. Insley, with whom she came to Leavenworth during pioneer days and later became proprietor of the Mansion House, in its day one of the finest hotels in the middle west. At their hotel Captain and Mrs. Insley entertained Abraham Lincoln upon his visit to Leavenworth prior to his election as president. Grant, Sherman and other men who became famous during the Civil War also were guests at the Mansion House, while Jay Gould, when he became identified with the Missouri Pacific railroad, stopped there on one occasion. The Mansion House for years was headquarters for Senator James Lane and other Kansas politicians.
Mrs. Insley always had been identified prominently with the advance of Leavenworth. She was one of the founders of the Orphan's Home and always found time to work for charity. Mrs. Insley was among the oldest members of the Methodist church. Although she had been very ill for some time, it was not until last Friday that her condition became alarming. Surviving is one son, Harry F. Insley of Denver, Colo.; and one daughter, Mrs. L. Carr, of this city.
publication:
THE LEAVENWORTH POST
October 6, 1913
*the Mansion House existed on the SW Corner of 5th & Shawnee streets in Leavenworth, Kansas. While changes have occurred the general shell of the hotel still exists
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MRS. ELIZA P. INSLEY DEAD
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WELL KNOWN RESIDENT SUCCUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS
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ENTERTAINED FAMOUS MEN
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She and Her Husband Conducted Mansion House* for Years--Was a Pioneer Resident of Leavenworth
Mrs. Eliza P. Insley died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. Carr, No. 321 Pottawatomie street, yesterday morning at 2 o'clock, following an illness of about two months. She was 78 years old. Funeral services were conducted this morning by the Rev. M.M. Culpepper. Burial took place in Mount Muncie cemetery.
Mrs. Insley was the widow of Captain M.H. Insley, with whom she came to Leavenworth during pioneer days and later became proprietor of the Mansion House, in its day one of the finest hotels in the middle west. At their hotel Captain and Mrs. Insley entertained Abraham Lincoln upon his visit to Leavenworth prior to his election as president. Grant, Sherman and other men who became famous during the Civil War also were guests at the Mansion House, while Jay Gould, when he became identified with the Missouri Pacific railroad, stopped there on one occasion. The Mansion House for years was headquarters for Senator James Lane and other Kansas politicians.
Mrs. Insley always had been identified prominently with the advance of Leavenworth. She was one of the founders of the Orphan's Home and always found time to work for charity. Mrs. Insley was among the oldest members of the Methodist church. Although she had been very ill for some time, it was not until last Friday that her condition became alarming. Surviving is one son, Harry F. Insley of Denver, Colo.; and one daughter, Mrs. L. Carr, of this city.
publication:
THE LEAVENWORTH POST
October 6, 1913
*the Mansion House existed on the SW Corner of 5th & Shawnee streets in Leavenworth, Kansas. While changes have occurred the general shell of the hotel still exists
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MRS. ELIZA P. INSLEY DEAD
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WELL KNOWN RESIDENT SUCCUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS
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ENTERTAINED FAMOUS MEN
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She and Her Husband Conducted Mansion House* for Years--Was a Pioneer Resident of Leavenworth
Mrs. Eliza P. Insley died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. Carr, No. 321 Pottawatomie street, yesterday morning at 2 o'clock, following an illness of about two months. She was 78 years old. Funeral services were conducted this morning by the Rev. M.M. Culpepper. Burial took place in Mount Muncie cemetery.
Mrs. Insley was the widow of Captain M.H. Insley, with whom she came to Leavenworth during pioneer days and later became proprietor of the Mansion House, in its day one of the finest hotels in the middle west. At their hotel Captain and Mrs. Insley entertained Abraham Lincoln upon his visit to Leavenworth prior to his election as president. Grant, Sherman and other men who became famous during the Civil War also were guests at the Mansion House, while Jay Gould, when he became identified with the Missouri Pacific railroad, stopped there on one occasion. The Mansion House for years was headquarters for Senator James Lane and other Kansas politicians.
Mrs. Insley always had been identified prominently with the advance of Leavenworth. She was one of the founders of the Orphan's Home and always found time to work for charity. Mrs. Insley was among the oldest members of the Methodist church. Although she had been very ill for some time, it was not until last Friday that her condition became alarming. Surviving is one son, Harry F. Insley of Denver, Colo.; and one daughter, Mrs. L. Carr, of this city.
publication:
THE LEAVENWORTH POST
October 6, 1913
*the Mansion House existed on the SW Corner of 5th & Shawnee streets in Leavenworth, Kansas. While changes have occurred the general shell of the hotel still exists
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MRS. ELIZA P. INSLEY DEAD
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WELL KNOWN RESIDENT SUCCUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS
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ENTERTAINED FAMOUS MEN
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She and Her Husband Conducted Mansion House* for Years--Was a Pioneer Resident of Leavenworth
Mrs. Eliza P. Insley died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. Carr, No. 321 Pottawatomie street, yesterday morning at 2 o'clock, following an illness of about two months. She was 78 years old. Funeral services were conducted this morning by the Rev. M.M. Culpepper. Burial took place in Mount Muncie cemetery.
Mrs. Insley was the widow of Captain M.H. Insley, with whom she came to Leavenworth during pioneer days and later became proprietor of the Mansion House, in its day one of the finest hotels in the middle west. At their hotel Captain and Mrs. Insley entertained Abraham Lincoln upon his visit to Leavenworth prior to his election as president. Grant, Sherman and other men who became famous during the Civil War also were guests at the Mansion House, while Jay Gould, when he became identified with the Missouri Pacific railroad, stopped there on one occasion. The Mansion House for years was headquarters for Senator James Lane and other Kansas politicians.
Mrs. Insley always had been identified prominently with the advance of Leavenworth. She was one of the founders of the Orphan's Home and always found time to work for charity. Mrs. Insley was among the oldest members of the Methodist church. Although she had been very ill for some time, it was not until last Friday that her condition became alarming. Surviving is one son, Harry F. Insley of Denver, Colo.; and one daughter, Mrs. L. Carr, of this city.
publication:
THE LEAVENWORTH POST
October 6, 1913
*the Mansion House existed on the SW Corner of 5th & Shawnee streets in Leavenworth, Kansas. While changes have occurred the general shell of the hotel still exists
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