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Mrs. Pedrick to Governor John St. John
This letter to Kansas Governor St. John from Mrs. Pedrick concerns the lack of available and safe housing facilities for unemployed women visiting Topeka. She implies that government funding could and...
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Samuel Price to Governor John St. John
In this letter, Samuel Price responds to Kansas Governor St. John's confirmation to visit Humboldt and Iola on May 20th. He offers suggestions of the most favorable railroad route to take.
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Train wreck in Liberal, Kansas
Two photographs showing a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad train wreck near Kansas Avenue in Liberal, Kansas. One train was on the main track when the engineer and fireman on an approaching...
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Train wreck near Liberal, Kansas
This postcard documents a head on train collision near Liberal, Kansas.
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Men watching television in the club house at Lake Quivira, Kansas
This photograph shows two unidentified men watching television in the club house at Lake Quivira, Kansas.
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People posed with one of the canals or ditches, possibly in Seward County,...
This photograph shows people in automobiles and others seated along a canal or ditch, possibly in Seward County, Kansas.
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Football party in the clubhouse at Lake Quivira, Kansas
A photograph of a football party in the clubhouse at Lake Quivira, Kansas.
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Dock sites at Lake Quivira, Kansas
Three photographs showing dock sites at Lake Quivira, Kansas. The dock with shelter for a boat belonged to Dr. Larsen, the dock with chairs was Evans' Point, and the dock with a wall belonged to Frazier.
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Duane Everhart with his boat at Lake Quivira, Kansas
A photograph showing Duane Everhart with his boat at Lake Quivira, Kansas.
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J. L. Palmer to Governor John St. John
This letter to Kansas Governor St. John is from J. L. Palmer of Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Palmer offers his views on a meeting place for the next Annual Convention, and laments the difficulties faced...
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J. H. Ralston to Governor John St. John
This letter from Reverend Ralston of Burlington, Kansas, requests Kansas Governor St. John to address the county temperance convention on the 29th of May, since the Governor is scheduled to be in town...
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H. H. Reed to Governor John St. John
In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John has been invited to deliver temperance speeches on May 26 and 27, 1880, to the old soldiers and citizens of Smith Center, Kansas. The letter is written on...
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D. W. Smith to Governor John St. John
In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John is invited to lecture the Temperance Union of Greeley, Kansas, on May 29th. The citizenry has been holding temperance meetings bi-weekly.
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J. M. Still to Governor John St. John
In this letter to Kansas Governor St. John, Dr. Still of Eudora asks for the Governor's arrival time for his planned visit on May 15th, 1880, and how long he will be staying.
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W. D. Thompson to Governor John St. John
This letter from W. D. Thompson, Justice of the Peace in Minneapolis, Kansas, requests Kansas Governor John St. John to lecture in his community before April, if at all possible. It is written on...
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W. P. Tomlinson to Governor John St. John
In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John receives editorial clippings from the Russell, Kansas "Independent" newspaper, which reflect favorably upon him and the prohibition amendment. The author of...
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John Waller to Governor John St. John
This letter from John Waller of Lawrence, sends an urgent appeal to Kansas Governor St. John to send temperance workers into the colored districts, so their voters may be better informed about the...
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C. Welch to Governor John St. John
In this letter, C. Welch of Parkerville, Kansas, hears of Kansas Governor St. John's approaching visit to nearby Council Grove, Kansas, and suggests the Governor address his community the following...
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Frances Willard to Governor John St. John
This letter from Frances Willard invites Kansas Governor St. John to address the Temperance Convocation at Lake Bluff, Illinois, in August, which she describes as "a rallying of the clans". Willard...
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James Black to Governor John St. John
In this letter, James Black of Altoona, Pennsylvania, sends Kansas Governor St. John a resolution adopted by the prohibitionists of that state, strongly supporting the Kansas prohibition amendment...
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