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M. J. Morse to Governor John St. John

Date: September 02, 1880

M.J. Morse of Lyons, Kansas, congratulates Kansas Governor St. John on winning a recent nomination and hopes for the same results in November. He also invites the Governor to speak…

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George L. Leaming to Governor John St. John

Date: September 01, 1880

A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from George Leaming of Carthage, Missouri, praising the Governor for his efforts on behalf of the temperance movement and expressing the support of…

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A. W. Dahlsten to Governor John St. John

Date: August 31, 1880

This letter expresses the need for passage of the temperance amendment. A. W. Dahlsten follows up on a promise made earlier by Kansas Governor St. John, to deliver a temperance…

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John Eastwood to Governor John St. John

Date: August 26, 1880

this letter from John Eastwood of Carlyle, Allen County, Kansas, invites Kansas Governor St. John to attend and address a scheduled temperance rally in September.

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Lorenzo Westover to Governor John St. John

Date: August 20, 1880

A letter from Attorney Lorenzo Westover to Kansas Governor St. John, apparently denouncing the church’s interpretations of the intended legal consequences of the proposed prohibition amendment. He accuses temperance preachers…

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A. D. Way to Governor John St. John

Date: August 18, 1880

In this letter from Mound City, Kansas, Governor St. John is invited to be among the speakers at a grand temperance rally to be held September 5, in Linn County,…

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Mary Page Wright v. Julius H. Noell

Date: 1876

The Kansas Supreme Court case file of Mary Page Wright vs. Julius H. Noell. Noell contested the election of Wright to the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in Coffey…

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Ed Secrest to Governor John St. John

Date: August 17, 1880

This letter from Ed Secrest invites Kansas Governor St. John to address a Temperance Rally at a grove near Randolph, on September 11th. He promises a brass band, singers and…

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E. B. Reynolds to Governor John St. John

Date: August 12, 1880

A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from a tireless and much-traveled temperance worker, E.B. Reynolds, who refers to the intemperance cause as “rumocracy”. Reynolds summarizes his travels and progress…

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W. D. Wyatt to Governor John St. John

Date: August 11, 1880

A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from attorney W.D. Wyatt of Clinton, Illinois. Wyatt asks the Governor to visit and speak to the temperance faithful in his community on…

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Mary Shields to Governor John St. John

Date: August 12, 1880

In this letter, Mary Shields, president of the Colorado Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, expresses her regret that Kansas Governor St. John cannot address the state union of Colorado and invites…

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E. C. Foster to Governor John St. John

Date: August 11, 1880

In this letter, Attorney E.C. Foster of Clinton, Iowa, informs Kansas Governor St. John that his wife, Mrs. Foster, an apparent temperance worker, plans to travel and speak to temperance…

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J. B. Swart to Governor John St. John

Date: August 10, 1880

In this letter, J. B. Swart, Cherryvale, Kansas, invites Kansas Governor St. John to speak at a September 16th temperance rally, to be held 10 miles west of Parsons.

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Mary Shields to Governor John St. John

Date: August 07, 1880

A letter from temperance advocate Mary Shields requesting Kansas Governor John St. John speak to her Colorado community in September if convenient. She states “we think that Gov. St. John…

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Frank C. Smith to Governor John St. John

Date: July 26, 1880

In this letter, Frank Smith of Clay Center is embarrassed to write Kansas Governor St. John that plans for the Governor’s visit have been altered, due to lack of an…

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W. D. Matthews to Governor John St. John

Date: August 04, 1880

In this letter, Captain W. D. Matthews of Leavenworth urges Kansas Governor St. John to come speak to the Colored people of Leavenworth, who are being persuaded by the “whiskey…

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Parkdale Kindergarten, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between July 01, 1914 and 1915

This black and white photograph shows a group of students and their teachers from the Parkdale Kindergarten class in Topeka, Kansas. The students are dressed in costumes for a Halloween…

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J. S. Roberts to Governor John St. John

Date: August 02, 1880

This is a letter from J.S. Reynolds of Solomon City, Kansas. He believes the temperance workers in his area are not working hard enough to gain support for Kansas Governor…

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Mrs. Augustus Wilson to Governor John St. John

Date: July 31, 1880

A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from Mrs. Augustus Wilson, seeking an interview with the Governor and expounding the virtues and work ethics of temperance supporters Misses’ Lang and…

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David Tatum to Governor John St. John

Date: July 26, 1880

In this letter, David Tatum, a Quaker minister and strong temperance supporter from Ohio, requests from Kansas Governor St. John a signed endorsement, which he intends to use during his…

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Videto to Governor John St. John

Date: July 30, 1880

Kansas Governor St. John receives a letter from a financially destitute temperance supporter from Michigan, who offers his help with the cause in Kansas, if the Governor will finance his…