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Date: January - February 1915
This file includes invitations for Governor Capper and Kansas representatives to the tenth annual Navy League Conference. Plus, there is a printed booklet titled “Are We Ready”. This file is…
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Date: February 1915
This file includes a request for a letter to Governor Capper’s office to be returned to sender. Unfortunately the Governor’s office cannot find the letter sent. This file is part…
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Date: February 5, 1915
This invitation sent to Governor Capper’s office from the president of The Southern Commercial Congress invites him to speak at the conference about agricultural production. This is part of a…
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Date: February 2, 1915
This letter sent to Governor Capper’s office from J.W. Buck of Portis, Kansas, requests a permit to serve the poor and suffering in his community. The Governor’s office replies that…
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Date: January 31, 1915
This letter sent to Governor Capper by Principal Brown of Palmer Schools asks that he does not pass a bill changing teacher certification. Principal Brown believes that passing the bill…
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Date: January 28, 1915
This letter sent to Governor Capper invites him to visit the penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. Because Governor Eberhart will be visiting on February 19, 1915; the penitentiary is extending the…
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Date: 1915
These letters sent to Governor Arthur Capper’s office are interested in the appointment of the Board of Chiropractors in Kansas and licensing. This part of a bigger collection of Governor…
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Date: February 9, 1915
This letter from Seward, Kansas citizens requests the State’s protection from pool halls and bowling alleys. Included with the letter is a signed petition by the citizens. This is part…
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Date: February 13, 1915
This letter to Honorable Hackney in the Board of Administration is requesting data from the State Normal School, today it is called Emporia State University. This is part of a…
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Date: February 1915
This correspondence with Governor Capper’s office addresses changes in the Supreme Court on oil and gasoline inspection fees. This file is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper…
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Date: February 9 and 12, 1915
This correspondence between H.H. Hackney and Governor Capper discusses a bill where Kansas would become part of the Insurance business. Both writers agree that the State should not become part…
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Date: Februrary 11, 1915
This letter from H.J. Waters of the Agricultural School provides reasons for a new building. Because the student and staff population has grown over the past fourteen years; the School…
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Date: 1915
This letter from the Missouri Pacific Railway Company asks Governor Capper to place the responsibility of the amount of liquor distributed for personal use to be given to someone other…
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Date: 1915
These two letters sent to Governor Capper oppose the proposed tax on grave lots. This is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper correspondence.
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Date: 1915
These three letters to Governor Capper address legislative bills and finances for public and rural schools in Kansas. This is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper correspondence.
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Date: 1915
These two letters by William B. Cragin addresses the repudiation of road improvement bonds for Wyandotte County. Cragin has been working with Kansas governors since 1912 to the time of…
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Date: February 2, 1915
These two pages are taken from the Board of Corrections proceedings, Lansing, February 2, 1915. The excerpt was used to express opinions about the price of binding twine. This is…
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Date: February 6, 1915
This letter from Manhattan, Kansas to Governor Capper addresses a proposed compulsory student activity fee at Kansas State Agricultural College. Support and opposition for the bill is divided at the…
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Date: February 9, 1915
This letter from Charles H. Kirshner of Kansas City, Missouri addresses a proposed bill requiring insurance companies to invest portions of their reserve for policies written in that state. Kirshner…
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Date: 1915
This file includes correspondence between Governor Arthur Capper; W. E. Thomas, a citizen of Leavenworth; and the Public Utilities Commission. The exchange of letters discuss an electrical line running between…
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Date: February 15, 1915
This file includes a letter from Hays, Kansas about the bounty on trees. The letter proposes a change to the bill introduced by Mr. Shouse. Instead of charging ten cents…
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Date: 1915
This file includes correspondence about bills in the legislature. Topics included but not limited to in the correspondence is registering Alien Voters, reduction of Elective County Officers to hold seats,…
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Date: February 1915
This file includes correspondence from railway employees who are opposed to a bill being passed to increase the number of times per month employees are paid. This is part of…
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Date: 1915
This file includes a letter from Sharon Springs, Kansas about challenges facing publishers by bills passed two years prior, 1913, about public printing. This is part of a bigger collection…
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Date: March 2, 1915
This file includes a response from the Governor’s office to John Gilfillen in Kansas City, Missouri about bills being passed in the legislature regarding utility bills. It is unclear why…
