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Spirit Lake Massacre survivor tale and Kansas politics
Fragments recount the Spirit Lake Massacre victims Mrs Noble and Miss Gardner, their brutal deaths, and a rescue at St Paul. The piece also covers Kansas Territory politics, Governor Walker factions, and Ohio Republican conventions amid treasury concerns and national issues of slavery.
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Spirit Lake
Massa
Prairies
Paulding
St. Paul
Br Modary
March
Gard
Bos
Janae
Dean
Yandons
Mr. Noble
Mrs. Noble
Kansas
John F
Congress
Walker Democrats
Free State
Lawrence
Walker
Milwaukee Sentinel
Treasury
Ohio
Breslin
State House Commissioners
Newburgh
Hell
Democratic Party
Republican State Committee
Columbus
South
Washington
Oho
Poe
Wm. Modill
Wm. H. Gibson
Ohio State Journal
Inromarion Waren
Fort Dodge
Major Williams
Springfield
M. T
Joseph Stewart
Indiana County
Elizabeth Gardiner
Roland Gardiner
Indiana
Steuben County
N.Y
Williams
Webster County
Iowa
United States
District of Columbia
Iicinity
Smithsonian Institute
Glas Hughes
Lst
Capitol
Armory