Temperance actions mark 1857 Kansas protests in Quindaro and Topeka
Territorial era temperance activism in Quindaro now Kansas City and Topeka is recounted. A June 16 1857 vigilante committee in Quindaro seized liquor and emptied barrels while noting ale and wine were spared. Topeka’s Kansas Trifuge (June 27 1857) calls liquor rooms a nuisance and condemns operators and lessees, with the era’s harsh rhetoric shown. The hippo note closes the item.
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Kansas
Quindaro
Kansas City
Quindowan
Topeka
Kan- Isag Avene
Garvey
Neaes A Doggery
Governor and guests sample cornbread hospitality in Oklahoma City
Mrs Baskin and family joined Governor Raymond Gary for a city tour after delivering a nine inch pan of cornbread. The governor hosted the group at his mansion and in return they enjoyed a home style meal with corn bread, beans, onions, and buttermilk.
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Oklahoma City
Ibaker
simmer-Baskin
Addie Rankin
Pittsburg
Okla
Oklahoma
Baskin
Six More Flood Deaths Across Po River Delta
Six additional deaths from floods and landslides were reported in northern Italy on Saturday, raising the toll for the week to at least 20. Heavy rains fed by the Po River flooded more than 25 square miles of fertile land in the Po Delta.
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Rovigo
Italy
Lewis Warns Against Union Regimentation
John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers and Robert C. Tyson of U S Steel warned a Senate subcommittee that federal regimentation of unions could create a police state. They opposed bills mandating reports and disclosure of health welfare pension and insurance fund finances.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Robert C. Tyson
United States Steel Cop
Senate
Knowland Teases San Francisco Political Plans
Senator William F. Knowland of California said he may clarify his stance before August 1958 about possible 1958 plans. As Senate majority leader he announced retirement from the Senate at the end of his term in December 1959, with a California gubernatorial race expected that year.
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San Francisco
William F. Knowland
Calif
California
Mex
Knowland
Senate
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