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How a Missouri Governor Greeted Patti in Graceful Kiss
A historical column recalls Missouri Governor Crittenden and a famed kiss amid political satire. The piece blends anecdotes about law, humor, and the era's public figures from Pike county to Jefferson City, noting Pat Dyer and Ethan Allen in a tale of court petitions and political pranks.
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Franklin
Marie Antoinette
Pat Dyer
Champ Clark
Benjamin Franklin
Versailles
Ben
Missouri
Crittenden
James Gang
Louis M1
Arkansas
Mississippi
Kaw
Pike County
Pat Donan
Ethan Allen
Pat Doonan
Fort Ticonderoga
Reboval
Continental Congress
Pat Conan
Louisiana and Missouri River Railroad Company
Copartners
Donan & Allen
Lexington Caucasian
Lexington
Judge Hunt
Sam Maiden
Barn Hunt
Pike
Samuel Maiden
Maiden
State of Missouri
State
Willin
Far West
Andrew Jefferson Seny
Kingfisher
Congress
Dick” Bland
Bland
Colonel Beay
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
United States
Posse
Beay
el Reno
Seay
George W. Alderson
St. Louis