The Tragedy of Carrie Nation by John M. Gregory
John M. Gregory portrays Carrie Nation as a complex, money driven crusader whose sensational theater lectures funded by a press network made her famous. He argues her fame faded with poverty and a broken mind, ending in a solitary death as Kansas remained dry and bootleggers thrived.
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Carrie Nation
Tune 10
Kansas
Leavenworth
Kan
Carrie
We World
Atlanta
Mrs. Nation
Hoke Smith
Lotiv
Prohibition
Pee
Washington, D. C
Presene
Shawney
Guthrie
Oklo
Alexandria
Charlton A. McNab
Woman's Christian
South
Lfe
Topexa Daily Capital
Farewell Party For Will Porter Ends Bachelors Era
Neighbors gathered at Will Porter’s bachelor quarters for a farewell party before he moves to Soldier, Kansas. The evening featured dancing and conversation with ice cream and cake, and Porter says he won’t return to bachelor life as he starts a new home.
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Will Porter
Will
Soldier
Kans
Capper Announces Candidacy for Kansas Governor
Arthur Capper publisher of the Topeka Daily Capital and Farmers Mail and Breeze declares his run for the Republican nomination for Governor in 1912. He aims to unite party factions, pursue progressive Republican policies, and improve taxation, government efficiency, and public morality in Kansas.
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Capper
Topeka
Kansas
Arthur Capper
Capital
Farmers Mail and Breeze
Ohdiamisas
Ndéw
Republican Party
Kansas Governor Campaign Pledge Emphasizes Reforms
A Kansas gubernatorial candidate pledges to cut corruption and waste, enforce existing laws, and build a nonpartisan administration. He stresses tax restraint, public efficiency, strict utility regulation, better roads for farmers, and broad economic and moral advancement while promising to govern for all Republicans and the people without favoritism.
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America
Republican Party
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