Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-02

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convention at Lawrence, September
2, 1884.
Population 1,26S,562. March /, 1885.
State bureau of labor created, March,
1885.
State reformatory located at Hutch
inson. July 2, 1885.
Legislature grants women In Kan
sas municipalities votes for city and
school officers and on the issuing OF
bonds for school purposes, February
Is, 1887.
Liquor law to suppress the so-called
drugstore Saloons" 1887.
Soldiers orphans home opened at
Atchison, July /, 1887.
State soldiers home. Dodge City,
opened in former Fort Dodge build
ings, January /. 1890.
Peoples party, an outgrowth of the
Farmers alliance and state grange,
convenes at Topeka and dominates
John F. Willis for governor, August
10, 1890.
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organized by the w. c. T. L. of Kan
sas. February /, 1883. moves into quar-
tiers provided by the state, October 10,
1890.
At state election the vote for gov
ernor stood: Humphrey. republican,
115,025: Willis. 1OG.972. November 4,
1890.
w. A. PETER (alliance) elected
United States senator. January IS,
1891.
Shooting of Col. Sam Wood. pioneer
free-state man. in county seat fight
In Stevens county. June 90. 1891.
United States Senator Plumb dies at
Washington of apoplexy, December.
1891.
Bishop W. Perkins appointed United
States senator by the governor in
place of Plumb, qualities January .,
1892.
L. d. Lewelling elected governor by
the populsts and democrats. Nover-
her. 1892.
Republicans and populists each claim
the speakership in the house. January
10, 1893.
(Separate organization effected.)
Republicans take forcible possession
Of representative hall. Topeka, Febru-
airy Is. 1893.
militia called out by the governor.)
A peace agreement signed, Febru-
AIRY II. 1893.
Supreme court of Kansas decides
that the republican house was the le-
gally constituted body. February 25.
1893.
Republican state ticket elected. E.
n, Morrill,. governor. November G,
1894.
Amendment to the constitution Civ
ing women full suffrage defeated, No
vember G. 1894.
State Industrial reformatory. Hutch
inson. first inmates admitted. August |
20. 1885.
Populists carry the state, John W.
Leedy. governor. November 3. 1896.
Act providing for uniformity and
maximum charges for school text
books in Kansas. March 10. 1897.
Twentieth Kansas volunteer in
fantry mustered into United States
service at Topeka, Frederick Funston,
colonel. May 9-13. and sails for Ma
Mia. October-November. 1895.
Twentieth Kansas does valiant serv-
ice in the Philippines. 1889; returns
in the Tartar, by way of Hong Kong,
to San Francisco. where 1t Is mustered
out and is received at Topeka. No
vember 2. 1899.
Death of ex-senator John J. ingalls,
At Las Vegas, N. NJ. August 1G. 1900.
Republicans gain full control of the
state in 1898 with William E. Stanley
FOR governor. who is reelected No
rember G. 1900.
Site of third state Insane asylum To-
,ated at Parsons, after long litiga-
ion, August, 1901.
J. r. Burton elected United States
senator January %, 1901.
Wills d. DdiiSy' IVpuoiiNah' eitStSu
governor November 4, 1902.
Oil and gas field developed in south
'astern Kansas, 1923.
Chester I. Long elected United States
enator January rs, 1903.
Western Branch state normal school
Established Oh Fort Hays military res
ryation March 6. 1903
Louisiana Purchase Centennial eX-
'osition, state appropriates 100000
or. March 10, 1903.
John ]. ingalls,, state appropriates
5000 for statue of to be placed in
tatuary hall, Washington, March is,
gO3.
President Roosevelt visits Topeka
nd other Kansas points May 1. 1908.
Flood in the Kansas and Neosho
alleys; water stood six feet deep in
ne Union Pacific depot, North To-
eka. May-June, 1903.
E. w. Hoch nominated for governor
Iarch 8. 1904.
]. r. Burton convicted for misusing
Is influence, March 81, 1904.
Kansas prepares to celebrate the
May 20, 1904.