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When the Historical Society of Marshall County was founded in 1908, few involved with its establishment could have foreseen the rich and complex journey the org
Courtesy K-State Research & Extension By RON WILSONHuck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development The pilot has come in for a landing. In this case, the pilot is the famous aviator Amelia Earhart (or her replica in the form of a bronze statue), and her landing place isn't an airport — it's the nation's capitol. Amelia Earhart was recently honored by the State of Kansas by having her statue placed in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol building. Statuary Hall is that area of the capitol that displays statues depicting people representing all 50 states. Each state is auth...
Kansas’ new prohibitory law, adopted in November 1880 and taking effect on May 1, 1882, still needed enforcement legislation. Several enforcement bills were quickly introduced in the legislature, and meanwhile (as noted in part 2) selling liquor for medicinal purposes as allowed under the law quickly became the largest loophole, with physicians prescribing intoxicating liquor for a wide range of illnesses.