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Citizens of Dodge City to Governor George W. Glick
Creator: Citizens of Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas
Date: May 15, 1883
Twelve citizens of Dodge City, Kansas, write Governor George W. Glick, of Topeka, protesting the forcible removal of Luke Short from Dodge City. The letter recounts the events which led to Mr. Short's removal and testifies regarding his character. The events recounted occurred between April 26 and May 1, 1883. The letter refers to Short's employment of women singers at his Long Branch Saloon and their subsequent arrest, a shooting between Short and Louis Hartman (special policeman), the arrest of Short and Hartman, the intimidation of Short's attorneys, and the Mayor's (L. E. Deger) insistence that Short (and others) be escorted out of the city. An appended newspaper article recounts events occurring between May 1 and May 10, 1883, specifically the attempted return of two men formerly jailed with Short. Dodge City Times editor, Nick Klaine, wrote the article and was an enthusiastic supporter of Deger's recently elected reform party. The arrest of Short's women employees is often credited as beginning the "Dodge City War," a bloodless conflict between competing political-business factions.
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Dodge City Peace Commission
Date: 1883
Dodge City Peace Commission, 1883, members are identified as - back row (left to right) William H. Harris, Luke Short, William Bat Masterson, W.F. Petillon; front row (left to right) Charles E. Bassett, Wyatt Earp, Frank McLain, Neil Brown.
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Dodge City Peace Commission
Date: Between 1882 and 1884
These three photos show different versions of the Dodge City Peace Commission as variations of a single photo negative. The first photo shows the commission with Wm. Tilghman (back right). The second photo shows the commission with W. F. Petillon (also back right). The third photo shows the commission without either Tilghman or Petillon. The other seven members left-to-right include (back row) Will Harris, Luke Short, and W. B. Masterson; (front row) Charles Bassett, Wyatt Earp, Frank McLain, and Neal Brown.
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Dodge City War
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883: Glick)
Date: 1883-1885
These letters, telegrams, and articles are from or about individuals in regards to the Dodge City War. Prominent members of the incident including Luke Short wrote letters and petitions to Kansas Governor G. W. Glick. George T. Hinkel, the sheriff of Dodge City, also wrote to Glick about the non-violence in the city and overall aftermath of the incident. There are also petitions to Glick from residents of Dodge City supporting Luke Short. The Dodge City War happened in June of 1883. It was a conflict between Luke Short and Larry Deger, the Dodge City mayor. The mayor tried to force Short to close the Long Branch Saloon and leave town.
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