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In this letter, George Bain of Kentucky describes for Kansas Governor St. John the events of a recent temperance meeting in Clear Lake, Iowa. Bain mentions the the morning and afternoon sessions were free but the evening meeting cost 10 cents and "brought them out ahead financially."
Creator: Bain, George W.
Date: August 09, 1880
Item Number: 303314
Call Number: Governor's Office, St. John, Correspondence Received-Subject File, Box 20
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 303314
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Vice - Alcohol use
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Prohibition and temperance
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Other States - Kentucky
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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