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This newspaper article from the Kansas Democrat focuses on the lynching of Commodore True and how the town of Hiawatha is defying the state law that prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquors. The article goes on to state that city officials lack the backbone to prosecute those who violate the law.
Date: December 01, 1892
Item Number: 305402
Call Number: H 352
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 305402
Collections - Newspaper
Date - 1890s - 1892
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Lynching
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Punishment
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Vice - Alcohol use
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - page
Places - Cities and towns - Hiawatha
Places - Counties - Brown
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
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