David Overmyer correspondence ; speeches, article ; biographical essay [microform], 1879-[1971] (bulk 1879-1907).

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He also served in the United States House of Representatives and as the United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Just before his death, he gained national attention for attacking the te...

Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925

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Miles was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, on his family's farm. He worked in Boston, read military history, and mastered military principles and techniques, including battle drills. Miles was working as a crockery store clerk in Boston when the American Civil War began. He entered the Union Army as a volunteer on September 9, 1861, and fought in many crucial battles. He became a lieutenant in the 22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of t...

Union Pacific Railway Company

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Kansas. Legislature

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The first House of Representatives in the Kansas Legislature consisted of 75 members who were chosen for one year, and the first Senate consisted of 25 members who were chosen for two years. An amendment to the state constitution in 1873 raised the number of Representatives to 125 and the number of Senators to 40. In 1875 another amendment allowed Representatives to hold office for two years and Senators for four years. The State Legislature meets every year between January and May (for many yea...

Overmyer, David, 1847-1907.

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Attorney, political candidate, Democratic Party stalwart. Of North Vernon, Ind.; Topeka, Kan. David Overmyer was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, on May 1, 1847. He moved with his parents to Jackson County, Ind., in 1849. He attended school at Reddington, near Seymour, and secured collegiate training at Asbury University (now DePauw University) (Greencastle, Ind.). He left school in 1868 and went to Indianapolis to study law. In September 1869 he was admitted to the Indian...

Democratic National Convention (1900 : Kansas City, Mo.)

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Stone, William Joel, 1848-1918

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Harris, William A. (William Alexander), 1841-1909

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Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)

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Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company

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U.S. railroad, primarily in the Midwest and West; headquarters: Chicago, Ill. Name changed from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad to Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway after bankruptcy reorganization in 1895. From the description of Santa Fé train robberies, 1890-1895. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 228418621 The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (AT&SF) was founded by Cyrus K. Holiday in Kansas in 1859. By 1888 the railroad s...

Elks (Fraternal order). Topeka Lodge, No. 204 (Topeka, Kan.)

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Lease, Mary Elizabeth, 1850-1933

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Mary Elizabeth Lease (September 11, 1850[a] – October 29, 1933) was an American lecturer, writer, Georgist, and political activist. She was an advocate of the suffrage movement as well as temperance but she was best known for her work with the People's Party (Populists). She was born to Irish immigrants Joseph P. and Mary Elizabeth (Murray) Clyens, in Ridgway, Pennsylvania. In 1895, she wrote The Problem of Civilization Solved, and in 1896, she moved to New York City where she edited the democra...

Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900

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Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was a Republican politician who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was both preceded and succeeded in office by Democrat Grover Cleveland. From the guide to the Benjamin Harrison letter to George C. Baker, 1888, (Brooklyn Historical Society) John Harrington Farley, born in Cleveland in 1845, was a Democratic politician who served three terms on Cleveland's city council (1871-1877) and two terms as its mayor (...

Monroe, Jasper R.

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Overmyer, Grace

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Author; New York City. From the description of Grace Overmyer papers, 1935-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594080 ...

Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company

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Originally chartered in Illinois in 1847 as the Rock Island and LaSalle Railroad Company, the road was renamed Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Company in 1851, the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company in 1866, and the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company in 1880. In Texas, three main Rock Island routes crossed the state through Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, Galveston, Dalhart, Memphis, and Amarillo. From the guide to the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Ra...

Democratic National Convention (1904 : St. Louis, Mo.)

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Glick, George Washington, 1827-1911

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George Washington Glick (G. W. Glick) was born July 4, 1827, near Greencastle (Fairfield County), Ohio. He died April 13, 1911, at Atchison, Kan. From the description of Kansas Governor 1883-1885 (Glick) governor's correspondence [microform], 1883. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 58597345 Farmer, former governor of Kansas; of Atchison County, Kan. From the description of George Washington Glick autobiographical sketch ; note, 1898 June. (Ka...

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Democratic Party (Kan.)

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The Kansas Democratic State Committee is an organization of Kansas Democrats who promote local, state, and national Democratic candidates for office. They also distribute materials regarding the Democratic National Convention and encourage voter registration. From the description of Kansas Democratic State Committee records, circa 1963-1982. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 695609952 ...