William A. Smith papers [microform], 1923-1945.
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Kansas. Supreme Court
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A supreme court was created in Kansas when it became a territory in 1854, composed of a chief justice and two justices appointed by the president for terms of four years each. When Kansas became a state, the constitution created a Supreme Court consisting of one chief justice and two associate justices elected from the state at large for six-year terms. In 1895, the legislature dealt with the problem of increasing case loads by creating the Kansas Courts of Appeal. However, this also was a tempo...
Smith, William Ward, 1888-1966
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"William A. Smith was born at Valley Falls, Kansas, December 30, 1888. He was educated in the public schools of Valley Falls, graduating from high school in 1910, and in 1914 received the degree LL. B. from the law department of Washburn College at Topeka. He was admitted to the bar the same year, took up active practice at Valley Falls, and lived there until the fall of 1916, when he was elected county attorney and moved to Oskaloosa. Before coming to Oskaloosa he served as city attorney of Val...
White, William Allen, 1868-1944
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American journalist known as the "Sage of Emporia"; owner and editor of the "Emporia Gazette." From the description of Papers of William Allen White, 1890-1940 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647837106 Journalist. From the description of Letters, 1889-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122644557 Pulitzer Prize-winning Emporia, Kansas, newspaper editor and author. From the description of William Allen White letter...
