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People's Voice Archive

Wellington, Kansas

18901917

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Lyman Naugle founded the People's Voice of Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas, in 1890 as a Farmer's Alliance organ. The paper ran with the tagline "At War with Class legislation and Maladministration - Equal Right to All; Special Privileges to None." From March 16, 1894, to February 16, 1895, sheets of the People's Voice were published simultaneously in nearby cities, identical except for the title and the names of local editors: Mulvane Voice, Charles S. Sheiman; Corbin Voice, Henry Howe; South Haven Voice, Rostein L. Wright; Argonia Voice, Eustace L. Wilson; Mayfield Voice, George R. Steele; Belle Plaine Voice, Charles Hatfield; and Hunnewell Voice, Lyman Naugle. The People's Voice was published weekly for the majority of its run, with exception of a semiweekly schedule from November 1898 to early April 1899. Lyman Naugle also issued the Wellington Daily Voice from September 14 to November 7, 1896, a short-term paper intended "to keep the people of Wellington posted about what is going on from the silver people's point of view" during the 1896 presidential election. Naugle stated that "when emergency arises, the Daily Voice may again come to life; until then we shall depend on the weekly - the biggest, brightest and best county newspaper in the southwest."The People's Voice featured political commentary, market reports, legal notices, advertisements, and news of local events. Circulation peaked in 1900 with over 2,300 subscriptions.

Archive Info

11,195

Wellington, Kansas

18901917

Source Information

People's Voice, 1890–1917 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2023. Last updated: March 15, 2018

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Marriage of Herrin / King

Marriage of Herrin / King

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Metta, Mauda and Ed Murphy wow crowds as Quenemo Glee Club

Metta, Mauda and Ed Murphy wow crowds as Quenemo Glee Club

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Poem (or rallying cry?) for Populist Party

Poem (or rallying cry?) for Populist Party

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Pro-Populist poem (with racist language)

Pro-Populist poem (with racist language)

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Archive Info

11,195

Wellington, Kansas

18901917

Source Information

People's Voice, 1890–1917 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2023. Last updated: March 15, 2018