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Nineteenth century prize fighting was popular with the sporting crowd, but certainly outside the confines of polite society. John Speer, editor of the Lawrence Weekly Tribune was not a fan of prize fighting. He registered his disgust at the accounts published in other newspapers in his Nov. 18, 1869, edition.
Read moreSometimes, life is heavy. A couple of months ago, I was in the throes of motherhood, having a newborn baby as well as three other little ones. Trying to balance my career, household duties, being a mother and a wife and helping on the farm after my maternity leave quickly became overwhelming. To put it lightly, I was exhausted.
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The morning of June 9, 1867, Michael O’Marrah was found “in a dying condition” on a north Wyandotte street.
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Recently, I was driving past a mental health clinic in Salina and saw a vehicle I recognized. It was of an individual in some of my social circles.
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With the coming of spring, renewed activity returned to the cattle frontier from Texas to Kansas and beyond. In the early years of trailing cattle, big rangy steers with horns that spread across the horizon were a common sight.
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