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Hess v. Pawloski, 274 U.S. 352 (1927), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a statute designating the Massachusetts registrar of motor vehicles as agent for purpose of service of process for out-of-state non-resident motorists complies with the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
In 1803, United States acquired from France the 828,000-square mile Louisiana Purchase, the former French lands west of the Mississippi River, for 2.83 cents per acre.This territory included most of the land for modern-day Kansas.
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Lincoln Center . [ 4 ] As of the 2020 census , the county population was 2,939. [ 2 ]
Columbus was a railroad junction for the Saint Louis and San Francisco, and the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas railroads. It was named Columbus by A.L. Peters, one of the European-American founders, for his hometown of Columbus, Ohio; the name thus indirectly honors Christopher Columbus, the explorer. [7] [8] Coal, lead and zinc were mined in the ...
An enlargeable map of the state of Kansas. Names Common name: Kansas. Pronunciation: / ˈ k æ n z ə s / ⓘ Official name: State of Kansas. Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: KS; ISO 3166-2 code: US-KS; Internet second-level domain: .ks.us; Nicknames America's Bread Basket; Sunflower State; Wheat State (previously used on license ...
Spring River, Kansas. Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the Missouri River.The Kansas River (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at appropriately-named Junction City, joins the Missouri River at Kansas City, after a course of 170 mi (270 km) across the northeastern part of the state.
Massachusetts: Massachusettsan Bay Stater (official term used by state government) and Citizen of the Commonwealth (identifier used in state law) [31] Massachusettsian, [32] Massachusite, [33] [34] Masshole (derogatory [35] as an exonym; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an endonym [36]) Michigan: Michiganian
In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1873, Scott County was established.