Topeka Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page 12) Reasons for Choosing Topeka Famous Topekans Karl Augustus Menninger, M.D. (1893-1990) Dr. Karl and his brother, Dr. William Claire Menninger, co-founded The Menninger Clinic with their father, Dr. C. F. Menninger, and became leaders in the treatment and prevention of mental illness. Dr. Karl wrote The Human Mind, Man Against Himself, and Love Against Hate. Arthur Capper (1856-1951) Noted editor and politician, Capper was publisher of the Daily Capital and other Kansas newspapers and magazines, including Capper’s Weekly, Capper’s Farmer, and the Kansas Kansan. Capper was governor of Kansas, 1915-1919, and U.S. Senator, 1919-1949. Charles Monroe Sheldon (1857-1946) A Congregational minister, Dr. Sheldon wrote In His Steps, theoretically the best-selling book in the world. Dr. Sheldon also promoted free kindergarten for all and was editor of the Topeka Capital for one week in 1890, editing it as a distinctively Christian daily newspaper. Cyrus K. Holliday (1826-1900) One of the founders of Topeka, Holliday was responsible for Topeka becoming the capital of the Kansas territory. He secured a charter for the Atchison & Topeka Railroad Co. (later the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, now BNSF Railway), which was organized in 1860. Prominent in the Republican Party, Holliday was the first Mayor of Topeka (1857), and president of Merchants National Bank and Excelsior Coke and Gas Co. 12 Topek a Reloc at ion Gu ide 20 08
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