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• "JOE" SHANNON IS HELD UP. ~ Lawyer-Politician, Robbed of $48 and Watch in Home Ward, Saves $250 by Clever Trick.

  November 29, 1909 "JOE" SHANNON IS HELD UP. Lawyer-Politician, Robbed of $48 and Watch in Home Ward, Saves $250 by Clever Trick.
  Joseph B. Shannon, lawyer and politician, was held up about 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning on Fifteenth street between Holmes and Charlotte streets, in his home ward, by three' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:43pm EST
  

• ITALIANS FAVOR FRANCHISE. ~ Canvasser Says He Did Not Hear Any Talk of Money Being Used.

  November 29, 1909 ITALIANS FAVOR FRANCHISE. Canvasser Says He Did Not Hear Any Talk of Money Being Used.
  Edward B. O'Dowd, 2404 Paseo, an insurance agent with offices in 501 Kemper building, is one of the legally appointed canvassers for the board of election commissioners in obtaining names of voters' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:07pm EST
  

• FIRST MOOSE FUNERAL. ~ 250 Members of Kansas City Lodge Honor Departed Brother.

  November 29, 1909 FIRST MOOSE FUNERAL. 250 Members of Kansas City Lodge Honor Departed Brother.
  The Kansas City lodge of the Loyal Order of the Moose had its first funeral yesterday afternoon, when it buried in Mount St. Mary's cemetery, Charles Burns, a contracting carpenter of 1316 Walnut street, who [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:34pm EST
  

• MAKING GOOD MEN AT M'CUNE FARM. ~ WORK OF INSTITUTION TOLD AT CORNERSTONE LAYING.

  November 28, 1909 MAKING GOOD MEN AT M'CUNE FARM. WORK OF INSTITUTION TOLD AT CORNERSTONE LAYING.Great Future of Farm for Boys De-scribed by Speakers -- Large Crowd Witnesses Ceremonies and Visits the Home.
  "There's de judge, fellers!"
  
  "Hello Judge!" shouted more than eighty happy boys as they rushed to' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  

• WHILE IN FIT SHOT ROOMER? ~ Defense Planned for Mrs. Sadie Geers, Charged With Murder.

  November 28, 1909 WHILE IN FIT SHOT ROOMER? Defense Planned for Mrs. Sadie Geers, Charged With Murder.
  Mrs. Sadie Geers, facing a charge of murder in the second degree, was bound over to the criminal court yesterday by Justice James B. Shoemaker. She was unable to furnish $5,000 bond and [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:58pm EST
  

• PICTURES OF RETIRED JUDGES. ~ Adorn Kansas City Court of Appeals Court Room Wall.

  November 28, 1909 PICTURES OF RETIRED JUDGES. Adorn Kansas City Court of Ap-peals Court Room Wall.
  Pictures of the judges who have retired from the bench of the Kansas City court of appeals were placed yesterday in the court room. The pictures were enlarged from photographs secured by the three [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:50pm EST
  

• WOLFERMAN LEASES CORNER. ~ Six-Story Building to Be Erected at Fourteenth and Walnut.

  November 28, 1909 WOLFERMAN LEASES CORNER. Six-Story Building to Be Erected at Fourteenth and Walnut.
  A 50 x 115 foot tract on the northeast corner of Fourteenth and Walnut streets was leased for 99 years yesterday afternoon by O. H. Dean to Fred Wolferman of the Fred Wolferman Grocery Company, [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:15pm EST
  

• MOON IS IN TOTAL ECLIPSE. ~ Enters Penumbra of Earth's Shadow at 12:12 A. M., and Emerges at 5:38 A. M. -- Sky Is Cloudy.

  November 27, 1909 MOON IS IN TOTAL ECLIPSE. Enters Penumbra of Earth's Shadow at 12:12 A. M., and Emerges at 5:38 A. M. -- Sky Is Cloudy.
  Those who were awake this morning to witness the total eclipse of the moon saw it through a hazy, cloudy sky. At intervals [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:00pm EST
  

• MANY CITIES ASK FOR KANSAS CITY PRISONER. ~ Vagrant a Menace at Workhouse, Board Member Says, Teaching the Boys How to Work "Safe" Games.

  November 27, 1909 MANY CITIES ASK FOR KANSAS CITY PRISONER. Vagrant a Menace at Workhouse, Board Member Says, Teaching the Boys How to Work "Safe" Games.
  The police of several cities are anxious to get possession of E. Burgess, now serving a year's sentence here on a technical charge of [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:59pm EST
  

• NO TYPHOID GERMS THERE. ~ Epidemic in Kansas City, Kas., Not Due to City Water.

  November 27, 1909 NO TYPHOID GERMS THERE. Epidemic in Kansas City, Kas., Not Due to City Water.
  The epidemic of typhoid cases in Parkville, Mo., is not the direct cause of the spread of typhoid cases in Kansas City, Kas., according to Dr. C. C. Nesselrode of that city. the [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:45pm EST
  

• PAROLE SYSTEM IN HANNIBAL? ~ Jacob Billikopf's Address at Municipal League Meeting Responsible.

  November 27, 1909 PAROLE SYSTEM IN HANNIBAL? Jacob Billikopf's Address at Muni-cipal League Meeting Responsible.
  At the convention of the Missouri Municipal League here a few days ago Jacob Billikopf delivered an address on the work of the board of pardons and paroles and explained the system under which [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:30pm EST
  

• ORIENT MAY ENTER NEW UNION STATION. ~ THE STOCKHOLDERS WILL MEET WITH MR. HARMON TODAY.

  November 27, 1909 ORIENT MAY ENTER NEW UNION STATION. THE STOCKHOLDERS WILL MEET WITH MR. HARMON TODAY.Special Train With Pres. Stilwell, Vice Pres. Dickinson and East-ern Financiers Will Be Here For Hours.
  When the main line of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient railroad is completed into Kansas City, it [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:15pm EST
  

• OFFER $15,000 FOR J. KLING'S RELEASE. ~ THE PHILADELPHIA NATIONALS SOLD TO NEW COMPANY.

  November 23, 1909 OFFER $15,000 FOR J. KLING'S RELEASE. THE PHILADELPHIA NATIONALS SOLD TO NEW COMPANY.Want Local Catcher as manager, But Cub Holdout Says He Would Demand $10,000 a Year Salary.
  PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26. -- The Philadelphia National League baseball club was sold today to a syndicate of which Horace' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:00pm EST
  

• WILLING TO BUY CIGARS. ~ Postal Telegraph Girl Operator Glad Missouri Won.

  November 26, 1909 WILLING TO BUY CIGARS. Postal Telegraph Girl Operator Glad Missouri Won.
  "Give me six cigars," said Miss Jessie Wadley, the petite Postal operator at the Hotel Baltimore, yesterday afternoon as she laid a silver dollar on the cigar counter.
  
  "I don't believe in betting," she' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:59pm EST
  

• 15,000 SAW TIGERS WALLOP KANSANS. ~ LARGEST CROWD IN HISTORY OF BIG ANNUAL GAME.

  November 26, 1909 15,000 SAW TIGERS WALLOP KANSANS. LARGEST CROWD IN HISTORY OF BIG ANNUAL GAME.Defeat Jayhawkers In a Great Battle 12 to 6.
  IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE HE HAS TASTED ANYTHING AS GOOD AS THAT.
  Bitterly, even heroically, contesting' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:51pm EST
  

• SOURCE OF TYHPOID CASES. ~ Analysis Being Made of Kansas City, Kas., Water by Expert.

  November 26, 1909 SOURCE OF TYHPOID CASES. Analysis Being Made of Kansas City, Kas., Water by Expert.
  The contention of the board of health of Kansas City, Kas., that the typhoid fever cases, which are becoming general in that city, are due to impure water furnished by the city water [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:15pm EST
  

• ILLNESS REUNITES COUPLE. ~ Married Twenty-Seven Years, Divorced Three, Will Again Wed.

  November 26, 1909 ILLNESS REUNITES COUPLE. Married Twenty-Seven Years, Di-vorced Three, Will Again Wed.
  A marriage license issued yesterday in Kansas City, Kas., to Henderson James and Ella James is of more than passing interest to ones familiar with the story of their lives. It is a story of twenty-seven [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:02pm EST
  

• WORKHOUSE INMATES NOT SERVED TURKEY. ~ ROAST PORK THERE, WITH SIDE DISHES PLENTY.

  November 26, 1909 WORKHOUSE INMATES NOT SERVED TURKEY. ROAST PORK THERE, WITH SIDE DISHES PLENTY.Various Institutions Served Thanks-giving Dinners -- Children Had Their Fill of Chicken -- Pris-oners Not Forgotten.
  The unfortunate who are in institutions and the unlucky who happened to be in jail yesterday were not overlooked Thanksgiving [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:45pm EST
  

• TO BE SHOWN WIFE'S DIARY. ~ Detective Joyce Goes After Earl Deaton, Arrested in Omaha.

  November 25, 1909 TO BE SHOWN WIFE'S DIARY. Detective Joyce Goes After Earl Deaton, Arrested in Omaha.
  Detective Harry Joyce left yesterday morning for Omaha, with extradition papers for Earl Deaton, alias Earl Elbridge, charged with robbing Mrs. James W. Couch, 1711 1/2 Grand avenue, of $90 some weeks ago.' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:30pm EST
  

• TO WATCH PICKPOCKETS. ~ Special Details of Police Will Protect Football Crowds.

  November 25, 1909 TO WATCH PICKPOCKETS. Special Details of Police Will Pro-tect Football Crowds.
  Extra precautions are being taken by the police department for rounding up the many pickpockets and sneak thieves attracted to Kansas City in the hope of reaping a harvest from today's football crowds. An extra detail [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:25pm EST
  

• OLD RIVER MAN IS DEAD. ~ Isaac Smith, Also Civil War Veteran, Dies Alone.

  November 25, 1909 OLD RIVER MAN IS DEAD. Isaac Smith, Also Civil War Veteran, Dies Alone.
  Sitting in a chair, wrapped in a bed quilt, his head hanging over on his chest as if he had but fallen asleep, Isaac Smith, an old soldier and Missouri river navigator 76 years [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:22pm EST
  

• FIREMEN REALIZE $5,000. ~ As Many as 1,500 Couples Dance at Once at Ball.

  November 25, 1909 FIREMEN REALIZE $5,000. As Many as 1,500 Couples Dance at Once at Ball.
  Over $5,000 was raised for the Fireman's pension fund at the Firemen's annual ball in Convention hall last night, which was attended by nearly 6,000 people. The actual ticket sales amounted to over [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:05pm EST
  

• SAY THEY WERE OPPRESSED. ~ Russian Jews Pass Through City, Seeking "Promised Land" Homes.

  November 24, 1909 SAY THEY WERE OPPRESSED. Russian Jews Pass Through City, Seeking "Promised Land" Homes.
  A party of fifty Russian Jews passed through the city yesterday afternoon en route for Des Moines, Omaha, Lincoln and other cities in Iowa and Nebraska. Some of them came from Koavino, Russia, and [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:59pm EST
  

• NEW HOLMES SQUARE BATH HOUSE. ~ Something To Be Thankful For.

  November 24, 1909 NEW HOLMES SQUARE BATH HOUSE. Something To Be Thankful For.
  NEW HOLMES SQUARE BATH HOUSE.
  The spacious and sightly Holmes Square bath house will be opened formally to the use of the poorer classes in the park limits tomorrow. Fourteen [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:55pm EST
  

• WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDER. ~ Charge of Felonious Assault in Bonnell Case to Be Changed.

  November 24, 1909 WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDER. Charge of Felonious Assault in Bonnell Case to Be Changed.
  The charge against Mrs. Sadie Geers in connection with the shooting of Harry Bonnell Sunday, will be changed today from felonious assault to second degree murder, as a consequence of Bonnell's death [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:30pm EST
  

• EMIGRANTS WILL MAKE WINE. ~ Party From France Stop in Kansas City on Way to California.

  November 24, 1909 EMIGRANTS WILL MAKE WINE. Party From France Stop in Kansas City on Way to California.
  From Bordeaux, France, to Southern California is the trip which a party of emigrants, headed by Jan D'Etinge, is making in the hope of finding a country where they will be able' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:15pm EST
  

• TERMINAL DIRECTORS ACCEPT DEPOT PLAN. ~ KANSAS CITY'S UNION STATION TO COST $5,750,000.

  November 23, 1909 TERMINAL DIRECTORS ACCEPT DEPOT PLAN. KANSAS CITY'S UNION STATION TO COST $5,750,000.Great Structure Will Have Every Facility for Handling Trains and Travelers -- Dirt to Fly in a Few Months.[...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:00pm EST
  

• MIDNIGHT ROBBER KILLS SALOON MAN. ~ M. A. SPANGLER MURDERED BEHIND HIS OWN BAR.

  November 23, 1909 MIDNIGHT ROBBER KILLS SALOON MAN. M. A. SPANGLER MURDERED BE-HIND HIS OWN BAR.Drops Dead With Bullet Through Heart -- Son Shot in Pistol Duel With His Father's Slayer.
  While trying to grasp the revolver of one of two robbers who "stuck up" his saloon at the northeast [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:45pm EST
  

• SETBACK FOR NEGRO THEATER. ~ Permit Denied Promoters Who Intended Remodeling Synagogue.

  November 23, 1909 SETBACK FOR NEGRO THEATER. Permit Denied Promoters Who In-tended Remodeling Synagogue.
  A permit was denied yesterday to the promoters of a proposed negro theater at Eleventh and Oak streets. It was the intention to remodel the old Jewish synagogue. Matt Shinnick, in charge in the absence [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:20pm EST
  

• FOR THANKSGIVING SHOPPERS. ~ City Market Open Until 10 O'clock Wednesday Night.

  November 23, 1909 FOR THANKSGIVING SHOPPERS. City Market Open Until 10 O'clock Wednesday Night.
  The city market will continue open until 10 o'clock Wednesday night to accommodate Thanksgiving supply buyers, and on Thursday will close at 10 a. m. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:15pm EST
  

• RAID WEDDING CELEBRATION. ~ Five Men Arrested, Including Bridegroom, and Beer Confiscated.

  November 23, 1909 RAID WEDDING CELEBRATION. Five Men Arrested, Including Bride-groom, and Beer Confiscated.
  Sheriff Al Becker. of Wyandotte county, with a force of deputies, raided a Croatian wedding celebration at Loscke's hall, Third street and Barnett avenue, in Kansas City, Kas. Five men were arrested, and ten kegs were [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:09pm EST
  

• TWO SOUSA CONCERTS. ~ Convention Hall Filled With Music Lovers Yesterday.

  November 22, 1909 TWO SOUSA CONCERTS. Convention Hall Filled With Music Lovers Yesterday.
  For two hours yesterday afternoon 10,000 people sat in Convention hall while that master of harmony and technique, John Philip Sousa, the most characteristic band conductor in the world, and his aggregation of musicians, probably [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:50pm EST
  

• WOUNDED MAN WON'T TELL WHO SHOT HIM. ~ HARRY BONNELL MAY CARRY HIS SECRET TO DEATH.

  November 22, 1909
  WOUNDED MAN WON'T TELL WHO SHOT HIM. HARRY BONNELL MAY CARRY HIS SECRET TO DEATH.Revolver Found in Room of Former Wild West Show Rider; Wom-an May Prove an Impor-tant Witness.
  HARVEY BONNELL.
  Lying on the floor in a' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:45pm EST
  

• DO NOT OPPOSE INSPECTION. ~ State Inspector Finds Hotel Men Pleased to Get Certificates.

  November 22, 1909 DO NOT OPPOSE INSPECTION. State Inspector Finds Hotel Men Pleased to Get Certificates.
  "It has been a great surprise to me that my deputies have met with as little opposition as they have," said Thomas L. Johnson of Jefferson City, state hotel inspector, at the Hotel [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:42pm EST
  

• WHOLE FAMILY SMOKED PIPES. ~ Father, Mother, Daughters, Sons, Enjoy Weed at Union Depot.

  November 22, 1909 WHOLE FAMILY SMOKED PIPES. Father, Mother, Daughters, Sons, Enjoy Weed at Union Depot.
  "Smokin' tobacco never hurt us none," remarked William Bird of Southern Georgia, as he passed his tobacco pouch to his wife and she passed it to their two daughters and three sons, all of' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:40pm EST
  

• FUNERAL IN CEMETERY HOME. ~ Services for L. B. Root, Who Died on Wedding Anniversary, Wednesday, Two Years After Daughter Was Buried.

  November 22, 1909 FUNERAL IN CEMETERY HOME. Services for L. B. Root, Who Died on Wedding Anniversary, Wednes-day, Two Years After Daughter Was Buried.
  Louis B. Root, superintendent of Mt. Washington cemetery, died yesterday morning at St. Mary's hospital folowing an operation performed last Wednesday for intestinal trouble. The [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:40pm EST
  

• BOYS RUN DOWN BY FIRE AUTOMOBILE. ~ CHARLES COLE, 12 YEARS OLD, MAY DIE OF INJURIES.

  November 21, 1909
  BOYS RUN DOWN BY FIRE AUTOMOBILE. CHARLES COLE, 12 YEARS OLD, MAY DIE OF INJURIES.Two Kansas City, Kas., Lads, Coast-ing, Collided With Machine While Latter Is on Test Run.
  EARL SHEIREL.
  Charles Cole and Earl Sheirel, [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:37pm EST
  

• BOY JUMPS OFF CAR; KILLED BY AUTO. ~ NOT THE HOPPING KIND, JUST PLAYING, COMPANION SAYS.

  November 21, 1909
  BOY JUMPS OFF CAR; KILLED BY AUTO. NOT THE HOPPING KIND, JUST PLAYING, COMPANION SAYS.Edgar Palin, Aged 12, Dies in Hos-pital From Injuries Received in Alighting in Path of Machine Giving Children Ride.
  EDGAR PALIN,
  Twelve-Year-Old Boy Who [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:31pm EST
  

• BENDER KEPT A COOK BUSY. ~ Ate Sixty Buckwheat Cakes and Two Pounds of Sausage.

  November 21, 1909 BENDER KEPT A COOK BUSY. Ate Sixty Buckwheat Cakes and Two Pounds of Sausage.
  Joshua Bender of North Caldwell, N. J., claims to be the champion buckwheat cake and sausage eater of the Orange mountain section.
  
  Bender sat down to breakfast Tuesday morning and ate sixty [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:28pm EST
  

• DOG'S HOWLS FREE PRISONER. ~ Mutiny Among Juvenile Inmates Feared at Detention Home.

  November 21, 1909 DOG'S HOWLS FREE PRISONER. Mutiny Among Juvenile Inmates Feared at Detention Home.
  Lawrence Herson, ten years old, and his dog Jack, who have been held the last three days as prisoners at the detention home, were given liberty.
  
  The last two nights, when the other' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:25pm EST
  

• NEGRO THEATER MANAGER LOOKED FOR NO PROTEST. ~ Louis Woods Says His Company Invested $5,000 in Contracts for Rebuilding Synagogue.

  November 20, 1909 NEGRO THEATER MANAGER LOOKED FOR NO PROTEST. Louis Woods Says His Company In-vested $5,000 in Contracts for Rebuilding Synagogue.
  Louis Woods of 722 Charlotte street, owner of the Kansas City Son, a negro weekly paper, a negro who leased the Jewish Synagogue at Eleventh and Oak streets [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:23pm EST
  

• MARRIED HALF A CENTURY. ~ Golden Wedding Jubilee for Mr. and Mrs. James H. Prather.

  November 20, 1909 MARRIED HALF A CENTURY. Golden Wedding Jubilee for Mr. and Mrs. James H. Prather.
  As fortunate a fifty years of married life as has ever been celebrated is that of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Prather of Clay county, who will observe the anniversary Monday afternoon and [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:21pm EST
  

• SUFFRAGIST TO SPEAK HERE. ~ Mrs. Anna Spencer Guest of Honor at Dinner November 29.

  November 20, 1909 SUFFRAGIST TO SPEAK HERE. Mrs. Anna Spencer Guest of Honor at Dinner November 29.
  Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer of New York, now engaged in female suffrage work, will be the guest of honor Monday, November 29, at the monthly dinner given at Morton's south side hall [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:18pm EST
  

• POLICE QUIT TOBACCO HABIT. ~ Independence Force Follows Chief's Lead -- Want to Grow Fat.

  November 20, 1909 POLICE QUIT TOBACCO HABIT. Independence Force Follows Chief's Lead -- Want to Grow Fat.
  Since the Independence police have secured their new uniforms and caps, another reform has started and the police force has sworn off the use of tobacco.
  
  Chief of Police Combs and Sergeant [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:16pm EST
  

• HER FRIENDS LOYAL IN DEATH. ~ Mrs. Healy to Be Interred in a Manner Befitting Her Worth.

  November 19, 1909
  HER FRIENDS LOYAL IN DEATH. Mrs. Healy to Be Interred in a Man-ner Befitting Her Worth.
  "I always had friends," Mrs. Margaret Healy used to say, "Sure, haven't I always been friendly?"
  
  Death as a charity patient in St. Joseph's hospital did not rob' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  

• MURDERESS GROWS THIN. ~ Mrs. Meyers Sighs for Freedom -- Did Not Write Governor.

  November 19, 1909 MURDERESS GROWS THIN. Mrs. Meyers Sighs for Freedom -- Did Not Write Governor.
  Mrs. Aggie Myers, the Kansas City woman serving a life sentence in the state penitentiary for the murder of her husband, says that prison life does not agree with her. In fact, she [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:14pm EST
  

• MOTHER CORNELIA DIES. ~ Assistant to Superioress at House of Good Shepherd Passes Away.

  November 19, 1909 MOTHER CORNELIA DIES. Assistant to Superioress at House of Good Shepherd Passes Away.
  Mother Cornelia, assistant to Mother Elizabeth, superioress of the House of Good Shepherd, died yesterday at the home, Twentieth street and Cleveland avenue.
  
  Mother Cornelia had been ill for months, but continued with [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:12pm EST
  

• HOTEL MEN IN ARMS AGAINST 'DEAD BEATS.' ~ MAY PUT CONTRACT ON EACH PAGE OF REGISTER.

  November 18, 1909
  HOTEL MEN IN ARMS AGAINST 'DEAD BEATS.' MAY PUT CONTRACT ON EACH PAGE OF REGISTER.Meeting of Association Concludes Today With Lunch at Sexton and Banquet Tonight at Excelsior Springs.
  If the plans of the Kansas-Missouri Hotel Men's association are carried out, it's not going to be [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:08pm EST
  

• MOTHERLY HEART STILLED WHEN "PEGGY" HEALY DIED. ~ AGED WEST BOTTOMS SQUATTER SPENT MUCH OF HER LIFE IN WORK FOR OTHERS.

  November 18, 1909 MOTHERLY HEART STILLED WHEN "PEGGY" HEALY DIED. AGED WEST BOTTOMS SQUATTER SPENT MUCH OF HER LIFE IN WORK FOR OTHERS.
  A motherly old heart was stilled last night when Margaret Healy died in St. Joseph's hospital. She was a charity patient and left no money with which [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:07pm EST
  

• BOY AND DOG EAT TOGETHER. ~ Canine Served Similar Meal to Master in Truant Home.

  November 18, 1909 BOY AND DOG EAT TOGETHER. Canine Served Similar Meal to Master in Truant Home.
  Two meals were sent yesterday to the cell occupied by Lawrence Herson, 10 years old, the boy taken Tuesday to the detention home for truancy. One meal was for the boy; the [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:06pm EST
  

• MILLIONS IN LIFE INSURANCE. ~ George E. Nicholson Will Increase His Policies $1,500,000.

  November 18, 1909 MILLIONS IN LIFE INSURANCE. George E. Nicholson Will Increase His Policies $1,500,000.
  Physicians representing a score of life insurance companies have just finished an examination of George E. Nicholson, the millionaire cement manufacturer, who is an applicant for a million and a half dollars' worth of life' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:05pm EST
  

• HOTEL MEN'S YELL HAS NO RAH! RAH! ~ "SOMETHING DIFFERENT" TO BE HEARD IN RIDE TODAY.

  November 17, 1909
  HOTEL MEN'S YELL HAS NO RAH! RAH!
  "SOMETHING DIFFERENT" TO BE HEARD IN RIDE TODAY.
  Kansas-Missouri Association Mem-bers Here for Annual Meeting.Local Officers Elected. Banquet Tonight.
  "Kansas -Missouri hotel me are we,
  Enjoying ourselves in old K. C.
  Kansas Citee, in the state of old Mizzoo,[...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:01pm EST
  

• BODY ON STOVE EIGHT HOURS. ~ Stone Mason Found Dead Where He Had Prepared to Cook Noon Meal.

  November 17, 1909 BODY ON STOVE EIGHT HOURS. Stone Mason Found Dead Where He Had Prepared to Cook Noon Meal.
  Peter Gilberg, a stone mason, was found dead in his home, 815 East Twenty-second street at 8 o'clock last night by Matt Gleason, proprietor of a saloon at 921 East' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:59am EST
  

• WOMAN'S SKELETON IS FOUND. ~ Some Old Residents Say She Was Killed by Indians in 1874.

  November 17, 1909 WOMAN'S SKELETON IS FOUND. Some Old Residents Say She Was Killed by Indians in 1874.
  The skeleton of a woman was unearthed yesterday by excavators on West Thirty-second street between Wyoming and Genesee streets. Old residents say that it is the body of a woman who died' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:55am EST
  

• GOTCH DEFENDS HIS TITLE AS CHAMPION. ~ DEFEATS DR. ROLLER ON MAT IN STRAIGHT FALLS.

  November 17, 1909
  GOTCH DEFENDS HIS TITLE AS CHAMPION. DEFEATS DR. ROLLER ON MAT IN STRAIGHT FALLS.Seattle Physician Puts Up Good Fight, but Is Outclassed by the Powerful Iowa Farmer.
  FRANK GOTCH, The Victor (left), and
  DR. B. F. ROLLER, The [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:51am EST
  

• WON'T GO TO SCHOOL 'CAUSE HIS DOG CAN'T. ~ FOX TERRIER HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR BOY'S TRUANCY.

  November 16, 1909 WON'T GO TO SCHOOL 'CAUSE HIS DOG CAN'T. FOX TERRIER HELD RESPONSI-BLE FOR BOY'S TRUANCY.Two Pals, Lawrence and Jack, Re-ceive Same Sentence in Juvenile Court and Do Penance Together.
  One of the newest types of juvenile offenders, a small fox terrier, whose master is Lawrence Herson of [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:03am EST
  

• NOISE SAVES SILVERWARE. ~ Burglar One Who Had Been Waiting on Porch With Headache.

  November 16, 1909 NOISE SAVES SILVERWARE. Burglar One Who Had Been Wait-ing on Porch With Headache.
  The noise of a bureau drawer being opened awakened Dr. Frances Henry about 3 o'clock yesterday morning in her home, 2203 Brooklyn avenue. She hurried down stairs just in time to see a man' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 6:25pm EST
  

• BOYS PICK UP LIVE WIRE. ~ Evidently Charged Through Damp Pole -- Neither Hurt Seriously.

  November 16, 1909 BOYS PICK UP LIVE WIRE. Evidently Charged Through Damp Pole -- Neither Hurt Seriously.
  While Charles Lumble, 14 years old, of 2610 East Eleventh street, and Leo Kelley, 11 years old, were playing yesterday afternoon opposite 2508 Tenth street both boys were shocked by a telephone wire [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 6:21pm EST
  

• MARCHED HIM TO STATION. ~ Employer Surprised Employe Disposing of Ham and Bacon.

  November 16, 1909 MARCHED HIM TO STATION. Employer Surprised Employe Dis-posing of Ham and Bacon.
  George Teck, head of the firm of Teck, Waterman & Co., 411 Delaware street, wholesale dealers in cured meats, acted as his own detective and yesterday morning caused the arrest of an employe of the [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 3:54pm EST
  

• A PRIEST WITHOUT AUTHORITY. ~ Giovanni Marchello Under the Ban of the Bishop of This Diocese.

  November 15, 1909 A PRIEST WITHOUT AUTHORITY. Giovanni Marchello Under the Ban of the Bishop of This Diocese.
  Giovanni Marchello, formerly an Italian priest stationed at Mazzara, Italy, and who was suspended by his bishop, M. Audino, on account of his roving disposition, has been in Kansas City off and [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 3:47pm EST
  

• WOOLF TOOK NO CHANCES. ~ Didn't Even Take Cigars Until Board Gave Permission.

  November 15, 1909
  WOOLF TOOK NO CHANCES.
  Didn't Even Take Cigars Until Board Gave Permission.
  
  A box of cigars was handed to the board of police commissioners yesterday with a written request from Patrolman J. L. Woolf that he be permitted to accept it. Counselor Cromer explained' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 3:14pm EST
  

• CRIES OF MURDER FROM A HACK THAT VANISHED. ~ Patrolman's Shots Fail to Stop Car riage on Main Street - Near Police Headquarters.

  November 15, 1909 CRIES OF MURDER FROM A HACK THAT VANISHED. Patrolman's Shots Fail to Stop Car-riage on Main Street - Near Po-lice Headquarters.
  Cries of murder and help, from an owl hack, and a chase by the police, with shots fired at the jehu of the four-wheeler, caused considerable [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:40pm EST
  

• CONDITIONS UNIFORMLY GOOD. ~ Inspection of Schools Develops a Few Cases Needing Attention.

  November 15, 1909 CONDITIONS UNIFORMLY GOOD. Inspection of Schools Develops a Few Cases Needing Attention.
  School pupils should be taught in the open air, according to Dr. W. S. Wheeler, city health commissioner. Dr. Wheeler has in charge the inspection of school children, which was made since Wednesday in every [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 4:55pm EST
  

• LIKES KANSAS CITY PLAN. ~ Cincinnati Will Soon Have Juvenile Improvement Association.

  November 14, 1909 LIKES KANSAS CITY PLAN. Cincinnati Will Soon Have Juvenile Improvement Association.
  CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 13. -- As a result of the visit of Kansas City men interested in juvenile reform, Cincinnati soon wi ll have a juvenile improvement association patterned after that of Kansas City. Delegates from [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 4:46pm EST
  

• ARCHBISHOP GLENNON LAYS ST. TERESA CORNER STONE. ~ St. Louis Prelate Puts in Two Busy Days in Kansas City -- Enjoyed Every Moment.

  November 14, 1909 ARCHBISHOP GLENNON LAYS ST. TERESA CORNER STONE. St. Louis Prelate Puts in Two Busy Days in Kansas City -- Enjoyed Every Moment.
  Several hundred Knights of Columbus were present at the reception given in honor of Archbishop Glennon at their new hall at Thirty-first and Main [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:12pm EST
  

• KANSAS CITY MAN THE BUILDER OF BIG FAIR. ~ CHAS. J. SMITH, ITS ENGINEER, FORMERLY LIVED HERE.

  November 14, 1909 KANSAS CITY MAN THE BUILDER OF BIG FAIR. CHAS. J. SMITH, ITS ENGINEER, FORMERLY LIVED HERE.Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition His Work -- Started on the Kan-sas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad.
  Charles J. Smith, formerly of Kansas City, built the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. The fair closed several [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 2:33am EST
  

• CRUSADE ON POST CARDS NOW. ~ Those of the Suggestive Variety Are Under the Ban.

  November 14, 1909 CRUSADE ON POST CARDS NOW. Those of the Suggestive Variety Are Under the Ban.
  A crusade against suggestive pictures displayed for sale in the windows and racks of postal card stores was begun yesterday by the prosecuting attorney.
  
  Judge Ralph S. Latshaw of the criminal court [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:12am EST
  

• NOT CARL ORIN'S GHOST. ~ Des Moines Man Believed Killed in Wreck, Is in Kansas City.

  November 13, 1909 NOT CARL ORIN'S GHOST. Des Moines Man Believed Killed in Wreck, Is in Kansas City.
  "Hello, Harry, is that you? This is Carl -- Carl Orin. Can't you understand -- C -A-R-L, O-R-I-N of Des Moines, Ia. Don't you know we came here together several years ago?"[...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:39am EST
  

• WED TO STOP A "JOLLY." ~ Mr. Sherwood and Miss O'Connor Made a False Report True.

  November 13, 1909 WED TO STOP A "JOLLY." Mr. Sherwood and Miss O'Connor Made a False Report True.
  Because their friends "jollied" them so much about a false marriage report, printed a month ago, J. C. Sherwood, Jr., and Miss Eileen O'Connor settled the matter by being married last Saturday, [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:47pm EST
  

• MONEY WAITING FOR HIM. ~ Police Look for John E. McCullough, Heir to $50,000 Estate.

  November 13, 1909 MONEY WAITING FOR HIM. Police Look for John E. McCullough, Heir to $50,000 Estate.
  John E. McCullough, formerly of Eastport, Me., who is the beneficiary by his brother's will of an estate valued at $50,000, is thought to be in Kansas City, Kas., working under an assumed [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:41pm EST
  

• "MAJOR," FIRE DOG, DEAD. ~ Mascot of Number 6 Station Killed While on Duty.

  November 13, 1909 "MAJOR," FIRE DOG, DEAD. Mascot of Number 6 Station Killed While on Duty.
  "Major," the mascot of No. 6 fire station in Kansas City, Kas., is dead. He was only a dog, was "Major," a little white bulldog of uncertain pedigree, but he had bee the constant [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 4:42pm EST
  

• THOMAS G. BEAHAM SUCCUMBS AT 68. ~ FAULTLESS STARCH PRESIDENT A KANSAS CITY BUSINESS MAN FOR 22 YEARS.

  November 12, 1909 THOMAS G. BEAHAM SUCCUMBS AT 68. FAULTLESS STARCH FOUNDER A KANSAS CITY BUSINESS MAN FOR 22 YEARS.Veteran Army Man Made This City the Scene of His Many Ac-tivities -- Became Ill Last Summer.THOMAS G. BEAHAM.
  Thomas G. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 4:07pm EST
  

• NEW LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE. ~ Telephone Companies to Furnish Free the Forecast Hereafter.

  November 12, 1909 NEW LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE. Telephone Companies to Furnish Free the Forecast Hereafter.
  The Kansas City weather bureau in the Scarritt building will put out, beginning today, a new form of weather map and report. It will give the forecasts for thirty-six hours in advance.
  
  A note [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:31am EST
  

• JAPANESE COMMISSIONERS COME TO TOWN TODAY. ~ COMMERCIAL CLUB ROOMS DECORATED FOR RECEPTION.

  November 12, 1909 JAPANESE COMMISSIONERS COME TO TOWN TODAY. COMMERCIAL CLUB ROOMS DEC-ORATED FOR RECEPTION.Five Women Members of Party Will Be Guests of Honor at Country Club Luncheon -- Omaha the Next Stop.
  Kansas City will be the host today to the Honorary Commissioners of Japan, consisting of forty-three of [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:13am EST
  

• SENTENCES FORMER SCHOOLMATE TO JAIL. ~ "I Remember You Well," Said Judge Latshaw -- "You Were the Classmate Picked to Become President."

  November 12, 1909 SENTENCES FORMER SCHOOLMATE TO JAIL. "I Remember You Well," Said Judge Latshaw -- "You Were the Class-mate Picked to Become President."
  "Do you remember the first time we met?" Judge Ralph S. Latshaw asked John Conners, tried in the criminal court yesterday on the charge of petty [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:19am EST
  

• PENDERGAST DUCKED AND COUNCIL QUIT. ~ BULGER INCENSED BECAUSE HE DIDN'T STICK.

  November 11, 1909 PENDERGAST DUCKED AND COUNCIL QUIT. BULGER INCENSED BECAUSE HE DIDN'T STICK."It's a Cinch We All Have a Right to Duck If Alderman From the First Has," Vociferated Miles Bulger.
  After the council had been in special session about 25 minutes last night, Alderman James Pendergast of' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 4:11pm EST
  

• NEW CLAIMANT FOR HUNTEMANN ESTATE. ~ ANNA GESINE HEUER SAYS SHE IS FIRST COUSIN.

  November 11, 1909 NEW CLAIMANT FOR HUNTEMANN ESTATE. ANNA GESINE HEUER SAYS SHE IS FIRST COUSIN.Follows Over Two Hundred Claim-ants for Eccentric Recluse's For-tune -- Will Come From Germany to Fight.
  Another heir to the Adolph Huntemann estate, claiming to be the first cousin of the eccentric old bachelor [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:49pm EST
  

• DOG SINGS TENOR TO PLAINSMAN'S BASS. ~ BEING THE STORY OF 'MY BOY'S' FIRST VISIT IN TOWN.

  November 11, 1909 DOG SINGS TENOR TO PLAINSMAN'S BASS. BEING THE STORY OF 'MY BOY'S' FIRST VISIT IN TOWN."Smart?" aid Pridemore, "Why That Dog Knows Everything I Say to Him" -- Wouldn't Sell for a Million.
  Down at the Union depot last night a dog, half Scotch collie and' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:29pm EST
  

• CURFEW DID NOT RING. ~ Hippodrome Bell Fell Just As It Was About to Be Rung.

  November 11, 1909 CURFEW DID NOT RING. Hippodrome Bell Fell Just As It Was About to Be Rung.
  "Curfew will not ring tonight: for the boys and girls at the Hippodrome, for the simplest of reasons. A very prosaic thing happened Tuesday night. The bell simply fell crashing to the" [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:23pm EST
  

• PLEASURE TRIP AUTO BURNS. ~ Miss McCourt, McPherson, Kas., and Friends Return on Street Car.

  November 10, 1909 PLEASURE TRIP AUTO BURNS. Miss McCourt, McPherson, Kas., and Friends Return on Street Car.
  A pleasure trip came to an abrupt end for Miss Gertrude McCourt and party of friends who were riding in an Oldsmobile touring car late Monday night, when the car caught fire and [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  

• LONG FLIGHT IS DELAYED. ~ Weather Permitting Carrier Pidgeons Will Be Loosed This Morning.

  November 10, 1909 LONG FLIGHT IS DELAYED. Weather Permitting Carrier Pigeons Will Be Loosed This Morning.
  On account of the hazy atmosphere of yesterday afternoon, the carrier pigeons, which were to have been liberated form the top of the R. A. Long building, Tenth street and Grand avenue, were not [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:08pm EST
  

• SUFFRAGETTES GO TOO FAR. ~ Scottish Woman Visitor Has No Sympathy for Militant Sister.

  November 10, 1909 SUFFRAGETTES GO TOO FAR. Scottish Woman Visitor Has No Sym-pathy for Militant Sister.
  Mrs. George Romanes, wife of the distinguished Scottish scientist, who spent yesterday in Kansas City on her way to Salt Lake City, is not a suffragette. She has come to America at [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:08am EST
  

• BOYS CHEERED AS THEY RODE TO DEATH. ~ MISUNDERSTOOD WARNINGS OF HORRIFIED PEDESTRIANS.

  November 10, 1909 BOYS CHEERED AS THEY RODE TO DEATH. MISUNDERSTOOD WARNINGS OF HORRIFIED PEDESTRIANS.Coaster Wagon in Which Kelly and Eugene Clemonds Were Riding Hits Street Car -- One Boy Dead, Other Dying.
  Death ended a coasting ride which Kelly C. Clemonds, 15, and his brother, Eugene, 11, were enjoying [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 5:05pm EST
  

• WHO'LL MANAGE THE ZOO? ~ This Difficult Question Comes Up Again Before Park Board.

  November 9, 1909 WHO'LL MANAGE THE ZOO? This Difficult Question Comes Up Again Before Park Board.
  The question of the management of the zoo in Swope park again was up for discussion before the park board yesterday. Gus Pearson, city comptroller, wants it managed by a board of control composed' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 4:52pm EST
  

• While the Police Drill in Convention Hall...

  November 9, 1909 While the Police Drill in Convention Hall... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 4:19pm EST
  

• GRUELING BATTLE WON BY M'FARLAND. ~ Packy Gains Ten-Round Decision Over Thompson.

  November 9, 1909
  GRUELING BATTLE WON BY M'FARLAND. Packy Gains Ten-Round De-cision Over Thompson.
  The landing of five clean blows to his opponent's one, and outpointing him from the tap of the gong to the final ring, Packy McFarland, the Chicago stockyards wonder, gained a decision over [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 3:27pm EST
  

• WIFE AND CHILDREN MISSING. ~ Arizona Man Last Heard of His Family Here.

  November 9, 1909 WIFE AND CHILDREN MISSING. Arizona Man Last Heard of His Family Here.
  The whereabouts of Mrs. C. M. Smith of Phoenix, Ari., who is supposed to be in Kansas City, is puzzling the local police as well as her husband, who is searching every city along the [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 2:40pm EST
  

• DOCTORS' VISITS TO SCHOOLS BEGIN TODAY. ~ Especial Attention Will Be Given to Throat and Eye Diseases

  November 9, 1909 DOCTORS' VISITS TO SCHOOLS BEGIN TODAY. Especial Attention Will Be Given to Throat and Eye Diseases and Examinations Will Be Made in Teacher's Presence.
  Eight doctors will visit the public schools today to arrange with the principals suitable hours for the medical examination of pupils, the long-cherished [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:10pm EST
  

• OLD FOLKS' DAY AT CHURCH IN ROSEDALE. ~ W. I. DAVIS, 65, AND WIFE, 62, ONLY PIONEERS PRESENT.

  November 8, 1909
  OLD FOLKS' DAY AT CHURCH IN ROSEDALE. W. I. DAVIS, 65, AND WIFE, 62, ONLY PIONEERS PRESENT.Aggregate Age of Thirty-three Per-sons Who Attended Is 2,280 Years -- Two Weeks' Special Service Is Inaugurated.
  ROSEDALE'S METHODIST CHURCH THIRTY YEARS AGO.[...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:59am EST
  

• SKYE TERRIER CAME BACK. ~ Red Caps Shipped Stray Dogs From Depot Yesterday.

  November 8, 1909 SKYE TERRIER CAME BACK. Red Caps Shipped Stray Dogs From Depot Yesterday.
  A small skye terrier, covered with mud, wet and bedraggled, his tongue hanging far out of his mouth and his tail between his legs, slunk into the Union depot late yesterday afternoon. He [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:11am EST
  

• TO DECIDE ON ZOO OPENING. ~ Park Board Today Will Fix Date and Discuss Management.

  November 8, 1909 TO DECIDE ON ZOO OPENING. Park Board Today Will Fix Date and Discuss Management.
  The park board will determine today a date for the formal opening of the Zoo buildings in Swope park, and decide whether it will consent to two members of the Zoological Society serving [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 1:04pm EST
  

• WRONG MAN SIGNED PLEDGE. ~ How Joe Donnegan Was Euchred by Friend Who Drank.

  November 8, 1909 WRONG MAN SIGNED PLEDGE. How Joe Donnegan Was Euchred by Friend Who Drank.
  Joe Donnegan, theatrical manager and hotel man, is pledged to abstain from the use of alcoholics for five years. When Joe, who does not drink anyhow, discovered that he had taken the pledge, he [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:53pm EST
  

• PARISH BENEFIT BAZAAR. ~ Receipts Will Be Added to Assumption Building Fund.

  November 7, 1909 PARISH BENEFIT BAZAAR. Receipts Will Be Added to Assump-tion Building Fund.
  A bazaar for the benefit of the New Assumption parish, recently created by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Hogan, will be held this week beginning tomorrow night in the hall at the southwest corner of Independence boulevard [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:23am EST
  

• BLED TO DEATH WHILE ALONE. ~ Tries to Scrawl Note, but Strength Ebbs Away Too Soon.

  November 7, 1909 BLED TO DEATH WHILE ALONE. Tries to Scrawl Note, but Strength Ebbs Away Too Soon.
  An autopsy held yesterday on the body of William O. Thornton, found dead in a pool of blood in a room in the Occidental hotel, 24 East Third street, late Friday night, [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:10am EST
  

• HELD IN CHAIR AND SHAVED. ~ Customer Does Not Want Other Side Finished, Barber Objects, Has His Way, Then Stabs Defending Self.

  November 7, 1909 HELD IN CHAIR AND SHAVED. Customer Does Not Want Other Side Finished, Barber Objects, Has His Way, Then Stabs Defending Self.
  As a result of a fight which took place in the barber shop at 902 East Fifth street, James Morley was stabbed five times in the [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:57am EST
  

• BOY DIES OF HYDROPHOBIA. ~ Does Not Attempt to Injure Relatives, but Bites Self, Foams at Mouth When Face Is Washed.

  November 7, 1909 BOY DIES OF HYDROPHOBIA. Does Not Attempt to Injure Rela-tives, but Bites Self, Foams at Mouth When Face Is Washed.
  John Benson Willets, 3 years old, whose parents live in the Missouri river bottoms north of Kansas City, Kas., died at 10 o'clock last night of [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:28pm EST
  

• 'POSSUM SEASON ON "AN' WOODS AM FULL." ~ SPORT IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE.

  November 6, 1909 'POSSUM SEASON ON "AN' WOODS AM FULL." SPORT IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE.Two Men From Across the River Re-port Bagging Thirteen "Enour-mous Specimens" and Give Advice About Moon."
  In all the flattering reports which F. D. Coburn has rendered this year in regard to Kansas" [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 4:59pm EST
  

• 'RED MILL' KIDDIES 'STOLEN.' ~ Loaded Into Auto and Taken to Banquet at the Elks' Club.

  November 6, 1909 'RED MILL' KIDDIES 'STOLEN.' Loaded Into Auto and Taken to Ban-quet at the Elks' Club.
  When the "Red Mill" company, which is to play at the Grand next week, came through Kansas City on its way to Leavenworth at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, seven of its [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 4:25pm EST
  

• SOUSA IN THE HALL NOV. 21. ~ The March King to Stop Here on His Trip to the Coast.

  November 6, 1909 SOUSA IN THE HALL NOV. 21. The March King to Stop Here on His Trip to the Coast.
  After a strenuous six months John Philip Sousa, composer-conductor, has begun his thirty-fifth annual tour as director of the globe-famed band that bears his name. Sousa will not [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 4:19pm EST
  

• CIGARETTES IN 10,000 LOTS. ~ That Is the Way Louis Curtiss, Architect, Buys Them.

  November 6, 1909 CIGARETTES IN 10,000 LOTS. That Is the Way Louis Curtiss, Architect, Buys Them.
  Louis Curtiss, the architect, is not the champion cigarette smoker of Kansas City, but there is a well grounded belief that he is the champion individual buyer. Asked as to the source of [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 5:36pm EST