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Title
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Founders of Methodism in This Community
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Description
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Biographical sketches of William Chick and his wife, Ann Chick, "among the first five" members of "the first Methodist Society" in Kansas City, arriving in Missouri from Virginia in 1821 and in Westport in 1836, building "the first dwelling built on the bluffs at the River Front" in 1844. Also footnote about Reverend Nathan Scarritt, son-in-law of William Chick and husband of Martha Chick or Matilda Chick Scarritt.
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Date
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1923-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Kansas City's First Church
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Description
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Mention of the Reverend Father C. F. Quickenborne, S. J., of the Kickapoo Mission, the immediate successor of Father Roux (July, 1835)" and his Catholic church, known as Chouteau's Church and Westport Church until being named in 1839 the Saint Francis Regis Church (suggested by Father Herman Aelen but again renamed the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in 1876).
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Date
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1923-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Methodism in Early Kansas City
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Description
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Photo and biographical sketch of Joseph Chick (1828-1908), moving to Westport in 1836 "with his parents, Colonel and Mrs. William Miles Chick." Description of Joseph as "a member of the old Fifth Street Church in its pioneer days," and "as 'Kansas City's first banker,'" in partnership with Hiram Northrup.
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Date
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1923-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Founding of Our Street Railway System by Nehemiah Holmes
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Description
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Article about the founding of Kansas City's first street railway system by Nehemiah Holmes (1826-1873), a native of New York City coming to Kansas City in 1856 as an engineer and realtor. He established the Mechanics Bank here in 1859 and then built the Kansas City and Westport Horse Railway Company, a horse car system connecting downtown Kansas City with Westport just before his death. Includes portrait, map of the streetcar routes, and illustrations.
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Date
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1923-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Founding of Our Street Railway System by Nehemiah Holmes
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Description
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Mentions of Mell Hudson (along with Frank Titus, secretary of the railroad), city clerk of Kansas City in the late 1860s and early 1870s during the establishment of the Kansas City and Westport Horse Railroad.
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Date
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1923-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Founding of Our Street Railway System by Nehemiah Holmes
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Description
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Mentionings of Milton Payne as one of the founding directors (along with William Bernard, Nehemiah Holmes, Luther Wood, and Louis Vogel) of the Kansas City and Westport Horse Railroad Company in 1869.
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Date
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1923-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Founding of Our Street Railway System by Nehemiah Holmes
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Description
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Mention of Luther Wood as one of the directors (along with William Bernard, Nehemiah Holmes, Milton Payne, and Louis Vogel) of the Kansas City and Westport Railroad Company in 1869.
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Date
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1923-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Founding of Our Street Railway System by Nehemiah Holmes
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Description
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Mentions of William Bernard as one of the original "subscribers" or incorporators of the Kansas City and Westport Horse Railway Company, headed and established by Nehemiah Holmes in 1869.
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Date
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1923-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Battle of Westport
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Description
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Map of the field of the Battle of Westport, from Hickman Mills to Independence to Kansas City.
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Date
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1923-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Battle of Westport
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Description
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Photo and biographical description of Reverend Paul Burrill Jenkins, author of this article and a book about the Battle of Westport, and "pastor of the Linwood Boulevard Presbyterian Church of this City, for ten years (1896-1906)."
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Date
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1923-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
