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Title
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Recalls a Frontier Day
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Description
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Article about a registry book found from 1869, with signatures of guests such as Generals George Custer and Joseph Johnston.
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Date
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1912-10-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Mr. E. S. Jewett: Brief Sketch of One of Westport's Solid Citizens
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Description
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Portrait and biographical article about Erwin Schofield Jewett, or E. S. Jewett, "one of the best known railroad men in the United States." Description of his life and career, born in Michigan in 1837 and coming to Kansas City in 1865 as "city ticket agent" for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Also a description of his various observations of Kansas City history, including the decline of the Gillis House hotel and the destruction of the Santa Fe Railroad headquarters by tornado or "cyclone."
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Date
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1894-03-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Hostelry Register Offers a Look into Past
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Description
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A review of the history of the Gilliss House hotel including some facts gathered from a hotel register that dates from Tuesday, September 7, 1869, through February 4, 1870, now preserved at the Kansas City Museum.
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Date
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2008-02-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
