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Title
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Missouri: Murder on Truman Road
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about Charles Binaggio, Jackson County political boss, killed in his "First District Democratic Club on Truman Road in Kansas City" in 1950 along with Charles Gargotta, "a gunman who was his chief 'enforcer.'" Description of Binaggio's career and rise to power after coming to Kansas City from Chicago, being tutored by Tom Pendergast in the 1930s before succeeding him over Tom's nephew, James Pendergast.
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Date
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1950-04-17
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Shots End a Missouri Political Career
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Description
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Article providing an overview of the political and criminal circumstances of the murder of Charles Binaggio at the Democratic Club in Kansas City in 1948, with several photos including Charles Gargotta, Charles Binaggio, "Bosses" Pendergast and Shannon, "Pretty Boy" Floyd, or Pretty Boy Floyd, Senator Harry S. Truman, John Lazia, and others.
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Date
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1950-04-17
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Crime: In Truman's Back Yard
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Description
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In-depth story of city politics between slain mob leader Charles Binaggio and President Truman's supporter, Tom Pendergast.
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Date
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1950-04-17
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
