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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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Editorial: Kansas City Assassinations Shock the Nation
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Description
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Article about the murders of Charles Binaggio and Charles Gargotta, former mob rivals of James Pendergast, calling into question President Truman's ties to the Pendergast machine such as Charles Binaggio, et al.
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Date
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1950-04-26
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Crime's Grip on Politics: Reported from Kansas City
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Description
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Crime and gambling--and their ties with politics in President Truman's home county--are starting to come into the open. [G]ambling a 34.5-million-dollar deal in Kansas City.
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Date
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1950-05-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Boss Pendergast
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Description
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Unverified article about Kansas City's political boss Tom Pendergast.
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Date
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1937-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
