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Henry McElroy
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Description
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Newspaper clippings with photos and information on Henry McElroy (1865-1939), city manager of Kansas City and Pendergast ally starting in 1925.
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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City Tears Down Signs
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Description
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Article about the city government's new zoning policy of enforcing the removal of unauthorized signs, led by City Manager McElroy, showing the dismantling of signboards at 39th and Main Streets.
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Date
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1929-02-10
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Municipal Airport Airplane Christening Ceremony
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Description
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Three individuals stand on a platform to christen a tri-motor airplane, "The Kansas City," at a Municipal Airport terminal building groundbreaking. The individuals include Eleanor Beach, daughter of Kansas City Mayor Albert I. Beach, and City Manager Henry McElroy.
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Date
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1929-06-26
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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1928 Republican National Convention
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Description
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Interior view of dedication of officers and council; shows Bryce Smith and Henry McElroy.
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Date
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1928
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Henry McElroy
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Description
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Henry McElroy and other unidentified men surrounding early plane.
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Date
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1929
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Henry McElroy and Group of Men
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Description
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Group of unidentified men with Henry McElroy (fifth from the left) before plane at unidentified location.
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Date
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1929-06-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1928 Republican National Convention
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Description
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Interior view of dedication of officers and council; shows Bryce Smith and Henry McElroy.
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Date
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1928
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Prominent Kansas Citians
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Description
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Composite view; left to right: H.F. McElroy, M. Mumford, William R. Nelson, Albert I. Beach.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1928 Republican National Convention
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Description
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Interior view of dedication of officers and council; shows Bryce Smith and Henry McElroy.
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Date
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1928
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Lou Holland, Henry McElroy, and Other Men
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Description
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Six men in suits and hats standing in a lot. The man on the far right is Lou Holland, an early promoter of Kansas City aviation; next to him is former city manager Henry McElroy. The photograph was likely taken at Municipal Airport.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Kansas City Begins Council-Manager Government
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Description
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Photo and article about the commencement of Kansas City's council-manager form of government and its first city manager, Henry McElroy (pictured with his family).
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Date
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1926-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Future: The Newsweekly for Today
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Description
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First issue of the anti-corruption, Kansas City-based newspaper, Future: The Newsweekly for Today. The front page includes a statement on the newspaper's objective, maintaining that the newspaper is not against any certain political party or vice, but that it is simply for "good government." Featured articles include: “Council Passes Cab Ordinance” (pp. 2 & 4) discussing councilman Frank H. Backstrom’s reaction to the ordinance and detailing other ordinances appropriating bond funds.; "Adult Education--A Fine Work" (pp. 2 & 6) concerning "the program of adult education going forward under the FERA, with the hearty co-operation of the city's Board of Education" and supervised by Roy Gallemore. It describes courses offered at Lincoln High School and its "sixty-three colored teachers employed, a goodly number as compared with the hundred and sixteen white teachers."; “Trivia” (pp. 2 & 6) and "Borderline Businesses Pay Most Sugar" (pp. 3 & 8) on the bombing of the Harlem Nightclub as an example of the vulnerability of semi-legitimate ("borderline") nightclubs and other businesses in Kansas City to its strong-arm tactics of organized crime through the police department. A photo of the Harlem Nightclub bombing is included.; "What, Precisely, Is a Machine?" (pp. 3 & 5) on the definition of political machines and the Pendergast machine in Kansas City fitting this definition through unofficial financing, voting fraud, etc.; "A New Administration for the County" (pp. 3-5) detailing the new administrative officials, new budget laws, and efforts to reduce the city deficit. A picture of J. W. Hostetter, Eugene I. Purcell, and Battle McCardle is included.; “NYM” (p. 4) on the National Youth Movement began in Kansas City in May 1932 with a portrait of Joseph C. Fennelly.; "May We Present Mrs. Charles N. Seidlitz" (p. 5) on Alice Richards Seidlitz "one of the founders of the Junior League of Kansas City," wife of Charles Seidlitz ("president of the Seidlitz Paint and Varnish Company"), and daughter of George Richards ("son of the founder of Richards and Conover Hardware Company"). A photo of Alice is included.; "Be Proud, Citizens!" (pp. 5 & 8) on the ironic description of Kansas City by Judge Brown Harris "as 'probably the most law-abiding city in the United States.'" Irony due to the judge's association with the Pendergast machine and "federal indictments" in relation to the Union Station massacre of Eugene Reppert ("former director of police"), Thomas Higgins ("chief of detectives"), George Rayen ("of the police motor theft bureau"), Tom Bash (sheriff), etc.; Book review (p. 7) of "Heaven's My Destination" by Thornton Wilder (author of "Our Town" and "The Bridge of San Luis Rey"), describing a scene in the book with the main character (a devoutly religious man) unknowingly eating at one of Kansas City's "bawdy houses" and experiencing other misadventures.; Also included in the newspaper are advertisements for local businesses and articles on sports, fashion, finance, cooking, music, and national and international news.
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Date
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1935-01-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper
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Title
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Future: The Newsweekly for Today
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Description
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Issue of the anti-corruption, Kansas City-based newspaper, Future: The Newsweekly for Today. The front page includes an article, continued on page 8, about drugstores, such as the Katz chain, that now sell other goods such as groceries, liquor, and general merchandise, and how they evade laws limiting the days traditional grocery and liquor stores can remain open. Other featured articles include: “We’ve Got the Equipment” (p. 2), regarding new forensic investigation techniques touted by J. Edgar Hoover that are employed by the Kansas City Police Department, including ballistics tools and black lights, and references the investigation into the mysterious death of Roland T. Owen at the President Hotel; “Kansas City—The New Newport” (pp. 3 & 8), about semi-legal gambling saloons or "salons" at 39th and Main Street, including the Fortune Skill Ball Salon and the 2925 Club, as well as another near 31st and Troost Avenue; “Gag” (p. 4), photo and article about Joseph Shannon, federal representative from Missouri and former Jackson County machine politician for the Democratic Party, regarding gag rules; and “May We Present Margaret Hillias” (p. 5), a photo and biographical article about Margaret Hillias, an actress at the Little Theater and other local theater groups ("Blackfriars, the Provincials, the Resident, as well as some lesser organizations"), leaving Kansas City for New York City to follow in the footsteps of Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, and Wallace Beery; also included in the newspaper are advertisements for local businesses and articles on fashion, finance, cooking, music, letters to the editor, and national and international news.
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Date
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1935-02-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper
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Title
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Men at Work
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Description
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Photos of the following Kansas City men at work: J. C. Nichols (real estate developer), H. F. McElroy (city manager), Burris Jenkins (preacher), Carroll Berry, and Al Woods.
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Date
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1936-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Short biography of Henry F. McElroy (1865-1939) written by Donald B. Oster. McElroy was the first city manager of Kansas City in 1926 and was in office during the Pendergast years. Article includes citations.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.54
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Description
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Page 54 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A snapshot of City Manager Henry McElroy presenting a trophy to Captain Hugh M. Dougherty is attached to the page.
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Date
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1935~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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