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Title
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The Book of Missourians
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Description
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Biographical sketch of John Perry, a "[c]oal operator" in Kansas City as co-founder of the Keith & Perry Coal Company, later called the Central Coal & Coke Company. Born in England in 1850 and emigrating to Kansas as organizer of the company before moving it to Kansas City around 1890 and "construct[ing] the Perry Memorial Home, in Westport, a suburb of Kansas City."
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Date
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1906
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference
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Description
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Photo and bio of John Perry, co-founder of the Keith & Perry Coal Company (changed in 1890 to the Central Coal & Coke Company) in Kansas City in 1890 and of the Perry Memorial Home for orphan boys in Westport. Born in England in 1850 and emigrating to Fort Scott, Kansas, in 1869 as a coal investor, then forming his partnership with Richard Keith in 1886 and coming to Kansas City in 1888, building the Keith & Perry Building.
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Date
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1901
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Object Type
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Book
