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Title
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Joseph Shannon
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Description
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Photos and information on Joseph Shannon (1867-1943) and his wife Celia Shannon (ca. 1872-1943), a lifelong Kansas Citian residing at 6025 Morningside Drive. Description of Joseph as a native of Saint Louis and leader of the local "Rabbits," a Democratic Party organization rivaling the Pendergast "Goats," before becoming a national representative from Missouri in 1930, with residence at about 18th and Charlotte Streets.
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Joseph B. Shannon
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Description
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Information on Joseph Shannon (1867-1943), a national representative from Missouri and a Jackson County Democratic Party rival of Tom Pendergast.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Gag
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Description
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Photo and political quotes of Joseph Shannon, federal representative from Missouri and former Jackson County machine politician for the Democratic Party.
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Date
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1935-02-15
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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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Biography of Joseph Shannon (1867-1943), the main political rival and partner of Jim and Tom Pendergast in Kansas City government's Democratic Party during the early years of the 20th century. Also national representative from Missouri from 1930 to 1943.
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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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K. C.: A History of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Descriptions of Joseph Shannon (1867-1943), a Democratic political leader in late 19th and early 20th century Kansas City. Native of Saint Louis coming here in 1872 and becoming a political rival of Tom Pendergast (as head of the "Rabbits" opposing Pendergast's "Goats") before being elected a national representative from Missouri in 1930 and suffering a mental breakdown in 1935.
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Date
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1978
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Object Type
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Book
