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Kansas City, Missouri Its History and Its People, 1808-1908. [Volume 2]
Title
Kansas City, Missouri Its History and Its People, 1808-1908. [Volume 2]
Description
Volume two of Carrie Westlake Whitney's early history of Kansas City, Missouri.
Date
1908
Object Type
Book
SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 2: Kansas City Gangsters -Italian
Title
SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 2: Kansas City Gangsters -Italian
Description
This series contains files on criminals of Italian descent suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Items include: mug shots, photographs, KCPD and FBI records, short biographies, and newspaper clippings. While most of the documents are undated, many contain arrest records from the 1930s until the year 1950. This series is arranged alphabetically by surname.
Date
1934/1964
Object Type
Archival Material
Future: The Newsweekly for Today
Title
Future: The Newsweekly for Today
Description
Issue of the anti-corruption, Kansas City-based newspaper, Future: The Newsweekly for Today. The front page includes an article, continued on page 8, discussing aspects of democracy and good government, and suggesting problems and solutions for clean elections. Other featured articles include: "Health and Politics" (pp. 2 & 3), a report on the recommendations of the 'Health and Hospital Survey' of 1930 for Kansas City, with various information about health care deficiencies and statistics, including "a wing for Negroes" left uncompleted "at the tuberculosis hospital at Leeds" and a death rate of Kansas City being higher (12.25) than New York City (10.23); "FERA's Education for All Ages"(p. 2) about an adult education program with subjects including bookkeeping and public speaking, and with young mothers and students still learning English among its students; "Glenn Did Not Choose to Run" (p. 2), about Glenn Cunningham, a University of Kansas track star and Olympic athlete, meeting a group of men leaving Union Station for Civilian Conservation Corps jobs; "Piecemeal Changes" (p. 3), about state management of federal relief funds and a potential consolidation of social welfare and penal boards; "Within the Beautiful State House" (pp. 3 & 4), about the new speaker of the state house and committee nominations and Governor Guy Park’s and Pendergast’s influence in the decision, including a portrait sketch of Governor Parks; "To You Who Would Make Changes" (p. 4), encouraging readers to work against the Pendergast machine rather than just complain about it; “20,000 Men and Women” (p. 4), discussing the large youth vote “not bound to either of the old political parties”; and "May We Present Edwin Terry Brigham" (p. 5), a photograph and biographical article about the superintendent of the Helping Hand Institute; also included in the newspaper are advertisements for local businesses and articles on sports, fashion, finance, cooking, music, and national and international news.
Date
1935-01-18
Object Type
Newspaper
FBI'S Cat-and-Mouse Game with Mobster Finally Ends
Title
FBI'S Cat-and-Mouse Game with Mobster Finally Ends
Description
Article describing the criminal life of Kansas City mobster, Anthony Civella, and the FBI's efforts over four decades to investigate and convict him of various mob-related activities.
Date
2007-04-15
Object Type
Newspaper Article