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Title
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Book Seeks to Restore Cub's Great Jewish Heritage
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Description
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A new book entitled Johnny Kling: A Baseball Biography by Gil Bogen has recently been published. The author contends that Kling was Jewish although Kling's wife Lillian asserted he was not. Kling was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs from 1900-1911. He owned the Dixon Hotel in Kansas City and the Strand in Chillicothe, Missouri. He was also a professional billiards player as well as part owner of the Kansas City Blues baseball team.
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2006-04-07
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Dixon and Sexton Hotel
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Description
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Full frontal view of the Dixon Hotel and the Sexton Hotel beside it. Located at 15 W. 12th. Also shows the Baltimore Shirt Company, Pennant Café, and Maze Theater located in the Dixon Hotel.
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Date
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1915
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Object Type
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Photograph
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