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Title
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Guests at the Hotel Snapp
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Description
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Vertical file contains a biographical article about Lincoln Johnson, a 60-year-old hat checker at the Hotel Snapp in Excelsior Springs, Missouri with an remarkable memory for hat owners. He was born in Palmyra, Missouri in 1863 and moved to Excelsior Springs with his mother in 1889 before graduating as valedictorian from Western University in 1897. He then became a teacher in Excelsior Springs and then principal at Lincoln High School while also speaking at Republican political conventions around the state. Later he bought his own farm and began hat-checking at the Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs.
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Resolved to Relax? Try Water
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Description
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Descriptive article about the Elms Hotel and Hall of Waters located in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Includes information on springs and recent renovation projects as well as photographs.
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Date
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2002-01-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Elms Gets New Owner, Will Undergo Big Renovation
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Description
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Brief article about the Elms Resort & Spa in Excelsior Springs being sold to Widewaters Group Inc. Extensive renovations are planned for the historic hotel.
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Date
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2011-07-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Escape to the Elms
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Description
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Article details the history of the Elms Hotel and Spa in Excelsior Springs, Missouri and a return to its luxurious roots after recent renovations and new ownership. The hotel's amenties and services, including the Grotto, sauna, ballroom, and restaurant, are described.
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Date
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2013-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Excelsior Springs, Missouri, Music Hall
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Description
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The Music Hall was located northeast of the Elms Hotel's lawn. "On May 9, 1898, when the Elms burned, the Music Hall was occupied by Captain William Abernathy's recruits for the Spanish American War. The structure burned September 24, 1908" (Soltysiak, Harry. Reflections of Excelsior Springs. Marceline, MO: Heritage House Publishing Company, Inc., 1992 - MVSC 977.816 S69R).
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Date
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1890~/1899~
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Object Type
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Photograph
