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Title
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Short biography of Henry F. McElroy (1865-1939) written by Donald B. Oster. McElroy was the first city manager of Kansas City in 1926 and was in office during the Pendergast years. Article includes citations.
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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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Chronicle of an American Crusader: Alumni Lectures Delivered at the Hebrew Union College
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Description
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Description of a "Walkathon" Depression-era dance craze (pages 117-118) and other activities dealing with organized crime figure "John Lazia [1896-1934], gangster and thug" in Kansas City from 1928 until his death by machine gun fire in 1934. Description of Rabbi Samuel Mayerberg's efforts to expose and oust the Kansas City political machine of Tom Pendergast, Henry McElroy, et al.
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Date
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1944
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The City Manager
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Description
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Photo and chapter of the book about Henry McElroy, city manager of Kansas City starting in 1926. Description of his life and career, born in Illinois in 1865 and coming to Kansas City in 1895 "engaged chiefly in real-estate" and involved in "the Democratic machine" of the city government.
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Date
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1927
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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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Photo and descriptions of Judge Henry McElroy(1865-1939), city manager of Kansas City during the Pendergast regime starting in 1925 and coming to Kansas City in 1895.
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Date
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1978
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Object Type
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Book
