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1. Young Rabbi Tapped to Lead K. I. Young Rabbi Tapped to Lead K. I. February 16, 2012 Article on Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz being named rabbi at Kehilath Israel Synagogue. Yanklowitz is originally from Highland Park, Illinois. He will take over after Rabbi Herbert H. Mandl retires in August....
2. Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp Information about Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), one of the most famous lawmen of the Old West. He was born in Illinois, raised in Iowa, moved to Oklahoma Territory in about 1868 as a hunter and surveyor, and...
3. William Powell Obituary William Powell Obituary July/9/1971 Photo and obituary for William Powell, "a well known sports figure" dying at the age of 63 in 1971. Born in Illinois and raised in Kansas City before becoming a Westport High School track star and "owner...
4. Wild Bill Hickok (James Butler) Wild Bill Hickok (James Butler) Information on James Butler Hickok (Wild Bill) (1837-1876) who was born in Illinois and helped his father on the Underground Railroad as a youth. He moved to Kansas in the late 1850s, serving the Union...
5. Who's Who in Kansas City Who's Who in Kansas City December/10/1922 Portraits and biographical sketch of Lawrence Jones, "chairman of the board, Jones Store Company," born in Illinois in 1856 and coming to Kansas City in 1895 with his brother J. Logan Jones. Description...
6. Who's Who in Kansas City Who's Who in Kansas City January/6/1924 Portraits and biographical article about Joseph Henry Foresman, or Joseph Foresman, vice-president of the Long-Bell Lumber Company, born in Illinois in 1863 and joining the company in 1889 in Kansas, moving...
7. Who's Who in Kansas City Who's Who in Kansas City September/17/1922 Portraits and biographical article about Herbert Wright, "president [of the] H. P. Wright Investment Company." Born in Illinois in 1865 and coming to Kansas City in the 1890s, establishing his own company...
8. Who's Who in Kansas City Who's Who in Kansas City January/14/1923 Profile of Raymond Barnett, a lawyer born in Illinois in 1882, moving as an infant to Kansas City, and serving in World War I.
9. Who's Who in Kansas City Who's Who in Kansas City October/23/1921 Portraits and biographical article about Frederic Christy Sharon, or Frederic Sharon, "president [of the] F. C. Sharon Real Estate Company." Born in Illinois in 1872 and coming to Kansas City in 1899 as...
10. Who's Who in Kansas City Who's Who in Kansas City October/7/1923 Portraits and biographical article about Charles Edwin Small, or Charles Small, "commissioner [of the] state supreme court." Born in Illinois in 1854 and coming to Kansas City about 1875 as a lawyer and...
11. Who's Who in America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of the United States Who's Who in America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of the United States 1943 Biographical sketch of William Eben Schultz, or William Schultz, a poet and college professor (residing in Illinois) born in Canton, Missouri in 1887.
12. Who Is Jack Steadman? Who Is Jack Steadman? June//1983 Photos and biographical article about Jack Steadman, president and general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs and promoter of Starlight Theater. Description of his role in the construction of Truman Sports...
13. Wesley Williams Journal Wesley Williams Journal 1808-1844 A journal/day book of Wesley Williams, Hancock, Illinois. It includes accounts of incidents for the steamboats ''Iava,'' ''Mattie,'' and ''Helena;'' a list of accounts; political results for April 14,...
14. Weekend Travel: Last Chance East Missouri Ramble Weekend Travel: Last Chance East Missouri Ramble November//1985 Article about sightseeing of historic spots in mostly eastern Missouri and its boundaries, including Boonville, Columbia, Hannibal, Quincy (Illinois), Arrow Rock, and Sainte Genevieve ("older even than...
15. Watson's New County, Railroad, and Distance Map of Missouri Watson's New County, Railroad, and Distance Map of Missouri 1875 Map of Missouri showing counties, county seats, other towns, completed railroad lines with stops, proposed rail lines, and canals. Map also includes a portion of western Kansas, extreme northern Arkansas,...
16. Warwick Boulevard Warwick Boulevard Postcard of Warwick Boulevard
17. Walter Dunshee Walter Dunshee March 20, 1905 Biographical sketch of Walter Dunshee, "manager of the Chandler Pump Company," who was born in Illinois in 1868 and came to Kansas City in 1891, appointed manager of his company in 1897 and residing at...
18. Walt Disney's Missouri Walt Disney's Missouri 2002 Brief chapter describing Walt Disney's high school years in Chicago, and the period he spent in France as a Red Cross ambulance-unit volunteer immediately after World War I.
19. W. R. Jones, 66, Executive, Is Dead: He Was Board Chairman of National Fidelity Life Insurance W. R. Jones, 66, Executive, Is Dead: He Was Board Chairman of National Fidelity Life Insurance November/19/1969 Obituary for W. Ralph Jones, "66 years old" board chairman of National Fidelity Life Insurance Company. Description of his life and career, a native of Illinois serving as president of the company in Kansas...
20. Valentine Herring Valentine Herring May 25, 1905 Chapter of the book about Valentine Johnson Herring, or Valentine Herring (1812~1883), "universally known as 'Old Rube,'" a fur trapper born in Illinois who was in the Rocky Mountains by 1833 with William...