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101. Renaissance in Kansas City Renaissance in Kansas City July//1946 Report on the "outstanding progress" in reform of Kansas City's government (following the imprisonment of former boss Tom Pendergast), with financial statistics.
102. Schindel Political Campaign Schindel Political Campaign October 20, 1910
103. Secret File Secret File 1969 Chapter of the book about the federal law enforcement point of view on the political machine in Missouri of Boss Tom Pendergast of Kansas City especially during the 1930s. Description of his criminal investigations...
104. Shots End a Missouri Political Career Shots End a Missouri Political Career April/17/1950 Article providing an overview of the political and criminal circumstances of the murder of Charles Binaggio at the Democratic Club in Kansas City in 1948, with several photos including Charles Gargotta,...
105. Sugar in Asphalt Sugar in Asphalt May/10/1935 Article about the business and city government fraud by John Pryor, "Democratic political leader and Kansas City's 'Paving King'" as a "silent partner" with Thomas Thomson in street paving and sewer construction...
106. Tarnished Monument Stands as a Reminder of 'Big Jim' Tarnished Monument Stands as a Reminder of 'Big Jim' Feburary 11, 1987 Biographical article about James Pendergast, early political boss of the West Bottoms as First Ward Alderman and older brother of Tom Pendergast. Jim Pendergast was a native of Saint Joseph, Missouri coming...
107. Ten Lessons Kansas City Can Teach the Nation Ten Lessons Kansas City Can Teach the Nation November//1955 Description of ten positive aspects of Kansas City's government after the ousting of the Pendergast machine.
108. Th Shame of the Cities Th Shame of the Cities April/23/1949 Article giving a history of the Pendergast political machine, pointing out how such machines across the country win the favor of the poor to stay in power.
109. The Big Bosses The Big Bosses 1944 Chapter of the book about Tom Pendergast (1872-1945), political boss of Kansas City mainly during the 1920s and 1930s, with details of his "rule" and politicians practically "appointed" by him across the...
110. The Bosses The Bosses 1972 Chapter of the book about Tom Pendergast (1872-1945), political boss of Kansas City mainly during the 1920s and 1930s, with details of his "rule" and comparisons to other city bosses across the country....
111. The City Manager The City Manager 1927 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...
112. The End of Pendergast The End of Pendergast July//1939 Article about the downfall of the Pendergast machine and the events leading up to it, starting more or less with murders of federal prisoners "in front of the city's railroad passenger terminal" in 1933....
113. The Irrepressible Urge to Manipulate: Election Fraud in Rural Missouri, 1940s-1970s The Irrepressible Urge to Manipulate: Election Fraud in Rural Missouri, 1940s-1970s Fall//2000 Article about voting frauds in rural Missouri elections from the 1940s to the 1970s, especially about Sullivan County and Wright County, Missouri, with photos, map, and copies of letters and newspaper...
114. The Man Who Would Be Mayor The Man Who Would Be Mayor April//1982 Photos and biographical article about William Waris, "38-year-old Jackson County Legislature chairman, Avila College basketball coach, St. Thomas More School principal and mayoral aspirant." Also photo...
115. The March of Events around the World: Kansas City Citizens Seek to End Rule of Pendergast The March of Events around the World: Kansas City Citizens Seek to End Rule of Pendergast February/26/1938 Article about the imminent ousting of Tom Pendergast, referred to as "Tammany Hall Jr.," in comparison to the boss of New York City, with a caricature of Pendergast and a lion in a garbage can labelled...
116. The Pendergast Machine and the African-American Vote The Pendergast Machine and the African-American Vote Autumn//1998 Article about the voting behavior and treatment of black people during the Pendergast machine era in Kansas City in the 1920s and 1930s, largely in the political wards of Casimir Welch.
117. The Politics of Philanthropy: The Contrasting Styles of Pendergast and Volker The Politics of Philanthropy: The Contrasting Styles of Pendergast and Volker Summer-Autumn, 2002 Article compares the similarities between the philanthropic efforts of Tom Pendergast and William Volker in Kansas City.
118. The Politics of Reform: Kansas City's Municipal Government, 1925-1950 The Politics of Reform: Kansas City's Municipal Government, 1925-1950 1956 Dissertation toward a doctorate degree from the University of Chicago about the city government of Kansas City during the "council-manager" period, the first half of which served as "a symbol of municipal...
119. The Presidency: Busy Week [and] Political Notes: Home to Roost? The Presidency: Busy Week [and] Political Notes: Home to Roost? June/16/1947 Photo (of Harry in a local parade) and articles about President Harry Truman's return to Kansas City in 1947 for political and personal reasons, being accused in involvement with the ongoing Pendergast...
120. The Public Indicts the Machine The Public Indicts the Machine April/22/1939 Essay listing several of the criminal practices found out about the Pendergast machine in the wake of Tom Pendergast's prison sentencing in 1939, including violations of the city charter, election frauds,...