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''Proud We Are'' Private Rhinehart and the College Company of the Twenty-second Kansas Volunteers Article discussing the journal of Private Rhinehart of the College Company volunteer soldiers from Kansas for the Spanish-American War. Military, Spanish-American War, Rhinehart, Clifford T., Twenty-second Kansas Volunteers Magazine Article 1999
''Rupe'': Wayne Ruppenthal Article describing the life and career of trumpeter Wayne Ruppenthal. Ruppenthal, a native of Russell, Kansas, began taking cornet lessons at age 13 from "Mr. Deines", a former member of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks Orchestra. Ruppenthal, Wayne, Jazz Musicians, Jazz, Coon-Sanders Band Magazine Article 1997-02
''Scared from Their Sins for a Season'': The Religious Ramifications of the New Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-1812 Author states three factors that set the New Madrid earthquake apart from similar episodes: (1) Tremors lasted several months; (2) Affected region was vast, well west of the Mississippi River and east to the Atlantic seaboard, (3) Timing coincided with a certain political and social climate. These factors taken together affected the psyche of the entire frontier populace. Many felt that the end of the world had come and that divine intervention was at the source of the quake. As a result church membership increased in the area. New Madrid Earthquake, Earthquakes, Disasters, Religion Magazine Article 2005
''Sent Out By Our Great Father'': Zebulon Montgomery Pike's Journal and Route Across Kansas, 1806 Article looks at Zebulon Pike and his time in Kansas and includes a reprint of Zebulon Pike's journal, September 3 - November 11, 1806 as well as Pike's instructions contained in two letters from General James Wilkinson. "Since Pike was the first U.S. Army explorer to cross Kansas, and his expedition visited more areas of Kansas than any other military exploring expedition, his journal provides a 'first view' of the region. It was the first time detailed information was published in the United States about present Kansas. Although sketchy much of the time, the journal provides information about the geography and residents of the land in 1806. Pike's report on the region, an appendeix to his journal and a portion of which is reproduced here, compared the area of western Kansas to a desert, and that view affected national policy toward the Indians and white settlement of the area for nearly half a century." Journals, Pike, Zebulon M., Explorers, Kansas--History Magazine Article 2006
''They Faltered Not'' Short history of the First Kansas Colored Volunteers during the Civil War and specifically Missouri's Battle of Island Mound which was the first battle for any black regiment. Republican Kansas Senator James H. Lane, the Union military recruitment commissioner for Kansas, started the regiment. ''The First Kansas Colored Volunteers fought more battles than any other black regiment in the war....'' African Americans, First Kansas Colored Volunteers, Civil War, Lane, James H. (Jim) Magazine Article 2005-02-01
''This Regiment Will Make a Mark'': Letters From a Member of Jennison's Jayhawkers, 1861-1862 Photos, illustration, and article about "the men of the Seventh Kansas Cavalry and their commander Colonel Charles Rainsford Jennison," or Charles Jennison, called collectively Jennison's Jayhawkers in Civil War Missouri and Kansas from 1861 to 1862. Excerpted letters from one of the regiment members, "known only as 'Jo' or 'Jayhawker,'" telling of the Union military company's border warfare activities, "known for its burning and pillaging throughout Missouri" and involving John Brown, Jr., James Montgomery, Colonel Daniel Anthony, et al. Border Warfare, Civil War, Jennison, Charles R., Jayhawkers, Brown, John, Jr. Magazine Article 1997
''Unlikely Edens'': Towards Modeling a New Dwelling in Kansas City's Community Gardens A history of community gardens in Kansas City as well as background information about community gardens established by the Japanese in the United States during World War II while living in internment/concentration camps in the desert. The practice of community gardens in the U.S. can be traced back to 1893. They were generally instituted to provide food for the poor and ''clean up'' vacant city lots. Urban Renewal, Community Gardens, Gardens Manuscript 2004
''Upper Room'' and Urban Campus Fill Neighborhood Niche St. Louis Catholic Church at 60th and Swope Parkway purchased a former Masonic Temple in 1944. The Parish's "Upper Room" provides a variety of educational and recreational opportunities to area youth. St. Louis has joined with five other area churches, to form what is now known as the Urban Campus. Saint Louis Catholic Church, Catholic churches Newsletter Article 2001
''Walks In Water'': The Impact of Steamboating On the Lower Missouri River This book traces the history of steamboating on the lower Missouri River or Missouri Valley area starting with the beginning in 1818 to the 1860s when railroads brought a decline to river transportation. Book includes lots of facts, figures, charts, graphs, listing of riverboats by name, etc. Also includes some illustrations. Part of a doctoral dissertation that the author did not get to finish due to death. Steamboats, Stern wheelers, Transportation, Missouri River, Riverboats Book 2001
''We All Had a Cause'': Kansas City's Bomber Plant, 1941-1945 The B-25 bomber was crucial to the war effort during World War II and many of these bombers were made in North American Aviation's Kansas City, Kansas facility. "This article describes the origin and development of that defense plant, as well as the principal achievements of its employees, who made vital contributions to the war effort." The plant was located on a 75 acre site adjoining Fairfax Airport in the Fairfax Industrial District and the ground breaking ceremony for the plant was held on March 8, 1941. A ceremony on December 23, 1941, marked the completion of the first bomber to come out of the plant with the first test flight on January 3, 1942. There were 1,358 workers at the plant early in 1942. According to the article, by autumn of 1942, women held 27 percent of the jobs. Article also discusses the role of African Americans at the plant. When production of the airplane ended in August of 1945, 6,608 B-25s had been built in the Kansas City plant. General Motors eventially purchased the property and used it for car production. World War II, North American Aviation, Fairfax Industrial District, Aircraft, General Motors Magazine Article 2005
''We Are Not Yet Conquered Book
''We Are Not Yet Conquered'' This book covers the ''history of the Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory'' including the many Cherokee in Missouri, especialy mid-Missouri. Cherokee Indians, Columbia, Missouri, Louisiana Purchase Book 2001
''When You Come to Kansas City'' Is Our Winning Tune Article about The Kansas City Star's contest to find the best original song about Kansas City. The clear winner was Andy DeWitt's "When You Come to Kansas City." DeWitt has performed with local bands like the Phonics and the KC Bottoms Band. Contests, Music, Songs, DeWitt, Andy Newspaper Article 2011-01-08
''Within the Limits of the Southern Confederacy'': The C.S.A.'s Interest in the Quapaw, Osage, and Cherokee Tribal Lands of Kansas Article explores the Confederacy's interest in securing Indian tribal support as well as tribal land in southern Kansas. "In all, the Confederacy signed treaties with three tribes holding lands in southern Kansas--the Quapaws, Osages, and Cherokees." Article defines the dealings with these three tribes. Civil War, Confederacy, Osage Indians, Cherokee Indians, Quapaw Indians Magazine Article 2003
''Your Presence Is Not Requested'' The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed immigration legislation that would make illegal US presence a crime rather than a civil offense. If it becomes a law, it would affect most Latino adults in the Kansas City metro area. "According to a recent survey by El Centro, a Kansas-based social service agency for Johnson and Wyandotte counties, 82 percent of Latinos in our area are part of families who have members living here illegally." Article goes on and discusses in more detail the legislation. Author states that "most undocumented immigrants tend to work in construction, hospitality, manufacturing and agriculture". Immigration, Immigrants, Hispanic Americans, Mexican Americans Newspaper Article 2005-12-21
'...Know This Church Was Loved' The Melrose United Methodist Church located at 200 N. Bales in Kansas City closed its doors after 123 years. The church was built in 1926 when attendance was at more than 650, but as of recently the numbers were at about 10 to 15 people each week. Two ministries that were created by the church that still exist are the Della C. Lamb Neighborhood Center and the Spofford Home for Children. Churches, Methodist churches, Melrose United Methodist Church, Della C. Lamb Neighborhood Center, Spofford Home for Children Newspaper Article 2011-06-22
'70 Slaying of Politician a Mob Hit? Article about the re-opened Leon Jordan murder case that ties the murder to the Mafia. New evidence implicates a "low-profile mob associate known on the street as 'Shotgun Joe' [Joe Centimano]." Centimano owned a liquor store at 19th and Vine and was a middle man between the Black Mafia and the old North End Mafia. Article theorizes that Jordan had angered the mob by challenging their white-faction control of black voters. Organized crime, Homicides, Political elections, Jordan, Leon M., African Americans, Centimano, Joe (Shotgun Joe) Newspaper Article 2010-10-31
'81 Club '81 Club of Kansas City, Clubs Archival Material
'A Family Doomed To Die' The tragic story of America's first superstar horse owners, William (Billy) and Ann Woodward, is told in this article. Their prize winning horse was named Nashua. Mrs. Woodward was the former Angie later Ann Crowell who was born in Kansas and graduated from Westport High School in 1932. Shortly after their horse Nashua won the Preakness and Belmont in 1955, Ann Woodward tragically shot her husband Billy in their home thinking he was a burglar. Tragedy followed the family and eventually Ann and her two sons all committed suicide on different dates. Woodward, Ann, Woodward, William (Billy), Jr., Sports, Horse Racing, Murders, Horses Newspaper Article 2005-05-08
'A Mighty Mean-Fowt Fight': The Battle of Wilson's Creek The Battle of Wilson's Creek was an early fought Civil War battle staged in the border state of Missouri in 1861. Article sets the scene in the state prior to the battle and states that this battle helped to keep the state out of the Confederacy. Individuals involved include Nathaniel Lyon, John C. Fremont, and Franz Sigel, etc., for the North and Sterling Price, Claiborne Fox, and Ben McCulloch, etc., for the South. Lyon lost his life in the battle and is considered the first Union general to die in combat in the war. Includes a battle map. Battle of Wilson's Creek, Civil War, Lyon, Nathaniel, Price, Sterling Magazine Article 2005-12-01