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   anguinea (anguinea@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 10:55:06 JST anguinea

   I've been reading a bit about Kansas City while it was under the control of Big Jim Pendergast and later his little brother, Boss Tom Pendergast. Insightful, if you wonder what happens when politics, crime and violence mix. I don't know yet how this town managed to pull out of that morass. Today I was learning about two kidnappings of wealthy women.

   Big boss men. Do not like.

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     Flash Mob Of One (flashmobofone@mastodon.art)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 10:55:04 JST Flash Mob Of One

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     @anguinea It's an interesting story. Boss Tom is also partly why Harry Truman got elected.

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     Flash Mob Of One (flashmobofone@mastodon.art)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 11:01:25 JST Flash Mob Of One

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     @anguinea I like seeing Boss Tom's house when I go down Ward Parkway, it's still one of the most beautiful homes in KC.

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     anguinea (anguinea@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 11:01:26 JST anguinea

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     I need to hit the library.