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The Forgotten Man

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It was the kind of hot night in July when tempers easily flare. That night William "Babe" Quinn tangled with William McBee over a ten cent can of beer in an alley behind a meat packing house in Kansas City, Kansas. Babe’s knife ended up in William’s side. He fled the scene. William was taken … Continue reading The Forgotten Man

Two Dead Center for Thanksgiving

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One of four prizes awarded to the fifty-six members of the Kansas City police force in the annual target contest Thanksgiving was won by Mrs. Vinnie Callahan, with every shot in the circle and two dead center. — The Kansas City Kansan, December 4, 1922 Everyone agreed that Vinnie Callahan was a great shot, though … Continue reading Two Dead Center for Thanksgiving