Tag: Widdicombe
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Henry T Zimmer – police chief, state senator, humanitarian, forgotten
Henry T Zimmer is long forgotten. Which is a shame, because for 40+ years in the early 20th century he was a prominent presence in the lives of Kansas City citizens.
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The Widdicombe Children’s Odyssey – abandoned by their father in 1904
In 1904, following the untimely death of his wife, Robert Widdicombe and 10 children began a journey from Kansas City, KS to Galveston, TX. Along the way, Robert abandoned the children and left them to find their way back home.
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