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Crossland, Dr. J. R. A.Entry/Object ID
9999.BHF.258Scope and Content
Crossland, Dr. J. R. A.
St. Joseph News-Press January 31, 2002 under Turning back the pages is "The citizens' committee held a meeting Wednesday to make plans for a banquet dinner in honor of the recently appointed consul general to Liberia, Africa, Dr. J. Crossland. The meeting of the committee in charge of the affair was held in the office of St. Joseph attorney L. A. Knox."
St. Joseph News-Press March 3, 2002 under the article Turning back the pages is the message. "A farewell reception and banquet for Dr. J. R. A. Crossland, U.S. minister, resident and consul general to Liberia, is held at the Lyceum Theater."
St. Joseph News-Press March 8, 2002 has Fred Slater in his column titled Winners left to count votes has him turning back time. An 100 years ago item in Turning Back The Pages resulted in some St. Joseph residents recalling that a St. Joseph doctor once was the U.S. Ambassador to Liberia. The diplomat was Dr. J. R. A. Crossland, who later lived on South 22nd Street. According to the story the president of Liberia thought Dr. Crossland was too friendly with the chief executive's wife and the St. Joseph physician left the country hurriedly, just ahead of a detachment of the Liberian Army.Collection
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