The New Commerce Vaults Big Safety Receptacle
The Trust Company vaults in the new Commerce building are split into sections for safety deposit, money, books, and storage. Chrome steel construction, heavy doors and a time lock protect against fire, water, earthquakes, and burglars. The book and draft vault on the mezzanine features dual entrances and robust five ply steel lining installed by Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Co.
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Trust Company
New Commerce
Lellowers
Commerce Ust Company
National Bank of Com
Safety Deposit
Herring- Hall-Marvin Safe Company
St. Louis
Kansas City
Schooley Stationery Company
Commerce Trust Company
National Bank of Commerce
Entrance to the money vault at Commerce Trust Company
Details on vault design evolving from iron to steel, the use of ly welded plate for security, and the two key system for safety deposit boxes. The article describes double doors, heavy chrome steel construction, and a dedicated money vault area with coupon rooms and a ventilated truck vault for large valuables.
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THE
Commerce Trust Company
Merce
Vaults of extreme chrome steel guard bank deposits
A description of high security vaults used by Commerce Trust and National Bank of Commerce. Vaults feature chrome steel construction, circular front door, twenty four nine and a half inch locking bolts, and a four movement seventy two hour self winding Yale time lock. The system auto engages on door closure and releases after a preset period to secure contents.
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Yale & Towne
Theosophical texts reach the fleet at sea
Katherine Tingley sends Theosophical volumes to Admiral Evans and 15,000 sailors from Point Loma HQ. The Key to Theosophy and The Mysteries of the Heart Doctrine include compliments to the fleet with The Century Path to follow. Evans, his son, and staff arrive at Paso Robles Hot Springs seeking health improvements.
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Macpatena Bay
San Dieco
Katherine Tingley
Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society
Point Loma
H. P. Blavatsky
Century Path
Society
Theosophical Thought
America
Paso Ropes
Hot Springs
Cau
Robley D. Evans
Frank Taylor Evans
C. R. Train
San Diego
Taft Guest Of Columbus Board Of Trade
Secretary Taft arrived in Columbus Ohio on April 2 as the guest of the Columbus board of trade for a daytime program announcing his presence in the city and drawing attention to a public engagement during his visit.
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Columbus
Taft
Columbus Board of Trade
Metropolitan AID attorneys push for lower fares in campaign
AID attorneys for the Metropolitan claim support for reduced fares. They question metropolitans desire to lower fares and speculate if paid lawyers could pass them to Kansas City if possible.
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Kansas City
Taft to Attend Memorial Hall Honor Dinner Tonight
Taft will attend an honor dinner at Memorial hall this evening as part of a Columbus event. He met with his manager A I Vorys and other leaders, declining to discuss politics for publication. He will depart Friday for Chicago where he speaks that night. He commented on the business slump, noting it affects areas variably and may not be lasting.
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Memorial Hall
Taft
A. I. Vorys
New State Central Committee
Columbus
Chicago
St Louis Gas Proposal Faces Public Vote Delay
St Louis weighs a gas deal offering 35 cents per unit instead of 1.10. J C Noble of Denver, tied to a Kansas City effort, says clubs back cheap gas for factories and homes but influences stall. The city plans to wait a year while residents decide, despite a 300 million gas field nearby.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
J. C. Noble
Denver
Henry Ware Found Dead at Kansas City Home
Henry Ware a 70 year old Civil War veteran and retired farmer was found dead in his bed at 344 Washington Avenue Kansas City Kas this morning He is survived by a widow and one son
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Henry Ware
Washington Avenue
Kansas City
Kas
Grape-Nuts touted as remedy in patient testimonial
An Arkansas woman recalls years of illness with dyspepsia and weight loss. After trying predigested food, Grape-Nuts and cream restored appetite, strength, and weight, with no medicines needed. She credits steady improvement to the food and hints at branding by Postum Co.
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Arkansas
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
We Cure Eyes Free Advice and Cure Book Offer
An old ad promises free eye care guidance and a free cure book. It touts a natural at home method, claims cures for cataract and retinal hemorrhage, cites examples from Jamestown New York and Rockwell Texas, and invites readers to mail a coupon for full information.
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W. W. Rhinehart
Jamestown
N. Y
H. K. Miles
Rockwell
Tex
Fred Book
Chicago
Free Trial Offer Promises Hair Removal for All Over Face
A advertising pitch offers a free trial bottle of Electrola hair remover claiming it destroys hair permanently with no irritation or scarring. It promises quick results and a full refund if expectations aren’t met, asking readers to mail a coupon with a two cent stamp.
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Joe
Futal
Pame
Soldren Po Do
Ko-Rec-Try Co
Indiana Ave
Chicago
Rover
Electrola
What One Cent Means in Kansas City
A discussion on the value of a one cent levy for Kansas City residents, weighing potential savings against the cost to the public. The piece argues whether a small tax measure can yield meaningful fiscal benefits for the community.
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Kansas City
WATT
Notice of Freeholders Election in Kansas City Missouri
Official proclamation announces a special election on April 1 1908 in Kansas City Missouri to elect a board of thirteen freeholders to draft a city charter as permitted by Missouri law. The document lists the election's legal basis, funding of $2000 for expenses, dates, and required notices to the public and newspapers.
Long County Fifth Ward Precincts Voter Locations
Legal notices describe polling places and precinct boundaries across the Fifth and Seventh Wards, listing streets and avenues such as Main Street, Independence Avenue, Missouri Avenue, Wyandotte Street, Grand Avenue, and Grand Boulevard. It details ward boundaries, precinct splits, and designated polling places with multiple cross streets and river boundaries for voter access.
Polling Places and Precincts Across City Ward by Ward
A detailed list of polling locations and precinct boundaries for each ward. Includes street segments from The Paseo to Troost Avenue and Grand Avenue to Campbell Street, with specific polling place addresses, precincts, and limits noted for the East, West, North, and South wards.
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Sygor
Vanind
Prom
Michigan
Forest
Reinet
Renne
Chartotes
Oak St
Troost
Charlotte
Jyty
St. Polling East
Ith
St. An
St. Polling Pines
Olive
Tom
Ney
Olive St
Kansas Ave
Kana
Nira
Agnes Ave
Cleveland Ae
2 St
Indiana Ave
Wabash
Michigan Ave
Ave
Mick
Grove St
Wabash A
Ate
Bouts Ace
Iit
Heaton Bouler
Benton
Benton Houlevard
Lydia
Grove
Fool
Euclid
Webssy
Raat Siet
Pasea
Troost Ave
Ae St
Grand Ave
Comphel
Sth
James Pisce
Holmes
Prom Main St
Swope
Beventis
Swope Parkway
Camy
Mat St
Garfield Ave
Paseo
Woodland
Mth
Ore Ave
Uraite
Elith
List St
Armour Boulevant
Tormes
Lyts
Armour Trentleysfd
Olling
Prom Lidie Ave
Wood Ave
Land Ave
Vinita Ety
Woodland Ave
Lydia Ave
Dellog Place
Horpes St
2Nd St
Urata
Trooet Ave
Prospect Ave
Mth St
Eh M
Propect Ave
Twelfth Ward
Krom Topping
Peer
Au Focus
Konsteat
Ith St
Soa
15Th Re
Ares
Fem
Kenet Awe
Ster
Sister Ave
Sith
Cleveland Ave
Fourteenth Ward
Independence Ave
Vodka Place
Washington Parc Boulevard
Second Precinct
Denver Ave
St. Jolm Ave
Lode
Pittiwince
Three
Duweeea Lam
Ford Wecinet
Hinelety Ave
Helmont Ood
Elmwood
Elmwood Ave
Hoen'steling Plece
Nsw
Miejztton
Topping
Jnerge
Ieee
Hardesty Ave
Pall Plage
Joln
Etnwood
Berea
Election notice on Kansas City school tax referendum
A notice fixed by the Kansas City school district board announces an April 7, 1908 election to decide whether the annual tax rate for school purposes shall be increased by twenty cents per hundred dollars valuation for the years 1905 and 1906. Voters through the city proper may vote. ballots will indicate for or against the tax increase. The document bears signatures of L A L, president, and BENSON, secretary.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Missouri
Jackson Couny
Missour
Keing
Wail
Bucu
Hoard City
Mare Toch
Osk Ata L
NOK
Keonna City
Jeckoan Ae Wi
K. Benson
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Melleview
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Ala
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Irhae
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Fifth Precinct
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Trent Ave
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Cherry Bt
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Sam
Polingtan
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Mane
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