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Newspaper

Kansas City Star

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1908

Page

17

The Democratic Platform and a Sleepless Voter

A reader laments the Democratic platform but criticizes speakers for not selling it to workers. He describes daily transit hardships from Jackson Avenue, seeks relief through Beardsley and a utilities commission, and condemns the partisan rhetoric that fails to address workers’ pocketbook concerns.

Beardsley Democratic Party Jackson Avenue Nce Star and Times Tuixreenta Mr. Beardsley

Fruit Condemned on Request by City Inspectors

Seventeen crates and a half of strawberries were condemned today by the city food inspection department. The action was requested by the commission merchant who received the fruit. The berries, from Texas, were soft and moldy.

City Food Inspection Department Commission Texas

Indiana Republicans Adopt Platform and Nominate Ticket

At the Indiana Republican state convention on April 2 1900 the platform was adopted and four delegates-at-large plus two national electors-at-large chosen. The ticket supports Vice President Fairbanks for the presidency and endorses Roosevelt. It calls for tariff revision by an early November session with expert data, limits on discrimination, and continued protective principles. Senator Beveridge Hemenway Governor Hanly and James P Goodrich named among delegates-at-large.

Inpranarouis Indiana Fairbanks Beveridge Hemenway Hanly James P. Goodrich Roosevelt Army Congress Republican Party Iordiana United States

Slain for Insurance Money in Bohemian Case Arc

Cureaco April 2. Authorities exhumed the body of Charles Stroner, a Bohemian, amid suspicions his death from a white liquid administered before death mirrors the Herman Billek case. Billek and Mrs Stroner are described as clairvoyants with hypnotic claims. Motive alleged as insurance profits. inquiry opened by State's Attorney Healy and Coroner Hoffman at the request of relatives Barbara Pakarek and Andrew Lilac.

Cureaco Helef Herman Billek Uzral Charles Stroner Billek Stroner Healy Hoffman Barbara Pakarek

Jumped 40 Feet From Trestle in Train Collision Case

Jerry O'Brien 71, from Harlem, leaped off the Hannibal bridge trestle as a Wabash train neared. He survived a forty foot fall, suffered a crushed rib, broken leg, and head wound, and was taken to the emergency hospital in critical condition with slim prospects of recovery.

Jerry O'Brien Harlem Volunteers of America Third Main Streets Hannibal Bridge O'Brien Ford B. Rogers

Marmola Prescription Promised Fat Loss Cure Ad

An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription as a gentle, effective fat loss method avoiding harsh dieting. It claims rapid fat reduction, improved digestion, stronger nerves, and greater energy, noting a 24 pound weight drop in a month. Includes ingredients Marmola, cascara aromatic, and syrup simplex and warns against substitutions.

Thanks to Friends for Bereavement Aid

Sincere thanks are extended to the carmen and firemen and many friends for kindness and sympathy shown after the sudden death of J. R. Hawkins. The message is from MR. AND MRS. M. B. HAWKINS AND FAMILY. Also notes of appreciation for floral tribute accompany the thanks. Public notices of items for sale and trades follow.

Allen Henry McMain EP. West James FE. McMain Carmen J. R. Hawkins M. B. Hawkins

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