Proposals for a Separate River Improvement Bureau
The piece discusses plans to create a distinct bureau to manage river and harbor improvement, challenging War department control. It notes army influence, especially the engineers, likely opposing in Congress. General Mackenzie earlier opposed making the inland waterways commission permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Corps of Engineers
Congress
War Department
Alexander Mackenzie
Inland Waterways Commission
Voters seek to bend law for widow in Montgomery race
Mrs Gertrude Barney a young widow and telephone operator is nominated by independent voters for Montgomery Missouri collector. Opponents say she is ineligible as a qualified voter but her election appears likely as rivals avoid a technical challenge. Her husband died tragically and may influence tolerance to her candidacy.
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Montgomery
Gertrude Barney
Missouri
Kansas City Municipal Affairs Move With Private Sector Pace
The last two years show a changed tone in Kansas City governance as city business keeps pace with thriving private enterprises, marking a shift in municipal leadership and public service delivery. The Metropolitan's ceaseless activity reflects ongoing urban development and fiscal strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Small stockholders seek access to Metropolitan Railway books
In Kansas City about 400 000 small stockholders demand a view of the Metropolitan Street Railway books. They say they own the streets and pay 5 cent fares yet have never shared in dividends. They ask if the time has come for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Metropolitan Street Railway
the Metropolitan
River and harbor reform debated in Congress
The article discusses the Newlands Senate bill and House bills by Rep. Ransdell and Rep. Slayden proposing a unified river and harbor commission. It criticizes current bureaucratic delays, favors army engineer involvement, and predicts a bipartisan push for better funding and faster projects by the next Congress. It notes expectations for Mississippi and Missouri projects and reflects on Kansas City governance and civic improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newlands
Senate
Commission
House
Joseph E. Ransdell
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Slayden
Texas
Congress
Slayden Brill
Army
Panama Canal and Reclamation Service
Department of Commerce and Labor
Army Engineer Corps
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Board of Engineers
Lower
Mississippi
Upper
Misissippi
Missouri
Ohio
Missouri River
Charles R. Suter
Ransdell
Editor Remains in Jail as Messenger Keeps Publishing
E L Strode editor of the Midday Messenger sits beside his bunk in a county jail cage in Muskocer Ox April 4 while the paper, printed daily, persists despite bonds being rejected by Prosecuting Attorney Crump and Sheriff R B Ramsey. The issue accused Crump of a felony related to gamblers and saloon men, prompting vendetta rumors and threats to shut the paper after Times Democrat. The situation provokes local criticism of officials and the paper’s stance.
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Muskocer
E. L. Strode
Midday Messenger
Crump
R. B. Ramsey
Strode
Messenger
Times-Democrat
Why Should a Candidate Refuse to Answer on Beer Franchise
The piece questions candidate Crittenden about voting for a beer franchise in parks and notes Beardsley’s “No” reply. It asks what fear or trap could pressure a lifelong Democrat on his party ticket to state his position, mentioning East Tweirra Street.
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East Tweirra Street
Republican Convention Hall Rally Draws City Leaders
Senator Warner to preside and speak at the Republican rally in Convention hall. Mayor Beardsley, Herbert Hadley if able, A Van Valkenburgh, and C W Clarke to address. Stereopticon pictures with a 2,000 candle power arc light to entertain thousands. Doors open 7:30 PM. speeches 8 to 10.
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Convention Hall
Kansas City
William Warner
Warner
Beardsley
Herbert S. Hadley
Hadley
C. W. Clarke
Bryant S. Cromer
Republica Publicity Committee
West
Four-Cent Toronto Street Car Tickets Found in Pocket
Walter S. Dickey discovered in a book a block of four-cent Toronto street car tickets kept in his overcoat pocket. He notes he buys tickets during occasional Toronto visits, with them valid at any time for transfers to suburbs beaches and pleasure resorts. Children in Toronto ride with these fare tickets.
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Walter S. Dickey
Toronto
Toronto four cent ticket and city payments
The Toronto streetcar system offers a four cent fare good all day and night while half price eight tickets cover peak hours. The Toronto Railway pays all taxes and a sliding scale of gross receipts to the city, about 14 million dollars annually, with Kansas City potentially owing 800 thousand a year under the same scheme. The system also pays dividends and avoids involving mayoral politics, historically exiting political involvement.
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Toronto Railway
Kansas City
Toronto
Street Railway
Shots Fired in Iowa Building Office
D H Morgan attorney and C A Linebaugh real estate man sat in their Iowa building office when a stranger burst in and fired two shots. Neither man was hit. a bullet struck a brick wall and dropped on Morgan's desk. The shooter, unseen before, fled into the darkness.
Transient Kansas Newsman Found Dead in Pittsburg Hotel
J R Smiley, a transient newspaper man in Pittsburg since January 1908, was found dead in his Courtland hotel room this afternoon around 2 o clock by the porter. He had been dead for some time. Autopsy to be held tomorrow to determine cause.
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Pittssurs
Kas
J. R. Smiley
Pittsburg
Courtland Hotel
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