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Newspaper

Kansas City Star

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1908

Page

4

Visions and Prophecies Mark a Kansas City Visit

A self described psychic storyteller recounts visions of death, fires, and fortunes from childhood to Baltimore and Chicago. He claims ongoing gifts, including predicting a store explosion and a clerk’s death, and reveals a lifelong quest to see an angel as Kansas City is named his destiny.

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Diary of a Democrat in Kansas City Campaign

A diarist chronicles Kansas City political events from March to early April detailing a city convention, platform prodding against corporate influence, and reactions to The Star. The entries note endorsements toward cheaper streetcar fares, Metropolitan Railway criticism, and shifting voter sentiment amid tent meetings and betting bets.

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Star Headlines Blur Into Fragments on Friday Night

Fragmented text from The Star shows garbled captions and stray phrases about the Friday night scene, bulletins and street chatter. Readers get a hazy sense of noisy crowds and unclear events with no clear names or outcomes.

Wedded His Brother's Widow A Kansas Bride Married

Coleman A. Church of Olsthe Kansas and Mrs. Draran of Homer Ith were married at ee aven by Rev. ALP Clark. The church's daughter and her husband witnessed. The couple, well along in years, include a widow bride of fifty years. They plan to live on a Kansas farm.

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Campaign notes reveal tension over Kansas City public utilities

A Kansas City observer recounts political maneuvering around streetcar and utility rates, pledges, and brokered deals. He cites opposition to corporations by a former mayor, discusses the three cent fare plank, and notes alleged vote trading and promises to support Beardsley.

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Miners Work On Agreement In Illinois Timbering Talks

The joint scale committee of operators and miners in Illinois spent the morning discussing clauses of the proposed timbering agreement. They adjourned at noon to resume Tuesday morning before reporting to the Illinois operators and miners convention on April 8. Operators urge work in mines while miners resist current orders.

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Miners Refuse Work Until New Agreement Arranged

Present conference sees miners insist on full-time work as usual and refuse to work until the scale committee completes a satisfactory new agreement.

Want Ad Efficacy Demonstrated By Star Readers

The Star published a letter from H W Fielder of Cheyenne Indian agency South Dakota known as Lost Dog. His reply to last Sunday's ad arrived this week and included a photo sent to Frank M Robinson president of the Electric Railway Training association. The association has opened offices in Temple block and the exchange shows the broad reach of Star want ads.

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