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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1908
Page
8
In Lisbon on April 6 crowds gathered in Pedro square and before St Domingue church as Republicans claimed poll fraud. Troops moved in, stones flew, and soldiers fired into the mob, turning streets red with blood amid intense disorder. No official casualty figure given.
Emergency care for the sick moved from a dark unsanitary room to an equipped hospital ward in city hall. Beds and trained nurses operate day and night and patients are not moved until ready for transfer. Voters are asked to approve this reform tomorrow.
News reports describe a bloody street clash among Francists Regenerators and Nationalists. Cavalry and police patrol streets as ballots are counted slowly with government orders delaying districts and guarding ballot boxes. no Republican candidates yet declared.
A four story tenement at 470 Pearl Street in New York burned destroying the building. Julia Isola a two year old girl died after jumping from a window as flames trapped her and a rescue attempt saved her family and a 19 year old firefighter Michael Conway.
Fred Ray 23 of 222 South Fifth Argentine and George Keckley 112 South Seventh Argentine were hurt when Strong avenue sewer cave in front of 1012 West Strong. Ray was buried to his armpits while Keckley suffered a crushed leg but both were rescued and not fatally injured.
Ohio policeman Daniel Rinehart aged 40 died suddenly early today after an arrest at about 1 a m He grew ill and rode home on his bicycle as a doctor arrived and he collapsed in the physician's arms An investigation is opened into the death and its circumstances.
The alleged Slayer of Ruth Miller, 4, Mrs Sarah Morasch, is set for a second trial in Kansas City Kansas on Monday May 4. Judge Moore schedules the case after a hung jury in the first trial and notes Beardsley’s appeal to voters.
Editorial appeals from Ottawa Kansas dated April 5 1908 urge large Beardsley victory to curb corporate control of Kansas City administration. The letter notes cross state concern in Kansas Oklahoma Missouri and Nebraska over public service interests and liquor influence.
Ethelberta Hasbrook Twombly, former city resident and pupil of Miss Barstow's, gains notice in New York circles for her composition Girlie a sweet powerful love song with words and melody in harmony. Stern & Co. of New York publish it. Prof. and Mrs Baer from this city gave her initial instruction later continued at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.
William E. Corey president of United States Steel and a party of steel officials arrived at Union Station New York in a private carriage. They were joined by Carnegie Steel officials and traveled to Birmingham Alabama for an inspection trip.
A Kansas City Republican slate endorses Mayor Henry M. Beardsley citing his two year record on gas, public utilities, and city projects. They urge passage of a Public Utilities Commission ordinance, support West Twelfth Street traffic work, Union Station plans, railroad cost shifts, prison reform, paving plant, and businesslike city management.
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