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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
6
Kansas City police chief Rae Bowden seeks owner permission for residents to plant flowers and vegetables on vacant lots to improve appearance and sanitation. He will enlist real estate owners, offer police protection, start a children’s garden prize fund, and prosecute theft.
The Olive Street bank at Garrison avenue and Olive street, capital 100 000, deposits 000, was closed by order of Secretary of State Swanger. Organized 1902, it absorbed the Vandeventer bank in 1905. Swanger said loans outstanding and insufficiently secured led to action. bank examiner Mr Cop Cook took charge for safety.
A Mem phis train arrives as a young man steps off in a straw hat. The crowd exclaims Well and stares. He spots the crowd, changes quickly to a derby, while other passengers in overcoats linger on the platform. The scene unfolds with a sudden hat swap at the Union depot.
A household discussion centers on a sprained thumb with a cousin noting remedies of vinegar and cold compresses. The speaker recalls past minor injuries and compares a boy named Johnny Green's toe or thumb in a light, parlour-story tone.
The Independence city council will meet to canvass Tuesday’s election results and likely end the current administration. J Allen Prewitt will leave the mayoral office after two years and half of the eight women councilors.
William J. Beree informs the Mandan club he will coach Peoria next Tuesday and will give a political speech at the Coliseum rally. Invitations were sent to Demo of Central pk to attend and one confirmed. Details are partially unreadable in the fragment.
Citizens petition prompts Kansas City Kansas election, with mayor to issue call within ten days and vote to be held within sixty days. Women may vote, registration open until ten days before polling day, which likely falls June 2 or June 9, 1908, by law.
Captain N. R. Usher commander of the armored cruiser St. Louis visits F. E. Wear at the Broadlands on a journey from Puget Sound where the ship was placed in reserve. He explains crews are reassigned as several new ships enter service and the St. Louis will not recommission until July. He plans to proceed to Brooklyn the next day.
Secretary Taft visited his home city for a full schedule of events including a Chamber of Commerce reception a brief address and an evening banquet at the Phoenix club. He also planned to watch the exhibition game between the Cincinnati Nationals and Washington Americans.
Herman Billik a Chicago fortune teller and hypnotist faces execution on April 24 after conviction for murdering five Uzral family members by slow poisoning to collect life insurance. The Supreme Court denied rehearing, awaiting potential intervention by Governor Deneen or the state board of pardons.
Lorenzo D. Kneeland, 55, former senior partner of Kneeland Clement & Curtis brokers, shot himself to death at his Chicago home. A longtime member of the Chicago board of trade and stock exchange, he retired from active work 18 months ago and had been in ill health. He belonged to the Union League and Chicago Athletic Club circles.
Frank Brown of Independence leaves for Colon on the isthmus to serve as a United States appointed druggist. He has been two years on the Independence city council from the Second ward, with his term expiring tonight. Herbert L. Major succeeds the vacated council seat.
An advertisement hawks a dubious weight loss remedy claiming quick fat reduction without doctors. It urges readers to buy Marmola Cascara Aromatic and Syrup Simplex from a druggist, mix, and take four to six spoonfuls after each meal, promising dramatic results in thirty days.
A soda fountain operator rues lack of novelty amid a list of reappearing drinks like Wild Cherry Phosphate and Grape Rickey. He notes sundaes drive sales, with fruit nougate and chocolate milk sundae among noted creations, as spring heat prompts a rush to cold drinks.
A catalog-like listing details Brussels tapestry and Wilton velvet carpets with prices from $1 to $52.50. It mentions Hemp and Cotton ingrains, all wool and 8 ply carpets, and various floor coverings including American and English inlaid linoleums and rubberized flooring options.
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