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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1908
Page
8
Public notice outlines Kansas City Star mailing addresses and pricing. It lists carrier delivery three times daily and Sunday editions, mail rates 15 cents weekly, $7 yearly, and advance payment requirement. Postage for single copies is specified by page count.
William Allen White argues that society must act as a life-saving crew rather than profit from deaths. He condemns railways factories and dynamite use as wasteful and costly, urging lawmakers to protect lives over monetary value. He mocks Roosevelt for prize praise and warns Kansas Congressmen against political expediency.
The article outlines a commission form for Kansas City Kansas with referendum power on franchise grants. It details petition thresholds for popular vote and mayoral proclamations, election expense responsibilities, and publicity rules requiring three open readings and weekly publication before a franchise vote. It also notes Roosevelt's later list of greatest Americans.
The piece contrasts Kansas City’s factional fight over Mayor Beardsley and Sunday closing with Cleveland’s stable leadership under Mayor Johnson. It cites the Municipal association praising Johnson’s executive ability while noting his stance on the street railway issue and Sun day liberal pressures, and mentions praise for Dr. Koch’s work amid financial concerns.
The new British cabinet under Premier Asquith causes little surprise in the United Kingdom except for one sensational feature in its makeup. England remains slow to adopt complete democracy and resists promoting a son of a poor schoolmaster family to high office while Churchill is elevated to a top post.
The article praises David Lloyd-George for advancing from obscurity to chancellorship and cabinet status through sheer ability. It notes his 45 years, eighteen years in Parliament, and emergence as Asquith's natural successor, highlighting his decisive leadership and lack of classical schooling. It also references political shifts and last week of Lent within the Beardsley administration.
The article argues for revising tariffs based on actual conditions rather than politics. It notes over twenty major associations urging Congress to use an expert commission, warns against hastily shielding protectionist interests, and cites Chelsea fire risks from inflammable urban conditions as a related concern.
The United States faces a global curiosity as President Roosevelt plans a year abroad after leaving office. Historians compare him with Grant and Lincoln, noting broad international admiration for his policies and personality. He may travel by Atlantic and return via the Pacific, with possible stops in the Philippines and Japan.
The Mexican interior department grants the central junta of forests authority to begin nationwide reforestation. Ing Miguel A Quevedo leads the junta with broad powers except for the federal district forests. He traveled to Europe to study best forestry methods and the group erected a nursery in an outlying suburb to grow trees for repopulation.
An epitaph records a tired woman who died in a house with no hired help. Her final words promise a place where there is no washing or sewing and no chores. She bids friends farewell, desires idle happiness, and notes a silent, sweet nothing forever.
Dublin launches a modern art gallery led by H P Lane a Galway landlord’s heir and promoter of a modern Irish school. He organized exhibitions bought French and English works earning praise from Paris and London critics for a directorless collection. The effort aims to establish a Dublin art tradition and revive local painting and sculpture.
Mrs George Cornwallis West aka Jennie Jerome recreates her life at Salisbury Hall St Albans while finishing reminiscences begun in Century Magazine. The historic hall shows Nell Gwynne era tapestries and lavish Italian Parisian fabrics. Winston Churchill Sr visited, making a rare family gathering amidst English grandeur.
Eugene F. Ware Kansas poet spoke to a large audience at the Antlers hotel banquet of the Winter Night club. He traced Armenian history from myth to influence on Greek culture and cited Armenia’s link to early world history including the three wise men.
Edison spoke with M. Lauranne about his hospital illness and extended study of 6,000 batteries. He seeks a lighter high power battery for automobiles and warns surgery interrupted his research. Julia Marlowe faces a divorce-era accusation with public defenses noted. Wendell Phillips criticizes reformers as fanatics raising social questions.
The column records a string of anecdotes from various towns including Grant county and Wichita. It notes a rally favoring wiser counsel, a high school plan, and social quips from editors like J E House and Walt Mason. It ends with an advertisement for Laxative Brom Quinine.
The tungsten lamp, a German discovery developed by General Electric, consumes 1 to 1.5 watts per candle power, providing three times as much light for the same current and cost. Tungsten’s high melting point allows filament production via a powder thread process, with future improvements anticipated by leading inventors.
New York motorists plan summer tours as Arrowhead Inn at One Hundred Seventy seventh Street and Fort Washington Avenue debuts with car parties from New York. The Hudson river site, rebuilt for warm days, draws visitors seeking fresh air and green surroundings. Women on Wheels revival spreads from suburbs to country homes, as cycling reemerges among fashion conscious riders.
King Victor Emmanuel appoints President Eliot as grand officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy. The bulletin notes a hope he declines the honor, arguing he remains most useful in his current post.
Compact survey of Missouri items with figures on coal and gold output in Macon county last year, officials in Jefferson City debating marriage vows, red haired community in China, Rockefellers advice, prohibitionists and patent medicine funds, a child poem contest, a 7 year old match incident, and Walter Williams named dean at the state university with a $3300 salary.
A verse tells of a youth named Alexander who ran a store through war and became a skilled marketer. He courted love, proposed a name change, and, with his partner, formed a joint venture under the name Alexander Geddes.
A collage of witty musings and social notes references men like Serena Payne and Ferdinand P. Earle, the Pirates of Pittsburg, and the Erie deal with Harriman. It surveys Italian reform, theater hats, and a future bathhouse with oxygenated water, then turns to Chinese idol reverence and a piano rental ad at Jenkins in Kansas City.
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