New Mayor In Tomorrow for City Inauguration
A joint session of the Lower and Upper Houses will mark the start of a new city administration at noon tomorrow. Mayor Beardsley will sign pay warrants and the outgoing council will adjourn to let Mayor-elect T. Crittenden take the oath, with ceremony and a recess to follow.
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Peardsley
Beardsley
T. Crittenden, Jr
Crittenden
Canson
Mr. Crittenden
Illiam Clough
City Council Instructed to Prepare 1908 Tax Ordinance
Mayor elect T Crittenden Jr directed city counselor E C Meservey to draft the ordinances for the annual tax levy to be set Monday. Comptroller estimates propose 12 mills for general and 3 mills maintenance for parks, total 15 mills, with 10 mills for general purposes and 4 for debt service. Taxable valuation totals 131,378,585, with gains over last year's returns and various class breakdowns listed.
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T. T. Crittenden, Jr
E. C. Meservey
Board of Equalization
Missouri Girl Elopes Again to Marry Sedalia Man
J R Owens of Clinton theater ties and Eunice A Sherpey of Sears Missouri wed in Sedalia after eloping from Sears yesterday. This is her second elopement following a prior Texas elopement two years ago. She faced family objections and had previously married Claude Lingle, who divorced her for desertion. Owens not yet of legal age.
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Sears, Mo
J. R. Owens
Nickelodeon
Clinton
Eunice A. Sherpey
Sedalia
Texas
Osceola
Miss Sherpey
Springfield
Sherpey
Claude Lingle
Harvey Lingle
Clinton Tribune
Owens
Calhoun
Carr Funeral Draws 2000 as Prosecution Support Grows
William D. Carr, shot Tuesday night by Mark Killion, was buried at 10 in Caney Kansas. Deacon Carr’s service in the Christian church drew about 2000 attendees. The A O U W and M W A lodges led the funeral and plan to raise funds to assist state prosecutors in the case.
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Caney, Kas
William D. Carr
Mark Killion
Christian Church
M. E. Spahr
Methodist Episcopal Church
Highland Kans to Celebrate New Railroad and University Plans
Highland Kas hosts a twofold jubilee May 5 to celebrate the completed railroad and promote a university building project. The Commerciub decided the event with Governor Cyrus Leland and other speakers. A new passenger service begins Monday.
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Highland
Kas
Tuov
Bristow Campaign Speak Prompts Roosevelt Policy Debate
Senator Bristow spoke to a large farmer audience in Salina Kansas discussing Senator Long's remarks on Roosevelt and Long's votes against the President's policies.
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Senator Long
Salina Ekatter
Asthony
Kas
J. L. Bristow
Roosevelt
Indictment Against Mrs Martin Set Aside
In Oakland California Superior Judge Henry S Wells set aside the Isabella J Martin indictment on a technicality and remanded her to custody with bail set at 50000. It is understood that Baby John Martin will be asked to swear to a formal complaint charging Mrs Martin with attempting to blow up Judge Ogdens home in March 1907.
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Oaxcanp
Cal
Isabella J. Martin
Henry S. Wells
Contra Costa County
Superior Court of
Oakland
John Martin
Castro Needs a Spanking Heads to Congress Spanking Plan
Congress may authorize President Roosevelt to act against Venezuela over insults to American citizens and firms. A Culom drafted resolution, approved by Roosevelt and Root, would grant broad power to use force if Castro resists arbitration. Supporters say Castro needs a spanking as the Senate and House prepare a united approach.
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Washingcton
Cullom
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Roosevelt
Root
Congress
Venezuela
United States
Castro
Russell
Caljrom
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
House
Mast hogs replace razorbacks in Arkansas stockyards
A stockyards dealer notes rapid shift from wild razorback hogs to a broader mast hog type in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Mast hogs fed on acorns and bark then finished with corn, with about 3,000 sold in Kansas City last week at roughly 140 to 175 pounds and 50 cents per hundredweight.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Missouri
Lack of Respect for the Flag Letter to The Star
A Navy veteran writes that four years of service taught him to stand at attention for the Star Spangled Banner, arguing Kansas City readers should show the same respect. He notes this practice elsewhere and urges local loyalty.
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The
Star
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Traffic joke about cars at Kansas City street corner
Smith and Jones joke about the number of motor cars in Kansas City estimating about 425. Most are at the street corner where crossing is needed, prompting a humorous observation.
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Smith
Kansas City
Jones
The Contagion of Golf and the Prairie Course
A Mere Visitor follows an Expert and an Enthusiast across a sunlit mountain golf course. They bond over scenery, drink via a vanished barrel, and scheme a family picnic while discussing scores and records.
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Elysium
New Catholic Marriage Regulation Takes Effect
The Trent era marriage law becomes operative in America starting today under Pope Pius X seeking to curb elopements and secret marriages. In Kansas City Kansas Eva Jane Wasser 50 dies at 1037 Orville Ave with husband and five children awaiting funeral at 2 PM tomorrow at home. Burial at Mount Hope cemetery.
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America
Europe
Asia
Council of Trent
New World
Pius X
BE. J. Waser
Eva Jane Wasser
Orville Avenue
Kansas City
Kas
Mount Hope Cemetery
Eagles Convention Sets Seattle as August Meeting
The national Eagles group will convene in Seattle in August with Union Pacific designated as the official route. A special train will operate from Kansas City to Seattle for the event.
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Eagles
Seattle
National Convention of Eagles
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Independence Votes to Fund Schools With Tax Hike
The Independence proposition to raise the school tax levy from forty to one dollar per hundred in valuation passed with 125 votes in favor and 28 against. The measure seeks sixty cents more for school funding.
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Independence
Car Plant Transfer in Kansas City With $60,000 Sale
The Kansas City Motor Car company plant at Sheffield and related assets were transferred yesterday by trustee J. P. Ryland to Charles G. Gill who paid $60,000 for the property.
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Kansas City Motor Car Company
Sheffield
J. P. Ryland
Charles G. Gill
Costly City Campaigns Highlight Election Reports
Voters review campaign expense disclosures filed with the county clerk showing totals for elected candidates. Mayor Crittenden spent 570.50, Beardsley 550, president of the upper house Gregory 255, Hoffmann 22.50, upper house members Socrats 23.50, Taylor 23.50, O Malley 150, Titsworth 150.25, Culbertson 96.85, Wirthman 145, Logan 100, Republicans Jobes 200, Merry 206, treasurer Baehr 614.75.
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Crittenden
Beardsley
Gregory
Hoffmann
Socrats
Taylor
O'Malley
Titsworth
Culbertson
Wirthman
Logan
Jobes
Merry
Baehr
Political donation totals and candidates listed
A scrambled OCR style list shows multiple names paired with party labels and dollar amounts. The items include Ridge Democrat 535.27 for auditor, Quest Republican 427.80 for police judge, Langsdale Democrat 177.50 for lower house aldermen, Pendergast Democrat 45, O'Hearn 59.50, Norton 555 Bulger 95.65, Shinnick 95, Maddie 86.25, Gillan 63, Smith 73.50, Woolf 91.30, Brown 66, Baker 68.15, Green 93.50, Morris 91, Askew 84.60, Carey 99.50.
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Maddie
Gillan
Smith
Woolf
Brown
Baker
Sor Lapp
Green
Morris
Carey
Wealthy St Louis wool merchant dies suddenly on Broadway
Herman Bienenstok aged 60, head of Herman Bienenstok & Sons wool merchants, collapsed and died in the street today in St Louis from heart disease. He had been a prominent local businessman for two decades and served as president of his firm.
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St. Louis
Herman Bienenstok
Herman Bienenstok & Sons
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Janne Taylor
Bradbury and Webster
F.G. Smith PiAno Co
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Va.grandave
Brussels
Alpha Floral CO
Walnut St
Bell
Ued
Union Paintess Dentists
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Thelfth St
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