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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1908
Page
11
Reading across markets shows cattle and hog prices firming with calves and stockers in demand, hog trade softening after Monday's gains, and dressed beef values steady. Grain and hay markets move with mixed Kansas City and Chicago prices and foreign weather notes.
The article reports Armour's influence in driving the May wheat market higher with aggressive buying and short covering. May futures rose to 2140, then fluctuated to 054% 05Me, closing up 14 lkc. July and September wheat prices also moved, while Kansas City and Minneapolis markets showed mixed action amid favorable crop talk and international market signals.
A. H. Bayless of the Traders' Live Stock exchange testified in the Kansas vs Kansas City Live Stock and Traders' Live Stock case. He described duties, rule enforcement, and limited reporting, denying instructions to monitor all trades. The exchange questioned whether the group acted as a trust. The deposition was taken in New York Life Building offices.
Weather bureau report for twenty four hours ending 8 am today with Kansas City minimum 62 maximum 82. Temperatures from many stations listed. Missouri river level 10.6 feet above low water mark. Precipitation totals across listed cities with several trace amounts. Outlook: tonight and Wednesday generally fair with possible light rain. temperatures to change.
Florence Emily Sharon daughter of Senator William Sharon of Nevada drew admiration at a Londonderry House bazaar in London. She wore a Botticelli gown of tawny satin with extensive embroidery earning praise from Lady Londonderry and Lady Dudley while her American accent remained.
A list of building permits includes H C Crist brick flats at 1831 Benton with 8 600 and multiple brick veneer and frame dwellings by various owners and firms on Charlotte East Twenty-eighth and adjacent streets. Also notes ocean steamer arrivals Kaiser Wilhelm II Barbarossa and others, and marriage licenses for Harry M Ribbins and Amy A Byram in Des Moines Iowa.
The Springfield Republican notes Forest park plans to expand its outdoor and aviary bird collection. Ducks geese swans and pheasants thrive in ponds and enclosures while additions from Darien Conn extend the pheasant stock. Officials aim for an educational display appealing to families and bird hobbyists with numerous species from around the world.
The London Express reports the Metropolitan Water Board annual figures for the year ending March 31, 1907. Total water supplied reached 2,125,249,347 gallons with daily output about 225,000,683 gallons. The board employed 770 officials earning £154,861 in salaries and served a population of 6,851,045 at an average daily per head of 32.84 gallons.
An unsolicited advertisement claims constipation leads to piles and can cause tumors. It touts Pyramid Pile Cure as the sole painless private cure, offering a free trial by mail and a full sized box for 50 cents, with mail-order requests to Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan.
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