This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
6
The Kansas City Star lists delivery options for Morning Evening and Sunday editions at 10 cents weekly, 1 cent by mail weekly, and $7 yearly prepaid. It notes average paid circulations for Morning Evening Sunday and Weekly editions and details postage allowances for single copies by page count.
On Monday the tenement commission pressed the new city administration to dispose of the playground project and address both questions in one act. The Epperson Minstrels offered 14 000 toward a pool while the Playground Association sought 2 000 to equip a playground. Officials would welcome both moves, and the commission urged action to serve the town.
The Des Moines Commission, once criticized as a failure, elected an experienced police chief last Saturday. The move debunked claims of unfitness and proved the commission's selection on merit. The report of an opposing scheme collapse is described as absurd. Blues display courtesy or show strong home-ground confidence.
The recall notion originated in Los Angeles and spread to California cities and to Dallas Fort Worth Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. It lets voters force an elective officer from office via a special election once a petition gains sufficient signatures. Proponents say it curbs corrupt voting by officials while critics fear abuse and instability. In Los Angeles a ward alderman who favored a contract was recalled, losing 2 to 1 as 15 percent fewer voters than a general election turned out. Fort Worth also faced recall attempts but needed signatures remained elusive.
The United States Steel corporation emerges as a major sociological and economic force in the current era. The firm employed over 200,000 people last year, paid about 160 million dollars in salaries, and counts more than 100,000 stockholders.
The piece argues that using steel as a government influence could boost public ownership or, if run as a business with no insider abuse, act as a conservative force in public opinion. It recommends United States Steel as a sociology study and notes King Peter of Servia faced a church attack, highlighting a minister’s advantage in speech.
Senator Beveridge voices support for adding two more battleships to the naval appropriations bill. Senator Lodge signals support for the amendment, hinting at a presidential victory despite earlier doubts about the naval program. Beveridge warns that war is sudden while preparation must be deliberate, urging prudence to maintain current navy strength. Santa Monica crowds went hungry to view the fleet, raising pension questions. Prince Hevie pe Sacan suffers a severe case of gold fever not seen since 1849.
A critic argues that cities can be efficient with proper powers and public oversight. The piece critiques centralized private boards, warns against corruption, and jokes about luring a dictator to New York for public service leadership while court action follows.
Oscar Hammerstein foresees grand opera nightly in every major U S city as taste and supply mature. He notes growing musical interest and profitable engagements in large cities, with more European artists available and fewer condescensions guiding their offerings. He hopes widespread operatic development will follow despite the years required to cultivate taste.
The passage credits the permanent grand opera organization and notes the country owes thanks to Mr. Hammerstein for his enterprise and enthusiasm. It mentions the New York Evening Post using a conventional reporter to describe the "nymph yelept Echo" in New York churches.
An epitaph for Elianor Freeman dated May 3 1653 at Tewkesbury Abbey notes her death at age 21. The inscription praises youth and virtue, saying she will rise as a star though she fell as a flower, and mentions rich earth and heavenly placers.
In an interview from the Savoy, Charles Frohman explains his London triumphs come from not importing American ideas. He describes a “graveyard” of failed American innovations and notes his method of adapting to English tastes while keeping his American character. He recalls introducing paid programmes and charging for theater amenities, contrasting with his generosity in America. He warns that London is hard and invites others to try.
A tale of Abraham White manipulating 1896 Panama bond sales through clever betting, checks, and backers. He uses a tiny stake of twenty-two stamps to win a large bid, then redeems profit as New York and Boston bidders react. The scheme ends with White netting about $126,000 after a price surge and overbids.
In May Century, Helen Zimmer paints Florence from rooftop life, a hidden vertical city above grim palaces. The piece contrasts clean air and verdure with the crowded below, noting the absence of smoke and the fresh sea mountain breeze on higher streets.
The New York World profiles Millicent James, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Dodge James, as a leading debutante this season. Described as a lovely, accomplished young woman, she is poised to become a social favorite within the Willie James circle.
In a May Century essay on Mars by Prof. Lowell, Schiaparelli’s 1877 discovery of long narrow markings in the planet’s continents is celebrated as the famous canals. The article notes their growing wonder and describes them as delicate filaments that draw the imagination across the vast expanse of space.
In Everybody's Magazine a house tale tells two Scots sharing a building. One night the downstairs man hears a commotion and finds his friend fallen in the hall. When asked if he fell, Rob replies I feil doon but I was comin' doon whether or no.
A collage of fleeting Kansas items: Elbert A. Grooms wedding in Moline. Disjointed quips about politics, socialists weighing a obscure Cloud county candidate, J J Hurt seeking Neosho county legislature without anesthesia, and local editorials from Kiowa to Alma. Notes on professors and bugs, Gideon-like sayings, quirky anecdotes, and political price talk in layout.
The author reviews Terry's Reminiscences and his Mephistopheles portrayal in Faust at the Lyceum. He recalls Prologue lines, the Spinningwheel scene, and Henry's towering stage presence. He describes his own attempts to spin, the Margaret costume copyists Madame Albino and Madame Melba, and notes on audience reception and incidental music.
The New York Press notes northern tourists dominate winter fishing in Florida, returning north after the season. Florida anglers are described as well funded and well equipped, pursuing the tarpon as a sport fish rather than for food. Florida boasts over 225 fish species, with 150 edible and more than thirty common, yet the tarpon draws primary attention for size and fight.
A discussion argues that private citizens cannot ignore government duties or their own welfare. It contends that disengagement breeds tyranny or slavery and asserts that individuals must care about being fed, clothed, informed, protected, and affected by governance.
A collage of Missouri anecdotes from Maryville to Joplin includes a bravest man with a straw hat in Maryville, a bannerless Poets baseball team in Webb City, and a Chicagoan’s goose egg humor, plus Jefferson City sermons planned months ahead and a Cosmopolitan club forming at the University of Missouri with Chinese Russian Australian Argentine and Japanese members to foster good will and future international leadership.
A collage of verse lines, snippets on culture and science, social notes, and brief items. It references poems by T. Be. Brown, quotes on earnestness, an incident of the St Paul liner, baseball misplays, views on North end playgrounds, Toronto’s negro colony, and Morganatic marriage origins. Also includes a joke about a bridegroom at the altar and a stamp machine anecdote, plus an ad for pianos for rent.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.