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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
8
The Kansas City Star lists mailing options with Morning Evening and Sunday editions, 13 papers weekly. Rates include mail subscriptions at 15 cents a week or $7 a year, due in advance, with circulation figures for Morning Evening Sunday and Weekly. Single-copy postage varies by page count.
The article recalls a dramatic victory style likened to Tom John and Johnsonesque vision. It notes a long contest on dry Gianinc principles and a vivid appeal to average voters. It suggests Roosevelt as Cleveland’s potential mayor would have backed a free ride day.
Kansas City council votes decisively to condemn the Metropolitan Water Company plant and place a legal value on it. The move aims to secure an adequate water supply after delays, with offer terms heavier than believed worth to reach a settlement outside court. The action dismisses delay schemes and seeks swift relief after over two years of contention.
The piece criticizes Congress for inaction on currency legislation after the panic and urges Kansans to support General Bristow as a strong alternative to Senator Long. It argues the President’s calls for action were ignored and condemns Speaker Cannon’s influence.
The passage outlines the lengthy bureaucratic steps for street paving in city government. From petition to engineer to public works, to council, committees, bids, and contract approval, the process is hampered by interdepartmental reviews and potential delays.
The Charter board discussed a plan to reorganize the municipal administration to reduce waste and delays. It argues a city should function like a business and avoid circumlocution. Missouri river navigation will resume Sunday, with concern about the baseball season starting Friday. Cleveland spent 10 to 14 million dollars on waterworks as Kansas City plans a similar upgrade.
The article lauds Mayor Tom Johnson for championing a square deal for the people through aggressive reforms of public utilities. Johnson’s three cent fare victory in Cleveland is highlighted as a pivotal example, demonstrating how his push empowered citizens and inspired municipal reform nationwide.
A quarrel between Mme Eames and ex husband Julian Story over personal effects and wearing apparel in Story's possession is described as a distressing spectacle among refined litigants. The Eldorado Republican notes Kansas leads in innovations with editor Thomas Benton Murdock warning against pussy foot politics. Fairbanks delegates to Chicago convention will have fifty motor cars. twenty five more are unaccounted.
Manuscript lost for a quarter century was found in a Union Square hotel safe and returned to David Belasco by Frank Keenan. Belasco and Hill discussed the missing work when they met at the Belasco Theatre. The tale also notes quirky items from Chicago Record Herald and New York Sun gossip.
A Wren judge remarks on credulity noting that no one is more gullible than a child except an inventor applying for a patent. The comment highlights caution in evaluating new ideas and patent claims.
A dawn scene describes a gay gallant’s song to his lady as a building nest sways in warm air. A flower buds on a sill while life glows and a man prepares for storms. Then spring arrives with time’s thrill and renewal.
The article muses on May orchards with twenty blossoms and the drive for better fruit through cultivation. It links the rose, cereal, solanum, and palm families to human progress and praises scientific fruit and flower breeding as a cooperative act.
Los Angeles Times reports Venice to build a two story oceanfront bath pavilion costing about 100000 dollars. The site spans 169 by 239 feet between the promenade and surf, north of the pleasure pier. The plunge bath is 100 by 150 feet. Spanish Renaissance style to be built in cement blocks or cement plaster, with large late glass windows and an arcade of arches.
Sidney Cavill, the long distance swimmer, met a live fur seal pup off Baker's Beach while practicing for his Bay swim. The animal rode under his arm as he paraded Market Street, mystery lingering why the pup was in those waters.
A grand bathhouse project on Venice California shores features a 112 foot diameter circular glass roof over the pool, a two story layout with a 2000 seat spectator gallery, lounges, dressing rooms, offices, a sun parlor and a grand arcade facing Zephyr Place. The design includes viewing towers, a west sun parlor with plate glass, and an emergency hospital, laundry, showers, and water effects. Cavill story follows a man and a baby seal forming a protective bond during surf and swim sessions.
The New York Press reports Maxine Elliott will open a Playhouse of her own with enhanced comfort for patrons. The theater, likely on Thirty-ninth Street east of Broadway, aims to be easily accessible by Subway Sixth Avenue L and Broadway cars, with auto and carriage access. The Shuberts are noted as associated with the venture.
Century-old Salem trades show investors backing voyages with memoranda of adventures. Captain Stanley bought Batavia coffee for 90.19 dollars and sold it for 183.75, returning 193.57 to investor Tucker, nearly a 100 percent profit, illustrating the era’s popular speculative ventures.
A collage of short items from Kansas papers notes witty quotes, local ads, and editorial asides. Mentions include J L Napier on worry, J P Harris seeking a horse for a lady, city printing price talks, four Watsons on Union Pacific, Ida Tarbell in Emporia, Concordia motto prize, and tales of liquor raids in Lawrence.
From the Chicago Record-Herald editorial tone notes that some men display self-respect with little effort, highlighting a social critique of masculine pride and effort. The piece comments on character and personal standards in a concise reflection.
Public mood shifts prompt talk of renaming Lee's Summit while locals weigh street politics and primary law effects. Rural notes report unusual farm quirks from striped pigs to new wool buying savings, and Warrensburgs Thomas the Mysterious Wonder dominates chatter.
A lyric tribute to a beloved lady whose presence tints roses red and makes lilies envy her. The poem links her beauty to nature with sun and breath stirring growth while tears from the speaker fall like rain dissolving in her gaze. Henry Constable.
A column of varied reflections touches on politics and power, jokes and classics. It cites figures like Castro and Bryan, narrates a fly crusade, notes Cleveland's council vote, and ends with piano rental ads and a sensational China race claim.
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