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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
2
The Etna eruption persists with new lava craters at Bove and ongoing earthquakes fueling fear. Historic eruptions cited from Thucydides to Livy highlight Etna’s long feared power as towns like Catania suffered in 1693 and 1755, while recent activity recalls 1852 and 1865.
The article traces Etna as a revered ancient workshop of Vulcan and notes its long record of eruptions dating back to BCE times. It contrasts Etna with Vesuvius, describes Etna’s height and views from its summit, and recounts major disasters at Catania in 1169 and 1669, with deaths and destruction.
In Washington on May 1 Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas moved to discharge the judiciary from further consideration of his bill to suppress trusts and combinations. He spoke for about two hours reading from a prepared statement and assailed the press as subsidized while urging indictment of Rockefeller, Standard Oil, and J. P. Morgan for treason. He criticized the motto In God We Trust and defended his temperance in speech.
Dr Carl V Bates treated a marine engineer with a busted hand after an eyro blow and sent him to the general hospital. Laborer Alexander Shaw was found with a broken leg after being struck by a freight train. Railroad worker James Cosgrove received a facial wound and frontal bone injury. Michael Gambler and an unidentified man also required suturing for facial cuts.
William Buchholz, first assistant prosecuting attorney, circulated petitions to seek the Republican nomination for state senator in the seventh district now held by A. L. Cooper. He plans active campaigning in the Republican primaries. Buchholz, a Missouri State University graduate, is with the law firm Kelly Buchholz Brewster. Unity Society services are listed at 626 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City Kansas, Sundays at 3 pm and Thursdays evenings.
Kansas City executives publish 20 000 pamphlets to explain the commission form amid arguments that it will curb patronage, enforce fiscal restraint, and improve municipal accountability. The pamphlet cites Galveston as a success story and links the June 2 vote to a broader national attention. M. J. Manning to decide on chairmanship in a 4 p m meeting.
Dr. J E Cannady of Sedalia Missouri collected 250 signatures from business and professional men in Kansas City Kansas claiming prosperity after saloon closings. He notes Sedalia will vote on local option next month and cites opposition from liquor interests. He plans to publish results in Sedalia.
The Associated clubs of Kansas City Kansas will present a domestic science programme in the High school music room next Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Guy Foster will lead the event, with Miss Jude Johnson speaking on Kansas City Missouri grade schools and Miss Emma Fecht on Kansas City Kansas schools. Miss Ora Yenowine and Miss Mabel Hazen also speak on local domestic science work.
George W. Bush a real estate dealer in the Bank of Commerce building closed a deal today for the sale of 904 906 East Twelfth street to William Berko witz president of the Berkowitz Envelope company for 32000. The tract fronts forty feet on Twelfth street and has a four story building. The structure is the first reinforced concrete building in Kansas City with a foundation to carry nine stories and is occupied by the Samson Light company.
The North German Lloyd steamer Koeln carrying passengers from Bremen to Baltimore and Galveston collided with the Hamburg tank steamer Emperor Nicholas II in fog nine miles off Nordmey. The Feldmarschall rescued 820 passengers. one child drowned during transfer.
Kansas City society items detail Mrs. Joseph S. Loose hosting forty guests for Mrs. Henry H. Hutchings of St Paul, and Miss Mary Louise Gaines entertaining for Miss Hattie Shields of Richmond. Other events include a Forest Avenue Luncheon Club gathering, a birthday dinner for Redmond Wilfley, a debut of Alma M. Almon d and Lakin M. Stroud, and actor Joseph Yanner from Kansas City in the Grand theater production Strongheart.
The case against Mrs. Ira Fleshman and William Johnson charged with counterfeiting was continued until next Monday in federal court. Johnson boarded with Ira Fleshman and Mrs Fleshman at 1113 Jackson Avenue.
Wiley Johnson and Clarence Hathaway report a room burglary at 916 Washington Street this morning. Hathaway lost 42 dollars and Johnson 15 dollars in the theft.
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