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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1908
Page
7
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On Monday May 4 a report notes former President Cleveland's ongoing recovery after grave illness. The piece lauds his exceptional resilience and publicist career, expressing hope he can be spared to resume life at Princeton and continue his work.
The piece analyzes the collapse of the Alliance opposing Secretary Taft in the Republican race. It notes Hughes’s independent stance, Labollette’s wary position, and Knox’s cautious posture, with the alliance built to oppose Roosevelt-backed Taft. It predicts further developments before the national convention. It mentions Kansas politics and a Kansas City candidate for Public Administrator advocating fees not exceeding estate value.
The article discusses how two years of Roosevelt’s bold actions shape his historical standing. It argues he expanded executive power, faced little universal censure, and exposed weaknesses in Congress and the judiciary while proving a popular government can mobilize for emergencies.
The piece discusses President Roosevelt pushing for an elastic government responsive to people. It notes Cleveland street railway workers likely avoiding a strike after a wage boost tied to the Municipal Traction company's surplus. It also cites Clarence Darrow advocating abolishing the constitution to curb corporate interests.
A Kansas City editorial argues the Police court harms the poor and needs humane reform. It calls for multiple judges, appointive mayoral oversight, a city counsel backed attorney, and a parole board to oversee pardons and probation, moving the workhouse toward a true house of correction.
The piece argues against free silver and stock manipulation, insisting the cure lies in honest, stable corporate and financial regulation aligned with Roosevelt's economic program. It laments congressional clubs in Washington and contemplates moral concerns of public service versus private gain.
The piece muses on social balance in Washington as women join public life, jokes about a jailer repurposing old hats for the needy, notes limits on toppers, critiques a governor’s stance on coercive confessions, teases a Henry James comedy, and recalls a newspaper’s take on leaders like Reed Quay Hanna Cannon.
A renouncing of love declares freedom from its grasp and vows to abandon vain pursuits. The speaker rejects alluring yet empty schemes, choosing liberty over entanglement as youthful folly is shed. Ste Thomas IV yet.
A Los Angeles Times note on spring bird study stresses inconspicuous dress to blend with nature, quiet observation, and patience. It warns against movement and loud talk, cites experiments with scaring birds, and recommends early morning or late afternoon for better sightings.
The guide compares birds to help identification noting bill shape length and curvature matters most, with examples like brown towhee and Pasadena thrasher. It emphasizes observing movements, flocking habits, perching and hunting styles, and learning calls to distinguish true flycatchers from similar species.
The Vatican gardens near Rome undergo spring improvements with the pope visiting daily. A new three mile winding drive is macadamized at great expense while the canpietrini labor corps, inherited through generations, maintains the vast complex under architect M Schneider.
A large gathering celebrated with a roaring coal fire and a grand bean pot copied from a Boston original. About 15 000 people consumed steaming meat amid a heated debate featuring a pompous director objecting to a son’s chances, while a superintendent defends the need for experience over youth.
A collage of reminiscences about college athletics, football mishaps, and a landscape gardening profile. It recalls A Wilson in the Metropolitan Magazine, a chummy college boat race, and Miss Harriet Bryant’s shaping of private gardens into fairylike retreats.
A Kansas roundup of editorials and columns notes sharp lines about journalism, politics, and local history. Mentions Lawrence, Coffeyville, Iola, Kingman, Salina, and Herington as well as figures like Foster Dwight Coburn and Dee Shively, with reflections on courthouse openings and old legal history.
Miss Gwendolen Brooks plans a private hummingbird aviary at Islip after securing grounds and architect plans. She will capture birds from nests and study them to make the venture profitable, hoping it may support a future career as a professional horse rider with a Wild West show.
Excerpts discuss epitaphs from Collier's on Solon Tyndall who fell from the Amazon in Buenos Aires on March 12, 1850 and Absalom Peters shot by his own gun. Also notes Emerson on nonconformity and social disapproval as crowds wear different faces like wind shifts.
Jefferson City votes to raise school taxes amid economic concerns. Richmond residents mock the Missouri press tone while Fulton Baptists raise about $2000 for a church. A Salisbury resident stores eider. a Bunceton editorial jokes about democracy. Greene returns from Denver with plans to farm irrigated land near Springer New Mexico. Zola residents seek quicker daily Burlington trains. Warrensburg notes a bumper fruit crop after a late frost, with growers praising an upcoming harvest and possible pest declines.
A fleeting memory of lilacs and boyhood returns to a man amid urban crowds. The scene contrasts fragrant outdoor scents with a busy market, as memory softens the harshness of everyday noise and dust.
A jumble of remarks covers theater, diplomacy, and social quirks. Bulwer Colton and the Recall in city charter spark debate while laconic notes on Mud Hens, Ambassador Leishman, and railroad fares appear alongside curios about Queen Victoria of Spain, Abrasei dukes, and a Metropolitan Opera director’s ghost tale.
A dealer recounts a customer tale where a skeptical friend led buyers away to other shops, but the couple returns to purchase the piano their friend knocked hardest. The ad stresses no commissions, single low price, and a wide selection from Steinway and others, inviting inquiries by mail if needed.
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