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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1908
Page
4
A dealer touts 1908 trunk fashions while mocking older designs. The fiber trunk promises light weight and durability, with features for travel packing such as multiple drawers, dress hanging space, and a ward robe. Disparaging older steamer and bureau trunks, the salesman highlights novel styles including a bellows effect and a fiber chest.
Paul Gilmore opens a Kansas City engagement at the Grand in The Wheel of Love a land swindle and mock marriage tale with breezy comedy and a fetching romance. The Shubert bill revives What Happened to Jones with Henry Kolker and a strong supporting cast. The Majestic features Edgar Bixley in Wanderer From Nowhere with Minnie Burk, plus two farces and vaudeville.
Prof. John Ari Lloyd of Cincinnati arrived in Lincoln and will be a guest of Mr and Mrs William J Bryan at Fairview for several days He spoke to the Nebraska State Electric society and had quarantine experiences during the Suez voyage Several dinners are planned in his honor Gate City lodge 1196 initiates a 150 member class in Kansas City and Missouri officers attend A Missouri Telephone association convention will be held at the Midland hotel with a dinner scheduled tomorrow.
Rev W H Bowen a black pastor sought to preach at the Christian church in Kansas City Kansas but Elder Joseph Willis blocked the service. Bowen said Willis refused him access while deacons testified Bowen had resigned. Bowen demanded back salary of 160 dollars and the judge suspended judgment for ten days to allow settlement of disputes.
James Henderson a fisherman at the foot of Minnesota avenue Kan sas City Kansas was cited in police court for disturbing the peace. His wife May Henderson swore out the complaint. he claimed exposure to small pox and denied shooting at her saying he merely blew out a lamp after she refused to extinguish it. He was fined 500 dollars.
Cal Blackman faced five vagrancy charges as four boys testified he chased them with a revolver on Sixth Street. He claimed to be a cook and not a detective, denying ownership of the weapon. The police judge fined him 25 dollars.
Governor C N Haskell of Oklahoma will speak at Salina on May 20 as part of efforts to form a state federation of Democratic clubs. W H Ryan of Girard announces the event to unite Kansans under a new party federation, with Farnitore named in the plan.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor plans a London summer amid doubts about the pace of social life. Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Clarence Mackay rely on English friendships, but the strain previously drove her to retirement under the Duchess of Marlborough’s care. Upon return she vowed to avoid London yet reconsidered amid ongoing social pressures. A separate note mentions a Kansas City and Jackson County Prohibition convention set for May 14 and 15 to discuss a county ticket.
At Caricaco's Bush Temple Theater last night the second scene of Rev L J Vaughan's A Woman of the West depicted a Catholic mass in a church interior. The act halted before consecration and was framed as living painting with reverent handling though some gasped at the depiction. The priest was played by G R True under the stage name George Roberts.
A historical look at the paper bag industry shows 12 million dollars in annual grocers bag usage in the U S alone and a capital base around 5 million dollars. It traces evolution from flat and square bags to the automatic self opening bag, noting U S production leads the world and bags made in America reach global markets. It highlights the link between bag quality and grocer reputation and mentions timber and pulp supply control by a single producer. The piece also includes era notices and anecdotes from Putnam's and the Philadelphia Ledger.
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