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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
9
The Kansas City Star outlines subscription options with morning and evening papers totaling thirteen issues weekly, available by mail at 15 cents weekly or 7 dollars annually, all prepaid. It lists circulation figures and post office classifications, with single-copy postage rates by paper size and page count.
The article notes Taft's clear lead over opponents at recent conventions. It states that forecasts favor Taft, and that many Republicans cannot unite behind any other candidate due to his perceived suitability and popularity.
The piece argues Cannon wields widened prerogatives, provoking a Republican House split while aligning with trusts railroads and big interests. It condemns his ostentatious stance and fears loyalty to Tait and administration. It notes Jerome's reversal on releasing grand jury minutes in the Metropolitan Street Railway case and praises lawful obedience.
An analysis argues the Commission plan offers clearer democracy by concentrating responsibility in fewer officials, reducing interparty gridlock and special interests. It praises Kansas Citys adoption as a model and cites St Louis Prosperity efforts to thwart tariff changes as context for democratic reform.
A Kansas City based fair aims to represent the city and surrounding agricultural region. Promoters vow thorough preparation to establish Elm Ridge’s first event as a long lasting institution, with action starting immediately for a fall exposition.
Discussion centers on adding exhibits and improving displays for a grand fair linking Priests of Pallas festivities with the American Royal Live Stock show. Elm Ridge property eyed for a city benefiting project after racing decline, with support from Representative Hammond and Governor Johnson.
A collection of satirical and opinion notes questions the Speaker of the House Cannon and his autocratic influence in Washington while mocking public perceptions. It cites land sales, political figures, and international quirks, ranging from Arkansas to Venezuela, ending with Panama's boundary dispute as fodder for debate.
A child jokes with a minister about a Phi Beta Kappa key hanging from the watch chain. The minister insists he never lost it while the boy notes the charm of youth and memory. The exchange hints at aging and pride through a playful family moment.
At the sculpture exhibit the Baltimore American notes a mutual benefit event. The Venus of Milo is not expected to attend. The Apollo Belvedere reference and the line about helpers being asked to lend a hand suggest a light editorial or humorous aside about participants.
A poetic fragment from Grace Hasard Conkling in May appears in Everybody's. The text revels in surreal imagery of a rose and bees, likening a cactus dome to a beehive and speculating on how roses feel about bees that steal nectar. The piece reads like a lyric meditation rather than a news item.
The Boston Globe reports Mrs. Taft favors art and music support via tax relief but criticizes government aid. She urges fostering esthetic taste at home, supports humane crafts, and cautions against forcing college educations on daughters. She notes her daughter Helen will graduate and face a society debut, debating the value of extensive college study for women.
The discussion argues women should share in governance and politics beyond homemaking, praising civic pride and knowledge of political issues. It highlights Mrs Taft as well educated in languages, music, literature, and world travel, noting her Orient journey and experiences from the Pacific to St. Petersburg.
C William Beebee curator of ornithology and his wife returned from a Venezuela and Orinoco delta voyage with about fifty birds and animals new to the Bronx Zoo collection. He paid in beads for some specimens and exchanged goods with natives while observing local life and wildlife.
Mr and Mrs Solomon Hockman of Watton near Indianapolis marked sixty eight years of marriage this September if they live to the 18th. He is 91, she 87. They moved to Miami County in 1844 and have lived on the same section except one year in Bunker Hill. Their eldest daughter, Mrs B F McKee, had a golden wedding in 1908 and granddaughter Mrs Isaac Clem will be 50 next year. The couple’s deed to land bears President Polk’s signature and remains in their possession. Based on Behind the Counter, May Lippincott. A tiresome customer in a dry goods store is the one who knows what she wants and won’t settle for less.
A deteriorated account recounts a Damascus to Beirut journey by seven American travelers including Mr and Mrs Warkentin of Newton Kansas. An Algerine youth inadvertently discharged a revolver, mortally wounding banker Mr Warkentin before fleeing. An inquest and diplomatic steps followed as doctors failed to save him.
Nebuchadnezzar finished the Hanging Gardens and declared a plan to execute his chicken raising neighbors. The others, taking the hint, allowed him to raise a crop.
A collage of brief Kansas items notes Marquette forming a Ginger club and local bans on engagement talk. Saline county probate judge candidacy by L. J. Supple. bail damages wheat. Hutchinson arrests for singing. thefts of Walt Mason chickens. Topeka events. baptisms in Salina. voters urged to meet in Colby. Wichita baseball reaction. reflections on spring commencements and local humor.
A long excerpt celebrates vanished college personas and older campus humor. It notes younger, nontraditional presidents at Columbia Yale and Princeton. Anecdotes recall Princeton steps to chapel with Matthew Arnold and a humorous McCosh quip. The piece links fading “spectacled pedagogue” charm to modern faculty life.
A Richmond of items from Missouri papers notes quips on dry local option tales in Moberly, public sermons, and the end of cigars. Gallatin and Urich celebrate editorials and anniversaries while rats are slain in Bronaugh sheds. A Bolivar suitor pays ten cents a pound for a wife, and Salisbury hosts a hat contest for husbands. A Camden Point jab mocks potato frosts and political ambitions.
A fragmentary poem voice laments Weariness with seasons and dawn to dusk imagery The speaker addresses Boreas Zephyru and Antamn while invoking a classical cadence and Roots in a May period with Lydia Schuyler reference and a sense of mythic creation of humanity.
A jumble of aphorisms and foreign notes covers topics from Dutch proverbs to Philippine governance. The column laments secrecy, recalls naval courage at Monterey, critiques media, rail reach, and lawyerly suits, and features humor about milk tickets and a hermit’s joke, ending with Bishop Robinson’s Baltimore conference remarks.
The Vatican astronomical observatory, strengthened by repairs, now operates from two sites within Rome. One in the Vatican palace and the other in the Leo tower in the Vatican garden connected by a steel passage. The setup includes an advanced seismic detector and forecasts for Italian weather. Also notes piano rental offers at Jenkin's Walnut address.
The piece touts affordable pricing and customer satisfaction at Jenking's piano stores. It claims factory distribution for Steinway and other brands, urging customers to visit multiple stores and compare. Emphasizes reputation built on honor and shows a promise of consistent, low prices nationwide.
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