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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
8
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Kansas City officials voiced support for restricting beer sales in amusement parks to protect youths. Police board member H. H. Jones urged public welfare and decency, citing liquor as a demoralizing influence on young women, while Bryan’s campaign faced limits on speaking resources.
The article argues that direct primary elections, recall, and initiative referendums are essential to expanding popular governance. It critiques boss rule and special interests, urges removal of barriers to democracy, and notes the role of law enforcement in a freer system. It also discusses Paul Morton’s Santa Fe connection and a water works dispute in Kansas City with potential settlement talks.
Debate in the House highlighted the need for a swift water plant acquisition, with supporters proposing to end court proceedings. The old soldiers' homes canteen drew less attention yet underscored that prohibition advocates can sway politicians. Evidence favors regulated liquor in the army and soldiers' homes over indiscriminate use.
Ohio faces a doubtful election scene with independents rising. Democrats back Judson Harmon for governor despite Cleveland Mayor Johnsons opposition, signaling Bryan‑Harmon crosswinds. Harmon, a former Cabinet member, blends Bryanism with conservatism and liberalism in a cautious bid.
The piece argues replacing the Board of Public Works with an Alderman in the Upper House to cut delays in Kansas City’s public improvements. It notes councils, aldermen, and the police board are clogged by duties and suggests centralized, full-time oversight. It also references Bryan and anti Bryan campaign claims and breakfast time as a broader digression.
A patchwork of political notes and cultural mentions from Canton and beyond. Nominations for Ohio governor spark talk of rivalries and local pride while broader debates in Kansas and Iowa reflect ongoing party manoeuvres. The piece ends with Geraldine Farrar in Madam Butterfly and a poetic reflection on art and passion.
The New York Evening Sun describes Signor Enrico Caruso in Columbus Ohio during a single concert stop. A valet helps with his coat hat and gloves as critics and society reporters note his dress and manners. Caruso explains his love for singing and speaks of relatives in Italy.
The orchestra presented Verdi and Cavallo arias as Caruso performed amid a heavy downpour. Audience surged into the gallery and lower floor after initial seating, filling 3,293 seats with 7,000 to 8,000 in box office receipts. a crowd crush followed as doors jammed and traffic backed up for hours. Governor Harris attended with others, while Minnesota unveiled a public monument in Mammoth Cave.
Knicker stories in the New York Sun explore public belief in signs versus a bold claim that fresh paint hides the truth. The piece presents opinions on urban lore and perception without asserting concrete outcome.
A New York Sun report describes Barnard College as a battleground over suffrage. Anti suffrage supporters host a tea and mass meeting while Barnard students form an Intercollegiate Woman's Suffrage Union and invite all to a tea laden spread. A campus debate is planned in the theater.
J L Mathews recalls the gradual collapse of Great Lakes white pine stands once numbering in the hundreds of billions of board feet. From early sustainable cuts to a peak near a billion feet annually, the rapid depletion now falls below three billion, signaling an approaching end of the era.
A collage of brief items from Kansas towns notes L C Stump of Caldwell as a Woodmen’s log rolling delegate in Winfield, mentions to avoid “Applejackey” in respect to the temperance union, and cites oddities from Topeka and Salina. Anecdotes include a keg found in Leavenworth, a rhino horn joke, Wichita’s slogan, and lighter quips on politics, mules, and a bank auto tax tale.
Miss Nellie Montgomery Matthews of Baltimore will wed Ensign Reed Fawell, commander of the gunboat Samar, aboard the vessel in Hong Kong. The ceremony will be conducted with the U S consul as master of ceremonies and the couple honeymooning on a Paik Py houseboat along the Ye river before settling in Hong Kong.
A men’s clothes dealer notes that flying as a sport is becoming popular and aeronauts seek specialized costumes. He mentions cyclists and autoists having outfits and predicts tailors will need to design a distinctive serial costume for airborne enthusiasts.
A collection of clipped items from Missouri papers noting political jests about Francis Wilson and state sentiment toward Democrats, jokes about Grover Cleveland, anti tuberculosis efforts, a Sedalia man’s suicide, river rocks at Lake Leonard, a Boonville hen valued highly by the National Poultry Association, and whimsical remarks from various weeklies.
A reflective poem about aging siblings and the guidance sought from wiser generations. The speaker contrasts comforting the young with seeking solace from those who are older, exploring themes of care, death, and intergenerational support.
A kaleidoscope of flash anecdotes and quips on politics, society, and culture. Notes on Bailey in Texas, a new water wagon, saloon licenses, Alaska game bills, Roosevelt versus Cannon, Stevenson in Bloomington, Chicago to Denver delegates, forged letters, a ketchup tale, Dundee workers, Churchill's campaign, the Kaiser’s gift to Roosevelt, and piano rent offers from Jenkins.
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