A New Idea of Democracy in Des Moines Charter
Mayor Whitlock praises Des Moines charter as more democratic, with five councilmen elected by all citizens. The system increases citizen influence, reduces graft risk, and holds officials accountable. An example battle over asphalt paving shows old ward issues and new direct responsibility under the commission plan. The piece contrasts old ward representation with the new system and cites MacVicar as accountable for street work. Endnote mentions Lutheran conference in Trinity Church.
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Des Moinys
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Commission
Des Moines
America
MacVicar
Old Council
Twenty-ninety Street
Forest Drive
O. K
Board of Public Works
Old City Administration
Council
MacVivar
Newvernment
Despines
Court of Inquiry Sought into Colonel Stewart Case
Senator Rayner introduced a resolution authorizing a five officer army court of inquiry to investigate charges against Colonel W. F. Stewart. Stewart had been detailed to serve until retirement at Fort Grant Arizona. The measure sits until tomorrow when Rayner plans to speak and Senate action is expected.
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Washineton
Rayner
W. F. Stewart
Army
Fort Grant
Ariz
Senate
Des Moines Leader to Speak in Kansas City Campaign
James G. Berryhill of Des Moines who led the adoption drive for the commission plan will address Kansas City residents the last week of the campaign before the June 2 election. He toured Galveston to study the plan and returned to push adoption. Des Moines now operates under five commissioners and 90 percent of voters might favor the plan if asked again.
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James G. Berryhill
Des Moines
Kansas City
Kas
Carl Dehoney
Commission Plan Party
Berryhill
Commission Plan
M. E. Church
Eighth Street
Nebraska Avenue
S. H. Wallace
Colored Ministers’ Alliance
Baptist
Oakland Avenue
Commission
Edward S. McAnany
Addresses on the Commission Form to Packing House Employees
Employees at the Fowler packing plant heard noon talks in Kansas City Kansas favoring the commission form of government. Speakers L A Jalbert Bethel mission and W K Sutton Jr explained the plan and blamed current systems for unclear responsibility.
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Fowler Packing
Kansas City
Missouri R Railroads Petition to Hold Assessments
The state board of equalization heard railroad representatives at Jefferson City on May 11 seeking to keep assessments at last year’s figures. Attending were Thomas R. Morrow for the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe C C Ripley for the Kansas City Belt H M Madisett for the St Louis Hannibal L D W Van Vieit for the Union Terminal of St Joseph and W M Mooney for the St Joseph Grand Island. Also present were D W Rider superintendent of the Kansas City Belt and J D Hostetter attorney for the St Louis Hannibal.
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Jerverson City
State Board of Equalization
Thomas R. Morrow
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
C. C. Ripley
Kansas City Belt
H. M. Madisett
St. Louis & Hannibal
L. D. W. van Vieit
Union Terminal
St. Joseph
W. M. Mooney
Grand Island
D. W. Rider
J. D. Hostetter
Grocers Convention Opens in Boston With West Delegates
The National Association of Retail Grocers of the United States opened its annual convention in Boston with about 500 delegates and over 1000 attendees. West coast groups from Denver Chicago Portland and California led the representation while Robert Luce and Mayor Hubbard welcomed guests. F B Connolly of California and B Bischoff of New York delivered responses.
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Boston
National Association of Retail Grocers
United States
Canada
West
Denver
Chicago
Portland
Ore
California
Robert Luce
Hibbard
F. B. Connolly
B. Bischoff
New York
Near-Detective Arrests Man for Bogus Badge
A man displayed a private detective badge at the Metropolitan hotel and arrested a man, claiming a warrant. In police court the badge holder was charged with vagrancy and identified as William Bickel. He was fined five dollars.
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Metropolitan
Fifth and Central Streets
Nner
Vagran
Clifford Langsdale
City Mees
William Bickel
Domestic Science Pupil Dinner Teases Board Of Education
Kansas City high school domestic science students plan a dinner for the board of education and Superintendent Pearson and their wives. Six female students and three male students say they have learned to cook and plan to serve their creations, joking that any mishaps will be blamed on the cricker or Minn wine.
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Kansas City
Kas
Board of Education
M. E. Pearson
Funesus
Churchill Novel Mirrors New Hampshire Politics in Mr Crewe's Career
In a May 11 report from Doncvan New Hampshire the book Mr Crewes Career by Winston Churchill is described as reflecting state politics and politicians of 1906. The piece maps characters to real figures and notes the notoriety and reactions among leaders and readers.
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Doncvan
N.H
Mr. Crewe
Winston Churchill
New Hampshire
George B. Laas
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Dublin
N. H
Henry Burnham
Leighton
Mr. Churchill
Crewe
Hillary Vane
Ira Colby
Claremont
Irving W. Drew
Lancaster
Frank S. Streeter
Concord
Flint
Tuttle
Boston & Maine
Hamilton Tooting
Conrad W. Croker
Fitzwilliam
Churchhill
Manning
George
Ed” Cummings
White Mountain
Elisha Jane
United States
Paul Lang
Sherbrooke
P. Q
Whittredge
Jacob H. Gallinger
Green
Burnham
Eldredge
Currier
Congressman Fairplay
Sulloway
George H. Moses
Concord Monitor
Paul Padriff
Peter
Henry IM. Putney
The
Manchester Mirror
Missouri Democrats Fixation on Stone and Folk Senate Contest
Senator W H Anthony of Eldorado Springs says the Stone and Folk senate race dominates Missouri politics this year. He notes country districts show clear party lines in primaries with lawmakers aligned to either candidate and questions constitutional validity of instructing the legislature by November vote. He predicts intense interest among country voters six months before the election.
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Anthony
Death of Custer cited in Carnival Park program
The Bead Programme presents The Death of Custer as the feature number at Carnival Park tonight with descriptive music and moving pictures. Also on tonight’s bill at Fairmount Park are marches and selections from various operettas and ballets. Mayhew will not run again. Edward Phillips, James Lawrence, and W M Ready considered for renomination. Rhoda Knapp, 57, dies in Kansas City Kansas. service in Clyde. Edward Walker charged with passing counterfeit dollar. bound over to federal court.
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Custer
Carnival Park
Orpheus
Mayhew
Wellington
Kas
T. A. Mayhew
Edward Phillips
Mulvane
James Lawrence
District Court
W. M. Ready
Dr. Mayhew
Mra
Rhoda KE. Knapp
Rhoda FE. Knapp
Haakell Avenue
Kansas City
Knapp
George A. Knapp
S. H. Knapp
Clyde
Sherman
Col
Edward H. Walker
United States
Ohio Educator Visits Findlay Public Schools
Charles Brown president of Findlay college visits Findlay to inspect the public schools as a guest of his uncle P S Brown senior.
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Ohio
Charles Brown
Findlay College
Findlay
P. S. Brown
Marquis Eckersley Novel A Human Note Published
Kansas City traveler Chandler Eckersley publishes A Human Note with his Marquis title frontispiece and dedication To My Wife Bertha Ellen Marchioness of Eckersley. The plot follows a Chicagoan tattooed with a 100000 ruble note, socialists, a Russian governor, love affairs, and an airship as he navigates danger and intrigue.
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St. Lawrence
Chicago
Polo
Polisky
Russia
America
St. Petersburg
Bank of St. Petersburg
National Realty Meeting Delegation Heads to Chicago
A Kansas City Real Estate exchange delegation will travel to Chicago to join a national convention of city representatives and form a national real estate association. The Kansas City group includes E. R. Crutcher T F Willock W E F Boor Frederick Traber C. E. Shepard Willard Morrison and Bruce M. Priddy.
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Kansas City Real Estate Exchange
Chicago
United States
Kansas City
E. R. Crutcher
T. ¥. Willock
W. EF. Boor
Frederick Traber
C. E. Shepard
Willard Morrison
Bruce M. Priddy
Treacherous trouble signals kidney trouble and cure
The item warns that headaches dizziness and backache can signal kidney disease, describes worsening symptoms and urges Dean's Kidney Pills as a quick relief. It cites Mrs Augusta Hartzell of 1512 East Seventeenth Street Kansas City and her husband Mr Hartzell crediting the remedy after long suffering.
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Nature
Dean
Augusta Hartzell
East Seventeenth Street
Kansas City
May
Hartzell
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