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Newspaper

Kansas City Star

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1908

Page

5

Deaf Friendly Assembly Opens in Convention Hall

The one hundred twentieth general assembly of the Presbyterian church opens tomorrow in Convention hall with 850 seats for delegates. An acousticon system links every seat to hear speakers, and a balcony is reserved for deaf attendees. Notables arrive including Rev. Joseph W. Cochran and Rev. Henry Roberts, with a special Pullman train from St. Louis. The opening sermon at 11 am will be given by retiring moderator Rev. William Henry Roberts.

General Assembly Presbyterian Church Uusual Second Presbyterian Church Board of Education Convention Hall College Board First Presbyterian Church Joseph W. Cochran Henry Roberts J. M. Hubbert BR. L. Agnew Philadelphia Missouri Pacific New York Pennsylvania Convention William Henry Roberts D. D L.L. D Delphia Baldwin Loco Gien Samuel J. Nicholls St. Lewis Mark Allison Matthews Seattle Wash The Sierras B. L. Agnew Philaiaohn Wannamaker George Flower Pentecost Henry C. Flower Fidelity Trust Company

Cars to convey delegates for Kansas City assembly ride

The Commercial club has arranged a motor car ride for delegates next Saturday afternoon. More than 100 cars will form on Thirteenth Street at 2 o clock, leaving Convention Hall for a two and a half hour tour of Kansas City districts, with guides on motorcycles. Cars supplied by owners, with air for all riders, and a list of participating owners is noted.

Convention Hall Park and Boulevard Kansas City Inter-City Kas Thirteenth Street Moppeite Park Board M. Clendening Clendenine John H. Converse Baldwin Locomotive Works Henry van Dyke Minneapolis Commercial Club Reh J. E. Brethven Eee

Notable attendees slated for Bald win assembly in Kansas City

Jobn HM Comverse president Bald win Locomotive Works will attend the general assembly in Kansas City this week and next. Prominent figures include preachers church workers and benefactors with John H Converse of Philadelphia among the named attendees.

Jobn HM. Comverse Baldwin Locomotive Works Kansas City General Assembly John H. Converse Phila

Delegates Register Without State Names at Coates House

Presbyterian visitors register at the Coates house with town names like Malvern Darby Coatesville but omit states. Hotel clerk George Mong notes guests from these towns and says asking for a state offends them.

Coates House Malvern Darby Coatesville George Mong

Kansas City Campaign Presses Last Week for New Plan

In Kansas City Kansas the executive committee of the commission plan meets to arrange the final campaign week. A special vote on adoption is set for Tuesday June 2 with daily open meetings and wagon speakers across the city. Armour plant employees listen to advocates W J Kelchner and L A Halbert during noon talks.

Commission Kansas City Kas Armour Packings Plant W. J. Kelchner L. A. Halbert Bethel Mission North First Street Howard Street Kimble Avenue

City fights tree pests with spraying along parks

Kansas City park department crews and city forester are spraying boulevards and park driveways to combat widespread tree and shrub insects. The mixture uses Paris green and lime in water, with adjustments to protect trees. private grounds are advised to spray rose bushes and shrubs regularly using coal oil soap suds and sal soda emulsion.

Kansas City Park Department City Forester Park Board

Light and Grand Music Programs at Electric Park Tonight

A varied concert at Electric Park features bazaar light numbers and ragtime encores by Banda Rossa and Banda Bianca di Milano. Soloist Signor Bottega performs Nevin's The Rosary. other works include Carmen selections, Bohemian Girl, Oberon, Madame Butterfly, and a George Geisha grand selection.

Banda Rossa Electric Park Ladbekeys Calabria Sorrentine Ascagni Nevin ‘Ornet Sig Bottega the Geisha Jones Fairmount Wheeler Fairmount Park Ratehapper Hamelin Ae Nidae Wilhelmisin Ss.i. Cseseecene Missouri Carnival Park Pignoreed Banda Bianca di Milano Oberon Eelen Percesesesens Fahrbach

Defense Opens Whitlow Trial With Claims of Infatuation and Self Defense

In Moran Kansas May Sapp died by self inflicted razor wound in a case framed as a homicide trial. Defense attorney F J Oyler argued Whitlow did not strike the fatal blow and portrayed Sapp as obsessively pursuing him. Witnesses described Whitlow’s nervous behavior at the scene and a back dress seam indicating the wound’s origin.

Tora, Kas Whitlow F. J. Oyler Mr. Whitlow Sapp Mr. Oyler Miss Sapp Moran Ghym Harlan Taylor Taylor A. H. Delong Dr. Delong

Baptists Converge at Northern Association Meeting

Thousands of delegates and visitors from nearly every state attend the Northern Baptists convention in Oklahoma City. The event opened with the Women's Home Missionary Society session this afternoon, with an open conference planned for the remainder of the day.

OxranomMa City Northern Baptists’ Association Women's Home Missionary Society

Death of Kansas City grocer William Fischer at 55

William Fischer age 55 a Kansas City resident died this morning after twenty eight years a resident. He leaves a wife and two daughters. He owned a grocery at 416 North Fifth street for nineteen years. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

William Fischer Kansas City Fischer North Fifth Street

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purifier Benefits

Testimonial from Hiscox family endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring blood purifier and tonic. Claims include curing blood humors and a range of ailments from pimples to nervous exhaustion. Reading emphasizes improved appetite and vitality after use.

Hood Rm Billa Hiscox

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