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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
11
The Kansas City Star lists delivery options for Morning Evening and Sunday papers at 10 cents weekly and mail subscriptions at 15 cents weekly or $7 yearly, with advance payment. It provides average paid circulation figures for each edition and notes second class mail status and single-copy postage by page count.
Friday commentary argues against municipal tax reform favoring private interests and criticizes the Kansas City Missouri charter plan. It urges county aid for joint projects such as the Kansas City Independence boulevard and other suburban linkages to spur growth and shared benefits.
The Kansas City Park board outlines summer plans for Swope Park to expand a lagoon zoological garden and athletic facilities. Boating showers games and wild animals will be added to boost public access and reduce private expense. The effort reflects the People's Club aim to offer broad urban recreation.
A Kansas City voter questions how commission government reduces graft. Proponents argue the Des Moines recall feature aids accountability, insisting that direct responsibility and full disclosure of city expenditures make graft detectable and unlikely.
The piece argues strong opposition to nominating George B. Cortelyou for Vice President at the Chicago convention. It warns of factional interests and potential assassination risk, urging unity with Roosevelt and Taft and cautioning that Cortelyou is not fit for either presidency. It also notes Kansas City voters confronting a city government reform vote and a street car conductor charged with biting a passenger.
Obituary honors John T. Buchanan for thirty six years in public schools across Fayette Carrollton Kansas City and New York. He rose from Missouri tutor to principal of Franklin Central High and led DeWitt Clinton School in New York City. He valued Missouri, youth, and the Golden Rule.
A tribute to a Kansas City civic leader with praise for his service and a note on his early death. A Mount Vernon portrait of Washington described as bold explains his Revolutionary role. A Pittsburg Allegheny bank cashier case is misread but offers a lucrative recovery for the receiver. May heat and May wheat set records this year.
Poem fragment describes sweet peas with delicate white blooms and flush accents. Imagery centers on wings and taper fingers catching at objects to bind them with tiny rings.
A stylized dialogue depicts Cipherius Vulgaris a once prominent London figure fading into insignificance. The confederate rises in social value while the narrator, now a mere detail, remains essential to a ceremony with the confederate as bride and the speaker as bridegroom.
A long column reflects on the Vanderbilt family's social standing abroad and domestically, praising Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt for funding horse driven transport lessons in Britain. mentions Commodore Vanderbilt, William H. Vanderbilt, and social shifts. It also recounts General Orestes P. Chaffee, his Civil War actions, exile to Brazil, and return to service.
Three American socialites with foreign titles plan North Shore summers, sparking a Bay State society race for influence. Countess von Moltke leads with Danish ambassador prospects, Countess Pierrefeu leverages Franco prestige, and Countess of Suffolk, Daisy Leiter, aims to charm while Levi Leiter's wealth aids her. Old rivals doubt her welcome though, as New England hosts a cosmopolitan hospitality showdown.
A digest of Kansas items mentions Eldorado Republicans warning against Directoire gowns, Atchison Champion backing Charlie Fairbanks for VP, and a Garden City letter to Frank Fareback. It notes Reuben Yoho’s Pratt county marriage, reactions to railroad freight costs, a no‑hit game by Joe Wood seen in Kansas City, and varied editorials on local issues from cottonwood abolition to anti pass talks and reform sentiment.
Tammany plans a Denver convention trip costing at least 115000. Five special trains will carry 650 members in deluxe cars from July 4 to July 6. Travel, berths, meals, and show costs total about 115000 with 50000 for the Denver spectacle. Charles F Murphy heads the excursion.
The 1908 graduating class at Colorado Agricultural College includes thirteen women completing a two year normal domestic science course. Each student made a gown costing under ten dollars under Miss Rebecca R. Boswell’s guidance. Miss Mary F. Raush urged practical dressmaking aligned with style and budget.
The barcode column lists snippets about local matters in Missouri towns. It mentions editors and papers opposing paper trusts, notes on marriages, burglar injuries, eagle captures, golden anniversaries, a long distance walker, and reflections on local business conditions and youth finance. It closes with a Centralia Courier editorial urging thrift and self reliance for boys.
A fragment from Keats's Bright Star poem written during his journey to Italy. The lines express longing to be steadfast and watchful as nature while resting with the beloved, contemplating death and timelessness.
A montage of quips and short sketches covering politics in Missouri and national figures. Mae Wood and Mae Platt mix in scandal talk while figures like Cannon and Proctor are lampooned. Arts notes compare operas and Broadway anecdotes with a Leigh Murray reminiscence and a Lauder stinginess tale.
A vintage ad fragment notes margins on stock purchases and lists piano rentals at $3.59 $4.00 and $3.08 per month from Jenkins at 1019 Walnut. The sparse text blends a humorous rhyme with commercial listings.
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