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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
1
Generally fair weather predicted for tonight and tomorrow with moderate temperatures. A shower is possible tonight in some areas while other sections of Missouri may see rain and cooler conditions tonight.
Four men on the Hannibal bridge escort detectives and Frank Hart, the safe blower who confessed to twenty safes in Kansas and Oklahoma. Hart unsealed a whiskey bottle containing nitro glycerin hidden near the north approach, then emptied the contents under guard. The scene ends with Hart whistling as they return to the station.
The Kansas City police board plans to appoint at least forty patrolmen next Monday with potential for seventy-five more later. Chief Daniel Ahern notes summer thefts and park duties strain reserves. three new motorcycle riders are to be chosen from applicants, with weight requirements of at least 160 pounds.
Eastern roads offer one fare and a half for merchants fall meetings in Chicago and St Louis. Kansas City hopes for the same, as Western roads race to match the concession amid moves to end 2 cent per mile rates. Official meetings in Chicago today push the plan forward.
Early workers in Armourdale found dinner pails scattered along Kansas Avenue for several blocks. The wind wrecked the plate glass front of M. Fishman’s hardware store at Third Street and Kansas Avenue. In the shattered window the dinner pails had been stacked in pyramids, and after the storm none were left. The loss was about 350 dollars.
Mrs. Mary Hinton 53 formerly of London and frequent contributor to magazines killed herself at her Washington home by asphyxiation. She left a note saying life is a privilege and she would end it when she believes it is time to die.
The General Education Board announced gifts to education institutions totaling more than 34 of a million dollars. The largest gift is 125000 to William Jewell College in Liberty Missouri, followed by 100000 to Davidson College in Davidson North Carolina.
E W Wakeley general passenger agent of the Burlington was operated on for appendicitis last Saturday in Omana. A second operation was performed today but physicians say recovery is unlikely. No delay. $20 Walnut street.
In Minneapolis Minnesota on May 28 the Millers beat Kansas City 4 to 2, moving to sixth place while the Blues drop to seventh. Graham matched Kitson for a tight pitching duel as Minneapolis broke through with late-inning runs after ten innings of scoreless play.
Patrolman Mullane charged Louis Burris of 112 Locust Street a chauffeur with driving about forty miles an hour past Humboldt school. Burris said it was his first offense and was fined ten dollars.
Investigation into the John A Morrill airship crash near Caxtano California finds the forward anchor ropes released too late. The nose dipped toward the ground causing 400000 cubic feet of gas to surge to the stern and the flimsy cloth to burst, injuring sixteen men.
Mrs. Margaret A. Fifield, 72, of 1018 Park Avenue, fainted at 12 30 PM near the Walnut street entrance of Emery Bird Thayer’s dry goods store. Her head was bruised, she was unconscious, then regained consciousness and was taken to the emergency hospital. She is the mother of the Rev. James W. Fifield of this city.
The Methodist Conference will not hear charges against Chancellor J. R. Day of Syracuse University as Rev. George A. Cooke appeals Bishop Moore's ruling in the case arising from Cooke's charges. The proceedings were postponed and no new dates were set.
A loud report followed by an instant rip sent the rear cylinder into a huge tear. The bag’s flimsy construction caused the mishap as Haddock superstition and a discussion of a penny in a haddock appear in contrasting notes. Meanwhile a dismissal from the Methodist Episcopal church and a San Francisco fire fund appeal dominated other items.
Reports from Beloit Reno Morganville Clifton and Horton detail tornado and wind storms. One man killed eleven injured near Beloit. A Morganville Clifton storm damaged houses while another later storm hit the same area with downed trees and small buildings. Horton wind storm destroyed a barn, killed two horses, and brought two inches of rain.
The President signed a militia reorganization bill authorizing up to two million dollars for arming and equipping the National Guard. General J A Crain received the pen used in the signing. Assistant Secretary Oliver announced a five officer board will be appointed to advise the War Department on militia needs.
A Missouri resident reports near collision on Troost avenue near a cemetery after a left turning auto endangers him and a woman and child. He urges better chauffeur safety and adherence to right side passing rules to protect the public.
A letter to the state free employment bureau from Ellinwood Kansas states that 550 men are needed to harvest the wheat. Work to start about June 15 and workers will be furnished by the bureau.
Washington reports indicate General Luke E. Wright of Tennessee may be eyed to succeed Secretary Taft if he resigns. Wright denies knowledge of any such offer while Tennessee lawmakers note his shift from Democrat to ally of Roosevelt and his earlier role as civil governor of the Philippines and governor general.
Dynamite user wrecked the large water conveyance line from the Bonita mountains to Carrizozo New Mexico that feeds the El Paso Southwestern railway engines. The pipeline, diverting the Bonita river water, reportedly cost about one million dollars. Nearby, music and sales notes appear for "Corn Shucks" and Jenkins' store advertises 10¢ copies.
General Stephen D. Lee commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans died from acute indigestion after a week of illness incurred while entertaining G A R delegates from Iowa and Wisconsin. He fired the first Civil War shot at Fort Sumter and held high commands through Petersburg and Vicksburg before teaching Southern youth after the war.
The death of General John B. Gordon leaves General Lee as the unanimously chosen commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans. Lee, long a prominent reunion figure, prepared for the Birmingham reunion on June 8 and had assigned appointive roles. His home is in Columbus, Mississippi, with interment likely there.
A campaign pamphlet calls on Kansas City Kansas women to vote on June 2 in a special election deciding whether to adopt the commission form of government. It argues for reform, outlines who may vote under the new registration rules, and warns that opponents allied with the old ward system will rally to retain control.
Analysis argues for adopting a commission form in Kansas City Missouri. Advocates canvass voters to educate them on the plan while opponents concede the present ward system is flawed and corrupt but offer no viable alternative. Supporters claim the commission form will curb graft and inefficiency and restore accountability.
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