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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1910
Page
4
The Lexington Intelligencer records editorials and social notices noting coal orders, Halley’s comet rumors, and Christmas bill collectors. It mentions Governor Hadley’s home rule discussions in St. Louis and potential Missouri Tigers coaching changes as Doer Hildebrand may become available.
The engagement of the St Louis Symphony Orchestra for a January 14 concert in Lexington aims to win broad approval and mirror the success of festivals in Cornell Iowa and Lindsborg Kansas. The piece notes county collector Gordon B K Gordon has finished 1909 tax collections, issued 5000 receipts in December, and runs an efficient office with prompt clerks and no pending bank orders. The Post praises Hadley but criticizes the Anna Lee Owen case and subsequent grand jury report, urging accountability.
A Kansas City jury quickly convicts two men in the W L Jackson murder, signaling strong resolve against mob law while President Taft explores raising second class mail rates to cover a 17 million dollar postal deficit, proposing to shift the burden to magazine publishers. The proposal faces likely congressional opposition.
The Kansas City Post rallys against Governor Hadley accusing him and allies Marks and Whitsett of treachery in a police corruption scheme. It claims the governor failed to act and that the Kansas City police department now operates as an inefficient, dishonest machine, allowing crime to rise. The paper promises detailed revelations next week and criticizes Hadley for not repudiating the involvement. Local notices report brief visits and travel, including Lee J. Slasher in Higginsville and others returning from trips.
AURIO announces to the public the appointment of an administrator for Incumber. Details remain limited as officials prepare the official filing and outline the next steps for local governance and services.
Mr and Mrs August Limberg and family left Tuesday evening for Independence Missouri their future home Miss Laura Graddy also left Tuesday evening for Denver Colorado where she will spend the rest of the winter
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