Page from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from June 4, 1881. The page contains two large images. The image at the top is a view of Kansas City based on a photograph by M. B. Bower. The image at the bottom is of a sixty-thousand-pound steamship bed being poured at the Morgan Iron-Works in New York City.
Lemay Pollution Case - This was the scene at the NL Industries DeLore plant at 4:30 p.m. Monday, 3.5 hours after the first air pollution red alert ever called in St. Louis County went into effect. The DeLore plant was one of the plants ordered to curb emissions.
Showing dredge (William H. Black) on upper side of Pilot Canal at station 6 + 00 dredging towards the 50' wide plug that will be blasted out. The (Black) dredged out the channel entrance for upper end. Dredging operations will be completed tonight.
The Kansas City organized crime family led by Nicholas Civella holds a secret interest in the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas "fronted" by St. Louis attorney Morris A. Shenker, the FBI alleged in court documents made public Friday.