▁Ris org imento . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁R ov etta ▁committed ▁suic ide , ▁leaving ▁an ▁un fin ished ▁novel . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Bres cia ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Italian ▁novel ists ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁writers ▁who ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁Category : Su ic ides ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : Ital ian ▁dram at ists ▁and ▁play w right s <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁St ro ther ▁Cow h erd ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Democratic ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 – 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁Congress man ▁from ▁Missouri ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁near ▁Lee ' s ▁Sum mit , ▁Missouri ▁and ▁attended ▁schools ▁there . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁law ▁school ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁of ▁Jackson ▁County , ▁Missouri ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 5 – 1 8 8 9 . ▁He ▁became ▁first ▁assistant ▁city ▁coun sel or ▁of ▁Kansas ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ; ▁mayor ▁of ▁Kansas ▁City ▁in ▁