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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
7
Low rates to St Louis for the Great St Louis Fair offering a daily horse show in the Coliseum and baseball games between American and National League teams. The October to early November schedule includes the Veiled Prophet and Street Pair events. Ask local agents in Maine for details.
Tom Clark alias Wil Gibson, a young Negro, was burned at the stake in Corinth after confessing to the murder of Mrs. Cures Whitfield. He said he killed two men on an excursion train years ago, outraged a Black woman, and stole 1500 from a physician at French Camp. Local inquiry followed widespread suspicion and a twelve-member committee investigated.
The Great St Louis Fair opens October 6 and runs through October 11 with over 30000 in premiums. A Veiled Prophet night parade is planned for October 7 followed by a grand ball at the Chamber of Commerce. The South St Louis Broadway Merchants Street Fair and Carnival runs September 20 to October 12. The annual Horse Show is November 3 at Exposition Coliseum with daily races at the Fair Grounds and baseball games on the grounds. An opportunity to view the World's Fair site is also advertised.
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania on September 7, strikers and relief fund organizers prepared for possible disruption as coal shipments and worker mobility were watched. Officials report extra brakemen hired for Shamokin division to cover potential work refusals while troops remain at the American Iron and Steel works in Lebanon with tram workers aiding mills.
In Colorado Springs on September 30, formal charges of conspiracy were filed against administrators H. M. Blackmer and C. C. Hamlin in the W. S. Stratton estate case. Blackmer is alleged to have advanced funds to pursue a fraudulent scheme tied to the will. A $6,000,000 claim by The Great Venture Corp of London and two common law wives seeking $50,000 each add to the contested fortunes. The estate litigation centers on profits from the will and heirs’ shares.
Two convicts serving seven years in the Jefferson City penitentiary confessed yesterday afternoon, leading Post Office Inspector Dice to arrest five St. Louis residents on charges of robbing Oscar Koelling, a mail carrier, of a registered pouch worth $3,000 on December 17, 2001.
Detroit September 40. A special common council committee convened to organize a national conference in October in Detroit. Citizens from across the country will meet October 9 to devise ways to secure a steady supply of anthracite coal.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw announced in New York that banks will no longer be required to carry a 4? reserve against government deposits secured by government bonds. The change will release more than $30,000,000 for day to day use.
Washington Sept 30 The estimates for the rural free delivery service for the next fiscal year were finally framed yesterday They aggregate 12 655 800 a net increase of 5 126 400 over the appropriations made for the current year.
In St Louis on September 30 ex Congress member Lorimer, the Chicago Republican "boss," received the photo graphic concession at the world’s fair. It is among the most valuable items on the fair’s list.
William Hamilton of Noble sold his wife to J. C. Davenport of Odin for a sum of money and, by Justice Summerville's ruling, was forced to return the money after the wife refused the sale.
Mr and Mrs Will Ayers hosted a farm family reunion honoring Mrs Demna Frye of J. Ty with Jamea Coulter, J B Berry, Joe Whinnery and kin present. A death notice for Elvin Joyce, age 5, is recorded with a funeral at Virginia cemetery and a verse. Various local events follow including sales at Mike Maloney's, a talk by J R Hales, Republican club, temperance notes, and church protracted meetings.
Fort Riley Kansas September 30 heavy storm disrupts planned war game. National Guard units arriving without equipment endured bitter cold and rain as Capt Maker and aides toiled through the night to prepare a review. Russian military attaché observed the scene praising a camp in a storm. A captain remarked a man who can say it without choking is all right.
In St Louis nine states plus district and territory representatives arrived to allotment ceremonies for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Governors of Missouri Louisiana Texas Illinois South Carolina New York Arkansas Kansas Montana received site possession with presentations and acceptances amid threatening weather.
Hartville Missouri September 30 Chicago capitalists have formed a stock company with a capital of 5 000 000 to develop several mines in Webster county near Niangua The first operations with new machinery will be commenced at the family Tunnel mines from which considerable paving mineral has been obtained.
City Counselor R J Ingraham has gone to Jefferson City to start mandamus proceedings against Missouri & Kansas Telephone. The aim is to compel the company to supply telephones at the prices set by the city ordinance.
Secretary of State Hay's daughter Alice married James W. Wadesworth Jr at a ceremony officiated by Rev. H. C. Hayden of Cleveland Ohio. The couple's families are noted in this summer wedding report from Lake Surapee.
The Frisco railroad opened its new Oklahoma City and Western line between Oklahoma City and Lawton. Mixed train service will be maintained across the 90 mile stretch. A Frisco train struck a herd of cattle near Hobart, injuring the engine and damaging the track.
Market data shows a steady demand for light green produce and dull activity for stockers. Shipping notices indicate beer and other shipments moving slowly with limited buyer interest.
Fragmented readable text mentions Texas fed steers and western steers with varied figures. Includes likely sale terms, buyers or consignors, and references to realty or listings but details are garbled and incomplete. No clear event or entities beyond generic livestock sale context.
Fragmentary OCR lists various animals and people with unclear labels and mixed terms. Readable items include references to natives, livestock like sheep, and scattered names, but most entries are garbled and lack clear context or dates.
Receipts show cattle and steers priced at 25.00 to 60.00 with Western steers and hogs plus feeder cattle. Records list totals for cattle, hogs, yearlings and miscellaneous livestock with overall sums and per-unit values.
Wheat and mixed grain prices noted by sample in Kansas City on Sept 30 with No 3 and No 2 bids, including oats, rye and corn grades. Hay and feed values listed for timothy, clover, alfalfa and straw with cotton seed meal and linseed meal per ton in ear and car lots.
Futures for wheat show varied activity across September October and December contracts with some months indicating slight gains while others lag. Trading includes references to September and October positions, with mentions of December and May as near term and longer term anchors in a chaotic OCR segment.
Fragmentary OCR text from a St Louis page lists cash prices and track references for grain items. It mentions corn No 2 cash, five, and other coded terms with unclear meaning. The readable facts are disjoint, with no coherent event or outcome to report.
Readable fragments list prices across commodities in Kansas City listings. Dairy includes butter creamery, full cream and cheese with per pound and dozen quotes. Poultry, potatoes, fruit, vegetables show varied per unit and per box figures across farms and markets.
D K W Van Nest of Pawnee county Oklahoma harvests a 30000 acre broomcorn crop. Emile Zola autopsy in Paris rules death by carbonic oxide fumes. Henry C Rouse of Cleveland president of Missouri Kansas Texas RR reaches San Francisco to join Gen Miles for trip to the Philippines. Postmaster General issues order barring Hamburg Inds mail for a chain letter scheme. Alton railroad adds 336 miles of track with 80 pound steel rails and 15 new stations, six icehouses and contingutations replaced by steel and concrete bridges.
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