No Night Train Rumor Fades Amid Uncertain Schedule
Indirect reports claimed the Missouri Pacific would resume night trains this week, but the railroad has not confirmed any changes. Officials may delay public notice until a formal announcement. No night trains are currently running, and indications of a future restart are unclear.
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Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Chinatown
Government Mint
Blackhawk
Salt Lake
Old
Missouri
Bain, Mandt
Peter Schuttler
Mo. Pacific
Groundhog Makes Good Weather Fails to Deliver
A brief report notes a late snow fell last Sunday totaling about four inches before melt in warm sunshine. The storm affected the northwest and central states with blizzard conditions, but the snow quickly vanished as temperatures rose.
Tix Uncle's Nephew Delights Nashvillians in Neughville
Pleased Nashvillians enjoyed Tix Uncle's Nephew last Thursday night as much as Jasper crowds did the prior evening. The troupe, a last minute substitute, drew a full house in Neughville despite limited advertising and faced staging troubles yet left the trip with funds toward a baseball debt.
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Tix
Nashvillians
Neughville
Give Us State Song Missouri Singers Inaugural Reflections
A fragmented chant asks who would sing about Missouri and imagines a state anthem. References to Hadley and “Maryland, My Maryland” frame a playful call for a Missouri tune and patriotic verse.
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Missouri
Thabaud
Maryland
Hadley
B. Gowis
Grand Jasper clash looms as Carthage visits
Carthage meets Jasper on the Jasper court for the decisive pennant battle. Hatfield is out, Steiner shifts between center and forward as Crawford leads Carthage with twelve field goals and Crain’s free throws shape the score. About a hundred Carthage fans ride a special MoPac train, urging early ticket purchase.
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Javiy
Hatfield
Steiarr
Tabler
Crawford
Yabler
Steiner
Creamer
Stricker
Thomas
Charley
Bob
Burett
Liberal
Jasper
Carthage
Goliaths
Springfield
Crain
Joylin
Jesper
Strecker
Joy
Stemmons
Carthage Guarde
Pearman
Yoo Gremp
Joplin
Mo. Pacific
Lamar Opera House Closure Suggested After Overload of Shows
Arthur Aull of the Lamar Democrat notes Barton county capitol’s show town status. He urges closing the opera house to professional productions for two years to restore audience appetite. Lamar hosted several high class troupes this winter but too many mediocre acts left crowds exhausted and hotels underpaid.
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Arthur Aull
The
Lamar Democrat
Barton County
Lamar
A Good Recipe lecture at the opera house review
Racurmer delivered a long thorough address on A Good Recipe receiving broad attention. The talk combined humorous and serious stories to illustrate happiness while praising his public speaking gift and predicting a bright future in platform oratory. A short musical program accompanied the lecture with performances by Gunet Phillips Oma Wabb Webb McComb Morrell Denkiow Griffith and Mrs Harry Wishop.
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Racurmer
Opera House
Culmer
Bia
Gunet Phillips
Oma Wabb
Misa Webb
Newland
Mra
F. J. McComb
Sonny Boy
Mra. Mecomb
Edith Morrell
Mesars
Denkiow
Griffith
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Webb Brothers Mercantile Company
First National Bank
Pennant
Aepith
Harry Wishop
Avilla
Alps
Dr. Schooler
South Side Drug Store
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