Dockery Led Missouri Finance Debacle and Debt Cut
Missouri Governor Dockery and officials on the fund commission ordered a $500,000 bond payment, shrinking state debt to $747,000 excluding school certificates, despite $1,000,000 allocated for the world’s fair. The Tribune notes alleged waste and political peril in prior debt growth and rails against Republican administration. Mary A. Graves named sponsor for Missouri division at Dallas reunion of Confederate Veterans.
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Dockery
Crow
Allen
Williams
Jefferson City
The
Tribune
Missouri
Vletcher
United States Court
St Leonie
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Democratic Party
Ernest Gamble's Hit in St Joseph Choral Concert
The St Joseph Herald notes Ernest Gamble's acclaimed choral concert performance on February 1, praising his rich, melodic voice and confident artistry. Comparisons are drawn to Lillian Nordica’s famed engagements, with Gamble delivering favored pieces and encores.
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Ernest Gamble
St. Joseph
Hroest Gamble
Loch Lomond
Leslie Stewart
Wedding of Leslie Shusher and Grace Davis in Oklahoma
A lever received by Lexington wells of the wedding, on Wednesday of last week, unites Mr FF Leslie Shusher, formerly of Lexington and bank employee at Movart Oklahoma, with Miss Grace Davis of Iona Territory. The bride joins a prominent Oklahoma banking family. Wishing the couple happiness and no trouble in their married life.
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Lexington Wells
Leslie Shusher
Lexington
Movart
Oklahoma
Grace Davis
Iona
Hobart
Shusterly
Mrs Todhinter Honored by Missouri Confederate Group
Mrs fighted Tedhbieter named by Major General Gon Winding Bijih Gattis as chaperone for the United Confederate Veterans Missouri division national reunion to be held in Dalıay late April. The honor honors her wartime service and reveres the memory of the battlestars. Mrs Dr G W Bates returned from a two week visit to Windsor and Olfaun.
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St. Louis
Mary A Graves
Lexington
Miss Graves
Missouri
United Suns of Confederate Veterans
Dallas
Texas
United Confederate Veterans
Owston Atkinson
Division of Missouri
Todhinter
Fighted Tedhbieter
Gon Winding
Bijih Gattis
Cor Elblef
Missouri Division
United Confederate Veteras
Letters From Lexington Battle in Missouri Written by W S Hyde
War correspondence from Lexington Missouri recounts Civil War siege details and letters from Lt Col W S Hyde to his sister and mother. Hyde describes movements toward Warrensburg Lexington fortifications the bombardment and his hopes for Gen Price and Confederate success. He notes evacuations robberies by Federals and requests blankets and bacon amid harsh conditions.
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Jaencke
Col. Mulligan
Lexington
Virginia
Gen. Price
Jackson
Missouri
Price
Mulligan
Gray
W. S. Hyde
Pen Ridge
Cpl. Myde
Keyhesville
Chariton County
Pow Ridge
Lexionton
Tragic Train Fatality Near Wellington
Ebenezer A Porter was killed when a westbound train struck his wagon at a crossing near Wellington Missouri two miles east of the Little Sai creek bridge. Porter a Wellington Milling employee and brother to the proprietor was returning from Lexington with flour when the accident occurred. The wagon was demolished and one horse killed with Porter dragged about 140 feet under the wheels. He was about 40 years old, survived by a wife and daughter.
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Little Sai Creek
Wellington
Porter
Wellington Milling Company
Lexington
Col Joseph Davis Dew Dies After Forty Years in Lexington
Col Joseph Davis a Lexington resident for forty years died at his Walker Missouri home Monday morning. His remains were taken to Clinton Heary County for interment. He was about 86 years old and known for his friendships and good will among locals.
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Joseph Davis Dew
Joseph Davis
Lexington
Walker
Clinton
Heary County
Davis
Richard Field Munday
Maria Halpin Death and Cleveland Campaign Echoes
Maria Halpin died in New Rochelle after a week of pneumonia. The 1844 birth and multiple marriages of Halpin are recounted as they intersect with the Grover Cleveland political saga. The funeral is planned for Sunday afternoon in Westchester, with lingering questions about her son and the long silence surrounding her life. Henry Ward Beecher invoked the case while praising Cleveland in Brooklyn.
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Maria Halpin
New Rochelle
Grover Cleveland
United States
New York Herald of
Westchester
Wallace Hunt
Ailpin
Tik
Ayia
Frederick Halpin
Buffalo
Albert
Secor
Albert Secor
Francis Ebsmith
Tralpin
Brooklyn
Mary Hoverton
Iit
Henry Ward Beecher
Cleveland
Beecher
Albany
Shu
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Governor Dockery
the Board of Fund Commissioners
Mary Graves
Mary A. Graves
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Ashe
Mra
G. Wy Bates
Ay Windsor
Olfaun
Price Dillatery
Pea Ridge
Bart Scott
Gov. Jackson
Prive
Warrenburg
Warrensboro
Lesington
Euir
Warrensburg
Albert Johnston
Salt Lake
Johnstein
Beo McCullough
Arkansas
Jet
W. T. Hype
Stack
Chirabell
Wednevilly
Clark
Masonic College
Aires
Yourson
W.S. Ivon
Ebenezer A. Porter
William FH. Sheets
Sheets
Anniee. Sheets
Roscoe E
George W
Arthur R. Sheets
Ball
B. ©. Gordon
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Gamble
Bree
New Grand
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