Locals recap from town and visiting guests
W B Hess of Kansas City and Henry Franz of Mt. Leonard were among Marshall visitors. Rev and Mrs Ralph Wakefield of St Louis stayed with Dr and Mrs W H Black. J M James of Sedalia visited his mother Julia James and brother Albert. Thos Nugen of Norton spied heart trouble, Miss Margaret Clarkson hosted a linen shower for Julia Potter. Attendees at Sedalia State Colored Teachers meeting included Prof J H Kenner. Mr and Mrs W J Campbell move to St Louis for good. J W Kent and Jos King saw garter snakes. E J Edwards left for Kansas City for treatment. George Lee Parent visited Jerseyville before returning to study. Mrs J H Barley and Miss Susie Waters joined Mrs Edw Zahn over Christmas. Mrs Blum, mother of Mrs W L Whittington, died December 22 in St Joseph. Dr Whittington brought wife home. Prof Rufus Vance and Miss Berenice Vance visited during holidays. W P Barron and wife returned from Drexel after visiting Barron parents. George Sylvester reported his cousin was here from Mr Leonard.
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J. W. Kent
J. H. Barley
Corder
Zahn
Susie Waters
Higginsville
W. L. Whittington
Blum
St. Joseph
Whittington
Rufus Vance
New York City
Taxation facts for Marshall voters in local option election
A. R. James submits a summary of Missouri law on city taxation and indebtedness, detailing general revenue levies, bond financings for water works, sinking funds, and annual levy shifts. It compares Marshall’s rates with other towns and notes past reductions to align with debt payments.
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Marshall
Missouri
Dramshops
Maryville
Nevada
Columbia
Fayette
Boonville
Jeff
City
Moberly
Fulton
Mexico
A. R. James
New Sayings Of Christ Unearthed In Egypt Discovery
The Daily News reports University of Michigan Professor Henry A Sanders presenting a fragment from a sixteenth century Gospel of Mark found in Egypt. The vellum pages, opened and translated at Charles L. Freer’s Detroit home, include the Lord’s Prayer ending and claim to predate later scriptures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dee
The
Daily News Today
Christ
Egypt
Henry A Sanders
University of Michigan
Archaelogical Institute
University of Chicago
Jerusalem
Mark
Satan
God
Sanders
Charles L. Freer
Detroit
Mich
Freer
Matthew
Luke
John
Fragmented Greek vellum manuscripts unveiled in vault
Fragments from hundreds of pages written in Greek on vellum are secured in a vault. Their significance for Christianity is vast and largely unknown. The public release is a small portion of the manuscripts' contents. Professor Sanders began investigations with expectations of major discoveries ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archaeological Institute
Chicago
Sanders
Beyon
County Committee Endorses J W Blackburn for Delegate
J W Blackburn announces candidacy from the Seventh district for delegate to the National Republican Convention in Chicago on June 16. He earned the Saline County committee’s unanimous endorsement at Saturday’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Blackburn
Chicago
Saline County
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Reward for Cure
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo advertise the remedy as acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Endorsed by Walding Kippan Marvin, wholesale druggists. Testimonials free, price six cents per bottle, sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation also recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
PF. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kippan & Marvin
Peace Offering by a Brahman Officer in India
In colonial India a young officer, facing dismissal, captured a rebel by disguising as a Brahman. He tailed him to a sacred pool, cuffed the man in water, and gagged him before delivering the captive to authorities. The daring act preserved the officer’s commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India Company
Bisa
New Phase of the Moon in Chicago Record-H
A brief Chicago Record-H item notes a playful exchange about the moon. The dialogue riffs on the same celestial sight, showing a lighthearted moment in a city paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-H
Elgin's Loss 100000 and Municipal Electric Plant
A history of Elgin's municipal electric light plant from 1889 to 2004 shows estimated losses of at least 100000 compared with private contract lighting. The account details higher costs, potential savings, and alleged political interference. A mayor allegedly underbid to win re election after seeing a lodge dance illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita Electric Light
Light Department
Polticians
Practicing a Book Pitch in a Baltimore Office
A tall man in faded black offers a cheap edition of Trollope to a desk worker. The worker declines, but the salesman calmly states he was merely practicing on him, then leaves with the volume. The scene captures a brief, wry exchange about literary salesmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Trollope
England
Baltimore American
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Ilo
Daity
Minto
Piers
Kaneas
Mister Arcommentation
Missouri Pacific
W. B. Hess
Kansas City
Henry Franz
Mt. Leonard
Ralph Wakefield
St. Louis
W. H. Black
J. M. James
Sedalia
Mrs
Julia James
Brother
Albert
Nugen
Norton
Quenemo
Kansas
Margaret Clarkson
Julia Potter
J. H. Kenner
State
Colored Teachers’ Association
W. J. Campbell
Near Miami
Robt. H. Smith
Grip
Marshall Building
DR Sanitarive
Locatio
Ayer
Ayers
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Elgin
Universal
Mileage Books
Eastern Committee
Western
Chicago @ Alton
Hawthorne
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