Appalling Chicago disaster at Merrible Theatre tragedy
Terrifying fire at the Merrible Chicago Theatre during a matinee of Mr Mineboard leaves hundreds injured or missing. Ash asbestos curtain failure ignites flames. a crowd of women and children perish in doorways while responders fight to recover bodies amid smoke and gas.
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Chicago
Mumber
Ax Rundred
Jared
Mr. Mineboard
Molice
Binebeard
Eddie Foy
Will J. Davis
Chich
Miss Maude Broaddus Visiting Near Darksville
Local notes report Miss Maude Broaddus visiting relatives near Darksville while John Broaddus remains at his farm there. Beside updates on residents, a parade of small notices includes travel plans, sales ads, and church activities. James Norver, Crurcamn, presides over the Local Union's Endeavor Union events.
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Churches of
Moberly
Endeavor Society
Q Central Christian Church
Endeavor Union
Parlorn
James Norver
Crurcamn
Local Union
Wa gingers Building Association stockholders meeting notice
Netica announces a stockholders meeting at the court house in Moberly Missouri on Tuesday January 1a 1909 to elect officers and conduct other business All stockholders are urged to attend Also notice of change of location and business and a sale of entire stock of goods including books stationery pictures feather goods toilet articles and more
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Netica
Wagingers Building Association of
Moberly
Lourt Bouge
Igoq
Tien
Grouxing
A. W
Turaan
Lion
Railroad News and Local Engineer Update in Missouri
Items of interest for Democrat readers cover Springfield machinists visiting Moberly, foremen returning to work after illness, a Wabash brake man's Christmas travel, and holidays with family. Also notes a New Year joke on a Messerly railroad worker, a Kansas City trip for Mrs Montague's mother’s death, and a mistaken alias for a jailed switchman named Payne.
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A.B. Reet
Fayette
Daka
J. B McOnune
Tom Rega
Mattie J. Wallis
St. Louis
Democrat
Geo. Schwab
Arthur
West Reed Street
Myrtle McCune
Bud Barker
C. Hy Montague
South Clark Street
Kansas City
the Payne
Wandless Brakeman Case Hints at Prosecution Evidence
Fragmentary notes report J C Wandless, a Wabash freight brakeman, was briefly detained last evening after an incident at a Reniek platform. Authorities claim sufficient evidence to convict, with a hearing set for Jud Morrisey on Saturday morning.
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J.C. Wandless
Missouri school boards elect Bowers as president
J S Bowers of this city elected president of the Missouri association of school boards at St. Joseph. J K Mitchell of St. Joseph named vice president and secretary. Next meeting set for December in Columbia aligned with the State Teachers Association. A banquet at Goetze's conservatory followed by a Merchants reception.
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Missouri _association of school boards
St. Jesterday
J. S. Bowers
JK Me Mitchell
St. Joseph
Vics
Association of ‘School Boards
Columbia
Teacers
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