Clock Shop Offers Wide Line for Wakeful Mornings
An ad notes a diverse assortment of Seth Thom as Mantie and Kitch clocks and urges customers to call for a clock that will always wake them.
05 Feb 1904
Page 1
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Newspaper
Moberly Evening Democrat
Location
Moberly, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1904
Page
1
An ad notes a diverse assortment of Seth Thom as Mantie and Kitch clocks and urges customers to call for a clock that will always wake them.
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Cockrell’s bid for the Democratic nomination is being organized with a St. Louis meeting this month. Missouri Democrats, coordinated by Rothwell and Senator Stone, aim to raise a campaign fund and mobilize party groups across the state for a strong showing at the St. Louis convention.
A Wabash train from Omaha struck a work train at the Page avenue crossing near St. Louis. Engineer Geo Nelson and fireman C S Somerville leapt to safety. Nelson unharmed, Somerville with a broken hand and head injuries. The passenger cars were damaged but safe, and the incident delayed the train to Union Station. Local reports note crew changes and a traveling salesman appointment.
Rev. I J Spencer, once a prominent Cairo preacher, is suspended by a committee at Lawson Missouri ahead of a planned church trial at the September annual conference in Columbia. He faces sensational charges including alleged attention to women near Excelsior Springs and a history with druggist M P Capp who once whipped him in Clarence.
County Recorder Bennett issued thirty marriage licenses in January doubling last year’s figure. The Huntsville Herald notes leap year privileges for women. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Southern Methodist Church will present a program Sunday evening February 6 including organ voluntary Gloria Patria choir anthem scripture lesson and missionary talk.
A committee formed by the commercial club to solicit funds for hosting the Democratic state convention reported strong progress. By noon today they had raised the required amount and expected the full subscription to be completed by 6 p.m. The group received praise for their successful fundraising efforts.
Mesdames Wray Beck and Munn hosted a missionary tea for Episcopal church work at Mrs. Wray’s home. Afternoon guests enjoyed piano selections by Miss Constance Cuppaidge and Miss Lottie Loesely. Evening crowds filled the parlors for music by Prof Goetze and his daughter, with a Goetze Piano Co. loaned instrument drawing praise. Rector thanks Goetze for an excellent program and notes strong turnout in the season’s opening event.
The Huntsville Herald reports a fine boy born to Mr and Mrs Marvin Nennedy last Tuesday evening. The proud father Marvin receives the nickname papa and sends telegraphic joy across the Wabash system.
Mrs Shafer swore a warrant against neighbor Mrs Grover for disturbing peace. Grover fined $1 and costs by Judge Griswold in police court. The rest is a crowded gossip item praising Missouri girls and their kissing styles with local place names.
Mr and Mrs Gilstrap return to their Macon county home after visiting Mr and Mrs Moody. They attended the Moodys 56th wedding anniversary celebration yesterday.
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