Sunday School Institute at First Baptist Moberly
A Sunday School Institute will be held at the First Baptist Church in Moberly from March 27 to 29, 1999 under Mount Pleasant and Macon District Baptist Associations. Roy Chas Rhoads, Missouri state Sunday school secretary, with 25 years in the field, will conduct it. A printed program will be distributed to participating schools once topics are assigned, and a general invitation is extended to all Sunday school workers.
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First Baptist Church
Moberly
Mount Pleasant
Macon
Roy. Chas. Rhoads
Missouri
Rhoads
McKinley considered McCool for secretary of war
Washington dispatch reports President McKinley ready to appoint Anson G. McCool of New York as secretary of war to replace Alger. The plan involves Alger retiring at a convenient time with a bloc including Hobart, Elkins, Gage, and others aiming to remove Alger from the cabinet.
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Chicago
Washington
McKinley
Anson G. McCool
New York
Alger
Hobart
Hanoi
Elkins
Gage
Soldier shot by girl's father in Missouri chase
Militon Sickels, a young soldier recently brought to Macon Missouri for a criminal assault charge against Elizabeth McDaniel of Ten Mile township, was shot by her father John McDaniel while pursued on horseback. The rapid chase continued a mile further as McDaniel fired again, striking Sickels in the back.
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Macon
Milton Sickela
Sheri Glenn
Lizabeth McDaniel
Ten Mile Township
John McDaniel
Sickels
McDaniel
Intest dis in carpets at A. kK. Grufe's furry ture store
A garbled item notes issues with carpets at A. K. Grufe's furry store, mentioning improper material and customer service concerns. The fragment suggests a possible complaint or defect report linked to a retail business.
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A. Kk. Grufe
Wabash Wreck Near Delphi Kills Four
A major Wabash freight wreck near Delphi Indiana cut apart twelve cars in two sections colliding with great force. The Monon line ran parallel and debris spread across tracks. Four drivers were killed in a car and one body was recovered as crews cleared the scene.
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Delphi
Ind
Wabash
Admiral Dewey to Stay in the Philippines Indefinitely
Secretary Long stated that he has no knowledge of when Admiral Dewey might return to the United States. Dewey would remain in the Philippines indefinitely, with no request for relief but a willingness to stay as long as he can serve the country given his intimate knowledge of conditions. Unclear details follow about a carpet advertisement by AJ Grafe at 800 and 502 Reed Street.
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Washington, D. C
Long
Dewey
United States
Philippines
Old Couple from Manete Faces Guardianship Plea
Alexander Ferguson aged 107 and his wife 93, of Reed's station area, appeared in Delaware county court on Saturday to plead guilty to insanity charges. Mrs Martha Sweeney, 70 plus, filed the action seeking guardianship. Ferguson, a longtime Treeland settler, has lived on the same farm 86 years. He is reported in marked health and claims to shave with a weekly razor.
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Manete
Ind
Alexander lMerguson
Reed's Station
Court House
Martha Sweeney
Dang Tor
Anderson
Orguson
Delaware County
Treeland
Ferguson
Coaches Burned in Spring Fold Yard Fire
The St Louis and Peoria line shops at Spring Fold suffered a large fire Friday night, consuming eight coaches and causing losses over 50000 dollars. The origin is unknown, with speculation about an errant explosion. Both the Chicago Peoria and St Louis railroad and the St Louis Chicago and St Paul road stored coaches there, with additional cars burned including sleeping and baggage cars. The shed was a dramatic 4100 feet in length.
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St. Louis and
Peoria
Springfold
Wheater
Chicago
St. Louis
Infant Found on Doorstep in Cu Grange Missouri
John Graves of southern Clark County discovers a newborn boy two to three days old left on his doorstep wrapped in a robe with a gold locket bearing initials. The infant, who lay in a stu por forty eight hours, was reportedly produced by drugs. Residents fear a hidden identity may be revealed by the locket initials.
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Cu Grange
John Graves
Clark County
Graves
Fire narrowly destroys old frame hotel building at Higboo
A fire at about 4 30 am threatened the main thoroughfare frame hotel in Higboo. The mail carrier spotted flames and doused them before the fire spread through the coal oil saturated meat market floor. Officials say the blaze was incendiary. J J Fisher was not occupying a room. R E Board of St Louis was staying at the Merchants.
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Higboo
J. J. Fisher
Probate Measure Aims to Reval Judges in Missouri
A Missouri measure seeks to empower probate courts to act as county courts when the latter cannot serve in St. Clair County. The proposal, backed by Senator Whaley and connected to past issues with county officials jailed for tax disputes over railroad bonds, aims to relieve judicial strain in the district.
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St. Clair County
Jefferson City
Whaley
Senate
Ofia
Missouri
Clair County
S Clair
Phillips
P “Railroad
Tandy
Advertising ban in Senate provokes debate at Fortiath Assembly
The Brookfield Argus criticizes a Senate bill prohibiting physicians from advertising, arguing the measure lacks justification and infringes on those who choose to advertise. It asserts the ethical stance of some physicians should not bar others from expression.
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Fortiath General Assembly
Senate
Hate
Brookfield
Argus
Gigantia Nancy Riggs Sent for Hospital Operation
Nancy Riggs of Louisiana Missouri weighs about 800 pounds and is described as perhaps the largest woman in the world. She was moved to a train in a baggage wagon because she cannot pass through a car door and is bound for a St. Louis hospital for an operation.
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Louisiana
Nancy Riggs
St. Louis Hospital
Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for children
The advertisement promotes Grain-O as a wholesome drink to replace coffee for both children and adults. It claims Grain-O aids digestion, strengthens nerves, is not a stimulant, and tastes like coffee when prepared properly.
Dangers of civilization need for whiskey in health claim
The ad argues overwork worry and germs threaten modern life and calls for vitality from whiskey. It claims learned men favor pure whiskey, contrasts primitive men, and notes TIE whiskey is HARPER sold by E. Sackett in Moberly, Missouri.
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Harper
E. Sackett
Moberly, Mo
Hood's Sarsaparilla Praised as Ultimate Remedy
Advertised claim that Hood's Sarsaparilla cues when other remedies fail with emphasis on Hood's Pills curing biliousness. Offers mail order at 25 cents from C. I. Hood & Co of Lowell, Massachusetts.
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Hood
C. I. Hood, & Co
Lowell, Muss
Mrs I Sandford Reaches Spring Millinery Line
Mrs I Sandford returned from Chicago where she spent a week selecting a refined line of spring millinery. The paper’s notices note her upcoming announcements and promise the latest and best millinery in her spring purchases.
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Hobart, Hanns
Het
Wabash Wreck
Nny
AJ. Grafe
Henry Levy & Co
New York Dry Coods and Clothing House
Prst
Baan
Henry Levy & Company
Mr. R. E. Board
Morchants
Probate
Gigantia
Stacy Adama
Bowers
Justin
Express
Bowers Trade Palace
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