Betting Favors Re Election of Chicago’s Mayor Harrison
In Chicago on April 4 the betting odds favored Mayor Harrison two to one for re election. Estimates show Harrison near 175000 votes of 310000 with Carter at 120000 and Altgeld at 15000. Altgeld’s broader support includes labor silver socialist and German Lutheran groups with Democrats backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harrison
Carter
Altgeld
Richard Croker
New York
Croker
Mr. Croker
Mr. Bryan
Sedalia Election Carries On Quietly
Today Sedalia voters went to the polls in a calm, low-key election. The campaign was dull with little public activity, no noisy public meetings, and sparse canvassing by both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Voting delays in wards show close race in city election
In First ward the day was desultory with 260 votes by 2 30 and Adams the colored candidate attracting a small but potentially pivotal share. Second ward remained light with 238 votes. Third ward lagged until 5 pm when over 300 votes were cast while railroad workers’ turnout was light but expected to surge. Ethridge leads Fast by about forty. Fourth ward at 2 30 pm reported 353 of 780 votes with indications of a tight finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Ethridge
Democrats Face Council Race Impact on City Majority
The Democrats plan to elect two men from four candidates to secure a council majority of one. A single Democrat elected still leaves a tie decided by Mayor Overstreet, a Democrat. Failing to elect any Democrat today would lose Democratic control of the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overstreet
Alumni Meeting Sets Adjournment and Dates
High school alumni held a business meeting last night and adjourned until Monday May 8 for another session at the high school. Alumni day is planned for Friday June 2.
Apple Harvest Seen By Fruit Farmer Near City
Joseph Roe, a fruit farmer north of the city, told reporters last evening that the outlook for the coming season is promising with an abundant apple harvest anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Roe
Inbreeding Decay Seen in Rabbits This Seventh Year
A writer notes that cherries and strawberries may fare well while peaches pears raspberries and most blackberries are ruined. Rabbits are dying by the score with internal decay before death and the pattern is blamed on inbreeding occurring every seven years, warning those who feasted on rabbits.
Sedalia District Ministers Renewed in Central Missouri Conference
Oskaloosa Iowa April 4 The Thirteenth annual session of the Central Missouri M E conference colored has closed in this city. The Sedalia district appointments include Richard Davis presiding elder and California B Steele among those named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Central Missouri M. E
Colored
Sedalia
Richard Davis
California
B. Steele
Two Sedalia Train Robbers Indicted in Criminal Court
Indictments handed down in the criminal court include Lucius E Hindman for murder in the first degree and Eli J Stubblefield and James L Joplin with guilty pleas entered for burglary larceny and related counts. Others, such as Mose White and William McKnight, faced charges of burglary and larceny with pleas or not in court noted. Some defendants were remanded to jail or ordered to reform school, while several cases set for April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose White
William McKnight
Cyrus Goodwin
Reform School
James Joplin
A. L. Shortridge
Ed Dyer
William Brown
James Anderson
Foreman and Gentry Plead Guilty in Grand Larceny Case
Henry Foreman pleads guilty to grand larceny and Amanda Gentry also pleads guilty in the criminal court session this afternoon, marking a joint resolution of the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Foreman
Amanda Gentry
Local Names List Details for Circuit Officials and Towns
A long list of names and towns appears, naming Gilliam through R. H. Young, with affiliations to various circuits and counties including Sedalia, Springfield, Clinton, Warrensburg, and Versailles. The OCR reads as a roster of judges or officials linked to multiple districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrensburg
J. W. Brown
Holden
F. S. Bowles
Windsor
A. Coleman
Clinton
J. W. Jackson
Osceola
H. Baker
Springfield
R. H. Smith
J. W. Thomas
Green Valley
A. M. Summerville
Malta Bend
R. G. Smith
Versailles
R. H. Young
County approves bonds for road overseers named
The county court on Monday considered and approved the bonds of road overseers John Eliott Perry Glenn N K Leiter M J Byrne Henry Demand L L Crews Louis Schlesselmer and J M Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eliott
Perry Glenn
N. K. Leiter
M. J. Byrne
Henry Demand
L. L. Crews
Louis Schlesselmer
J. M. Carpenter
Arrested man arraigned after night arrest in Sedalia
William Brown was arraigned this morning before Judge Burress after being arrested last night by Officer Williams and fined $3. A separate item notes Sheer of Sedalia reports his daughter was near death from croup but saved after physicians failed when One Minute Cough Cure was used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brown
Williams
Burress
Sheer
Sedalia
Indictments Returned as Grand Jury Acts Fast
West, stopping a railroad train with intent to kill. Dora Belle Anspaugh ignored for enticing a girl into a bawdy house. Three men indicted at noon. arraignment delayed as attorney not ready. E A Griffith and John Lehman plead guilty to grand larceny. Garfield May pleads not guilty to grand larceny. Henry Foreman and H L Manning plead guilty to burglary and larceny. Oss Brice fined five years in industrial school. John Lehman sent to reform school for two years. Wm McKnight Cyrus Goodwin two years each in reform school. James Joplin Ed Dyer two years reform school for attempted burglary. Final Fitzgerald assignment settlements concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Dora Belle Anspaugh
John Cashman
E. A. Griffith
W. H. Howard
John Lehman
Garfield May
Daniel Smith
Henry Foreman
J. H. Bowron
H. L. Manning
Oss Brice
Chillicothe
Reform School
Wm. McKnight
Cyrus Goodwin
James Joplin
Ed Dyer
Mrs Cunningham Committed to Asylum After Delusions
Friends of Mrs F M Cunningham wife of a familiar switchman report her condition worsened to the point of requiring commitment to an asylum. She has suffered paranoid fears believing someone intends to poison her or harm her and fears intruders at night. Officials hope treatment will restore her to reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Cunningham
Switchman
County Collector’s Report Shows 1898 Tax Take
County Court approves annual statement detailing 1898 tax collections totaling 114 643 75 from Byandshire. Back taxes on real estate run high at 40 587 64 and back personal taxes 160 224 30, with railroad taxes revealing 19 304 07. Delinquencies persist though the year spans multiple sectors, including dram shop and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byandshire States
Cones
Missouri Pacific
Lexington Branch
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Sedalia
Warsaw & Southern
Western Union Telegraph
Pacific Mutual Telegraph Compar
Escesee
Electric Light and Seats Company
Revival boosts church membership and senior class plans
Rev Mitchell leads a church revival with eleven new members last Sunday. A revival service starts on the 16th inst. The senior class contemplates a high school entertainment at the opera house, but may cancel class day exercises if opposed by Principal Wilson. Ye Tune Finder asks all performers for the old folks concert at East Broadway Christian church to attend Thursday night rehearsal at the new meeting house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenn
Mitchell
Opera House
Wilson
East Broadway Christian Church
East Broadway
Sheriff Kills Man in Kay County Shootout
Clyde Maddox was shot and killed by the Kay County sheriff near Newkirk Oklahoma this afternoon in a sheriff involved shooting reported by the Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maddox
Kay County
Newkirk
Joe Hewitt Returns From New York Enlistment Reversal
Joe Hewitt, who recently enlisted in the army and was discharged after his record was found, returns from New York. Missouri’s Drummer Boys in Springfield are preparing an elaborate program for delegates to the Traveling Men’s Protective Association state convention meeting there late next week. The seven Missouri posts total over 3,000 members with strong turnout expected at the annual gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hewitt
New York
Missouri
Drummer Boys
Springfield
Traveling Men’s Protective Association
Hearing Continuance Granted for Henry Moss Case
Henry Moss charged with throwing dead animals into Flat creek had a hearing postponed to next Tuesday before Judge Rogers. Elk officers plan a banquet for order members at the hall on April 19. An advertisement by D. C. Brant of Santa Ynez, Cal promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatic and neuralgic pains and burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Moss
Flat Creek
Rogers
Elk
Order
Chamberlain
D. C. Brant
Santa Ynez
Cal
Eagle Eye Salve Sold For 25 Cents
The Eagle eye salve is marketed for weak or sore eyes and granulated lids. Sold by all dealers at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland
To Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine
A vintage advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It notes a 25 cent price and a refund if not effective with the genuine tablet marked L. B. Q. on each pill.
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Safe Child Remedy
A quick remedy for children touts One Minute Cough Cure as safe for croup hoarseness and throat coughs. The promotion notes ministers faced coughing congregations before its use and claims no child dies from croup now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servant’s Pharmacy
Ter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Q Harrison
The
Sentinel
Joe Roe
Sedalia District
Oskaloosa, Ia
West Amd Stubblefield
Lucius Hindman
Mur
Engineer Strang
Criminal Court
Yester
Lucius E. Hindman
Eli J. Stubblefield and
James L
Jonathan Abbott
Clara Abbott
Charles Simpson
Ike Adkins
Sam Fleming
Wade Robertson
the Asylum
County Collector's Report
Peter Lane
Butler
B. F. Shock
Norwalk
Ohio
Warren Brown
Lincoln School
Ernest Williams
French
Brown
Washington, D. C
Sorosis Club
Dr. Rogers
T. P. McCluney
Sneed
Emma
Claude Morgan
Ed Hoffenbert
William Youse
Camp Branch
Kinsey
J. B. Albert
First Congregational Church
Albert
Stilwell
Minn
J. W. Daniel
Bunceton
Cooper County
Frances Poage
West Fifth Street
Kentucky
B. S. Mitchell
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Chattanooga
Sheriff
Kansas City, Mo
Clyde
Oklahoma
the Eagle
King of All Birds
Bard’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!