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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1902
Page
5
Markets worldwide were scoured to secure the richest materials for the Haberdashery Department and the results are ready for inspection. Shoppers are invited to call with confidence born of knowledge of absolute perfection.
Margaret Doolittle and Monte Kolbahn among locals ill with illness and smallpox quarantines. many residents travel, attend court, and visit relatives. Notables include J K Kidd returning from St Louis business trip, Judge Shirk and Montgomery at Kansas City court, and R A Potts buying horses in Sedalia.
An official note from Copenhagen states the Danish ministry had no connection with Captain Christmas. He sought an audience with Premier Denitz er who refused to meet him and would not receive his report on negotiations for selling the Danish West Indies.
A northbound Mohawk division train on the New York Central and Hudson River railroad derailed at Wood's Lake early Thursday. Five immigrant coaches were ditched, the wreck badly damaged the train, and several people were injured but none fatally, according to reports.
Six men were killed in an April 4 firedamp explosion at a Wigan Lancashire colliery. Several workers remained entombed after a separate Dunferline Scotland incident the following morning.
Word from Washington that congress approved a $30 monthly Civil War pension for Adolph Becker, a blind veteran, reached Newark. On learning the news Becker had become discouraged and killed himself.
About 1,600 workmen in Boston breweries have struck after master brewers refused to grant shorter hours with unchanged wages and other concessions.
Umpire Billy Nash works as a clerk in a Boston wholesale grocery this winter. The Annapolis crew unveils a cedar shell 65 feet long 224 percent wide with a depth of 9 percent inches. A new single shell is planned at 25 feet long 1444 inches wide and 6 inches deep. Fitzsimmons states he will do a great effort.
The Cornishman favors salt air and seclusion at his trenosphurst home as training for the upcoming bout with Jeffries. Willie Waldorf Astor has registered racing colors with the English Jockey Club and will likely be seen at England tracks in red, white and blue. At Michigan, Capt. Neil Snow left the baseball captaincy to join the track team, his 16 pound shot put prowess helping the team falter.
The report highlights a rise in gold production last year over 1900 totaling 8,117,600 dollars. It notes rapid expansion in shipbuilding, expected increases in Japan's tool purchases, an electric miles long San Francisco to the north railroad, 70 pound broad gauge rails, a 6 million dollar capital base, a large Cape Town brewing plant costing 550 thousand dollars to be American manufactured except bricks. It also mentions cotton goods trade aims in Turkey and new color schemes restricted to avoid human and animal figures.
Brief clippings reveal a mix of local humor and social notes. Mount Union reports women spending more to prepare for events than for eternity. Waycross notes a farmers club of young men sowing wild oats. Lawrence asks if work should interrupt music lessons for wood chopping when mother is healthy. Tipton notes a girl hired as a solicitor after a playful reply.
Chicago and St Louis markets list closing quotations for Wheat Corn and Oats with April May July and September prices. Includes Butter Eggs Lard Pork and Short ribs with assorted grades and regional figures from Missouri Illinois and Indianapolis notes.
Cattle hog and sheep price ranges listed by city including St Louis Chicago Kansas City and Indianapolis. Notable figures include cattle at St Louis 5.00 to 8.85 per hundredweight and hogs around 5.75 to 7.00, with sheep and lamb values varying by category.
Quotations listed for St Louis Sacramento and New York show middling ranges with currency values denoted as dollars. The brief notes indicate trading interest without further context or firm price levels.
The office advertises old newspapers for sale with a contact phone. Listing mentions Taylor's light transfer and the number 144 for inquiries.
Exclusive agent for Heywood GO CARTS. Most perfect in construction and simplest adjustment. Five to graceful designs with rubber tires and improved running gear. Prices eight to twenty four dollars. Three car loads of furniture just in Artistic durable moderns. Be prepared for spring by buying now.
Wanted a reliable boy with two to three years of printing trade experience to fill a vacancy at the Sentinel office. Apply at once to the Sentinel.
Regional temperatures reported for Missouri show north of the Missouri River at 48 degrees, the lagoon country in the southeast at 60 degrees, and the remaining areas at 6b degrees, outlining statewide climate variation.
Local sale at Heynen's on North Ohio Street offers monuments for Decoration Day. Prices and times not specified in the fragment.
Private loans referenced with C. C. Lawson attorney at law located in the Katie building. Bell telephone 467 is provided for contact.
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