17 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1903
Page
1
Circuit Attorney Folk of St. Louis learned that Mr. Lee had come to Kansas before a genuine summons could be served upon him. The search indicates the man is not yet located.
In Kansas City Missouri on April 17 Lieutenant Governor Lee travels amid summonses tied to a grand jury probe into boodle and boodlers. He denies any intent to resign and seeks rest while investigators press for testimony before the St Louis grand jury.
In Butler, Dr. James Gartrell aged 70 was hanged for the 1901 murder of D. B. Donegan after a life marked by Texas politics and jail leadership. The case ties to a fatal night in a cabin and a later, separate execution of John Bud Taylor in Kansas City for the 1901 killing of Ruth Nollard.
Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons died at her Bensonhurst home from typhoid pneumonia after a two day illness. She was Rose Julian sister of Martin Julian and once a clever acrobat before marriage. Fitzsimmons, inconsolable, was beside her as she died. The piece notes complex family ties with two previous marriages involving Martin Julian and his sister.
The marriage of Miss Jennie Ammon to Mr. John J. Hobson of Kois sor Washington is announced for next Tuesday at 8 am at the bride’s East Sixteenth Street home. Rev E W Clippinger will perform the ceremony. Afterward the couple will travel to Albia Iowa then Denver before settling in Kaisser.
In St Joseph Missouri on April 17 Charles May was executed at 9 43 am for the Robert Martin murder committed two years earlier He declared innocence and that he should not hang as the drop fell He had previously killed two men and was called the most remarkable prisoner condemned.
Opportune time to replenish wardrobes as spring styles arrive. Muslin gowns, drawers, skirts, and infant wear offer light, plain or lace trimmed options. Priced from 15c to $3.50, with varieties in nainsook and muslin and includes children's and infant dresses and slips. Includes terms like blind embroidery, lace, and beadings.
Warner's Rust-Proof Corsets promise figure shaping for every woman. The right model is advertised as lightweight for comfort yet strong for wear, with an absolute rust-proof guarantee highlighted as unique in the product line.
The market presents satin peau-de soie and taffeta belts with large buckles and chains, plus matching stock and turn-over garments. Fabrics vary from cotton to linen and silk options with embroidery, priced from 25 cents to 3 dollars, featuring contemporary dress trimmings.
A shoe display contrasts $3.50 Sorosis No 60 and $2.00 to $2.50 Neltje models with typical $5 values. It recounts a Philadelphia maker whose high quality hand turned shoes sold through jobbers at a $0.50 to $0.75 profit, then failed as a business, and notes Sorosis now supplies similar styles at reduced prices including a $5 class shoe for $3.50.
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