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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1902
Page
5
Sedalia residents report various events from arrests and releases for minor crimes to job changes farming news and social visits. Local figures include William Maupin Robert Hopkins and Cora Gaston with community notes on church activities, marriages and public meetings.
Eighty thousand dollars in cash was paid yesterday by H. M. Atkinson to the law firms Rosser Carter Hopkins & Sons King & Spalding and Brandon & Arkwright for legal services during the historic street railway fight. The firms receive twenty thousand dollars each. The brokers and clients are noted as among the city’s best known. The piece also lists several residents and business moves surrounding the event.
J W Mclain prints ads listing rail fare schedules for Portland Minneapolis Tacoma San Francisco and Colorado cities with dates June to Sept 1902. Tickets cover round trips and limited periods with varying higher fares for surrounding cities and extend to October 31 1902 with several halts and call for full information at ticket offices.
A spoony youth and a giddy maid in festive dress share a flirtatious waltz and budding betrothal. Their romance cools quickly as tempers flare and a harsh court scene unfolds with a harsh verdict. The piece ends with a humorous blend of old love tale and local ads.
A Victorian era promotion asserts a mother's weak health harms the infant and claims Scott's Emulsion nourishes both. It promises richer breast milk, stronger babies, and offers a free sample from Scott & Bowne at 409 Pearl Street, New York.
Constable seized Cora Gaston at New Lebanon and brought her to Sedalia to jail by order of Sheriff Joe Dillard. A white man had been robbed of 21 dollars by two men and a woman. the men are jailed, while Gaston allegedly fled the city.
L G Wright, Cole Camp carpenter, traveled to the city Thursday on his way home from Syracuse where he has completed a 54 by 60 foot barn for George Helsley, a prominent farmer northwest of Syracuse. The project was finished Wednesday.
Joe Dulber and Co will open a fine new saloon at Fortuna about April 25. Dulber is a well known Tipton saloon man. His partner is John Wermelskirchen, popular bartender for Ed McGurren of this city.
Local notice announces a big monument sale for Decoration Day at Heynen's on North Ohio Street and at Rembaugh's home made candies at 616 Ohio. The event highlights homemade sweets as wholesome offerings.
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