Ott's Soda and Summer Goods Sale in Sedalia
Local items note Carl A Guenther promoting a clearing sale of summer goods and Ott's soda water and fountain offerings. Multiple visitors and shoppers from Houstonia Windsor Lamonte and Sedalia are seen, with references to Typhoid fever in Miss Ethel Pace and trips to Boonville and Windsor.
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Taylor
William Beal
el Reno
Oklo
Carl A. Guenther
Roxie Harris
Houstonia
Ohio Street
C.W. Rudy
Lamonte
Otterville Toay
Ott
C. H. Evans
William Lusk
D. J. Steele
Bunceton
Frank Berry
Sedalia
J. H. Reynolds
Huckins
Ethel Pace
East Fifth Street
Sarah Grand
A. H. Chapman
Franklin Junction
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Ott’s
Emmett Fisher
Ollie Taylor
Eliza Hall
Summer Dresses Designs and fall fashion guide
L'Art de la Mode showcases summer dress designs and recommended fabrics for fall attire. Request a sample by mailing name and a 2 cent stamp. single issues are 35 cents and available at all newsdealers. Morse Broughton Co New York 8 East 19th Street.
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L’art de la Mode
Morse-Broughton CO
New York
Great Western Railway Lonates to Eastern Points
Lonates are in effect to Buffalo Boston New York and other eastern points via the Chicago Great Western railway. For full particulars inquire of any Great Western agent or J P Elmer general passenger agent Chicago.
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Buffalo
Boston
New York
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
The Fireman's Ward Presented At Forest Park Theatre
The Lyon Stock Company stages The Fireman's Ward at Forest Park Theatre tonight and again Wednesday night, delivering a regional dramatic engagement for local audiences.
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Forest Park Theatre
The
Lyon Stock Company
Damask Tablecloths and El Dorado Springs Trip Ad
Classified ad notes a 56 inch wide table damask at 19c a yard while stock lasts at the Boston 214 Ohio Street and promotes a special round trip Sunday August 11 to El Dorado Springs with a special train leaving Sedalia at 8 15 A M.
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Boston
Special Train Leaves Seda Lia for El Dorado Springs
A special train departs Seda Lia at 8:15 A M on Sunday August 11 bound for El Dorado Springs. Round trip fare is $1.00. Travel via M K T Railway.
Special Election Set for Second and Fourth Wards Sedalia
Mayor J L Babcock proclaims a special election to fill vacancies in Sedalia Missouri second and fourth wards caused by resignations of B F Seggerson and J L Babcock. Election date set for August 26 1901 to be conducted by law and city ordinances. City Clerk C E Baker attests with seal.
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Sedalia
Missouri
B. F. Seggerson
J. L. Babcock
I. J. L. Babcock
A. D
El Dorado Springs Excursion Sunday August 11
Round trip fare of 1.00 to El Dorado Springs via M K T Ry offered for a Sunday excursion.
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EL Dorado Springs
Sherman Williams Sees 20 Bushels Per Acre From Corn
Sherman Williams on his east of town farm reports fifteen acres of corn well filled and matured and expects a harvest of 20 bushels per acre. He also owns a Flat Creek bottom land corn field that should yield more than 20 bushels per acre.
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Sherman Williams
Mr. Williams
Flat Creek
Sweet cider and pears candy ad brief
Ice cold vinegar style cider offered with Bartlett pears candy palsce. Readable lines promote drinks and fruit pairing in a compact old ad segment.
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Bartlett Pears
Railroads link to assault and robbery case in Kansas
Joe Ashen a railway trainman was brought from Springfield Missouri to Fort Scott Kansas charged with complicity in an assault for robbery on J J Tortel of Blue Mound Kansas. Frank Clough jailed at Kingfisher Oklahoma linked to the brutal affair. Tortel carrying cash to buy a garden patch was found near the track after being knocked down and left for dead. Police doubt murder for robbery and say the incident may be an accident.
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Fort Scott
Kas
Joe Ashen
Kansas
Missouri
Springfield
J. J. Tortel
Blue Mound
Frank Clough
Kingfisher
Okla
Tortel
Money to loan on personal property
C. C. Lawson offers loans secured by personal property in the Katie building rooms 107 to 89.
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C. C. Lawson
Katie Building
Miss Ada Ash Hosts Evening of Games and Refreshments
Miss Ada Ash entertained a number of friends at her home on Twelfth and Engineer streets Monday evening. Dainty refreshments were served by Misses Davie Harris and Atsey Ash. A varied group of guests included Misses Mabel Burton Mary Smith Lizzie Metcalf Myrtle Fitzgerald Nelle Alcorn Susie Jenkins Nina Higgins Ethel Hill and Messrs Willie Roach John Beal John Hill Adolph Becker Willie Martin Joe Cochran Hugh Harvey Will Snider Eddie Smith and Georgia Harris assisted in entertaining. The gathering provided an enjoyable social time for all attendees.
Excursion to El Dorado Springs on Sunday
Special train leaves Sedalia at 8 15 A M VIA M K T RY for excursion to El Dorado Springs, August 11.
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EL Dorado Springs
Sedalia
VIAM
Farris Sells Ice Cream Sodas
Local vendor Farris offers ice cream sodas, boosting old fashioned soda fountain flavor in town. Patrons report smooth textures and rich toppings, with a focus on classic treats and neighborhood appeal.
Proposed Electric Lines Tie Joplin To Coal Belt Cities
Joplin officials and engineers announce near certainty of building the mineral cities electric railway linking Joplin with Chitwood and extending through coal belt towns such as Galena Empire Columbus Turk Scammon Weir City Cherokee Fleming 15 Pittsburg Frontenac Midway Cornell Yale Minden and related smelting districts.
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Joplin
Mineral Cities Electric Railway
Southwest Missouri Electric Railway
Chitwood
Galena
Empire
Columbus
Stipville
Turk, Scammon
Weir City
Cherokee
Fleming No
NO GRADE CROSSINGS IN ILLINOIS POLICY CHANGE
Bloomington August 6 rail road men and the public learn of a new board policy from the Illinois board of railway and warehouse commissioners. James S Neville newly appointed member pushes for crossings to be either above or below the tracks, ending reliance on interlocking switch plants. The board accepts interlockers are safe but argues overhead or underground crossings are the only absolutely safe option and avoid interlocker complications.
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Bloomington
Lll
Illinois Board of Railway and Warehouse Commissioners
James S. Neville
Denison Car Yard Workers Named in Brief List
W. R. Pierce a car laborer from Denison is listed along with L. W. Berry another laborer in the car shops at Denison.
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W. R. Pierce
Denison
L. W. Berry
Among the Trains
Katy railroad staff changes noted with C A Chapel laying off and T E Russell taking a break from runs. W H Brehm of Parsons serves as master mechanic. J C Rhoades of 1523 East Fifth St lays off due to illness. Henry Eding promoted to regular run with Sedalia street railway. Parsons M K T station July ticket sales record. D J Hardy moved from Sweet Springs to Nevada as operator.
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C. A. Chapel
Katy
T. E. Russell
W. H. Brehm
Parsons
J. C. Rhoades
Missouri Pacific
East Fifth Street
Henry Eding
Sedalia Street Railway Company
Parsons Sun
D. J. Hardy
Sweet Springs
Nevada
Mutilated body found near gas plant identified as Civil War veteran
A man believed to be Levi Leffle, Civil War veteran, was killed last night near the gas company's plant. The body was mangled with bone and flesh scattered along 300 yards of railway tracks and carried in a sack to Stine Funeral Parlors. An enlistment certificate dated April 2 1898 bears Adjutant General Bell's signature.
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Levi Leffle
Kansas City Times
Stine Undertaking
Bell
Saloonkeepers Arrested Under Sunday Closure Law
County Attorney Cashman filed information in Judge Kinsey's court against saloonkeepers DeBold and Raiffeisen Thompson and Brown Pat Curran Ed McGurren J M Lopp J F Sewell Gus Agee and G F Fisher for keeping their places open last Sunday Warrants were issued and served by Constable Robb Hearings not set except George Fisher whose will be at 9 am Saturday.
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John Cashman
Kinsey
DeBold & Raiffeisen
Thompson & Brown
Pat Curran
Ed McGurren
J. M. Lopp
J. F. Sewell
Gus Agee
G. F. Fisher
Robb
George Fisher
Man Arrested In Hose Theft Near Town
Sheriff Dillard and Officers Wood and Ramsey arrested Melvin Starkey today around noon at Will Woodward's home for stealing a water hose from Charles Hoberecht. The hose and harness tugs were found in a bed at the Woodward residence. Starkey was jailed and will face a hearing before Justice Rogers on Wednesday.
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Dillard
Wood and Ramsey
Melvin Starkey
Will Woodward
Charles Hoberecht
Wodward
Starkey
Rogers
Lieutenant Dodge Remains in Manila Post
Lieut. Dave Dodge, long with the U S army in the Philippine Islands, will not return to the United States as soon as expected. He has been made chief clerk to Major Craighill overseeing improvements on Manila port. His family is expected to join him in Manila soon.
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Dave Dodge
United States Army
Philippine Islands
United States
Craighill
Manila
Boy Stranded in Sedalia Sent Home by Relatives
Constable Robb takes care of 18 year old John White a colored boy stranded in Sedalia. He awaits communication with relatives in White's Station Kentucky and receives a $20 check from his brother Robert White to send the boy home.
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Robb
John White
Sedalia
White’s Station
Robert White
Fixing the Clocks by Sedalia Telegraph Inspector
Grant Gray the Western Union clock inspector arrives in Sedalia to fix clocks regulated by telegraph after a lightning flash stopped all clocks at twelve Saturday night.
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Grant Gray
Western Union
Sedalia
Grasshopper Plague Hits Naples Farmers Cut Grain Early
Naples New York reports a serious grasshopper plague on August 6. Over half the town is overrun and farmers are cutting grain prematurely to salvage what remains.
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Naples
N. Y
H. C. Flower Appointed Receiver in City Trust Case
Henry C. Flower former receiver of Sedalia Street Railway named receiver for the International Loan and Trust company affairs at Kansas City.
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Henry C .Flower
Sedalia Street Railway Company
International Loan and Trust Company
Kansas City
Ramsey on Trial for Disturbing Peace Before Judge Kinsey
Sam Ramsey, a colored man, stands trial this afternoon on a charge of disturbing the peace. The case is before Judge Kinsey.
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Sam Ramsey
Kinsey
FARRIS' FOUNTAIN Sets Crowd Evening Scene
FARRIS' FOUNTAIN becomes a nightly draw as crowds gather at the front, with scenes of people lining up and watching the popular display each evening.
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Farris’ Fountain
Divorce Suit Filed by Jennie Granville Against Edward Granville
Jennie Granville, acting through attorney A L Shortridge, filed for divorce from Edward Granville alleging abuse and desertion.
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Jennie Granville
Her Atorney
A. L. Shortridge
Edward Granville
County Court Adopts All Fee Bills Except Constables’ Witness Fees
The county court today approved all fee bills but excluded fees to constables serving as witnesses in criminal cases. The decision narrows witness expense reimbursements for law enforcement in ongoing prosecutions.
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Eddins
Jefferson City
G. W. Barnett
Warsaw
W. T. Thomas
A. M. Cockrill
S. P. Brite
Windsor
Kaiser Hotel
I. A. Shepard
C. C. Clingan
Truxel
McAllister Springs
H. A. Mitchell
Colorado
W. C. Overstreet
Boonville
State Reform School
Mary Alexander
W. B. West
O. E. Peters
Annie Weir
Mamie
Nellie Shone
East 19Th Street
Pettis County Realty
J. H. Bothwell
Sedalia National Bank
Foley
Eldorado Springs
Ra Be & T
Buston Cafe
Charles Walch
City of
C. E. Baker
Second Cavalry
Miss Ash
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Engineer Streets
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Farris
Joplin District
Illinois Railway Commissioners
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Lieut
Dodge
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