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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1905
Page
6
Railway officials report the Katy line may end the train collector system this month. The move aims to streamline operations and reduce fare collection delays across routes.
Railroaders report current expenses are too high and seek reductions including potential abolition of the train auditing system. Details note ill health of key staff at St. Louis hospital and returning Missouri Pacific personnel while outlining pay scales for auditors conductors and brakemen and concerns over damage suits from off route passenger dismissals.
Horton Kansas August 9 L P Tillman an aerialist with the Alamo shows was killed during an ascent when a bag failed to rise, the parachute rose then dropped over the high school. He fell about sixty feet breaking his neck. He was 28, educated, with the show since November. Relatives in Clinton Iowa Denver Colorado Waco Texas Fort Worth Texas notified.
Attorney George F. Longan travels to St Louis. many locals depart for business visits in Kansas City Pilot Grove and Tipton. Residents attend expositions and visits to relatives in Denver Syracuse St Joseph and Los Angeles with brief health and family updates.
The article extols Yale & Towne padlocks for quality and resilience. It contrasts the genuine padlock with imitations, noting a heavy compact body and a secure pin-tumbler mechanism that resists tampering, while imitators have a shell-like case and open key-way making picking easy.
The Knights of Columbus hold a dance tonight at Forest Park Pavilion. Members and guests are invited to attend the social event in the venue downtown, with doors opening early and music provided for the evening.
Minnesota business and farm groups appeal to the governor to use his influence to halt the te legraphers strike, hoping President Perham's forecasted visit by J J Hill will lead to a settlement that protects commerce. In Arkansas the Little Rock council declares rights forfeited for tracks of two railroads and orders removal from city streets and riverfront properties.
W G Feliz shop carpenter Parsons Kan C O Cary round house laborer Parsons Kan Allison Wright bridgeman Landa Texas L C Herrell section foreman Belton Texas Harry Swift mesenger helper St Louis Mo Ben Hersh machinist apprentice Parsons Kan Ambrose McGenry painter Wirth fs
R. E. Long of Missouri Pacific returns home from Kansas City while Herschel Ford visits here. G. R. Tuley and E. E. Bixby attend Railway Mail association convention in Kansas City. Fred Weise covers night switchn engine duties as Engineer Love and Sam Goddard are mentioned in Missouri Pacific service.
T J Holsley of Holden Missouri has purchased the wholesale tea and coffee business of J L Hall and taken possession. Mr Hall will retire from active business life. Also notes advertise Vigoral and Big S flour and Foley's Kidney Cure at Arlington Pharmacy. Marion Lee of Bunreath Indiana writes of diabetes relief after eight doctors.
The county court was in session today and drew jurors for the grand jury for the November term. Names include Al Bumgartner Charles Schwensen F E Hoffman Jr J N Dalby R J Kemp G W Crawford F C Hayman Alexander Dow J J English G E Hollenbeck F F Quaintance.
J M Licklider promotes Flour brands claiming top quality while Flower offers pure linen white parasols at 1 98.
City Treasurer Ed Andler and his wife celebrate the birth of their son born today. The family shares joyful news of the new arrival and a healthy start for the infant.
The case of Frank Cramer charged with throwing dead animals into the Brown Springs lake is on trial this afternoon in Smithton before Justice Sommerville.
The marriage of George B. Young a fireman for the Missouri Pacific and Lillian Schhoell a former Bell Telephone operator was celebrated at Excelsior Springs on Sunday.
Local market roundup lists lemons, bran, coffee, corn starch, coconuts, baking powder, navy beans, gasoline, rice, flour, Cuban coffee sale, and various staples with prices. Also notes cattle, hay, wheat, corn meal, sorghum, and poultry items with per unit costs and bulk prices. Prompt delivery and phones advertised.
Markets show Chicago and East St. Louis hogs varying by category with price shifts. Hogs in Chicago and other cities range around 5.84 to 6.20 for quarters, with mixed lots and roughs noted. cattle counts and regional comparisons indicate softer prices in some areas and stronger demand in others.
In police court a boy named James Williams from Joplin Missouri, described as a candy maker, was fined twenty dollars for vagrancy and given time to leave town after being arrested by Officer Eads while traveling from Kansas City on a night trail. Lizzie Jennings admitted fighting a Black woman nearby and paid a five dollar fine.
Sedalia camp No. 58670 M W A will meet in the K of P hall on East Fifth street on Wednesday August 9 1905 for regular business. Visiting neighbors are invited to attend. Sam W James vice commander E E Codding clerk.
Sedalia Steam Laundry announces a new collar and cuff machine to enhance precision and quality. Shandy Goffe invites customers to try the service and be convinced of the improved workmanship.
After a hearty meal a dose of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will prevent indigestion. Kodol is a thorough digestant and a guaranteed cure for indigestion, dyspepsia, gas on the stomach, sour risings, and all stomach troubles. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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