Sedalians Score Record Gas Deal in Kansas City
Sedalia financiers W. H. Powell J. T. Heard and John Montgomery Jr. completed a $1,200,000 gas deal in Kansas City. Profit totals show Heard $100,000 Powell $50,000 and Montgomery $15,000 amid broader expansion of the Kansas Natural Gas Co. and People’s Gas holdings in Coffeyville and surrounding fields.
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W. H. Powell
John Montgomery Jr
John T. Heard
Kansas Gas
Sedalia
Messrs
Powell
Heard
Montgomery
Sedalia Trust Company
People’s Gas Company
Coffeyville
Kas
Kansas Natural Gas Co
Sas City Journal
Kansas City
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Montgomery County
F. O. Wells
E S. Rae
M. A. E Patton
J. C. McDowell
Pittsburg
Kansas Gas Belt
Canitalicts
Marshall
Kansas Company
Kansas
Indian Territory
Kansas Belt
Lawrence
St. Joseph
Double Funeral for Boonville Victims Held Today
The Sedalia Sentinel reports a long day of mourning as the funeral of Helen Courtney and Kathryn Courtney was held at the First Christian church. The two young sisters perished in the Milda launch disaster near Boonville while Mrs. Courtney remains missing despite search efforts along the Missouri River.
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Courtney
Helen Courtney
Milda
Boonville
William Courtney
W. EB. Roeschel
Mabel
Ernest Roesenel
W. A. Sombart
R. A. Sombart
Kate Hieberger
Laura Thra
Maggie Turner
R. L. Evans
Harry Miller
Peter Courtney
West Sixth Street
Helen
Kathryn
First Christian Church
J. B. Fuller
D. D
Richard Gentry
Last Earth
Charles Clark
John Solon
Ted Clark
Lyle Jackson
George Ware
Lawrence Yeater
Little Kathryn
Harris Harris
William Curran
Edwin Evans
Paul Montgomery
McRoberts Messerly
William Mackey
Curch
Landslide Buries Indian Village on Thompson River
An Ashcroft dispatch reports a massive landslide on the Thompson river yesterday afternoon. An Indian village named Ashcroft, with a population of 500, was imbeded and the river blocked. The village lies in the northwestern portion of Yale district, British Columbia.
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Winnipeg
Man
Ashcroft
Thompson
Yale District
British Columbia
Remains Laid to Rest in City Cemetery
The deceased were laid to rest in the city cemetery. Relatives and friends attended the ceremony as the funeral rites concluded.
Tragic Scene Describes Child In Bathing Attire
A gruesome report notes a young girl found swollen and black, rapidly petrifying. The body wore bathing clothes implying she had been at Caputean Springs during a ill-fated excursion.
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Caputean Springs
Case Falls Short in Arrests of Three Individuals
The article states no charges or arrests occurred for J. L. Kautzman Dan Wilcox and L. Gieschen. No case proceeding or legal action took place regarding the three individuals.
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J. L. Kauztman
Dan Wilcox
L. Gieschen
Trial details at Fort Leavenworth divorce suit
In Wooster Ohio Aug 15 the court heard Captain Taggart's divorce suit as Mrs Taggart was seated at Colonel Minor's table at a Fort Leavenworth dinner party. The defense sought to show Minor could not have reached Mrs Taggart without Captain Taggart noticing, aiming to disprove the charges.
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Secripps-McRae Press Association
Wooster
Colonel Minor
Fort Leavenworth
Small battle between Japs and Russians reported
Japanese forces reconnoitering along the Kirin road from Chang Tai Tine drove in Russian outposts on August 12. Eleven Russians killed and ten captured as counterattacks failed, with Russian positions driven back.
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Scripps-McRee Press Association
Manchuria
Kirin Road
Chang Tai Tine
Rumors Tie General Miles to Massachusetts Governor Bid
Democratic allies abroad again claim leaders have decided to nominate General Miles for governor of Massachusetts this fall, according to Scripps-McRae. Boston dispatch notes the talk centers on Miles as party candidate.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Boston
Democratic Friends of
General Miles
Massachusetts
Woman’s prophecy spurs Marion residents to flee in fear
A Marion Indiana report says a woman's frightening prophecy caused crowds to abandon the town in terror. Emergency services mobilized as residents sought safety elsewhere. Local officials urged calm while investigators reviewed the message and urged residents to return when cleared.
Marion Prophet Warns of Disaster Prompts Exodus and Purge
Marion Indiana August 15 Hundreds of families flee after Mrs Viola Pownell predicts a coming disaster. She had foreseen uprooting of evil places and the city’s worst elements being scattered. Salons and pool rooms largely closed. gamblers driven out. signs in the heavens cited as omen.
Thirteen New Fever Cases Reported in New Orleans
At noon on August 15 thirteen new fever cases and five deaths were reported in New Orleans. Dr John Guiras, a yellow fever expert, arrived and believes the fever can be stamped out within forty days.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
New Orleans
John Guiras
Death of Mrs Brown A Sedalia Pioneer Passes Away
Mrs Johanna Brown aged eighty years died this morning at 8:30 at 408 West Pettis Street the residence of her daughter Mrs Elizabeth Whitmire death due to general debility She was born December 24 1825 in Bedford county Pennsylvania came to Sedalia in 1886 and lived here since Her husband died in 1880 She was a member of the First M E Church and is survived by two daughters Mrs Elizabeth Whitmire and Mrs L F Fessenden of Sedalia another daughter Mrs C J Hulland of Kansas City and son J A Brown of Benson Arizona Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
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Johanna Brown
Elizabeth Whitmire
West Pettis Street
Brown
Bedford County
Pennsylvania
Sedalia
M. E. Church
Man From Burlington Leaps From Window
Herbert Mills of Burlington Iowa a patient at Bethany hospital with nervous prostration jumped from a second story window this morning while the nurse was away. He was found unconscious and later died.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Kansas City
Herbert Mills
Lington
Iowa
Bethany Hospital
Army Veteran's Meeting At Interstate Grand Army Reunion
Nevada Missouri hosts a large gathering as ten thousand veterans attend the interstate grand army reunion on August 15 with participants from multiple states converging for the event.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Nevada
Weather Forecast Details by Region
The forecast indicates fair conditions in the north while showers occur in the south tonight. Wednesday is expected to bring fair skies and warmer temperatures.
Feast of the Ascension Observed at St Patrick’s
The Feast of the Ascension was observed this morning at 5 30 with mass at St Patrick's church led by Rev Fr McNamee of the parish.
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St. Patrick's Church
Fr. McNamee
Witte Seeks Funds After Conference With Bankers
Witte held a morning conference with banker Seligman concerning a future loan to secure funds. The talks touched on potential financial assistance and repayment arrangements.
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Ing
Seligman
Russian envoy Witte seeks U.S. loans if war end not declared
Isaac Seligman meets Russian Envoy Witte in Portsmouth as bankers weigh funding peace prospects. Paris and Berlin financiers would back peace but not the war. Russia seeks assurance of internal reforms and Jewish protection before loans. Seligman declines to confirm details and cites Witte’s wish to sail home.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Isaac Seligman
New York
Witte
M. Witte
America
Paris
Berlin
Russia
Passenger Train Collides With Freight at Rushville
A Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton fast passenger train collided with a Pan Handle freight this morning in Rushville Ind. The impact pushed the freight engine into the station wrecking it. Seriously hurt were Ruby Acre Council Grove Kas Rev H K Kelliher Dayton Ohio F J Neirs Indianapolis A D Branton Indianapolis Miss Acre was in the station climbing through a window to escape when struck in the breast and severely injured internally.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Rushville Ind
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Ruby Acre
Council Grove
Kas
H. K. Kelliher
Ohio
F. J. Neirs
Indianapolis
A. D. Branton
Miss Acre
Still Fighting in Far East
General Linevitch reports August 13 Japanese attack on Russians at Mandarin road Jandylin Pass and Shi mudza valley, but Japanese forces were repulsed.
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Far East
Scripps-McRae Press Association
St. Petersburg
Linevitch
Manchuria
Mandarin Road
Jandylin Pass
Shimudza
Former chief named for state post in Washington
Pittsfield Mass Aug 15 report says William Carey Sanger former assistant secretary of war under Elihu Root will be appointed assistant secretary of state. Sanger is currently fishing with Root in Labrador.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Pittsfield
Mass
William Carey Sanger
Elihu Root
Sanger
Root
Labrador
Sea collision sinks Havana steamer Nevo Martera
The steamer Rocklington reports a collision near Mobile with the Havana liner Nevo Martera sinking the latter. Two lives lost, both women left in the cabin amid panic.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Mobile
A'a
Rocklington
Nevo Martera
Havana
Ohio streams swollen after Monday storm floods crops
Rivers and creeks across Ohio run high following a Monday storm that caused about 300000 dollars in crop damage. Local officials report widespread flooding and property risks amid the swollen waterways.
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Scripps-McRae Press
Aegsociation
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sedalia pastor linked to Taggart divorce case
The Rev. H. D. Stauffer of Wooster Ohio, once pastor of Sedalia's First M. E. Church, who supported Mrs. Taggart, left Sedalia eight years ago for Cleveland where he joined the Episcopal Church.
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H. D. Stauffer
Wooster, O
Taggart
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