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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1901
Page
4
The torpedo boat Cushing suffered a broken piston and related damage during flotilla maneuvers off Newport and will be out of service for a long period. The incident occurs as plans continue despite other issues affecting labor and industry.
A Lawton visitation letters sketch a bustling town with many jobs and new arrivals. Charlie Beate, formerly of Sedalia, writes of plenty to do and a thriving outlook, describing street life near tents and a Congregational church headquarters where Charlie and Joe Beate volunteer in services.
Lamonte, Missouri, reels as city marshal J A Shepherd rejects resignation amid a suspension petition and a mounting scandal. The town, with 20 000 to 40 000 tents, braces for an election and possible investigations after a confession surfaces.
A pharmacy offers to take prescriptions from customers and handle delivery.
The 28th Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar at Louisville offers round trip tickets from St. Louis to Louisville and return at 8.00 dollars. Tickets go on sale August 24 to 28 and are valid for return until September 2, with a 50 cent extension option to September 16. Southern Railway advertises day trains with parlor and cafe cars and night trains with Pullman sleepers, and promotes itself as the official route. For information contact Geo. B. Allen, Assistant General Passenger Agent, St. Louis.
Prof J J Lane 38 principal of Louisiana colored schools died after months of illness. Funeral in Sedalia Monday conducted by colored Masons. Former Lincoln school principal and husband of a Sedalia woman. Funeral held at M E church at 2 PM. Miss Elizabeth Bosye dead.
Jefferson City Miss Elizabeth Bosye died at 80 after long general debility. A Jefferson City resident for about 75 years she arrived during the building of the state capital and had shaken hands with every Missouri governor to date.
Readers are invited to send their name and address to A D Hill at 1123 Broadway New York City New York to receive four pieces of new music absolutely free. The notice emphasizes no charge and requests personal mailing details.
Special to The Sentinel reports the early morning blaze at R. G. Laughhorn's barn one mile east of Boonville Missouri. The fire at eight o'clock destroyed 115 bushels of corn and a large amount of hay with no insurance. Officials suspect cigarette fiends started it.
The Red Birds defeated the Sluggers 32 to 8 at Twentieth and Engineer ball grounds Sunday afternoon. Battery details were Red Birds Chaney and Kelso. Sluggers Hoffman and Watson. Hoover starred at shortstop.
Every housewife within reach of Sedalia is drawn to a towel sale boasting real bargains and dependable towels at lower prices. The emphasis is on practical economy and plentiful stock for household needs.
Advertises Katy Railway routes from St Louis to Mexico and California points with through sleeper service on Nos 3 and 4, Pullman conductor in charge, and connections via M K T to Denison. Details Sundays excursion fares, round trips to Eldorado Springs, Pan-American exposition tickets, and homeseekers’ specials to Kansas Indian Territory Oklahoma and Texas.
Locations across Iowa Illinois Minnesota and Missouri offer prosperous agricultural districts and thriving business climate. Seeking competent men with capital for all branches including creamery operations and milling. Good sites for general store hardware harness hotels banks and stock buyers. Correspondence invited. Maps and Maple Leaflets available. W J Reed industrial agent 604 Endicott Building St Paul Minnesota.
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