Eight Boys Arrested as East Sedalia Hoodlum Gang Grows
A Missouri Pacific yard crackdown in Sedalia leads to warrants for eight boys aged 13 to 18. William Baldwin, 13, is jailed five days for trespassing, with possible later charges for concealed weapons. Police plan further arrests as the gang’s crimes, including assaults and thefts, draw court action and public concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Hunter
Missouri Pacific
Boullt
William Baldwin
Baldwin
N. H. Rogers
Rogers
Zilphia Sparks Versus Luther Sparks Divorce Suit
A sensational divorce case presented as Zilphia Sparks against Luther Sparks unfolds with heated grounds and claim details. The docket shows underlying marital disputes and requests for relief highlighted by the court filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zilphia Sparks
Luther Sparks
Police Court Troubled by Rogers and Petit Larceny
W W Rogers faced police court after a night of trouble claiming a Sedalia past address while a colored woman robbed him in an alley and he fought officers. Judge Rogers fined him five dollars. Wesley Johnson received a five day jail term for petit larceny tied to a Sunday night residence theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W .W. Rogers
Rogers
Sedalia
Captain Mason
Billy Drake
Wesley Johnson
Jim Williams Freed After Sixty-Day Jail Term
Jim Williams, a Black man, was released from jail this morning after serving a sixty day sentence. He was reportedly held on a charge that led to his detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Williams
All the Hot Weather Drinks
Limeade stands out as the greatest hot weather drink. It cools and invigorates while quenching thirst. Dow Drug Company at Second and Ohio promotes it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Drug Company
Second and
Ohio Ohio
Local Railroad Notes and a Suspected Train Death
J H Jones of Sweet Springs suspects his son Lee Roy Jones was killed August 15 by a Missouri Pacific freight near Valley Park. The body was found there and buried unidentified. Oscar Williams, Jones’s companion, disappeared with his belongings. Williams is hard to locate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Jones
Sweet Springs
Lee Roy
Jones
Missouri Pacific Railway
Valley Park
Lee Roy Jones
Oscar Williams
Houstonia
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Williams
Sedalia
Katy Tracks Advance Toward Joplin Missouri
The Missouri Kansas and Texas surveying crew completed the line to Missouri Pacific tracks in Joplin, linking Mineral surveys. The Katy line runs near the Memphis track and will join the old Missouri Pacific right of way near the zinc works. A grading force is expected by week’s end with construction starting next Monday as Katy officials push for rapid progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Surveying Corps
Missouri Pacific
Mineral
Katy
Memphis
National League Games Reported for Wednesday
The National League baseball results were reported for Wednesday with games listed for St Louis at Pittsburgh Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia and Chicago at Cincinnati. Doctors Ford's Headache Capsules offered a 20 minute headache cure at 10 cents by W E Bard Drug Co.
Unknown man killed near Elston. body mangled at track
An unknown man supposed asleep on the track was run over and killed by a passing train near Elston last night. The body was horribly mangled and no identifying items were found in the pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Elston
Advice to the Knocker in the Clinton Democrat
The Clinton Democrat urges critics to leave town if they cannot accept changes. It says do not mend issues by cussing or growling, pack the growl away, and send the bundle to Sedalia Steam Laundry for value. A knocker lost is a resident gained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Democrat
Sedalia Steam Laundry
Will Build A Plant In Sedalia For Steam Heating
Manager Mowbray of the Sedalia Steam Heating company announced plans to build a plant in Sedalia operated independently. The site for the erection has not yet been chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mowbray
Sedalia
Reynolds Hosts Thursday High Five Club Morning
Mrs W H Reynolds hosted the Thursday High Five club at her Sixteenth street home. Seven tables were in play. Mrs Harvey MacGugin won the club prize a stick pin. Mrs W H Cloney received the lone hand prize and Mrs J H Mara the guest prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Reynolds
Sixteenth Street
Harvey MacGugin
W. H. Cloney
J. H. Mara
Arbitration sought in Second Regiment band dispute
Manager Osbourne refused arbitration saying nothing to arbitrate. A committee pressed for a conference with band members. Businessmen reportedly weighing boycott action as tensions persist between the Second Regiment band and street railway management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Regiment
Street Railway
Osborne
Laborers and workers listed by locations in Texas
Freeman Barton in Greenville Granison Stafford and Tom Muir in Dallas Walter Guyton in Atoka Ike Harwell in Denison Jerry Mines in Emery Ben Davis in Chickie Chockie J W Miley in Bastrop William Flagg in Denison H Schroeder in Bastrop J E Johnson in Denison Louis Shepherd in Chickie Chockie William Flannelly traveling passenger listed among trains
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Muir
Dallas
Walter Guyton
Atoka
Ike Harwell
Denison
Jerry Mines
Emery
Ben Davis
Chickie
Cain Bros Cash Grocers Cash Buyers Call Now
Cash buyers urged to call Cain Bros The Cash Grocers at 114 West Main St for details on B. B. B. means. Both phones 151.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Main St
M D Tuch Broker Opens New Office in Fort Smith
M D Tuch, broker, now open for business at 124 West Third street offering stocks grain and provisions. Direct wires to Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange with Cella Commission Co. References to Third National Bank and American National Bank Ft Smith Arkansas. Bell phone 101 Q phone 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Tuch
West Third Street
Chicago Board of Trade and
New
W. E. Bard Drug Co Advertising Brief
Short notice states headache relief in twenty minutes with price ten cents. Product or service marketing claims by W. E. Bard Drug Co. presented in concise ad wording.
Genuine Rocky Ford cantaloupes on sale at Candy Palace
Rocky Ford cantaloupes arrive at the Candy Palace offering fresh fruit for shoppers. Early customers can enjoy the sweet fruit as supplies last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candy Palace
Sedalian Fell Over Precipice in California Canyon
Melville Nevins of Sedalia Missouri was found dead by hunters in a San Bernardino California canyon after apparently tumbling 200 feet from a cliff. The mangled body indicates a fatal hunting trip accident near San Bernardino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernadino
Cal
Kansas City Journal
Melville Nevins
Sedalia
Hunting Evidence In Sedalia Skeleton Case Near Dresden
Henry Brandt Tipton officer and Deputy Constable Tom Gresham traveled to the Cross farm near Dresden to gather evidence about a skeleton found there. The skeleton is linked to Mrs. Frank Dickey, whose husband vanished. Brandt plans to contact Mrs. Dickey in a Kansas town and aims to locate former residents to gather more proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Brandt
Tipton
Sedalia
Tom Gresham
Cross Farm
Dresden
Mr. Cress
Frank Dickey
Brandt
Dickey
Templemeyer Fined in Assault Case From Omaha Telegram
A telegram from Sedalia reports George Uhlman was dismissed in South Omaha on assault with intent to do bodily harm against Polly Bryant. Ann Templemeyer, charged the same offense, was fined. total cost $50. Both were moved from Sedalia to South Omaha after requisition papers were honored by Governor Dockery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
George Uhlman
South Omaha
Polly Bryant
Ann Templemeyer
Uhlman
Templemeyer
Dockery
Bakery owner learns son killed in Litchfield Illinois
William Schrader who runs a bakery on East Fourth received a telegram today stating his four or five year old son was suddenly killed at Litchfield Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schrader
East Fourth
Litchfield
Ill
Resignation Accepted of Rev. J. W. Ferner as Pastor
The resignation of the Rev. J. W. Ferner as pastor of the First Congregational church was accepted at a church meeting. He has accepted a call to the Millard Avenue Congregational church in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ferner
First Congregational Church
Ferner
Millard Avenue Congregational Church
Chicago
McGrew Milling Manager Buys Wheat for Lexington Mills
Perry Cessna, local manager for McGrew Milling, bought two car loads of wheat at Hughesville yesterday and shipped it to the Lexington mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Cessna
McGrew Milling Company
Hughesville
Lexington
Sedalia Lodge Invited to Dresden Basket Picnic
Sedalia lodge No. 1 of the Royal Tribe of Joseph has been invited to join Dresden lodge for a basket picnic set one and one half miles north of Dresden on Thursday, August 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia Lodge
Royal Tribe of Joseph
Dresden Lodge
Dresden
Arlington Pharmacy Prescription Pickup Note
A brief notice directs readers to take their prescriptions to Arlington Pharmacy for collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Pharmacy
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Ardmaster Hunter
The
Missouri Pacific Railroad Officials
East Sedalia
Hawkshaws
Willie Roach
Harry Simpson
Edd Smith
Ernest Alcorn
William Chase
John Robb
Tom Campbell
Pettis County
Cooper County
W. E. Arnold
Morgan County
Edna Fowler
W. W. Rogers
Val
Ley Park
Het
W. V. Chapman
Frank E. Kunkler
D. Hardy
Maurice McCabe
Colorado
Hannibal
Conductor West
Little Blue
W. D. Collins
St. Louis
Dalia Today
Russell Harding
Iron Mountain System
W. R. Proctor
Oakland
Ore
Proctor
Mineral District
Pittsburg
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
OiMcinnety
Cricabo
Ford
Price
W. E. Bard Drug CO
Freeman Barton
Greenville
Granison Stafford
Chockie
J. W. Miley
Bastrop
Wm. Flagg
H. Schroeder
Bas
Trop
J. E. Johnson
Louis Shepherd
Crusher Laborer
Chickie Chockie
William Flannelly
Cain Bros
Cash Grocers
New Commission House
York Stock Exchange
Correpondent—Cella Commission Co
Third National Bank
American National Bank
W.E. Bard Drug CO
Sedalian Fell
California
San Bernardino, Cal
Sedalians
Omaha
Litch
Field, Illinois
Longan
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