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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1903
Page
6
Frank Murray was arrested August 18 by Special Policeman Williams for attempting to take $10 from a state fair visitor. He was arraigned before Judge Truxel as ex officio justice of the peace, found guilty, and fined $5 plus costs.
The office of attorney R. A. Higdon was entered yesterday while he was away and $8.50 was stolen from an unlocked safe. No clues point to the thief at this time.
Charlie Cline, known as Flashlight Charlie for his Sedalia picture house tours last May, arrived last night and plans to pose as a flashlight photographer for the press. His presence is noted by Sedalia residents and the Apache Tribe of Red Men.
The ad proclaims Longan's Laundry as the premier choice for spotless laundering with impeccable service and unmatched expertise in keeping garments and linens in peak condition.
Through the M., K. and T. Railway effective June 1 summer tourist tickets will be offered at greatly reduced rates to summer resorts in the North and East. Inquire at your nearest Katy agent or write George Morton G P T A M K T Ry St. Louis Mo for details.
The article presents a Bird's-Eye View illustration of upcoming buildings, offered to readers for 10 cents. The image aims to show the structures as they will look upon completion and will be mailed on receipt of payment.
Midcountry report from Middleboro Kentucky details Tyrus Robinson a former resident who shot and killed Frank Davis in Shawnee Tennessee. Robinson fled to Cumberland Mountains where sheriff and kin pursued. The killing stemmed from a family feud over a marriage. Davis’ kin returned armed seeking vengeance and opened fire at Robinson’s home but no one else was hit.
Berlin reports the Veissi sche Zeitung that Ivan Moroschenko a Russian mechanic at Kharkoff railway works earning five dollars weekly inherits thirty million dollars as an estate with interest. The will directed the fortune be kept by the state for 150 years then divided among direct descendants. Notaries located him at work. Uncle Dan Cooper is critically ill at North Prospect Avenue. Monarch Laundry promotes modern full service. Chas Van Antwerp. Pron Phones 182.
Birchie Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs H C Brown fell through a rotten plank into the west Sixth Street cistern about twelve feet deep. Her mother heard screams and pulled the child from the water, saving her from drowning.
Dolly Wetzel of Sedalia, described as a cocaine fiend, ran half clothed through the streets last night under the drug's influence. She led police on a fast chase through alleys before being captured and jailed.
Passengers holding through tickets to New York or Philadelphia may stop over at Niagara Falls without extra charge on Lehigh Valley Railroad routes.
The Grand Trunk Railway invites applications to the Advertising Department for a mailed descriptive pamphlet. Distributes via St. Clemens Mineral Lab City Timetables and related materials. Free upon request at 15 Adams St Chicago. Geo W Vau, A G P & T A.
The Katy announces travel deals for homeseekers and various conventions across Kansas Indian Territory Oklahoma and Texas with limited round trips to Nevada return August 10 through 16 and Columbia Missouri August 11 to 14. The line offers daily through sleeper service between St. Louis and City of Mexico with a Pullman conductor in charge for the entire trip.
An OCR fragment lists multiple Northwest cities including Portland Tacoma Seattle Vancouver Victoria Spokane Pendleton Walla Walla Dayton Lewiston Pullman Baker City Ellensburg with two fare figures of 27.85 and 25.35. The text implies a travel or transit pricing table covering these locations and suggests variable regional rates.
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