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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1903
Page
8
In Tremont Illinois a work train wreck on the Big Pour killed sixteen men. Engineer George Becker of Urbana and Conductor A W Hastings of Indianapolis were arrested and held without bail on murder charges after a coroner's jury verdict was suppressed.
Two men died and one was mortally injured in a collision between an eastbound freight and a work train on the Norfolk and Western railroad east of Portsmouth, Ohio. The engineers C. C. Mitchell of Kenova and Frank Sullivan of Mortally were killed. brakeman Ellswick was injured. Both engines and the cars were demolished. property loss estimated at 40,000 dollars.
Boys on a Sunday rabbit chase near Hartland Kansas found a United States mail pouch under a church. The pouch had opened letters and money orders remaining inside. Letters were postmarked in August.
A fragmented OCR note lists individuals with job titles and locations including Pop Decker bridgeman Dallas Tex John Smith wiper Parsons Kas Adam Dockies train porter Denison Tex George Willis bridgeman Pleasant Green Mo P Cooper car repairer Franklin Junction Mo John Evans crusher laborer Sweeney Mo.
Abe Harkins injuries after falling into a pit at the Missouri Pacific shops. Abram Harkins badly scalded by escaping steam from an engine and taken to the Missouri Pacific Hospital in St. Louis. Charlie Weir returns from Kansas City after attending initiations and visiting friends. R. J. Phelan of the Katy takes a few trips off. brakeman vacancy exists on the Sedalia Mokane local with Sunday layover at Mokane.
Dr. S J Reade of Buffalo says kidney trouble bars many from life insurance and Safe Cure reportedly cures kidney diseases, with home tests and a Rochester made product marketed at 50 cents to $1 a bottle. The ad urges testing kidneys regularly and warns against substitutes.
Fragmentary OCR text reports a boxing style bout involving a bear named Sienater with unclear details and missing data about participants or outcome.
Sedalia residents are urged to consult Dr Dodd at the Huckins hotel for a rapid eye examination. The East based retinoscopy method costs $10 to $25 elsewhere, but Dr Dodd offers free examinations and glasses at standard pricing with no repeated testing. His fitted room 122 parlor floor Hueckins hotel houses equipment for precise eye analysis.
Russell Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America presided as banquet guest and smoker last evening in hall No 52. About seventy five members attended with G W Larkey as toastmaster and several members delivering toasts when called on.
R. G. Miller Charles Erictson and Pat McBrine a Rock Island construction crew were arraigned before Police Magistrate Truxel this morning. They were fined five dollars each for lodging at the city jail after being found on Main street at night.
Fragmented ad text mentions Castoria and an early morning time. Vague reference to brand, with unclear context or additional details. No identifiable events, people, or locations can be confirmed from the readable portion.
The Sedalia market report lists hogs and cattle by region with prices and totals, including Chicago and Kansas City hog figures, cattle counts, and steady trends. It covers cereals and breadstuffs with per ton and per bushel rates, and groceries, poultry, and eggs with unit prices, reflecting a broad farm and dairy price snapshot.
Readable fragment advertises items tied to Pettis County shops near Warsaw and New Holland. Buckwheat flour, herring at 2 for a nickel, Boston baked beans in tomato sauce, sweet pickles, New Sweet Pickles by Budlings, a dozen count, and a Mason quart jar priced at 45 cents.
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