Will Signatures From Albert Callies Be Questioned
Questions arise over the authenticity of signatures on notes attributed to Albert Callies. Officials review handwriting and provenance to determine if forgeries occurred and who might be responsible.
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1899
Page
1
Questions arise over the authenticity of signatures on notes attributed to Albert Callies. Officials review handwriting and provenance to determine if forgeries occurred and who might be responsible.
A report notes claims of similarity between a suspect item and a genuine article. Authorities compare features, cautioning buyers against potential counterfeits while urging verification through official channels.
The bizarre story centers on James A. Capen, treasurer of a G A R post, whose alleged $15 to $20 shortage and forged notes prompt questions of forgery and escape. Col. Ed Greene suspects Capen left town for a job in St Louis, while Capen’s son expects him home by year’s end. The tale also notes a sleepwalking thief in another rural incident and lists newly elected officers of Sedalia camp 16 W O W for 1900.
A fragment notes household possessions including ty one cans of jam several pairs of shoes eleven bars of soap two pairs of spectacles a pumpkin and other articles too numerous to mention.
A hunting accident leaves Dr Ed Jones gravely wounded and may prove fatal from his wound effect. The injured man, about 30, is a cousin of Hon J H Bothwell and from a prominent family. His father Hon Homer C Jones once represented Vinton county Ohio and the family moved to Perry Oklahoma.
Col. Pat Coney of Topeka reports discovering a large zinc body on his land near Warsaw. He predicts the camp could rival Joplin or Galena once developed, with several mines planned to open in winter and ore extraction tied to the Versailles to Warsaw railroad project.
The Lombardi Italian Grand Opera company caused disorder in Belleville on October 15 1899 as Signor Enrico Diamanti sparked a fire in a wash bowl and fights erupted among performers including Signorina Collamarina. Police detained Diamanti and chaos led to refunds for Rigoletto tickets.
H B Stevens formerly of the 18th U S Infantry visits G H Anderson and family south of the city. He has just returned from the Hawaiian Islands and heads to his home in Virginia.
Special Inducements for the Holidays on pianos at John N. Taylor Piano House offer 10 percent discount until January 1 1900 plus one term of lessons with every sale. The event follows a hunting accident near Pleasant Green where Dr Ed Jones was shot in the back by a boy carrying a rifle. He remains under care at Caty hospital with risk of hemorrhage and uncertain outcome.
Sedalia lodge No. 236 A F and A M met Friday night and elected George Gold worshipful master E E Codding senior warden R H Hunter junior warden George L Faulhaber treasurer and F A Sampson secretary The appointive offices remain unfilled.
Mrs Helen Lister has returned from a two weeks visit with relatives at Jefferson City. She was accompanied home by Miss Alyce Hope who will be her guest for a few days.
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