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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1902
Page
1
The Anthracite commission resumed its hearing after a ten day recess. Attorney Darrow for the miners presented miners wives and children to show the impact of hard life in the region. Justice Gray noted neither party could withdraw without the other's approval.
The Kansas City World reports ex superintendent Geo T Ross of this city will become president of Bates Construction, succeeding Theodore Bates who resigns to travel abroad. Ross, previously with Burlington and Missouri Pacific, is said to be diplomatic and may push riverfront reclamation work, with depot location rumors centering on the north end.
Local land companies report over a thousand home seekers gathered at Dillon Oklahoma post office to found Eagle City. Four saloons a bank a newspaper two lumber yards and a general store are already operating as lots are assigned by lottery. The improvised convention hall houses arrivals awaiting the town’s lottery and anticipated full frontier town status by tomorrow.
A terrible blizzard with severe cold began in Larned Kansas this morning. It is feared livestock exposed to the storm will suffer greatly.
The rear of the store is allocated to toys dolls and games with directions to find regular stock. Fine ginghams shirtings and percales stay with dress goods on the main aisle. Outings apron ginghams donies and draperies move to a new rear opposite the corset counter. Blankets and comforters remain in their usual places.
Women's wool kersey jackets in tan castor and black feature fitted backs box fronts carved pearl buttons and 27 inch turn back cuffs. Walking skirts in gray oxford blue and black with slot seams and kilts. Children's velvet coats with broad cape trimmed in silk braids and mercerized lining. Mercerized sateen peticoats with three gathered bias ruffles and under dust ruffle.
A feature on a Prize Doll Dressing Contest and a display of dolls for Christmas. Catalog shows dolls from 25 cents to 3.75 dollars, including jointed kid dolls with moving eyes and removable outfits, and multiple sizes with shoes and stockings.
Senate committee on territories favors a bill admitting Indian Territory and Oklahoma as a single state. The measure includes safeguards for Indian interests and to prevent polygamy while opposing the broader omnibus statehood plan for Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico.
Frank L. Stearns 36 longtime Sedalia printer dies at Nevada asylum at 4 am after days of decline. His wife traveling from St. Louis was with him at the end. A Sedalia resident for 16 years he belonged to Russell Camp 2065 Modern Woodmen of America Knights and Ladies of Security and the Typographical Union.
The remains will arrive in Sedalia this afternoon and will be taken charge of by the latter organization. Funeral arrangements will be made later.
Commissions for the newly elected Pettis county officers arrived today at the county clerk’s office, signed and ready for filing by County Clerk R. H. Gray.
A quarter of a million dollar race track is to be built in southeast Kansas City Missouri, possibly named the Swope park track, with Edward Corrigan the millionaire horseman and local partners backing the project. In beef trust inquiry at the Missouri state hearings, Dan Cameron of Cudahy's and Morse of Armour testified that dressed meat prices aligned with higher packer livestock costs rather than a formal combine.
Andrew Carnegie accompanied by his wife and physicians sailed today from Liverpool aboard the Oceanic for New York. The millionaire shows traces of a recent severe illness as he travels.
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