Chadwick notes bear alleged master signature revealed
One Chadwick note bears what is claimed to be a master’s signature. Details remain unclear as investigators verify authenticity and origin of the document.
05 Dec 1904
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1904
Page
1
One Chadwick note bears what is claimed to be a master’s signature. Details remain unclear as investigators verify authenticity and origin of the document.
Two notes bearing alleged Andrew Carnegie signatures linked to the Chadwick affair are under scrutiny. One for a quarter of a million dated January 7, 1904, endorsed by C L Chadwick found in a bankrupt Oberlin bank, and a half million note in Beckwith’s safety vault. Federal officials demand securities from the bank receiver.
A Mr Carpenter declines to disclose his identity and asks to deny reports defaming Mrs Chadwick. A cablegram asserts support for Mrs Chadwick and claims she is being persecuted by creditors. Dr Chadwick explains sending the message after seeing the troubling report. Mrs Chadwick remains in Holland House, nervous but with no organic illness, watched closely by doctors after recent events.
A substantial budget boost prompts a major appropriation, signaling a significant expansion of funding. Officials and stakeholders note the impact on programs and services, with expected gains in capacity and scope.
General estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year 1966 were submitted to Congress. The total is 619,669,852 dollars, five million above the current year. Treasury 176,000,000. Interior 162,600,000. Navy 217,000,000. War 109,000,000. Post Office 15,000,000. Commerce and Labor 13,000,000. Legislative 12,000,000. Justice 8,000,000. Agriculture 6,000,600.
J. M. Offield and W. S. Allen praise the Sentinel as a dandy and report a fine Sunday paper. J. A. Johnston notes the line of the newspaper now shows improvement and calls it a nice paper.
A. W. McKenzie, manager of Sedalia Carpet Co., says the new Sentinel is fine and just right.
At a Ministers' Alliance meeting Rev. A D Johnson discussed stimulating church attendance and the topic will be fully explored at the next gathering. The group arranged temperance pledge distribution and allocated 39 for the city's poor from recent Thanksgiving services. An invitation was extended to Rev. W B Palmore to speak at a union meeting next Sunday afternoon with full details to follow if accepted.
Angeline Longan was today appointed by the probate court as administratrix of the estate of P. H. Longan, deceased.
A fragmentary report describes a rail incident where a portion of the hood was broken out, leading to a wreck in inches of impact. Investigators outline minimal details and emphasize the structural damage.
After a Missouri Pacific wreck near Holden on Saturday two injured survivors remain under care, with officials split on blame. Kansas City Times reports accuse engineer Laybourne and air brake failure, while local officials dispute any named culprit pending formal inquiry.
W H Wagner, longtime manager of the carpet department for the St Louis Clothing company, resigned Friday night. He will move to Kansas City to begin duties as traveling representative for the Huff Dreamer Carpet company.
The presiding official against whom President Roosevelt made charges has died. The case involved removal from office and drew wide attention as the central figure in the political dispute.
James N. Tyner longtime postmaster general under Ulysses S. Grant and later official until his removal amid a post office scandal died today in Washington. He had served in Congress and as assistant attorney general of the post office department. Despite an acquittal at trial, President Roosevelt did not withdraw charges against him.
Rosa Myer sues A. K. Myer in circuit court alleging drunkenness abuse and indignities. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Rosa Kirkpatrick and asks court to grant divorce.
The county court today conducted its regular monthly routine, approving warrants and disposing of matters brought before the court. The session included routine legal actions and administrative decisions.
Congress opened with its usual routine as the body assembled this morning marking the start of a new session and listing the customary opening procedures and schedules.
Washington notes that the Fifty-eighth Congress assembles with Republican majorities in both houses. Tariff questions loom though many prefer delaying debate. Senate and House adjourn for tributes, while Fairbanks and Cockrell are highlighted amid floral tributes and seating changes.
Delegates from across the United States gather at Painters hall for the National Alliance of Painters Decorators and Paperhangers meeting. Key topics include choosing a unified name to present a united front against hostile employers and set the trade’s direction.
Berlin Wisconsin December 5 stockholders met to discuss a settlement of the Berlin National Bank affairs after its doors were closed mid November. Examiner L H Parker serves as receiver for the institution.
Sam Langford the Boston welterweight meets Tommy Lawrence of Lawrence Massachusetts in a fifteen round catch weight bout at the auditorium in Portland Maine. The event promises a real prize fight atmosphere tonight with regional interest.
A railroad history brief chronicles the Santa Fe Katy line starting at Junction City Kansas and extending to Parsons. It notes development milestones, key junctions, and period milestones in early rail expansion through the region.
The first payments on the $300,009,000 Japanese loan allotments were made in New York. Payments are $25 per $590 bond with 6 percent interest. The next installment is due in January.
The county court rejected a list of petit jurors for the January term including Heath's Creek N F Robbins Longwood Wesley Lower Houstonia Wellburn Moore Blackwater James Fisher Lamonte Y F E Keller Dresden Fred Schank Cedar Henry Newland Bowling Green W P Lovelace Smithton Edward Imbhauser Prairie E C Park Bill Fork J R Caldwell Green Ridge James McCampbell Flat Creek E A Bennett Lake Creek Fred Brauer Hughesville Lee Powell Sedalia E W Shultz F L Laced man Matthew Meyer Frank Volrath W B Baugh Joan Braiton G H Blatterman Ed Bouldin.
The Daughters of the Confederacy will gather at 218 East Sixth Street tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 o clock. Mrs Frank Farley hosts the meeting at her residence.
Sylvan Kahn manager at St. Louis Clothing marks his birthday at his residence 813 West Sixth street today.
The Katy line through Kansas to the Indian Territory opened in 1868 and faced fierce competition from Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston and from Kansas City routes. Bob Stevens pushed to finish the line, risking a rough, grass-grown track but winning the race to Texas. The Katydid fast mail began service yesterday from Kansas City at 2 20 a.m.
The penny system will take effect December 1 on the Katy. Passengers paying with larger coins receive exact change to the cent. For example a 49 cent fare yields 1 cent back from a half-dollar, while 48 cents yields 2 cents back, and so on.
Charles Counce George Louis Marvin Buckner and J W Hare four colored youths of this city enlisted in the United States infantry at the local recruiting station and were sent this afternoon to Kansas City where they will be assigned temporarily to Fort Leavenworth.
E. R. Hopkins appeared before Justice N. H. Rogers and was fined one dollar plus costs for assaulting Louis Williams.
A new jury is selected this morning as the Patterson case resumes with efforts to summon men to serve as jurors.
New York December 5 The process of choosing a jury to try Nan Patterson for the murder of Caesar Young began this morning after a juror fell ill and required discharge. Lawyers expect greater difficulty completing a second panel amid intense public interest with jurors likely to take longer than in the first trial.
Eljah Smith aged 70 a longtime Sedalia resident died Sunday at 3 30 pm at his daughter Mrs E H Allen 901 East Fourteenth Street from heart trouble He lived much of his life in Missouri served in the Civil War militia but not active He leaves several children in Missouri Kansas New Mexico Texas and Missouri Pacific will transport the body to Otterville for funeral and burial services
City council meets in regular session with expectations to act on Col Strang's renewal of the Missouri and Iowa Southern railroad right of way ordinance and to dispose of the Interurban Electric franchise. First meeting of the month brings bills and officer reports.
Vancouver B C December 5 Pilgrimage of Indians to the mission at North Vancouver began today with nearly every Roman Catholic Indian in British Columbia present. The four day gathering will celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
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