Townsend Pushes Amended Maximum Rate Bill in House
Representative Townsend introduced an amended maximum rate bill in the House this morning. The measure targets caps on charges and aims to curb price hikes across sectors.
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1905
Page
1
Esch Townsend railway rate bill would expand ICC and set max rates
Townsend introduces amended Esch Townsend railway rate bill in the House. It expands the interstate commerce commission to seven members at ten thousand dollars a year, grants power to fix maximum railroad rates, and provides for appeals to the Supreme Court. The measure also covers railway book inspections. A new ship subsidy bill is being prepared and Panama Canal funding of sixteen and a half million dollars is under House consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Revival at Broadway Presbyterian Deepens as Services Grow
Broadway Presbyterian Church reports rising interest and larger congregations at 3 pm revival services. Mr Abbott’s evening sermons draw crowds with strong evangelistic messages, including tonight’s “Excuses” and a story of a U S citizen spared from death when a flag and Christ’s righteousness cloaked him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Abbott
United States
Spain
Christ
Mortgage lacks explanation for Lawson Beacon Street loan
Boston December 6 inquiry fails to determine why Thomas Lawson and his wife gave a mortgage for 265000 on their Beacon street property, recorded yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Boston
Mass
Thomas Lawson
Beacon Street
Andrews Signals Early Deal Move From St Louis
A telephone message from Mr. L. P. Andrews provides no new developments in his prospective deal. He plans to leave St. Louis tonight for New York and Philadelphia and remains enthusiastic about an early consummation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Farm Deal Near Sedalia Transfers 330 Acre Property
W L Porter sold a 330 acre farm five miles southwest of Sedalia to J W Warren for 15000 dollars. Circuit Clerk C W Daugherty purchased Porter’s stock and personal property and will manage the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Porter
Sedalia
J. W. Warren
C. W. Daugherty
Gieschen Sunday closing case likely dropped
Louis H. Gieschen charged with violating the Sunday closing law by disposing of intoxicants on that day did not appear before Justice D. Kinsey because the judge was tied up in another case. Proceedings may be dropped due to lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis H. Gieschen
Justice
D. Kinsey
Two New Residences On South Osage Street
John Clum, a contractor, began expaving two cottages on recently purchased lots on South Osage Street between Fifteenth and Sixteenth. Each five room residence will be built with standard layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clum
Osage Street
Fifteenth and
Sixteenth Street
Government anxious for reform in St. Petersburg
The government says it is anxious to institute reforms promised in the emperor's manifesto but cannot without reform laws passed. Until then the old laws stay in force and conditions in the city remain unchanged. Admiral Dubasoff named governor general of St. Petersburg, replacing General Dunievo, while Baron Mecem, Moscow prefect, has resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-McRae Fress Association
St. Petersburg
Frontier
Dubasoff
Dunievo
Baron Mecem
Moscow
Pat Crowe Trial In Omaha Resting Case After Identification
Omaha dispatch reports in the Pat Crowe trial the prosecution rested after several police officers identified Crowe as the man they attempted to arrest for shooting Officer Jackson. The defense contends Jackson was accidentally shot by a fellow officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Omaha
Neb
Pat Crowe
Jackson
Crowe
Circuit Court Notices Roundup
The circuit court entries include appeals for new trials in two cases, judgments for $306 plus 8 percent interest for Ella Gallie vs Madison Stirien, several continued accounts and motions to quash or replevin actions, and multiple cases with continuances involving Sedalia Hardware and Grocery Co, Missouri Pacific Railway, City of Green Ridge, and Northwestern Life Insurance Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Gallie
Madison Stirien
S. W. Reid
John W. Ellis
T. Scott McFarland
Annie Ingram Hill
Sedalia Hardware and Grocery
J. M. Offield
E. B. Powell
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
City of
Green Ridge
Victor Barry
W. T
M. H. Morris
J. W. Thompson
William Remert
C. L. Bruce
Northwestern Life Insurance Co
Frank L. Smith
Resignations Move Two Clerks to Flower & Co
Miss Grace Norton and Miss Maggie Howe, longtime staff at Hail dry goods in Sedalia, resign from Hail-Kibby and accept positions with C. W. Flower & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Norton
Maggie Howe
Hail Dry Goods Store
Sedalia
E. C. White
Hail-Kibby Dry Goods Company
C. W. Flower & Co
Aldermen Hodges and Letts Go Out Hunting Today
Third ward Aldermen Sam Hodges and W J Letts were out hunting today. The local note suggests many animals may be frightened in the woods as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Hodges
W. J. Letts
Hold Up Killings Investigated In Sedalia
John Hayes reports a daring hold up and murder at J B Carothers saloon on Grand ave in Sedalia. James B Carothers was shot eight times. his wife found him in a pool of blood. Suspects Hoban and Brennan detained. train search yielded no results.
Ott Lecture at High School Promises Prize Copy
High school morning exercises featured Prof Deppe and a choir by Prof Lundberg. Superintendent Buchanan announced Edward Amhurst Ott will lecture next Tuesday at a reduced 15 cent admission for all students, with a synthesis prize of Ott’s latest novel for the best synopsis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ott
Deppe
Buchanan
Lundberg
Edward Amhurst
Ott
Blacksmith Fehr Injured In Runaway Crash
Charles Fehr a blacksmith at the M K T shops is confined at home with broken ribs after a runaway caused by frightened horses at East Thirteenth and Lafayette. Fehr slipped from the tongue strap and was thrown to the ground, fracturing the same ribs he broke last fall. Henry Brennecke was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fehr
Manhattan merchant dies. leaves ten thousand to charity
Warren Cooper a 76 year old Manhattan merchant dies in St Louis and will filed for probate. He bequeaths ten thousand dollars to the Missouri Humane Society and leaves the residue of his estate to two Manhattan cousins. Burial plans call for Wheeling West Virginia. He lived with two aging single aunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Warren Cooper
Manhattan
Kas
Missouri Humane Society
Five Clark's Minstrels Girls Leave Show in Wichita
Five chorus girls Belle Kemp Nellie Kemp Lillian Vangeers Edith Graham Olive Lewis of Clark's Female Minstrels who were converted Sunday and left the show were sent by the Wichita commissioner of the poor to Fort Scott Kansas for transportation. They pledged to repay ticket money with jewelry left as security. The dancers said they joined the troupe in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kas
Clark’s
Commissioner of the Poor
Fort Scott
Belle Kemp
Nellie Kemp
Minneapolis
Minn
Lillian Vangeers
Edith Graham
Olive Lewis
Nut Growers Hold Exhibition In Dallas Convention
Dallas hosts the annual convention of the National Nut Growers Association. The Texs nut growers have arranged a large exhibit of nuts, cultivation methods, and industrial uses. Prominent authorities will read papers as delegates from across the country arrive for the opening business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
National Nut Growers’ Association
Texas Nut Growers
Concordia man learns loaned land backs fortune
In Concordia Kansas thirty three years after David Henry lent $2 800 to John Hollis he learns the farm bought with the money is in Henrys name and the heirs must pay nearly ten thousand dollars to restore title. Henry awaits deed from Monmouth Illinois to claim the winnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia
Kan
David Henry
John Hollis
Monmouth
Hollis
Henry
Mrs Barry Captured After Rail Car Stand-off
An insane woman held a railway car against officers for four days and nights before being subdued. The incident details the struggle to regain control of the vehicle and ensure passenger safety.
Ammonia Used By Officers In Siege Of Mrs Barry
In Girard Kansas on December 6, officers used ammonia fumes to overwhelm Sallie Barry who had occupied a Frisco passenger coach for four days and nights. She fired one shot from her revolver but damaged none and suffered acid burns during the final struggle. She was captured, calmed, and taken to jail for an insanity proceeding. Her former husband James F. Barry remarried in Lexington two months ago and seeks to aid her. his new wife is named May Kietchner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kansas City Journal
James B. Carothers
Grand Avenue
Carothers
First Street
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Girard, Kas
Sallie Barry
Frisco
Walsh
Adams
W.l.petty
Lexington
James F. Barry
Barry
May Kietchner
N. G. Bailey
Tulsa
L .T
Stella Phillips
North Port
Wash
Missionary Rally at First Baptist Church
A full day mission rally at First Baptist Church is set for Thursday December 7 starting 9 30 a m with invited speakers including Dr M J Breaker Missouri secretary of home and foreign missions. The program features a pastors conference lunch at noon and two evening addresses by the local pastor and Dr Breaker inviting church workers of all denominations to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Society of the First Baptist Church
Breaker
Sprinkling Delays City Street Cleaning Debate
In a Sentinel letter the Sedalia business community argues that 8 a.m. is the standard start time for street cleaning in major cities. The writer claims Sedalia’s only lapse is not starting the sprinkling apparatus ahead of the sweepers, otherwise critic is unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tal
Sam
St.Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
New York
Paris
Berlin
Rome
Naples
Palermo
Sicily
the Hague
Amsterdam
Holland
All England
Sedalia
January jurors named for criminal court term
The county court selected jurors for the January term of the criminal court. List includes John Raines Heath Creek, John Witcy Longwood, Nathan Harris Houstonia, James Fisher Blackwater, Samuel Coates Lamonte, John F. Church Dresden, J. J. Lowry Cedar, Ben Fowler Bowling Green, Eli Palmer Smithton, Emery Rutt Prairie, S. D. Haight Elk Fork, J. K. Tooker Green Ridge, R. E. Floyd Washington, Thomas Wiley Flat Creek, Henry Gieschen Lake Creek, R. W. Wiley Hughesville, W. H Ritchey Charlie M. Sheets Samuel Bowser S. M. Williams Chas Kobrock Archie Campbell Frank Vollrath and J. H. Robertson Sedalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criminal
John Raines
Heath Creek
John Witcy
Longwood
Nathan Harris
Houstonia
James Fisher
Blackwater
Samuel Coates
Lamonte
John F. Church
Dresden
J. J. Lowry
Cedar
Ben Fowler
Bowling Green
Eli Palmer
Smithton
Emery Rutt
Prairie
S. D. Haight
Elk Fork
J. K. Tooker
Green Ridge
R. E. Floyd
Washington
Thomas Wiley
Flat Creek
Henry Gieschen
Lake Creek
R. W. Wiley
Hughesville
W. H Ritchey
Charlies M. Sheets
Samuel Bowser
S. M. Williams
Chas Kobrock
Archie Campbell Frank Vollrath
J. H. Robertson
Sedalia
Vermont Governor Maintains Stand On Death Sentence
Governor Bell departed Chicago for Vermont to witness the Friday execution of Mrs. Rogers. He repeated that he will not interfere with the death sentence and discarded clemency petitions before leaving.
State Senator Charged With Murder in Kopf Case
Chicago December 6 Frank Farnum state senator charged as accessory to the killing of County Commissioner Kopf held to the grand jury bail set at 20000 he posted bond and was released
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Chicago
Frank Farnum
Kopf
Yellow Fever Cases Rise in Havana
Havana reports a rising number of yellow fever cases as authorities express growing concern over the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Preparing for New Treaty with Germany
Secretary Root works on a plan to improve U S German trade relations as the current treaty nears expiry in three months. Negotiations continue but a temporary accord may be needed if a new treaty cannot be finished. Germany seeks tariff changes claiming current terms favor the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Root
Germany
United States
National Conference of Representatives Opens in New York
The National Conference of Representatives begins today in New York City with attendees from multiple states. Delegates aim to discuss policy, coordination, and legislative priorities for the coming year.
National conference in New York on immigration questions
Delegates from twenty six states and civic groups gather in New York to discuss immigration issues. The two day conference surveys net population increases, descent proscribed exclusions, inspection methods, labor demand, housing and employment for aliens, and the impact on the south and education. Notable speakers include Taft Lodge Carnegie Gibbons Hill Straus Mitchell Belmont Gompers Low Eliot and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Poston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
South
Taft
A. L. C. Atkinson
Territorial Board of Immigration
Hawaii
Henry Cabot Lodge
Frank Higgins
Charlies S. Deneen
Illinois
Joseph W. Folk
Misouri
3. B. McEnary
Louisiana
William A. Clark
Montana
Andrew Carnegie
Cardinal Gibbons
Charles H. Fowler
James J. Hill
Oscar
Straus
John Mitchell
August Belmont
Samuel Gompers Seth Low
Warren S. Stone
Charles W. Eliot
Condition of Mrs Lesher Improves but Remains Weak
The condition of Mrs. Lesher wife of Rev Lesher pastor of Trinity English Lutheran church shows a decided improvement over yesterday but she remains very weak today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesher
Trinity English Lutheran Church
The
Sentinel
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