Excommunication Bans Issued Over Episcopal Marriage
Bishop Burke at the Catholic cathedral excommunicated Capt. John Duncan and all his family along with Catholic witnesses for Lilly Duncan's marriage to Wiley Cox Jr performed by an Episcopal clergyman in Kansas City. The Duncan and Cox families are prominent. ceremony by Rev. Theodore Foster of Grace Episcopal Church.
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St. Joseph
Catholc Cathedral
Burke
John Duncan
Lilly Duncan
Duncan
Wiley Cox
Kansas City
Cox
Theodore Foster
Grace Episcopal Church
Congress Begins Session Read Message From President
Regular session opens in Washington with Pinckney sworn in. President Taft’s message lauds corporate regulation, calls for continued inquiry into labor and capital, and outlines immigration and financial priorities for Congress.
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Pinckney
Senate
Platt
Connecticut
Fortune Teller Professor Duncan Returns to Sedalia
The blind fortune teller Prof. Duncan is back in Sedalia and available for consultations at 135 East Cooper Street. He claims to reveal any information you seek.
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Duncan
Sedalia
East Cooper Street
Justice Court Dockets Multiple Five Day Sentences
Justice Smith disposed of several cases this morning. Will Dreschler received sixty days in jail for assault and battery. Arthur Owens was fined five days for obtaining money under false pretenses. Harry White and Barney Clark each drew five days for disturbing the peace. Charlie Johnson, arraigned before Justice M A Ayres, received five days for disturbing the peace.
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Justice Smith
Will Dreschler
Arthur Owens
Harry White
Barney Clark
Charlie Johnson
M. A. Ayres
Will They Hold Fatr Meet At Columbia
Col J R Rippey secretary of the Missouri State fair board is in town to prepare for the Columbia meeting next Tuesday. Directors must decide if 1904 fair occurs and how to rebuild stock barns after the recent fire. Officers will be elected and architect T W Bast may explain brick versus frame costs.
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J. R. Rippey
Missouri State Fair Board
Columbia
J. A. Potts
Mexico, Mo
N. H. Gentry
Frank Hayman
Houstonia
T. W. Bast
Wood nomination sent to Senate for major general
The president sent Leonard Woods nomination for major general and sixteen other officers promoted due to his appointment to the Senate. The Senate did not act at the special session, requiring renomination.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Washington
Leonard Wood
Senate
Knox urges reforms after naturalization frauds in report
The Knox annual report to Congress calls for strong reforms to naturalization law. It proposes criminalizing possession of fraudulent certificates and requiring applicants to present immigration records with physical descriptions. It also urges government watermarking on certificates, half a million dollars to prosecute frauds, and extended statute of limitations. A post office solicitor should replace the attorney general for postal matters.
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Washington
Knox
Congress
Post Office Department
Movement for AY MCA Reorganization Discussed by Alliance
The Ministers' Alliance held a session with Prof J M Hill presenting The Boy Problem. A committee including Rev J J Pritchett Rev J M Rudy and Hill will invite State Organizer Andrews of the Y M C A to discuss reorganizing the Sedalia Y M C A. Next Monday Rev J L Lowe of George R Smith College will give a paper Sanctification and Psycholo[gy].
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J. M. Hill
Tfill
Business College
Allance
J. J. Pritchett
J. M. Rudy
Andrews
Sedalia
J. L. Lowe
George R. Smith College
Glass magnate kills wife then himself in Gallivan hotel
Lester Fitzgerald, a wealthy glass manufacturer, shot and killed a Lyceum actress believed to be his wife, Mrs. Matilda Wood, and then killed himself at the Gallivan hotel. Motive cited as failed reconciliation after six months separation. Police note the woman was not Fitzgerald's wife, and a lovers’ quarrel is suspected.
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Fitzgerald
Matilda Wood
East Sedalia Baptist Church Rejoices In Sunday Services
A great day at East Sedalia Baptist with Sunday school morning to night services. The Young People’s service drew many, four were added to the church, and a Katy passenger conductor accepted Christ. Men comprised over half the audience at the evening service.
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East Sedalia Baptist Church
Morehead
Katy
Christ
Ready to wear coats and dresses boost 1902 to 1903 sales
A retailer praises ready to wear growth, noting 1902 doubled 1901 and ten months in 1903 matched 1902, tripling 1901. It lists price points for military style coats from $7.50 to $35.00, highlighting new, elegant offerings mostly in black with satin linings and velvet collars.
Tailored Suits Parade in Hails Style at Bargain Prices
A display offers tailored suits in black, brown, blue, gray, and mixtures. Fabrics include homespuns and serges with variety from breadcloths to cheviots. Prices range five to thirty five dollars, marked down from seven fifty to fifty.
Special Christmas Umbrellas for Gift Quality
Special Christmas Umbrellas offer pearl and horn handles with gold and sterling silver mountings. Union taffeta covers and matching tones present a refined gift option. Prices range from 1.00 to 5.00 with various sizes and styles including children’s school umbrellas and colored taffeta options.
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Union Taffetta
Special millinery reductions for hats all season
A store announces a large sale of two hundred hats including trimmed felts and tailored styles. Prices cut from real values with many items in black white and black velvets, featuring half price on tailored hats and substantial reductions on trims and felts across multiple price points.
Colored Woman Dollie Simpson Dies in Lincolnville
Mrs. Dollie Simpson a 26 year old Black woman died Sunday afternoon at her Lincolnville home. The burial was held today, officials said.
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Dollie Simpson
Lincolnville
Christmas Dress Making by Mrs Wilson of St Louis
Mrs Wilson manages dress making in St Louis with fabrics and design expertise. She has catered to Vendevorter Place residents and Sedalia women, promising splendid dresses and stylish waists for holiday events, endorsed by Miss Reed.
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Miss Reed
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