King Dies in Tennessee Prison Ending Famous Murder Case
Col. H. Clay King died in the state penitentiary at Nashville where he had served since August 1892 for the murder of Attorney David H. Poston in Memphis. The case stirred factional anger and threats of lynching after King’s conviction. Poston had represented Mrs. Pillow in a suit King contested claiming false statements about his wife. The affair involved divorce, property transfers, and alleged improprieties, culminating in a fatal shot on Main Street in Memphis.
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Nashville
Tenn
Clay King
State Penitentiary
David H. Poston
Memphis
King
Poston
Main Street
RSSL
Gideon Pillow
Kratz Home for Christmas Reported Return Likely
Telegrams from Chief Desmond and Sheriff Dickmann in Mexico City suggest Charles Kratz former St. Louis city councilman indicted for bribery will be returned within two weeks. Desmond reports he will travel to St. Louis within four days with Kratz unless he files a writ of impoundment.
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St. Louis
Folk
Desmond
Kratz
Imparo
Annual election of officers at Woodman Circle on Friday
Take notice that all Sovereigns are requested to attend the annual election of officers Friday night December 11. Artie M. Lindsay serves as Guardian and Laura B. Shields as Clerk.
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Woodman
Artie M. Lindsay
Guardian
Laura B. Shields
Sedalia Lodge No. 236
A. F
A. M
Small blaze causes modest damages in two city homes
Fire departments responded to two morning calls. At 522 North Washington Street the blaze damaged a dwelling owned by Frank Whitsel with about 50 dollars in damage and 200 dollars insurance. A second fire at 906 South Massachusetts Avenue caused about 15 dollars in damage from a defective flue.
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Martin Bloch
North
Washington Street
Frank Whitsel
W. D. Bogar
South
Massachusetts Avenue
Jopling Shorthorn Sale Draws County Buyers
The Jopling sale of Shorthorns in Heath Creek township drew a large crowd from nearby counties and strong bidding. Prices ranged from 35 to 130 dollars as stock sold well.
Fragmented OCR Delivers Sparse Local Update
A damaged OCR excerpt provides minimal readable facts about a local event with scattered names and numbers. The fragmentary text lacks clear actions, dates, or outcomes, offering only hints of a community notice without verifiable details.
McGrew Trolley Line Surveyed From Lexington to Kansas City
Survey work on the Methew trolley line aims to connect Lexington branch routes to Blue Springs road and Fifteenth Street in Kansas City. Alternate westward path via Eighteenth Street also studied. Win ner’s 1887 Independence survey previously guided bridges now decayed. In Ohio a wreck left fifteen injured and Frank A Lasalle killed in Steubenville.
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Methew
Independence Hill
Pixley
Lexington
Missouri Pacific
Blue Springs
Kansas City
Fifteenth Street
Eighteenth Street
Independence
W. F E. Winner
Independence Division
Steubenville, CO. Dee, TL
Frank A. Lasalle
Panhandle
New Cumberland Junction
Steubenville
Wagon and train incident and market reports from the region
A dairy wagon was struck by a Missouri Pacific switch engine at Engineer Street crossing, demolishing the wagon while the driver and horses escaped. Local railroad men include W. Or. Kemp, Carpenter George, and AL Goodyer. Market reports show Chicago and Kansas City hogs and cattle trading steady with given price ranges.
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Katy
AL Goodyer
CW Wilson
Charlie Dunlap
Tom Love
Missouri Pacific
Engineer Street
H. Calef
Missouriacific
Warrensburg
KF. E. Kunkler
Lexington
M. W. Cadle
B. of L. E
DeSoto
Sedalia
Misouri Pacific
Sam Pace
Lamonte
C. F. Collins
M., K. & T. Hospital
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
East St. Louis
Hunters Bag Ninety One Rabbits in Houstonia
Herman Kuirchhoeffer, known as Cuter, and Dick Johnson spent yesterday in the Houstonia neighborhood hunting and succeeded in bagging ninety one rabbits, a pretty good day's work for three guns.
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Herman Kuirchhoeffer
Atkinson
Dick Johnson
Houstonia
Sedalia Markets Prices Paid by Local Dealers for Farm Products
Prices paid by local dealers in Sedalia for cereals and breadstuffs hay potatoes and flour show per ton rates for prairie hay eight dollars per ton. Oats price per bushel at twenty five cents. Flour soft wheat per cwt ranges from one eighty to two twenty. Potatoes per bushel around fifty to sixty cents. Eggs per dozen and various poultry prices listed with low values.
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GWG
Ofan
Eds
Bse
The Student's Eyes and Eye Health Warnings
An article urges parents to have children’s eyes examined before long study. It stresses checking eye health and using glasses early if needed to prevent career blight from strain.
P Brandt Grocer Co Offers Fine Old Fashioned Goods
The P Brandt Grocer Co promotes judicious shopping with a selection of old fashioned buckwheat flour from near Warsaw Mo, New Holland herring two for a nickel, Boston baked beans in tomato sauce, Budling’s pickles, new mackerel ten cents, and Pettis County strained honey priced at 45 cents per quart jar.
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Boston
Budling
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Eastman Kodaks
Dexter's Book Store
East Second St
Col. H. Clay King
Tennessee
Eliow
Born and Cloney Laundry CO
Mr. Folk
Desmond and
Sher
Iff Dickmann
City of
Mex
Ico
Charles Kratz
Smoke Grow
Heath Creek Township
Sentinel
Sring
McGrew
Ohio
W. OR. Kemp
Pranklin Junction
George ‘Carpenter
Parsons, Kas
Automatic Coopers
Logan Com. Co
Ats South
Lamine Street
Park
U. T. Whisman
W. M
Monahan Collier
Ohio Street
Gceod
E. E. McClellan
Sedalia Markets
F. D. Ormond
Ohio St
P. Brandt Grocer CO
Warsaw
Budling’s
Pettis County
Whipple
O. K
Peacock
Big Muddy
McAllister Nut
Arkansas
Ouita
Penn
Third
Montgomery
Whipple Coal Company
Tari
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