Grant Matthews Dead Beaman Citizen and Writer
The long illness ended Wednesday evening for Grant Matthews a Beaman painter and paperhanger and deputy constable. He served as a Sentinel correspondent and was known for his intellect and community involvement leaving a wife five children and a notable career ended by illness. Funeral set for Friday at 11 at Salem M E church with burial in Salem cemetery.
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Grant Matthews
Beaman
Pettis County
Grant
Matthews
Salem M. E
Salem Cemetery
Chicagoan’s Wife Plans Separate Maintenance Suit
Mrs. Martha Day wife of Chicago businessman Robert W. Day files a complaint to obtain separate maintenance from her husband, Rock Island Railway chief engineer. She cites his Colorado travels with another woman and seeks half his monthly earnings of 400 to 500 dollars for support. The Days wed in London on December 20 1874 and came to America in 1881.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Martha Day
Robert W. Day
Chicago
Rock Island Railroad
Manitou
Pike’s Peak
Day
A. B. Carson
Kansas City
Topeka
Deeds to New York Speedway Lots Inheritance Surprise
Eight building lots on the speedway in New York valued at 250000 pass unexpectedly to Mrs McClary of South Broad Street Trenton after her father-in-law gives a sealed envelope before death claiming the gift would help her family. The deed covers the property between One Hundred and Seventy third and One Hundred and Seventy fourth streets in New York.
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Trenton
N. J
New York
McClary
South Broad Street
Gaiety at the Capital With Roosevelt at the Helm
With President Roosevelt in the White House and his daughter Miss Alice Roosevelt known for vigor, Washington society awaits a new innovation weaving formal receptions and teas into daily life. The piece hints at fashionable social evolution amid a renowned presidency.
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Miss Alice
White House
Keene
Senator Keene
President Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
McCauley
Washington
Draper
Senator Depew
Mrs. Depew
Roosevelt
Whitney
Secretary of the Navy
Cleveland
Town rocked by bank run sparked by false joke
In Helena Montana last week a practical joke spread a rumor that the Thomas Cruse Savings Bank faced trouble. Nervous depositors withdrew about 200000 in gold, though the bank showed legal reserves and good condition. Separate Kansas City notes cover Cardwell dropping a libel suit after a settlement dispute and remarks from Mr Brown.
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Helena
Mont
Thomas Cruse
Cruse
Northern Pacific
Sheriff’s Office
State Board of Examiners
Trick Recruits for Harem In Paris Case
A man named Hanson, American, vanished after allegedly deceiving several Parisian women. He claimed to be an agent of Menelek of Abyssinia recruiting for the imperial harem, offering marriage and lavish life, then took money from victims before disappearing.
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Paris
Hanson
Menelek
Abyssinia
Woman Suffering After Sight of Blood In Chicago Slaughter Pen
Mrs Albert Becker of Manitou remained paralyzed from the shoulders down four weeks after witnessing blood in the Armour packing house shed in Chicago. She cannot move a hand and has lost motor and vocal power though sensation remains. Local and Chicago doctors are puzzled by the case, with a long history of heart trouble complicating her condition.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Albert Becker
Manitou
Armour Packing House
Chicago
Cardwell Dis Misses His Sup Case Against St. Louis Re Public
Legal motion by Cardwell Dis in a libel suit against St. Louis Republic ends without further action. Court records show the damages case discontinued with no further proceedings planned.
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ST. Louis Republic
Cardwell Dismisses Suit Against The Republic
The Republic reports Cardwell dismissed his damages suit in Kansas City yesterday. His attorney Walsh supervised attachment actions in St. Louis aimed at Excise Commissioner Seibert, who refused to appear as a witness. Cardwell claims a man named Brown purported to represent the Republic.
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Kansas City
William O. Cardwell
St. Louis Republic
Frank P. Walsh
Alexander New
The
Republic
Cardwell
Circuit Court
David McClanahan Cardwell
Frank Walsh
Walsh
Mr. New
Brown
Midland
St. Louis
Mr. Walsh
Seibert
Rozzelle
New
Bard's Drug Store Sells Full Line of Corn Razors
Bard's drug store advertises a complete line of corn razors for immediate purchase. The listing highlights affordable prices and various styles available to customers seeking footcare and grooming aids.
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Bard's Drug Store
Murray and Mack bring Shooting the Chutes to town
Amusement column notes the Murray and Mack act at the opera house tonight with the second and best edition of Shooting the Chutes promising new laughs and thrills for local audiences.
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Opera House
Funny Boys
Murray & Mack
Kilties Plan Fourth Continental Tour Ends in Toronto 1902
The Kilties prepare for Canada’s reception of the Duke and Duchess of York. Permission from the government and the Forty-eighth regiment is secured for the fourth continental tour, begun in November and to end in Toronto on April 1, 1902. They arrive next Tuesday for matinee and night performances.
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Canada
Duke and Duchess of York
Forty-eighth
Toronto
Open Fires Warm White House Amid Roosevelt Cheer
Washington reports the Roosevelt White House embraces open fireplaces in most rooms for comfort. Mrs. Roosevelt maintains fires in guest rooms on reception days, and the library sees constant usage. Coal and wood are replenished through the house, with children watching the firemen. Christmas plans include corn popping over the embers.
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Washington
White House
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Arbitration bill ends strikes in New South Wales
Sydney dispatch reports New South Wales adopts compulsory industrial arbitration. A Supreme Court judge will preside as the court can set standard wages and favor union labor. Strikers face misdemeanor penalties, and decisions are final with no appeal. The law targets mines and broader industries after New Year.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Arbitration Court
Supreme Court
Australia
Union Breaks Records for Switchmen Insurance Growth
The Switchmen's Union of North America reports rapid membership growth over thirty days due to a new insurance plan. More than 6000 applications were received, with policies of 600 and 1000 dollars, a 1 dollar initiation, and total membership rising from 14,000 toward about 28,000 by the next convention.
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Switchmen’s Union of North America
Distinctive Brotherhood Railroad
Switchmen’s Mutual Aid Association
Frank Sweeney
W. R. Simrott
Knights of the Switch
Omaha Women Protest Hypnotist Burial Plan
Carl Athena the alleged hypnotist, who slept underground in Kansas City, is in Omaha planning a similar weeklong burial. Omaha women, stirred by the prospect, have formed clubs to protest the burial, arguing it harms science and could affect the morbid minded. They have appealed to the police to stop the exhibition.
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Carl Athena
Eleventh
Wyandotte
Omaha
Kansas City Journal
Sedalia Steam Laundry Promotes Superior Shirt Care
Local advertisement highlights the Sedalia laundry service at 216 Lamine Street offering enhanced laundering for shirts collars and cuffs. Two phone numbers listed for contact.
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Sedalia
Lamine Street
Favors Big Naval Reserve Bill Endorsed in New York
The Association of Naval Militias of the United States approves Congressman Foss of Illinois bill to organize a national reserve with Roosevelt’s suggestions. Delegates from California Connecticut Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Jersey New York Ohio and Pennsylvania participate led by noted naval officers and government representatives.
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New York
Association of Naval Militias of the
United States
Congress
Foss
Ilinois
Roosevelt
California
White
Connecticut
Averill
Maryland
Geer
Massachusetts
Buffington
Edgar
Michigan
Hendrie
New Jersey
Irving
Potter
J. W. Miller
Franklin
Ohio
Yost
Pennsylvania
Beschenberger
Southland
Anderson
Katterlee
Longan's Sedalia Steam Laundry Ad Promises Fair Pay
The notice states prices reflect work quality and wages for workers are good. It invites customers to call for any kind of laundering and promotes Longan's Sedalia Steam Laundry.
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lLongan
Sedalia Steam Laundry
Speech Worries Baboons at New York Zoo Cage Rumpus
In New York on December 12 the East African baboons in the zoo react violently to a mischievous black ape in the adjacent cage. They press against their bars in a bid to reach the troublemaker who grins from his own enclosure.
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Monkey House
Garner
New York Zoo
New York
New York Zoological Park
Simian
Dartmouth to Get $500000 from Wentworth Trust
Death of Mrs. Anne Wentworth dissolves a trust and leaves Dartmouth College a $500,000 bequest. The fund derives from Tappan Wentworth’s arrangement that upon reaching the target value, the principal and interest would pass to the college, with a $6,000 annual annuity to the widow.
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Dartmouth
Anne Wentworth
Lowell
Mass
Dartmouth College
Tappan Wentworth
Governor Dockery commutes Kansas City forgery case
On Major John Donnelly and Circuit Clerk Henry M. Stonestreet and other Kansas City leaders recommendations Governor Dockery commutes Lehanning Taylor sentence from seven years to four years in prison. Taylor had been sentenced April 25, 1900 for forgery.
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Jefferson City
John Donnelly
Henry M. Stonestreet
Kansas City
Dockery
Lehanning Taylor
Missouri Penitentiary
Taylor
Elegant manicure scissors at Bard's drug store
A refined line of manicure scissors displayed at Bard's Drug Store draws interest. The set features slim blades and polished handles suitable for precise grooming and everyday use.
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Bard’s Drug Store
Woman Who Never Laughs Seeks Medical Help
Philadelphia woman Susie Jenkins has never laughed in twenty years and cannot voluntary laughter. Doctors and specialists in nervous diseases are sought to cure her remarked temperamental idiosyncrasy.
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Philadelphia
Susie Jenkins
Miss Jenkins
Arnolds Arrested in Citywide Diamond Swindle
Indianapolis police capture John B. Arnolds a grandson of a respected family after weeks of pursuit. He allegedly switched fake diamonds for genuine rings in jewelers, visiting many stores before being stopped. only a few dealers escaped his scheme.
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Indianapolis
John B. Arnolds
Tariff Works Highlight Coal Price Gaps
The Kansas City Journal notes Pennsylvania anthracite sold in KC at 8 per ton while the same coal from the same mines goes to Germany for 5.50 per ton. The piece argues this shows tariff policy aiding the coal trust and mocks Republican consistency.
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Kansas City Journal
Pennsylvania
Germany
Great Coal Trust
Glasgow Missourian
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R. W. Day
Gaiety
Mr. Brown
Mr. Cardwell
Chorus
Leon
Kittie Beck
Blanche Creage
Kathryn Roberts
Francis Midgley
Edward Powers
Messrs
Boulden
Griffin
Murray and
Mack
Marion Clark
Barney Gilmore
Dooley
Pretty Girls
King Menelek
Colorado
Slaughter Pen
Mrs. Roosevelt
Bard’s
Switchmen
Omaha Women
Association of Militias Inctorses
W. E. Bard Drug Company
Lehanning
Arnolds
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