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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
1
Police were summoned to Illinois Coal offices to calm disorder as 12 thousand tons of anthracite coal arrived in three ships. The firm will sell only to old customers at 45 cents a bushel, with buyers to haul away. The cargo cost about 50,000 dollars and the expected profit is 162,000 dollars.
George R. Smith post No. 52 G A R elected next year’s officers at their meeting with Daniel Grow as post commander Frank White senior vice commander W H Moss junior vice commander Charles Koock officer of the day Noah H Rogers chaplain George Brill quartermaster Ira T Bronson surgeon John Wickline officer of the guard and trustees W A Fast Ira T Bronson and J W Truxel. Delegates to the Boonville department encampment were George Williams N H Rogers and John Wickline. Installation set for the first January meeting.
Ongoing diplomatic strain keeps tensions high as talks fail to resolve the dispute between allied nations and Venezuela. No settlement reached as officials reiterate demands and seek new dialogue routes.
President Castro asks arbitration through Minister Bowen addressing Germany and Great Britain. The gunboat Marietta sails from Caracas to Laguayra to safeguard American interests. Caracas reports mobilization with trenches marked and railways secured, as Castro calls up males 18 to 50 and arrests refusers.
Berlin states there is no truth to claims that President Castro’s actions in Venezuela will push Germany to seize Venezuelan land. No German troops will advance inland or capture Castro. forces will only aid the blockade enforcement.
The Birmingham Post reports Secretary Chamberlain’s organ notes that Britain and Germany will press preliminaries, but the real outcome remains in doubt. France and the United States may weigh in before any final settlement is reached.
Burglars entered W E Poindexter's residence on West Broadway Wednesday morning and stole a box of shirts underwear and other goods from an upstairs stock of racket order items. Poindexter woke at about 5 am and found the rear door open and the burglars had fled with unspecified valuables.
Mrs Hannah Nelson, 73, is seriously ill in Caldwell. Her daughter fled years ago to marry Charles Fair, the California millionaire, who and she were killed in a Paris automobile crash about three months back. The Nelson family has since lived in luxury.
Washington December 12 General Bliss cables the state department the draft for a new commercial treaty between Cuba and the United States was signed last night. The terms are not divulged but it is understood that a twenty percent tariff reduction is provided for on goods passing either way.
The Clio club held its final meeting before the holidays in the Rest Rooms. Miss Laura Gentry presented Heidelberg and the Castle, illustrated by Miss May Hawkins with European pictures. Miss Grace Campbell then read German Universities Women at German Universities.
Washington reports to the Bureau of Seatises show a sharp fall in domestic trade shipments over ten months from the prior year. Livestock receipts at Chicago Kansas City St Louis St Joseph and Omaha declined from about 28 million head to 26 million. Carloads fell from 514 to 471.
Sedalia defeated Boonville 2519 to 2115 in three games at the home club in Sedalia. Sedalia players included Fults Gold Whidd Hail and Tredway while Boonville featured Stammerjohn Walther Miller Brockeray and MecClana han.
Ed Smith, accused of passing forged checks bearing the Babcock Lumber Co. name at McClellan's book store and Stevenson's meat market, waived his preliminary hearing yesterday and was bound over by Judge Truxel as ex officio justice of the peace to the next criminal court term. Bond set at $1000 per offense.
The Ladies' Aid society held a social and bazaar at Mrs. Hugh Muir's home. They sold fancy work items and served refreshments of chocolate whipped cream marguerites and salted almonds. The group will meet next at Mrs. W. W. Hoffman's home.
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