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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1902
Page
6
At Yellow creek five killed and several injured when a wrecking train on the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad derailed near Bucklin about 9 oclock Saturday night. Names listed include J Murphy road master Arthur Hight and Thomas Ainsworth workmen A Green fireman J S Botan paymaster. engineer H Good fatally hurt. others hurt.
On Saturday at 5 30 am the locomotive boiler exploded sixty miles east of Wingman. Engineer Thomas Marlin and Fireman George Van Atta died instantly as the crown sheet tore from the engine and hurled the boiler 200 feet. Trains were delayed twelve hours.
Pacific round house crews faced a morning derailment as a freight car blocked the track at the coal chutes. Engineers, firemen, and crews were laid off for coal shoveling and repairs. The Lexington branch No 12 train delayed by engine breakdown and a court case against Missouri Pacific involves crew members traveling to Sedalia and Lexington to testify.
Osteopathic physicians Dunkin offer medical services from offices in the 309-10 Hoffman Building.
The county court in session awarded the broken arch repair contract to Architect T. W. Bast. The court also awarded custody of Carl Davis, colored, to John Hurdle. Other business of minor importance was attended to.
New railway time table for Missouri Pacific shows train numbers and schedules. Includes local freight and passenger departures and arrivals on the Lexington Branch with times from early morning to late evening.
The advertisement touts DeWitt and Co Chicago claiming a Witch Hazel salve for piles eczema cuts burns and skin diseases with no equal. It warns against counterfeit versions and urges asking for the genuine DeWitt's. Mention of W E Bard Drug Co and a Dickman's jewelry auction at 213 Ghio St follows.
A handsome toile set display greets shoppers at Meé Gowan’s drug store. The artistic arrangement invites customers to choose from a range of toile pieces in a decorative presentation.
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