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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1900
Page
1
A passenger train collided with a freight train this morning near Lee's Summit. No injuries are reported, and investigators are examining the scene for causes and damage to both trains.
A Sedalia rail collision between Missouri Pacific freight No. 125 and L S passenger No. 3 near Lee's Summit injured two women and a colored passenger but none seriously. Conductor H W Hardy and Engineer Finnell led the freight, while Conductor Gravely and Engineer Connors rode the passenger. Separate Windsor ceremony saw C Hutchison collapse during a Woodmen of the World monument unveiling. Miss Della Elbert died of typhoid before her Christmas wedding. St Joseph post office inspectors suspended three clerks amid mail irregularities probe.
In Houston Santa Fe management declares no telegraphers who belong to the O R T will be employed. Respondents seeking reinstatement have been told the same, with critics alleging a broader combination against the union by certain railroads that once loaned operators during the strike.
About seventy cars of steel rails sit in the Katy yards at Hannibal awaiting shipment to Denison Texas. Roughly one hundred cars have already been sent onward. The rails are to be laid on the Katy Texas lines next year.
Announcement lists quarantined area between Paris Missouri and Columbia due to smallpox. Names C Nash laborer Lewis, Charles Freer wiper Franklin Junction, C Settlemeyer car wiper Denison, J E Johnson clerk Denison, L A Clark section laborer Dallas.
The Rev. Gerard F. Patterson married Thomas H. Bennett and Mrs. Mary Voutier at Sedalia on April 28, 1898 under the name Henry Bennett. Mary Voutier, a Kansas City widow with a grown daughter and valuable real estate, left him soon after as he sought her property.
Oscar P. Sisson and Esther Wallace tied the knot in St. Louis after planning a Sedalia Christmas ceremony. Rev J W Cuningham officiated. The couple appeared on stage in Love Will Find a Way shortly after the ceremony. Sisson had just secured a divorce from a previous wife in Judge Zachritz's court.
The document outlines per diem rates for counties with populations between 45,000 and 150,000 set at 10 dollars, and a stenographer fee of 0.15 dollars per 100 words for transcripts. It also notes a St. Louis city salary of 1,800 dollars per year plus a 0.15 dollar per 100 words transcript fee.
The Springfield Leader reports smallpox is common in northwest Missouri and in Springfield and surrounding towns. The piece warns people may become desensitized and neglect precautions, noting concerns echoed about a worse outbreak in the East and initial attempts to keep the illness quiet.
Omaha police report a man who positively identifies Pat Crowe as the person who rented the vacant house used in the Cudahy kidnapping and as the kidnapper who abducted the boy.
Col John A Knott reports on Han nibal Journal and Jefferson City Press positions on state fair funding. The Press opposes any legislature appropriation, citing existing support from breeders license funds and a $250000 show plan. The Journal advocates establishment of the fair with Sedalia land grant and eventual state funding as necessary and beneficial.
The Sentinel announces a one day annual layoff, observing Christmas, so no paper will be issued next Tuesday from this office. Rural delivery in Missouri details Washington reports of a post office inspection planned for Boonville on December 27 to assess feasibility and need for free rural routes.
Judge W L Jarrett ordered seizure of all slot machines in Warrensburg on information filed by Wm Lowe. The statute allows seizure and burning but no trial, a doubt that led to machines being returned. Greene county sees damage suits against the sheriff. The Star notes action hinges on prosecuting owners for running gambling devices.
Mr C A Sullens leaves Jefferson City for Toledo to head a Prudential office there. His brother John Sullens of Sedalia arrives to take charge of the local office. The pair are described as bright energetic insurance men with strong business reputations.
George W. Nichols aged 67 died in Knob Noster Mo on Sunday from complications of diseases. He was a Union veteran. The funeral was held today.
Marshal James Newton captured Duke Waiters who was wanted in Charleston Coles county Illinois for burglary and larceny committed about two weeks ago. Sheriff William Byers arrived with requisition papers and took Waiters back to Illinois.
Macon Missouri December 24 call issued for official stenographers of Missouri country circuits to convene at the Laclede hotel in St Louis December 27. They seek a plan to press legislative action for salary increases as 26 circuits cover 111 of 115 counties with populations under 45,000. Current pay in small counties is 5 dollars per day plus 10 cents per 100 words, stenographers to provide two transcripts.
C. S. Moore, a brake man with M., K. and T., filed for voluntary bankruptcy. Debts total 797 dollars while assets amount to 1,600 dollars.
Ferris Comedians bring the vivid scenic play My Jim to Wood's Opera House tonight led by Dick Ferris. The strong company aims to deliver top quality productions with elaborate stage effects and notable specialties, promising a highly engaging engagement with ladies free night.
Miss Mary Hartman aged 13 died at Pilot Grove last Wednesday. She was the third Hartman daughter to die within two weeks from pneumonia. She had attended the funeral of her sisters two weeks earlier and soon after fell ill.
Jim Joyce returns from Sedalia and reports some experience with foot pads in that city. The Pilot Grove Enterprise notes the anecdote as a brief update from the visit and hints at local concern over footpad incidents.
Rev H A Mitchell of Lincoln Missouri and Miss Ruth A Schofield of Girard Kansas will marry December 26 at the home of the bride elect Rev Frank Lenig of Sedalia officiating.
Missouri Pacific train No 8 arrived twenty minutes late after its engine flues leaked and the train stalled on the grade near the depot. It was pulled free by a switch engine.
Supt. D. Hardys car No. 111 was sent to the Missouri Pacific shops at St Louis last night for a general overhauling and repairs.
Dr. W. G. Cowan and Messrs. J. R. Myers and S. M. Walker named judges for The Sentinel's $50 diamond ring award. The tenth ticket drawn was No. 2,554, which wins the ring. The holder must present the ticket at The Sentinel office promptly or a new set of five tickets will be drawn a week apart until a winner is found.
In Kinsey’s court this morning, Deputy Constable Robb presented W. D. Steele with a gold mounted vase as a Christmas greeting from the judge and the constabulary. Steele thanked them in a short, cheerful reply.
Mrs N W Leonard of Fayette bought two houses and lots on East Arrow street Marshall for 7000 through L P Wiley Dr J W Carters properties likely bought for her daughter Miss Jeanette Leonard and the marriage to City Attorney R P Spencer may lead to the couple settling in the larger home after the wedding timing rumored soon.
The Nativity feast at Calvary Church includes 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion with the rector’s greeting and carols. At 11 a.m. Morning prayer and sermon with the full choir on The Two Fold Message of the Incarnation.
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