Trapped Spain Wants Money and Fire Tragedy
The report describes a deadly house fire two miles north of the city on the Georgetown road where James Turner and Ann Tyler, both elderly ex slaves, were cremated alive inside a cabin. Turner, about 90, died trying to escape. Tyler, age around 93, was found mostly charred. Coroner ruled no inquest. In separate items, Madrid papers urge Spain to claim friar lands proceeds, and a Pennsylvania fast mail collision killed fireman J B Chevalier near Pittsburgh.
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James Turner
Ann Tyler
Georgetown
Major Woolridge
Turner
William Jones
Susie Clay
Clay
Sedalia
Jones
William Lowry
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Tyler
J. M. Tyler
T. P. McCluney
Potomac Conference Talks Include Panama Cookers and Evaporated Peaches
A fragmented notice shows officials and secretaries in a meeting with the president about domestic matters. It mentions Colorado white potatoes and Golden Roast coffee with pricing hints and dried peaches per pound. The text reflects an OCR garble but preserves names of items and a governance context.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hay
Reyes
Colombia
State Department
Panama
Chicago court arraigns four in city barn murders
Chicago officials arraigned Peter Neidermeyer Harvey Vandine Gustav Marx and Emil Roeski on murder charges connected to the city railway barn raid and a saloon hold up. Attorneys sought delays and claimed hereditary insanity or mental irresponsibility for the defendants as spectators packed the court. Separately a barber shop burglary in Higginsville Missouri left $90 in items stolen with suspect R C Williams fled on an Lexington bound train.
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Vandine
Marx
Neidermeyer
John Johnson
Frank Stewart
Chicago City
Roeski
Otto Bauder
Amos Burk Nuptials Celebrate Sedalia Couple
The marriage of James H. Amos to Louise Christine Burk will be solemnized Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Rev. F. L. Cook’s home, 106 East Broadway. They plan to live at 908 East Fourth street. Burk works for M.K. & T. railway shops and attends Broadway Christian church. Burk is a Sedalia leader and friend circle favorite. The Sentinel extends best wishes. Sedalia, December 28, 1903. Weather note hints at a cosmopolitan store ad.
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James H. Amos
Louise Christine Burk
F. L. Cook
East Broadway
East Fourth Street
Sedalia
East Broadway Christian Church
Broadway Christian Church
Sentinel
After Christmas Cloak Clearance Saloon in Earnest
Procrastinators benefit as winter coats go on sale after Christmas. Wholesale cloak markets delayed early sales due to warm weather, but this retailer reports record coat business and aggressive bargains direct from makers. Many coats reduced from $6.75 to $16.75 with numerous styles in Zebaline, covert cloth, kersey, and mixtures.
Woman's Label League Meeting With Mrs Clifford
The Woman's Label League will meet with Mrs. T. H. Clifford at 1105 East Broadway on Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock.
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Woman’s Label League
T. H. Clifford
East Broadway
Czar in ill health worries peace party in St. Petersburg
The Czar's insomnia and declining health alarm peace advocates in St. Petersburg. They fear weakness may hinder his control of ambitious officials seeking a war in the Far East.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
St. Petersburg
Peace Party
Far East
Portland Man Shoots Rival Over Jealousy
David Houten killed Albert Young in Portland after failing to obtain a district attorney warrant over alleged jealousy and suspected alienation of Young's wife. The shooter fled the scene.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Portland
Ore
Albert Young
David Houten
Young
Fire crews respond to burning flue at Mrs Clark’s home
Fire department crews were dispatched to 214 West Fifth Street early this morning where a flue was burning out. No damage was reported.
Cotton Soars to Twenty-Five Year High in War Era Prices
New York reports cotton rising sharply with prices jumping 25 to 51 points from Thursday's close. December opens at 13.65 and climbs to 13.71, May opens 14.12 and rises to 18. The surge follows Liverpool market signals and marks a peak not seen in 25 years.
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New York
Liverpool
Tobacco Tag Theft At Sedalia Hardware Store Burglarized
A burglary at Sedalia Hardware and Grocer on South Ohio street last night saw entry gained by breaking a rear window. A Miss Ethel Warren, visiting Springfield, Mo, assisted in the music program at the Second Congregational church and is staying with Rev. and Mrs. L Lincoln Ellis. Jewelry and a 22 caliber revolver were stolen along with about 2 000 tobacco tags. Police report no leads. authorities suspect the same thief who hit Cord Brandt's store a week earlier. The manager called the incident seemingly harmless and well timed.
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Ethel Warren
Drury College
Springfield
Second Congregational
Miss Warren
Cord Brandt
Bell Hutchinson
City Marshal Killed in Discharge of Duty
Cherryvale Kansas December 28 W G Jones city marshal shot dead while attempting to arrest a man named Hughes six miles from the city Great excitement prevails and several posses are in pursuit of the murderer who has evaded arrest
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Cherryvale
W. G. Jones
Hughes
Fine Suits for Women End of December Reductions
End of season sale notes deep discounts on women and children's clothing. Suits priced from $7.75 to $15 with examples including back cheviot jackets, satin lining, gored skirts, and unlined option. Children’s long coats and velvet trimmed coats for girls aged 8 to 14 also feature substantial markdowns.
Arch Prussing Freed After Fine For Disturbance
Arch Prussing former Benton County sheriff faced a disturbance charge on Main Street last Wednesday night. In Justice Ayres court this morning he was praised for his character when sober and allowed to pay a dollar fine plus costs to be released.
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Arch Prussing
Benton County
Main Street
Justice Ayres
Prussing
Weather Forecast Aims For Fair Tonight Then Colder Tuesday
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with a drop in temperatures on Tuesday. A cooler day is expected across the region with calm winds and light conditions.
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Spain
Log
Madrid
United States
Philippines
Raiway, N. Y
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Here
J. B. Chevalier
Chicago
Ralston
Lain
Colorado
Magnolia
Peter Neider
Emil Roeski
Cecil
R. C. Williams
W. W. Cecil
West Second Street
Higginsville
Williams
Lexington
Richmond
O. K
Ohio Street
Rovota
Amos-Burk
Castor Kersey
Kersey
Zib
Aline
Czar
Iver Seppn
Sedala Hardware and Grocer Co
The
Sedalia Hardware and Grocer
Company’s
Jeannette
Arlington Pharmacy
Logan Auspaugh
West Morgan Street
Longwood
Mrs. Auspaugh
Kerseys
Zibalines
Meltons
Oxford
Blue
J. D. Hail Dry Goods Company
Broadway
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