Rail accidents and railroading notes across Missouri and Minnesota
A Duluth division head on Northern Pacific collided near Deroun between Pine City and Winckley injuring no passengers but Mail Clerk House burned to death. Missouri Pacific freight wrecked on a bridge near Leeds Missouri ten cars plunged into a creek with no injuries. Engineer Wenry Meyers injured in another river route collision near Jefferson City. Missouri Pacific reporter W J McKee travels to Moberly then Sedalia en route to Jefferson City for a supreme court post.
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St. Paul
Minn
Duluth
Northern Pacific Railway
Devoun
Pine City
Winckley
MacMahon
Deroun
Missouri Pacific
Kansas
Leeds
Kansas City
Kansas City Times
Wenry Meyers
Jefferson City
Pendent
W. J. McKee
Moberly
Sedalia
Supreme Court
McNeal and 13-year-old Minnie Fitch case ends in discharge
Minnie Fitch aged 13 faced larceny charges by S. McNeal for a dress skirt stockings and shoes among other items. The case was twice postponed for settlement then tried in Justice Ayres court. The girl was discharged after the evidence was heard.
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Minnie Fitch
S. McNeal
Justice Ayres
Mic Neal
McNeal
Ayres
Railway Employees and Contacts at Denison to Sedalia
W RR Kemp brakeman Franklin Junction. George TL Carlat car fore man Denison Tex. T Whitt lineman Osage Junction Kas. G Parsons brakeman Smithvale. EE Roberts brakeman Denison. Katy Dispatcher J A Peterson on sick list. Henry Otten Nevada filling his place. Harry Scott clerk American Express Columbia MO visited Sedalia with his parents. Floyd Tuley left for Shawnee OK after Christmas. ey A McKinney resigned as stenographer in the office of Superin-
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W. RR. Kemp
Franklin Junction
George TL. Carlat
Denison
Tex
T. Whitt
Osage Junction
Kas
G. Parsons
Katy
J. A. Peterson
Henry Otten
Nevada
Harry Scott
American Express Company
Columbia
Sedalia
H. B. Scott
Floyd Tuley
Santa Fe
Shawnee
Okla
A Barbers Aweful Deed Child Saw Parent Die
A Missouri man committed a crime in Salt Lake City shocking residents. The report notes a wife pleaded for kisses and the husband visited the home to give nourishment to their baby before the fatal incident.
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Salt Lake
Parisian Woman Tricks Police In Public Auction Hoax
A Parisian renter avoids eviction by locking the door and tossing the key out the window. The bailiff and a police commissary are trapped for hours, believed to be victims of a crime as onlookers gather. The chief and bailiff slip away in a cab after locksmiths open the door.
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New York Tribune
One Hundred Dollars a Box Witch Hazel Salve Ad
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve praised by H A Tisdale of Summerton South Carolina as curing decades of piles and skin diseases. Sold by W E Bard Drug Co. Salt Lake City Utah. Also includes a graphic Salt Lake murder tale of Frank Rose a barber from St Louis who killed his wife on Christmas day and cared for the infant as police took him into custody. The narrative details his vow to kill if unfaithfulness continued and describes the sustained bleeding and emotional aftermath.
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H. A. Tisdale
Summerton
S. C
DeWitt
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Salt Lake
Utah
Frank Rose
St. Louis
Rose
Sergeant Roberts
Anna Stickney
Children’s Aid and Home Finding Association
Rank Rose
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Advertises Cold Season Aid
A 1904 advertisement warns that severe cold often leads to serious complications and urges protecting the system with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It claims cures for dyspepsia indigestion nervousness insomnia and kidney troubles and promotes asking a druggist for the almanac.
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Maleria
Sedalia Markets and Trial Notes From Versailles
Prices paid by local dealers for farm and dairy products appear in Sedalia Markets. The report mentions C Lawson and a Missouri Pacific railway case with L F Estes and others traveling to Versailles for a trial set to begin tomorrow.
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Cc. C. Lawson
L. F. Estes
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Dr. Nasse
Wm. Estes
E. A. Ashbrook
Ida Jolly
Effie Jolly
Dr. Border
Versailles
You Can't Exchange Your Eyes Topic Health Message
The text warns that eyes are precious and easily harmed through light, strain, and neglect. It urges examination of eye health to prevent serious damage and suggests seeking care before problems worsen.
Funeral for Sovereign W. D. Hooker Noted by W. O. W.
All Sovereigns are asked to meet at the hall at 1 o'clock Tuesday December 29 to attend the funeral of Sovereign W. D. Hooker. Presentation and service coordinated by T. J. Robb Consul Commander and E. M. Shields Clerk.
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W. D. Hooker
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ERN Pacific
Beiatian
Eos Oke
Fitch
A Barbers
Nestles
Frank
George
Geraldine Rose
St. Louuis
Eliza Morris
Desloge
Pearl Posten
Bonne Terre
Barber Supply House
East
W.E. Bard Drag -Co
Almanac
Hostetter
Sedalia Markets
Farrison
T. A. Slocum
DR. T. 4
Slocum
Pine St
New York
Johnston
Kuppenheimer & Co Americas
Chicago
Kerrevacass & Co
E. E. Johnston
Ohio Street
McClellan’s Book Store
Country
E. E. McClellan
F. D. Ormond
Ohio St
Sedalia, Mo
T. J. Robb
E. M. Shields
DR. Moffeyt’s
Worms
Gaiesy
Daria
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