Sedalia News Briefs Reflect Political and Social Tides
Local items touch on Washington politics and cabinet chatter as.gridlocked yearend notes mention Roosevelts cabinet tambourine. Sedalia records Christmas poultry show leftovers and a Grab sale. Missouri Democrats prepare for county central committee conference with Stephens letter urging firm Chicago and Kansas City platform support.
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Democratic County Central Committees of
Missouri For Conference
Stephens
Missouri
Chicago
Kansas City
John W. Baldwin
Pettis
State fair landscaping plans from Kansas City engineer
George E. Kessler, landscape engineer for the State fair at Sedalia and the World’s fair in St Louis, proposes grouping shade trees into groves using various fast and slow growing species. City Engineer Zoll marked the sites, holes will be dug, and planting will occur in spring. Secretary J R Rippey accepts re election and will reopen the office by February 1st or March 1st. The premium list will be let to bidders and the race track prepared after spring rains for horse training all summer.
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Rippey
State Fair Grounds
Liberty Park
North Carolina
Zoll
Kessler
Allison
Sedalia
Picture of Marion Cockrell Sparks Centenarian or Gypsy Queen Guess
A Cincinnati Enquirer caption hints that Miss Marion Cockrell could be either a centenarian or a Gypsy queen. The brief caption signals uncertainty while naming the local figure.
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Marion Cockrell
Cincinnati Enquirer
In Loving Remembrance heads Cincinnati Enquirer obits
The Cincinnati Enquirer uses In Loving Remembrance as the heading for obituary verses. This heading applies to the deceased and not to the poet.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sedalia Merchants Touting Year Round Advertising
The Sedalia merchants advocate steady advertising year round, arguing it remains profitable beyond the holiday season and benefits local business consistency.
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Sedalia
Governor Shaw Recalls Cabinet Appointment Quote
When Governor Shaw of Iowa learned of his cabinet appointment he said he felt like a jackass at a hill with a forty ton load reflecting his burden and surprise at the new role.
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Shaw
Iowa
Boers Look Ahead to Anniversary of January 8 Victory
The Boers recall with pleasure the anniversary of January 8 when they defeated the British at New Orleans, celebrating a historic democratic patron saint's victory.
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New Orleans
Reform wave hinted by Sedalia boiler nipping by citizens
A fragment notes that in Sedalia certain citizens of color nip wash boilers, including Thomas Ambles, implying a reform wave has begun. The sentence signals civil rights progress rather than a detailed event.
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Sedalia
Thomas Ambles
Maine’s Oldest Woman Dies After 103 Years in One County
Mrs. Eliza Pinkham, the oldest woman in Maine, died Saturday. She lived in one county for 103 years and had never seen much of the world.
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Eliza Pinkham
Maine
Senator Depew Marries Miss Palmer In Three Ceremonies
The couple wed through one civil and two religious ceremonies. Sufficient family funds covered all marriage expenses.
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Depew
Washington firm supplied the bottle and the
A Washington firm that furnished the bottle and the related item is noted in the record. The passage outlines supplier involvement and the local connection to the case or event, hinting at duties or procurement without providing further details.
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Washington
Y P S C E Social and Watch Meeting Planned
The Y P S C E of the First Christian church hosts a social and watch meeting in the church parlors Tuesday at 8 30. Light refreshments will be served. All Endeavor Baptist and Epworth League Young People's societies are invited. Sidney M. Davis of Kansas City visited his Lawton brothers here Sunday, the first time the Davis family has met together in seven years at 615 East Ninth street. T J Davis plans to return to Lawton tomorrow.
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First Christian Church
Baptist and
Epworth League
Sidney M. Davis
Kansas City
T. J
Lawton
Davis
East Ninth Street
T. J. Davis
Midland Bridge Co Secures Stand Contract for Fair Amphitheater
The executive committee selects Midland Bridge company of Kansas City to build the new steel grandstand at a reduced price from last year due to steel shortages. The amphitheater will be among the finest in the country.
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Midland Bridge Company
Kansas City
Eggzactly The Coal Bin Tale In A Nonsense Rhyme
A quirky dialogue features a dog and a hen in a coal bin with playful absurdities about laying in koal and dialing a number. The piece leans into silly wordplay and a comic moral about imitation.
Wreck on Chicago and Northwestern near Malta Illinois
Four killed and eighteen injured in a collision between the Omaha flyer passenger train and an eastbound freight train on the Chicago and Northwestern line at Malta Illinois sixty miles west of Chicago. The wreckage caught fire burning two passenger coaches a sleeping car eight freight cars and damaging another sleeping car.
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Chicago and Northwestern
Malta
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Omaha Flyer
Walch's chocolates on sale at Boston store
The ad touts Walch's chocolates and bon bons at 25 and 40 cents per pound available while supplies last at the Boston shop located at 214 Ohio Street.
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Boston
Ohio Street
Walch’s
Attorney Seeks Info on Jesse Jacques in Ohio
Daniel Nevins of Dayton writes Chief of Police Love asking for the whereabouts of Jesse Jacques, once a local resident. Jacques is wanted regarding the settlement of an estate.
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Daniel Nevins
Day
Ton
Ohio
Police
Jesse Jacques
Fancy bon bons and chocolates at Walch's 25c up
A brief classified style note advertising assorted fancy bon bons and chocolates available at Walch's with prices starting at 25 cents.
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Walch’s
Guns For Rent Or Sale At Great Variety
A classified notice offers all kinds of guns for rent or sale. The ad promises munition quality and the greatest variety from M H H Wo.
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M.H. H. Wo
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