Sedalia Welcomes New Mrs Smythe in Surprise Nuptials
Miss Maye Fitzgerald became Mrs Harry R Smythe after a morning license and brief ceremony at the bride’s home in Sedalia. Smythe, 21, of Davenport Indiana, works with Pittsburg Plate Glass. the bride, 17, is a musician and composer known for the Missouri Rag. The pair met in Springfield Illinois in 1898 and plan for the wife to join her husband after his return to Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Moody
Calvary Episcopal Church
Springfield
Ill
Honors Worthily Bestowed Upon Colonel Rippey
At its annual meeting the State Board of Agriculture unanimously adopted a resolutions report praising Colonel J R Rippey for retiring as secretary after eight years and as a five year member. It lauds his leadership, legislative influence, and efforts to connect farming communities with state resources and world attention.
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J. R. Rippey
Atention
State Department
Carrie Nation defends crusade against saloons in Kansas
Wichita dispatch portrays Carrie Nation urging financial aid to continue her anti saloon campaign. Nation blasts Governor Stanley and state officials while predicting widespread closures within three months. She vows to press appeals, smash more saloons, and pay fines to resume actions across Kansas cities.
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Stanley
Lamb
Wichita
Kansas
Medicine Lodge
Kiowa
The Telephone Girl Vaudeville and New Year’s Private John Allen
Tonight December drst the Telephone Girl vaudeville attracts audiences with comely maid ens brisk dialogue and bright costumes. The cast of forty features Harry Hermsen Mabel Hite Douglass Ford Flora Parker Frank Kelly Adele Palmer and others. On Tuesday January 1 Charles B Hanford stars in Private John Allen a Southern themed play praised for its plot and soulful turns.
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Drst
Harry Hermsen
Mabel Hite
Douglass
Ford
Flora Parker
Comedienne
Frank Kelly
Adele Palmer
Bigger
Dreher
Charles Burrows
Louise Lewis
John J. Magee
Bert DeRuelle
Inez Dale
Nelda Herrman
Jean Gernard
Edith Gibbons
Charles B. Hanford
John Allen
Royal Duchess of York to Visit Washington
The Sentinel showcases Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York in a Ryde Isle of Wight image. She admires Americans and plans an approaching U S visit with her husband. The trip will include a call on Mrs. McKinley in Washington and an east coast reception.
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Hughes & Mullens
Ryde
Isle of Wight
the Sentinel
the Duchess of York
United States
McKinley
Whitney & Knowles Present Quo Vadis at Woodis Theatre
Whitney and Knowles unveil a lavish Quo Vadis production at Woodis Theatre, following acclaimed runs in major cities. The staging by F C Whitney and Edwin Knowles is praised for its extraordinary expenditure and ambitious scope.
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Whitney & Knowles
Hanged at Butler for Bates County Farmer Murder
Bunk McGinnis was hanged at Butler today for the murder of an elderly German farmer of Bates County. The execution concluded a high profile case.
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Bunk” McGinnis
Butler
Bates County
Bates County Executes First Since War
McGinnis escaped Butler county jail but was recaptured within hours by Sheriff Mudd. He faces the gallows, marking Bates county’s first official postwar execution.
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McGinnis
Butler County
Bates County
Initiation Death Prompts Secret Order Reform
In Carbondale Illinois four months ago saloon keeper R O Deason died from blood poisoning after being injured during an initiation into the Knights of the Royal Arch. A paddle with a blank cartridge caused the fatal injury and Mrs Deason won 1000 dollars in damages guiding a case that may go to higher courts.
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Carbondale
Ill
R. O. Deason
DeSoto
Knights of the Royal Arch
Deason
Creel and Davis Tie Ceremony at Sweet Springs Home
Mr James Randall Creel of Eldora do Springs Missouri marries Miss Margaret Emerson Davis at the bride’s parents home four miles northwest of Sweet Springs on Tuesday December 25. The wedding blends families and local ties in a quiet home ceremony.
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James Randall Creel
Eldorado Springs
Margaret Emerson Davis
Robert Davis
Sweet Springs
Nuptials of Miss Mae Winston and Mr Larkin Blackburn
A New Year wedding notice lists Miss Mae Winston of Stokley and Mr Larkin Blackburn of Lamonte to unite in marriage on Tuesday January 1. Cards announce the forthcoming ceremony and location details.
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Mae Winston
Stokley
Larkin Blackburn
Lamonte
Harmsworth to edit New York World for one day
Alfred Harmsworth editor of the London Daily Mail will take sole charge of the New York World for one day to illustrate his idea of a twentieth century newspaper. Tuesday edition will feature Harmsworth's new form size and contents under his direction. Pulitzer reportedly offered charity to test the concept.
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New York
Alfred Harmsworth
London Daily Mail
New York World
Century
the World
Harmsworth
Joseph Pulitizer
Names Listed for Missouri Notices in War Rensburg
Sicher-Frank B. and Ben F. Meyer of St. Louis W H Rogers Centralia C B Combs Fr Scott Huckins S Ernest Pollock Warrensburg C A Johnson Hamilton Mo Rev J E Dillard Tipton Joe Cunningham and F A Johnson Boonville H C Renter Oskaloosa C B Davis and wife Walker Mo J J Schneider Springfield Katie M Brunjes Deepwater E G Quinn Tipton C E Booth Windsor Kaiser W W Wheeler Windsor J L Ferguson Mrs B Crosby and Wallace Crosby Warrensburg
Cashman Receives Commission for Prosecutor Office
Prosecutor-elect John Cashman is back from Colorado and has received his commission from Governor Stephens, preparing to assume office the next day.
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John Cashman
Colorado
Fitzgerald Arrives on Missouri Pacific Fast Mail
G. W. Fitzgerald, traveling freight agent for the Missouri Pacific, arrived from the east this morning aboard the fast mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Fitzgerald
Missouri Pacific
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Harry R. Smythe
Davenport
Iowa
Perpe
Sedalia
Maye Fitzger
Ald
Mary Fitzgerald
Street
Harry
R. Smythe
Mr. Smythe
Davenport, In
Pittsburg
Looney
Lizzie Walch
Illinois Mili
Tia
Mas
Dav
Enport
Missouri
F. J. Hess
LAW
Mrs. Nation
Wichita, Kas
Carrie Nation
Carey
Paursday
East
Essary
Houme
Mr. Arthur
Royal Duchess OF York
Washington
the Duke of York
Knights of Royal Arch
Creel-Davis
Cember
Mr. Harmsworth
Ernor Stephens
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