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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1903
Page
1
A burglar broke a plate glass window at 11 o clock in Hermann's jewelry store and stole diamonds valued at 3000 dollars. The thief took no other items.
In Rome Archbishop Kain may gain a co adjutor as Vatican signals willingness to pair him with Bishop M E Burke of St Joseph. Burke has been summoned to Rome and departs tonight to meet the pope. The State Department cites five speeches by Monsignor Messmer as reason to block his Ma ita appointment.
Pottsville Pennsylvania January 2 Three miners were killed and many injured in an Oak Hill colliery blast caused by dynamite stored in the gangway at the entrance. The dead include Michael Onder Andrew Onder cousins and Joseph Procop. The Onders left wives and four children each, Procop’s wife and two children. The blast hurled the men four hundred yards.
Olla Louisiana was nearly wiped out by a devastating blaze that swept through the town. Marshal Smith was shot and killed during the fire while attempting to close an unlicensed saloon.
Miss Bessie Babcock entertained Miss Gertz and Miss Wooldred of St. Louis yesterday afternoon at her West Broadway residence. They enjoyed various games and music, and refreshments were served for a pleasant afternoon.
A Sedalia party that attended a teachers meeting in St. Louis returned home yesterday afternoon. The group included Professors J. D. Wilson and R. L. Netherton along with Misses Gertrude Maltby and Daisy McGowan.
Cablegrams from Admiral Dewey at San Juan were received at the Naval Department today reporting that the combined naval squadrons have reassembled to continue tactical exercises.
Thomas Dunn a Black man was hanged this morning in St Louis for the murder of Peter Jackson, another Black man, two years prior.
An association of several hundred Bloomington business leaders emerges to coordinate employer interests, aiming to curb strikes and boycotts through mutual understanding and concessions, with leaders not yet identified. The move follows rapid early growth and seeks to address labor disputes across all sectors.
Seven members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon attended a society banquet at Robinsons European hotel last night. Present were Phil Lamm Gentry Estill Roy Dalby Harold Inge Bruce Barnett and R A Higdon.
A fire in the broom shops at the Ohio penitentiary in Columbus caused about fifteen thousand dollars in damage this morning. Two thousand convicts were locked in their cells and a stampede was prevented.
The Sentinel reports Pettis County marriage licenses issued during four years via Recorder Lee Looney. O E Parsons led with the most ceremonies, D Kinsey second, F L Cook third until Cook adds three December licenses making Kinsey and Cook tied for second. Cook quips about a new hat.
Springfield Ill Jan 2 Legal action in Chicago courts seems certain after Attorney General Hamlin’s probe into coal scarcity and extortionate prices. He aims to curb current tactics and deter future misconduct possibly through quo warranto or injunction suits.
Hon G W Barnett plans to open a law office in St. Louis after nearly twenty five years in Sedalia. He is regarded as able and his friends here express regret at his departure.
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