Conductor Curt Jackson Dies From Depot Tragedy
Conductor Curt Jackson of the Katy dies after injuries from a relay depot accident in McAlester S T. A Cherokee switch engine overturns a Katy car and pins him. Jackson saves others by throwing his lantern through a depot window while bleeding badly. His brother Frank and Bart Jackson with friends attend his bedside as he dies. The guard boy Beaver is killed in the incident. The burial is planned beside his father in Sedalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Jackson
Katy
McAlester
S. T
Sedalia
Frank
Bart Jackson
John W. Evans
Frank Jackson
Parsons
Curt
Jackson
Beaver
Ghosts of New Year Haunt the Trade Scene
The fragment notes lingering New Year spirits in the market with visible activity and suggests continued bustling trade. It mentions a lively atmosphere and a sense of ongoing commercial engagement despite the holiday.
Blair Bros. Prices Prompt Buyer Visit
Blair brothers advertise consistent prices and invite buyers to visit their shop for deals.
Library Notes Harvests Reads for Children
The library reports a strong response to last week’s request for children’s books. Gift list totals twenty eight, featuring works by Shively, J. D. Riddle, Inge, Sheets, Johnston Easton, and others, including classics, biographies, geology texts, and travel adventures from 1900 to 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Shively
Ernie Elton
Mrs. Eiloart
T. S. Arthur
Whistler
Aimwell
Chamberlain
Ballantyne
Josephine
Abbott
Dana
J. D. Riddle
Prince and
The
Mark Twain
George Inge
Missouri Botanical Garden
United States
Carrie Sheets
Wesley
Watson
Power
Belzoni
Egypt
Mother Goose
Johnston Easton
Prescott
Triplets Reunite With Family At Dearborn Street Home
At Mrs Lillie Roebuck home 3256 Dearborn Chicago five year old triplets were introduced to New Year callers. Adeline Frances Young sister of Mrs Roebuck introduced brothers Almore Frankford Young Almont Franklin Young of Monmouth Illinois. Father J L Young aged 74 from Van Wert Ohio accompanied them.
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Lillie Roebuck
Dearborn Street
Chcago
Adeline Frances Young
Christmas sweets and a patent bed clothes fastener
Conductor J J Bertchie of the M K and T is a principal owner of a valuable patent on a bed clothes fastener. The device, designed to keep cold air from touching feet at night, is being marketed in several cities. Headquarters are in room 613 Holland building St Louis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Bertchie
M K
Jack Frost
Holland Building
St. Louis, Mo
Cadets Hear Brownlee Lecture on Most Wonderful Thing
The High School Cadets plan a large gathering next Friday evening at the high school auditorium. Prof. Brownlee will lecture on the Most Wonderful Thing in the World to benefit the cadets. The cadets will perform an exhibition drill before the lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Brownlee
Missouri Bank Robbers Captured Near Leavenworth
Four masked men dynamited the Bank of Camden Point in Camden Point Missouri but fled after a posse surrounded the bank. They escaped by hand car to Rock Island and later headed toward Leavenworth where they were captured on a side track ten miles west. They gave names as C F Ellis James McDonald James Thornton and Harry Edmonds.
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Bank of
Camden Point
Rock Island Railroad
Leavenworth
C. F. Ellis
James McDonald
James Thornton
Harry Edmonds
Man fears death after snake nest encounter
Depot Master Mont Carnes recounts a Sedalia, Missouri born German man living in Weenison Texas who, after stepping into a copperhead nest and counting forty snakes, believes he will die. Physicians found no illness, but his fear dominates daily life as he weakens awaiting relief.
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Littlejohn
Mr. Carnes
Sedalia
Second Regiment Band Plans Swell Ball at Liberty Park Hall
The Second Regiment band arranges a swell ball at Liberty Park Hall on Monday January 20 with music and decorations as features of the event.
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Liberty Park Hall
Schroeder-Tubesing Announcement
It is announced that Clarence Schroeder of this city and Mary Tubesing of Lincoln will be married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Schroeder
City
Mary Tubesing
Lincoln
McQuitty Visited City Amid Press Ownership Rumors
W J McQuitty editor of Rocheport Commercial came to town to visit friends and discuss politics with Democrats. Rumors linked him to buying the Jefferson City Press, but he informed The Sentinel that ownership remains with others after a bidding war that put the price about three thousand dollars above the property value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. McQuitty
Rocheport Commercial
MceQuitty
The
Sentinel
Jefferson City Press
Bell's Big Spring Clearance At Sedalia
Bell department store launches a semi annual clearance featuring distressed winter stock and a fresh spring line. Monarch and Wilson shirts priced at 69 cents highlight a section of the sale. Shoppers are urged to visit early for best selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel Sentinel
Albert Kahn
Bell
Missouri
Sedalia
Monarch and
Wilson
Sedalia Watchman Reports Trip for Lunatic to Nevada Asylum
Messrs Brent Peters and Joseph George escorted Louis George son of Reuben George from Cooper county toward the Nevada asylum. The young man, admitted thrice to the asylum with two previous discharges, has shown no violence and no clear cause for his latest attack, which began three days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Brent Peters
Joseph George
Sedalia
Louis George
Nevada
Reuben George
Bunceton
Cooper County
Musk Ox Named Jennie Jones Arrives in United States
A first live musk ox brought to the United States travels from San Francisco to Chicago in a Wells Fargo car. In custody of Julius Frisser the animal, captured near the Mackenzie river, is owned by Chicago furrier C. E. Periolat. The cow calf, 20 months old, stands about 3.5 feet high and 5 feet long, with shaggy brown fur and small horns, now tame and thriving in transit.
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Jennie Jones
United States
Wells, Fargo
Julius Frisser
C. E. Periolat
Chicago
Frisser
Mackenzie River
Arctic Circle
H. H. Bodfish
Beluga
Colorado Springs
San Francisco
Union Depot
Morgan Marriages In Versailles Area Weddings
Warran B. Todd married Maude L. Spidel at the Spidel home with Rev. J. Y. Busby officiating. William T. Morris wed Henrietta J. Elliott at the bride’s sister’s home on North Fiser Street with Rev. J. Y. Busby presiding. Both ceremonies occurred last week in Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warran B. Todd
Maude L. Spidel
M.spidel Morgan
J. Y. Busby
Methodist Church
William T. Morris
Henrietta J. Elliott
Versailles
Pow
Sure Cure for Smallpox Claim by Edward Hine
Edward Hine writes to the Liverpool Mercury offering a three day cure for smallpox using tar tar and cream of tartar dissolved in boiling water. He asserts the remedy cures thousands, leaves no marks, and prevents blindness or lingering illness.
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Edward Hine
Liverpool Mercury
Boom At Fortuna Signals Mining Boom In Morgan County
The Fortuna mining field is profiled as starting to boom with 25 houses under construction and several business buildings contracted. The town struggles to provide sleeping quarters as the mineral field rapidly grows into a bee-hive of mining activity.
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Fortuna
Morgan County Democrat
Hunted with Beagles Earns Fifteen Rabbits for Sedalia Pair
Saturday L. S. Eddins and G. A. Sturgis hunted rabbits near Hughesville with a pack of beagle hounds. They returned last evening with fifteen rabbits.
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L. S. Eddins
G. A. Sturgis
Hughesville
Sedalians
Pictures of Memory by Alice Cary
Poem recalling a deceased brother and a childhood in a dim forest. The speaker cherishes memories, especially the scene of a brother resting among yellow leaves, described with gentle imagery of autumn light and immortal beauty. The forest picture stands as the most treasured memory.
Railroad Wins Land Possession Case in Riverfront Strip
Judge W S Shirk and Engineer W H Bush returned from Jefferson City after aiding in a land possession suit over a riverfront strip 175 feet wide and a quarter mile long. The jury ruled for the railroad at 9 pm, with Shirk noted for his fifth straight victory in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Bush
Jefferson City
Wm. Strutman
Shirk
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Atchison
Sedalia
S. P. Tanner
Versailles
Kurtz & Ross
Union, Mo
W. E. Green
Wanted Protestant lady for good position in Sentinel
Classified notice seeking a Protestant lady who is a high school graduate or teacher for a good position with a $30 monthly salary. State is employed. Apply immediately in care of F. S. at the Sentinel office. May 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S
Care Sentinel
Confederate veterans meet at Katie building room 108
Sedalia Camp No. 985 ex Confederates are ordered to gather in room 108 Katie building Monday at 7 30 p m Commander J A Collins calls the meeting to order with instructions for all members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia Camp No. 985
Katie Building
J. A. Collins
Fayette man W. C. Tatum visits the city
Fayette resident W. C. Tatum was in the city on Saturday, visiting local landmarks and meeting residents during his weekend trip.
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W. C. Tatum
Fayette, Mo
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Library Notes
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Rhine
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Ohio
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Mora
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Cannon
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Miss Tubesing
Mrs. Schroeder
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Kansas City
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Mont Carn
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Schroeder
Avansino’s
Chaser
the Sentinel
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Washington, D. C
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Ing
Kansas City Journal of
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Alice Cary
W. S.shirk
T. C. Holland
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