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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1900
Page
4
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with possible showers in the east portion. Moderate temperature expected across the region. Weather bureau forecast provided under government direction.
Geronimo Parra and Antonio Flores were hanged at the county jail in El Paso after a chaotic exit to the gallows. Flores drew a dagger and fought officers, while Parra tried to stab a deputy. About 1,000 Mexican onlookers watched as the killers faced execution for the 1890 murder of John Fusselman, a Texas Ranger.
The Riley hotel building in Sedalia will be leased by the local Salvation Army and transformed into a workingmen’s hotel. Ensign Lackey will oversee operations with Lieutenant Elgin as manager as plans unfold toward a January 15 opening. A meals counter will serve five cent lunches, with feed then work opportunities for applicants. The project aims to aid unemployed men and is not a money making venture. A petit larceny case against George J. Blodgett was dismissed for lack of evidence.
Funeral services for Ed Ross were held this afternoon at his mother's South Engineer Street home. Rev. F. L. Cook conducted a moving service for the man crushed to death under cars in Otterville. Remains will be shipped to Vincennes, Indiana, at midnight.
Remember that name when you want a delicious appetizing nourishing drink to replace coffee Grain-O is made of pure grain aids digestion and strengthens the nerves It is not a stimulant but a health builder and both children and adults can drink it Benefits noted by those who have used it Costs about the same as coffee 15 and 25 cents per package Ask your grocer for Grain-O
The piece ridicules Congressman elect Roberts for plural marriage beliefs and political missteps. It notes he could return to Utah and miss a chance to become a fixture in Congress, suggesting his prospects in the federal House are dim.
A passage on proper child nutrition stresses that adequate fat intake is essential for robust growth and healthy development. It warns that fat deficiency leads to thinness, pallor, weakness, and delayed maturation, underscoring the importance of balanced diets for children.
Hospital arrivals list acute bronchitis influenza contusion and dyspepsia among workers. M. E. and T Grant Hamlin from Muskogee, John Scott from Ray Texas, W F Hughes from Ray Texas, E L Bell from Muskogee, Fred Moore from McAlester, C Schmanter from Denison, Gus Crockett from Brookline, A L McKinley from influenza.
Robert Gray of Calla way County killed a hog weighing 1050 pounds on December 20 near Cedar Creek. The beast likely tops Missouri’s heaviest swine records, surpassing W E Jones’s 725-pound hog from northwest Ashland by 325 pounds. The town’s chatter notes Kingdom’s weight beat Boone this time.
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