Railroad unions seek 20 percent wage raise in St Louis meeting
A joint meeting of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors in St Louis discussed a 20 percent wage increase demand. No definite railroad reply was given, and further talks were planned as committees await road officials. Sedalia figures G W Anderson and wife among overnight hotel guests.
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Brotherhood of
Order of
Druid’s Hall
St. Louis
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Omaha
Topeka
Chicago
W. C. Turner
G. W. Anderson
Sedalia
Hospital Arrivals
Frank Savay, extra gang Bluffton Mo. August Klinkert extra gang Bluffton Mo. Dan Bain engine watchman Franklin Junction Mo. Fred Reeder engine watchman Franklin Junction. George Sandifer brakeman G. E. Urbeville brakeman Dallas Texas. John Young section laborer Atoka I T.
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Frank Savay
Extra Gang
Bluffton
August Klinkert
Dan Bain
Franklin Junction
Fred Reeder
George Sandifer
G. E. Urbeville
W. Humphrey
Dallas
Texas
John Young
Atoka
I. T
Local Railway Crew Changes Reported in Brief
Automatic Couplers notes W McCormick left shops to become fireman. Philip Wagner, once a Pacific worker and ill with dropsy since July, showing slight improvement. Pat Shea, Katy flagman, recovering from rheumatic illness and now able to stand. Ben Amos, Katy shopman, ill and at risk of pneumonia. Harry Smith, Pacific engineer, long ill at home on Engineer street and now very low.
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CC. W. McCormick
Pacific
Philip Wagner
the Pacific
Pat Shea
Ben Amos
Harry Smith
Pacific Engineer
Engineer Street
Record Breaker Pettis County December Collections Set New High
County Collector EK B McClure reports a December 31 1902 net of 117052.06 the largest monthly Pettis County collection on record. The itemized total includes state and county revenues roads schools Sedalia Smithton Green Ridge Georgetown and Sedalia rail items with district shares and clerical costs.
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EK. B. McClure
Pettis County
Miie
Sedalia
Lamonte
Lamonte Eee
Smithton
Smithton Telegraph SR
Caren
Green Ridge Railroad
Nhe Ag
Georgetown
EE Cans
City of
Gideon's Big Minstrel Carnival Offers Massive Stage Show
The carnival flaunts a 35 person roster with a million strong parade. It features a score of specialty acts including acrobatics desert sports comedians singers dancers wire walkers and expert musicians culminating in a spectacular finale filled with high energy.
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Gideon
Want Single Statehood
Two thousand delegates from Oklahoma and Indian Territory paraded in Oklahoma City for the statehood convention. A resolution declares opposition to the omnibus bill and says they prefer no statehood to its passage.
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Scripps-McRae Press
Assn
Oklahoma City
O. T
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Suit in Attachment Filed by Sedalia National Bank
A suit in attachment was filed in Circuit Clerk Daugherty's office today by Sedalia National Bank against Eisenmayer Milling Company and 8. Fletcher for 513 255.
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Daugherty
Sedalia National Bank
Eisenmayer Milling Company
Fletcher
Plumber George Sullivan Inaugurated Mayor of Derby
George Sullivan, a journeyman plumber, was inaugurated as Derby mayor this morning. After the oath and new appointments, he returned to his plumbing job in overalls and jumper.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Derby
Conn
George Sullivan
Marconi Opens First Wireless Telegraph Station in U S
In South Wellfleet Massachusetts on January 5 a new Marconi wireless station will flash a message to King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. Inventor Marconi will attend and conduct a tapper ceremony marking the first wireless telegraph in the United States. The plant uses a 75 horsepower dynamo and emits a spark a foot long and as big as a man's fist.
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South Wellfleet
Mass
Marconi
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
United States
Love Letters Typewritten in an Era of Machines
The London Spectator notes the typewriter limits for intimate writing. It observes poets and musicians prefer other methods while many resent typed letters due to third party dictation and breach of confidence in private communication. Only an American would stroll into a Holborn Viaduct shop to dictate love letters.
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Holborn Viaduct
London Spectator
Explosion of lamp wounds Evelyn Burden in fire at Burden home
Miss Evelyn Burden of the Four Hundred was severely burned when an alcohol lamp exploded while she used it in the morning. The blast started a fire that damaged Townsend Burden’s brownstone mansion, worth about 10000 dollars, with the family barely escaping.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
New York
Evelyn Burden
Four Hundred
Townsend Burden
House Passes General Staff Bill by Large Margin
Washington January 6 the House approved the general staff bill by a vote of 153 to 52 with strong support from party leaders and key committees. The measure aims to formalize a unified military staff structure.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Washington
House of Representatives
Why They Left Farm
Dr. W. O. McDowell recalls his role as peacemaker and arbitrator in the Missouri Pacific strike. He quotes Jay Gould and Russell Sage discussing leaving the farm for new ventures and notes Sage’s view that American workers are never satisfied.
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W. O. McDowell
Missouri Pacific
Jay Gould
Russell Sage
Sage
Gould
Can't Enter Pittsburg Can't Enter Pittsburg
The supreme court decision bars Wabash railroad entry until a city franchise is granted, halting millions in improvements and suspending jobs. The Monongahela bridge, Mount Washington tunnel, and passenger station work stop, with city officials pressed to act.
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Scripp-McRae Press Assn
Pittsburg
Supreme Court
Wabash Railroad
Monongahela
Mount Washington
Perkins Likely Re-elected in State Legislature
San Francisco reports a legislative canvass last night shows Senator Perkins will win a safe majority on joint ballot for re-election. The senator is confident he will also succeed in the Senate.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
San Francisco
Perkins
Senate
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