Mining Boom Sweeps Benton County Min e Camp Activity Surges
Report from Kansas City notes Hanbury Hill and surrounding areas in Benton County show feverish mining activity. New shafts uncover rich lead and zinc veins at depths of 125 to 200 feet. Investors like E J Stevenson and W S Stratton are tied to operations as August Kreisel and Rich Hill teams reveal multiple pay deposits and expanding tramways to haul ore.
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Richard B. Reilay
Neosho
Benton
E. J. Stevenson
Hanbury
Benton County
W. S. Stratton
Colorado
Williams Township
August Kreisel
Cole Camp
Henry Harrs
Hanbuy Hill
Jack
Harms
Oshua Kidwell
Broad Brach
Rich Hill Company
Harms Land
Peacock Jack
Schwald, Stone & Moore
Rich Mineral Dump Piles Near Hanbury Camp
Dump piles in the Hanbury camp hold tons of rich mineral awaiting milling and separating before shipment to smelters. The work is tied to firms Johnson & Hand, Benz & Willianmis, and Hoover & Young.
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Johnson & Hand
Benz & Willianmis
Hoover & Young
Hanbury
Bryan at Columbia Addresses Missouri University Students
William J. Bryan spoke to a large student audience in the university chapel on Pending Problems. He discussed imperialism trusts and finance and denied a wool tariff letter report. He was hosted by E W Stephens and honored at a Century club dollar dinner. An industry deal closes as A M Parks gains D H Smith building ownership with May 1 possession.
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Columbia, Mo
William J. Bryan
University Chapel
A. M. Parks
Sedalia Es¢ Co
D. H. Smith
East Main
Parks
Subscriptions Offered by Sentinel Publishing Co
J Martin Love conducts a systematic canvass of Sedalia to sign new Evening Sentinel subscribers. He is authorized to collect and receipt three months in advance. The company guarantees prompt careful delivery under this arrangement.
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J. Martin Love
Sedalia
Evening Sentinel
Sentinel Publishing CO
Missouri Pacific Introduces an Innovation Today
Pay and hours are cut at the Missouri Pacific shops with the day force reporting at 7:15 am and the new eight hour day in effect. The fast mail service reduces St Louis to Joplin delivery to eleven and a half hours, with mixed reactions from workers and managers.
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Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Joplin
H. A. Campbell
Henry Brown
Souri Pacific
Car Department
Everett Miller
Harry Reed
Katy
Charlie Pri¢g
Oreman
Taney County
Charley
Briggs
Jimmie Woods
Charley Briggs
W. W. Williams
Canvass for Subscribers Adds to Sedalia Paper Reach
The Sentinel plans a city canvass by J. Martin Love to boost subscriptions. Love, a Sedalia native with Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin experience, will visit homes presenting the paper’s merits. Also notes hospital patients at Katy and Santa Fe ground-use rules as well as a travel insurance settlement in Sedalia.
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The
Sentinel
J. Martin Love
Love
Sedalia
Engineer Love
Missouri Pacific
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Scene at Sedalia Almost Lynched for Defending a Negro
A crowd in Sedalia threatened to lynch George Vest after he defended a Black man. Witnesses say the scene turned tense as townsfolk disputed the incident and authorities intervened to restore order.
Noted Kentucky politician George Vest's Early Life and Missouri Return
The piece recounts George Graham West born in Frankfort Kentucky in 1830, tracing his education at Sayres Institute Centre College and Transylvania University, his Civil War service and Confederacy ties, and his postwar migration to Missouri where John F. Philips and Tom Crittenden aided his return to Sedalia, launching a successful law and journalism career.
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Sayres Institution
Frankfort
Bar
Pulpit
West
Danville
Centre College
James Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Coke
Blackstone
Transylvania University
Lexington
George Robertson
Henry Clay
Kentucky
John F. Pilips
Sedalia
Thomas T. Crittenden
Missouri
Crittenden
Philips
The True Shepherd. Rev Putman Addresses a Large Audience
The First Christian Church auditorium was filled at both morning and evening services as Rev. Melvin Putman preached two sermons titled The True Shepherd. The morning talk delivered fine teachings and lessons while the evening collection greatly aided the current expense deficit.
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Rev. Putman
First Christian Church
Melvin Putman
Putman
Katy Freight Cotton Statement Shows Large Texas Drop
The Katy freight department releases a Texas and Indian Territory cotton statement covering 98 Texas stations and 16 in the Territory. It shows totals leading to a 264,837 bale drop, a 32.7 percent decrease from prior figures. The report notes the drop across the line and lists regional totals. In other brief notes, a fast mail to Joplin and a stroke affecting Mrs. Hill are mentioned.
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Houston
Tex
The
Katy
Texas
Indian Territory
Missions funding gap highlighted in sermon
Rev. Clippinger of Broadway Presbyterian urged home missions over foreign work during yesterday morning services. He contrasted expenditures noting over 80 million dollars spent domestically versus about 4 million for foreign missions.
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Clippinger
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Burglar Visits Judge Dalby Home
A burglar dressed as a man forced entry at Judge J N Dalbys home on East Fifth Street at 5 am Sunday. The alarm rang loudly, the intruder tried rear door windows then the bay window before fleeing. Mrs Dalby screamed but the assailant escaped. no clues to his identity.
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J. N. Dalby
East Fifth Street
New Insurance Firm Formed By Hoffmans and Moses
H Joy Hoffman sells his share in F E Hoffman & Son to his father and partners with Chas F Moses to form a new insurance and loan office in the Il genfritz block.
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H. Joy Hoffman
Chas. F. Moses
F. E. Hoffman & Son
Ilgenfritz Block
Poultry Show Exhibitors Named for Kansas City Event
The Kansas City poultry show beginning January 22 lists exhibitors Claude Patterson of Sedalia Mrs F W Ives and Mrs F W McMillan of Knob Noster among the participants Presenting a regional lineup of breeders and enthusiasts.
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Kansas City
Claude Patterson
Sedalia
F. W. Ives
F. W. McMillan
Knob Noster
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