16 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1901
Page
1
The Sentinel reports in Jefferson City that attorney Joe Edwards filed a quo warranto in the supreme court to oust Jos. Rice as railroad and warehouse commissioner, while Sen Rollins pushes Nesbit law amendments and a cigarette sale ban. The House debates requiring daily printing of introduced bills. Free lectures by Mrs. Mabel Conklin are announced for Sedalia audiences January 21.
Fred Alexander, accused of attempting to assault Miss Eva May Roth and linked to the murder of Pearl Forbes, was burned at the stake in Leavenworth Kansas amid a large crowd. Mobs threatened jail officials and promised more violence as the blaze consumed him.
A locomotive recount describes a chaotic clash with police disarming a group of Negroes near the city edge as a circuslike demonstration unfolds under gas torches in a white tent. The scene features clowns acrobats trained animals and a mule amid sawdust and spectacle, blurring reality and performance.
The central bazaar area erupts as a mob drags Alexander to a stake after a fierce fight in the jail yard. Crowds watch as he is burned, witnesses say women and children attend while schools dismiss early. Pearl Forbes' case is linked to the execution, and a large lumber pile is used to ensure complete incineration.
Capt. E. W. Stevens reports the disappearance of a prized horse named Joe and a tall black-moustached rider after a Tuesday afternoon attempt to hire the horse. Police and constables have issued telegrams and alerts across the county, with officers seeking the stranger and the missing animal.
A car in the Missouri Kansas Texas yards carried mild smallpox cases. East Sedalia residents agitated as the city board of health and MKT hospital doctors met to decide on removing the patients to the pest house for proper care.
J G Carlisle conductor on the Katy learned this morning of his father’s death at Monroe City and will depart for that town tonight.
Lemuel T. Wells sues Emma Wells for divorce alleging general indignities. Attorneys Bente and Wilson represent Mr Wells in Pettis County circuit court.
The Athenean society elected Stanley Battersby president Thorn ton Maltby vice president Will Dixon secretary James Sullivan treasurer Robert Smith sergeant at arms Tuesday afternoon at the high school.
The ladies of the Second Congregational Church host a social at Mrs. Webster’s home 1208 South Lamine. The event runs Thursday evening from 5 to 10 o'clock.
Capt. T. C. Holland, grocer, reports theft at his shop and suspects a thief who may have a key to the door. Local authorities investigate possible entry methods and security gaps.
McLaughlin Bros shipped a casket to Houstonia today, confirming a local funeral shipment. The delivery underscores ongoing service to area families and stands as a routine transportation event in the region.
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