Safe-Blowers Killed in Quincy Hotel Shootout
Quincy police officers fatally shot two ex safe-robbers and badly wounded a third after a running gun battle through a Quincy hotel. The group, believed from Chicago, had tied to robberies in Galesburg and Freeport, with tools and explosives found in their baggage. One suspect died instantly after firing on Detective Koch, another was killed by Chief A’Hearn, and a third was captured with a broken hip after a stairwell confrontation.
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Quincy
Chicago
Galesburg
Freeport
Ilinois
Adams County Building and Loan Association
fromWansas City
George Koch
Koch
John A’hearn
Charnhorst
Family Tragedy in Cincinnati Tenement Fire Killings
Charles Bariuff a tanner in Cincinnati’s Over the Rhine killed his wife and two children then tried to burn the home by overturning a stove. The fatal blows crushed skulls with a blunt instrument. Bariuff remained in the burning room until police arrested him. He is described as mentally deficient with a dementia inherited from his father.
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Cincinnati
Charles Bariuff
Carl
Barkuff
Sermons by Kansas Editor to Fill Capital Pulpit
E W Howe editor of the Atchison Globe will write a weekly sermon for the Topeka State Journal during Rev C M Sheldon’s editorship of the Capital. He wishes to fill Sheldon's pulpit that week, arguing he is as capable as Sheldon in guiding ministers how to preach. His sermons are expected to be very warm.
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United States
Hoard
National Dairy Union
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
E. W. Howe
Atchison Globe
Topeka State Journal
C. M. Sheldon
The
Capital
Howe
Sheldon
Anti-Saloon League Convening in Oklahoma City
Guthrie Oklahoma January 29 A convention call was issued for the Anti Saloon League gathering at Oklahoma City February 8. Delegates from religious and temperance groups in the two territories will attend to establish a permanent territorial organization elect officers and consider a permanent headquarters.
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Anti-Saloon League
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Territories
Bridge builder William McCauley found dead in St Joseph
William McCauley a longtime Chicago Great Western bridge constructor was found dead in northern St Joseph on January 28. He and his Savannah Missouri wife were visiting friends when the death occurred investigators consider murder.
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St. Joseph
William McCauley
Chicago Great Western Railway
Savannah
McCauley
Sensational JeffCo Scandal Unveiled in Dead Man’s Estate
In De Soto Missouri on January 29 a large scandal erupts as the sale of a deceased man’s effects reveals that several young girls and married women had posed nude for a black photographer.
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de Soto
Jefferson County
Child Burned To Death Near Weir Coal Yard
Five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Sehnake near shaft No 5 Weir Coal company Pittsburg Kansas died Saturday afternoon after her clothing caught fire while she played in the yard beside burning grass used to clean the area.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Fire Fatality Claims Sleep-Bound Victim in Lexington
A fatal blaze in Lexington Missouri ends with a victim burned to death as they slept. The Harris Anderson Lumber Company incident report indicates the blaze began overnight and firefighters responded at around 1 AM.
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Lexington
Harris Anderson Lumber Com
Donkey Letter and Rail Road Auditing Tale
A young railroad official, head of an auditing department, writes a sharp rebuke to a rival road. He then joins the rival company, and his first file contains his own argument he previously authored. He dictates a counter to his own letter insulting himself, in a comic twist. The piece closes with a string of wry maxims on ink, names, and human foibles.
Mr Dooley weighs piano choice in ward chat
A humorous exchange attributed to Mr Dooley in the December Ladies' Home Journal portrays a discussion on whether Mr Donahue should buy a piano for his daughter. He weighs music taste, social standing, and job security, joking about a steam calliope and local foremen as context.
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Mary
Dooley
Malachi
Tim Clancy
North Side
Mortimer Casey
South Chicago
Mr. Dooley
Ladies’ Home Journal
Early Career of Vice President Hobart as Lawyer
A neighbor recalls Hobart first charged $100 for drafting a will for a Paterson manufacturer. The client later sent $800 as a starting payment, enabling Hobart to rise in law. He married the man’s daughter and aided his first client’s granddaughter facing financial hardship with a $150 check.
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Paterson
Hobart
Trousseau
Pgs
Hite Edgiani
Cure a Cold in One Day Grip Tab Remedy
An old advertisement for Dr. D L La Verne Grip Tab claims quick relief for la grippe and colds without affecting the head like quinine. Priced at 25 cents, promoted as the best headache remedy, sold at Fleischmann's Pharmacy.
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D. L. la Verne
Fleischmann
Classified Notices and Local Offers
Reduced price for celery at Candy Palace. rent or sale available for a twenty acre farm on North Engineer Street with a four room house barn and water. Contact J C Welsh or Mrs Maggie Clark. J Martin Love canvassing Sedalia for new Evening Sentinel subscribers offering three months prepaid subscriptions. Sentinel Publishing Co.
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J. C. Welsh
Maggie Clark
J. Martin Love
Sedalia
Evening Sentinel
Sentinel Publishing Co
Rogers' Shoe Shop Stays Put for Heat Shoe Work
By the post office notice Rogers' shoe shop remains in place and continues offering heat shoe work as before. Dana
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Rogers
Dana
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