Personal notices from De Soto to Kansas City
A string of society items lists visits and absences: Mr and Mrs Harry Hansam return from De Soto Mo, W D Leits ill in Sedalia, Mrs Arthur McGowan visiting relatives at Yorkburg, Amelia Kischner from Jefferson City, George and Carl Senden home from Des Moines, and many others visiting or returning to cities like St Louis Boonville Springfield Tipton Kansas City and Lamonte. The column notes various hostesses travelers and short greetings with assorted local businesses and a sale at Flowers marking 25c waists.
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Harry Hansam
de Sota, Mo
George and
Carl Senden
Des Moines, In
E. B. Farley
Helen Letts
Soo
St. Louis
Sara Payne
Sadie Cameron
McAllister Springs
Madge Glenn
Boonville
Sophia Brokmeyer
Charles Nicholson
John A. Logan
Los Angeles
Cal
Phil B. Perry
Kansas City
C. H. Garton
Lamonte
Mary A. Lederer
Henry Laupheimer
Bellville
Lucile Stewart
Bryan Stewart
St. Joseph
Charles Purdy
J. M. Richards
Michigan Salt Company
Sam Bowser
Chanute
Kan
Mrs Miller Dead Sedalia Native Dies in Chicago
Longtime Sedalia resident Mrs Miller died yesterday in Chicago after a period of illness. She was well known in the community and leaves a number of relatives in Missouri. The funeral arrangements will be announced by local friends.
Wife of Dr Miller Dies in Chicago Heart Trouble
Mrs. R T Miller wife of Dr Miller died in Chicago Tuesday from heart trouble. She lived in Independence Mo taught at a local seminary and had previously established a seminary in Corsicana Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm tomorrow at the Cumberland Presbyterian church Sedalia with Rev A D Johnston officiating. She leaves her husband and three step daughters Mrs Hattie Hughes Mrs Julia Hoffman and Katie Mailer.
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Sedalia
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
A. D. Johnston
Hattie Hughes
Colorado
Julia Hoffman
Katie Mailer
Pennsylvania
Building Then and Now with Yale & Towne Hardware
An old builder’s tale contrasts wood only construction with modern methods and praises Yale & Towne hardware. Doors and windows with Y and T provide uniform finish and appearance, with graded options to fit every budget.
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Yale & Towne
Purse Taken by Stranger? Miss Hill Reports incident
Miss Sarah Hill of Caddo Illinois told police last night that she gave her purse to a man she did not know. The report suggests a theft or possible fraud after the exchange. Police are investigating the details and seeking information from the public.
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Sarah Hill
Caddo
J. T
Sedalia
Railroads' young presidents defy Osler age rule
A Kansas City Journal compilation lists railroad chiefs born before the Civil War era as the era’s leaders. It notes Winchell of Rock Island and Edson of Kansas City Southern among the younger presidents and cites several others aged 50 to 66, challenging the notion that only middle aged executives can run big systems.
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Winchell
Rock Island
Edson
Kansas City Southern
Rail
Stripling
E. G. Edson
Osler
James J. Hill
Great Northern
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania
Edward T. Jeffrey
Rio Grande
George J. Gould
KE. H. Clarriman
Union Pacific System
James J. Mill
E. P. Ripley
Atchison & Topeka
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railroad
W. H. Newman
New York Central
Oscar G. Murray
Baltimore & Ohio
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
Wabash
Frederick D. Underwood
Sedalia Utility Deal Claimed Closed in St Louis
The Sedalia public utilities deal, pending for months, is said to be closed today in St Louis. Formal transfers by W B Whaley L P Andrews and other officers of the new company are expected in Sedalia tomorrow or Monday.
Lost gold chain and locket with initials W H C
A solid gold chain and locket are missing with initials W H C engraved on the ore sile and a large diamond on the other piece. A liberal reward is offered. Dorn & Cloney Laundry Co.
Mrs Carter Hosts Local Society Luncheon
Mrs S C Carter entertained about seventy five society ladies at her home 1003 South Osage street in compliment to her guest sister Mrs E E Levens of Nevada Missouri Euchre prizes went to Mrs Hugh Muir married ladies prize and Miss Ethel Collins young ladies prize Booby prize a handkerchief went to Mrs Mint Johns Refreshments of ices and cake were served.
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South Osage
E. E. Levens
Nevada
Hugh Muir
Ethel Collins
Mint Johns
Sedalia Lodge Set to Meet Friday Evening
Masonic notice states Sedalia lodge No. 226 A F and A M will hold a regular communication Friday evening July 7 at o'clock. All fellowcrafts invited to attend. W O Stanley W M and E E Codding secretary.
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Sedalia Lodge No
A. F
A. M
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed in Ad
An advertisement urges using DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for sores burns boils eczema and piles. It promotes the salve as pure and best and notes availability at W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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DeWitt’s
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted As Lung Remedy
Advert says Foley's Honey and Tar cures in early stages of consumption and brings relief in worst cases. Prohibits substitutes and promotes Arlington Pharmacy as seller.
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Foley’s
Foley's
Arlington Pharmacy
Wilson and Hlausam Sell Vigoral and Big S Flour Brands
Wilson and Hlausam announce the sale of Vigoral and Big S flour brands as their leading product lineup. The move positions these brands in the market with emphasis on quality and reliability for bakers and households.
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Wilson & Hlausam
Chicago and East St. Louis Hogs Rise in Mixed Market
Hog prices edged higher across several markets with Chicago and East St. Louis reporting 5 cent gains. Light hogs sold from 5.30 to 5.65 dollars, heavies 5.25 to 5.70, while top East St. Louis hogs reached 5.79 dollars. Estimated Chicago hog arrivals for Saturday around 9,000 head.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
East St. Louis
Monarch Laundry Promotes Wash Day Service
Tomorrow is wash day again at the Monarch Laundry. Send family washing while you tend to other duties. Call 183 or have our wagon call. Located at 606 South Ohio Street.
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Monarch Laundry
Green Ridge Youth Appointed to State Military Academy
Representative E. E. Johnston of Pettis county selected Lawrence L. Ream of Green Ridge High School for the Missouri State Military Academy at Columbia. Ream will join other applicants soon as tuition is free with high school or college graduation required. Ream is noted as bright, studious, energetic, and from a prominent Pettis county family.
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Tary Academy
Columbia
Lawrence L. Ream
Green Ridge
Johnston
Young Ream
Pettis County
Extra Special in Hosiery for Women and Children
A Flower’s sale highlights hosiery for women and children this Saturday with special prices and limited stock. Local shoppers are urged to visit the store to take advantage of discounts on socks tights and hose.
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Flower’s
Vacant Lots Wanted West of Grand Avenue
Property owners with vacant lots west of Grand Avenue on 6th 7th Street or Broadway are urged to contact immediately as a buyer is waiting to purchase.
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Grand Avenue
6Th
7Th Street
Broadway
Sedalia Market Prices for Cereals and Groceries
Prairie hay baled per ton eight to nine dollars. Wheat per bushel ninety five to one dollar. Chops per cwt one dollar ten to one dollar twenty five. Bran per cwt ninety cents to one dollar sixteen. Hard flour per cwt two sixty five to three twenty five. Soft flour per cwt two thirty to three. Graham flour per hundredweight two seventy to three. Corn per bushel fifty five to sixty cents. Butter per pound, eggs per dozen, lard per pound, potatoes per bushel, corn meal per bushel sixty to sixty cents. Sorghum per gallon thirty five to forty cents. Poultry prices for hens per pound, spring chickens per pound, geese per pound, ducks per pound shown.
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Duwead
Telegraph Operators Threaten General Strike on Rails
Minneapolis July 7 Telegraph operators on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines issue an ultimatum. If salary and hours demands are not met by July 8 a general strike will be called. H B Peram, president of the order, has toured the systems and negotiations with railway officials have failed.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Great Northern and Northern Pacific Rairoads
H. B. Peraem
Order
Glasses fitted to remedy individual eye defects
Our eyewear is tailored to each defect with accurate fitting. We guarantee real benefits from every pair and offer a thorough system. 317 Ohio Steel.
June Breaks Record Amid Mentor Railroad Disaster
Columbus reports Rail road Commissioner Morris states June fatal accidents reached a record. Fifteen deaths occurred in the Mentor wreck, including 14 in the disaster and five employees. Total employees killed 77, with 35 trespassers and one highway traveler among the dead.
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Columbus
Mentor
Morris
Katy Engineer Called Home by Mother’s Illness at Otterville
G. R. Spillers of the Katy railway is in Otterville to attend his mother Mrs. William Spillers who is seriously ill. Trainmaster O. F. Fowler also returns from a business trip along the south end of the line. Warren V. Galbreath involved with livestock matters.
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W. H. Truésdele
Lackawanna
C. S. Mellen
New Haven
Ilinois Central
James M. Parr
Seaboard Air Line
G. R. Spillers
Katy
Otterville
William Spillers
O. F. Fowler
Warren V. Galbreath
Powers Wins a Victory in Federal Trial Jurisdiction
Caleb Powers, under death sentence for the assassination of Governor Goebel in Kentucky, will be tried in federal court after Judge Cochran ruled United States courts have jurisdiction. The decision marks a major victory for Powers in the Goebel case.
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Kentucky
Goebel
United States
Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Maysville
Caleb Powers
Cochran
Powers
Kansas Supreme Court Shuts Out Natural Gas Firm
The Kansas Supreme Court ousted the Kansas Natural Gas Company from the state, ruling it has no right to do business within its borders. The Delaware company, capitalized at 2 million dollars, sought a charter to operate in Kansas but was denied for insufficient cash assets. The case, brought by the attorney general, exposed the firm as a major owner of gas pipelines and a near monopoly in Kansas.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Missouri
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Topeka
Kas
Supreme Court
Kansas Natural Gas Company
The
Board of Kansas
Kansas Natural Gas Pipe Line and Improvement Company
Kansas Fields
Kansas City
Kansas Natural Gas
Delivery horse bolts during fire run near East Third Street
The delivery horse of J. M. Dobei bolted from the alley behind his East Third Street grocery as fire companies responded to a blaze on East Harvey Street. The horse was stopped without damage or injury.
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J. M. Dobei
East Third Street
East Harvey Street
Fined for Carrying a Gun in County Court
Fred Cleveland, a colored man, was arraigned in Justice D. Kinsey’s court on carrying a concealed weapon after he threatened to shoot Robert Hopkins. The court fined him fifty dollars, and with inability to pay the sentence was commuted to twenty days in the county jail.
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Fred Cleveland
Fred Ferguson
Robert Hopkins
Court of Justice
D. Kinsey
Body of John Paul Jones Guarded by Two Nations
The body rests under guard of American and French soldiers in Cherbourg today as officers from both nations alternate guarding duty. Tomorrow the casket will be placed aboard the cruiser Brooklyn for its voyage to the United States.
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John Paul Jones
Cherbourg
Brooklyn
United States
Robbery at City Market Stall No 13
Thieves entered Stall 13 in the city market house storage area used for picnic and carnival novelties last night. They carried off rubber return balls paper fans and other items. Likely several small boys removed the goods after gaining entry by raising a window.
Mrs. Servant to Entertain Friends at Home
Mrs. H. W. Servant will entertain a mall party of friends Saturday afternoon at her home to honor Mrs. F. H. Guennler of Chicago and her sister Mrs. A. A. McBride of Warrens.
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H. W. Servant
F. H. Guennler
Chicago
A. A. McBride
Warrensburg
City in Darkness After Power Plant Mishap
Electric lights failed briefly last night due to a mishap at the waterworks powered plant. The outage was repaired after a short period.
Flower's Ad Sells 7 yd for 10c and 1242c Wash Goods
Classified notice notes a sale at Flower's offering seven yards for ten cents and a quantity of wash goods priced at 1242 cents. The item highlights a Saturday promotion and local shopping deal.
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Flower’s
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W. D. Leits
Sedalia Grocer
Arthur McGowan
Amelia Kischner
Jefferson City
W. H. Oglesby
Independent Telephone Exchange
Louis Bolten
Oklahoma
Louis Hoffman
Bolten
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DR. R. T. Miller
Mrs. Thomas
Sturges
R. T. Miller
Dr. Miller
W. E. Bard
Independ
Ence, Mo
Sem
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A. H Stevens
the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church
Ciate
Smith-Marshall-Howe Hardware Co
Second
Main Streets
Sedalia, MO
Caddo, IL. T
Railroad News
Railroads
United
Kansas
City Journal
B. L. Winchell
Aold
Ninth Street
Fort Worth
Texas
Sweeney
H. Craft
Fireknocker
Smithville, Texas
Frank Oglesby
C. L. Grenom
Hillsboro, Texas
S. J. Smith
Den
Ison, Texas
D. L. Rasbaw
Eufaula, Bc Oe
Erie
Foley
Mrs. Carter
S. C Carter
CHASE
WEST
Ohio Street
W. O. Stanley
W. M. E. E. Codding
National Board of Trade
Logan Com. Co
Lamine
South Ohio Street
Green Ridge Boy
E. E Johnston
Lawrence L Reams
State Military Academy
E. E. Johnston
General Assembly of
Mili
Lehigh Valley
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
Atlantic Coast
Alacarte
Niagara Falls
Sedalia Market
Wceeda
East Sedalia Realty Co
Bell Phone
F. D. Ormond
Ohio Steel
George Eade, Jr
Western
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Dunkin's Drug Store
Yellow
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South Ohio
Natural Gas CO
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