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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1902
Page
4
A MU Pacific wreck occurs as Train No 71 breaks in two and runs together leaving cars derailed. No details on injuries or cause are provided in the readable text. Authorities inspect the scene and arrange removal of damaged cars.
A freight train No. 71 broke apart on the Lexington branch one mile from Levasy Missouri causing thirteen derailed cars and extensive damage to rails and ties. Conductor John C. Hull led the halted crew with passengers delayed for hours. one unknown man sustained a slight hand injury while rail workers and shop staff faced injuries and layoff notes.
J H Jones a Missouri Texas and Kansas railroad brakeman residing at 922 East Sixth street has filed for bankruptcy in the U S district court at Jefferson City with liabilities listed at 2004 48 and assets at 0 50 He lists numerous creditors across Sedalia including grocers dry goods and clothing merchants with detailed Sedalia names and amounts among the claims.
The International Label League local No. 16 hosts an ice cream social on the Summit school lawn with a program and music by the Second Regiment Band. Donated home made cigars from city manufacturers accompany the event. Miss Needle Frick entertains the E G C club at her South Lamine Street home in honor of Miss Avina Schenck of Evansville Indiana and Hubert Wood of West Plains Missouri. A ladies and gentlemen dinner is planned at Forest Park with Miss Alvina Schenck of Bryansville Indiana and Hubert Wood as guests of honor.
A pale mastic crepe de chine gown features horizontal tucks and a Vandyked edge in ecro Venetian paint accented by rhinestones spangles and pate bine Corticelli embroidery silk. The blouse includes a cape collar and a shoulder sloping effect with accordion pleated chiffon edging and embroidered chiffon scarf.
The Colorado road is said to be twenty miles longer than the Missouri Pacific yet due to broad curves and low grades it will be a shorter line in practice. It has been located to Sun Mills, Jackson County, with a 2400 foot tunnel through Sewell's Gap at Chapel Hill costing $120,000. Construction from Versailles to Cole Camp has resumed, and the line will bypass Cole Camp by about one and a half miles north.
New machinery arrives daily at the Missouri Pacific shops. Oliver Payne, boilermaker, is laid off due to illness. W. J. Crawford, painter at the shop, is mentioned in the same notice.
Mr Penning asks the Sentinel to reject a report that he and Miss Agnes Murray traveled to Kansas City to marry. The denial follows speculation of an wedding plan.
Advertisement seeks three single men to travel on commission with expenses advanced. Preference given to red haired applicants. Call J. M. Gibbons at 413 Lamine Street.
Chicago July corn futures climbed sharply with July at 8 4546 and settled 34 points below the intraday high after a three day holiday. The market showed little surface excitement and no panic, while corn advanced 10 cents past wheat.
The interrogation mark and exclamation sign originated as stacked letters from the Latin word Questo. The question mark began as a ligature of "q" and "o" with the "o" beneath the "q" and the exclamation as a combined "1" and "o" with the "o" underneath.
The excerpt explains that the two marks stood for Io the exclamation of joy. It notes that the paragraph mark was a Greek p from paragraph. Early printers used a dagger to indicate words or sentences to be cut.
Union Pacific machinists strike looms with threat to spread. Aid from other roads sought but unlikely. Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain delegates meet in Kansas City regarding the matter. Local delegates oppose sympathy action.
J. and Quigley returned from Sedalia and plan to depart for St. Louis. The firm reports 400 workers on the St. Louis plant, with water supply to 16 communities after completion. Quigley notes a 40 percent higher rate than in Nevada and plans to provide electric light as well.
Lightning struck the hay barn of Joseph Twinter five miles west of Pilot Grove Missouri yesterday burning it to the ground and destroying a new crop of hay.
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