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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1899
Page
6
A promotional contest by The New York Star offers a high grade bicycle daily for the largest word list formed from the letters in New York Star. Webster's Dictionary is the authority, with other prizes including watches and dining sets, open June 26 to August 21, 1599.
A Chicago couple travels widely, as recounted by Will B. Hunter of the Times-Herald in a booklet offered to readers. Contact F. M Byron in Chicago for the item. Crescent Hotel Eureka Springs Arkansas opens February 23 with cheap excursion rates and Pullman sleepers from Kansas City. Write Bryan Snyder in St. Louis for an illustrated pamphlet.
Money to loan one thousand dollars and upward on choice real estate as security. Farm loans available at six percent interest with moderate expenses and partial payments allowed. Joan B. Bothwell, attorney Sedalia National Bank Building.
An active trusted person is sought to work locally with Liberal pay and guaranteed salary. Advancement potential noted. No capital required. For full details contact Shepp Company at 1031 1033 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Penn.
Our employees are all experienced workers which enables us to guarantee satisfaction in every particular. Try us for good work. Sedalia Steam Laundry. Tel. 154. Gero. W. Loncan, Prop.
Albert Crosby of Brewster Massachusetts once owner of Crosby's opera house and Mc Avoy Brewing faced bankruptcy in New York. He claimed assets consisted of few clothes while wife Mrs Crosby detailed substantial holdings and debts including 160000 cash 160000 mortgages 50000 real estate and 12000 furniture. Crosby confessed to losing all property since 1875 and only earned a 1000 dollar monthly salary as McAvoy Brewing vice president while living in Europe. He tied debts to timber lands Indiana and Chicago judgments totaling large sums with no assets remaining.
In Wichita on July 12 a 64 year old widow, Mrs. A L Fuller, alleges that Rev J P Vonherrlich, rector of the Episcopal church, married her three years ago and that they have lived together since. She says he wed Miss Tillie Hossfeld soon to be married, with a blackmail and social ban potential for the church.
Chicago reports Judge Shepard declares a third party marriage by a broker for pay void at law and in equity marking it contrary to morality and public policy. The case involves B. H. Hellen seeking to recover against Benjamin W. Anderson who must pay 2500 upon the marriage between Anderson and Mrs. Sarah Hughes. In Denver a pigeon killing case sees Alvin B. Daniels and J A R Elliott arrested. Daniels, a Denver millionaire, plans to challenge the law in higher courts.
Widow of 5 down and 2500 upon marriage ends, judge calling such betrothal schemes mercenary and unlawful. In Lincoln the senate probe of 1897 ballot frauds opened with testimony alleging a constitutional amendment favored by populists and a vault ballot tampering incident involving L Simon and others.
Concord July 12 representatives of the United States civil service bureau opened an inquiry into charges against Senator Gallinger of Concord alleging violations of civil service laws during the last campaign. The main charge claims Gallinger as Republican state committee chairman distributed circulars seeking contributions from officeholders for campaign funds.
Cincinnati July 12 The annual meeting of the board of managers of the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educational Society of the Methodist Episcopal church notes with pride that none of the society's 200000 students has been lynched or committed a crime typically punished in this manner.
The article highlights the Idaho expansion era with the Northern Pacific line reach to Lewiston and beyond, opening mining in the Buffalo Hump district and rich farming regions between Lewistown and the Hump. It promotes Buffalo Hump folders, maps, and new routes, plus a Clover Leaf convention trip to Detroit with lake and rail travel options.
Northwestern Lines offer low fare summer tours to fishing and resort areas in Northern Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan peninsula and to the Great Lakes region. Tickets on sale daily with return validity through October 31st. Only line through Omaha with stop over privileges. For details contact A L Fisher Tray Pass Agent 823 Main Street Kansas City.
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