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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1905
Page
6
Local personals note Miss Lillian Means visiting Fl Dorado Springs. Numerous residents and visitors listed, including Arthur Lister and L. E. Peters en route to Jefferson City for an amateur theatrical event.
Members of Sedalia Rifles who attended the state encampment at Late Contrary St Joseph return by Missouri Pacific train No 8 they say it was the best encampment in years Company D will meet Tuesday night at the armory to elect officers Sam W James has been promoted to major and Lieutenant Logan is expected to be elected captain
A. H. Davis of Mt. Sterling Ia reports two years of kidney trouble ended after using two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure. Arlington Pharmacy sells the remedy.
Wilson and Hansam market Vigoral flour and the Big S brand to customers seeking reliable baking staples. The firms promote their top quality flour lineup across regional outlets.
The coroner's jury rules the shooting justifiable, clearing James Joyce in the Pilot Grove fatal incident.
The statement notes Joyce will be vigorously prosecuted. Interment services were conducted by Rev. Dudley M. Clagett.
City ministers and Alliance members held an extraordinary session to greet Dr Welty, head of the State Anti Saloon League Sedalia district, who outlined plans to prosecute Sunday violations and urged churchgoers to support law enforcement.
Inquest into the Pilot Grove shooting of H C McGruder ends with an open verdict against Jaycee Joyce who fired after McGruder advanced with a fence picket. McGruder’s remains were taken to Sedalia for burial, accompanied by his nephew attorney Mark McGruder. The witness Jake Baker testified a quarrel over Joyce’s drunken gate-opening let hogs ruin crops. Joyce fired after both men watched each other two minutes, the bullet striking McGruder’s left arm and chest.
Mr. L. P. Andrews returns from St. Louis where he met with potential buyers of Sedalia public utilities. He says nothing for publication yet as the gas plant owners remain the only obstacle to a quick agreement.
Berlin reports astonishing progress in X ray photography by Professor Rieder and Dr. John Rosenthal. They claim to capture chest images in under a second as a subject stops breathing, and to photograph the heart between beats in one tenth of a second using highly sensitive film and strong X rays.
The will of Mrs. B A Coe was filed for probate today. It divides real estate and personal property among her sons Harry and George and her grandson Harry Jr. The East Sixth Street home and one half of the personal property go to George Coe of Kansas City. The remaining personal property is split between Harry Coe and Harry Jr. Coe.
District Attorney Jerome received copies of state insurance department testimony about Equitable. The papers were sent without explanation after prior refusals.
The Standard today began taxing all grades of oil in Kansas and Territory fields, per a prior announcement. A small number of men are rewiring wiped line connections to wells producing heavy oil that were torn off after the boycott order issued in February.
Sale ad for a five room cottage on the northeast corner of Fourteenth and Washington. Listing by Wm Bruns wicker. Includes brief details and a price bargain note.
A father of four sons is praised for his actions as a baby receives a silver cup. The report highlights community approval and the commendation of the family's example.
National Board of Trade reports across cities showing hog prices down about 5 to 10 cents with mixed and rough categories. Chicago light hogs bring 5.70 to 5.85, heavy 5.50 to 5.85 while totals estimate 18,000 hogs for Tuesday.
Prairie hay baled per ton eight dollars wheat per bushel about ninety five cents chopped per cwt in the range one ten to one twenty six dollars flour milled per cwt two to three dollars corn per bushel around fifty to sixty cents potatoes per bushel fifty cents spring chickens per pound twelve and a half cents ducks per pound eight cents notes show mixed figures and typographical errors in listing
The county court awarded dramshop licenses in session to Peter Pebl E C McGurren George Fisher Graham and Bourtell William Hailer P E Sullivan Pat Dobel Murphy and Leonarta and Tim Dunnigan.
Oyster Bay July 17 President Roosevelt ordered a silver cup for the baby born to Mr and Mrs James Prizzinski of the secret service guard. The President said the example set by Brizzinski, who has four children, should be followed by every other member of the secret service.
Mrs. Minerva Smith of Danville Alabama says she suffered bronchitis for twenty years and finally found relief with Foley's Honey and Tar. Arlington Pharmacy carries the product.
Bears edge visitors in a tight game dominated by defense and late scoring surge. Home crowd celebrated as key plays by standout players secured a winning margin and momentum into the next matchup.
A railroad project will deepen a tunnel 141 feet below the present line and take two years to complete. Plans call for extensive earthwork and alignment adjustments to accommodate larger trains and safer operations. Officials say the work will modernize the route and ease future traffic.
The Atchison will build a nearly one mile long tunnel on its main line in New Mexico and through Raton Hill 1144 feet below the present tunnel at a cost of 1 600 000. A double track will be laid from Trinidad to Raton and electric operation is planned through the new tunnel. Boring will take about two years and fuel savings are expected along with elimination of freight train splits over Raton Hill. Sue Ritchison is preparing a through freight cut off with a wetter level and a steel and stone bridge is being built over the Canadian river for this cut off.
The Chicago and Alton uses electric train bulletins in railway stations and hotels along the line to show if trains are on time or late. A central pointer shifts labels such as five minutes late and two hours late with on time at the top and destination at the bottom. The system is powered by electricity and town bulletins are coordinated from the railway station.
The record lists workers including Ira Bail Windsor Missouri O D Gamwyle McAlester Oklahoma J T L Parkham Green ville Texas James Adams Sweeney Missouri L Owen Smithville Texas J S Simpson conductor South McAlester.
A tour of Pennsylvania railway shops by Altoona school board and Superintendent Wightman gained endorsement from railroad officials for a proposed training program. Separate notes mention a St Louis excursion bringing about 500 visitors and visits by R G Penquite of Missouri Pacific and conductor Robert Stadfield of Katy visiting local relatives.
Samuel Bannister Hardins Jr a history professor at Indiana University has published History of General Smith The Me of George RK Smth founder of Sedalia for private distribution by his daughters and the Sentinel notes the work as a detailed authentic account of the man who made Sedalia possible and a glimpse of the communities he influenced The book is dedicated to Union men of the South and aims to enhance local library holdings and private collections.
A marriage license was issued today to Fred R. Shoemaker and Bertha Howell, both residents of Sedalia.
Mr and Mrs John McLaughlin announce the birth of a son born this morning.
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