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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1905
Page
6
General Superintendent Fox and General Manager Hurley returned from two days of testing Kansas oil as fuel for Santa Fe locomotives. They found the oil of higher grade than coastal fuel, but no final conclusion yet. Freight service will begin extended tests, Hurley noting strong approval of the plan.
City churches publish free social entertainments under one banner inviting the public to attend. Notices span up to ten lines detailing upcoming church events and gatherings to be shared in local columns.
The Evangelical church youth society plans a lawn social at the corner of Wilkerson and Harrison streets at Peter Pehl's residence Thursday evening. The First Baptist church hosted an ice cream social on its lawn last evening. the event was well attended and enjoyed.
National Board of Trade figures and price quotes for grains meats and groceries. Reports show hogs higher in Chicago Kansas City and Omaha with varying gains and cattle movements, along with wheat corn and flour prices and assorted staples across markets.
Readable data shows cereal and bread tufts with prairie hay baled at a price per ton of 9.06. No clear source entities beyond generic commodities.
The Ladies' Missionary and Aid Society of the East Sedalia Baptist church will host an ice cream social on the church lawn Thursday evening July 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is 15 cents. Everyone is invited.
The Railroad Gazette lists June accidents from June 1 to June 30 totaling 58 incidents with 104 killed and about 202 injured. Several injured subsequently died, and many incidents involved six or more individuals. The report cites data from the United States Commerce Commission.
A roller top desk is offered for sale at a bargain price. Inquiries may contact Reynolds and Reynolds at 498 Ohio Street. Publication date notes 7 28.
John Chambers was arraigned before Police Magistrate Truxel this morning and fined $3 on a charge of intoxication.
Numerous short notices list residents and visitors traveling to and from Sedalia Missouri including Will Tuley Joy Hoffman John Montgomery Jr and others on business trips to Kansas City Boonville Clinton Warrensburg Windsor Atlantic City and Denver Also social visits by Miss Lotie Hickman Miss Corrine Marsh and Miss Nina Northrop plus railway employees and union events and a dozen addresses and affiliations.
The Interstate Commerce Commission began hearings in Kansas City on charges that Missouri Pacific charged excessive flour rates to Arkansas and that Burlington discriminated with a coal rate from Iowa to Missouri.
All Chicago railroads passing through Indiana will stop selling cigarettes on buffet and dining cars. After delaying for constitutional interpretation, the Lake Shore and Pennsylvania lines now commit to prohibit cigarette sales while in Indiana territory.
The Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain passenger departments issued a booklet of views along the route. It highlights agricultural and manufacturing industries and certain health and pleasure resorts. The half tones showcase high quality typography and advertising art.
The Chicero Milwaukee and St Paul installs its new engine headlight with a skyward reflector to project light over the locomotive. It promises safer night operation and claims head-on collisions may be prevented as engine movements become visible for ten to fifteen miles by the sky glow.
Tomorrow is wash day again at the Monarch Laundry. Send family washing while you’re busy. Call 183 for wagon pickup. Monarch Laundry at 606 South Ohio Street. B. J. Nelle promotes beautiful "S" flour.
East Bound schedule lists departure and arrival times for Sedalia, Jefferson City, and intermediate stops. Trains No. 603 and 638 carry passengers with No. 601 and 602 also listed, plus local freight Nos. 693 and 694. Through routes connect to Myrick and St. Louis via Bearville and Alyrick with arrivals around 2:65 p m and 11:30 p m. SEDALIA, WARSAW & SOUTHWESTERN timetable shows No. 627 8:10 a m departure and No. 624 arrival around 8:05 p m.
An OCR fragment lists train numbers and times for the Missouri Kansas and Texas and Kansas City Division services. It shows arrivals and departures across several No. 5 No. 511 No. 2 No. 4 No. 6 and Freight trains with daily and Sunday exceptions and specific times such as 8:10 am 6:40 pm and 3:13 am.
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