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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1905
Page
1
Johann Hoch, condemned for murdering a wife, was reprieved at the eleventh hour by Governor Deneen until August 25. The delay came as funds were raised to prepare a transcript for appeal. Hoch claimed innocence and defended his secrecy of identity while contesting the justice system.
China formally demands a one billion dollar indemnity over Manchuria damages, asserting responsibility by Japan and Russia. The move escalates postwar tensions and signals a desire for reparations in the regional dispute.
China is considering asking for a billion dollar indemnity from Japan and Russia for damage in Manchuria. The demand will be raised at the forthcoming peace conference as a claim to return Manchuria intact.
Scripps McRee Press Association reports Governor Ma good of Panama confirms three new yellow fever cases. The patients are Jacob Pioth J C Sutenelland and Alfred Brown.
Gentiles accuse a Mormon official of issuing false reports to block outsider settlement on the reservation. Washington dated July 23 notes the demand for the removal of Land Commissioner Richards.
The report alleges a statement that public lands in the Utah reservation are practically worthless to deter Gentile settlement, aiding the church to influence the reservation and thus the state’s political balance.
President and Mrs Roosevelt visited Coney Island to inspect a new sea breeze tuberculosis treatment hospital as guests of Jacob Riis, coming by from Oyster Bay.
Fort Worth, July 28. A Santa Fe freight train plowed through a bridge near Silsbee injuring two unidentified men and killing Brakeman Willis Wood and Brakeman Price in the wreck.
Mrs Peter Perl and F E Hoffman received late Thursday messages announcing the safe arrival of Mr Peter Pehl who sailed last Saturday for Germany in Hamburg.
Lon Venable colored was arraigned in Justice D Kinsey court on disturbing the peace of J Johnson and sentenced to five days in the county jail.
The Forest Bar pavilion hosts the regular weekly dance this evening with cash prizes for the best lady and gentleman dancers. The event continues a pattern of earlier weeks offering rewards to top performers.
Rev. L. R. Vercoe of St. Louis will preach at Calvary church Sunday in both morning and evening services.
Police Judge Truxel unveils his yearly system for removing "bad characters" from the city. The plan emphasizes swift action and broad enforcement to cleanse public spaces of undesirable elements.
Sedalia’s Police Judge Truxel ordered questionable characters to choose jail with a $50 fine or exile from town. Four offenders, including Ace Harlan and three young men, were given departures by 5 PM or jail until August’s event. The Richardson woman avoided exile by proving employment and promising to stay off streets after 8 PM.
State Superintendent Carrington projects the current Missouri school age population above one million, up from 985,526. The legislature appropriated 1,340,024.97 dollars for the year, signaling strong support for compulsory education. Local officials in Sedalia are urged to enforce the law and appoint a truant officer.
Miss Nellie Cockrell entertained a group of friends Thursday evening in honor of Miss Hattie Klunk of Kansas City. Games and refreshments of ice cream nuts and cake preceded a pleasant social hour with guests including Willie Gerrell Nellie Tonget Bettie Correll Pearl Tonget Louise Blackmer Maude Williams Ethel Umstead and Nellie Cockrell and gentlemen Harry Phelan Forest Fullerton Floyd Williams Ora Martin Claud Wise Carl Egdorf John Brimmer Fred Curtis Hugh Higgins Harry Umstead and Ed Wolfe.
Miss Edna Morris reports in a letter from England that she met Miss Vic Jones at a reception honoring Whitelaw Reid and that Jones dined with her the following day as her guest.
Members of the Lotus club entertained a large social group with a trolley ride to Forest Park where a dance was held in the pavilion. The event honored Miss Mary Dow McMillan of Kansas City, guest of Miss Besse Hail, and all guests enjoyed a merry time.
The grocery store at 614 Ohio Street is purchased by J R Williams of Monett Missouri who will assume control Saturday morning. An inventory of stock is being prepared this afternoon.
The social and dance scheduled for Forest Park next Wednesday night has been postponed by one week.
Robbers entered the post office, White General Store, Demand General Merchandise and Ringen Hardware in Smithton last night, blowing open the post office safe and taking about $100 from White’s unlocked safe. Crowbars forced front doors. black powder used in the post office blast. White, bank president, noted failure to deposit funds yesterday. Small cash taken from the hardware store. Residents cautious.
Authorities suspect the same gang linked to recent robberies in Pettis, Cooper and Moniteau counties. The band, described as amateur local talent, used black powder at multiple sites including a White store where a lady’s gold watch was taken. The post office safe was damaged but not breached, and no one was harmed. Federal authorities plan to aid a systematic search as merchants unite with Pilot Grove Otterville and Smithton to halt the spree.
New Orleans Iowa July 28 ward organizations unite under Dr Beverly Warner to lead a citywide yellow fever drive. A corps of about three hundred inspectors is formed and four hospitals report full beds amid the outbreak.
New York July 28 The directors of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance company today deny all charges in the report of the state insurance examiner to Superintendent Hendricks. They specifically deny the claim of delay in settling death claims.
The Delmar Jockey Club in St Louis quits after a noon statement by stockholder Sam Adler citing police overreach and track danger. Missouri Supreme Court issues writ of prohibition halting warrants against 18 St Louis policemen and delays actions at Delmar track pending October term review. Judge Marshall’s ruling affirms governor orders, county police jurisdiction, and limits local interference. Attorney General Hadley seeks quo warranto to revoke the club charter for alleged charter violations.
William H. Senior of 504 East Third Street and Winnefred H. Mason of 813 East Sixth Street were married this afternoon at 3 by Probate Judge O. E. Parsons. The groom, a M K T railway brakeman from Sedalia, and the bride, daughter of Capt W H Mason, will reside in Nevada Missouri.
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