Personal notes from Dresden and surrounding towns
Local residents and visitors were listed in city society notes. People mentioned include L Ferguson from Dresden, F R Harris from Lamonte, Miss Edna Wells of Hughesville, Ben Wood of Lamonte, Percy Wimner of Wellington Kansas, Mrs Ernest Knower of Atchison, Mrs C W Daugherty returning from Ott to, W C Terry of Lamonte, Rev G E Shanklin en route to Lamonte, Harry E Agee editor of the Lamonte Record, Frederick Saugrain visiting St Louis, Miss Sadie Cameron heading to Kansas City, Miss Kathryn Brown returning from Marshall, Mr and Mrs C E Messerly and son from McRoberts, and Mrs J W Shofner of Dallas visiting M A Frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Wells
Hughesville
Ben Wood
Lamonte
Percy Wimner
Wellington
Kas
Ernest Knower
Atchison, Kas
C. W. Daugherty
Otterville
G. E. Shanklin
Marshall, Mo
Harry E. Agee
Lamonte Record
City Today
Frederick Saugrain
John Waddell
St. Louis
Sadie Cameron
Kansas City
Kathryn Brown
Marshall
Gathering of the Hosts continues with tributes and notices
The column memorializes a revered figure noting leadership loyalty and peace efforts. It also lists local social notices including visits by E Hillyard from Lamonte and various guests, travel to the World’s Fair, a Prohibition lecturer, and a funeral cortege. A public sale of livestock by Mrs. M B Petty is announced with stewards Stevens and Heironymus handling the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petty
M. B. Petty
Cols. Stevens
Marriage Permits and Political Rally Reflections
The list includes Percy T Wimner of Wellington Kansas and Mary Elizabeth McNair Lamonte J T Loveland Sedalia and Stella Smith Sedalia Leonard J Curd Wilmore Kentucky and Florence Dickerson Sedalia. The narrative then shifts to Theodore Roosevelt era politics with Elihu Root and the convention proceedings in Chicago and St Louis detailing nominations, the Roosevelts reception, and discussions of running mates and party unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy T. Wimner
Wellington
Kas
Mary Elizabeth McNair
Lamonte
J. T. Loveland
Sedalia
Stella
Elihu Root
Roosevelt
Mr. Root
Graeme Stewart
Chicago
Charles W. Johnson
John Mallory
William Stone
Charles Montell
Porto Rico
Philippines
St. Louis Exposition
Senator Depew
Wisconsin
Texas
Delaware
Louisiana
New National Committee Named By Republican Delegations
Chicago June 21 the new Republican national committee as currently selected includes Akins Scott Clayton Knight Brooker Addicks Coombs Lions Heyburn Lowden New Hart Mulvane Yerkes Hill McComas Crane Blodgett Kellogg Moseley Waite Morrill Flanigan Streeter Murphy Ward McKenzie Herrick Carey. Final selections may continue tomorrow.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Missouri
Thomas J. Akins
Alabama
Charles H. Scott
Arkansas
Powell Clayton
California
George A. Knight
Connecticut
Charles F. Brooker
Delaware
J. Edward Addicks
Florida
J. N. Coombs
Georgia
Judson W. Lions
Idaho
Welden B. Heyburn
Illinois
Frank O. Lowden
Indiana
Harry S. New
Ilona
Ernest E. Hart
Kansas
David W. Mulvane
Kentucky
John W. Yerkes
Maine
John F. Hill
Maryland
Louis E. McComas
Massachusetts
W. Murray Crane
Michigan
John W. Blodgett
Minnesota
Frank B. Kellogg
Mississippi
L. B. Moseley
Montana
John B. Waite
Nebraska
Charles H. Morrill
Nevada
P. T. Flanigan
New Hampshire
Frank T. Streeter
New Jersey
Franklin Murphy
New York
William L. Ward
North Dakota
Alexander McKenzie
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Oregon
Charles H. Carey
Shrewd Yankee Peddler Story Ends in Surprise
A handsome Yankee peddler wooed a widow in Pennsylvania. When asked for two impediments to marriage he cited lack of funds for a retail store. He later stockpiled the store with her check covering it, then revealed he had another wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
No Red-Headed Dolls Say Dolls Have No Red Hair
A dealer notes dolls come in many styles but claims there are no red headed dolls. He says dolls are blond or brunette and that no demand exists for red hair, though such dolls could be produced if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
High speed rail race spurs construction plans
The article notes Germany plans monorail electric service Berlin to Hamburg now under construction. France begins surveys for a Paris to Marseilles line aiming for unprecedented speeds. German trains target 120 mph while French trains seek 180 mph.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Paris
Marseilles
Sedalia M. W. A. Camp to Meet June 22 1904
Sedalia Camp No. 5570 M. W. A. will meet in the K of P hall on East Fifth street Wednesday June 22 1904 for regular business. Visiting neighbors invited to attend. SAM W. JAMES V. C. E. E. CODDING Clerk.
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Sedalia
K. of P. Hall
East Fifth Street
Japanese Gardens and the Art of Landscape Design
A remark contrasts small and large spaces, noting that a Japanese yard of ten feet square yields a Chinese garden with many white quartz paths, while a Japanese with several acres near a house creates an attractive landscape garden.
Distance to heaven and faith in flight in a historic proverb
An Atlanta Constitution excerpt quotes a dialogue where a Black elder says heaven is not far if one has faith enough to fly, even joking about wings burning if the devil sets fire to them. The remark reflects rural wisdom and religious imagery in a regional voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Chrysanthemums in 269 Color Varieties Across Japan
The Japanese cultivate chrysanthemums in 269 color varieties. Of these, 87 are white, 63 yellow, 32 purple, 30 pink, 30 red, 12 russet, and 14 mixed hues.
Ip the Midnight's Stilly Gloom poem notice
A poet requests space for a poem titled Ip the Midnight, addressed to editor. The editor replies he will have the boy empty the waste basket when he returns. Also mentions a product endorsement for Big S. soft wheat flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Tennyson Kipling
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Bell
South Ohio Street
Taylor
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Dresden
F. R. Harris
W. C. Terry
C. E. “‘Messerly
McRoberts
J. W. Shofner
Dallas, Texas
M. A. Frame
East Sixth Street
Canton
E. H. Hillyard
Ethel Hurley
Perry
Frank Hainline
Gertrude Craighead
F. W. Terry
Beloit
Monte
W. J. Letts
John G. Bauer
Smithton
James B. Guntt
Missouri Supreme Court
Clinton
Parks
Jefferson City
Smith
Leonard J. Curd
Wilmore
Florence Dickerson
McKinley
Hanna
United States
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Ted
LaFollette
la Follette
Committee On Permannent
Cannon
National House of Representatives
Republican Party
Frank Black
Senator Beveridge
Harry Stillwell Edwards
Joseph B. Cotton
Henry S. Cummings
John L. Webster
Congressman Hitt
Ilinois
Cyrus P Walbridge
Cortelyou
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Odell
Black
Foraker
Payne
Senator Lodge
Party of Protection
Charles W. Fairbanks
Senator Fairbanks
Long
Taft
John W. Springer
Robert R. Hitt
Cyrus P. Walbridge
Edward Scofield
Matthew S. Quay
William J. Sewell
Senator
New National Committee
Ohio St
Mee
I. N. Corning
Ars
I. L. Pratt
M. D
Jows Park
Laboets
Wolff-Wilson Drug CO
Weil
P.H. Hook. Maiden
Era
Ciseen Ave
Sam W. James
V. C
E. E. Codding
Big S
Ria Vn
Golden Gate
J. A. Folger © Co
San Francisco
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