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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1902
Page
4
The Missouri Pacific has ordered two thousand freight cars from the American Car and Foundry company. Specifications include McCord journal boxes, miner draft rigging, Player trucks and Damascus brake beams.
List of names with job titles arriving at hospitals or workplaces in Greenville Parson Trinity Mills Lockhart and Denison. A Quay votes bribery incident is described with Sam Jackson urging legislators to resist offers of large sums. An upstate representative challenges Senator Flinn over limits on accepting bribes.
Engineer J L Parish resumes activity after sick leave on the Katy line. Traveling Engineer Ed Manchester returns home for the Sabbath. A Tierney worker lost his leg Saturday afternoon near Sandy Hook while riding a bridge derrick car. he fell and the train passed over the limb.
The Kansas City World reports June egg prices jump from 9–11 cents a dozen last year to 14–15 cents now with consumers paying 18–20 cents. Drought cut receipts to about half of 1901, pushing packers to store more eggs for profit as meat costs rise. Demand remains strong and prices may ease briefly if meats fall, but could rise again next winter when hens slow laying.
General Isaac Pearson, the American beer envoy, plans to become a U.S. citizen then return to South Africa to mine and invest once peace and normal business resume. He predicts King Edward will declare Boer independence at coronation with England maintaining suzerainty.
A former Keystone State resident recalls Quay's victory at the Pennsylvania convention and notes Flinn, the Pittsburgh boss, as an earnest persistent fighter shortly before Quay's return to the United States Senate.
Lamonte residents share a week of visitors and travel. A. C. Snoddy of Lamonte J. T. visits his parents while Rev. Phil Stark and family greet friends. Miss Ora Hull arrives from Chicago to tend her ill father as others visit kin and attend church services.
Dr Hepworth a Boston preacher who died recently refuted claims that Edwin Booth assassinated Lincoln. He publicly defended Edwin Booth stating his personal knowledge that Edwin admired Lincoln and had voted for him twice, arguing the denunciations were unfounded.
Kansas farmers report two hundred bushels of potatoes per acre as a common yield this year signaling strong soil health and high productivity across the state.
Dudley Van Dyke age 20 of Liberty Missouri, son of N Van Dyke a retired farmer, was struck by a Loop the Loop car at Electric Park in Kansas City about 7 PM. He suffered two broken ribs a crushed hip internal injuries a slight brain concussion and a thirty minute unconscious spell. He is at St Josephs hospital and may recover unless further injuries appear.
A party of twenty five young people were entertained by Cord Holtzen east of the city Sunday evening. The Sunday Post Dispatch notes George P B Jacksons family will spend the summer with Senator West at Sweet Springs. Mrs J H Doyle will host tomorrow morning for her daughter in law Mrs Harry Doyle of St Louis.
Patrick Markey of Curryville Mo awarded 35000 damages after losing both legs in a locomotive boiler explosion two years ago. Markey sued the Chicago and Alton Railroad and lessees of the Louisiana and Missouri River railroad for 50000. Jury retired forty minutes.
A western congressman recounts winning a nomination after a tough fight and sending a telegram to his family promising to paint the house red. Returning home he finds his sons painted the entire property including trees, for which they charged him 160 dollars, which he paid happily.
A train traveler bound for Jefferson reports spotting George Ferrer, the newspaper man, walking west along the tracks near Centretown on Saturday.
A Sunday Jefferson City Democrat roast targets umpire Joe Roe for poor performance. A sectalian observer counters that Roe’s umpiring was fine and fair in the game.
A Sunday excursion to Quincy Illinois on June 29 by the M Sk T railroad and the excursion steamer J S will feature music by the Fayette band.
W B Thornburgh of Unionville and Mariam B Harter of Sedalia are licensed to wed. The ceremony will take place tomorrow.
Edward Meyer and A Nelson plan a 6 o'clock Wednesday morning wedding at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Leavenworth Kansas public schools delivered 106 graduates this year in a ceremony reflecting local education outcomes.
The Laclede bicycle is hailed as better than all others according to a hardware dealer at S-M-H Hardware Co. The ad urges shoppers to see the model in store.
Police officer Joe Johnson arrested Nori Keaton for breaking into Charlie Jackson's room and stealing a gasoline stove. The report notes the stove was recovered.
A brief item notes a person or object being found at L. F. Mackey and hand store. The report provides no further identifying details, context, or outcomes.
Granite Lodge No. 272 A F and A M announces a special communication tonight at 8 o clock for First Degree work. All Master Masons are fraternally invited.
Funeral services for Joseph Densmore, a colored man, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Taylor's Chapel. The ceremony drew local mourners and followed traditional rites.
A Sunday excursion to Quincy via the Missouri Kansas Texas route and the J.S. steamer, capacity 2000, leaves Sedalia at 5:40 a.m. on June 29. Tickets cost $2.00 round trip.
Ice cream shop Avansino's advertises unmatched quality with delivery to all city areas. Ice cream soda priced at 50 and customers urged to use the new telephone number 358 for orders.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway issues a summer guide called Lake Shore Tours. It lists Eastern resorts, routes and rates. Copies available on application to Fred R. Lacey.
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