Railroad News Briefs Highlight Illness Cures and Losses
Missouri Pacific engineer Henry McCarty shows improvement after typhoid fever in Jefferson City and Conductor J J Bertchie resumes service following illness. Chicago death of C H Chappell ex M K T general superintendent noted. Theft report cites two victims at a harvest rush with watches valued at 20 and 110 dollars recovered by police.
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Henry McCarty
Missouri Pacific
Jefferson City
McCarty
J. J. Bertchie
Cc. H. Chappell
Chicago
W. O. Allen
Argentine
Kansas
Price Mercantile Company of
Kansas City
Allen
Gould sons seek admission to Columbia for engineering and law
New York on June 23 Kingdon Gould eldest son of George J. Gould appeared before the Columbia university college entrance board to enter the school of mines next September. He passed the preliminary exams a year ago and will pursue mechanical engineering covering machinery steam electricity dynamos and motors. Jay Gould the second son will study law.
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New York
Kingdon
George J. Gould
Columbia University
School of Mines
Jay
Chillicothe city orders land seizure from railroad
The Chillicothe city council directs the city attorney to serve notice on officials of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad demanding immediate possession of all land in Chillicothe housing the company shops and division buildings. The notice seeks six percent interest on 6585 dollars from 1886 to present and cites removal of the division from Chillicothe as grounds.
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Chillicothe
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Longtime Pennsylvania company worker dies in Columbus home
Samuel Ross, aged eighty seven, died at his daughter Mrs W D Brickell’s home in Columbus on June 24. He had served forty one years with the Pennsylvania company and retired five years ago on a pension, traveling 2,534,387 miles in his career, more than 100 trips around the world.
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Columbus
Ohio
Samuel Ross
Pennsylvania Company
W. D. Brickell
Hospital Arrivals
Fireman C. Sullivan and engine caller Hugh Journey arrive at Denison Hospital, details of their injuries or origins not provided.
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C. Sullivan
Denison
Hugh Journey
Superintendent J F Simms Returns from Western Trip
Superintendent J F Simms of the South Pacific district completed a westward journey traveling to reach Sedalia and then on to Kas., to St. Louis for an afternoon fair. He was accompanied by a companion on the trip.
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J. F. Simms
South Pacific
West
Kney
Sedalia
Kas
St. Louis
Lily
A Bold Thief Strikes Mrs Belle Asher in Night Theft
A sneak thief entered the boarding house of Mrs Belle Asher during Thursday night or early morning and stole money from her room. The incident is being investigated by local police with no injuries reported.
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Belle Asher
Insurance Man Shoots Woman Then Jumps to Death
Detroit report says Charles Swasey an insurance man shot a woman in the Chamber of Commerce building today and then leapt from the eleventh floor dying at the scene. The woman was rushed to the hospital alive.
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Detroit
Mich
Charles Swasey
Chamber of Commerce
Slocum Disaster Toll Rises to 908 in Early Count
The death toll from the General Slocum disaster reached 908 with expectations it will top 1,000 as work continues. Inquest testimony alleges the life preservers were virtually useless and disintegrated when used, with witnesses noting how hard it was to access them. Paul Liebenow, who lost six relatives, described preservers crumbling when he tried to free them from racks.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
New York
Paul Liebenow
Slocum
Ware
Texas
Stephen Joice
W. L.tucker
Ean County
Main St
East Waco
Stew
Cheepeake
Maryland
Leomas Fairfax
Colonial Congress
Philadelphia
Paul
Timothy
Duffy
George II
George
Fort McHenry
Washington
Steve
America
Duffy's
Duffy’s
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
Sedalia Driving Club Matinee Races At State Fair Grounds
The regular weekly matinee races conducted by the Sedalia Driving Club are scheduled this afternoon at the State Fair grounds track. Local fans are set to attend as horses and drivers compete in the afternoon program.
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Sedalia Driving Club
State Fair Grounds
Drunk man naps in gutter after 2:30 pm call
Police responded to a report from Twenty fourth and Ohio streets where a man, somewhat inebriated, tumbled into the gutter and fallen asleep.
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Twenty-fourth
Ohio
Chicago Markets June 24 Logan Comn Co
Market brief from Chicago dated June 24 reports daily price movements and notable transactions. Trade activity centers on commodities and securities with emphasis on volume and market sentiment as observed by the Logan Commission Company.
Mrs Huckins Hosts Miss Faulhaber at Huckins Hotel
Mrs Paul Huckins entertained in formal style in the Huckins hotel parlors this morning honoring Miss Faulhaber of St. Louis, guest of Mrs Irene Temple Potter. Several young ladies attended as the event provided a most delightful entertainment with refreshments served.
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Huckins Hotel
Faulhaber
St. Louis
Irene Temple Potter
Ex-soldier William Wood arraigned for intoxication
William Wood, a former soldier of the rebellion, appeared before Magistrate Truxel in police court this morning. He was fined five dollars and costs on the intoxication charge and granted a stay of execution to leave the city.
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William Wood
Truxel
Chicago Hogs and Cattle Market Report Summary
Hogs and cattle markets show steady activity across several hubs. Chicago trades 12 000 hogs with varied bid prices, while cattle volume near 1000 remains steady. Estimated hogs for Chicago on Saturday reach about 7000.
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Chicago
Sedalia Markets Prices Paid to Local Dealers
Prices paid to local dealers for farm and dairy outputs across cereals, hay, flour, and groceries. Market rates include corn 50 to 55 cents per bushel, wheat 55 cents per bushel, butter and lard per pound, eggs per dozen about 12.5 cents, and various feeds like bran and meal. Poultry and produce prices listed for hens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and potatoes with per unit quotes.
Santa Fe official named Navy secretary successor
Phil Morton, second vice president of the Santa Fe railway, is appointed by President Roosevelt to succeed William Moody as secretary of the navy. Morton's wife is a niece of Dan Sturtevant of Boonville, who recently visited there.
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Phil Morton
Santa Fe Railway Company
Roosevelt
William Moody
Navy
Dan Sturtevant
Boonville
X Ray Grocery Co S Flour Offer
X Ray Grocery Co advertises sale of S brand flour at special price.
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X-Ray Grocery Co
S. Flour
A Grocer's Mistake Endangers Miss Northrop Home
Miss Mabel Northrop daughter of the Rev Carey V Northrop averted a potential disaster at the Northrop home by grabbing a lamp filled with gasoline and throwing it into the street. The lamp exploded but caused only minor burns to her hands while her grandfather and she were home alone as others attended evangelistic services.
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Northrop
Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday showers
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Cooler temperatures are expected in the northwest portion.
Meeting for Sedalia delegates to B Y P U convention
Delegates to the state B Y P U convention at Liberty Missouri returned home after a very instructive meeting. They voted to hold the next annual convention in Sedalia around June 20 1905 at the First Baptist church. About six hundred delegates attended in Liberty and about eight hundred are expected in Sedalia.
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Sedalia
Liberty
First Baptist Church
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