West and Stubblefield: Ten Year Sentences for Robbery
After a long deliberation the jury found James L. West guilty of attempted robbery of the Lexington branch train and sentenced him to ten years in the penitentiary matching the prior punishment of his accomplice Stubblefield. Judge Longan adjourned to 2 pm to address a motion for a new trial as plans for a Baptist excursion train trip proceed with fare at one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children.
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James L. West
Lexington
Circuit Court
E. M. Scott
Heath’s Creek Township
Thompson
E. M. Scorr
Longan
West
Stubblefield
The
Sentinel
Sedalia
Morris
Baptist Church
Missouri fruit outlook from horticultural society
Secretary L. A. Goodman reports from Southern Missouri and Arkansas that apple crops will be 40 to 50 percent of normal. The peach crop is almost ruined by severe weather with no peaches expected this year. Berry crops will be about half a crop.
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L. A. Goodman
Missouri Horticultural Society
Missouri
Arkansas
Special train to Eldorado gains popular favor
A lively Thursday excursion to Eldorado appears likely as many plan to go, suggesting scarce people to stay at home. The proposal for a special train to the famed resort has drawn strong public support after recent railway facilities began.
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Eldorado
Sedalia Street Fair Organizes Push for September Show
Capt E W Stevens will head a new Sedalia street fair committee with Joseph Harrington Cody Bloch and W H Powell Jr as officers. The group vows a big, lawful event to boost city crowds and commerce with enhanced police presence if needed.
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Elks Lodge
Capt
E. W. Stevens
Joseph P. Harrington
Cody Bloch
W.H. Powell, Jr
Capt. Stevens
Sedalia
Sentinel
Summers Faces New Claims In West Main Dispute
J L Summers, arrested last Saturday on Peter Arden's complaint for disturbing the peace and released by Justice Rogers, is accused of facing new pressure from Arden who allegedly threatens to hire Kansas City lawyers. Arden, described as a bully, supposedly coerced Summers into surrendering furniture and faces potential recovery actions today.
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J. L. Summers
Peter Arden
Justice Rogers
West Main
The
Sentinel
Peter
Summers
Kansas City
Arden
No Flies on Pettis Train Robbery Prosecution
Pettis county braces after two robbers head to the penitentiary with more suspects detained in Greene county. Hon. W D Steele led a vigorous case to deter robbery, urging the jury to wipe out the stigma with firm justice.
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Pettis County
W D. Steele
Greene County
Missouri
Steele
Thousands of Miles of Telephone Lines Under Construction
Missouri and Kansas Telephone company expands with a thousand miles of poles and four million pounds of copper and iron wire, framing a vast new system to connect Missouri and Kansas City. The project costs about two hundred dollars per mile, excluding instruments and connections. The piece also recalls Ernie Bloss, a bicyclist traveling from Fort Worth to New York on a two thousand dollar wager, her real name Mrs Wayne, and her hunt for a deserting husband.
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Neigh
Jackson
Clay and Platte
Missouri
Johnson, Wyandotte
Leavenworth
Kansas
Kansas City
the Sentinel
Ernie Bloss
New York
Miss Bloss
Fort Worth
Tex
St. Louis
Spider web of telephone wires to connect Kansas City areas
The article describes a vast buildout of telephone lines linking Emporia Norton Fort Scott Lamar Cameron Iola and Parsons with Kansas City forming a spider like network. It notes ten circuits to St Joseph and five to Leavenworth and Atchison and hints at broader extensions. It also mentions a Sedalia resident's romantic sentiment as part of the piece.
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Boring
Kansas City
Emporia
Kas
Newton
Ft. Scott
Lamar
Springfield
Cothe
Cameron
Trenton
Iola
Parsons
Carrollton
Moberly
Marshall
Paris
Hannibal
Chillicothe
St. Joseph
Missouri River
Leavenworth
Atchison
Fourth of July Celebration Committees Meet Tonight
Committees for the Fourth of July event plan a meeting at the Sicher hotel tonight to finalize arrangements and report collections. Dr S K Crawford donates a mammoth tent measuring 250 by 200 feet for speakers. The music committee rehearses at the First Christian church and urges all to attend as the celebration aims to be the state’s biggest.
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Sicher
S. K. Crawford
First Christian Church
Licensed to Wed A J Whetton and A E Thompson
A. J. Whetton and A. E. Thompson, both of St. Louis, secured licenses to marry.
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A. J. Whetton and
A. E. Thompson
St. Louis
Front Renovation Begins at Ferguson Block
Work started yesterday on a handsome new front for the Bryant Tewemy Dry Goods Co. located in the Ferguson block, signaling a facelift to the store facade.
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Ferguson
Bryant-Tewemy Dry Goods Co
Bonds Ready for Refunding and City Bonds Held
The school board schedules an evening meeting to arrange the refunding of 5 per cent 10-20 bonds. About $30,000 already signed will be sent to Jefferson City and then to New York to exchange for old bonds, with $17,000 possibly late. Earliest July 1 redemption aims to gain six months of reduced interest. District news touches on Adams and ongoing trials and calls for clarity in reporting.
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Jefferson City
Dexter
New York
Disappearance of barber Jack Saunders Leaves Unsolved
Authorities question self harm theory as wife notes Saunders left Friday night with a quarter and razors from the Alamo barber shop. He reportedly sold one razor and another remains missing while a body found in Holstein river is tied to the case with unclear link.
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Jack Saunders
Saunders
Alamo
Mr. Davis
Courtney
In Sedalia Trials Charges Spark Call to Clear Injustice
During courtroom argument West and Stubblefield trials, charges of injustice were raised and urged to be investigated and cleared up. Lawyer Shain rejected bribery insinuations about defending E H Adams, asserting no money could sway him, a sentiment cheered by the audience.
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West
Stubblefield
Shain
E. H. Adams
Sedalia
Train Robbers Sentenced and Ordered to Jeff City
In a criminal court, West and Stubblefield were sentenced after appeals were filed. Stubblefield received 74 years with three fourths off for good behavior. West faced an appeal with bonds set at 10,000 dollars. Both men and their wives showed distress as sentences were pronounced. The court granted time to file the bill of exceptions and ordered appeals prosecuted at state expense, with hearings to Jefferson City scheduled for Thursday.
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West
Stubblefield
Longan
Williams
Cashman
Stub
Jefferson City
Larceny Cases Highlight Justice Court Arraignments
In the Justices Court Judge Burr discharged Mattie Flemming and Rebecca Moss after finding no evidence on grand larceny charges. Flemming pleaded guilty to stealing a gold pin on Battle Row last March and was sentenced to 10 days. Emmett Hardin received a continuance until next Saturday on a charge of robbing James Cain the stone mason.
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Mattie Flemming
Rebecca Moss
Burr
Mattie Fleming
Battle Row
Emmett Hardin
James Cain
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BAD Fruit Outlook
Manent Organization
M. & K. Telephone Company
Missouri and
A. W. McKenzie
Holstein
Tion
Adams
Jeff City
Supreme Court
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