Weather Outlook Shows Showers and Thunderstorms
The report notes showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Wednesday forecasts sounder in the northwest with showers and storms in the southeast. Continued warmth expected across the area.
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1899
Page
4
The report notes showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Wednesday forecasts sounder in the northwest with showers and storms in the southeast. Continued warmth expected across the area.
Austin Delougherty longtime Missouri Pacific switchman dies at his post in Kansas City after years of service. The Katy line suffers delays from a washout near Klondike and a freight depot burglary at Ft Scott. Local rail workers and officials are named in incidents and changes.
In August 1597 Charles Shephard of Warrensburg was killed by a dummy while returning from Pertle Springs. His parents sued Pertle Springs R R and Water Co. The suit was compromised yesterday with plaintiffs paying costs and defendants paying damages.
James Campbell fireman Denison lumbago and rheumatism. W Reed section laborer Atoka rheumatism. Geo Scales brakeman Denison lumbago. J C Benjamin brakeman Sedalia dysentery. J M Moore fireman Denison wrenched foot and side. S B Scales blacksmith helper Parsons fever.
The Katy railroad cut staff at the local office and West Denison, with workers laid off in shifts of ten days. Charles Durham resumes duties at the Katy round house while coal storage at the old shops frees the company from coal shortages for months. George W. Scott leads his crew to Belton to start a new depot, described as large and well appointed.
Bell Sneed sues for divorce from H S Sneed alleging drunkenness and failure to provide, seeking custody of a 14 year old son and a 6 year old daughter. Another filing by R L Hendricks against Florence Hendricks cites abandonment as the grounds.
William Hunter a grocer on East Main Street died at his home at 3 10 this afternoon aged 63.
An old promotional snippet highlights Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs Arkansas set in the Ozarks. Describes mild bracing climate wild scenery and unequal medicinal waters with cheap excursion rates and Pullman sleepers from Kansas City. Requests readers to write Bryan Snyder Frisco line St Louis for the illustrated pamphlet.
Jno R Myers sells a half interest in his drug store at Second and Ohio to Jno P Dow who hails from Mertz Hale's and has served in the U S forces in Cuba.
Harry J Williams a member of the Denver and Rio Grande band passed west yesterday afternoon after leaving the Elks convention on their way home to Salida Colorado He is a brother in law of Jules Schmidt of this city.
The president of France receives a salary of $125,000 with additional allowances raising annual income to $250.00 per year.
A Public Opinion excerpt describes how a cavalry horse shares the fears and fate of battle as lines form. It notes horses sense calls, may bolt or surge, and risk fatal wounds but often endure to rally with riders before perishing or fleeing.
The article explains why red clothing provokes strong aggression in bulls and other animals. It links red to blood and bodily harm, noting that blood’s color and smell create fear and frenzy in geese, turkeys, sheep, horses, and cattle when exposed to red cloth or the scent of blood.
Afriend advises binding the limb firmly but not tightly to prevent swelling and applying a temporary splint made from available materials. The splint should be padded and secured with cloth strips from clothing to avoid further injury before professional care.
A South London dealer explains oyster aging by shell hinge lines, each line equaling one year. An oyster reaches four years, deemed old enough to vote and marry, but can still be eaten past thirty with notable stories of long-lived shells.
The German Lutheran congregation met at the Sixth and Lafayette church Sunday to approve building a new school house. Since Rev. Theo Bundenthal began guiding the church over a year ago membership has grown and larger quarters are needed. A committee including Teacher Koch Claus Grother Henry Maas Henry J Fisher Henry Johns and Herman Rankin was appointed to remove the old school house and erect the new facility to be ready for the September session.
A theatrical anecdote describes an actor hiding in a barrel to overhear a scene, causing a disturbance when a swarm of wasps disrupts the performance. The second passage outlines the extreme security around the Russian imperial train with sentinels, vacated houses, and secret smaller stations to avert danger.
Advertisement for The Life and Achievements of Admiral Dewey by Murat Halstead. Claims 500 plus pages, 8x10 inch format, near 100 halftone illustrations with a color map. Priced at $1.50. Offers large commission and free outfit. Appeal to agents and push for quick writing to The Dominion Company in the Cox Building Chicago.
William Jackson, arrested earlier at the request of W E Staley for allegedly stealing a watch, has brought a suit seeking 2000 dollars in damages claiming to have suffered harm to his good name.
In Jefferson City Dewey leads fourteen dogs and a goat for a Fourth celebration fund. Rich Hill plans a street fair next fall using the money raised. Harrisonville reports continued good picking with an envelope trick and a hidden twenty dollar bill. A Jamesport boy defined whisky revenue as internal revenue.
A 56 year old woman with stomach cancer underwent total gastrectomy on Sept 6 1897 and lived fourteen months post operation. She left hospital May 1898 and appeared well until August. A second cancer in the abdominal cavity caused her death in October 1898, not from nutrition loss. The Medical Record calls this the most wonderful triumph in modern surgery and asserts stomach removal is not fatal.
Catholic churches in Cincinnati may not sing certain masses as they resemble operatic music or seem too stagey. The diocese committee on church music will review each piece before it is allowed to be sung.
The infant of William Knight, born Sunday, died today. The Second Regiment band plans the second concert of the series at Liberty Park on Thursday evening.
MLE offers a weekly Thursday evening train from Kansas City via Union Pacific to Portland in 72 hours. The tourist car provides comfort at low cost with Parisian style service for ladies and traveling children. Berths available for San Francisco or Los Angeles passengers with one car change, porters onboard. Ticket offices listed at 1000 Main Street, 1038 Union Avenue, and Union Station.
The Vienna Barber and Wigmakers Union imposes tough exams for new members. Applicants must prove knowledge of razor and brush disinfection and blade sharpening. Successful candidates must complete two years of apprenticeship before opening a shop, with three years required for women barbers.
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