Departure for the Pen: Farewell Scenes at the Jail
Report details the departure of West and Stubblefield, two train robbers sentenced to ten years, with scenes at the jail and depot. West breaks down, while Stubblefield remains composed, expresses remorse, and urges friends to learn from his past, as Sheriff Williams notes growing trust in his stated reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubblefield
West
Jim
Sheriff Williams
Joe Dillard
Jefferson City
Jonathan Abbott
Bncb
Peter
Applying the Screw
A compact assortment of prices and names appears to be a ledger or ad list with various place labels such as Lon Ia and Longwood along with numeric values and cents. The fragmentary text reads like a catalog of items or services with irregular spacing and missing context.
Messenger Boys--Wistare and 1899 School Rates
School rates for 1899 list towns and charges including Beaman Camp Branch Dresden Campville Dunksburg Georgetown Green Ridge Houstonia Hughesville with varied cents and dollars. A separate item recalls a near-tragic chase on East Fifth Street as two messenger boys flee a gun toting man then dodge a pursuing train and mock drama ending with no warrant issued. Photographs of fine stock credited to Phil Adams and Sam Gilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaman
Camp Branch
Dresden
Campville
Dunksburg
Georgetown
Green Ridge
Houstonia
Hughesville
Indictments in Knob Noster vandalism case against D M Wyrick
Three indictments were returned against D M Wyrick for malicious mischief and destroying property near Knob Noster Missouri. Wyrick is jailed in Oklahoma as authorities pursue him. bonds set at 500 on the first three indictments and 100 on the second. The Bank of Knob Noster backs the prosecution amid past farmyard arson cattle shootings and fence cutting in a reign of terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Warrensburg
D. M. Wyrick
Wyrick
Oklahoma
Keith
Knob Noster
Jarrett
Circuit Court
Sedalia
Miller County
Allan Pinkerton
West
Pinkerton
Missouri Pacific
Negro Democrats plan Missouri league convention in St Louis
C J Walker of Kansas City heads the Missouri Negro Democratic League arranging a three day convention starting July 20 at the Jefferson club hall in St Louis with delegates from Kansas City Sedalia St Joseph Springfield Harrisonville and Jefferson City. Harry R Graham of Harrisonville is president and L A Tullman of Kansas City is vice president. A separate domestic dispute over a telegram misdelivered triggers a family quarrel on East Fifth with a mother in law accusing a wife of flirting and a mistaken message, leading to a tense dispute among neighbors and horse picture collection by E B Quisenberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Sedalia
Katy
Fifth Street
C. J. Walker
Kansas City
Missouri Negro Democratic League
Jefferson Club Hall
St. Louis
Sedalia
St. Joseph
Springfield
Harrisonville
Jefferson City
Harry R. Graham
League
L. A. Tullman
East Fifth
ALL THE SINGERS Readied for Grand Fourth of July Chorus
Sedalia mobilizes for a major Fourth of July chorus with strong vocal talent. A large rehearsal drew many participants at the First Christian church, though organizers aim for fuller participation and have formed church committees to gather singers across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
First Christian Church
Wreck at the Sedalia Mills Hits 35HP Engine
The Sedalia wooden mill engine, 35 horsepower, exploded into fragments yesterday afternoon injuring none and leaving 35 workers unemployed. Jack McCasland ran the engine before it suddenly failed with the cylinder head knocked out, the crank shaft broken, and the massive balance wheel shattered. Proprietor Bell Hutchinson is away, delaying action until his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Jack McCaslaund
McCasland
Bell Hutchinson
Baptist Excursion to El Dorado Springs Attracts Large Crowd
A Baptist excursion from the city leaves in two sections morning with about 1 000 travelers aboard. Estimates place near 2 000 people on the trip to El Dorado Springs. First section led by Conductor Ross and Engineer Burkheimer. second by Conductor Turner and Engineer Shane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Dorado Springs
Ross
Burkheimer
Turner
Shane
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Lonia
Kemp
Lamonte
Longwood
Lookout
Manilla
Newlands
Postal
Smithton
Stokely
Techeville
Thornleigh
Messenger Boys
Wistare
East Fifth ST
Phil Adams
Sam Gilman
Varick Uyder
Johnson County
Sedalia Bloodhound
Noster
United States
Wwsatana
Wyricks
Shoemaker
E B Quisenberry
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
R.C. Biles
Bus. Mgr
P. H. Lanngree
Notary Public
Pettis Co
the Mills
Luva
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