Witnesses Testify Church Is Sane in Missouri Murder Trial
After about thirty witnesses the defense failed to prove insanity for William E. Church charged with killing his foster parents. Witnesses described brutal tendencies toward animals but deemed him sane, with both sides presenting medical experts to assess feigned or real insanity.
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Warrenton, Mo
William E. Church
H. W. Yeater
Church
L. D. Drake
Boonville Reformatorys
James L. Dawson
Dawson
W. W. Otis
Childs
Emil Schiermer
St. Louis
Lynch and
Galla
Journalist Joe Goddard and wife praised in Tipton
Editor Goddard of the Tip ton Times Gazette toured Sedalia yesterday. He is making a success with his paper, and his talented wife assists in editorial and local work and is also a skilled musician. The couple maintain a charming Tipton home.
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Joe Goddard
Tipton
Lawn Social by Calvary Episcopal Choir Guild
The Choir Guild of Calvary Episcopal church hosts a lawn social Thursday evening on church grounds. Ice cream and cake will be served.
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Choir Guild
The
Calvary Episcopal Church
Red Men Tribe Initiates Members at Apache Meeting
Flour is sold by F. Mulcahay. The Apache Tribe Improved Order of Red Men held a meeting last night and initiated Harry O. Moss J. B. Roe Riley Spillers J. S. E. McVey Charles M. Laippe and Elmer W. Wine. A reception committee was appointed to serve at the ball on July 4 at Liberty Park Hall: Fred Olmsted L. P. McDonald J. S. E. McVey and Eugene Porter.
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Harry O. Moss
J. B. Roe
Riley Spillers
J. S. E. McVey
Charles M. Laippe
Elmer W. Wine
Liberty Park Hall
Fred Olmsted
L. P. McDonald
Eugene Porter
Limestone Valley Stock Farm Sale Set for July 19
The twenty fifth semi annual sale at Limestone Valley stock farm will be held July 19 at the home of Messrs Monsees near Smithton. A fine lot of livestock will be sold with buyers from Missouri and adjoining states attending.
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Limestone Valley
Messrs. Monsees
Smithton
Missouri
Sedalia Beats Horton as Springfield Triumphs 7 0
Springfield defeats Sedalia 7 to 0 in the opener as Horton shuts down Sedalia’s bats. Dutch Perch drives in two with a homer, while Porter Hetling and others help Springfield's offensive spark in a quick, 1 hour 10 minute game.
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Springfield
Sedalia
Horton
Perch
Porter
Hetling
Persch
Wood
McDill
Hutter
Lee
Bunton
Zoellers
Perrine
Balters
Rohn
Smith
Persenh
Ee Zoellers
Schmidt
Ea of
SEDAL
Leavenworth Defeats Lola In Tight 5-4 Game
In Leavenworth Kansas on June 29 the Leavenworth team won 5 to 4 over Lola after scoring three runs in the seventh. Both pitchers were hit hard with Morgan and Seigle behind Leavenworth and Torrence and Ulrich for Lola.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Honors Even In Pittsburg Topeka Doubleheader
Pittsburg Kansas hosts a two game set with Topeka, splitting the doubleheader. In game one Halla held Pittsburg to poor hitting while Carter starred. umpire Owens ejected Cole for talking back. Game two saw Topeka win 4 16 with Henry and Sedabaugh pitching. Manager Baldwin of Pittsburg made trades involving Sedalia and St. Louis players, sparking local talk.
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Pittsburg
Topeka
Halla
Carter
Will
Cole
Owens
Henry
Baldwin
Sddie MccDill
Sedalia
Goldbugs
Danny Durand
Saints
Hughes
Friel
Abbott
Valley League
Topeka Journal
Barbed Wire Fences Fix Rural Phone Line Plan
The Fort Scott Republican reports a rural plan connecting phones along barbed wire fences. Each member pays 20 dollars for a personal phone. the remaining 8.50 funds line construction across about 100 miles, with posts where fences lack fencing and eight foot 2x4 tops. Total cost for phones and line is 760 dollars including four extension bells at central.
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Fort Scott Republican
Central
Wedding Romance Ties Miss Eva Canterbury to Mr Best in Sedalia
Miss Eva Canterbury and W A Best wed yesterday in the White House Hotel parlors Sedalia after meeting in Sioux City and a long courtship. The ceremony was by Rev George H Ayres. The couple plan a trip to St Louis and then Topeka for musical duties.
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Miss Canterbury
Sedalia
White House
Sioux City
Iowa
Seattle
Wash
Col. C. H. Zoll
Mr. Best
Buffalo
Ozarks
Vermillion, S. D
St. Louis
Topeka
Kas
ONLY RUSSIANS MAY FISH IN OKHOTSK WATERS
The Okhotsk fishing grounds near Vladivostok require vessels to be Russian with Russian crews and ban Japanese workers and river fishing within a mile of river mouths. Exclusive rights are held by the Russian Seal company, the East Siberian Fishing company, and one other. In September a ship delivered 37 tons of salmon to Vladivostok, while firms sent 20,100,000 pounds to Hamburg and 6,480,000 pounds to the Japanese government.
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Vladivostok
Sea of Okhotsk
Viadivostok
Russian Seal Company
East Siberian Fishing Company
Okhotsk
Hamburg
Joplin Miners Triumph Over Fort Scott in Muddy Tilt
Joplin defeated Fort Scott 4 to 2 in a muddy ball game before about 2200 fans. Lowell starred on the mound and in the field as the Miners returned from a tour, with Grooms and Armstrong handling batteries for Fort Scott and Vanderhill alongside Lowell for Joplin.
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Joplin
Lowell
Grooms and
Armstrong, Lowell and
Vanderhill
Funeral for Missouri Pacific engineer Harry McCarty
Funeral services for Harry McCarty, a Missouri Pacific engineer, were held at 4 p.m. at Fifth Street M E Church in Sedalia. Rev. J. J. Pritchett officiated with large attendance under the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Relatives Charles McCarty and M. M. McCarty attended. interment followed at the city cemetery with pallbearers J. V. Marquis Edward Hodges G. C. McClure E. J. Boling.
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Harry McCarty
Missouri Pacific
Jefferson City
Fifth Street
M. E
J. J. Pritchett
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Charles McCarty
Windsor
M. M. McCarty
Clifton City
Women of Abyssinia Emancipate Themselves in Barca Valley
In the Barca valley of Abyssinia a matriarchal community has women who emancipate themselves without drama. Women work. the home and its contents belong to the wife. A misdeed by the husband prompts banishment until a cow is given. The wife may strike camp with one third of joint possessions. Husbands mostly stay in their tent unless traveling.
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Barca
Abyssinia
Eddie McGurren Renews Corner Store at Main and Osage
Eddie McGurren repairs his Main and Osage street corner shop. The interior is being repainted and repapered to improve appearance and condition.
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Eddie McGurren
Main and
Osage Streets
Concordia St Pauls College Dismissed For Summer Vacation
St Pauls College at Concordia dismissed this morning. Thirty six students who have been attending the school passed through today en route to their homes to enjoy the summer vacation.
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St. Paul’s College
Concordia
Weather: Showers East and South then Fair Thursday
Generally fair conditions expected Thursday with showers targeting the east and south this afternoon or tonight. Cooler air moves in tonight to the northwest portion.
Lying at Poker And Bluffing In Club Games
A columnist critiques poker table deception in clubs where players inflate chip values and bluff loudly. It notes common practice of multiplying chip worth and the standard five dollar limit with one dollar jackpots. The piece warns casual listeners about inflated stakes and bravado at the table.
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John
Fortune in Alaska Gold Stolen on Pullman Car
Walter Scott of New York reported to police a theft of 12000 dollars in gold from a Pullman car between Pittsburg and Harrisburg. Scott, a Dawson City miner, said he earned the fortune in Alaska and believes the theft occurred while he slept aboard the train.
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Alaska
Dawson City
Charles Pudry Announces New Barber Assistant
Charles Pudry announces the Plaza barber shop has engaged W. P. White a former Sedalian from Joplin and an experienced workman to assist and provide prompt efficient service to all patrons.
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W. P. White
Sedalian
Joplin
The
Plaza
Wasn't That Sweet The Secret In Love's Whisper
A fragment from a romantic verse recalls a whispered confession of love. The speaker reflects on intimate assurances and the nerve of affection as eyes meet and a declaration of devotion fills the moment with happiness.
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Love
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