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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1902
Page
2
The Sentinel announces James Montgomery as a candidate for prosecuting attorney, pending the Democrats of Pettis County choice. It also announces C. C. Kelly as a candidate for prosecuting attorney, pending the action of the Republican party.
Announcement that Judge O. E. Parsons seeks re nomination for Probate Judge of Pettis County subject to the Democratic convention on August 11 1902.
James H. Doyle announces candidacy for Probate Judge pending action by the Democratic convention. He seeks support from party members and voters statewide as the process moves through the convention.
James A. Robb announces candidacy for Pettis County circuit clerk nomination, subject to Republican party wishes. He signals party alignment and seeks primary support.
James C. Connor is a candidate for constable of Sedalia township subject to the Democratic party action.
James N. Harper is a candidate for the constable nomination of Sedalia township subject to action by the Republican party.
The name of W. L. Cress is announced as a candidate for Judge of the Western District of Pettis County subject to the Democratic County Convention action.
An announcement lists J. L. Smith as a candidate for justice of the peace in Sedalia township subject to Republican party action. It also names E. R. Wilson of Green Ridge township as a candidate for judge of the county court in the Western district subject to Democratic party action.
Judge N. H. Rogers announces his candidacy for re nomination as justice of the peace in Sedalia township subject to the will of the Republican party.
Announced as a candidate for renomination for County Recorder pending action by the Democratic convention. Lee Looney seeks to continue as County Recorder, outlining platforms and experience for the party's endorsement.
The Cleveland Leader argues Boers can keep racial individuality under new leadership whether loyal to Britain or steering toward independence. It notes the Boers’ long fight for independence and suggests another rebellion is distant, with Transvaal and Orange Free State having made their supreme effort.
Local note from Coffeyville papers claims whiskey and baseball ended Larry Powers career. Powers worked as a bartender and had easy access to the teddy, suggesting the sport itself did not cause his decline.
Electric railways extend like spider webs into Ohio and Indiana as Missouri dates loom for similar expansion. The fragment notes an ongoing transport boom with plans for further growth in the Midwest.
Sentinel notes Sedalia is seen as a future center for a radar system. A proposal by J. B. Quigley last winter would have secured the project, but opposition halted it.
The passage questions Crowninshield’s possible wartime orders and his chance to redeem himself, noting the public opinion and arguing that fighting strength should not favor Schley.
The text notes only Theodore Roosevelt remains a viable candidate for the Presidency at this time. Other figures deem early candidacy inexpedient but open to recall or recognition later.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic National Committee faces accusations of indifference to the Tom L. Johnson presidential movement. The text suggests the stance may align with Johnson’s wishes or tactics.
A Sedalia Missouri railway conductor has filed a bankruptcy petition, prompting reflection on the changing railroad business. The writer notes past practices where money tied to bell cards benefited the company or the conductor, boosting home ownership and rentals, and questions whether the right to “knock down” has shifted to corporations.
An advertisement from Willow Grove Delaware touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a certain cure for piles and a remedy for skin diseases and wounds. It claims operations are unnecessary and warns against counterfeits from W. E. Bard Drug Company.
Cash is the best equivalent for property. If you want to sell your real estate see E. T. Thomson, Act elsewhere in this issue.
Reading notice states that the Children's day exercises scheduled for today are postponed until Tuesday. Authorities urge participants to adjust plans and await further updates.
Sunday morning events at First Baptist Church were postponed to Tuesday night due to heavy rain that kept many children away.
A Sedalia carpenter Mr C B Brown testifies that back pain from kidney trouble improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He bought a box at W E Bard Drug Co and felt better after part of the treatment, then fully recovered. The ad notes price and Foster Milburn Co as US agents.
The Republic publishes a handsome picture of Mrs W D Steele of Sedatka, noted as a popular and gifted musician.
D Scott Currin of Loganton Pa hails One Minute Cough Cure as the best remedy for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. Mothers praise its quick safe action and pleasant taste claiming it yields to croup and grips fast while doctors may be late. W E Bard Drug Company markets it.
An old grocery ad urges shoppers to ask their grocer for Red Cross Baul Blue. The large two ounce package is advertised at five cents, highlighting it as a household essential.
Sedalia businessmen met to promote several factories to be started in the city. The Missouri Pacific division change led to some residents leaving, an outcome viewed as a stimulus for better developments here.
A sequence of property transfers recorded in Sedalia includes Mattie L. H. Plannett to Henry Keller for northwest and east Sedalia, a trustee deed from J G Dillard to EB Burnett Gatlin, Charles E. Yeater and wife to Porter Real Estate Co in Shop Addition, and multiple other fees and parcels across Sedalia Dresden and Longwood Townships. Names include J G Dillard, EB Burnett Gatlin, Porter Real Estate, Anna Rk Aldridge, Dewitt M. Ricks, Kingsley Lee, James M. Lee, John Beardsley, Newton J. Billingsley, James H. Brookmire, Henry Schmidt, William Tedford, GG C McClure, Ida McClure. Amounts range from 1000 to 4400 dollars.
George Schaub of New Lebanon Ohio reports his wife suffered back pain for eight weeks until using Chamberlains Pain Balm from local druggists. After a few days she felt reborn and the pains vanished enabling her to resume household duties.
Stanberry will build a new Christian church at a cost of SLO.00 with more than S7500 already raised toward the project.
Missouri reports twenty nine cities with populations over four thousand, a coal rich region spanning twenty five thousand square miles, and a public debt of 5 80 839.
An old drugstore ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for melancholy, restless nights, and sorrowful days. The W. E. Bard Drug Co. offers the product priced at 35 cents.
Windsor coal offered for cooking and heating at 3.00 per ton with full weight guaranteed. Fresh and green wood available in cord or stove lengths. Call at yards or by phone. A. J. Fults & Co., 412 East Twelfth Street, Queen City. Phone 21. Bell 84.
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