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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1906
Page
6
As the season nears, chatter around longtime players heats up, with scouts and executives weighing comebacks and potential moves. Clubs monitor fitness, contract situations, and the evolving role of aging stars in bullpen and lineup plans.
West association notes report Eli Cates seeks a berth with the Joplin Miners while Walter Quiesser moves to Indianapolis. The piece also mentions Topeka’s Welter case reopen, Wichita’s Billy Friel infield promise, and Dan O Leary bought from Indianapolis as Wichita consolidates its roster.
A list of discussion prompts on act I of Shakespeare’s King Lear prepared for the Clio club. Items probe dating, sources, character roles, motives, and dramatic purpose, with attention to Cordelia, Lear, Edmund, Kent, and scenes one to three.
Fans at Wichita protested last season's grandstand crowd by limiting season tickets for women to 1 dollar for all games. Stage tickets cost 15 cents. Women had been admitted free due to crowd size, causing scarce seating at many games.
News item traces a spirited contest between the Hill and Harriman railroad factions seeking dominance in Pacific Northwest commerce. Key figures and entities from both sides maneuver for leverage, with potential shifts in routes, cargo rights, and regional influence.
The article details a West Coast rail war between Harriman and Hill interests after the Washington Northern Railway’s formation. It notes construction rushes toward Portland and Seattle, terminal land acquisitions at Tacoma, and forecasts for completion to outpace rivals. It lists large rolling stock orders by Missouri, Kansas and Texas and updates on Katy railroad personnel and an injured brakeman’s recovery.
CATSO IN THE MARKETS open with hogs and cattle higher in Chicago Kansas City and St Louis. Chicago hogs 40 000 with 5c up cattle 20000 10c higher. KC hogs 4000 up 5c cattle 6006 up 10c. St Louis hogs 8000 up 5c cattle 3000 up 10c. Chicago hogs light to heavy priced from 6.10 to 6.54 and 6.10 to 6.50 respectively. Leftover 4000 mixed 6.20 to 6.40 rough 6.19 to 6.20. Estimated Chicago hogs Tuesday 20000 with 3835 3 8 28.
Among today's arrivals at Sedana hotels are Huckins Drumuie Emerson of Bowling Green. H C Adair of Clinton. W C Strickland of St. Louis. E L Cooter of Kansas City. C A Eiley of Detroit. William Swan of Kansas City. Delmar W H Barnett of St. Louis. S B Jones of Versailles. Keisers Dr A H P Bohning of Lincoln Mo. H A Young and wife of Versailles. Mrs Ira Butterfield of Knob Noster. W E Cundiff of Topeka Kas.
Grocers offer a six cent two ounce package promoting a whitening product named Red Croxa Pall Blue. The ad urges consumers to keep fabrics white and avoid yellowing.
Will Deutschler was arrested Sunday by Deputy Constable E R Adams on a charge of assaulting Harvey Smith. The case is set for a hearing before Justice D Kinsey on Wednesday March 7. Deutschler was released on bond.
Work begins on the highest railroad bridge in the world spanning the Royal Gorge near Denver Colorado. The 2800 foot height above the Arkansas River will make the river sound inaudible and render the stream as a thin thread of silver. A San Jose California syndicate plans the project to establish an interurban electric railway system in Fremont county.
J A Folgar and Co announces featuring Folger high grade coffee and teas. For two years they have handled Folger Coffee and now offer Folger teas at 25 and 56 cents per package with a money back guarantee if not the best.
A historical market page lists commodity prices including corn at 54 to 60 cents per bushel, wheat around 2.30 to 2.70 per cwt, oats 60 to 79 cents, and various hay types at 9 to 12 dollars per ton. Poultry and eggs show spring chickens at nine cents each, geese and ducks priced per pound, and sorghum per gallon.
The First Congregational church hosts a hot supper on Tuesday March 6 from 5 to 8 pm. Price is 15 cents. Everyone is welcome.
In St. Louis Archbishop J. J. Glennon criticizes theater attendance as decadence. He warns against nightly theatregoing, calling it a procession of moral lepers and denouncing depictions of vice as a danger to Christians.
Miss Ocie Tanner visits Colorado. E. S. Shortridge returns from Tipton. W. McClure of Muskogee visits. J. B. Smith tours Tipton and Versailles. Mrs. Lonnie Warren departs for Los Angeles. Rev Kilkenney of Warrensburg visits. May McNair of Lamonte shops here. E. T. Leftwich calls on Otterville patrons. Harry E. Agee of LaMonte records business here. C. C. Clingun and S. P. Huff of LaMonte visit. A J McGruder returns from Hughesville. Mrs A A Brown returns from Jefferson City. Holmes Rall spends weekend with relatives. Frank Gross sails to Osage county. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scott visit Sweet Springs. Mr. and Mrs. W J Crawford return from Lamonte. J M Fleming and family from Parsons accompany funeral procession. return home tonight.
Very Ultimate introduces fine bench work shoes with custom fit, expert fitters, and materials priced 3 1/2 to 4 dollars. New hats caps and shirts are on display today, urging customers to choose sizes before they’re gone.
Colorado Springs report describes A. K. Cutting proving a dual or astral body by photographing the missing forefinger of brakeman Joseph Murphy after an accident. Cutting also claims a photograph of his deceased father via forehead concentration, aligning with Theosophist ideas.
St. Omer Commandery No 11 Knights Templar will meet in regular conclave Tuesday March 6 at 7 30 p m You are requested to be present Visiting Sir Knights fraternally invited C B Baker E C J W Mallery Secretary
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