Man from Duree jailed on obscene letter charge
G Dilcom of Duree Benton county was jailed by U S Commissioner Jeffries in default of $500 bail for mailing an obscene letter to Mrs Chilsom. He previously faced a $10 fine and costs for illegal liquor selling and awaits further action by Federal Judge Phillips.
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U. S
Jeffries
G. Dilcom
Duree
Benton County
Chilsom
Dilcom
Phillips
Clinton
Boonville Man Ellsworth Evans To Die In April
Missouri supreme court affirms first degree murder verdict against Ellsworth Evans of Boonville and schedules death by hanging for April 12. Evans, a Black man, killed Boonville policeman William L. Hennicke with a pistol.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
Sherwood
Ellsworth Evans
Boonville
Evans
William L. Hennicke
Slavery Marriages Deemed Legal by Supreme Court
Jefferson City reports Judge Valliant issued an important supreme court opinion on Tuesday declaring slavery marriages to be legal marriages, settling a controversy among Negroes.
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Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Valliant
Body found in Missouri river with heavy stone attached
In Lexington Missouri on March 13 the body of a roughly 40 year old white man was recovered four miles below town. A sixty pound stone was tied to his neck and a bruise atop his right eye suggested foul play. In his pockets were two silver dimes ten pennies a knife two lead pencils and a comb. A 16 size Elgin open faced gold filled watch with a brass chain and agate horse head charm was attached. The body appeared to have been in the water for several days.
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Lexington
Elgin
Rechow Murder Trial Opens in Kansas City
The trial of Fred Rechow of Bolivar Missouri for the murder of Hilton Turner a black man in October 1899 began in the criminal court at Kansas City this morning. Six attorneys are aiding the defense John Lucas B L Woodson Milton J Oldham Joe Upton Mr Fuqua and Judge Rechow father of the defendant all from Polk County.
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Fred Rechow
Bolivar
Hilton Turner
Kansas City
Rechow
John Lucas
B. L. Woodson
Milton J. Oldham
Joe’ Upton
Fuqua
Judge Rechow
Polk County
St. Louis Brokers Assign In Deed Of Assignment
Gaylord Blessing & Co., a longtime St. Louis brokerage firm, filed a deed of assignment. Liabilities are admitted to exceed assets by $50,000. The deed lists Samuel A. Gaylord and John H. Blessing as the sole firm members, covering all real and personal properties.
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St. Louis
Gaylord, Blessing & Co
Samuel A. Gaylord
John H. Blessing
Will Niagara Falls Fail Under Private Water Use
Congressman Scudder of New York warns that 300 000 cubic feet per minute flowing through the Chicago canal could drain the Great Lakes. He cites proposed Cleveland to Ohio River canal enlargements and Erie Canal expansion as further risks. Private corporations are said to be diverting large water volumes above the falls.
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Niagara Falls
Congressman Scudder
New York
Chicago Canal
Great Lakes
Cleveland
Ohio River
Erie Canal
Missouri Pacific Annual Meeting and Rail Upgrades
At the Missouri Pacific Railway annual meeting in St Louis directors were elected with Gates replacing Eckert and Bixby replacing Clark. The report notes heavier traffic with 691,718 more passengers and 919,365 more tonnage, plus 2,000 box cars and 500 furniture cars ordered as steel spans replace iron trestles and bridges on the St Louis to Kansas City line.
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Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Equitable
St. Louis
George J. Gould
Russell Sage
Edwin Gould
Louis Fitzgerald
John P. Munn
Frank J. Gould
Howard Gould
Samuel Sloan
James DeWolf Cutting
Fred T. Gates
C. G. Warner
Russell Harding
W. K. Bixby
Thomas T. Eckert
W. K Bixby
S. H. H. Clark
Gates
John D. Rockefeller
Bixby
American Car and Foundry Company
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain Railway
Warner
Missouri Pacific Railway
Kansas City
Kansas City Northwestern Railroad
Iron Mountain and Southern
New York
Wall Street
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Eastern
Denver
Salt Lake City
Utah
Local Work Crews Listed by Rail Company
The list names workers including George Gilbert of Denison a trucker Peter Maze and C A Maloy both firemen in Denison Martin Powell a brakeman in Smithville A L Thomas a blainsmith in Denison R Donnely a wiper in Parsons Frank Turner Jack Brown both section laborers in Dallas Ernest Goodman a bridgeman in San Marcos and L Pellerton a fireman in Denison A H Harris a brakeman in Franklin Junction.
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Denison
Peter Maze
Smithville
Martin Powell
Smith
A. L. Thomas
Blainsmith
R. Donnely
Wiper
Parsons
Frank Turner
Dallas
Jack Brown
Ernest Goodman
Bridgeman
San
C. A. Maloy
L. Pellerton
A. H. Harris
Franklin Junction
Yard collision injures car on main track at Missouri Pacific
Last night around seven, wind blew a car from track 1 of the Missouri Pacific yards onto the main line. The car struck a second wagon being switched, causing considerable damage to both trains and rolling stock.
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Missouri Pacific
Railroad workers face layoffs amid injuries and service notes
Brakeman McCarthy and Brakeman Armstrong of the Missouri Pacific are laid off. Conductor B. L. Walker resumes after days off. Fireman Wiley, Missouri Pacific, is laid off with a left hand injury. The B. of R. T. meets at East Sedalia hall next Sunday at 1 30. Katy hospital reports record patient census.
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Brakeman McCarthy
Missouri Pacific
Brakeman Armstrong
B. L. Walker
Katy
Wiley
B. of R. T
East Sedalia
Sedalia invited to join Missouri Kansas league proposal favored
Sedalia is invited to join a new eight club league including Joplin Nevada Pittsburg Kas Webb City Carthage Parsons and Jefferson City. A short schedule will be played and Sedalia is expected to field a strong team. A local budget note reports Pork prices rose on the Chicago market.
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L. J. Galbreath
Sporting News
St. Louis
Sedalia
Joplin
Nevada
Pittsburg
Kas
Webb City
Carthage
Parsons
Jefferson City
Express wagon divers arraigned for license nonpayments
Warren Craighead Frank Williams and Wade Wilferng divers of express and baggage wagons were arraigned in police court this morning for failure to pay their licenses.
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Warren Craighead
Frank Williams
Wade Wilferng
Tyrolean Concert to Play at First Christian Church
The Tyrolean Concert company performs this evening in the city at the First Christian church under the ministers' lecture association auspices.
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First Christian Church
Ministers’ Lecture Association
Bard's Blue Ribbon Toothbrush Offers Money Back Guarantee
A Bard advertisement promises a money back guarantee if the Blue Ribbon Toothbrush sheds bristles. The notice emphasizes quality and consumer protection for buyers seeking a reliable dental care tool.
Two Good Shows at Wood's Opera House This Week
The W M C A and Mrs Carrie Nation target bars and saloons in the United States. Palmer's Ten Nights in a Bar Room comes Thursday March 14 with music mirth and tears and a strong moral. Bargain prices.
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Wood
Opera House
Carrie Nation
United States
Palmer
Town Topics Farce at Opera House Friday March 15
The Broadway comedians company led by William H. Mack brings Town Topics, a top laugh maker, to the opera house Friday March 15 after touring major cities for several seasons.
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William H. Mack
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