CODDING Named Express Agent for Sedalia Postmaster
An express agent in line for the Sedalia postmaster job is E. L. Codding. The nomination places Codding as a leading candidate for the office and signals strong local support.
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1906
Page
1
An express agent in line for the Sedalia postmaster job is E. L. Codding. The nomination places Codding as a leading candidate for the office and signals strong local support.
Seventh District Representative Wellborn endorses E E Codding for Sedalia postmaster in a Washington letter dated March 17 1906. The move signals party support and narrows the field, with Harry L Moore stating his own bid and record as a 24 year clerk remain central to his case. Dr Ira T Bronson also seeks the post, relying on Senator Warner and Grand Army backers.
Bituminous coal operators gather in Indianapolis for an Interstate Operators Association meeting while miners hold a separate session. Robbins is ousted as operator leader. J H Winder named temporary chair to back a tonnage voting plan and ease wage dispute with miners.
Washington March 19 Charles Francis editor of the Troy New York Times was today nominated as ambassador to Austro Hungary. Francis was formerly minister to Greece.
J. H. Struck & Son awarded the contract to build a new residence valued at $3500 for Missouri Pacific Dispatcher Miller near Liberty Park.
In regular session the county court issued a dramshop license to Charles Raiffeisen and disposed of routine business including approving bills and other ordinary matters.
Reports from nurserymen indicate 80 percent of Texas fruit is ruined by a widespread freeze. Estimated losses reach about 800000 dollars across the state as of March 19 in Houston.
Thomas Bascom, a Springfield telegraph operator, was sentenced in La Porte Ind to two to fourteen years in prison for throwing a switch that caused a disastrous Summand Indiana wreck.
Mrs Driskell mother of G W Driskell a former county superintendent of schools in this county was carried from her home at Eleventh and Ingram avenues to Maywood hospital on a stretcher after a fall that injured her hip.
A watchman at Jorgenson's Furniture Store was bound and gagged by robbers early this morning. The thieves forced open the safe and stole $2200 before fleeing. Chicago police are investigating.
David Hauser of Salisbury Missouri has moved to Pettis County and will reside with his family on the former Dick Olmstead farm which Mr Hauser recently purchased.
The choir concert at First Christian Church, scheduled for tonight, has been postponed to the evening of April 2. The change affects attendees and participants awaiting the performance update from church organizers.
Billy Ryder, aged ten, re embraced Catholicism and attended a confessional service last Wednesday, marking a return to his religious roots.
Kansas City mourners recall General Billy Ryder as interment finally proceeds at Mount St. Marys after Father Dalton blocks a Union cemetery burial. Former Governor Crittenden and Father Dalton recount Ryder birth in Ireland, service in St. Louis, and a life marked by contradictions from church loyalty to street battles.
Garrison Dawson, 74, nearly blind, was rescued by neighbors when his Twentieth and Kentucky street home caught fire likely from hot embers. His clothing and left side were badly burned as he tried to fight the blaze with no insurance claimed, while neighbors and fire crews battled a small house fire.
In Sedalia a severe fuel shortage unfolds with hundreds of coal orders pending in local offices that cannot be filled. Officials report supply constraints and rising demand threaten daily operations.
Sedalia endures a coal famine with railroads easing supply for public utilities. The Stanley Coal Co holds contracts for the railway, electric, and water works, arranging coal deliveries to keep plants operating. Sedalia High School closes for a day amid uncertain fuel, then plans a reopening as coal reach remains uncertain.
The testimony shows that the stock was held for others with Standard Oil attorney Mr. Eddy speaking for the witness. H. Clay Pierce is expected to testify, while Secretary Nicholas’ appearance was waived due to illness, as reported in the ongoing inquiry.
Washington on March 19 reports the executive committee of the American Federation of Labor meeting to discuss the typographical strike the coal strike and all legislation pending in Congress.
Destructive tremors in Formosa cause at least two thousand casualties. Reports describe widespread panic, collapsed buildings, and mounting relief efforts as international agencies monitor recovery.
Two severe Formosa quakes hit the southern and central regions on Saturday, causing eight thousand deaths and injuries. Destruction devastates life and property. Taipei relief efforts rise as doctors and nurses travel to aid victims amid a broader note on Formosa’s geography, population, and trade.
Severe winter weather blankets Missouri and the Midwest with several inches of snow reported. Weather officials warn travelers to stay home as schools close and services suspend amid the storm.
Sedalia reports a three hour snow and sleet storm halting street railway service and fueling shortages as railroads blamed for fuel scarcity. Across Colorado and New Mexico, snowslides devastate mines, destroying tramways and sleep quarters while Japanese section men are held at gunpoint and mine losses reach hundreds of thousands.
Misourri oyster suit hearings continue in St. Louis with H. Clay Pierce expected to testify. Republic Oil executives including President Nichols and officials from Waters-Pierce and Standard Oil attend with stock books and contracts. McKee admits no Republic Oil stock despite officer role.
The Missouri Pacific engineer J C Rhoades died Saturday in St Louis. Remains arrive Tuesday at 2 25 and funeral services follow at Epworth M E Church at 3 30 officiated by Rev S W McClure. He belonged to B of L E Knights of Pythias and George R Smith post G A R. Pallbearers to be drawn from these groups. burial in city cemetery.
John Buckley is reported to be at death's door this afternoon at his sister Mrs. Mary Sullivan's home located at 616 South Engineer Street. His ailment is listed as general debility.
Private message reports Mrs Media French aunt of Mrs J C Warren died in Portsboro Texas at 6 o clock this morning from a paralytic stroke. She was sister to Mrs John May of North Grand Avenue and is survived by her husband Mr French. The French family moved to Texas from Sedalia about twenty five years ago.
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