Missouri State Fair Board Locks Gates for Sunday Visitors
The Missouri State fair board met in Sedalia to decide Sunday admissions. A 25 cent gate charge was approved for those on grounds with business, while Governor Folk announced as speaker for Governor's Day. A list of new superintendents and assistants was approved as part of fair preparations.
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Missouri State Fair Board
Sedalia
Resu
Ayrshire
T. W. Bast
I. C. Hayman
Folk Lad
Agreement Eludes Miners and Operators on Wages
Miners and mine operators fail to agree on a new wage scale leaving negotiations at an impasse. No settlement was reached after discussions chaired by industry officials.
Joint Conference In Session Over 1903 Scale Modifications
The joint conference of coal miners and operators reconvened in Indianapolis to debate Winder's substitution to adopt the 1905 scale with modifications. Acrimonious exchanges followed as A J Moorshead claimed high daily pay under current terms while Walker defended him as misstatement. The convocation adjourned to meet at 2 PM.
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A. J. Moorshead
Illinois
Walker
Fire in Cassidy building near Hoffman block causes $500 damage
A blaze on the third floor originated in a kitchen flue during the afternoon in the Cassidy building at Fifth and Ohio streets. Firemen contained it quickly with about $500 damage, mostly from water and smoke, and no insurance is reported for the residents affected.
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Cassidy Building
Hoffman Block
Fifth
Ohio Streets
E. Bowles
Hoffman Building
Baldwin
Hanna Baldwin
H. O. Ross
Cassidy
Prince Arthur of Connaught Visits Vancouver Arrival
Prince Arthur of Connaught arrives by the Empress from Yokohama for a Canadian tour and a private reception in Vancouver. He recently represented King Edward VII in Japan to confer the Order of the Garter on the Japanese Emperor. He will stay a few days to shoot and fish locally before departing to Ottawa.
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Vancouver
B. C
Prince Arthur of
Canada
Prince Arthur
Ottawa
Canadian Pacific
Rockies
Fight the White Plague Tells of Canadian Tuberculosis Crusade
Ottawa reports the Canadian Association for the Prevention of Consumption holds its sixth annual meeting in the House of Commons rooms with physicians and health officials attending from across the Dominion. Senator Edwards chairs the afternoon session while Lt Governor Earl Grey presides at night, and Dr. Arthur J. Richer of Montreal delivers a public lecture illustrated by stereopticon plates. The gathering weighs steps to curb tuberculosis and the role of sanitariums, noting 1901 census deaths at 9709.
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Dominion of Canada
Edwards
Earl Grey
Normal School
Arthur J. Richer
Montreal
Association
Senate
House of Commons
Canada
Perkins Seeks Liberty in Habeas Corpus Case
Former New York Life executive, linked to Laf Ceny, applies for a writ of habeas corpus seeking release. The case centers on alleged detention and legal grounds for challenging custody.
Larceny Charge Tied to Campaign Funds Involves Morgan Aide
Geo W Perkins, former vice president of New York Life and partner of J Pierpont Morgan, faces grand larceny charges for distributing 48702.50 of insurer funds to Conelius H Bliss, treasurer of the national Republican campaign committee. A habeas corpus petition seeks release as the case moves to higher courts.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
New York
Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Perkins
Edward Reardon
Reardon
Jerome
Moss
Horses Sold At Missouri State Fair Ground Sale
A combination horse sale at the Missouri State fair grounds led by W J Crouch Col C J Hieronymus and Col R L Harriman sold 65 horses and mules, averaging $200. Purchasers praised the German coach saddle and trotting breeds. Organizers plan an annual sale despite poor roads and weather.
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Missouri State Fair Grounds
W. J. Crouch
Crouch & Son
C. J. Hieronymus
R. L. Harriman
C. J
Kemp Hieronymus
Frank Martin
Veterans at Love Feast Third Annual Meeting
The Blue and the Gray hold their third annual Love Feast gathering in Atlanta Georgia with veterans from both sides expected to participate in a day of remembrance and unity.
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Atlanta
Blue
Gray
Two Day Reunion in Washington Prompts National Veterans Rally
Atlanta March 28 The Blue and the Gray holds its third annual meeting with G A R Confederate Veterans Spanish War Veterans and Army and Navy Union delegates. A grand public rally is planned in Washington D C with free transport proposed for needy veterans and a parade before the president.
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St. Louis Fair
Biue
Gray
Army and Navy Union
Julian S. Carr
J. M. Terrell
J. G. Woodward
Atlanta
F. Gailor
Tennessee
E. Henry Byrons
Connecticut
St. Louis
Washington
J. F. Chase
W. D. Cameron
Mississippi
Francis B. Allen
J. B. Polly
Texas
John C. Coster
R. B. Snowden
O. S. Deming
Ofentucky
Washington, D. C
United States
Fire Devastates Johnstown Buildings Cavernous Blaze Ruins Hardware and Liquor Blocks
Johnstown Pennsylvania March 28 A fire early this morning caused about 600000 in damage before being controlled around 8 o clock. Swank Hardware six story building Fisher wholesale liquor three stories Wild four story building Housing Johnstown Journal and L A Geis furniture store and residence all burned.
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Scripps-McRaa Press Association
Johnstown
Swank Hardware Company
Fisher Wholesale Liquor
Wild
Johnstown Journal
L. A. Geis
Owl Drug Store Opens New Soda Fountain in East Sedalia
East Sedalia’s Owl drug store received a soda fountain with ten syrups and nickel mountings last week and plans to open in about ten days. It will be the town’s only fountain and is expected to attract strong patronage.
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Owl Drug Store
East Sedatia
East Sedalia
Peace Revolution in San Marino
San Marino, March 28. The Apennine republic has re entered a democratic regime. The fringe, its original representative body, has met again and the citizens of San Marino, about 1700 families, are restored to civic rights.
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San Marino
Council of Sixty
Lfe
Addison
Baby Girl Arrives At McDaneld Home In Kansas City
News of the arrival of a baby girl at the home of Mr and Mrs R R Mc Daneld in Kansas City was received by Mr Pearl Teufel this morning. The newborn weighed eight pounds. Mrs McDaneld was formerly Miss Ed na Teufel of this city.
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R. R. McDaneld
Kansas City
Pearl Teufel
Six Italians Dead in Shack Murder Plot
Six Italians were murdered late at a shack on Tenth street in Minneapolis. Eight men fled the scene as police arrived, misjudging it as a mere fight. Four victims were hacked to pieces, two were found in the basement, authorities say a Mafia or Black Hand link is suspected. A $500 gold bounty and a $573 check were found with victim belongings, plus priest vestments and foreign passports.
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Mafia
Black Hand
Nicoli Demtry
Rural delivery seen boosting good roads push nationwide
The Post Office Department believes rural mail delivery will advance good roads goals amid a severe winter. Reports from midwestern postmasters show impassable roads delaying trains and mail, with February seeing eight days of disruption on routes in Lafayette county Missouri.
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Post Office Department
Postoffice Department
Hio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Higginsville
Lafayette
Engineer Falls From Moving Cab in Chicago Drowning
Robert Fuller a Santa Fe engineer fell from a moving cab in Chicago while the train sped west this morning and drowned in a drainage canal. The fireman raced to the station with the train.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Chicago
Robert Fuller
Santa Fe
Standpipe Overflow Floods Yards on Engineer Street
Water from the East Sedalia standpipe on Engineer Street overflowed last night. Residents report the jetting water filled their yards as the new pump proved effective.
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Sedalia
Engineer Street
New Sewer Project In East Sedalia Details
East Sedalia will see a new sewer line from the Katy depot to Center street running through the alley between Fourth and Fifth streets. The project aims to improve urban drainage and sanitary services for residents and businesses.
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Katy Depot
Center Street
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Mrs Frances Lewis Died Of Pneumonia At 76
Mrs Frances Lewis wife of John Lewis died Tuesday night at 11 30 oclock of pneumonia aged 76 years She spent much of her life at Otterville and came to Sedalia She is survived by her husband six children J O Lewis J T Lewis Lon Lewis D M Lewis J F Lewis and Mrs Patrick Services will be at the Patrick home at 8 30 am tomorrow then the body will be shipped to Otterville and taken to New Lebanon for interment She was a Presbyterian.
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Frances Lewis
John Lewis
William Patrick
East Ninth Street
Otterville
Sedalia
J. O
J. T. Lewis
Lon Lewis
Green Ridge
Flood Wreaks Havoc in Waterloo Cedar Creek
Eleven foot rise of Cedar Creek floods Waterloo Iowa breaking the west levee and displacing hundreds of families. Railways blocked as tracks submerge. Officials fear the danger is abating though losses may reach $100000.
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scripps-McRae Press Association
Waterloo
Cedar Creek
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