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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
2
The Official Paper of the City of Sedalia lists subscription rates for daily, weekly, and monthly plans. Daily by mail postpaid options include 3 months for $1.00, 6 months for $2.00, and 1 year for $4.00. Weekly by mail is $1.00 per year with a small erroneous entry 2feeeee .45¢.
The ticket names Mayor Pell Hutchinson and a slate for city roles including Marshall W H Boult, Assessor Courtney Stevenson, Collector J W Kennedy, City Attorney G W Barnett Jr, Police Judge J B Longan, Treasurer Ed J Evans, School Board J T Montgomery and A W McKenzie, and Aldermen H W Menschke John Wheelan John A Ready and Grant Crawford across four wards.
The piece accuses Cortelyou Bliss and Perkins of looting funds from New York Life builders to influence the 1900 election. It claims officials suppress news, questions White House orders, and notes Jerome's push for arrest amid calls for grand jury action by a general sessions judge.
A wealthy individual, possessing two wives, encounters legal trouble abroad as the arrangement clashes with local law. The man had assumed he lived under Mohammedan custom, but the jurisdiction limits his obligations.
The piece notes arguments about polygamy and wives tied to finances, praising Smoot for his claim that he waited to marry a second wife until sure the first would survive illness. It portrays him as a domestic man who fears being caught unawares, and contrasts with Smoot’s reception of such reasoning.
Charles M. Schwab aims to win a United States senate seat from Nevada, a move New York could accept as it is poorly represented by its three current senators Platt Depew and Clark, of Montana and Fifth Avenue.
At a Fairhaven Massachusetts board meeting H H Rogers vice president of Standard Oil was appointed superintendent of streets. The remark about Missouri attorney general hints at the consequences if he tries to meddle with Fairhaven streets.
The trustees should send Andy Hamilton to a quiet isolated home with specialists who will order him to avoid talking and to forget business matters.
Officials of several independ ent refineries confess their plants are owned by the Standard. H. H. Rogers questions why it is the public’s business.
John Farson contends that millionaires would be equally unhappy if penniless, suggesting that the expansion of public libraries has gone too far and should be curtailed.
D R Chalmers shot S A Arnold at the Hotel Gayoso bar in Memphis while both men drank. A subsequent volley at close range ended Arnold's life as Chalmers' wife watched from the balcony in a vengeance driven scene.
Augusta Georgia March 29 opening day of the first Augusta Horse Show under the Augusta Horse Show Association on the Country Club grounds. Limited classes but strong entries from local stables wealthy wintering tourists and Southern horse owners. The event uses twenty six classes and aims for quality over quantity despite a shorter program.
The Sentinel announces Hon Alf F Rector of Saline county as a candidate for congress from the Seventh district subject to Democratic primary on Saturday April 7. Also announces Hon C W Hamlin of Greene as a candidate for the same nomination.
New York March 2 The army seeks medical graduates to become officers. About thirty first lieutenant posts await after preliminary exams on May 1 and July 31. Difficulty filling vacancies is cited to argue for higher grades to improve promotion and advancement prospects.
D E Kennedy announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Judge of the Probate Court of Pettis County subject to party action.
Charles S. Williams is announced as a Democratic party candidate for County Recorder and Walter Morey is announced as a Republican candidate for the same office, both subject to their parties actions.
The state committee of the Young Men's Christian Association of Tennessee meets in Nashville with delegates from across the state. Morning and afternoon were devoted to preliminary work and the principal session is held later with a banquet to follow featuring prominent speakers.
Advertisement for Hollister’s Rocks Mountain Tea promoting a powerful tonic claimed to relieve weariness and malaise. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co in tea or tablet form for 35 cents.
The advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as highly healthful and soothing for liver and nerves, aiding digestion and promoting restful sleep. Sold for 35 cents by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
The Senticel announces Charles D. Rayburn as the Republican nominee candidate for county recorder, pending party action.
C I Wilson, attorney for TO CHANGE FARMS, went to Lamonte today to arrange the transfer of ten acres from his Lamonte farm to E J Stevenson of 226 acres near Dresden. Wilson also announced the purchase of the Lamonte farm at fifty five dollars per acre.
Charles W. Daugherty is announced as a candidate for nomination as circuit clerk, subject to the will of the Republican party.
London reports the death of Lady Romilly ending a noted peerage romance. Violet Gray Egerton, once engaged to Ernest Cunard, quietly wed Lord Romilly after a renewed acquaintance. Cunard later married an American wife. The couple had a seven year old son.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for indigestion. It claims the product digests what you eat and reduces belching puffing and palpitating after meals. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription is promoted as the only drug sold through druggists for women's weaknesses with no alcohol. The advertisement touts full ingredient disclosure, endorsements from medical writers, and free consultation with Dr. Pierce's staff. It also markets The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser and Dr Pierce's Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.
In Chicago on March 28 Mrs Stella Fry age 45 was arraigned for the 310th time in twenty years. Justice Dooley fined her $15 plus costs in Desplaines street police court on a vagrancy charge. She attributed her long pattern to an abandoned marriage and drinking. Her brother Arthur C Kelley is a doctor in Alton Illinois.
Miss Grace Ferguson and Mr. R M Perkins of Waco Texas were married Wednesday at the bride’s parents home. Rev J B Fuller officiated with only immediate relatives present. A wedding breakfast followed and the couple left for Waco to begin their married life on the groom’s ranch.
Contemplating storage of household goods and stoves call Main 213 Bell phone. Offers splendid warehouse facilities with vans and furniture cars for hire and immediate service.
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement touts Ken nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as a pleasant cathartic. It claims to evacuate bowels relieve coughs colds and bronchial symptoms and lists W. E. Bard Drug Co as a seller.
An old advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as curing liver disorders and improving offensive breath caused by stomach issues. The price is 35 cents.
Harry H. Baty and Oliver P. Myers, young city residents, enlisted in the field artillery at the local recruiting station on Wednesday. They will be sent to Jefferson Barracks to await their assignment.
Frederick H. Wilson former financial agent and distributing clerk of the Indian warehouse in New York City was found not guilty of padding a payroll. Wilson previously worked as a Sedalia insurance agent.
One of M. B. Coleman’s wagons became mired in mud at the corner of Seventh and Montgomery streets Wednesday. The horses attached to the wagon were pulled free with considerable difficulty.
When you send your bundle to Mon arch Laundry you receive it back in a condition that will delight you This modern convenience is offered with phones 183 by CHAS CHAS VAN ANTWERP
Sedalia camp No. 16 Woodmen of the World initiated Art Henderson a plumber at their Wednesday night gathering. The act followed regular meeting procedures and adds Henderson to the order. Local lodge members welcomed the new initiate during the session.
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