Japan Insists on an Indemnity
An official denial is issued of a St. Petersburg report that President Roosevelt was asked to mediate between Russia and Japan. dispatches from London and St Petersburg discuss peace talks, possible indemnity, and the roles of Japanese and Russian leaders amid ongoing battles near Harbin and Moscow governance shifts.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Washington
St. Petersburg
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
London
The
Times
Washingon
Foregn
Baron Hayashi
M. Takashi
Painters Narrow Escape From Falling Scaffold
C C F Ernst and James Humphreys faced a hair raising morning while painting the W. E. Bare drug store at 108 West Main. A scaffold end dropped sending Humphreys to fall about twelve feet onto the awning and he lay still until help arrived. Ernst gripped the staging ropes and prevented his own fall. No serious injuries, only paint buckets spilled along the storefront.
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Riously
W. E. Bare
West Main Street
Humphreys
Ernst
Japanese scouting raid reported near Russian center
Dispatches from the front indicate a large Japanese scouting expedition against the Russian center. Observers in St Petersburg believe Oyama plans another general attack and that the advance may already be underway.
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St. Petersburg
Oyama
Evans Succeeds Barker as North Atlantic Fleet Commander
Pensacola March 31 Rear Admiral R D Evans today became commander of the North Atlantic fleet after hoisting his pennant on the battleship Maine which takes over as flagship from the Kearsage. The change was marked by full uniform receptions and a thirteen gun salute from fleet ships.
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Pensacola
Fla
R. D. Evans
Barker
Evans
Maine
Kearsage
Funston Relinquishes Lakes Command for Pacific Move
General Frederick Funston steps down as head of the Department of the Lakes today and sails to San Francisco to assume command in California and the Pacific division on April 6, succeeding General Francis Moore.
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Chicago
Ill
War Department
Frederick Funston
Department of the Lakes
San Francisco
Francis Moore
Department of California
Pacific Division
Donovan to Meet Lemmell in Evansville Showdown
Evansville will host a fifteen round 160 pound bout tonight featuring Kid Lemmell of Evansville facing Mike Donovan of New York. The Evansville club presents the match as the main attraction of the event.
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Evansville
Ind
Kid Lemmell
Mike Donovan
New York
Soft Coal Miners Set to Halt Work Tomorrow in Pennsylvania
In Altoona Pennsylvania miners and operators from the Central Bituminous district failed to reach a wage agreement after talks since March 16. A suspended work stoppage will take effect at month end affecting about 45 000 organized miners.
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Pennsylvania
Altoona
Miss Tarbell to Visit Emporia on Oil Inquiry Return
Miss Ida Tarbell expected to arrive in Emporia Kansas this afternoon as guest of William Allen White and wife after completing a thorough investigation of the Kansas oil situation and preparing to return to New York.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Emporia
Kas
Ida Tarbell
William Allen White
Thumb marks certify checks in Plainfield
Plainfield New Jersey March 31 one of the best schemes adopted by a businessman to protect checks from forgery is to sign the check then press a red ink thumbprint in the corner. The imprint of the thumb line makes forgery evident and banks will not honor checks without the mark already on the signature.
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Mr. Griffen
Calvary Church Receives Brass Eagle Lectern
John J. Cantrell of St. Louis donates a solid brass eagle lectern to Calvary Episcopal Church Sedalia as a memorial to his late wife Mary Eddy Demuth sister of Col. H C Demuth and Mrs A R Easton. The $350 gift will be dedicated Easter Sunday and enhances church fittings.
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Mary Eddy Demuth
H C. Demuth
A. R. Easton
Calvary Church
Y M C C Meeting Arrangements For Sunday
The Y M C A meetings Sunday afternoon are canceled by the Ministers Alliance. Morning sessions will be held at First M E James H Panks, First Christian T S McPheeters, Central Presbyterian Mr Powell, First Baptist George T Coxhead. Evening joint meetings at First Congregational Fifth Street M E Mr Banks and Trinity English Lutherans Broadway Presbyterian Mr McPheeters. German Evangelical Mr Coxhead and all east side churches at Epworth M E Mr Powell.
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First Christian
T. S. McPheeters
Central Presbyterian
Mr. Powell
First Baptist
George T. Coxhead
First Congregational
Fifth Street
M. E
Banks
Trinity English Lutherans
Broadway Presbyterian
McPheeters
Coxhead
Sedalia Homes Upstream in Local Industry Push
A campaign urges Sedalia residents to patronize home products like Stevenson Packing Co meat. Buying local meat keeps money in Sedalia, funds expansion, and grows the workforce and population.
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Sedalia
Stevenson Packing Co
Stevenson Packing Company
Miss Elsie Johnson Demonstrates National Food at Local Stores
Miss Elsie Johnson of the National Food company Niagra Falls N Y visits Huckins hotel to present product demonstrations and will serve free luncheon samples at Cannon's department store all next week.
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Elsie Johnson
National Food Company of
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Huckins Hotel
Miss Johnson
Cannon’s Department Store
Public sale of horses at Menefee's mule barn
Thirty head of fine horses once bought by Charles McEntry before joining the M and O railway will be sold Saturday at Menefee's mule barn. The sale is expected to attract many buyers.
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Charles McEntry
M. and O. Railway
Menefee
Fidelity council initiates fifteenth class of members
Fidelity council No. 53 Knights and Ladies of Security plans to initiate a class of fifteen new members tonight at their hall in the R. T. J. building, contesting for a prize offered by the national council.
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Fidelity Council No
Knights and Ladies of Security
National Council
Windsor Stock Company Formed for Pickle Business
Windsor parties form a stock company to engage in pickle production. The contract covers the product of 100 acres of cucumbers.
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Windsor
Scheme For Millions threatens Venezuela diplomacy
A Venezuelan diplomat argues that Bowen's recall could mend U S Venezuela differences if Castro agrees. Washington reports say Castro’s envoy claims Bowen’s removal would calm tensions and that Obama era policy might back it. Loomis recall is cited as precedent.
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Bowen
Jose Jesus de Paul
Castro
Washington
White House
United States
Venezuela
Caracas
Loomis
Plan to Advertise Sedalia Aims to Raise 12000 Yearly
Sedalia seeks public support for a citywide advertising program funded by monthly subscriptions. W L Porter of Porter and Pacific Real Estate indicates a target of 12000 annually via 1000 monthly installments. No formal club backs the effort, and subscribers will elect a committee to decide spending.
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W. L. Porter
Porter Real Estate Company
Pacific Realty Company
Sentinel
Sedalia
Sedatia
Camden Heroine Risks Life to Save Doll
Mildred Smith of 7 South Eighth Camden leaped in front of an express in Bridge avenue to save a doll from injury. The 7 year old girl she shielded was hit and taken to Cooper hospital with a fractured skull and multiple injuries. Mildred survived the ordeal and asked for the doll after the rescue.
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Philadelphia
Mildred Smith
Camden
Cooper Hospital
Mildred
South Eighth Street
Bridge Avenue
Terth Street
Alram
Ingra Hanson Sentenced to Indeterminate Prison Term
Miss Ingra Hanson, convicted of defrauding the Chicago city railway by perjury in suits for damages, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of one to fourteen years in state prison. She feigned paralysis for years, according to trial evidence.
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Miss Hanson
Temple Returns to Bell Store in Prairie City
Joe Temple, a well known clothing salesman, has returned from St. Louis and resumed his former position with The Bell clothing store. His many friends in the city will be glad to see him back in the Queen City of the Prairies.
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Tion
Bell Clothing
Mr. Temple
Queen City of
The
Prairies
Sedalia Ball Club Welcomes Four Tryout Players
Four new ball players arrived today to report for tryouts with Manager Leist for the Sedalia club this season. B. E. OConnell from St. Joseph will play second base, W. W. Brueggeman from St. Louis is a pitcher, R. C. Rolling from St. Louis is a catcher, and C. Bringhans from Bedford Indiana is billed as a star pitcher. All look promising and will undergo thorough evaluation.
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St. Joseph
W. W. Brueggeman
St. Louis
R. C. Rolling
C. Bringhans
Bedford
Ind
Rainy greeting as Missouri Pharmacy opens tomorrow
A fragment invites readers to a cordial event at Tary Fountain and notes the Missouri Pharmacy will refresh you. The message mentions rain and announces the opening tomorrow.
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Missouri Pharmacy
Emperor William Arrives in Tangiers Led by French Warships
Emperor William and his party reached Tangiers escorted by French warships on March 31. Rough seas delayed landing as the Kaiser prepared to disembark.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Tangiers
Emperor William
Sedalia Welcomes New Pettis Deputy County Collector
Clarke Longan arrived in Sedalia from Sheridan Wyoming to assume duties as deputy county collector of Pettis County next Monday. His wife and baby visited relatives in Kansas City before he starts.
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Clarke Longan
Pettis County
Sedalia
Sheridan
Wyo
Kansas City
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