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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1906
Page
2
The Sedalia Sentinel, official city paper, lists George H Scruton and John E Tiedeman as editors with subscription rates for daily and weekly editions. It promotes Courtney W Hamlin for Congress and provides postal and office contact details in Sedalia Missouri.
The article argues that private contracting may finish the Panama Canal faster than the Panama Canal Commission. It criticizes government methods of supervision and auditing, notes six years of consideration with little real work, and suggests turning the project to a live contractor to match railroad completion pace.
The Ohio state convention is set to shape the Republican stance on Theodore Roosevelt’s radicalism. Foraker leads the conservatives against the administration, while figures like Dick Grosvenor and Longworth are portrayed as cautious or split over the president’s program.
The Ohio state convention becomes a focal point as Roosevelt seeks endorsement and Senator Foraker fights to keep his party aligned with conservative lines. The outcome could carry national implications and influence Foraker's White House ambitions despite uncertainty.
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs will meet in St Paul and Mrs Carah Platt Decker says two gowns suffice one for morning sessions and conferences and one dressy gown for evening events. The piece notes clubs shifting from stern intellectual dress to stylish dressing and views this as a sign of rational, human club life.
The Sentinel announces D. E. Kennedy as a candidate for the Probate Court Judge nomination in Pettis County subject to the Democratic party's action.
Notices announce Charles S. Williams as a Democratic nominee for county recorder pending party action. Walter Morey is named as Republican nominee candidate for county recorder subject to party action. Charles D. Rayburn is proposed for the county recorder nomination pending Republican party action.
Charles W. Daugherty is nominated for circuit clerk subject to Republican party will. Asbury Goodknight is nominated for circuit clerk subject to Democratic party will.
The article notes Mayor Dempsey of Cincinnati threatens to resign if voters at the primaries and election do not back his administration and policy. It compares his move to recall style actions seen elsewhere and speaks of public accountability and confidence.
High class vaudeville weekly program from the largest circuit. Week of April 30 features Vinton and Clayton with songs. Matinees 5 30 p.m. and evenings 8 and 9 15 p.m. Children's matinee Saturday five cents. General admission ten cents with some seats reserved at twenty cents.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Y M C A organizes a six event educational festival at the auditorium. A Panama Canal lecture by L B Spofford of Ames College will start the program followed by a student entertainment by Burlington schools.
The Republican convention will decide the Pettis county clerk candidacy with nominees including M. L. Imaoff and R. C. Dolph. Sam M. Hodges and T. Spencer Hopkins are also named as candidates for county clerk pending convention action.
Advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic for valvular heart disease and other ailments. It cites Golden Seal and Stoneroot as key ingredients and quotes authorities praising their heart strengthening effects, along with claims of general tonic benefits and related products.
Fire insurance companies pledge to pay far more than court demands after the San Francisco disaster, while preserving their asset securities. The Chicago fire’s failures won't topple any company. local firms in San Francisco will survive, ensuring the stability of fire insurance remains intact.
A vintage drug advertisement touts Kennedy Laxative Honey and Tar for cough relief. It claims to ease congestion and tickling and to expel the cold through the bowels. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Company.
The Sentinel announces Mr K Bente as a candidate for Pettis County prosecuting attorney subject to Democratic party action and nominates R A Higden likewise for Pettis County prosecuting attorney under party guidelines.
This week DOLPH & CO The Cash Grocers advertises discounts on New Orleans sugar flour soap and cereals. It lists prices for items including sugar at 1.00 per 20 pounds, Kelly's Best Flour, Reho soap, bulk starch, Ginger Snaps, Egg-O-See, White Fish, shredded coconut, Imperial Tea, Mitcher Herring, and Coban coffee. It promotes Kelly's Besc flour and invites trade with prompt delivery.
The text announces H. B. Shain as a candidate for the nomination for prosecuting attorney, subject to the Democratic party action.
Mary O. Hansberger is nominated as a candidate for Pettis County treasurer by the Democratic party pending party action.
A Funston for President club formed in Iola Kansas after a mass meeting. C H Declute a retired capitalist was elected president L E Coffield assistant postmaster and Phil Woods cashier of the Iola State Bank and secretary of the Iola Commercial club became treasurer of the new organization.
Lon V. Ware is announced as a candidate for Pettis County treasurer. The formal listing identifies Ware seeking election and outlines his bid for the county financial post.
Viet Nominates for the office of county treasurer at the Republican convention, subject to the will and decision of the party delegates.
W. B. Scott is authorized by the Sentinel to announce his candidacy for renomination as Pettis County Collector, subject to the Republican party's will. John L. Sullivan is also announced as a candidate for Pettis County Collector.
Bob Baldwin of the Sentinel purchased a black gelding from Samuel Parsons in Ionia Missouri. The horse, sired by Idler, paces a mile in under three minutes and is described as a fine looking animal.
The fragment appears to be an incomplete note praising a JAPA LAC article for usefulness and convenience, with no clear entities or events to identify or summarize.
I N Spreeder announces candidacy for renomination to the office of sheriff of Pettis County subject to the voters will in the upcoming election.
J. E. Love is named as a candidate for the Democratic party nomination for constable of Sedalia township, subject to party action.
The grand lodge of New York F and A M opens in Madison Square Garden to aid the Daniel D Tompkins monument fund. Governor Higgins mayor McClellan and other leaders attend. A Masonic procession from the Masonic temple to the garden features about eight hundred grand masters escorting the state grand master.
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