Telephone Caused It All In Turbulent Chicago Divorce
Chicago May 7 A court drama unfolds as Howard J Peters sues for divorce from Mae Peters alleging cruelty after a string of violent episodes sparked by a telephone message from another woman The couple married December 1908 in South Bend Ind and resided at 13 St James Place The wife Mae is described as aggressive during repeated confrontations including knife threats and physical assaults before their separation
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Peters
St. James Place
Howard Runéet
Mae
South Bend
Ind
Fey
Howard
Goodby
Nelson
David Crocker
Crocker
Maze
Tosca
Judge Walker
Witness Stand Account Involving Mae Character Clash
In a testimony about Mae, a man admitted he misjudged her character before marriage, saying we were engaged less than a month. Peters’ story was backed by his mother and sister. Mrs Peters denies all charges in the bill as the case remains under advisement.
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Mae
De Witts Little Early Risers Promote Liver Health
A brief health ad touts an inactive liver causing ills and recommends periodic cleansing. It endorses De Witts Little Early Risers as reliable, effective pleasant pills that never gripe and notes sale by the W. E. Bard Drug company.
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de Witt
W. E. Bard Drug Company
Markets Report Hogs Prices Steady Across Cities
Chicago hogs steady at 4 000. cattle 22 000 up to 10 higher. Kansas City hogs 6 000 steady. cattle 10 000 up 10 cents. St Louis hogs 5 000 steady. cattle 4 000 up 192 cents. Chicago hogs steady with light trades 6.15 to 6.35, heavy 6.15 to 6.40. Leftover 8 000. Mixed 6.20 to 6.46. rough 6.10 to 6.15. Estimated hogs at Chicago Wednesday 25.00.
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Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Ruined San Francisco District Seen in Earthquake Aftermath
The Sunday sightseers witness extensive ruin from the quake and fire that devastated a San Francisco district with ruined homes and streets. Authorities warn of ongoing dangers as relief efforts continue and residents assess losses.
FAKERS THERE IN DROVES San Francisco Sunday unrest and aftermath
San Francisco on May 7 reports a quiet Sunday with all municipal services except police and hospitals closed. Open air church services and a crowded Golden Gate park band concert contrasted with a banned vaudeville show. Fire and earthquake fatalities reach 319 total, 134 identified, 185 unidentified, as crowds inspect ruined districts and street fakirs sell refreshments along cleared streets while demolition and rebuilding begin despite the Sabbath. The scene shows continued destruction, rapid tearing down, and ongoing efforts to resume commerce.
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Golden Gate Park
Fillmore Street
Walsh
General Greely
burne@ districts
Bay Countes
Sedalia Markets Cereals and Breadstuffs Price List
Market daily prices list cereals and breadstuffs including corn wheat flour and meal, hay and grain per ton or bushel, potatoes and sorghum, plus poultry rates for spring chickens hens geese ducks and turkeys with per unit prices and rough figures. The item entries show per ewt per bushel and per pound rates.
Humane Society to Meet for Election of Officers
Members of the Humane Society will hold a meeting in the courthouse rest rooms Tuesday afternoon at 3 30 to conduct routine business and elect officers for the coming term.
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Humane Society
Court House
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Vitality Boost
Advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic that floods the body with warmth, strengthens nerves, improves circulation, and restores vigor with the price listed as 335 cents by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Hollister Drug Company
Madison
Wis
Pioneer Verein Meeting Attends County Caberlation Delegates Named
The Pioneer Verein met Sunday afternoon and read an invitation from the Lafayette county Pioneer Verein to attend the eighth annual celebration of the organization in that county. L H Friemel Charles Koock and William Dreehster were chosen as delegates to attend and represent the legal society. Other routine business was disposed of and a members and families only entertainment and social session was scheduled for Friday evening.
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L. HE. Friemel
Charles Koock
William Dreehster
Legal Society
Mother Gray Australian Leaf Promises Relief for Women
Pitches a herbal remedy for back, urinary, bladder, and kidney pains claiming to regulate monthly cycles. Calls it safe and reliable with a 50 cent price and free sample offer from The Mother Gray Co. Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy N. Y
Kennedy Laxative Honey and Tar advertised cough remedy
An historical ad touts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and congestion. It claims the product relieves tickling and drives the cold out through the bowels, sold by W. F. Bard Drug Company.
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Kennedy
W. FE. Bard Drug Company
Yale student’s Yale son dies in motorcycle crash
Judge Messerly receives a letter from his Yale student son describing a fatal motorcycle accident. A New York millionaire’s only son was riding when the cycle malfunctioned at high speed, throwing him thirty feet. he died instantly.
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Judge Messerly
Charles
Yale
New York
Does Your Stomach Bother You Health ad please drink Dr Shoops Restorative
An old health advert urges readers to treat stomach distress with Dr Shoops Restorative. It claims stomach nerves and digestion improve by taking the product, promising relief from gas, belching, heartache, and lassitude while warning of coming disease if ignored.
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Shoop
Interesting items from various markets and nations
Copper consumption reaches 40000 tons monthly while prune exports total 60000 tons to London from San Francisco. California gold output rose by 4000000 dollars in the past year. A shipyard operates in Omjianto, Japan, building ships for 1900 years. The government moves to break private car line monopolies in Washington and exposes railroad burdens. Germany pushes for free meat imports as prices rise, relying on supplies from abroad.
California Citrus Shipments Hit 29,504 Carloads This Season
Through the season California sent 29,504 carloads of oranges and lemons to eastern markets. The figures reflect steady demand as growers and shippers move fruit along rail lines to meet winter needs.
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California
Railroads Seek 80 000 Tons Bridge Material by Year End
Railroads are endeavoring to place orders for 80 000 tons of bridge material to be delivered by the close of the year.
New Orleans Leads World in Sulfur Exports and Trade
New Orleans stands as the world’s greatest sulfur exporting city with millions of tons stored in a single parish. Vessels continually load cargoes for global markets including a recent 5 600 ton shipment to Baltimore. Sulfur aids ice manufacture and acts as an insect destroyer. Duluth is noted as a major Northwest railroad hub with Westinghouse supplying electrification gear. The piece also muses on the sun’s age from 20 million to 1 000 million years and hints at potential radium in the sun extending its life.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Baltimore
Duluth
Northwest
Westinghouse Company
Railroads Order 125000 Tons of Steel Rails in Tight Week
Within the past week the railroads ordered over 125000 tons of steel rails. The Northern Pacific took 30000 tons, the Rock Island 40000 tons, the Norfolk and Western 25000 tons and other roads smaller lots. Prospects say next year will see the greatest railroad building near the country has ever seen.
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Northern Pacific
Rock Island
Norfolk and Western
River steamers planned for South Africa to aid agriculture
Arrangements are made to establish several lines of river steamers to ply the rivers to South Africa. The aim is to develop agricultural enterprises as the country lacks effective river transportation and has no adequate boats.
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South Africa
Ordey
New Strong Fireproof Mail Car Heads for Trunk Lines
A steel sostal car of intense strength and fireproof design is introduced and equipped with devices for handling and delivering mail. Officials expect this car to roll out on major trunk lines soon.
Kenne dy's Laxative Honey and Tar in Local Drugstore Ad
An old ad notes a druggist offers Kenne dy's Laxative Honey and Tar, the original laxative cough syrup, sold by W & Bard Drug Company. It highlights imitation product substitution in a local pharmacy setting.
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Kennedy
Bard Drug Company
Hospital Arrivals Listed By Rail Line Workers
A rail line report lists hospital arrivals including J. E. Warner a Hillsboro Texas shop laborer E. E. Parsons a Bastrop bridgeman James Riey an Weniser electrician J. H. Barwell a Denison clerk Early Tubbs a train porter Okl City O. T. W. J. Carnahan a Providence Missouri steam shord fireman William Gump a Woodbine bridgeman Henry Baker a Bonham Junction bridgeman Charles Smith a Durant bridgemen TF FE. E. Sawers a Denison clerk Texas
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J. H. Barwell
Denison
Tex
Tubbs
Oklahoma City
O. T. W. J. Carnahan
Providence
William Gump
Bridgeman
Woodbine
Texas
Henry Baker
Bonham Junction
Charles Smith
Bridgemen
Durant
Missouri Pacific and Katy Rail News From Sedalia Area
Sunday activities include Dr A J Campbell and George W Anderson visiting St Louis and Nevada respectively. Katy shopmen initiate B G Schagberg. Missouri Pacific engines undergo overhaul. MP baseball beat East Sedalias 9 to 2 at Liberty park. A bridge on the M K T near Pilot Grove burned Sunday night delaying traffic. cause under investigation.
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A. J. Campbell
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
B. G. Schagberg
Katy
George W. Anderson
B. of R. T
Nevada
M. K. Ard T. Hospital
Dandy
Columbia
State University
W. W. Cable
B. of L. E
Memphis
Tenn
Sedalia
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Pilot Grove
Flood threat from earthquake dammed valley streams
A massive landslide in Cappay valley caused by the recent quake has dammed streams and backed water ten feet. If the dam breaks, the towns of Capa Ramsay and Quinda face serious flood danger. Thousands camp on hillsides fearing a flood at any time.
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Cappay Valley
Capa
Ramsay
Quinda
Whiting Case Postponed in Desertion Charge
Justice N H Rogers continued the case of Sam C Whiting on wife desertion until Tuesday morning. The defendant was released on a bond of $200.
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M. L. DeHaven
Katy
Mike Garvin
N. H. Rogers
Sam C. Whiting
Pompeii Fresco May Reflect Greek Origins of Romulus Legend
Discoveries at Pompeii include a fresco showing Mars descent Alba house and Rhea Silvia, Mercury with Romulus and Remus by Faustulus. Dall’Osa argues the panel is a reproduction of a fourth century Greek picture, tracing Romulus myth to Greek settlers in Italy.
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Pompeyi
Rome
Mars
Earth
Alba
Rhea Sylvia
Mercury
Tiber
Romulus
Romma
Faustulus
Dall’Osa
Nuovo
Missing Persons in London Reach Vast Numbers
The article reports that at least 26,008 people vanish in London annually with only about one fifth located. Many disappearances leave families without closure as some individuals are sought by police and do not reappear.
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London
Allen's Foot Ease Powder Promises Quick Foot Relief
A vintage advertisement for Allen's Foot Ease powder claims to cure tired aching callous sweating and swollen feet by shaking into shoes. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a sample freely offered and address listed in Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Personal notes from Sedalia readers and visitors
Miss Besse Hail of Fort Scott guests friends here. Miss Marie Stewart visited parents at Paola. Sol Sandridge of Houstonia was in the city. Lyle Jackson returns from Holden. Dr. S. G. Crawford visits Otterville. Miss Ethel Higgenbotham of Lamonte shops here. W. A. Strain and W. O. Long of Lutman on business. Dr. J. E. Mitchell of Postal among visitors. Atty R. K. Fulkerson of Sweet Springs en route to Versailles. John W. Byng returns from Springfield. Mrs. John Colnflower visits Dresden. Leo Bloess of Loney-Bloess Lumber goes to St. Louis. Farmers Daniels, McFarland and Major Kidd in town. Clem M. Mahan of Green Ridge visits Sedalia. James Glenn of Otterville visits daughter Mrs. J. W. Starke. W. H. Barnett of Flower-Barnett Dry Goods visits Excelsior Springs. C. Kelly Marnes returns from El Dorado Springs on business. Mrs. R. Mitler and daughter arrive from St. Louis. Mrs. J. E. Roark and son depart for Gallatin with Mr. Roark accompanying to Kansas City. Mrs. Ethel Simms leaves for Marshall from Sedalia. Miss Besse Gearhart Morrison and Miss Fay Brown head to Cole Camp for entertainment. Capt. Francis H. Pope departs for Walla Walla after guest period. Rev. Roscoe C. Miller leaves for Chattanooga for Baptist convention. Alva Lee arrives from Muskogee and departs with wife and infant child.
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Marie Stewart
Paola
Kan
Sol Sandridge
Houstonia
Lyle Jackson
Holden
S. G. Crawford
Otterville
J. E. Mitchell
Postal
R. K. Fulkerson
Sweet Springs
Versailles
John W. Byng Willl
Springfield
John Colnflower
J. J. Daniels
W. F. McFarland
Major Kidd
Longwood
Clem M. Mahan
Green Ridge
Sedalia Friends
James Glenn
J W. Starke
East Fourteenth Street
W. H. Barnett
Flower-Barnett Dry Goods Company
Excelsior Springs
C. Kelly Marnes
Barnes-Kem Clothing Company
el Dorado Springs
Busiess
R. Mitler
Miss Grave
St. Louis
J. E. Roark
Little Son
Gallatin
Kansas City
Roark
Ethel Simms
J. R. Baldwin
Thirteenth
Ingram Streets
Mershall
Besse Gearhart Morrison
Misses Fay
Alice Brown
Cole Camp
Francis H. Pope
Fourteenth United States Cavalry
N. J. Finney
Walla Walla
Wash
Roscoe C. Miller
Fast Sedaltis Baptist Church
Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Alva Lee
Muskogee
I. T
Dava
Knights Attend Moberly Tee Ceremonies by Sedalia Council
About ten members of the Sedalia council Knights of Columbus traveled to Moberly on Sunday to take part in tee ceremonies conducted by the Mo well council.
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Sedalia
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