Tongueless Tom McGuire Faces Cancer Surgery Turn of Fate
New York May 10 Tom McGuire who lost his tongue to cancer can now speak with a trained throat though the voice is painful to hear. Doctors say continued irritation from smoking aided cancer risk and warn against holding a cigar on one side. An extensive operation removed glands and opened the throat, with a graft aiding epiglottis support. Friends have raised about $2000 for a comeback, and a benefit is planned.
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McGuire
New York
Bids Wanted for Rock Roads in Six Mile District
Bids are invited until 3 p.m. Saturday May 14 1904 for road improvements in Six Mile district. Projects include several quarter mile sections 16 or 18 feet wide along Grand avenue West Main Marshall Abell East Broadway and Grand avenue with rock road foundations. A $25 certified check accompanies bids per quarter mile. Send bids to E B Blair Secretary Treasurer.
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Six Mile Road
Main Street
Grand Avenue
Marshall Road
Rock Road
Abell Road
East Broadway
K. & T. Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Goldbugs Crack Sedalia In Seventh Straight Win Over Convicts
Topeka based Goldbugs swept Sedalia for a seventh straight win opening with a tight 7 to 4 score. The paper notes Topeka’s “Jointists” next face Leavenworth and that umpire Stramp drew protests.
Joplin Beats Pittsburg Despite Errors in Slow Game
Joplin lost in a one sided contest as costly errors and disputed calls hurt the locals. Gray led with four two base hits in five at bats. Score Joplin 18 Pittsburg 3 with Ritter Vanderhill Torrence Sebaugh Steel on the batteries and Owens as umpire.
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Leavenworth
Sedalia
Rapps
Schranz
Stoner
Rohn
McConnell
White
Lee
McDill
Archiquette
Schrant
Hite
Kline
Bunton
Lyons
Stramp
Joplin
Pittsburg
Kas
Riter
Gray
Ritter, Vanderhill and Torrence
Sebaugh and Steel
Owens
Fort Scott Holds Off Topeka In High-Scoring Tilt
In Fort Scott on May 10 a wild game ended with Fort Scott 7 8 104 and Topeka 0 0 12. A sensational finish featured two three-baggers a double and seven runs. Woodbury Byrne Torrie Armstrong and Linning the battery for Fort Scott.
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Topeka
Fort Scott
Kas
Woodbury
Iola Clinches Springfield Series Victory in Easy Win
Iola Kansas captured the second Springfield series game with a decisive 14 to 4 score. Iola benefited from Springfield errors and steady hitting as Baxter at times puzzled locals while Iola batteries Morgan and Seigle won over Springfield’s Baxter and Schmidt.
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Iola
Springfield
Kas
Baxter
Morgan and Seigle
Schmidt
Big Three Lead Team as Clubs Shift Tomorrow
Schranz, Rohn and Stoner pace the squad in the season’s opening stretch as the clubs shift tomorrow. The trio drives the lineup while the supporting players prepare for changes in the rotation.
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Schranz
Rohn
Stoner
Readable Fragments From a Messy Page
Damaged OCR text shows scattered digits and characters with no clear events or names. The readable parts provide no identifiable persons places organizations or dates to summarize into a proper news item.
Local Oswego Household Tale From Senator Platt Era
An old domestic, hired to tend the furnace and clean the walks at Senator Platt’s Oswego home, informs Mrs. Platt she cannot eat breakfast. Later, the servant inquires after the employer’s health, and Mrs. Platt is said to be “not eatable this morning” in a remark recorded by the New York Times.
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Senator Platt
Oswego
Mrs. Platt
Buffalo Bill Dismisses Western Mortgage Myths
In a Boston tent after a performance Buffalo Bill tells a mother she fears western life is misrepresented. He jokes that real estate mortgages ride no bucking bronchos and only earn steady 12 percent annual returns, reflecting the humorous mismatch between fiction and finance.
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Boston
Mr. Cody
West
Saturday Evening Post
Marquis Fatigued By Arduous Journey Interview Scene
A St. Paul reporter covering Ito's visit recounted a humorous exchange with a secretary who bluntly notes the Marquis is ill and cannot leave bed today. The secretary adds a wry remark about the Marquis's fatigue from travel as the interview ends. The piece moves to Tacoma where Dr. W. T. Thomas praises Tacoma and Sedalia’s shops, subscribing the Sentinel for a year.
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St. Louis Republic
Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney Candidates
Political notices announce Mark A. McGruder as a Democratic primary hopeful for Pettis county prosecuting attorney and H. K. Beate as a Democratic nominee candidate for the same office.
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Mark A. McGruder
Pettis County
H. K. Beate
O M Barnett Runs as Democratic Attorney Candidate
O M Barnett is a candidate for the Democratic party statewide attorney post in Fettis County. The announcement notes Barnett’s bid and party backing.
Sprecher and Williams Seek Pettis Sheriff Nominations
The Sentinel announces I. N. Sprecher of Dresden township as a Democratic primary candidate for Pettis County sheriff along with Charles S. Williams, also seeking the sheriff nomination in the Democratic primary.
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The
Sentinel
I. N. Sprecher
Dresden Township
Pettis County
Charles S. Williams
Truth and Lies Told by a Louisiana Servant
A Texas congressman recounts a Washington Post tale of Jim the servant on a Louisiana plantation famed for relentless lying. He claims to try telling the truth but cites inherited family traits as excuses when pressed for honesty.
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Burgess
Texas
Louisiana
Jim
Lizzie
Washington Post
Ito Visit Recalled by St Paul Reporter Incident
The account recalls Marquis Ito's U S visit featuring his polished chief secretary and a novice St Paul newspaper reporter as the main figures. The episode occurred during Ito's time in the United States.
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Marquis Ito
America
St. Paul
Ito
United
County official candidates announced in Democratic primary
Lamonte township's A J Hughes is named as a candidate for County Collector subject to Democratic primary action. Clemens Honkamp is named for renomination as County Treasurer, subject to Democratic primary action.
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The
Sentinel
A. J. Hughes
Lamonte Township
Clemens Honkamp
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Lung Recovery
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as a remedy for coughs and colds and claims to strengthen lungs. Mrs G E Fenner of Marion Indiana reports losing weight from 148 to 92 pounds due to a cough, then regaining health after four bottles. W E Bard Drug Co sells the product.
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G. E. Fenner
Marion
Ind
W. E. Bard Drug Co
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Germ
Tom” McGuire
Stein-Bloch
the Kidd Clothing CO
Ohio ST
E. B. Blair
Sec
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Leaven
Scalia
Franklin
Buckeye
W. L. Pet
Joplin 'Eee
Leavenworth Abh
Wooliver
Siu Uvéedea Nickell
Luettke
Riggs
Orendorf
Bauers
Baseball Notes
Cody
States
House of Lords
Tacoma
the Sentinel
W. T. Thomas
Sedala
Tacoma, Wash
Dr. Thomas
Prosecuting Attorney
O. M. Barnett
Fettis County
McGurren’s
TEA and Coffee House
J.H. Crouse
F.4th St. Q.C
Chas. E. West
Ohio Street
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