Liberal League mobilizes boycott to enforce Sunday closing
The Liberal League of Kansas City organized to support saloon keepers in enforce Sunday closing and to boycott noncompliant merchants. They plan to raise 10000 for defense and press all Sunday laws including newspapers theatres and streetcars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Morrin
Jacob Barzen
August Zorn
League
Libera
Ague
Omaha
Sunn
Liberal League
Church League
Morrin
Law and Ordinance Enforcement League
Police Board
Varnish Stain Creates Natural Wood Finish Effect
A varnish stain yields a beautiful imitation of natural wood on old paint. Instructions are available at Bard's Drug Store for application by any user, emphasizing ease of use.
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Bard’s Drug Store
Then and Now In Sedalia A Pioneer Arrives
Thirty six years ago Mr J M Byler arrived in Sedalia to establish his real estate title abstract and loan business after severing ties with the Cooper Institute Boonville Mo He found a town of about one thousand with one railroad the Missouri Pacific and wholesale merchants opposing new lines The stage coach era began to fade as the city began its slow growth
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J. M. Byler
Sedalia
Cooper Institute
Boonville
Missouri Pacific
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Sale Ordered of Standard Telephone Company of Missouri
Judge Gibson in Kansas City fixed June 5 at 2 p.m. for Clarence S. Palmer to sell the Standard Telephone company of Missouri with lines from Pleasant Hill to Coale and others, plus the Central Missouri system branches. Proceeds first pay judgments to Lander and Henderson, remainder to stockholders. Palmer to receive 5 percent.
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Kansas City
Clarence S. Palmer
Standard Telephone Company of Missouri
Court House
Standard Telephone Company
Pleasant Hill
Coale
Higginsville
Sedalia
Marshall
Nelson
Cross-Timbers
Buffalo
Central Missouri Telephone System
the Standard
Trenton
Gallatin
Chillicothe
Meadville
Bucklin
Macon
Moberly
Brunswick
Mexico
Boonville
Tipton
Fortuna
Rocky Mt
California
Dean
James A. Lander
M. W. Henderson
Mr. Palmer
Costly Calf Case Sees One Cent Verdict in Court
W E Poindexter wins replevin suit against E B McArthur over a Jersey calf valued at about twelve dollars. After years of back and forth with two prior trials and appeals, the circuit court awarded damages of one cent with a possible further appeal to the Kansas City court of appeals.
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Poindexter
McArthur
Rogers
Circuit Court
Longan
Bente & Wilson
Bente
Kansas City Court of Appeals
City scales liquor licenses trigger strong local dispute
The Clinton Democrat reports the city council raised the license fee to 750 dollars provoking loud opposition audible to Camp Branch. Mayor Crawford vetoed the ordinance and calm returned though hints of a 600 dollar license measure may reappear.
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John Henry Summers
Camp Branch
Crawford
Clinton Democrat
Prohibition Shifts Budget as Arkansas City Cuts City Costs
Arkansas City officials move to trim city expenses after prohibition closures cut revenue. The May meeting reduced electric lights and police staff, cut salaries about 20 percent, and removed several officers from the rolls to balance the budget.
Waligans Boycott Sparks Forest Park Protests
Union musicians boycott the street railway management over hiring the non union Gregg band for Forest park opening. The Second Regiment band played for free on the courthouse lawn as consolation to labor supporters. Plaintiff S B Williams, who funded the Second Regiment concerts, suffered financial loss from the boycott despite innocence.
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Union
Forest Park
Second Regiment
Court House
Lapour
S. B. Williams
Williams
Enumeration of Sedalia School Children Reports Growth
J M Logan completes the census of Sedalia youths aged 6 to 20, noting over 3 000 children with 148 more girls than boys and a total rise of 215 from last year’s 4 921. Elizabeth Lenore Uetz wed James Raymond Campbell in Elwood Indiana. they plan to reside in Brooklyn. The Narrows: Dorris Nichols Fisher born to Theodore Fisher and wife, with Fisher’s grandmother as the source of the name Dorris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lenore Uetz
Helen Miller
John Six
James Raymond Campbell
Elwood
Indiana
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charming program for Ladies' Musical club concert
The program at First Christian church Friday includes Morettes Mendelssohn-Trio by Misses Meyers Harris Morris Visions Sucher-Solo by Miss Clark and Mrs Rodes Soprano The Lorelei Mrs MacGugin The Gipsies Schuman-Solo by Mrs Bard Lewis Piano Hungarian Sounds Willmers Miss Joell Gentry Love's Old Sweet Song Smith Malloy Contralto Oh My Harp Immortal Gounod Miss Jones The Triton Marsh Malloy The Message Chapman-Solo by Misses Smith Harris Collins
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Ladies’ Musical Club
First Christian Church
Morettes
Mendelssohn
Misses Meyers
Harris and
Morris
Visions
Sucher
Miss Clark
Mrs. Rodes
Mers
Joell Gentry
Love
Smith-Malloy
Oh My Harp
Miss Jones
Triton
Marsh
Musicians denounce rag time as unmusical rot in Denver
The American Federation of Musicians in Denver adopted resolutions calling rag time tunes unmusical rot. The measure, introduced by H. O. Wheeler of Kansas City, urges members to suppress and discourage playing and publishing such music. Next annual meeting slated for Buffalo, with date to be decided by the executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
American Federation of Musicians
H. O. Wheeler
Kansas City
Buffalo
N. Y
Boy Steals $180 from Xavier Offenberg Employee
Frank Gnau, a youth working for Xavier Offenberg near Sedalia, stole $180 from the employer’s house yesterday. He fled to town but was arrested after a description was circulated by Officer Leftwich. Gnau confessed and returned the money. Separately, Pettis circuit court will hear the change of venue case of Jane Haxton and Harriett Holloway against Kansas City on May 23 before Judge Longan.
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Frank Gnau
Xavier Offenberg
Sedalia
Jane Haxton
Harriett Holloway
Kansas City
Pettis
Jackson County
Longan
Missouri Funeral Directors Begin 14th Session at Lindell Hotel
The Missouri Funeral Directors' association opened its fourteenth annual session at the Lindell hotel in St. Louis on Tuesday. Officers include President H. R. Brassfield, Unionville. Vice President F. M. Jane, Higbee. Treasurer J. C. McLaughlin, Sedalia. Secretary J. L. Ogilvie, Charleston. Sergeant-at-Arms Adolph Ankle, Malta Bend. Members promote St. Louis World's Fair publicity and wear badges showing a globe and the inscriptions World's Fair St Louis 1903 on the front and The Central City of the United States St Louis on the reverse.
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Missouri Funeral Directors’ Association
Lindell Hotel
St. Louis
H. R. Brassfield
Unionville
F. M. Jane
Higbee
J. C. McLaughlin
Sedalia
J. L. Ogilvie
Charleston
Adolph Ankle
Malta Bend
United States
New Pehl’s owner Boutell undergoes fistula operation
G N Boutell, the new proprietor of Pehl's place, was operated on for fistula Tuesday at Katy hospital. Doctors Overstreet Yancey and McNeil performed the procedure and expect a ten to fourteen day recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. N. Boutell
Pehl’s Place
Katy Hospital
Missouri appeal granted in school district bond case
The State of Missouri ex rel School District of Sedalia versus Morris Harter saw the defendant file an appeal affidavit today. The supreme court granted the appeal and supersedeas was ordered without filing bond.
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State of
Rhodes v Ming Forcible Entry Case Continued
The circuit court continues the forcible entry and detainer case of Henry Rhodes against Mary S Ming et al. appellants.
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Henry Rhodes
Mary S. Ming
Circuit Court
Pettis County closes schools as summer ends
Bart Jackson returns from a three month tour of Colorado New Mexico and the southwest. W J Pace the county surveyor lost a fine horse Monday over fed by an attendant. Thirteen of the two hundred and two schools of Pettis county have closed for the summer.
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Bart Jackson
Colorado
New Mexico
The
Southwest
W. J. Pace
Pettis County
Cattle and Hay Shipments Reported From Missouri
D. B. Mayfield of Otterville shipped a car load of cattle to Kansas City while W. D. Norton and Son sent two car loads of hay from Sedalia on Monday.
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D. B. Mayfield
Otterville
Kansas City
W. D. Norton & Son
Sedalia
Fourth of July Picnic to Be Held at Beaman
A large Fourth of July celebration and picnic is planned at Beaman featuring community activities and a public gathering for residents.
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Beaman
Roses and carnations on sale at 25 cents per dozen
Local florist offers roses and carnations from 25 cents per dozen and up. Charles Koeppen lists two downtown locations at Sixth and Ohio or Twelfth and Moniteau and both phone lines 195 and 328 are provided.
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Charles Koeppen
Ohio
Moniteau
Twenty One Girls arraigned for disreputable houses
Twenty one girls were arraigned before Police Judge J. W. Truxel this morning and fined for conducting and being inmates of disreputable houses. The suit brought by Tom Harvey against Charles McVey for $100 damages for killing his dog is on trial before Judge Longan today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Truxel
Tom Harvey
Charles McVey
Longan
Needle in hand leads to breast discovery after three years
Miss Fannie Gruber rubbed a needle into her right hand while washing a wrapper three years ago. Pain subsided, then a breast pain appeared. Last Sunday a slight rise formed and doctors found the same needle protruding from her breast.
Sedalia Faces Licences and Saloon Count Question
In Sedalia the current license fee stands at 300 dollars and about twenty eight drinkeries operate under it, reflecting a local debate over licensing costs and the number of saloons.
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Howl
Camp Branch
Sedalia
Quarantine Violations Reported for Smallpox Case
Clyde Beaman with smallpox at 1210 South Missouri avenue is allowed to play in his yard. West Main street residents say other cases do not observe strict quarantine as required.
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Lamy Factory
Osage Street
Clyde Beaman
South
Missouri Avenue
West Main Street
Pastor Neville to Attend Southwest Missouri Press Session
The Rev. Edmund A. Neville, longtime pastor at Calvary Episcopal, will leave Friday for West Plains to help receive the Southwest Missouri Press association meeting there May 17 to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund A. Neville
Calvary Episcopal Church
Rev. Moody
West Plains
Southwest Missouri Press Association
Work on Katy Extension Nearing Completion
Parsons Kansas May 15 work on the extension of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway is about to com
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Parsons
Kas
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Railway Project Extends From Mineral City to Japan
The canal and railway plan will run from Mineral City through Columbus and Galena to Japan. Right of way securing and condemnation is finished and a large force of men plus ninety carloads of steel are expected to arrive this week.
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Mence
Mineral City
Columbus
Galena
Japan
Helena Transforming Into America's Monte Carlo
Helena Montana May 15. Since Montana granted licenses gambling in Helena has become the Monte Carlo of America with the most luxurious gambling rooms in the United States. One room famed for Senator Clark and others features white and gold decor and open gaming akin to the New York stock exchange with hundreds of thousands of dollars moved in winnings and losses since opening.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
America
United States
Senator Clark
Stock Exchange
New York
Thousands of Ducks Aid Michigan Tobacco Farm Innovation
Henry Ward son of the late pine king Dr Ward and a millionaire buys 3000 ducks to roam the tobacco fields near Pontiac Michigan. The ducks will feed on worms, reducing costly manual worming and boosting crop protection.
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Pontiac, Mich
Henry Ward
Michigan
Sedalia Ice Dealer Sued Over Garnishment Damages
Henry Shaffer of Sedalia is sued for 10000 damages by J R Berry a railroad worker after Shaffer garnished Berry s salary for a debt causing Berry to be discharged by the railroad. The case highlights Berry s nerve in facing the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Henry Shaffer
J. R. Berry
Shaffer
Berry
Clinton Democrat
Col Demuth's Home Gets Modern Plumbing Refitting
John Cantwell of a large Indianapolis plumbing firm is in the city to re fit the home of Col. H C Demuth with up to date plumbing throughout.
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Col. Demuth
John Cantwell
Indianapolis
Ind
Col. H. C. Demuth
Mrs Ernest Lamy Hosts Fancy Work Club Evening
Mrs. Ernest Lamy entertained the Fancy Work club Tuesday evening in a complimentary gathering for her sister Mrs. Roland Hughes who left this morning for her home in Minneapolis.
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Ernest Lamy
Fancy Work Club
Roland Hughes
Minneapolis
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Heath’s Creek
Hughesville
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Overstreet
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Nichols
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Dorris
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the Lorelei
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Schuman
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Mrs. Lewis
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