15 May 1903
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1903
Page
1
A local item from Sedalia dated May 15 1908 notes the Greater Hail Store. The brief highlights a regional business notice with the date and location without additional details.
Former senator Busche testifies before a grand jury, presenting a comprehensive account of events. The proceedings focus on alleged activities during his tenure and aim to clarify past disclosures and related inquiries.
The Lutheran Conference concluded last night following a large missionary gathering. Organizers reported strong attendance and renewed devotion among participants.
Miss Sandford of Guntur India delivered an intriguing evening address during the Sedalia conference. Resolutions praised pastor J C Jacoby and hospitality, while the Trinity Lutheran orchestra provided music and a reception followed at the parsonage with ice cream and cake.
New York detectives found the Cleveland firm that sold the dry battery used in the infernal device aimed at the steamship Umbria last week. The purchaser description matches G. Russell or Rousseau, the man accused of plotting the attack.
Ex-Senator Fred L. Busche admits to receiving 15000 during eight years in the Missouri Senate and implicates twenty nine colleagues from 1899 and 1901. He testifies before the grand jury amid expectations of wholesale indictments. Governor Dockery and Professor Carrington are subpoenaed to identify the author of the Davidson textbook bill.
Washington reports Apollatic Mabini, once paralytic minister of foreign affairs, headed Filipino rebellion leadership and guided the republic. Though Aguinaldo was nominal chief, Mabini acted as the brain of the movement, enduring two years of exile in Guam before returning to die among his people.
May 15 Denver reports the general executive committee of labor unions mobilized one thousand additional workers, bringing total strikers to four thousand. New targets include brewery employees, retail clerks, tailors, and blacksmiths. Vienna reports Balkan unrest spreading north with anti-Hungarian violence in Croatia and a Bucharia railway attack by rioters.
President Roosevelt arrived in Raymond California for a four day visit to Yosemite Valley and the Big Tree region. The trip from San Francisco was without incident. after breakfast the party rode stages to the Big Trees and will explore the valley by stage and horseback before departing for Reno and Carson Nevada.
The Mock Trial session ended with both defendants Peter Kuhn and Lee Looney found not guilty. A twist revealed F. E. Hoffman Sr. and Theodore Dreutell committed a crime. Dreutell faced charges over alleged buttermilk beverage tampering and the judge was accused of accepting a bribe.
Buffalo New York May 15 William Tene recently sentenced to seven years for an offense against a little girl killed himself with a razor in his cell this morning.
A severe blaze in the Winchester flat building in Chicago today killed janitor Henry Struby and 7 year old Lucy R. Haesa. Samuel Hall is missing while sixty others are injured or burned. Lewis Hubbard and Theodore Whittle suffered broken arms. Nelson Lundburg sustained burns to the head and shoulders and Mrs. C. D. Hoffman broke her back by jumping. The blaze began in the basement and the loss reaches about 50 000 dollars.
Work is accelerating on the new state fair structures as brick deliveries arrive and contractors deploy a large workforce to build the buildings swiftly, with progress speeding daily.
Panama May 15 Victoriano Loreto revolutionary general is sentenced to death by a court martial for crimes during the recent outbreak and will likely be shot tomorrow morning authorities report
President Donnelly of the Amalgamated Meat Cutter and Butcher Workmen says a Chicago conference will next week address demands for a 15 percent raise from packing houses in Omaha Kansas City St Joseph Chicago and Sioux City affecting about 4500 workers in Omaha. Kansas City reports no strike and no wage increase demands or unrest.
W T Washburn of Boyd Texas writes to Governor Bailey claiming a simple home remedy for jack rabbits and demands the state reward of 2000 offered for a poison. He proposes soaking a bruised sweet potato in strychnine, placing it on a stick, and using it as bait. The governor will forward the idea to the agricultural college rabbit extermination department.
The will of Amanda A Scott was filed for probate yesterday leaving all property both real and personal to her husband. The document appears to designate the husband as sole heir and executor of the estate.
A large stock of men’s and women’s stockings is advertised in a sale with 816 pairs of black drop-stitch stockings and various lisle and silk options. Prices range from 9c to 50c, including men’s half hose, women’s lace lisle, kids’ and misses’ socks, and infant stockings.
Milady abandons heavy styles for dainty footwear with turned soles and pliable leathers. Sorosis and patent kid Oxfords and shoes in various tops, heels, and flats are described with sizes and features to emphasize comfort and wear.
Historical catalog entry lists Nettie shoes and slippers priced at two dollars and two dollars fifty. Items include Vici kid oxford styles with dull tops, patent tips, various heel types, and several patent leather options.
Selected materials tested for pliability and strength shape corsets to suit exacting tastes. They promise the best fit even over more costly materials, offering durable construction and a taut figure. Prices range from 1.00 to 5.00 per pair.
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