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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1903
Page
2
A suffering emigrant ship is wrecked off the North Carolina coast. Rescue efforts are underway as sailors and passengers face peril with reports of damage and exposure. Crews from nearby ports are aiding survivors and assessing the wreckage.
Newberne North Carolina May 15 The revenue cutter Boutwell Captain Sehlam arrived from the wrecked barkentine Vera Cruzil and was boarded and quarantined by Assistant Surgeon Primrose at the quarantine station. The wreck was caused by overcrowding and many aboard suffer from smallpox.
The Sedalia High School junior class presents The New Hamlet a modified take on Shakespeare or Bacon for charity. Cast includes Helen McGowan Agnes Scott Longan Ernest Demuth Earl Doolittle Peter Frazier and more. Admission 15 cents. proceeds aid immigrant relief though details of the Yard performance and cast assignments are noted.
Ordinance 505 fixes annual pay for Sedalia Missouri officials. Salaries include mayor 500, marshal 780, police judge 300, clerk 800, treasurer 150, collector 800 plus commission, attorney 320, engineer 1080, assessor 400, regular policeman 660, fire chief 840, assistant fire 700, hoseman 660, city physician 120, weighmaster 480, market house janitor 480, Liberty park superintendent 360, city teamster 600, with repeal of conflicting ordinances. Takes effect after passage.
The piece discusses Italy's demand for protection of its subjects in the U S after lynchings and killings. It notes the constitutional limits on federal versus state authority and urges granting national power to handle cases involving foreigners and their survivors, citing past incidents and indemnities.
The British Foreign Secretary declares the Persian Gulf effectively England’s, warning rivals not to fortify coasts without a fight. The stance echoes Monroe Doctrine ideals backed by force, drawing quiet European reaction as tensions rise. Congress plans sessions early next winter amid looming presidential politics.
Recent tests with X rays show catarrh of the stomach arises from repeated indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claims to digest what you eat and cure indigestion, dyspepsia, and prevent or cure stomach catarrh. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
An advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a quick cure from cat scratches to burns and boils. It claims the salve heals without scarring and notes use for piles, sold by W. E. Bard Drug.
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