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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1905
Page
2
The Sedalia Missouri Sentinel is identified as the official paper of the city with publishers George H Scruton and John E Tiedf. Subscriptions are offered by mail at 45 cents daily, three months $1.00, six months $2.00, and yearly $4.00 postpaid. The paper is registered with the Sedalia post office as second class matter.
The Easter ukase grants freedom of worship and allows churches and schools to operate while church and state remain joined. It aims to permit religious liberty, printing, missions, and conversions, with Russia potentially rivaling Britain in religious freedom if carried out faithfully.
Germany announces plans to impose a heavy discriminatory tariff on United States imports in response to the Dingley tariff act. Wheat flour and other agricultural products form most of German purchases, so farmers rather than monopolies bear the impact, though they may tire of feeding the trusts' profits. Even the Worm has been known to turn.
Secretary Wilson tied to a dispute with terminal railroads over a law on feeding and watering stock in transit. While roads argued the rule only applied to through lines, the secretary gathered evidence for potential up to four hundred prosecutions. The attorney general supported the secretary, and many railroads plan to pay fines without contest.
King Edward and the French government disputed ownership of a thoroughbred named CyLine sold at an English auction. The horse fetched 266000 dollars and will be retained as a breeder by Britain, signaling a British cavalry horses supply setback.
The Standard Oil executives face indictment in Illinois amid strong chatter that questions Rockefeller's church contributions are more offensive, highlighting tensions between business and religious debates of the era.
Report notes 12 039 immigrants admitted in 12 hours at the port of New York on a day last week, highlighting rapid growth in arrivals and the strain on processing. The figure underscores high inbound migration levels and policy implications for the busy harbor entry point.
The speaker warns that if Philadelphia enforces a harsh policy it could drop to sixteenth among large U.S. cities and lead to depopulation. The remark frames a punitive approach as harmful to the city’s growth and status.
The remark notes Henry Clews left out Tom Law as one of twenty two leading American wealth holders and suggests Lawson may challenge Clews over the omission.
The New York Federation of Women’s Clubs at a recent meeting passed resolutions backing a monument for Mrs Gilbert, opposing crowded fire escapes, supporting women on school commissions, and opposing Senator Smoot's retention of his Senate seat.
A grocer advertising touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the way to keep whites bright. The two ounce package sells for five cents at all grocers.
Prominent physicians from across Arkansas gather in Little Rock for the thirteenth annual Arkansas Medical Society convention opening in the state capitol senate chamber. Sessions run through the week.
The advertisement urges women to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to preserve female health during menopause, claiming it relieves hot flashes headaches nervousness and appetite changes. A Portland reader testifies to the product easing her symptoms and letting her manage a large family and household duties through the period.
A Boston woman who claimed to be Carlotta wife of Maxmillian left the city after securing about $40,000 from Italian residents who believed she could reclaim the Austrian throne. Reports say she promised titles and estates to supporters, hosted a royal throne and courtiers, and attracted attention from a diverse group before vanishing eight years after her arrival.
A traveling man recalls a Kansas City Union Depot ventriloquism stunt by Fred High. An Irishman, startled by a voice from a box, fears a dead body as another voice begs for escape. A widow objects to desecration until a hatchet reveals liquor in the box, sparking laughs and temperance reform talk among onlookers. The prank ends with the performer boarding a Rock Island train.
A Warrensburg Star note reports a pig born Sunday afternoon that has a single head with four ears and two bodies sharing organs and features. Farmers Davis and Ross donated the specimen for examination by Professor Seawell's class at the Normal, and it will be preserved.
L C Snell dermatologist chiropodist hair scalp and complexion specialist advertises services at 132 West Third Street with contact details for appointments and consultations.
The twenty sixth annual Mississippi State Sunday School association convention opened in Natchez with a preliminary conference of state county and local workers. Attendance is unusually large and the event will run through Friday, expected to be one of the best held.
An advertisement claims deafness sourced from inflamed Eustachian tubes can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It states nine of ten cases arise from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes circulars, Toledo firm F J Cheney & Co, and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An old advertisement urges readers to shake Allen's Foot-Ease into shoes to cure corns bunions and sore feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
The annual national convention of the Travelers' Protective association opened in Savannah at Guards' armory with about three hundred delegates and many visitors. The day was devoted to routine business and an afternoon excursion to Tybee Island.
Sedalia camp No. 5570 M. W. A. will meet in the K of P hall on Fifth street Wednesday May 16 1905 for regular business. Visiting neighbors invited to attend. Signed by SAM W. JAMES W C and E E CODLING Clerk.
In Columbus Indiana a local telephone firm was asked to install a line at a cemetery grave. The requester, a devout spiritualist, hopes to talk to a departed relative at the site without visiting. The ad promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and flour products by local merchants.
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