Excursion and Civil War Relic Highlight Missouri Item
The M K and T railway offers Sedalia to St Louis excursion tickets at 2.50 with a 7 05 am departure and return options on trains 3 1 and a special May 28 service. also promotional fares for the National Baptist Anniversary and Southern Baptist convention with stops via Katy including dances and social sessions. A Civil War relic turtle found in Gettysburg by Captain Herman H Mertz bears carved regimental marks and may be claimed by relatives.
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Sedalia
St. Louis
Katy
Herman H. Mertz
United States Signal Corps
Engineer Corps
J. Lee, Co. P
Round Trip Fare Plan With Limited May Sale
One fare plus 50 cents for the round trip. Tickets go on sale May 13 to 22 inclusive, valid until May 27. See Katy's agent.
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Katy
Married Men's League Social Session Planned at Odd Fellows
The Married Men's League will hold its regular weekly meeting Thursday evening at Odd Fellows hall. After the business, members will enjoy a social session and lunch.
Sedalia Court Hosts Social for Tribe of Ben Hur
About 150 guests attended Sedalia Court No. 39 Tribe of Ben Hur at their lodge rooms for a social event last evening showcasing community camaraderie and fraternal activity.
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Sedalia Court No. 39
Tribe of
Ben Hur
The SICKLY OCTOGENARIANS
A humorous exchange about octogenarians in a newspaper reads as Jennie explains to Herbie that octogenarians are very old people who are often said to be dying, highlighting a playful misunderstanding of aging in a Scottish American anecdote.
Joplin-Sedalia Game Stopped By Rain
Rain halted the Joplin Sedalia game in the second inning yesterday with Joplin leading 1 to 0. Hutter and Morris were the starting pitchers and are expected to resume pitching this afternoon.
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Joplin
Storm
Ready-to-wear and custom woolen suits advertised
The ad promotes spring and summer woolens for men, claiming our line is unequaled. It promises perfect fits and reasonable prices and urges customers to visit to have a suit made.
Leavenworth Springs Pairings In Yesterday’s Games
In Leavenworth Kansas RHE Leavenworth beat Springfield with batteries Fanning Ulrich and Olmstead Seabaugh officiated by Lewinson. In Wichita Oklahoma City game, batteries Bemis OLeary Halla Seigle and umpire Regan called the match.
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Joplin
Sedalia
Oklahoma City
Topeka
Springfield
Leavenworth
Guthrie
Wichita
Fanning
Ulrich
Olmstead
Seabaugh
Lewinson
Bemis
O’leary
Halla
Seigle
Regan
Kiss of the General Sparks Wartime Valor Tale
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls a general ordering soldiers to approach and promises to kiss each one. The scene emphasizes courage and command under stress as troops stand ready for a dangerous moment.
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Chicago Tribune
Labor Question In London Satire Sparks Debate
A dialogue quoted by Mr. Dolan questions whether the labor issue can be settled. Rafferty responds that he would not sign the agreement and would consider striking for fewer hours and higher pay, even if it meant working only one hour a day.
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Rafferty
Mr. Dolan
Washington Post
New York league star Sebrant drives club with .300 pace
Manager Leist suspends Jake Bauers for unseen condition. Big John Sebrant shines behind the bat and at the plate, batting .300. In other Valley League results, Muscogee loses 12 5 to Joe Roe’s team, Ike Cooper allows nine hits for South McAlester, and Tulsa beat Vinsta 11 13 while Webb City defeats Pittsburgh. Western Union plans park by park telegraphors.
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Leist
Shop Lifters
Jake” Bauers
John Sebrant
Joe Roe
Muscogee
Ike Cooper
South McAlester
Tulsa
Vinsta
Webb City
Pittsburgh
Western Union Telegraph Company
Topeka
Topeka Journal
Tex. rascal vexes, ends with knot and bruise
A playful Texan caused trouble in a local office leading to a frisky mischief that left him in bed with a knot on his head and a bruise on his solar plexus. The incident is noted in lighthearted verse by Puck.
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Tex
Editor Questions Tone On Death Report
A Chicago editor questions phrasing as a young reporter refers to a man’s 80 year death as a long rest. The exchange highlights newsroom tension over sensitive obituary language.
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Chicago News
Ink Heralded as Universal Remedy by New York Telegram
A New York Telegram piece proclaims ordinary black ink as a sovereign remedy for scars and freckles, praising its irritant, sedative, and tonic properties and predicting it may become a cure-all with widespread appeal.
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New York Telegram
30c Worrells Insect Exterminator Marketed for Homes
A 30c insect exterminator claim offers quick death to bed bugs ants and mosquitoes and promises to free premises of all insects. It also says it kills mites on fowls and is easily applied and harmless with sales through druggists.
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Worrell
Tombs Angel to be Married in St. Louis Home
New York, May 16 The Tombs angel Ada Eliot will marry F Sheffield master of the Harvard preparatory school in Springfield Mass The wedding will be at her father Henry Ware Eliots St Louis home The couple plan to live in Springfield after marriage
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Radcliffe
Harvard
F. Sheffield
Harvard Preparatory
Springfield
Mass
Ada Eliot
Tombs Angel
Ejilot
St. Louis
Tombs
New York
Foster
Park Avenue
Eliot
Dorchester
Yorkville Court
Miss Eliot
William Greenleaf Eliot
New England
Washington University
A Costly Target From New York Navy Yard
The floating crane Hercules raised and dropped a 60 ton target into the water. The 12 by 32 foot box like hull section has ballast chambers, twelve compartments, a piping system, and 12 gauges to measure concussion. The project cost at least double its $25,000 appropriation.
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New York Navy Yard
Licklider Guarantees Flour and Health Product Sale
J. M. Licklider guarantees S flour and Vigoral Health fur toe pest remedies. The notice presents a promotional offer with a household product bundle.
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J. M. Licklider
Premium on cancer drives new animal seizure program
The New York State Cancer Laboratory offers a $25 reward for small animals mice rats guinea pigs or rabbits proving to have cancer for experimental use. A second circular explains how to distinguish cancer from other diseases noting cancers appear as lumps under the skin and may move when small.
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New York State Cancer Laboratory
Cancer Laboratory
Empire State
Issu
Why Ben Hur Was Written
The article cites General Wallace explaining he began researching Christian claims after a railway encounter with Col. Robert G. Ingersoll in India. His initial sketch for a Christmas magazine grew into a larger romance, detailing the meeting of the Wise Men and expanding into the full Ben Hur narrative.
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Wallace
Robert G. Ingersol
India
Reader Magazine
Roosevelt Takes Up Railway Rate Fight Again
Taft supplied the chorus to the railroads as Mr. Roosevelt resumes the railway rate conversation where he left off, reflecting continued tension over rate policy.
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Roosevelt
Chicago News
Boyhood of Great Men: From Dream to Distinction
A fragment recounts a flaxen youth in Iowa who dreams a fairy offers power wealth or fame and chooses all three. He grows into Captain Anson the famed batsman Pop Anson and Adram Constantine Anson Chicago city clerk with a $6 000 salary. Separately a Chicago Tribune note covers a Marble Collegiate church convention on Old Testament inspiration and the Bible as the Christian foundation with speakers including Joan Uruquhart G Frederick Wright M G Kyle and Robert Dick Wilson.
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Anson
Pop Anson
Magrate
Adram Constantine Anson
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Marble Collegiate Church
Joan Uruquhart
G. Frederick Wright
Oberlin
M. G. Kyle
Philadelphia
Robert Dick Wilson
Princeton Theological Seminary
Bible League Convention Opens in New York
The American Bible League announces a convention in New York on May 16 to organize Bible study advocates and promote reverent, thorough engagement with sacred texts. The event aims to unite supporters for constructive biblical study.
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New York
American Bible League
Friends of the Bible
Monarch Laundry Ad Offers Home Textile Cleaning
A vintage ad from Monarch Laundry promotes cleaning services for curtains bed spreads quilts blankets and comforts. It invites customers to inquire about family washing and lists Chas. Van Antwerp as proprietor with two phone numbers 183.
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Lamine Street
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