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22 May 1899
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Sedalia Evening Sentinel in Sedalia, Missouri
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1899
Page
4
Most Dangerous Prisoner Class Says Sing Sing Head
Head Keeper Connaughton of Sing Sing says burglars, highwaymen, and confidence men are the truly dangerous inmates. He notes murderers are often model prisoners while awaiting trial and that 500 murderers can be easier to manage than 100 hardened crooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connaughton
Sing Sing Prison
Mr. Connaughton
Sing Sing
Threats of Reporting in Service Trades
A fragment discusses how workers such as conductors, smotormen, elevator men, janitors, and waiters know that threats to report others are often bluffs. The text notes that the claim to report is commonly used as leverage rather than a real action.
Elevator Neglect Sparks Public Outcry in Downtown Building
A downtown New York elevator incident highlights dangerous crowding with no attendant present. A passenger questioned the starter about safety, but the conductor persisted, raising fears of potential tragedy and ongoing neglect by responsible staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Rain Drops Choose Distant Oceans From Summit Court
A Western state courthouse sits on a hill where rain on one side flows to Lake Erie then to the Atlantic via the St Lawrence, while rain on the other side drains toward the Gulf of Mexico. A light breeze guides the droplets 3,000 miles to their sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Ohio
Mississippi
Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Correctness of Skeat Chaucer Name Confirmed
Confirmatory evidence from Mr. Scott at the British Museum supports Skeat's derivation of Chaucer's name from chaufe cire heat wax. The first family member's occupation was chaff wax officer in the sealing department of the chantry, not cha ussier hosier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skeat
Chaucer
Scott
British Museum
Chanecery
Chaussier
Instance of Poetic Justice in a British sportsman death
A British sportsman died from blood poisoning after a scratch from a wild rabbit he released for the hounds. The event appears linked to a risky hunting or kennel incident, with no further details provided about the individual or location.
China Opium Death Toll Likely Hits One Million
A Yunnan correspondent in Christian World estimates landward opium death by own action in China reaches about one million annually. He cites five cities across four provinces, noting higher rates in western regions and frequent foreign aid in such cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Yunnan
Provinces
Chui
Cost of Perfumery in France From Flower Harvests
The Revue Statistique outlines perfume production in the Sea Alps department of France. It requires 4,000,000 pounds roses 5,000,000 pounds orange blossoms 400,000 pounds jasmine 300,000 pounds tube roses and 400,000 pounds violets per year. Prices per pound are roses six cents orange blossoms seven cents jasmine twenty five cents tube roses fifty cents and violets and cassia blossoms forty cents. One violet plant yields six ounces of blossoms and an orange tree twenty pounds. A woman gathers forty pounds roses in four hours and six pounds jasmine in the same time. She picks twelve pounds tube roses in one third day but takes a full day to gather two pounds violets or orange blossoms. To obtain one pound of essence requires roses 32 000 pounds or about 5 000 000 single blossoms and 2 000 pounds orange blossoms or 1 200 000 single flowers. Each year’s output is 1,000,000 pounds of pomades and 1,000,000 gallons of aromatic fluids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Sea Alps
France
Revue Statistique
Cat Baptism Lessons Stir North Dakota Family
A Baptist clergyman's precocious son in North Dakota repeats baptism by immersion by guiding his cat and two kittens through the ritual. A tub of water in the kitchen set the scene as the boy used a formed family practice to instruct the animals in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
City Visited by Notables and Locals in a Busy Day
A parade of residents and visitors crosses the city today. Names include ex mayor Hastain, ex county clerk R N Lower, attorney John Bohling, Capt George Burr, Prof Driskell, and many others from Kansas City, Sedalia, and Columbia. Local events feature a Mrs Donna hue music recital and a large Liberty Park hotel party with national color decor and Second Regiment music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Kuhn
Havana
Elsie Cue
Cole Camp
G. A. Meyer
Warrensburg
Hastain
John D. Bohling
Boonville
R. N Lower
Longwood
J . Rodes
Baby
Mexico
J. W. Williams
George Sanofort
Charles Hoffman
Windsor
Ed Elway
Columbia
D Bryson
Alderman Ethridge
George R. Burr
Rock Island Arsenal
George W. Burr
Phil Adams
Lexington
Adams
Nebraska
Robb
Campbell
J W Foster
James
Kansas City
Finley
W O Terry
J R Wade
Sedalia
Driskell
Emerson
Marvin Jackson
Lon Luther
J D Mitchel
Denver
Colorado
Mitchel
B L Smith
Lamonte
Donnahue
First Baptist Church
Liberty Park
W. H. Powell
Powell
Miss Washburn
Irene Washburn
Louisville
Miss Batterton
Trenton
Second Regiment
Moore Dawson
West Fourth
Store Hours Change Announcement
Commencing Thursday June 1 our store will close at 6 30 p m excepting Saturdays and pay day nights St Louis CLOTHING Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Clothing Co
No-To-Bac Tobacco Habit Cure Ad
Advertising copy touts No-To-Bac as a guaranteed tobacco habit cure promising strength and purity with a price of 50 cents or one dollar, available at all druggists.
Red Cross Ball Blue Offer For Family Horses
Four or five gentle well broken family horses for safe cheap. Call Steven's stable for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven
Negroes Sent to Replace Striking Miners
Two car loads of Black workers left for South McAlester to replace striking coal miners, but two remained behind. The men reportedly walked to Sedalia today, saying the Katy Railroad charged one cent a mile to go down but three cents to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South McAlester
Sedalla
Katy
Convicted Murderer Requests Trade for Goods in Exchange
A convicted murderer negotiates a barter with a visitor offering tokay and pink neckties in return for food and a file. The scene centers on illicit exchanges within a prison or institutional setting.
Wanted ads invite trade in Sentinel want column
The passage encourages readers to place want ads in the Sentinel to trade unwanted items for needed goods at a low cost, suggesting the ads are a quick, economical way to swap belongings. It emphasizes convenience and abundance of trade possibilities for a small expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sentinel
Bargain Parlor Heating Store Sale At Sentinel Office
A SALE at the Parlor Heating Store offers bargains at Address A X, Sentinel office. A WANTED notice seeks a 9 by 12 bug, offered as a bargain at Address Q T, Sentinel office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Sentinel Office
Wanted girl for house work no washing
Help wanted advertisement seeking a girl for house chores with good wages. Apply to J M Weill at 214 Ohio Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J M Weill
Ohio Street
Sentinel Office Seeks Nurse or Light Housekeeper
The SENTINEL invites applications for a nurse or light housekeeper position at the office. Candidates should have experience in caregiving or household tasks and be available for daytime shifts. Apply with references to the Sentinel office.
For Sale Old Papers at Sentinel Office
For sale old papers at the Sentinel office 10 cents per 109. A few good guitar pupils first ten applicants admitted for half price Prof W E Rutledge Wantep Cows to past gg Good grass north Geo R Smith TM college Reduced price Call at leather store 210 W Main J C Parmerlee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel Office
W. E. Rutledge
Geo. R. Smith ™ College
W. Main
J.C. Parmerlee
Parties Buy and Sell Railroad Tickets Without License
Parties operating ticket sales without proper city permits will be reported to the city attorney for action.
Wanted Musicians Call on McKinley Edition of Music
Advertisement seeks musicians to inspect the McKinley Edition by Jno N Taylor & Co on Ohio Street. Promotes Dee Witt's Little Early Risers as famed pills for torpid liver and system irregularities sold at Servant's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Jno. N. Taylor & Co
Ohio Street
Dee Witt
Servant’s Pharmacy
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Undertakers
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Leather Store
West Main
Land of
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Emery, Bird, Thayer & Co
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Will Guenther
Alice
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Lilly Brandt
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G. H. Sandfort
W. H. Martin
Cannon City
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J. L. Hazlewood
R Medley
Houstonia Spectator
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Della Steele
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Missouri Pacific
St Louis
S G Kelly
Kelly
Jessie
Knob Noster
J M Giffe
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Koodee
Coe Hee
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