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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1904
Page
4
Goldbugs defeated Pittsburg three times and return home to meet Joplin as part of a tight race for the league lead. Other games and notes accompany the standings update, highlighting the struggle to stay atop the table.
The Sedalia high school class announced its ten highest graduates Earl Doolittle tops the list as valedictorian. The first five earn spots on the commencement program while Karl McVey William D. O Ban Nen and Margaret Curran join the ten as program participants. Irma Appleby and George Harris were chosen by the faculty. Red carnations named as class flower with orange and black as colors.
General Funston explains he swam the Bay Bay stream near Calumpit on April 26 1899 to aid a skirmish against Filipinos and clarifies it was not the Rio Grande the next day as some reports claimed. The narrative also covers a ball game in Joplin with the Goldbugs and Miners, detailing standings and key players including Curtis Lowell Bunton Halla Torrence and Stoner McDill Kane.
In circuit court this morning the trial of Fannie Fleming suing the city of Lamonte resumed and testimony was completed. The case may go to the jury tonight. Condemnation actions by Missouri Pacific against Mrs. Lelia Kidd W Morris Oren and others and R A and Ann Martin saw deposits paid for assessed sums and court awarded $3 to the commissioners. A motion for a new trial was filed.
This afternoon the defendant filed a civil action naming Floy Jackson and John W. Men efee Jr. as parties.
Advertising blurb by W. E. Bard Drug Co promoting Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for indigestion and related aches and pains with a claim of timely relief.
A man in a silk hat boards an elevated train at Sixty six Street. He staggers into a pretty woman, apologizes, and glimpses her white hair. She seethes with indignation and moves to another seat as the scene ends.
A vast 325 foot long bird cage captivates fairgoers. Wire covering and steel frame support a wooden surround with a fourteen foot center walk. Inside the aviary birds will roam under natural conditions for spectators.
The article notes that fish hooks retain their ancient form from two thousand years ago with the only difference being material. Bronze in the past and steel today are the primary distinctions in construction.
In Springfield Missouri on May 23 President Shively watched as the locals won 9 to 4. Highlights included sensational catches by Cole and Persch in center and left field. Batteries: Howie and Armstrong for Springfield Horton and Schmidt for Topeka.
Iola Kansas won 6 to 3 over Fort Scott in a modest game, securing a third straight victory in the series. Downs homered with one on base to highlight the contest while Groom pitched for Iola and the locals held back on piling up runs. Batteries Root Seigle Groom Meyer.
An advertiser touts Liquozone as a universal germ killer that cures diseases by destroying germs without harming tissues. It cites a $100000 American rights deal and claims it outperforms medicine, with a gas derived process and oxygen-like vitality benefits. It lists vast disease claims and endorsements, noting internal use and universal NEED.
In Joplin on Sunday, Miners Bayless and Welday hit early home runs to set the pace against Leavenworth. Rigg's seventh inning error adds two runs for Joplin while Eels fanned ten batters. Attendance reaches 3,000 as final score reflects Miners dominance.
The Kansas City Star notes umpire Owens will handle the current series. Fort Scott left fielder Bobby Byrne, smaller than Dick Bayless yet nearly equal in batting and fielding, tries to build a reputation just as Bayless did before him. Sedalia Eagles lose to Boonville 15 to 14 in Boonville with Edwards earning 14 strikeouts and a grand slam homer. game played on a clover field with high grass causing a misplay of the ball.
The passage notes two rabbit skin mentions and a local joke about Mr. Davis, formerly of Iola and now a pitcher for the Missourians, needing watchful scouting. It says one will face Joplin while Sedalia prepares to challenge their left handed hitters, with references to cotton wrapped relics of battles and a playful verse about Baby Bunton.
The St Joseph Gaz et reports a 2 to 1 seventeen inning victory by St Joseph over Omaha in a Western league contest. Companion and Chinn matched brilliant pitching with Companion taking the loss despite ten strikeouts and eleven hits. The crowd neared 2000 as Omaha made its lone run.
The article praises Washington currency as the most beautiful in the world. It notes that treasury specimens arrive daily in pristine condition and that worn bills are retired for new ones. It also highlights Riggs National Bank's women’s window and strict use of new money for payments.
A man in a crowded Fifth Avenue bus helps find a dropped five dollar gold piece. He jokes that the finder should take a nickel toward the $25, then suggests dividing it among the five searchers.
The school board meets tonight to appoint teachers for the next term. The committee has recommended the appointments and the board will act on them tonight.
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