Prizes for Marksmen Congress Favors Appropriation
The House Military Affairs Committee backs a bill to award prizes to the National Guard for rifle competition. The measure would appropriate 10 000 dollars to encourage marksmanship, citing Boer War lessons. It compares U S aims with Swiss shooting societies and notes the need for practice beyond regular army levels.
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Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
National Guard
South Africa
Great Britain
United States
Switzerland
Bargain Clothing Sale Highlights For Ladies And More
A bustling sale offers $2.25 shirt waists in Mercerized chambrays and fine fabrics with window displays. Walking skirts reduced to $2.98, wrappers and wraps deeply discounted, plus 12 1 2c to 25c garments and lace edged goods. Remaining remnants of linens and wash goods go cheap as stock is cleared.
Remington Plans Major Expansion of Typewriter Works
Shrewd observers link typewriter industry health to broader commerce as Remington Typewriter Co announces near doubling of capacity at its Tlion New York plant. New buildings and facilities will accelerate production to meet growing orders, underscoring the firm’s leadership and the robust national business climate.
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Remington Typewriter Company
Tlion
N. Y
For Rent Two Furnished Rooms Near Sentinel Office
One of two furnished rooms for rent, suitable for light housekeeping, located over the Sentinel office. Includes access to shared facilities and quiet well-lit space. Ideal for single occupant seeking simple living arrangements in the downtown area.
Sedalia Base Ball News From Local Diamonds
Local baseball notes report Fort Scott loss to Jefferson City in a 15 inning game, Summits and Northeast Sluggers wins, Nevada players in town seeking sign with Sedalia, and prep players like Dummy Curtis and Dick Rohn set for upcoming Decoration Day clash as managerial moves and arrangements ripple through the team.
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Summit School
Barton and
Dobel
Hawkins
Sedalia
Joplin
Springfield
Tota
Coffeyville
Northeast Sluggers
Fifth Street Sluggers
Northeast
Philipps
Donohue
Fifth Street
Barton
Kahl
Nevada
Nevadas
Curtis
Paul
G. A. Ri
Dick Rohn
Shively
Legion
Roey
Dan Fults
Clyde Patterson
Jerome Castle
Roe
Plaintiff Amanda Butcher Wins Partition Case
The circuit court ruled Wednesday that Amanda Butcher is entitled to a deduction of 3000 dollars from George Wasson’s share in the Riley Wasson estate. The court found the sum had been advanced to Wasson by his father, reducing his portion accordingly.
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Amanda Butcher
George Wasson
Circuit Court
Wasson
Riley Wasson
Mr. Wasson
London Dispatch Reports Hitch in Bee Peace Talks
A London dispatch notes a hitch in peace negotiations for the Bees. Officials caution negotiations may stall if the stalemate persists, while observers urge renewed effort to reach a settlement.
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London
Jefferson City Man Buys First Dress Suit
A Jefferson City man has purchased his first dress suit and many friends fear he will wear it during the day.
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Jefferson City
Mayor's Proclamation Urges Local Observance May 30 1902
Sedalia Missouri mayor J L Babcock urges all city businesses to close from noon to 5 pm on Friday May 30 1902 to honor the nations dead. Citizens are asked to attend ceremonies and decorate graves in surrounding cemeteries. City Clerk E Baker attests the proclamation.
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J. L. Babcock
Sedalia
Missouri
E. Baker
Sedalia Sentinel
Tuesda
Daily Sentinel
Elephant Kills Man At Ferepaugh Sells Circus
A New York Brooklyn circus fatality reports an elephant named Tops crushed Joseph Blunt of Fort Wayne Indiana after he thrust a beer glass toward her during a breakfast saluting ritual. Keepers removed the body.
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New York
Tops
Ferepaugh & Sells Circus
Brooklyn
Joseph Blunt
Fort Wayne
Ind
Blunt
Man's awful death near Fayette after horse runs away
Fayette Missouri May 29 Arthur Potter a young man living seven miles southeast of Fayette was riding home from work when his horse bolted or ran away. Potter's leg became tangled in the trace chain and the animal dragged him a considerable distance before the rider was found dead.
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Fayette
Arthur Potter
Potter
Man Entangled in Fence Dies After Agonizing Injury
A man became wrapped around a leg and his other leg fastened in a wire fence. He suffered intense agony and was removed to his home where he died a few hours later.
Muskogee Man J T Holds 23000 Head of Cattle on the Hoof
The Muskogee reader highlights J T, a prominent cattle owner with about 23,000 head of cattle described as "on the hoof." The piece contrasts public focus on financier J Pierpont Morgan with this large livestock operation in Oklahoma.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Muskogee
J. T
Why They Fade Peace Prospects in South Africa
Dispatches say peace prospects in South Africa fade as De Wet proves hard to endure and allies cannot withstand the pressure. The report notes shifting support and the toll of ongoing conflict on negotiations and morale.
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South Africa
Dispatches
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