President Roosevelt Reflects At Gettysburg Battlefield
President Roosevelt and party toured Gettysburg and heard an address drawing lessons from the Civil War. He highlighted the war as a triumph of liberty and order and stressed the link between freedom and responsibility, invoking Lincoln and Hadley on self government. The speech honored the fallen and the enduring memory of the battle.
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Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Chosen Sons
Hadley
Yale
Northrop Delivers Baccalaureate Sermon in Sedalia
Dr. C. V. Northrop pastor of East Sedalia Baptist Church spoke to the Sedalia High School graduates at the First Christian church. The address stressed practical life virtues and the secret of success, praising heroic figures and urging perseverance.
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East Sedalia
C. V. Northrop
East Sedalia Baptist Church
First Christian Church
Dr. Northrop
Sedalia
Northrop
Ohio
Michigan
Boonville
Kansas Floods Sweep Bridges Across State
In Ottawa and Topeka areas heavy rains swell the Kansas River to record levels. Bridges including Rock Island James Street and Belt Line collapse or fail. Franklin county reports 31 feet flood. Ottawa suffers waterworks outage, submerged depots, mills, and shops. Rescue crews battle rising waters with boats. hundreds of homes inundated and two missing after efforts.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Kansas City
Kansas River
Kansas City’s
Rock Island
James Street
Ottawa
Kas
Franklin County
Marais Des Cygnes
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Collins
The Blue and the Gray by F M Finch
A solemn Civil War poem contrasts the Blue and the Gray as equal in noble sacrifice. It envisions grave grass, flowers, and laurel over fallen soldiers, urging forgiveness and unity beyond past conflict. The piece honors both sides with reverent tones and mournful imagery.
Perdicaris Held by Bandits in Tangier With Poor Hope for Release
The American subject Perdicaris and his English son in law remain in captivity as U.S. fleet prepares to arrive. Bandits warn of killing unless immediate demands are met while the captives are moved to a tent from a hut. The cruiser Brooklyn has reached Tangier.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Tangier
Perdicaris
United States
Morocco
Brooklyn
Carnival queen to ride in parade under guard
Maude McGee, badly disfigured in Friday night attack, will appear in tonight's procession in Joplin with an armed guard surrounding her. Mrs Weyland faces felonious assault trial this afternoon for not being named matron of honor.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Joplin
Japanese Torpedo Boats Reported In Red Sea
An Odessa dispatch says several Japanese torpedo boats were seen in the Red sea, likely targeting Russian warships. General Kuroki reports Japanese cavalry victory over 2000 Russians near Yang Cheng, northeast of Kuan Tien.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
St. Petersburg
Odessa
Red Sea
Tokio
Kuroki
Yang Cheng
Kuan Tien
Fen Wang Cheng
Harry McCarty Dead After Typhoid Fever
Harry McCarty 26 son of Mr and Mrs William McCarty of East Fourth street died Saturday at Jefferson City from typhoid fever. He worked on the old narrow gauge railway, then after conversion to standard gauge he became an engineer on the river division of the Missouri Pacific. Survived by two brothers Will and W H McCarty and two sisters. one brother resides in Parsons Kansas.
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Harry McCarty
William McCarty
East Fourth Street
Jefferson City
McCarty
Missouri Pacific
Will
W. H.cCarty
Parsons, Kas
Memorial Day Observances at Fort Leavenworth
At Fort Leavenworth the largest U S post, Memorial Day opened with a garrison parade in battalion formation. Colonel Duncan reviewed the troops and made an address as a 21 gun salute echoed from the mountain battery. Graves were decorated at the national cemetery.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Fort Leavenworth
United States
Duncan
National Cemetery
Decoration Day Observance and Store Hours Brief
Today the store closes at one o clock for Decoration Day as the nation recalls the G A R veterans who served and died. The notice honors fallen companions and places tiny flags and flowers on graves including those who died freeing Cuba and those who fell in distant Pacific battles.
Trains Fail to Arrive as Santa Fe Track Submerged
Morning trains from Kansas City failed to arrive. Five thousand feet of the Santa Fe track near Pomona are submerged, disrupting service and signaling significant flood damage.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe
Pomona
Ministers Meet as Alliance Covers Routine Business
The Ministers' Alliance held a morning meeting and completed its standard agenda of ordinary church and community affairs. The group reviewed schedules, discussed upcoming services, and confirmed committee assignments.
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Ministers’ Alliance
Decoration Day Observance Closed Noon for Businesses
Businesses close at noon as communities honor Decoration Day. Local government offices observe the holiday with altered hours while services remain limited. The observance affects retail, banking, and public facilities, with workers taking the afternoon off in remembrance.
Decoration Day Observance in Sedalia
Sedalia observes Decoration Day with a noon closing of businesses and a 2 pm march led by the Sedalia Military Band, followed by the Sedalia Rifles and G A R members. Rev A J Van Wagner gave the address at the courthouse and flowers and flags were placed at graves across town amid muddy streets and limited procession.
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Sedalia
Second
Ohio Streets
Sedalia Military Band
Sedalia Rifles
George R. Smith Post
Court House
A. J. van Wagner
Hackney and Eichoff Wed at Silver Moon Eldon Couple Marry
Mr D E Hackney a leading young farmer of Eldon Missouri and Miss Mary Eichoff of Cole Camp Missouri were married today at the Silver Moon restaurant at a morning hour. Judge N H Rogers performed the ceremony and the couple departed by Missouri Pacific for a brief honeymoon in St. Louis to visit the World’s Fair attractions.
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D. E. Hackney
Eldon
Mary Eichoff
Cole Camp
Silver Moon
St. Louis
N. H. Rogers
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Ethel Roosevelt
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Rixey
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Topeka
North Topeka
F. M. Finch
Leavenworth
Opon Tomb
Cuba
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Cemetery—Veterans Detail Committee
Second Street
Woman's Relief Corps
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