Sedalia Reports Contraction in Electric Line
Electric line in Sedalia shows contraction rather than expansion since advent 18 years ago. Officials note reduced capacity and delayed upgrades amid aging infrastructure.
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1905
Page
1
Sedalia Streetcar Plant in Decline Amid Growth and Vandalism
A Sedalia era rail system is described as decaying with only about six miles of track in operation, down from sixteen miles years ago, as city growth outpaces a neglected electric railway. The piece details dismantled lines, damaged cars, and ailing car barns, warning the system may fail entirely. Police report a Great Northern train holdup near Seattle with two bandits, dynamite, and a small haul, while two youths on the train cooperated with authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric and Railway Company
Sedalia Transit Company
Lesse
Sedalia
Mr. Meisker
Missouri Pacific
City
Quincy
Prospect Streets
Northwest Sedalia
Third Street
Liberty Park
Barrett Place
Broadway
Barrett Avenue
Eleventh Street Hill
Katy Shops
Sixteenth Streat
Brown Springs
Forest Park
East Fifth Street
Hancock
Engineer
Main Street
Ohio
Lamine
Zoll
Shortage of houses in Sedalia hurts new resident and merchant
In Sedalia a craftsman from McLaughlin Bros. bought furniture for a pre room house but could not secure a place to live. He canvassed the city seeking housing and returned, saying he must cancel the order and return home to work, leaving the merchant short of a large sale. Also in Washington Secretary Taft returned after over three months, breaking a travel record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Charles McLaughlin
McLaughlin Bros
McLaughlin
Yokohama to Washington in Fourteen Days Ahead of Schedule
A travel note describes a voyage from Yokohama to Washington taking fourteen days with arrival two days early. It mentions the segment from San Francisco as part of the journey.
Taft Returns From Pacific Trip Plans Congress Talks
Secretary Taft arrived in Washington after a rapid cross country journey to be in time for the White House cabinet meeting. He discussed Philippines education and consular service pay, noting Americans lag in Shanghai staffing and salaries while Europeans staff more widely. The private car entourage set a record Chicago to Washington time of 18 hours 18 minutes over 788 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
War Department
Brinf
Philippines
China
Shanghai
Orient
San Francisco
White House
Waseager
Washington
Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio
Taften
San Francesco
Witte Offered Chief of the Ministerial Cabinet in Russia
Reports say Count Sergei Witte, urged by the emperor, was offered the post of Chief of the Ministerial Cabinet to assist the imperial douma with interpallation rights. He declined to confirm but may accept and be named chancellor within a month. Officials and press praise his services and public welcome is planned in his honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Witte
Russia
Empire
St. Petersburg
Deouma
Prominent Iowa Editor and Republican Leader Dies
Risiard Clarkson, longtime editor of the Iowa State Register and notable Republican figure, died in Des Moines on October 7 after a half century of influence in journalism and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scrippes MeKas Dress Association
Des Meiner
Risiard
Clarkson
Iowa State Register
Republican Party
Protecting the Indians in Ontonagon Transfers Delayed
Indian Commissioner Loupp halts 200 deeds of Ontonagon Reservation allotments, citing insufficient value for Indian lands as the cause of the delay. The delay affects transfers from Indians to whites amid ongoing land disputes in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontanagon
Loupp
Kentucky Railroad Commission Opens Hearings on Freight Rates
The Kentucky Railroad Commission met in Frankfort to hear complaints against railroads over excessive freight rates. The session, postponed from September 39 to avoid a clash with Interstate Commerce Commission actions, is expected to run several days as multiple charges are heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Louisville
Taft Arrives in Washington After Fast Cross-Country Trip
Secretary Taft reached Washington at 3:27 yesterday afternoon completing the San Francisco to Washington journey in ninety hours and twenty seven minutes. He dined with President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House and reported on the congressional party's tour of the Philippines and the Orient. Secretary Root also dined there with several friends, including Commissioner of Corporations Garfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional
Senator Foster
Louisiana
Washington
Col
Clarence Edwards
Taft
Gen. Bates
Oliver
Scofield
War Department
W. Leon Pepeman
Isthmian Canal Commission
Mr. Cromwell
New York
San Francisco
Roosevelt
White House
Philippines
Orient
Root
Garfield
Infant dies of cholera infantum in city
The sixteen month old daughter of Mr and Mrs G W Richardson of 41 North Washington street died last evening at 6 oclock from cholera infantum. The remains were taken this morning to Eakinsville Morgan county for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Richardson
North
Washington Street
Eakinsville
Morgan County
The Town Up in Arms Over Troop Protection
Local residents express strong opposition as troops are deployed to protect a Black individual after a violent incident. Officials insist measures are necessary to restore order and safeguard the community.
Thousands search for him in Edna mad mob hunt
Word spreads that Mark Gibson the accused killer of the Conditt family may have died from wounds. Troops patrol Edna Texas as posses and rangers join a large search. Over a thousand residents participate while fears of mob violence loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson
Neegro
Plas
Monk Gibson Shot Dead by Posse Reported
A report from Edra states Monk Gibson was shot dead by a posse near Fort Worth on October 3 as authorities pursued him in a fatal confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Edra
Monk Gibson
Trolley Car Collision Ends Motorman's Life
Two suburban trolley cars collided in fog near Struthers Ohio. Hugo Wosch a motorman was killed Claude Moore a motorman and Frank Furness a passenger were mortally hurt. Others are seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burban
Struthers
Hugo Wosch
Claude Moore
Frank Furness
Storm devastates Philippine hemp industry and claims lives
Reports from Manila indicate storm damage rising to five million dollars with the hemp industry ruined for years. Many bodies have been washed ashore as rescue efforts continue.
Eleven Men Arrested This Afternoon By Constable Chaney
Constable Chaney and deputies arrested eleven men this afternoon in a sweeping law enforcement action. Authorities reported routine processing and intake at the county jail with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaney
Warsaw man spearheads Sedalia gambling raid
J A Long of Warsaw procured arrests of eleven gamblers in Sedalia after claiming a $1200 loss. Constable Jack Chaney and deputies seized fixtures and released the defendants on $200 bonds. Judge Kinsey ordered enforcement of gambling laws and confiscation of paraphernalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Long
Warsaw
Sedalia
Judge D. Kinsey
Judge Kinsey
Kinsey
Chaney
Colorado Mob Forces Sheriff and Marshal to Rescind Order
A mob in Colorado compels the sheriff and marshal to revoke an order. The incident prompted renewed concern over law enforcement authority and public pressure. No injuries reported, and investigators are reviewing the events.
Dragged by Mob Judge Rescinds Arrest Order in Colorado
Denver reports recount a mob in Brighton Adams county that dragged Judge Guthiel from a train cab and forced him to rescind his order to arrest the sheriff and marshal for alleged lapses on gambling and Sunday liquor enforcement. The judge faced ongoing conflict with county officers and local bar members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Brighton
Cole
Adams County
A. H. Guthiel
Guthiel
Rate reduction sought on grain shipments by Kansas board
Carl Taylor attorney for the state board of railway commissioners filed a demand for lower grain rates with the board. The complaint targets Union Pacific Santa Fe Rock Island and Missouri Pacific. Rates from Kansas points to Kansas City run about 25 percent higher than Kansas City to eastern markets, with cited examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Taylor
Kansas
Kansas City
Kellogg to sue NY Life over campaign payments
J A Kellogg of Glen Falls New York will sue the New York Life Insurance Company to recover premiums paid to the Republican national committee. Kellogg, a defeated congressional candidate, alleges the payments funded political activity against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Life
Scripps-McRee Press Association
Glen Falls
N. Y
J. A. Kellogg
New York Life Insurance Company
Republican National Committee
Kellogg
Congress
New Rochelle Man Kills Himself Over Joke
Frank Dawley a 30 year old mechanic in East Port Chester shot himself in the temple after a joke said Watson would die. Dawley had a wife and two children and three weeks earlier accidently shot neighbor William Watson in the thigh. Watson survived and Dawley was not arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
N. Y
Frank Dawley
East Port Chester
Dawley
William Watson
Watson
Fire guts residence at 504 North Grand Avenue
This morning at 10 o'clock the home of Harris Cohen at 504 North Grand Avenue was gutted by fire. Estimated damage is about $1500 with roughly half the house destroyed. Origin of the blaze unknown as firemen saved parts of the structure. Cohen carried $1000 on his furniture and household effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Cohen
North Grand Avenue
Cohen
Weather Outlook: Fair and Warmer Into Midweek
The forecast calls for fair skies with a gradual warming trend through tonight and Wednesday. Highs and overnight lows are not given, but conditions remain dry with no precipitation expected.
Thousands Attend Kansas City Fall Festivities
About 50 000 visitors fill Kansas City for fall festivities and the Priests of Pallas parade. The perfect weather ensures full theatres and performances by the Megaphone Minstrels and Sousa's band have sold out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Priests of Pallas
Sousa
Philippine Governor General Wright to sail for the United States
Governor General Wright of the Philippines will sail for the United States in November. He plans to stay six months and be in Washington for the opening of bids on the insular railway system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
United States
Eral Wright
Philippines
Washington
Ramsey injunction blocks Wabash debenture vote
St. Louis news reports President Ramsey filed an injunction against Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain Wabash Railroads Mercantile Trust New York George Gould and others to stop voting Wabash debenture B stock at the forthcoming stockholders meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-McRae Press Association
St. Louis
Ramsey Today
Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain and Wabash Railroad
Mercantile Trust Company of New York
George Gould
Robbery Charge Against Eli McNelly
Deputy Constable Joe Card arrested Eli McNelly on a robbery charge alleged by Hartwell Suthes that he slugged and robbed him Saturday night. McNelly was released on bond to appear before Justice D Kinsey on Wednesday morning. Officers doubt the accuser’s story and continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli McNelly
Joe Card
Hartwell
D. Kinsey
Suttles
Phipps Sells Stock in Queen City Poultry Firm
F W Phipps who partnered with W A Nichols at 209 West Main Street in the Queen City Poultry and Egg company has sold his stock to Nichols who will run the business. Phipps has not decided his next move but may pursue other ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Phipps
W. A. Nichols
West Main Street
Queen City Powtry and Egg Company
Nichols
Paipps
Emily
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Elec
Tricity
Electric
Great Northern
Sengers
Seattle, Wash
Northern
East Lox
Ban
Bery
Secretary of War
Yokohama
Arriv
Southern Pacific
The
Chicago and
Thir
Derstanding
Milwaukee
Frankfort, Ky
Tucky Railroad Commission
Scripps-McRae Presa Association
Houston
Edna
Mark Gibson
Conditt
Sczipps-McRae Press Association
Youngstown, O
Scrippe-McRae Press Association
Manila
Det
Jack Chaney
Uties
J. A
Long
Coby Bloch
Frank Jackson
Jerry Gallivan
Tom Woodward
Frank DeBold
Milton Kennedy
Charles Skinner
George Shepherd
Karl O'Horner
Howard Price
Frank Hay
Colorado
Marshall
Kansas Railway Commission
Topeka, Kas
Carl Taylor
State Board of Rail
Way
Harrie Cohen
Wshington
Ramsey
Wabash
MR. Phipps
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