Tragedy Near Sweet Springs as Thomas Kills Miss Mayse
William Thomas shoots Minnie Mayse at her sister’s home near Herndon after a disputed romance. He then kills himself on the road, dying two hours later. Miss Mayse, wounded in the neck and arm, is in critical condition.
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Illiam Thomas
Miss Minnie Mayse
Charles Aldridge
Sweet Springs
William Thomas
Minnie Mayse
Herndon
Miss Mayse
Arthur Cox
Antioch Church
Will Thomas
Thomas
Young Cox
Aldridge
Cox
Wheeler and Walker
Jarvis
Mayse
Imported tooth brush offered with guarantee
Dow Drug company markets an imported guaranteed tooth brush priced at 25 cents. If bristles wear out, customers receive a new brush free under the guarantee.
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Dow Drug Company
The First Boer Baby Born in the West Opens Its
An infant described as the first Boer baby born in the West has entered the world, marking a notable event for settlers and local families. The birth signals a new connection between communities and the ongoing colonial presence in the region.
Militia Company D of Sedalia Receives High Praise
Company D Second Regiment N G M Sedalia held its monthly meeting at Liberty park armory. Lieut Col Schuyler C Kelly mailed a praise for the unit saying its appearance and equipment could not be improved. Sections compete with Diffendaffer leading Section 1, Bulkley Section 3 for attendance. The unit numbers forty eight now and may recruit to sixty. ten members may be suspended soon. A dance is planned at Liberty park October 24.
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Liberty Park Armory
Schuyler C. Kelly
Col. Kelly
Nevada
Butler
James de Armond
Sedalia
S. W. James
Seret
Diffendaffer
Bulkley
Sergt
Anamosa
Grimm
Fall campaign on now at Spot Cash Grocer
Invoice received shows surplus stock to stock three grocers. Prices set to move fast to clear inventory. Visit Spot Cash Grocer at 112 114 West Main or call Both Phones 151 to shop today.
Goethe Faust Play At Opera House Next Tuesday
The Hubert Labadie company presents Goethe's Faust in full detail at the opera house next Tuesday night. Henry Ward Beecher is quoted praising Faust for its moral contrasts and elevating purity through dramatic art.
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Goethe
Faust
Hubert Labadie Company
Opera House
Nex
Brooks Skeeter Regulator Drives Them Off
A brief note announces Brooks' Skeeter Regulator being sold at Bard's Drug Store for 10 cents, indicating a pest control remedy available to customers.
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Brooks’ Skeeter
Bard’s Drug Store
Mystery at Adams House Ends in Death in Topeka
Topeka paper reports a man visited the Adams residence, concealed his identity, and died. The cause and circumstances remain unclear as authorities investigated the incident.
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Topeka
Adams House
Sedalia Steam Laundry Ad Promises Value for Money
Local ad invites customers to send their bundle to Sedalia Steam Laundry and promises value received for money. It emphasizes affordable service and quality cleaning.
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Sedalia Steam Laundry
Draneman Killed Near Parsons On Tracks
A Katy railroad flyer fatally struck Frank Worley a brakeman who slept beside the main and sidetrack at Elm Mott near Parsons Kansas. Worley, known locally, was killed instantly as he moved toward the main line in front of the oncoming train.
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Elm Mott
Parsons
Kas
Frank Worley
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Worley
Hospital Arrivals At Katy Hospital Today
The Katy hospital admitted several patients today including Jose Cantu a section laborer from New Brunsfels William Lawson a tie plant laborer from Greenville Andrew Davis a section laborer from Tem ple Jake Willis a section laborer from Smith ville Jim Graves a tie plant laborer from Green Fred Kanin an extra gang from McAlester W. E. James a section laborer from Wins boro D H Stewart a section foreman from Mus cogee R O Wingfield a section laborer from Chateau G W Nash a crusher laborer from Chickie Chockie Arthur Avant a painter from Waco Hodge Bolden a section laborer from Pitts burg Andrew Jackson a section laborer
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Katy Hospital
Jose Cantu
New Brunsfels
William Lawson
Greenville
Arthur Avant
Waco
Hodge Bolden
Pitts
Dow Drug Introduces Sedville Gray Stationery Line
Dow Drug company releases Sedville Gray stationery new product line featuring refined desk sets and writing papers aimed at professional offices and home use.
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Sedville Gray
Stationery -Dow Drug Company
Means ten dollars per throw in candidacy announcements
In Missouri and Kansas the phrase we are authorized to announce the candidacy of is linked to a ten dollar payment per public declaration. The note highlights a price for candidates to appear in announcements during this season.
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Missouri
Kansas
Railroad Notes of Interest and Personnel Movements
Railroad notes report Superintendent Finney of the Katy leaving for Franklin Junction after hospital treatment. Ducker and Jeffries take a few runs. Chapel resumes duties. Train No 4 from the south delayed one hour. Missouri Pacific brakeman Rupert injured at a bridge, hospitalized in St Louis but improving. Am Ex agent Boles ill at home. Rheinart resigns from Missouri Pacific shops, moving to Riverdale Kas. O Herin of Katy motive power visits city. McCabe returns to work after a short layoff. An extra Lexington branch work train, led by MP conductor Hackett, and added manpower to Independence for I C B L work. End of fiscal year returns noted.
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Parsons Sun
Buffalo
Globe-Democrat
H. D. Wolfe
Kansas City
Versailles
Colorado, Kansas City & Colorado Railway
Cole Camp
M. A. Bowman
Katy
Franklin Junction
Finney
C. M. Ducker
W. L. Jeffries
C. A. Chapel
William Rupert
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
W. G. Boles
American Express
South Moniteau Street
William Rheinart
Riverdale
Kas
William O’herin
Granville McCabe
Lexington
Hackett
Rail map shows only three counties without railroads
According to the latest official state maps, Stone Taney and Ozark counties are not traversed by a railroad.
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Counties
Stone, Taney
Ozark
State
Bears Quiet as Missouri Bear Season Opens
The Missouri bear hunting season opened yesterday amid a sparse bear population with many hunters asking where the bears are and whether sightings will pick up as the hunt begins.
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Missouri
Longan's Launders City’s Best Blankets
Blankets laundered at Longan's claim top city ranking with reliable service and quick turnaround. Call 154 for details and pickup options.
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Longan’s
Proclamation Urges November First Friday in Schools
Superintendent W. T. Carrington issues a statewide proclamation calling all schools to observe the first Friday in November in memory of Eugene Field, the children's poet.
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W. T. Carrington
Eugene Field
Presidential Possibilities Surface in Political Arena
Reports indicate several potential candidates are emerging in the political scene. Observers note increased activity from contenders across parties as campaigns begin to take shape with early fundraising and public appearances.
Boonville Builder James H. Roberts Dies in River
Body of James H. Roberts, Boonville contractor and lumber dealer, recovered after clothes found on Missouri river bank. Inquest returns verdict of accidental drowning. Roberts, a single man from a prominent Central Missouri family, to be buried Saturday.
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Boonville, Mo
James H. Roberts
Boonville
Ing
Roberts
Missouri
Missouri university approves dairy building and lab plans
Curators authorize advertisement for bids for a new dairy building and veterinary laboratory on the college farm costing 40 000 dollars. The board also considers plans for four more buildings from the last legislature: medical laboratory 340 000 dollars, women’s dormitory 35 000 dollars, horticultural building 40 000 dollars, and engineering laboratory 40 000 dollars.
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Missouri University
College Farm
Kentucky Reunion Picnic Held by Vernon County Group
The Kentucky association of Vernon county held its first annual picnic in Nevada Missouri with several hundred Kentuckians and families attending. President Holton opened the event followed by ex Governors Stone and Crittenden and ex Congressman Burton.
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Nevada
Kentucky Association of
Vernon County
Holton
Associaton
Stone
Crittenden
Burton
Governor Pardons Davis in Jackson County Embezzlement Case
Jefferson City Missouri October 4 Governor Dockery pardons Davis a Jackson County embezzlement offender who had been sent up for four years. Davis a black man was received here last April and released on clemency.
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Jefferson City
Dockery
Fsom Davis
Jackson County
Davis
Farmer Kimbrough Hopper Found Shot Near Arm strong
Higbee Missouri October 4. Kimbrough Hopper a farmer near Armstrong was found dead in his cornfield yesterday. He left home carrying a shotgun and authorities are unsure if death resulted from self inflicted in action or an accident.
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Higbee, Mo
Kimbrough Hopper
Armstrong
Kirksville Osteopaths Open Season at Missouri Colu
The Kirksville Osteopaths face the Missouri Tigers at Columbia tomorrow in the varsity season opener. A week later they are set to play the Warrensburg normals in Jefferson City, with Warrensburg slated to meet C. B. C. here tomorrow afternoon.
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Kirksville Osteopaths
Missouri Tigers
State University At Columbia
Warrensburg Normals
Jefferson City
Warrensburg
Missouri wins wool and mohair exhibit medal at Buffalo exposition
Missouri received a medal for its wool and mohair exhibit at the Buffalo exposition. If re-elected, A. B. Duncan would seek the speaker’s chair in Missouri’s next House. J. M. Wells sues Giesecke Shoe Co. for 9200 damages over a broken agreement.
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Missouri
A. B. Duncan
J. M. Wells
Giesecke Shoe Company
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