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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1900
Page
1
Theodore Roosevelt’s campaign stop in Kingston and New York City drew a muted reception as he expressed gloom over New York State and faced dwindling enthusiasm. Democratic efforts in Illinois and West Virginia shaped the national push with Bryan’s campaign gaining momentum amid late scheduling changes.
Peter McCarthy was killed instantly by a Missouri Kansas and Texas freight train near St Charles Missouri while returning from a quarry. Conductor James Middleton and Engineer James Burch were at the controls. The Missouri Pacific wreck near Muldrow I T killed brakeman Denny Crofton.
Washington Oct 23 The election may decide the next DAR president general with Mrs Roosevelt or Mrs Bryan possible choices. Papers for admission to DAR have been prepared for both. If McKinley Roosevelt win, Mrs Roosevelt is favored. if Democrats prevail, Mrs Bryan.
The remains of Mrs. Sylvanie Beauvais, daughter of Joseph Robidoux who founded St. Joseph Missouri, were laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery St Louis on Sunday. She was 73, survived by husband Francis Beauvais a longtime jeweler in St Louis. Their son Benjamin died in a Missouri Pacific accident near Washington five years earlier.
A flood relief effort drives demand for car repairers at the M K and T shops. With many damaged cars awaiting service, three months of work lie ahead. Freight car repairers fetch up to $2.25 daily and coach repairers slightly more.
Frank Royce returns from St. Louis to resume work after an earlier injury. The Missouri Pacific shops add a new turn table while pits in the round house, sewerage, and new tracks are under construction. Several Missouri Pacific employees including D H Miller Sturde vant and D T Williams are laid off. J M Knauss sues the suit club.
Two wheels of switch engine No. 812 ran off the track in the yards today but problems were quickly fixed. Master mechanic L Bartlett arrived from St Louis this morning. Switch engine No. 828 is in the shops for repairs. Machinist Henry Olmstead resumes work after a short layoff.
Prof Calef and his wife demonstrated psychic phenomena last night in City Hall before physicians and psychologists. The audience was impressed and a fundraising entertainment for the Convention Hall fund is planned with a committee led by Prof J D Wilson and including Mrs F E Hoffman W D Steele Mayor Crawford and Dr W G Cowan.
Col Joyce believes the race course project next May will cost less than earlier estimates, suggesting a reduced budget for the redevelopment.
Col J G Joyce of St Louis a race track expert with C E Yeater and T O Stanley of the state fair board inspected the race course at the state fair grounds and will estimate contractor costs for spring suspension. He plans recommendations to improve grade and speed, citing Kinloch track as a model and aiming to reduce costs if his ideas are adopted.
A list of new hospital arrivals includes E. G. Tunton boiler maker apprentice Parsons E M Dumas fireman Denison Jesse Trindle wiper Franklin Junction James Fairley wiper Denison N R Slaughter trucker Denison John Philips section laborer Gibson Station J A Lewis section foreman Oaktaha Elmer Whittaker section laborer Hillsboro W G Jarvis fireman Denison Supt D Hardy of the Missouri Pacific arrived last night from St Louis in his private car Brakeman Henderson of the Missouri Pacific is laying off A B Thurston formerly resident engineer with the M K T here has resigned as chief engineer for the Kansas City Southern in Arkansas
Col J P Tracy former congressman from this district and Hon G P Peale of Springfield will speak at the court house this evening under the republicans auspices.
Enrollment at Robbins Central Business College reaches 215 now, a record for this season, with expectations it will top 300 in January as classes fill and interest grows.
The S., W. & S. W. excursion to Warsaw Sunday saw many take part. The train departed Sedalia at 8 a.m., arrived in Warsaw at 11:30 a.m., left for home at 3 p.m., and reached Sedalia by 7 p.m.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Joe Flory spoke to a large crowd in California this afternoon, outlining campaign themes and calling for support in the upcoming election.
Hughesville cattle firm McCurdy Bros shipped several carloads of fat cattle to St Louis today. The move underscores regional cattle movement and market activity.
Prof Windsor will speak tonight to the color ed audience on the program Vitosophy. The informal discussion aims to explore philosophical ideas in a televised format.
The track design uses a steady rise of one foot per hundred feet in the first quarter while the home stretch descends at the same rate, keeping the horse alert at the start and encouraging a steady trot on the final stretch. This principle underpins Kinloch’s reputation as a fast track.
Eleanor Merron's rural drama The Dairy Farm comes to the opera house for a Saturday matinee and night on October 27. The play promises simple homely farm life with loves hates and scenes from rural villages, delivering a comforting and uplifting portrayal.
A fire at Stokley destroyed the home of Mrs. Nellie Thornton and half the house occupied by James Gardner and family. The blaze began from a defective flue about 10 a.m. Mrs. Thornton carried Farmers' Mutual insurance, but Gardner faced total loss.
The Jefferson City supreme court ruled today that the police faction ticket should not be recognized in Kansas City, deciding in favor of the opposing Democratic ticket.
Mrs. Fannie E. Steele, aged mother of Prosecuting Attorney W. D. Steele, fell this morning and sustained serious injuries though the full extent was not yet known.
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