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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1900
Page
8
News notes rail traffic on the Katy line surges from Parsons to Sedalia and Franklin Junction. Five switch engines now handle freight, while new repairs, electric turntable, and transfer trolley emerge at Denison.
A pit in the old round house gave way yesterday and several men narrowly escaped being caught under an engine. Fire watchers and bystanders aided in the rescue as insurance crews inspected the scene.
Henry Leidy, once night yard master, was briefly foreman of west end engines after the new yard master, Mr. Hunter of the Iron Mountain, arrived last week. Leidy was discharged after one day. Hunter also changed crew cards at the X office with color coded signals for brakemen and conductors. A powder blast at the Missouri Pacific shops near Sedalia alarmed residents around 2 am Tuesday. Green cards now list extra brakemen in the green list.
A list of workers and their roles from various towns includes Van Smith a section laborer in Eufaula John Morman extra gang in Lancaster J D Lewis section laborer in Hamburg Tom Riley extra gang in Huntsdale A Robertson coach cleaner in Waco H B Price agent in Summett L W Peters car repairer in Denison Cogdell fireman in Smithville and Joseph G Wright car inspector in Hillsboro.
Dr. Robert Yancy of Dallas is at M. K. T. hospital. E. J. Dempsey, a Missouri Pacific brakeman, works on the J. C. B. L. branch. Frank Bailey, at Missouri Pacific shops, mashed finger by a falling engine frame. J. M. Correlton aged 86 of Irwin Missouri killed by a Missouri Pacific local freight near Nevada. Ms. S. F. Raines left for St. Louis. husband found work as engineer on the Suburban.
Prohibitionists urged to visit Barnett & Barnett law office at 408 Ohio Street to sign the prohibition petition. Time is short. E. E. McLellan signs the notice.
Joe R. Leiter, after two weeks of devoted effort in Paris, has left for America and is understood to have won the hand of Mrs Studyvesant Leroy. They will soon be married.
Patrick McAuliffe of Atchison Kansas and Miss Cora E Frederick of Chillicothe Missouri were married Tuesday morning by Probate Judge Parsons.
A warrant was issued this afternoon for Genevieve Arnold on the charge of petit larceny. She is accused of stealing iron from Burtman, a local junk dealer.
Classified ad seeks an active man of good character to deliver and collect for an old established manufacturing wholesale house in Missouri. $900 yearly pay with sure earnings. Honesty valued over experience. Reference from any bank. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. Manufacturers third floor 334 Dearborn Street Chicago.
Good Housekeeping recommends dressing chickens and halving them. Soak 20 minutes in cold water, wipe dry, place in a dripping pan without water, bake in a hot oven for about 40 minutes for tender results. Season with salt pepper and butter if needed.
The speaker notes two poems appearing in Duffer's Magazine. A Chicago Evening News remark records a critic saying the first poem is simple and the second simply awful, reflecting a mixed reception.
A playful exchange about an unnamed girl’s appearance follows as classmates joke that she would not figure in the class composite photograph. The Philadelphia Press notes the banter among graduates about her looks.
A humorous exchange from a Indiana city paper where a father and son debate egg types on a family visit. The boy asks about eggs in town and the father mentions cold storage eggs, illustrating a light rural conversation. The brief vignette captures everyday dialogue and a small moment of domestic humor.
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet shows Jack noting three cake slices in the cupboard and two remaining after darkness hides the rest. He explains he did not see the others, implying they were taken or eaten unseen.
The article describes how a champion race horse lives with a personal trunk, grooming gear, towels, blankets, and a jewel case for admirer gifts. It notes elaborate travel in parlor cars, careful care by handlers, and rare eye catching attention for women in the paddock after victories.
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