Big Fair Opens With Lafayette Band in Town
Crowds fill the city as the big fair opens at 1 30 with a Lafayette Military Band appearance. Exhibits, vaudeville acts, and Rough Riders performances draw visitors, with parade plans and a royal court spotlight for Miss Alma Gass and Miss Frances Smith as Maids of Honor and Queen respectively.
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Ae West
Laivette
Higinsville
Ohio Street
Seila
E Sentinel
Main
Ohio
Mitchellock
Wing
Third
Milmotters
Pearl and
Coral
Song and Co Artists
Jefferson City
Alma‘ Gass
Sedalia
Miss Glass
Miss Gass
Paris
Gainsborough
Frances Smith
One Secret of His Success at Cannon's Store
A historic roster shows the Cannon store’s fall and winter clerks headed by Geo W. Driskell and Ella Parrish among many named staff. Grand Central displays praised under Mr Seifert, with silk skirts and rainbow silks featured in two north windows.
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J.M. Cannon
Geo W. Driskell
Lillie Brown
Ella Parrish
Emil Seifert
W H Bartle
W D Cannon
Theo Bergfelder
C Schroeder
Lee Dorking
James Clark
E H_ Griffith
Fred Gresham
Chas Botz
Laura Williams
Maggie Card
Clara Heller
M C Stewart
Nettie Hughes
Mabel Smiley
Kittie Allen
Emma Gorrell
Mamie Duke
Rose McCabe
Julia Sullivan
Stella King
Minnie Rout
Eva O’brien
Agnes Murray
Alma Friemel
Jessie Twist
Linda Brown
Bertha Norton
Catie Milburn
Kittie Ashwill
Lulu Human
Grand Central
Mr. Seifert
Cannon
Missouri
Offer Rejected by City Collector on Late Sedalia Bid
The city collector received a letter from P. Morrissey grand master of the R. T. stating Sedalia’s offer came too late, rejecting the proposal.
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Sheering
P. . Morrissey
The
R. T
Sedalia
Hawkshaws and Vidocs Update From Today’s Item
The item discusses Hawkshaws and Vidocs with emphasis on present status and future potential. It notes a shift in the situation and signals ongoing developments affecting the parties involved.
Feud Flairs as Hawkshaws Clash with Vidocqs in Court
Bill Drake is charged with carrying concealed weapons and released in police court amid a heated feud between Hawkshaws and Vidocqs officers. Chief Jackson is jailed by Constable Robb for resisting an officer as both sides clash over authority and duties.
Combat at field ends with multiple arrests and fines
Deputy Drake led arrests after a brawl. Billy Jackson and William May faced charges with fines. Night Chief Jackson recovered a gun from Billy at Drake's head. Lee Lovinger posted bond for Billy, later freed by Judge Burress. Other arrests included Thorp and Bartlet. several cases continued or treated with fines and injuries noted.
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Drake
Jackson
Billy
Calaboose
Lee Lovinger
Burress
Lovinger
Robb
William May
Thorp
Kinsey
May
Narrow escape on Missouri Pacific train No 73 at Conners
A side rod broke on Missouri Pacific passenger No 73 as it neared Conners, Kansas City to St. Joseph. Engineer Joseph Speck of Kansas City kept the four coach train from wreck, using hand brakes after air brakes failed and the cab was damaged. Conductor Day oversaw the 150 passengers aboard. The incident sparks notes on Missouri Pacific and Missouri Midland improvements and related railroad news in Boonville and Sedalia.
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Missouri Pacific
Joseph Speck
Kansas City
Conductor Day
Conners
St. Joseph
Sedalia
Reliable
Missouril, Kansas & Texas Railway Company
Boonville Fair Grounds
Boonville
Dodridge
United States
Texas Midland
Cotton Belt
Katy
O. A. Collins
Missouri Midland Railway
McBain
Jefferson City
Walter Williams
Citizens’ Committee
Charles Wiggins
Joseph Flory
W. F. Switzler
Missouri Midland Road
Columbia
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Gus Hesler
Moberly
Mr. Hesler
Phil Scheer
R. A. Blair
Missouri Midland
N. H. Hinshaw
S. L. Harris
Fort Smith
Ark
Harris
F. M. Mount
Child of Henry Anderson Dies and Is Buried
The three month old infant of Henry Anderson who lived eight miles north of Thornleigh died Sunday from chills and was buried today at Mount Herman cemetery.
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Henry Anderson
Thornleigh
Mount Herman
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Hird
M J Cook
DeVelda Zelda
Overaas
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Bill Drake
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Bowery
Kelly
Steele
France
Anarchy
Fred Cheek
Sam Bartlet
Boult F
Alice LeRoy
Floy Hobbs
Alice Lonjers
Marie Lonjers
E Regan
Mason
Justice Kinsey
Charles Hoffman
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Dents
Boonville Democrat
Wid Logan
John Brockmeyer
M. Sweeney
J. A. Davis
I. T. Turner
Will Goff
Pacific Express
Lexington
the Pacific
J. C. B. Mocks
Russel
St. Louis
Mike Healey
Healey
Sade Cat
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