Sedalia Flower Carnival Parade Wowed Nationwide Audiences
Thousands of visitors praised Sedalia's flower parade, declaring it the finest seen in memory. Over 100 carriages dazzled Ohio street with elaborate decor as Patrols, judges, and delegations from Columbia to Kansas City applauded the displays. The event repeats Saturday at 3 30 PM with Miss Fleischmanns Trap winning the grand prize and notable rigs from Elizabeth Parsons and Mrs. C S Dexter receiving high praise.
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Sedalia
Kansas City
Denver
St. Louis
Ohio Street
Columbia
Boonville
Jefferson City
Lexingon
Nevada
Clinon
Earth
Elizabeth Parsons
O. E. Parsons
Miss Willis
C. Lawson
J. M. Cannon
Grand Central
C.S. Dexter
Edna Morris
Hortense Hansberger
Stegner Jegglin Carnival Dance Surprises Town
Edward Stegner of Stegner Bros. marries quietly in Boonville with Rev. George T. Eddy and departs for Sedalia. A grand Liberty Park Hall carnival dance followed with 37 couples, music by the Second Regiment band, and guests from Boonville and beyond. J. B. Williams of Pilot Grove dies after malarial fever at about 75.
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Stegner
Helen Ragland
Bessie Trent
Clara Varney
Elmalescott
Kesterson
Boonville
Salmon
Clinton
Prewitt
Columbia
Brandt
Katherine Bell
Fulton
McMillen
Kansas City
Alma Gass
Jefferson City
Willis
Messrs. Drum
John Hall
Marceline
E. V. Brooks
Captain Scott
Oak Hunter
Moberly
John R. Walker
John R. Gentry
St. Louis
Tom Wallace
Buncton
Will Lionberger
Gen Bell
J. B. Williams
Pilot Grove
Pilot
Carnival of confetti and wedding in Sedalia
A lively Sedalia carnival on Ohio Street featured confetti and tin horns with crowds of about fifteen thousand. A public wedding watched from the Smith and Boeschor booth, plus a flower parade, a grand ball at Liberty Park, and a notable masquerade of bridal attire marked the festivities. Notable attendees included Miss Gertrude Fleischmann, Miss Carrie Switzler, and Mrs. Nannie Estill, with carriages and decorations described in colorful detail. The piece also notes the marriage of Miss Bettie Jegglin and Mr. Eddy, and the funeral of a local longtime resident in Pilot Grove.
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Nannie Estill
Carrie Switzler
James A. Clarke and Son
George Drake
Gertrude Fleischmann
Jeannette Ware
Flo Mackey
Clara Schiener
R. m. Johns
Dr. Crow
Arthur Ferguson
Arthur Trader
M. B. Coleman
Gertrude Faulzhaber
Sedalia
A. J. Perry
Bettie R. Jegglin
Boonville
Mr. Stegner
Miss Jegglin
Mrs. Perry
Mr. Eddy
Pence Receives Recorder of Deeds Appointment
Col John A. Pence of St. Clair county accepted the Jefferson City appointment as recorder of deeds and returned to Sedalia amid a large street fair crowd. Ed A. Hook N J Ring and others joined Pence, with about fifteen thousand on Ohio street enjoying a festive, orderly celebration.
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John A. Pence
St. Clair County
The
Sentinel
Jefferson City
Ed A. Hook
N. J. Ring County
Peter Lane Shines With Big Shoe Attraction
Peter Lane promotes his business with an enormous shoe display and a platform hosting performances by Warblers and banjo artists. Shows run 10:30 to 11:30 am, 4:30 to 6 pm, and 7:30 to 9 pm, drawing crowds from Kansas City and nearby towns. The Servant Drug Company served over two thousand drinks in a busy day, with some unpaid. A county jail escape occurred as prisoners sawed bars and created a wall hole. A. M. Schmidt and Mary Baker wed in Sedalia Mo on September 7 officiated by Rev. J. B. Daniel.
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Peter Lane
Kansas City
Lane
Servant Drug Company
Vernon County
Pettis County Jail
Public Wedding Draws Thousands to Sedalia Event Booth
Visitors return to Sedalia for a big event tomorrow, with a public wedding in the Smith and Boeshar booth at 10 o clock. An elevated stage will let several thousand view the ceremony, and a large crowd from Lamonte and Windsor is anticipated.
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Smith & Boeshar
Lamonte
Windsor
Mayor’s Gamble Crackdown Quiet Amid Arrests
Despite immense crowds in the city yesterday, police reported calm with only two drunks detained, Albert Harline and Alonzo Weed, both fined $5. Selby Fields and Oscar Arruce had cases continued. Price found gambling games at Wilkerson & Brown’s rear. Price, Jackson, and Boulit seized outfits. Streetly and Brown were fined $25 each.
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Albert Harline
Alonzo Weed
Selby Fields
Oscar Arruce
Speci T
Price
Wilkerson & Brown
East Main
Jackson
Boullt
Boulit
W. Streetly
Wm. Brown
Burress
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Miss Fleischmann
H. V. Rice
Society
Liberty Park
Hall
Edward Stegner
Naded
And
Sion
Frances Smith
Liberty Park Hall
Lonor
Gussie Scott
Ethyl Fults
Florence Scott
Irane Barnett
Martha Hansberger
Frances Fletcher
Cordius Cole
Col. Pence
Warrensburg
W. ©. Kapp
J. G. Coe
Journal-Democrat
T. Murray Reed
the Star
John A. Malone
the Eagle
J. M. Shepherd
Standard Herald
Jake Baker
Sixth
Main
Peter Lanes
A. M. Schmidt
Mary Baker
ElDorado Springs
Massachusetts Avenue
Sedalia, Mo
J. B. Daniel
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