12 Sep 1901
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
1
The fair opened with ideal cool weather and a thronging crowd of over 15 000 by mid morning on Wednesday. Organizers report stronger attendance than yesterday and praise the directors for strong arrangements and promising prospects as awards are announced for quilts lace and other displays.
Rivalry with old James gang and Montana robbers emerges in a cryptic canyon tale. Creep Indians aid, mountain fortress entrance chained, leader killed, first cousin of Cole and Jim Younger replaces him, and a ruthless call to exterminate the outlaws. Bedrock threat and demand for a regiment surface amid rumors.
Denver reports a famous local figure, Peter Arben of Main Street, died after a life of varied business ventures. Detectives found a gang now active on Main Street and linked to a Great Northern train robbery at Malta, Montana, five weeks earlier, with a rising organization rivaling the James gang in its heyday.
Warrensburg couple Mack Wright and Ada P Bailey wed in Sedalia after visiting the state fair. The bride's mother Mrs Isabel Bailey of Warrensburg knew nothing of the plan until the wedding at Mrs Kelso's home on Brown Street. The couple will visit Sedalia relatives then likely move to St Louis.
A Wednesday night banquet at Hotel Huckins honored the World’s fair party and Governor Dockery with about one hundred guests. Ex Senator Chas Yeater presided as toastmaster, with Mayor Babcock, Senator Martin, Representative Nelson, Nicholas Bell, ex Mayor Walbridge, J H Bothwell, Norman Coleman, and ex Governor Francis among the speakers. Francis spoke on the World’s Fair of 1903.
Superintendent Charles Gelven Sedalia and assistant John R Harriston Fayette lead Gelven & Sons in Sedalia for multiple first place wins in a regional collection contest. Winners include rex begonias geraniums palms ferns foliage plants and caci with best and largest blooming plant display. Amateurs division honors Mrs J M Planck also noted.
Superintendent J M Cannon Seda lia and Miss Annie D Morton present at St Joseph venue with judges Mrs E Chatelaine St Louis Mrs E H Harris Pilot Grove and Mrs W C Knight Boonville. Entries feature silk portieres handmade and various textiles with winners listed including Mrs Kate Hawkins Mrs A E Coe and Mrs P Conner among others.
Brooks' Skeeter Regulator cleans up pests with swift action as Bard's Drug Store offers 10 cents for the device or treatment, inviting readers to visit the shop for specifics.
New society stationery line offered with assorted tints and silk paper tablets from Dow Drug Company at Sec ond and Ohio.
A Manayunk teamster feeds his pair of mules only black New Orleans molasses, two gallons a day each, fed from troughs. He says a Texas contractor kept forty mules on molasses for years. Mules and horses readily eat it, and the diet is 65 percent cheaper than hay or grain, with the mules lively and handsome.
J. M. Cain offers a daily five percent discount to reduce stock before invoicing through September 15. Located at 112-114 West Main, The Spot Cash Grocer invites customers to call 151 for phones.
The Misses Kenefic and Misses Glass Cassidy Latour Glass Lee and Kunkler enjoyed a drive to the State fair on Wednesday afternoon. Police court heard a mix of drunks thieves gamblers and disturbers this morning. East Broadway church will not hold chorus or rehearsal tonight.
Police yesterday broke up a gambling game held in the rear of a saloon shutting down the operation and detaining participants as officers investigated the incident.
Shortly after Kruger arrived in Holland admirers sought a portrait but he refused for lack of time. Miss Therese Schwarze finally persuaded him to sit from seven to nine in the morning, reading a Bible she brought. He accepted the Bible and was pleased with the result in Utrecht.
Local newspaper advertising promotes Longan's Sedalia Steam Laundry urging patrons to use its laundry services for quality garments care and dependable service in the city of Sedalia.
Mil lard F. Miller, a brakeman for the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad from Sedalia, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. Debts total 700 dollars with 350 secured. assets amount to 698 dollars, including 400 dollars in Sedalia lots mortgaged to John Briscoe for 350.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Bard's Drug Store and a personal reference, suggesting a clipped advertisement or store listing found in the historical page archive.
The American Federation of Musicians Local No. 22 informs labor circles the concert season ends and the union withdraws its street railway protest to avoid further inconvenience and sacrifice. The circular thanks supporters for their sympathy and assistance.
Fragmentary note indicates National League games at Brooklyn with Bard's Drug Store referenced, suggesting local sports coverage or score context from the period.
Mrs. John Carter of Fairfax preserves a Bible over 200 years in the Carter and Willis families. The Bible provides accurate data on births marriages and deaths for a biographical sketch of the families.
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