Horrible tragedy on North Summitt Street shocks city
A woman Mrs J M Williams and her infant died in a deliberate fire set by Christian Scientists using oil and a lamp. The city gathers details of a planned act and notes Williams had sought healing from the Scientists before the calamity. Coroner ordered no inquest. the infant badly burned but may survive.
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North Summitt Street
J. M. Williams
the Sentinel
Mabel
Capt. Mason
Mrs. Williams
Cowan
Keck & Ramsey
Williams
Samuel Smith
Smithton
Missouri Pacific
Lexington
Bowers
Mr. Williams
Amanda Beard
Kansas City
Rule by Three Million Men The Vanderbilt Railways
A historical feature argues Vanderbilt controlled over 20 000 miles of railways worth about 1 230 929 761 and employed or affected up to 3 000 000 people directly or indirectly. It compares the empire to European monarchies and notes the large workforce and influence across industries and cities.
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Vanderbilt
France
Prussia
Spain
Army
Navy
Sweepstake Trolley Party Heads to City Parade
Misses Scheiner Ware Fleischman and Mackey won a prize for the most elaborately decorated vehicle in the flower parade. The trolley ride began at Fleischman’s drug store at 5 PM and was a public, festive event with guests invited to fill the car while visiting Brown Springs and Forest Park, enjoying dances, a luncheon, and a minstrel show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheiner
Ware
Fleischman
Mackey
van Riper
Hospital Arrivals and Afterglow Concert at Forest Park
A list of locals taken ill with remittent fever and one eye disease reports hospital arrivals. The excursion party later enjoyed a lunch on Forest Park cottage veranda, bowling, dancing, and a minstrel show, chaperoned by the Elliot Stafford, George Mackey, and Mrs J Van Dyne, with many attendees named.
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C. H. Cadlen
Franklin Junction
Henry Klinsick
Sweeney Crusher
John Elliott
Sweeney
M. A. Gier
North Jefferson
C. E. Martan
Denison
Brown Springs
Forest Park
Messrs
Mesdames Elliot Stafford
George Mackey
van Dyne
Misses Ware
Scheiner
Mackey
Fleischmann
Barnett
Smith
Cole
Bedford
Iowa
Hansberger
Trains Collide Head On West of Sedalia Wreck
Missouri Pacific freight trains crashed two miles west of Sedalia in a head end collision last week. Road Master John Brandt says the impact was the most severe he has witnessed in fifteen years in the railroad. The engines slammed together with extraordinary force.
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Missouri Pacific
Sedalia
John Brandt
Notable names listed in a Kansas City area document
A fragmented list names McMillen, Kansas City, Stanley, Evans, Leach and numerous others including Crow, George, Arthur Trader, Arthur Ferguson, Ott, Johns, Andrews, Kehoe, Wilkerson, Lamy, Blair, Bryant, George, Joy Stoffman, Pennfield, Evans, Williams, Smith, Doyle, Barnett, Moses and Moore, indicating a roster or signatory collection in a regional record.
Weltmer Quartette Heads to Nevada for Carthage Debut
The Weltmer Quartette departs this morning for Nevada and will open with its first engagement in Carthage on the 25th. Members include Richard Johnson second tenor H W Schrader first tenor P Shoemaker first bass Platt Basso. C W Brooks will accompany as a hypnotist.
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Weltmer
Nevada
Carthage
Sedalia
Richard Johnson
H. W. Schrader
P. Shoemaker
Platt
C. W. Brooks
Portrait of late Judge William Gentry Presented to County Court
The county court received a framed portrait of the late William Gentry as a gift from his daughter Mrs. Theodore Shelton of St. Louis. Gentry served as judge of the county court from 1856 to 1800 and from 1851 to 1890. The hanging included ceremonies with Hon. Henry Lamm delivering an address.
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William Gentry
Theodore Shelton
St. Louis
Gentry
Henry Lamm
City bonds vote fails in light turnout
A special city council bond issue of 24 000 dollars failed as only 151 votes were cast with 97 in favor and 54 against. The measure required a two thirds majority to pass. The report notes the low turnout and negative result. Also mentioned are a cross country trip by George Willians and wife from St Louis to San Francisco begun Aug 1 and passing through Jefferson City Sedalia and Kansas City.
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George Willians
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Sn Francisco
Louis
Terson City
Sedalia
Kanss
Increased Flow Expands Store Space for Ladies Garments
Ace J. M. Cannon of tine and bud Central began improvements this morning announced weeks ago. An upper ne corner is being built, a ten foot wide by sixty foot long center aisle, creating increased space to devote to cloaks and ready to wear ladies garments.
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J. M. Cannon
Tine
Bud Central
Death of Mrs. Jamess Lincoln in St Joseph
Mrs Jamess Lincoln aunt of Mrs Font Meriwether wife of the general freight agent of Missouri Pacific St Louis died of blood poisoning last night in St Joseph E B Lane will be the pallbearer at the funeral tomorrow A Maharas Minstrels show at Wood s featured Hillard Brewer Gordon Collins and Madam Dardis with Dardis praised as a beautiful gifted vocalist
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Jamess Lincoln
Font Meriwether
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
St. Joseph
E.B. Lane
Wall
Mahara
Wood’s
Hillard Brewer
Gordon Collins
Madam Dardis
Mrs Ward Pierce Dies in Beaman at 59
Mrs. Ward Pierce aged 59 dies at home of Ward Killeriman near Beaman from dropsy. She had been a widow for many years.
Store Hours Altered for Holiday Closure
Notice to the public that due to a holiday the St. Louis Clotaine Co store will be closed tomorrow September 14 and reopen at 6 30 p m. after the holiday closing.
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St. Louis
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Christian Science
Babe
Commodore Vanderbilt
Atlantic
New York
Chicago
Canada
Lake Shore
Lake Erie
Nickel Plate
West Shore
Chicago and Northwestern
Omaha
Ogden
Union Pacific
Oregon
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Pacific
Dents
Buffalo
Brown Springs and Forest Park
Hadan
the Opera House
Admiral Dewey
Manila
the Minstrels
Beaman
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