05 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Sedalia Sunday Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1902
Page
1
Public hope for a Roosevelt backed truce in the anthracite strike fades as miners demand arbitration and operators refuse. The dispute centers on unionism versus individual resumption of mining, with both sides refusing to halt for peace talks.
A Springfield dispatch reports the Illinois State fair suffered from a three inch mud and slush washout. Eighteen thousand attendees faced flooded grounds and reduced gate receipts of five thousand one hundred dollars. Carnival activities were canceled Friday night as rains drenched the fairgrounds.
United States Senator George G. West of Missouri is in Baltimore undergoing treatment for retinal disease and near blindness. Doctor Henry Garey, inventor of the ophthalmic oscillator, prescribes care with hopes of relief before Congress resumes in Washington. Other patients include entertainer Wm. A. Coles of Boston.
Ab Dingle and his brother Oscar purchased 1000 head of sheep from New Mexico parties. The flock will graze in Randolph County during fall and winter and be sheltered in stalls at the Moberly fair grounds during severe weather and lambing time.
Officer James Card arrested George Venable and James Stewart Saturday about 5 PM for the alleged theft of lead pipe copper linings from a bath tub and brass knobs for a stationery engine. Carol held the youths as they refused to reveal sources and they will be held for investigation.
The advertised Hud nut line of perfumes is promoted as the finest quality ever offered in Sedalia with emphasis on toilet paper stock and value.
Shady Burnap, a Katy conductor, narrowly escaped electrocution when a broken electric light wire fell across a mail car near the Katy depot about 6 o clock Friday evening. The wire struck a steel rail in front of Burnap but glanced off his umbrella and shower-stick. Lights at the depot and nearby area went out briefly until repairs were completed.
Sedalia shoppers discover a rapid turnover of new fall suits with Norfolk jackets and blouse suits in cheviots serges and Scotch mixtures. The sale features makers samples at a third off with several styles including double breasted and fly front jackets and trailing skirts priced from 10 to 30 dollars.
Ornamental and useful accessories priced 50c to $1.25 described as Floradora Fob and Skirt holders. They enable untrammeled use of hands while walking or shopping, hold skirts above the ground, and feature rubber covered clasps to prevent fabric damage. Buckles offered in gold, silver, oxide in French gray or mourning black.
A catalog of fabrics with varied prints and prices including denim094, striped shirting, ticking, curtain swiss, gingham and apr ons. Prices range from 4c to 25c and mention many small counts or yard figures.
The advertisement lists a variety of cotton fabrics and textiles including 36 inch percales at 74c and 123c, white and colored bunting, Madras shirtings, white domet fleeced, outing cloth in stripes, brown sheeting, bleached sheeting, dress ginghams, Silkaline, remnants sateen, and cotton batting with multiple price points, emphasizing honest merchandise and fair profit.
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