07 Apr 1906
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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1906
Page
1
The Kansas City Star muses on Marius’s fury at Cosette over a glimpse of her ankle and jokes how much worse it might be if they lived in Kansas City during the muddy season.
Rev A H Higgs pastor of North Street Methodist Episcopal Church returned from conference this week and is pleased to be elected presiding elder of the St Joseph district in the Central Missouri Conference. The Marshall Republican believes he will be the right man for the place.
The Professional World cites Lincoln Institute president B F Allen urging a Negro State Fair for Missouri. The Negro School Journal and The Journal support organizing such a fair to showcase stock, agriculture, poultry, and notably the skill of Negro youths, with plans to mobilize leading citizens and push the enterprise forward.
The document argues that no citizen should oppose law enforcement yet condemns the hanging of a boy in Missouri. It notes Governor Folk assured clemency after an appeal, but later allowed the execution to proceed, calling into question state honor and humane treatment.
A pastoral message congratulates Sedalia District pastors on a successful year, urges doubled effort for the new year, and stresses faithful engagement with church duties under Christ’s guidance. The letter closes with a call to answer promptly when called to service.
Mrs Lula Wright visits city this week and Ada Hartgraves visited homefolks Sunday. The community greets spring and Estill marks the close of Janie Cravens term on Friday. Walnut Grove church and schoolhouse burned Tuesday night March 27 with Rev T H Reeves as pastor. Rev J W DeBoe returns from conference to begin yearly work. Franklin Barton is listed sick along with lagrippe cases. Nellie Brown finishes school and moves to Lincoln school in Marshall.
The Professional World condemns the Poplar Bluff hanging of 13 year old Curtis Jackson as a disgrace and questions Gov Folk administration for permitting capital punishment of a minor. It argues for juvenile reform and criticizes the use of hangings for alleged fright with calls to abolish Boonville Reform School and seek a juvenile hang statute.
A brief note emphasizes church support and faithful friends as the guiding force toward victory under the Almighty. The message frames collective effort as the path to success and seeks unity in faith and action.
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