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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1904
Page
2
In a law ruling the Stockholms court states Andree is dead by disappearance. He left Spitzbergen on July 11, 1897 with two companions in a balloon bound for the North Pole. The decision highlights the government’s costly examination process and ongoing inquiries into his fate.
Dr Morrison recounts brutal Congo atrocities under King Leopold. He details cannibal forces, forced labor, and mass tribute of ivory and rubber, claiming Belgian, British, and Congo officials fail to act while natives suffer. He cites missionaries witnessing killings and enslavement.
The subcommittees of the royal committee were to meet in July to approve the convention arrangements. Mayor Wella pledged to cover all of the 40,000 dollars needed for expenses, personally guaranteeing any deficit. At the time 26,000 dollars had been collected and the rest was expected soon.
A fire early yesterday morning engulfed a stone and brick block in Chelsea, Vinita. The entire structure burned, with losses estimated around 25,000 dollars, including valuable wiring damaged by the blaze. Local fire authorities tentatively blamed incendiary wires before investigating further.
Guthrie Oklahoma voters elected a Republican mayor and five of seven council members. Five school board members and four of five county officers were chosen in the statewide polls. Republicans carried the city and several county positions in a busy election day across Guthrie.
J. J. Richardson a member of the Wichita school board is accused of grace related charges while supervising the construction of a new school structure. The April dated notice cites alleged improprieties in the project oversight.
Drought Mrokembi and Antoormbo 7 April see Talons fall across southern Indian territory, improving crops. A theater anecdote recalls Sir Henry Irving guiding a warily steed at a lat com theater as crowd reacts to a coarse joke about Beebrohm trees and a dramatic critter.
The Kansas results show Republicans sweeping council seats and school boards in most cities. Wichita, Leavenworth, Manhattan, Atchison, and Topeka indicate strong GOP victories, with Democrats limited to minor gains in some locales. Local issues included school boards and city councils with broad Republican majorities.
Kansas City Missouri April 1 report shows Democrats winning key city offices and a strong showing for the workers ticket. The sweep varies by city with unions and Republicans securing several posts. The Springfield and Chicago results reflect national municipal races and street railway ownership votes.
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts someone saying the writer never joined a party while the other asserts joining the Republican Party after affiliating with the Democratic Party in youth. The text references Allegany County New York Morrison and a Chicago convention related to Lincoln.
In a Princeton dispatch, former President Cleveland favors Alton B Parker for the presidency. He praises Parker’s platform as bringing relief and satisfaction while warning against conservative Democrats who may seek to suppress key doctrines and the party’s unity at St. Louis.
Four convicts armed with dynamite attempted an escape from a Missouri state penitentiary Tuesday. Guard John Williams encountered them in a corridor and fired the alarm as they fled. a guard corps overpowered the men and recaptured them. Authorities recovered a revolver and dynamite believed to have been mailed to friends.
Strikes by about 100 workers spread across rail lines causing trains to run with trimmed crews. Des Moines and nearby towns report closed churches and schools with only essential facilities remaining open as talks resume. A Des Moines job conference is set for soon to seek a settlement and end the stalemate.
In St Louis on April 1 a community meeting discussed the plan to supply dogs for fodder during a world crisis. The Harmone Society released a cautious statement asserting efforts to provide shelter and safety for the animals and opposing any cruel or hasty importation.
A charity recital at Potter Palmer’s Lake Shore Drive home raised four dollars for soldiers in the Far East. Gen Fred D Grant and Mrs Grant did not attend along with the Grants’ daughter who reportedly married a Russian entente member.
In Marion Ja on April 6 Trevr. Tanne Trimble filed a divorce petition alleging harassment by hiding ministerial garb on Sundays to keep him from the pulpit. This disrupted the congregation and caused embarrassment. Additional items note wartime travel, rail freight, and wartime pricing concerns with scarcity of provisions.
The Merchants and Planters Bank is suspended temporarily due to a heavy run by depositors. A bank official says operations will resume in a few days.
Cape Hayden April reports a Dominican envoy and President Morelos of Santo Domingo are en route aboard a speedboat to the port. The weaponry or escort for the president’s visit remains unspecified as arrival is anticipated.
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