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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1908
Page
4
Har uo and Cora White return from Glen E. A Brown of Enawood spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs George Brown. Jess Habard visited his father and mother in law Mr and Mrs Henry Azier Sunday.
Mrs. Lewis Robins is very ill at this writing. Aliie Wilsop of Glenco was in our town Sunday attracted here by some of our fair Centaur blies. Mrs. Mien Hederson and children spent Sunday in Orevill. A few weeks of revival meeting will be held at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church they begin Sunday.
Charles S. Welter praises Miss Alice Holmes, Smithton public school teacher, as a bright Central West star. He applauds her as counselor, sympathizer, and worker for God and her race, urging holiness and liberal living among teachers and preachers for a better human society.
Washington March 2 Senator Warner today introduced the administration bill which permits the Negroes of the town to fifth infantry who were dismissed for service.
Discussion centered on allowing soldiers dishonorably discharged for participation in Brownsville rioting to reenlist if proven innocent of involvement in the shooting. The Warner bill faced military affairs committee rejection with Democratic opposition citing that African American soldiers did the shooting and were justly dismissed. Some Democrats reportedly favored removing Black service members from the military.
J A Cool former pastor of leading colleges in Illinois Missouri Washington and Minnesota and past president of George R Smith College and Wiley University has accepted the superintendency of the Anti-Saloon League for Buffalo and nine western New York counties.
A motivational poem urges immediate action and diligence. It emphasizes seizing the moment, skipping hesitation, and pursuing a clear purpose to earn success. The piece reflects traditional early 20th century verse tone.
A nostalgic lyric recalls green ways and heather hills where memories of love return. The speaker pleads for a sweet, painless reunion with a vanished beloved, asking a ghostly presence to smile and grant rest with memory.
A poem urging the Ship of State and the Union to sail forward despite dangers lauding resilience. The verse invokes history and faith, acknowledging fears yet urging steadfastness, with lines that resonate as a national exhortation.
A historical local option petition from Sedalia Missouri requests City Council to order an election on whether spirituous and intoxicating liquors including wine and beer shall be allowed within the city limits. It states Sedalia has 2500 plus residents and that petitioners are one tenth of qualified voters, seeking an election within forty to sixty days per local option law.
A memorial tribute to a departed friend, reflecting on faith and eternal life. The piece laments loss, urges hope in Christ, and counsels mourning with a view to heavenly reunion. It notes Mrs. Henry Trigg’s funeral sermon at the C. M. E. Church by Rev Hawkins and prays for peaceful ashes.
An Afro American Council and allied leaders call a National Conference of Colored men in Philadelphia on April 7 1908 to chart the political path for Black citizens. They urge demands on party platforms and presidential candidates, seeking equal rights and constitutional liberty without regard to race.
A March 9 1908 letter from McAlester Oklahoma responds to a Kansas City Missouri Dear Neighbors note. The writer praises the organization for being square and fair and signs as L Burr at 225 S Main Street. The message confirms receipt of a benefits check for recent fi ness.
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