Death of William J. Kelk Carriage Works Leader
William J. Kelk of Kelk Carriage Works dies at 3 55 pm after months of illness at his home 516 West Fifth street Sedalia. He was born October 25 1858 in Strathburg Ontario Canada and moved to Missouri at age 11. He leaves wife Pauline Lenhart four children and a father and brother. The funeral will be from his home at 2 pm and from First Congregational church at 2 30 pm under Odd Fellows with burial in City cemetery.
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West Fifth Street
Canada
Mr. Kelk
Strathburg
Ontario
Missouri
Thomas Kelk
Sedalia
William
Kelk Carriage Works
Thomas
Will Kelk
First Congregational Church
Odd Fellows, Maccabees
Woodmen
Charles T. Kelk
Paola
Kan
The
Odd Fellows
J. Lincoln Ellis
F. E. Hoffman, Sr
Burt E. Buren
8. C. Fuller
Capt
J. M. Gienn
Louie F. Ritchie
Lew Bernstein
Second Congregational Church
Reeves Farm
Georgetown
L P Andrews Sees Near Merger Of Sedalia Utilities
Letter from L P Andrews president of Sedalia Water and Light Co reports confidence in completing a merger of local utilities. He met Philadelphia officials including Broomall Davie and Duhring regarding selling railway property. Bondholders' committee chair Broomall to convene meeting. decision expected next Saturday.
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Andrews
Broomall
Democrat
Real Estate Transfers in Sedalia and County Deals
A weekly record shows multiple property transfers filed in the Pettis County Recorder office. Notable deeds include Maggie A. Swift to John Sievers for about 4% acres in southwest Sedalia at 1250 dollars and Mary K. Kehl to Joseph H. Kehl on West Main Street for 1000 dollars, plus further sales on South Ohio Street and Pettis Street, and Pacific Heights transfers totaling several hundred dollars.
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Maggie A. Swift
John Sievers
Sedalia
Joseph H. Kehl
Mary K. Kehl
W. d
West Main Street
Ohio Street
Pettis Street
Mill
Washington Avenue
Sun Investment Co
Isaac H. Glassburn
Pacific Heights
W. W. Jenkens
Local Grocery Ad Promotes Holiday Deli Goods and Poultry
Plum pudding in three brands Richelieu R and R Monarch one pound cans 30c two pounds 50c mince meat own make per pound 16c fruit cake 1 pound cartons 36c turkeys chickens ducks fryers all country fed dressed order early celery California Michigan home grown loads of it white crisp fresh per bunch 6c and 10c vegetables lettuce tomatoes cucumbers cauliflower string beans beets radishes onions everything
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Richelieu, R. & R
Monarch
California
Michigan
Hicks the Grocer Receives 150000 Kick on Change
S. B. Cook seeks judgment against the Globe-Democrat over a disputed change and railroad men press for freight rate adjustments while public notices highlight ongoing rate and legal disputes involving Hicks the grocer.
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S. B. Cook
Globe-Democrat
Land transfers listed on Montgomery and Brown streets
Property deals and transfers are recorded across multiple townships including Hughesville, Dresden, Lamonte, Greenridge, Sedalia, Prairie, and Houstonia. Transactions involve numerous individuals and firms with prices ranging from 50 to 12,000 dollars, alongside a notable civil case verdict in Keytesville.
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Montgomery
Brown Streets
Nicholas S. Thomas
Neal Smith
N. d
Hughesville Township
H. V. Leist
Emma L. McCarty
W. d
Fourth Street
Lafayette
Thompson Streets
Wilber E. Files
Charles F. Hughes
Lamonte Township
Frank M. Willis
William C
Winniefred Loges
Dresden Township
Cold Wave Grips Southwest Kansas City Area
The first real cold wave of the season hits, dropping temperatures forty degrees in twelve hours and averaging thirteen degrees above zero. Snow falls in Northwestern Missouri as icy conditions spread across the region.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Southwest
Shelton D Reeves Dies After Illness at Home
Shelton D Reeves, died of dropsy at 12:30 this morning at his home 1511 South Ingram avenue. The funeral was held at 1:30 Thursday afternoon. Reeves was born in Green.
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Shelton R. Reeves
South Ingram Avenue
Green
Terminal Association of St. Louis Dissolved
Federal District Attorney Dyer filed for an injunction to dissolve the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis alleging it violated federal laws by destroying trade and commerce and causing injury to Mississippi Valley shipping interests. The action seeks dissolution to halt ongoing illegal activities.
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Terminal Association of St. Louis
St. Louis
United States
Dyer Today
United States Circuit Court
Terminal Railroad Association of
Terminal Railroad Association
Mississippi Valley
Oldest Boone County Resident Dies at 106
Mrs. Henrietta Hume of Columbia died at her home two miles east of the city at age 106. Born in Annapolis Maryland she was christened in the first Catholic church there. Her mother Elizabeth Carrick was a niece of President James Monroe.
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Columbia
Henrietta Hume
Boone County
Here
Man Kills After Wife Claims Wrongdoing Leads to Shooting
Ted Bailey, a coal miner from Mexico Missouri, killed Jay Lawder after his wife said Lawder wronged her. Bailey fled amid threats of lynching and was taken to St Louis for safety. Mrs Bailey statements say the shooting stemmed from her accusation and that Ted Bailey is innocent.
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Mexico
Ted Bailey
Jay Lawner
St. Louis
Lawder
Mr. Bailey
Mr. Lawder
Ted
Resignation Accepted of Mutual Life President McCurdy
New York November 29. The resignation of President McCurdy of the Mutual Life Insurance Co was accepted today.
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McCurdy
New York
The
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Couple of Sales Announced by Local Residents
Mrs. E W Stevens will hold a sale of horses buggies and related items on Saturday December 9. Mrs W B Petty will hold a sale of stock farming implements and related items on Tuesday December 12.
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E.W. Stevens
W. B. Petty
The Clinton Failure Bankruptcy Case Refused Transfer
Judge Philips of the federal court declined to hear the Salmon & Salmon bank bankruptcy case for personal reasons. Proceedings remain in state courts with creditors seeking transfer to federal court. The matter is referred to Judge John C. Pollock, who will hold court in Kansas City on December 11.
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Kansas City, Mo
Philips
Federal Court
Salmon & Salmon Bank
Clinton, Mo
John C. Pollock
Kansas
BURTON PUNISHMENT SENTENCE IN KANSAS SENATOR
United States Senator Burton of Kansas was sentenced to six months in the Iron County Missouri jail and fined 2500 dollars. He posted 5000 dollars bond with R C Kerens as surety and awaits appeal to the supreme court. Execution of the sentence was stayed during the appeal.
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St. Louis
United States
Burton
Kansas
Iron County
Missouri
R. C. Kerens
Supreme Court
Col J D Smith Critically Ill at Home in Nelson
Col James D Smith once a Pettis county figure now living in Nelson Saline county lies critically ill at his home. His sons Dr T A Smith of Hous Tonia and Dr J D Smith of Nelson and daughters Mrs T S Hopkins Lamonte Mrs E E Bouldin Hughesville and Miss Sue Smith Nelson stay at his bedside hoping for a favorable change.
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James D. Smith
Pettis County
Nelson
Saline County
T. A. Smith
Houstonia
J. D. Smith
T. S. Hopkins
Lamonte
E. E. Bouldin
Hughesville
Sue Smith
An Overseer Exchange Over Work Status
A short, witty dialogue shows an overseer noting a husband’s absence and a wife correcting the phrase to imply he watches men digging a cellar at the corner, hinting at labor or possible unemployment. The exchange reveals social informality and workplace curiosity in a rural setting.
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W. J. Kelk
William J. Kelk
Kelk Car
Riage Works
Mr. L. P. Andrews
Sedalian
L. P. Andrews
Sedalia Water & Light Co
Sales OF Realty
Lee Looney
A. J. Jacobs
E. J
Cc. S. Stevenson
Fifteenth Street
Turkeys
Hicks
John R. Clapton
Mary J. Witcg
Vermont Street
Fourteenth
Magnolia Avenue
T. H. Wendleton
T. J. Todd
Beaman
John Wesley Winslow
John T. Kalar
Flac Creek
William O’connell
Kate Gertrude O’connell
H. L. White
Tenth
Pacific Realty & Improvement Co
Porter Real Estate Co
J. H
J. W. Patrick
Fourteenth Street
Engineer
Wagner Streets
John Upton
L. Ed Nicholson
Greenridge Township
Sarah A. Brown
A. E. Higgason
E. G. Cassidy
Prairie Township
W. E. Bard
Martha Mellor
Sixth Street
Grand Avenue
Quincy Street
John C. Muller
Paul Steffens
Cedar Township
John S. Shackleford
John S. Orrison
Seventh and
Porter Streets
Johns
Shackleford
East Sedalia
W. N. Rhodes
T. H. Andrew
Blackwater Township
Ira Smith
Thomas S. Smith
Smithton Township
W. P. Anderson
Charles A. Arnold
Flat Creek Township
Henry Settles
Celeste Price
Houstonia Township
Celeste Price Thomas
Caroline V. Price
Keytesville
Chicago
Great
Keytesville, Mo
Sam B. Cook
Globe Printing Company
Chariton County
Mon
Cook
Congress
C. B. Mahoney
Briggs House
Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Switchmen’s Union
F. E. Lucas
Brotherhood of Railway
Illinois Central System
Brotherhood
Locomotive Engineers Said
Por
Government Board
Conrates
Pase
Shelton D. Reeves
Dyer
Citizens National Bank
Exchange
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