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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Democrat
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
2
In Elkhart Indiana a woman Mrs C E Miller died amid claims of auto suggestion or self-hypnotism as she believed confinement would kill her. Despite doctors and family urging otherwise the predictio n proved fatal and a healthy boy survived. The case drew local medical attention.
W H Ranke, a Roanoke Street car conductor, was fatally shot at 12 10 am during a robbery at the Thirty ninth and Bell line. The armed assailant demanded money and fired twice, one bullet hitting Ranke in the heart while the other pierced the car window.
St Louis commission men denounce state game statutes as class legislation favoring wealthy gun clubs. Pamphlets alleged to circulate claim the law blocks citizens from buying or shipping game and bars receiving game from other states, leaving St Louis uniquely hampered.
In Kalkaska County Michigan a letter from Mrs. Jennie Dingman describes severe left side pain backache and persistent headache. She credits Dr. Pierce s Gulden Medical Discovery with curing a bad cough after one bottle and endorses the medicine as the best she has taken. She notes Dr Pierce offers free professional advice via sealed envelopes.
Richard A. McCurdy resigns as president of Mutual Life Insurance. His son Robert H. McCurdy and his son-in law Louis A. Thebaud also resign after a committee probes use of policyholders funds. James B. Forgan declined an offer to head the company as trustees reform finances amid internal opposition.
The Sedalia Poultry and Pet Stock association holds its twelfth annual exhibition December 26 to 30. L. P. Harris will judge the poultry and C. C. Evans the pigeons, with the Democrat noting the catalogue has been received.
Jefferson City Mo November 27 Edward Raymond convict says a break at the prison occurred with explosives revolvers and ammunition found in a leather room. The report notes Raymond’s assertion as part of the incident coverage.
In a record real estate deal, St. Louis plans a 500 room hotel on Washington avenue between Thirteenth and Eighteenth streets and moves the wholesale district five blocks west. The package totals 2.5 million dollars in property with expected 3.5 million more in improvements, plus new buildings for dry goods and shoe firms now in the Washington avenue wholesale district.
Jay Lawder coal mine owner and prominent Mexico resident was shot and killed yesterday at Farber as he stepped from a train. The shooter, Bailey, was captured and jailed in Mexico. The motive remains unknown amid widespread excitement in Farber and Mexico City.
Advertisement proclaims Scott's Emulsion is not a patent medicine but a perfected blend of Norwegian cod liver oil hypophosphites lime and soda glycerine with a secret of know how in its processing. It claims to restore strength and flesh lost through wasting and invites readers to obtain it from Scott & Bowne New York.
Mrs G Grissom wife of a Leaksville Woolen Mills official and former Denver resident lies in critical condition after shooting herself in Farragut park Washington. Her husband Robert G Grissom is en route from Spray North Carolina. The case follows a divorce over child custody.
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