Sylvester Waterhouse Sheds Light on a Life of Service and Speech
Professor Sylvester Waterhouse of Washington University in St. Louis, a renowned Greek scholar and educator, shaped liberal arts through teaching, philanthropy, and public advocacy. His career spanning from 1857 to his 1902 death reflects devotion to libraries, river improvement, and Western rail expansion, with ties to notable figures and donors. He died February 12, 1902 after arranging his papers for posterity.
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Sylvester Waterhouse
Washington University
St. Louis
Waterhouse
Barrington
New Hampshire
Sylvester
Phillips Exeter Academy
Dartmouth
Harvard
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Collier
Washington
Henry Shaw
State Board of Immigration
Missouri
Middle West
Mississippi River
Congress
Nicaragua
Poofessor Waterhouse
William Muldoon
Henry Ward Beecher
Wendell Phillips
Louis Agassiz
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
William Lloyd Garrison
James Russell Lowell
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Morehouse WCTU Gifts to Four Churches and Members Honored
The Morehouse Chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union gave $100 to four local churches. Funds designated for the Bapt ist church funded a new roof, for the Nazarene church added to its building fund, and the Methodist and Pentecostal churches received money for exterior painting. The investment stems from the 1916 sale of the WCTU Temple to the Nazarene. Lifetime memberships were awarded to Nora Spence and Cora Rauch for longtime service. A new Church of the Nazarene building is under construction across from the parsonage, 32 by 60 feet, concrete with stone facing, Rev. H. L. Ray pastor. The Stamps-Baxter-McDonalds quartette will perform there at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Morehouse
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Baptist Church
Church of the Nazarene
Methodist
Pentecostal
W. C. T. U. Temple
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Nora Spence
Cora Rauch
H. L. Ray
Stamps-Baxter-McDonalds
Mrs C D Matthews Jr Engages in St Louis Trade
Mrs C D Matthews Jr trans acted business in St Louis the first of the week.
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C. D. Matthews Jr
St. Louis
Ford Dealers to See New Cars Preview in St Louis
Herbert Walton and Ralph Williams of Walton & Williams Motor Co and head salesman Joe Hartsock will travel to St Louis Monday for a preview of the 1942 Ford automobiles. The new models are expected to reach the showroom here the following day.
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Herbert Walton
Ralph Williams
Walton & Williams Motor Company
Ford
Joe Hartsock
St. Louis
Cubs in Four Games With Cardinals at Sportsman's Park
Chicago Cubs travel to St. Louis for four crucial NL pennant race games at Sportsman's Park. Friday and Saturday feature single games, with Saturday designated as ladies day, followed by a Sunday twin bill ending the Cardinals home schedule. Claude Passeau Erickson and Bill Nicholson Phil Cavaretta are highlighted Cubs threats. Cardinals seek last home series win. Tickets available at the Cardinal Ticket Office.
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ST. Louis
Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Sportsman’s Park
Cubs
Red Birds
Dodgers
Claude Passeau
Erickson
Brooklyn
Bill Nicholson
Phil Cavaretta
Jimmy Wilson
Chicago
Cardinal
New State Route 21TR Near Completion
Jefferson City reports completion advances on the 21TR relocation from Affton to Hillsboro, a 27.5 mile, 22.2 mile realized route costing about 2.5 million dollars. The Meramec River bridge is a continuous tied arch, 264 foot main span, two 21 foot roadways, and the line spans 192 feet each. Howard H. Mullins designed the bridge for the Army Engineer Board and Massman Construction Co. built it.
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Jefferson City
St. Louis
Meramec River
Hillsboro
Jefferson County
Carl W. Brown
Missouri State Highway Department
Jefferson
Affton
Tesson Ferry
de Soto
Potosi
Ironton
Centerville
Ellington
Doniphan
Poplar Bluff
DeSoto
State Highway Department
United States
Europe
Howard H. Mullins
U. S. Army Engineer Board
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Massman Construction Co
Kansas City
Closing Series Announced for St Louis Browns 1941
St Louis Browns plan final 1941 games with Cleveland Indians on Sept 23 24 and a triple header Sept 26 27 28. Sewell leads a stronger pitching staff and youth additions, sparking hot stove talk for 1942.
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ST. Louis
Browns
Cleveland Indians
Sewell
Mrs Orville Taylor And Mrs Douglas Taylor Visit St Louis
Mrs Orville Taylor and Mrs Douglas Taylor are in St Louis for shopping and social visits with friends, enjoying local sights and hospitality during their trip.
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Orville Taylor
Douglas Taylor
St. Louis
Missouri Highway Officials Roll Out Traffic Safety Plan
Jefferson City September 18. At a conference Col. Claude Earp chairman of the Missouri State Highway Commission C W Brown chief engineer and Capt. W J Ramsey acting superintendent of the State Highway Patrol agreed to launch a coordinated program to cut motor traffic accidents fatalities injuries and property damage. The plan pairs Engineering and Education through the Safety Bureau with Enforcement via the Highway Patrol and seeks to follow the three E's of safety engineering education and enforcement.
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Jefferson City
Col
Claude Earp
Missouri State Highway Commission
Carl W.W. Brown
Highway Department
Capt
W. J. Ramsey
State Highway Patrol
State Highway Commission
State Highway Department
Highway Patrol
Lloyd W. King
National Safety Council
Safety Bureau
Ramsey
Capt. Ramsey
Missouri
C. W. Brown
Earp
Macon
State Superintendent of Schools
King
President Roosevelt urges safety on roads and schools
President Roosevelt calls for national traffic safety to protect life and national defense. Missouri officials launch an accident offensive with speed and accident studies, while Highway Patrol reports a surge in arrests for accident violations. The state education department expands safety programs in schools and appeals for citizen participation.
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Jefferson City
Roosevelt
Missouri
Missouri Highway Department
Highway Patrol
State Superintendent of Schools
Highway Department Safety Bureau
Stoddard Co. Farmers Charged With Fraud
Mr and Mrs Earl T Gregory farmers near Dudley arrested in Sikeston by Missouri State Highway Patrol sergeant and held in Butler county jail on fraud charges. They allegedly defrauded the State Bank of Fisk of 250 dollars in a March 12 mortgage transaction. Prosecuting attorney Charles T Bloodworth Jr filed state charges. preliminary hearing date not set.
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Earl T. Gregory
Dudley
Sikeston
Melvin Dace
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Butler County
State Bank of Fisk
Charles T. Bloodworth Jr
Little Rock Plans Homecoming for Thirty-Fifth Division
Missouri Kansas and Nebraska governors and other dignitaries will attend a homecoming in Little Rock for the Thirty-Fifth Division returning to Camp Robinson. Sikeston’s Company K is part of the division now in war games in Louisiana. Civic leaders plan a two day festival with a massed band, parades, speeches at the capitol, and a large street dance along a 150 mile route from El Dorado to Little Rock.
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Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Washington
Camp Robinson
Little Rock
Sikeston
Company K
Louisiana
Arkansas
el Dorado
State Capitol
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Morehouse W. C. T. U
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Betty Melbourne
Ark
Wayne Wingett
Fulton, Mo
Tom Shelter Jr
Ralph Giehlman
Snowball James
Bud Joiner
J. Hinson
Rossclare
Reelfoot Lake
Tennessee
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Adelaide Dunfee
San Gabriel
Cal
Inlaw
M. McClain
McClain
Robert Boone
Glen Fisher
Wisconsin
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American Legion
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WSRAF
ARC Hiyr
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ST. Louis Browns
State Department of Education
Greyhound
Memphis
New Orlez
Miami
Detroit Union
Ific Bldg
C. L. Palford
Oran, Mo
Sikeston Fuel Co
Farmington
E. T. Mallinckrodt
Farmington,Mo
WARD
Riverside
Ferrell Oil Company
Sikeston and Morehouse
Sikeston Firestone
Malone Ave
E. Malone Ave
Sikeston, Mo
W. A. Victor
Allis-Chalmers Machinery
Oliver Light Line
Grand Chain
Tlinois
Pulaski County
Sikeston Herald
Laura Chaney
North Handy
Sidwell, Jeweler
Center St
W. L. Holden
Moore Ave
Sikeston Farm Equipment Highway
W. A. Myers
National Lifensurance Compa’ Home Offite
Montpelier le
National Funeral Home
Cott and Center Streets
Sikeston, Missouri
City Electric Refrigerator Service
ST. Scott ST
Caleb Smith
Sikeston. MO
Powell Insurance Agency
Welch Building
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