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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-31
EXCELLENT PROGRAM.

The program as arranged for the sac
rcd concert to be given by the Providence
lodge OF Elks at the Providence Opera
House tomorrow night IS indeed n choice
one. Miss Amelia Somerville. who is so
well known. will prove great attraction
as will also Clark's Providence band,
under the directorshlp OF Mr.. Herbert l..
Clark. IL will be Mr. Clarks first ap-
pearance as it, director and many will
want 10 take an opportunity OF hearing
the organization OF musical artists 9th
ers on the program. the well known
Providence Opera House orchestra. Misses
lad and Gertie Russell. Misses Deyenlsh
and Miller, Hollis and Howard and MFR.
John Chhane will add 10 the evening $
success. Tickets may he secured at the
Providence Opera House. or at r. Il.
Dammers. f6e Westminster street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-31

From this table this fact Is observable.
that pupils who are i'm the S-A grade In
September are not promoted at the end
OF the January term, but are joined with
the September S-Bs, who are promoted
and together form the large S-A grades
OF the next February. Inquiry elicits
the fact that these pupils review some
and advance little; presumably they are
as capable of doing S-A work I'm the first
term as the S-B's are In the second term,
and there is no good reason why they
should be held back and lose one half
year OF their school life. Section IL of
Article XII OF the Bylaws states that
pupils shall be promoted to higher
class at the beginning of each term, II
fully qualified" and Section 10 OF Ar
ticle VI authorizes the superintendent at
the close OF each half year ITO make a
selection of such pupils as are best pre-
pared for promotion and cause the proper
transfers TO be made"
In accordance with these sections the
present S-A pupils will be promoted to the
9-B grade on February .. BY this act
the grade OF five teachers will be changed
from eighth TO ninth, increasing their
salaries $3.50 each for the remainder Of
the year. The total cost will be slS750.
but for this slight expense 300 pupils will
save one-half year OF their school life.
But additional promotion is necessary 20
Nitit lllt NHote Uelu, prevent crOWding IN
the future and prevent half year lost in
the ninth grade. This promotion should
be half yearly one from the grammar
schools to the high schools. and then a
system of half yearly promotions in the
high schools themselves should he pro-
vided for. This Will require committee
action.
| recommend that promotions from
the grammar schools TO the high schools
be made semi-annually beginning Feb
ruary, 1904. and that semi-annual promo
tipns In the high schools be made begin
ming September, 1904. and be made con-
unuous as soon as II can be arranged
without disturbing present classes.
i also recommend that in view OF the
fact that several grammar school halls
are now used as school rooms and hence
are not available for general use. that
union graduation of all the "a pupils
| In June be duly considered.
Respectfully submitted
WALTER III. SMALL,
Superintendent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-31

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-31

Mrs Lou Davis, "A Institute Place, Fiat D,
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August "a, 1901.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-31

ordinarily conservative and he did not
believe the expense was warranted.
Mr.. Cunningham believed that the COM
mittee would be justified in making the
slight expenditure the resolution called
for.
Mr.. Waterman again emphasized the
fact that 1t was wholly economy that de-
manded the defeat OF the resolution.
Mr.. Tanning favored the resolution, for
he considered the health OF the children
paramount to economy and he favored
the medical examination of the children.
Mr.. Manchester maintained that it was
the demand OF the people for the restora-
tion of the kindergarten, but he had not
heard any particular demand for the en-
gagement OF the additional teachers in
physical culture.
DIR. HILLS COMMENT.
DR. Hill said that one OF the best argu-
ments i'm favor OF n school commission
was the manner OF handling the finances
OF the school department.
Professor Wilson asked II there were
plans for meeting the deficit and II so,
what the plans were?
Chairman Gleason stated I'm behalf OF
the executive committee that no plans
for meeting the deficit had been formu-
lated.
A roll call was asked for and the reso-
luton was lost by a vote Of is 20 IL.
Mr. Andrew, for the Ninth ward COM
mittee presented n statement for that
committee regarding the needs of that
ward In the form OF school facilities
and particularly the need Of new school
near the present site of the Africa street
school. This was accompanied by re-
port from Supt OF Schools Small. who
had been requested by the committee 10
prepare a statement as 10 the require
mcnts for relief for the congosted district
OF the ward. The statement and report
were accompanied by resolution setting
| forth the desrabillty OF such a l0-room
structure as was proposed by Supt. Small
and asking for Inquiry into the matter
The resolution was referred 10 the COM
mlttee on grammar and primary schools
| and the committee on school houses af-
tee statement by Supt. Small that 10
room building would b. the more desira-
BILE and economical In every way. for II
would be n decided saving over two g.
room buildings ana would amply relieve
the situation Mr.. Small said that such n
| building as proposed could be erected for
/ from .0D0 10 $50 The reference was
| made with the belief that the needs q
the district and the class Of school build
| ing To be sought making two separate
! propositions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-31

A@NAA MA FORFEIT IL we cannot
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IN. ~ III IN H.EH \ original letters and
%SD~ShSO signatures of above tes-
timonials which will prove their absolute
geDuineness.
Lydia Il. Pinkham Med. Co.,
Lynn, Mass
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Providence Jan. 30. 1903
CONCENTRATIONS REFERRED.


The recommendation Of Superintendent
Small relative to the semi-annual promo
tions from grammar schools 10 high
schools was referred. after some discus
sion by Messrs Barney. Comstock. Will
son and Waterman to the committee on
high schools.
The recommendation Of Superintendent
Small relative 10 a union graduation was
referred 10 the executive committee
The committee on accounts made
recommendation that bills amounting TO
81. rs he allowed and ordered paid and
the recommendation was adopted.
The committee on grammar and pri-
mary eschools stated that according To
an agreement entered into with the
trustees or the state Normal echool. Jan.
s. i90r, that the trustees had nominated
as state critics Miss Jennie NJ Macomb.
primary critic. from Feb. 2 and Lucy w.
House and Mary Tillinghast as primary
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-31

The News STAFF was in receipt. on
Thursday last OF a large box Of beautiful
pink carnations from Florist Macnair, 81
40 weybosset street II was on the oc-
cesion OF the late President McKiney's
birthday which has been designated as
Carpaticr day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-31
REVISED BYLAWS.

Mr. Philbrick presented n resolution
calling on the committee on constitution.
bylaws and rules to make report at the
next meeting the need OF revision OF the
constitution. bylaws and rules to pre-
serve and maintain the rights. privileges
and dignity ~ the members. which was
referred 10 the committee named I'm the
resolution
This concluded the business and the
committee then sdiourned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-31
LYDIA e. PINKHAM'S

Mrs. Frances Stafford, 243 East Hath Street,
New York, NY, says:
at affords me great pleasure TO tell you OF the
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mrs. FRANCES STAFFORD.

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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
Miss TOdhunter Selected.

Miss Elliott Todhunter has been
invited by Director General James
Dinkins to serve az one of the heralds
at the Confederate reunion at New
Orleans, May 22nd, "One young lady
from each of the Confederate states,n .
as the invitation runs, is asked to
serve In this capacity; and while Mis-
souri, can hardly be called a Confed-
crate state, it is included in the list OF
those so distinguished. The celebra-
tion at New Orleans comes just the
week before Miss TOdhunter's gradu.
alton from the school OF oratory and ex-
preston of Northwestern University
but she has secured leave of absence
for a week on condition of returning
IN time to receive her diploma II
person. The people of Lexington
and the friends of Miss Todhuntel
everywhere will be pleased to learr
of this high com phment, whicl
is deserved by her graees OF person
and character.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25

duced through the monitor windows
over each span of the five trusses.
"The building will contain about 4
miles of standard guage railroad track.
Even with this immense trackage
two entire bents Of the building are
left free of rails and afford an exhibit
space of 100000 square feet, There
is a novel disposition of the toilet
rooms of the building. They are
placed in the bases of the projecting
pylons and are so arranged as to
receive light and ventilation and be
accessible from the exterior SO that
no exhibitor can make the objection
that he has been placed in the neigh
borhood of the plumbing conven,
fences. At the east end gallery 20
feet 10 width extends across the
building. This affords a place fol
guard room and for the office of the
department chief and will be an
excellent place from which to view
the picture below"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25

The Baptist church Of Lexington
has received formal acceptance by
Rev. Milford Riggs, Council Bluffs,
Iowa, of the pastOrate of the church
here, Rev. Riggs has written that
he will bring his family, which con-
sistS of wife and three children,
during the second week Of May and
that he will take up his charge on the
second Sunday in that month.
Those who know the new pastor,
and many of his prospective flock
have known him long, feel that the
church and the community are to be
warmly congratulated upon securing
his services.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
Death of Col. Crisp.

Col. John T. Crisp, representive
from the first district of Jackson
county and one of the best known
men in the state, died at his home
in Independence, Mo, Tuesday morn
ing at 3 O'Clock. He had been i'll only
an hour or two.
Col. Crisp was IS years old at the
time of his death He was born on
his fathers farm near Chapel Hill
Mo-, just east Of Lone Jack. The
farm of $40 acres is now owned by
the McCarty brothers He attended
the country school and latter went to
the Missouri state university. Al
the outbreak of the war he enlisted
with the Confederate army and wa'
with General Joe Shelby's brigade
He served through the entire war
and at its close went to independence
which has been his home ever since
In 1854 he married Anna B. Stone
who survives him.
Colonel Crisp had been in politics
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25

throughout the structure. On the
east aud west fronts are three mag
niticent arches which embrace more
than half Of the entire facade. Each
OF the arched openings will be "a
feet wide and % feet high. Through
the archways IA permanent railroad
tracks will be laid from one end of
the building to the other. At the
sides Of the three openings the pro.
jecting angles are accentuated by
tower or pylon effects which reach to
height Of $50 feet to the base of the
GROWING statue. The pylons are not
so much accentuated as to be obstru-
sive, or out Of harmony with the
structure.
son the north and south fronts the
architect has deemed it well to repeat
the three massive archways which
form the center feature Of smaller
fronts. This treatment pleasantly
breaks the unwieldly facade of SOC
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
Now a Third Glass CITY.

AT a call meeting of the city
council Tuesday night an ordinance
was passed in accordance with the
vote at the recent special election
declaring this city a city Of the Third
class. The mayor win at once issue
a proclamation to this effect. No
other business before the council.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
Officers Elected.

At the regular meeting of the Lex
ington Building and Loan Association
Friday night, April II, the old officers
were reelected. They are as follows;
W. G. McCausland, president; T. j.
Bandon, vice president; G. W. LoOmis,
secretary; Albert Winkler, treasurer
W. b. Wilson, attorney.
No institution in the city has a
more efficient and painstaking official
board. The condition of the asSOcia'
tion as compared with others Of the
state reported in the state supern.
tendent's annual is a high compliment
to their care and faithfulness.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25

feet, On the north and south fronts
the pylon feature is omitted, but
massive piers are repeated at inter-
walls and lend dignity to the design
Flanking the three openings on the
long fronts are great rows Of magnih-
cent windows as wide as the archways.
Not only will visitors be admitted
through the twelve huge portals, but
subsidiary entrances are supplied at
frequent intervals in the remaining
qtretch of walls. The roof treatment
Of the building is peculiarly happy.
Over each of the big archwaYs is a
lofty curve which supplies back
ground for the architectural features.
"The statuary is happily placed in
front and at the base of the main
piers at the sides of the grand open
ings. This affords Is groups which
will illustrate transportation in all its
phases as well as the progress made
by the United States iu this science.
There will also be four groups Of
statuary surrounding the four pylOnS
placed at the east and west fronts
The architect has subdued the use Of
sculpture In the building. He de
pends on mass effects and the group
ing of masses. That is, he depends
on architecture rather than on tawdry
decorations for his effect. The man
agement of this plan is simple anC
direct. The entire width Of th,
building is spanned by five vel
designed uniform trusses. Specia
endeayor has been made to afforC
plenty Of illumination by day wibhou
the use of skylightS Light is intro
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25

scene abounding in broad humor and
well realized in action and makeup.
A full house greeted the performance,
The cast Of the comedy was as
follows:
Borneo B. Binns, a tropical blizzard
from South Seas John Taubman
Fred Binns, his downtrodden nephew
..........W c. Barnhardt
Capt. Leftou Wright, late of the
Philippine army A A. ]. Chalkley
Peter, a sleepy servant. John Price
The Wild Man-of Borneo. ...
..................... Cadet Craig
Olive, Fred's wife Miss Mary Henry
Lizzie Dayton, her former chum.
........ Miss Airline Burder
Aunt Drusilla, heard but not SEEN.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING.

The Transportation Building, the
great structure which will stand in
the northwest corner of Forest Park,
will be 525 by 1900 feet, as wide as
the Varied Industries Building and
100 feet longer. The building plans
are the product Of the designers Of
the department of works Director
of-Works Taylor gave them the basic
ideas and for over month Chief De-
signer Masqueray and several OF his
architectural artist studied the great
structure in all aspects, especially
with regard to harmony with sur
rounding structures.
The general plan of the building is
rectangular. There will be no court.
The great distinguishing feature is
the missing Of the three entrance
ways so that they will form an arcade
and this feature will be repeated
along four sides of the structure.
The three arched entrance ways will
take up almost the entire 525 feet Of
the facade on the east and west sides
On the north and south sides these
arcade entrance ways are placed in
the center Director Of Works
Taylor has dictated the following re
garding the structure.
"The Transportation Building GOV
ers over Is acres, The facades shov
a most pleasing adaptation Of tn
French Renaissance. The building
combines feeling of the maghifcan
exposition building and Of the higl
class railroad depots which prevail o.
the European continent. These tw
essential elements are apparen
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
Death Of Frank Marcum.

The Kansas City Star-Times Of
Thursday morning contained the fol-
lowing announcement of the death Of
Frank Marcum. one time a resident
of Lexington:
Frank Marcum, an employe in the
shipping department of the Duff
Repp Furnicure company, died Of
pneumonia at his home at l4lO
Broadway, yesterday afternoon. He
was q years old and unmarried. Mr..
Marcum was a brother-in-law of
George Kelley. the door keeper at the
Orpheum theatre. Burial will be in
Lexington, Mo-, Friday.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
CHANCE FOR ELECTRIC LINE
TO CONNECT CLINTON, WARRENSBURG
AND LEXINGTON.
All That is Asked of this County is the
Right.Of-Way, Which Ought to
be Forthcoming.

A mass meeting Of the citizens of
Lexington, called by the Merchants
Association, was held Wednesday
night to consider an electric railroad
proposition. Mr.. Welborn presented
the matter He said that James
Christopher, of Warrensturg, request
ed him to lay before the people of
Lexington a proposition to build an
electric railroad from Clinton to Lex
lngton by way Of Warrensburg, if
the people Of Lexington would secure
the right of way through Lafayette
county. He said that Mr.. Chris
topher assured him that he had
plenty of capital at bis command.
S. N. Wilson spoke Of long acquain-
tance with Mr.. Christopher as
business man and promoter He is
the man who built up Pertle Springs,
established the waterworks and cleo
trio light plants at Warrensburg, and
the waterworks plant at Richmond.
j. M. Crowder also spoke Of Mr..
Christopher as a man who does things,
and said he felt sure that any enter
prise he might undertake must be a
well considered business proposition.
The house voted to instruct Mr..
Welborn to communicate with Mr..
Christopher and have him come to
Lexington and present his case 10
person.
The enterprise is one worthy Of the
peoples best efforts. If there is
money behind it, and it is believed
that there is, no labor should be
spared to secure the prize.
LATER.-Mr. Welborn telephoned
to.J. H. Christopher Wednesday night
and received reply that be was going
to start to Philadelphia and New
York Thursday morning on busines,
connected with the proposed electric
road, and that as soon as be return
he will come to Lexington and la!
before the people definite proposi
tion. James Parker, who is associated
with him in the enterprise, is now ii
this county studying the topograph'
of the cOuntry with view to thl
selection OF a route
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
WAR SEEMS INEVITABLE
MAY INVOLVE MANY NATIONS, IN.
CLUDING OURS.
Russia Demands Immediate, Permanent,
and Exclusive Possession of
Manchuria.

The prospect Of more serious war
than any in recent years is threating
in the East. 1t has been defer
red for years but seems to be at hand
now if the dispatches are reliable.
Russia has demanded exclusive pos
session of Manchura.
The demands are, First, no more
Manchurian ports or towns are to be
opened; second, no more foreign
consuls are to be admitted into Man
churia; third, no foreigners except
Russians are to be employed in the
public service of Manchuria; fourth,
the present status Of the administra-
tiou Of Manchuria is to remain un-
changed; fifth, the customs receipts
at the port Of Newchwang are to be
given to the Russo Chinese bank;
sixth; a sanitary commission is to be
organized under Russian control;
seventh, Russia is entitled to attach
the telegraph wires and poles Of all
Chinese lines IN Manchuria and,
eighth, no territory in Manchurla is
to be alienated to any other power
China has refused these demands.
Japan has sent war ships to New
chwang and England Germany,
France and the United States have
been apprised of the situation.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
The Man From BOrneO.

The three act farce-comedy, 1.-THE
Man From Borneo," presented by the
cadets Of Wentworth Academy and
town talent, more than fulfilled the
high expectations Of the audience.
1t is tempting to call it a bowling
success; for it was advertised as
designed for "laughiug purposes
only, "and the laughter was uproarous
and almost continuous. The acting
suffered nothing in comparison with
the best seen here, and the makeup
Of the individuals in detail showed a
fine realization Of the effective points
of the play. Tf
''The Black Breach-of- Promise
Case. put on in burnt cork and
designed for curtain raiser, was
postponed to the last place on the
programme owing to the dlflcnIty Of
making ready for It's presentation,
1t was single act, dialect trial
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25

since before the beginning of the Civil
war. He was senate clerk in the
legislative assembly Of 1856. In
1860 he was assistant secretary of
state in the legislature which
split 10 two over the subject OF
secession. Crisp went with the Con-
federate end of the legislature and
became secretary of the senate that
met at Neosho and declared Missouri a
part of the Confederacy.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25

Mrs. Schaefermeyer wired to her
mother at Granite City apprising
her of her marriage. "
The above appeared iu the ST..
Louis Republic of April goth. Mr..
Rudie Schaefermeyer is a son of Mr.,
and Mrs G. II. Schaefermeyer, Of this
city. He has been in St. Louis five OF
six years aud has a lucrative position
with the Witte Hardware Co.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
Curtis.TrOupe.

Next Wednesday, April Goth, Miss
Anna NJ. Troupe and Mr. j. ]. Curtis
will be married, The ceremony will
be performed at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Smith, 259 Rand avenue,
Lexington, KY. Mr.. Curtis is a
brother Of w. V. Curtis, Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis will be at home
at Mansfield after May 5th.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
State Medical Associatlon.

The Kansas City Journal Of Thurs
day morning contains an account OF
the proceedings of the State Medical
Association now in session at St. Joe
Among those on the programme
appears the name Of DR.. P. S. Full.
kerson. He presented a paper on
cerebro-spinal meningitis.