"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Monday, February 8, 1904 A KANSAS CITY CHILD ACTRESS. "Baby" Zena KEIFE, the 6-year-old child actress, who is one of the two children alternating in the leading part in the "Fatal Wedding," which comes to the Gilliss theater next week, is a Kansas City child and formerly lived with her parents here. Her mother, Mrs. Alice D. KEIFE, who travels with her, was born and educated here. "Baby" Zena will be 7 years old this coming June. She has been a member of the company since it opened three years ago. She plays the part of "Jessie, the little mother," in "The Fatal Wedding." It is said to be the longest speaking part for a child since "Little Lord Fauntleroy" was dramatized. It is so long and tedious that two children alternate in the performances. "Baby" Zena will open at the Gilliss Sunday afternoon. In the evening, Cora QUINTEN, another precocious child, will play the part. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Monday, February 8, 1904 ILL A WEEK WITH NO MEDICINE. John RUSSEL, a laborer, staggered into police headquarters yesterday afternoon and dropped into a chair in front of the captain's desk. He had been sick of pneumonia for a week and was so nearly exhausted that he could hardly stand. He said he had been at a lodging house near Third and Walnut streets for a week without medical attention and had risen from his sick bed to go in search of a physician. He is 21 years old and came here from the Soldiers' home at Leavenworth. Dr. GINSBERG, assistant police surgeon, examined him and sent a hurry order for an ambulance to carry him to the city hospital. The surgeon said the man was in a critical condition, with discouraging prospects for his getting well. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

Death of: Billie J. TAYLOR Date: 6 January 1999 Place: Providence Medical Center Age: 68 years Born: Granby, MO Residence: Kansas City, KS Affiliations: member, Victory Hills Church of the Nazarene member, Stark City American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Survivors: husband - Norman M. TAYLOR of the home son - Michael A. TAYLOR, Tonganoxie, KS daughter - Joan SPEE, Overland Park, KS brother - Wendell PATTON, Neosho, MO grandchildren - 7 Services: Funeral - 1:30, January 8, Porter Funeral Home Burial - Chapel Hill Cemetery Reference: "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Thursday, January 7, 1999 ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Wednesday, May 6, 1903 DEATHS AND FUNERALS. The funeral of A. M. COFFENBERGER, who was killed Monday by a switch engine in Kansas City, Kas., will take place from Carrol & Davidson's chapel at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The arrangements are in the hands of the local Switchmen's union. The body will be buried in Elmwood cemetery. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Wednesday, May 6, 1903 DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mary T. CONNOR, 49 years old, died yesterday at her residence, 2619 East Eighteenth street, of fatty degeneration of the heart. She was the wife of Roger CONNER and had been a resident of Kansas City for thirty-five years. She is survived by a husband and nine children. The funeral will take place from the residence this afternoon, interment being in Mount St. Mary's cemetery. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Saturday, December 13, 1913 DEATHS IN KANSAS CITY. Albert Henry VENDRES, a veteran of the Mexican War and a Union soldier in the Civil War, died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Emma GABATHULER, 211 South Osage Street, Independence. Mr. VENDRES had lived in Carthage, Mo., where a son and daughter survive him. He was 86 years old. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. C. C. McGinley at Mrs. GABATHULER's home at 4 o'clock today. Burial will be in Carthage. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

Death of: Overton D. RIZER Date: Tuesday, February 10, 1931 Place: Missouri Pacific Hospital, St. Louis Age: 67 years Residence: 4830 Jarboe St., Kansas City, MO Occupation: retired Missouri Pacific conductor Survivors: wife - Sallie M. RIZER of the home son - Russell RIZER, W. 61st. St. Terr., Kansas City, MO son - Garold RIZER, St. Louis daughter - Mrs. Doris BLAKER of the home Services: Funeral - 2 o'clock, February 12, Smithton, MO Reference: "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Wednesday, February 11, 1931 ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

THEY GOT THE WATER BOILING ON THE WOOD OR GAS STOVE! By time one adds cleaning soaps maybe pine oil soap one has a very lethal item setting in a, fascinating to a child, bucket. The child goes in head first, gulps liquid and dies when parent panics holding them upright and screaming. Besides at this date there was no antibiotics to cure the resulting pneumonia. Bud. Yes today the parent might be charge with child neglect or abuse. Laws frequently do not use common sense.

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Friday, December 19, 1913 DEATHS IN KANSAS CITY. George West BONNEY, 75 years old, died Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital. His widow, Mrs. Agnes BONNEY, and seven children, all living in Kansas City, survive. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Freeman & Marshall's Chapel and will be in charge of the Farragut/Thomas Camp of the G.A.R. Burial will be in Mount Washington Cemetery. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

Death of: Edward (Ted) HORSEMAN Date: Monday, October 18, 1954 Place: at home Age: 77 years Residence: 433 North Twenty-second, Kansas City, KS Occupation: retired public school custodian Survivors: wife - Lottie HORSEMAN of the home son - Charles E. HORSEMAN, Kansas City, KS daughter - Mrs. Lorean HOPEWELL of the home brother - Henry HORSEMAN - Kansas City, Ks brother - William HORSEMAN - Kansas City, KS brother - Arthur J. HORSEMAN - Kansas City, KS Services: Funeral - 3 pm, October 20, Porter Chapel Burial - Chapel Hill Cemetery Reference: "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Tuesday, October 19, 1954 ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Wednesday, December 24, 1913 DEATHS IN KANSAS CITY. Mrs. Lucinda WATKINS died yesterday morning at the home of her grandson, George W. ANDERSON, 4041 Virginia Street. She was 95 years old. She was born in Rochester, O., June 28, 1818. She was married at the age of 14 to Henry WATKINS. Fourteen children were born to the union, four of whom survive her. They are: Richard WATKINS of Goodson, Mo.; Emery WATKINS of Bluefield, W. Va., and Phinneas WATKINS of Foster, O. Twenty-seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren also survive. The body will be sent to Maineville, O., for burial. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Saturday, June 16, 1906 DECIDED HE WAS LUCKY. Alex NARSHEL of 407 West Fifth street, a junk dealer, drove from Twenty-second street and Grand avenue into Gillham road yesterday. At Twenty-fourth street an officer arrested him. Judge KYLE fined him $3 in police court this morning for violating the boulevard ordinance. NARSHEL had put up a cash bond of $6.50. He was given an order for the money, less the fine. He demanded it all. When it was explained to him he started away. Then remembering the officer who arrested him, he returned. "How much do I owe you?" he asked. "Nothing." NARSHEL was happy. He thought he had to pay the officer for arresting him. "I guess I'm lucky," he said. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

Sure like to know how all these mothers got water that hot, sitting on the floor with which to scrub the linoleum..another copy cat crime? In a message dated 12/20/2008 12:40:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com writes: "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Monday, December 15, 1913 A CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH. Mary PUSTICH, 2 years, was scalded to death yesterday when she fell into a tub of hot water at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank PUSTICH. The mother was burned about the hands and arms in attempting to rescue the child. The father is a cobbler. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at St. John's Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ====================================================== ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)

Must have been going to scrub the kitchen linoleum-probably be charged with child neglect today.... In a message dated 12/20/2008 11:13:38 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com writes: "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Friday, December 26, 1913 DEATHS IN KANSAS CITY. Alice Virginia SHEERAN, the 1-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James SHEERAN, 314 Bales Avenue, died Wednesday night at her home, as the result of burns received when she fell in a kettle of scalding water one week ago. The child was playing on the floor of her mother's kitchen when she fell into the kettle of hot water. Mr. SHEERAN is connected with the Sheeran Stocks Yards Land Company in the Stock Exchange Building. Burial will be in Chapman, Kas. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ====================================================== ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)

Apparently I missed an earlier story about a child being scalded in a tub of hot water with which to scrub the linoleum, but it wasn't unusual to have a tub of scalding water ready when butchering chickens. I remember my dad killing chickens and immediately dipping them into a nearby tub of scalding water to loosen the feathers. The tub of scalding water though was carried from the stove in the kitchen to the outdoors near the chicken pen. Some youngsters were scalded too by reaching up to a kettle of water boiling on the stove and pulling it off onto themselves. juanita > Sure like to know how all these mothers got water that hot, sitting on > the floor with which to scrub the linoleum..another copy cat crime? > > > In a message dated 12/20/2008 12:40:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com writes: > > "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Monday, December 15, 1913 > > A CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH. > > Mary PUSTICH, 2 years, was scalded to death yesterday > when she fell into a tub of hot water at the home of her > parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank PUSTICH. The mother was > burned about the hands and arms in attempting to rescue > the child. The father is a cobbler. > > Funeral services will be held this afternoon at St. John's > Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary > Cemetery.

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Monday, December 15, 1913 A CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH. Mary PUSTICH, 2 years, was scalded to death yesterday when she fell into a tub of hot water at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank PUSTICH. The mother was burned about the hands and arms in attempting to rescue the child. The father is a cobbler. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at St. John's Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Friday, December 26, 1913 DEATHS IN KANSAS CITY. Alice Virginia SHEERAN, the 1-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James SHEERAN, 314 Bales Avenue, died Wednesday night at her home, as the result of burns received when she fell in a kettle of scalding water one week ago. The child was playing on the floor of her mother's kitchen when she fell into the kettle of hot water. Mr. SHEERAN is connected with the Sheeran Stocks Yards Land Company in the Stock Exchange Building. Burial will be in Chapman, Kas. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Wednesday, December 8, 1915 NO WOMEN ON THE JURY. The women lost on their 101 to 36,000 bet that one of them would be drawn for jury service this term in the Wyandotte County District Court. Fred LEPORT drew sixty names yesterday, all men. The odds stand the same for next term of court. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Friday, December 24, 1915 STUDENTS IN CHRISTMAS PLAY. Students of Central High School gave a Christmas play at the new building last night. In the title role of "A Bachelor's Romance," which is a Yuletide drama in spirit if not in setting and plot, Samuel BORNSTEIN voiced a sentiment like Tiny Tim's when in the bachelor's closing speech he said, "I am a happy man; God bless you all." Miss Emma McCUNE played the orphan ward of the bachelor. Miss Virginia SPRINGER the effusively querulous spinster. Other members of the cast were: Harold ROBERTS, B. Howard SMITH, Leonard THOMAS, Herbert BLIEL, Stewart VENN, Miss Irene BOYER and Miss Helen ROGERS. ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these families but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Wednesday, July 30, 1913 Mrs. Clara TOLE, 52 years old, died yesterday at her home, 624 Tullis Court. Her husband, James T. TOLE, survives. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock this morning at Mrs. C. L. Forster's Chapel. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. (I have no connection with this family.)