sprinkles, arthur
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Arthur Sprinkles
- Record count
- 14
- Sources
- court_cases,life_events
- Places seen
- Dexter
- First event date
- 17-Sep-12
- Last event date
- 9 Aug 1913
Timeline — 12 events
- 1913-12-03 Dexter. Arthur Sprinkles, Dexter's marshal (chief of police), was electrocuted on Thanksgiving afternoon while inspecting city lights; he picked up a fallen wire thinking it was 110 volts, but it carried about 2,300 volts, where the street crosses the Cotton Belt railroad tracks Quote: "A LIVE WIRE…
- 1913-12-03 Deceased former city marshal whose unexpired term M. P. Jeffers was appointed to fill at the regular Council meeting Monday evening Quote: "the unexpired term of Arthur Sprinkles, deceased"
- 1913-12-03 Dexter. Installed as lieutenant (commissioned officer) of Canton Stoddard; noted as since deceased; had seen active service in the national guards Quote: "Arthur Sprinkles (since deceased), lieutenant"
- 1913-12-03 Dexter. Arthur Sprinkles, described as since deceased, was installed as lieutenant of Canton Stoddard Quote: "The commissioned officers installed were Jas. W. Juden, captain; Arthur Sprinkles since deceased, lieutenant, and Harry Dunn, ensign"
- 1914-01-28 Dexter. Late chief of police of Dexter; while examining the city's light on Thanksgiving day he took hold of a wire hanging from the pole to throw it out of the way, and the resulting shock killed him Co-mentioned: Mrs. Arthur Sprinkles. Quote: "the shock that resulted in his death"
- 1914-04-15 Dexter. The paper devoted 'moments of memory to the gallant Arthur Sprinkles, who filled that office so faithfully,' and asked prayer 'for those helpless little ones he left here with us,' implying his recent death while connected with the Marshal-Collector office
- 1914-04-15 Dexter. Memorial note names the late Marshal-Collector Arthur Sprinkles, who filled that office faithfully; Mortimer P. Jeffers is the retiring incumbent Co-mentioned: Mortimer P. Jeffers. Quote: "the gallant Arthur Sprinkles, who filled that office so faithfully"
- 1914-04-15 Dexter. The paper devotes a moment of memory to the gallant Arthur Sprinkles, who filled the office of Marshal-Collector so faithfully and left helpless little ones, an old father and mother, and brethren Quote: "let us devote some moments of memory to the gallant Arthur Sprinkles, who filled that o…
- 1914-04-15 Dexter. Tribute to retiring Marshal-Collector Arthur Sprinkles, praised for faithfully filling the office; he leaves helpless little ones and his old father and mother; Mortimer P. Jeffers succeeds him as incumbent Co-mentioned: Mortimer P. Jeffers. Quote: "to the gallant Arthur Sprinkles, who fille…
- 1914-09-30 Dexter. Dexter's Chief of Police, killed by a live wire last Thanksgiving day; his widow won $6,500 damages against the Public Utilities Co Co-mentioned: Mrs. Arthur Sprinkles. Quote: "Dexter's Chief of Police, who was killed by a live wire last Thanksgiving day"
- 1916-02-25 Dexter. Dexter chief of police, killed Thanksgiving day 1913 while trying to remove a live wire from the street; Springfield division of the Court of Appeals confirmed the $6,500 verdict against Missouri Public Utilities Co. for his death Co-mentioned: Mrs. Sprinkles. Quote: "chief of police of Dext…
- 2014-01-28 Dexter. Late Chief of Police at Dexter; died on last Thanksgiving Day from the shock of a live wire: he was examining the city's lights, took hold of a wire hanging from a pole to throw it out of the way, and the shock resulted in his death Co-mentioned: Mrs. Arthur Sprinkles. Quote: "the death of M…
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