Pine Bluff weighs plan to divert river to avert flood danger
A Pine Bluff mass meeting considered diverting the Arkansas River by cutting a 300 yard strip to bypass the horseshoe bend. The move, though likely violating federal law, would reduce risk to the Jefferson Hotel and bank properties after a 16 foot rise. Government crews began revetment work, expected to last two to three months, with local owners accepting responsibility for possible damage.
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Pine Blupp
Ark
Arkanses
Ping Blau
Pine Bluff
R. M. Knox
Jefferson Hotel
Jefferson County Bank
Court House
Minster says ministers who refuse to wed divorced persons are in contempt
Memphis Tenn November 30 Reverend Nicholas M Long pastor of the Strangers Congregational Church declares ministers who refuse to marry divorced people with valid licenses are in contempt of court and should be punished. He argues the state grants the ceremony power and that Christ did not repeal Moses law, criticizing opponents as blind to current conditions. The sermon sparked a sensation among parishioners.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nicholas M. Long
Strangers’ Congregational Church
Long
Dr. Long
Moses
Personal Appeal for Foley's Honey and Tar Cure
A personal appeal urges talking to you about Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds. It argues against unknown preparations that may contain harmful drugs and notes Foley's has a forty year record of cures.
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Foley
Alcorn
The Maury National Bank Promissory Statement 1908
The Maury National Bank at Columbia Tennessee presents a November 27 1908 instrument listing amounts and terms of loans and deposits. It records officers including Parker Cashier and directors Hertel McKinney and others, sworn before a notary on December day, with a seal and signatures.
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Tesnoeek
Maury
Parker
Malar
Hertel
McKinney
Columbia
Tennessee
Phoenix National Bank statement excerpt misread figures
A historical bank statement fragment shows amounts for discounts notes and due from banks. It lists cash on hand reserves and capital figures with signatures and notary attestation, but OCR errors obscure several numbers and names.
Cotton Buyer Cowie Found Dead in Memphis Home
C G Cowie once a noted Memphis cotton buyer and social figure was found dead by a bullet at 6 pm in a locked room at his Union Avenue residence. The 40 year old, married to Mary Piseros of Greenville Miss, faced recent financial difficulties and locally had represented Townsend Cowle & Co of Liverpool. Police call it death by own action. he was widely known in Southern cotton circles.
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Memphis
Tenn
C. G. Cowie
Cowie
Union Avenue
Cowle
Mary Piseros
Greenville
Miss
Townsend, Cowle & Co
Liverpool
Strikers Clash in Keuxberry Refining Plant Violence Grows
In Pelth Ambo y New Jersey on November 30 a striker was killed and another fatally wounded as about 200 strikers from the Refining Company of Keus bey clash with state militia. A dead man was stoned for trying to work. a second wounded man was shot during the march on the Raritan plant. Militia and strikers exchange threats as Adjutant General Brienthal weighs calling up the New Jersey militia. Whisky stock at the strikers camp fuels rising violence while 30 workers briefly return to the Raritan plant before rejoining the ranks.
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PELTH
Brienthal
New Jersey
Gilkeyson
Raritan
Counterfeiting Guilty Allegation In Local Case
Defendent George Alcorn found guilty of passing counterfeit money in a local case. Court records state the incident involved substituting a worthless remedy for Foley’s Honey and Tar, a renowned cough cure, as part of the counterfeit scheme.
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Foley
Alcorn
Estimates Cost of Next Census in 1900s
Washington official North reports the next census will cost 12.98 million dollars, only 410 thousand more than 1900. He credits a permanent Census Bureau and his tabulating machines for savings, notes English-speaking foreign-born pose enumeration challenges, and urges noncompetitive appointment rules be eased in favor of eligibles on the list.
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Washington
Director North
Census Bureau
Lamphere Found Guilty of Arson in Gunness Case
La Porte Indiana November 26 Ray Lamphere a farmhand on trial for the murder of Mrs Belle Gunness was found guilty of arson tonight and sentenced by Judge Richter to serve from two to twenty one years in the state penitentiary at Michigan City
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LA Porte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Belle Gunness
Richter
Michigan City
Mis Church Pays Highest Tribute to Edward Carmack
The Mis Church memorializes Senator Edward Ward Carmack with resolutions praising his high character and civic leadership. The document notes his death, quotes passages on divine providence, and honors his role as a key advocate for civic righteousness and national virtue amid mourning.
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Christian Church
Edward Carmack
Carmack
Edward Ward Carmack
Hog Killing Time Supplies Sealing and Tools Mentioned
Fragmented note lists items such as sealder bottorms Rotcher bales meat cutters and kettles offered or requested, indicating a barter or supply request likely for slaughtering or processing work. No clear date or identifiable entities to anchor.
Carmack obituary tribute from Tennessee church group
A church committee memorializes Edward Ward Carmack born November 5 1858 Castalian Springs Sumner County Tennessee who died November 6 1908 Nashville. It praises his Christian faith and Bible influence, recalls his U S Senator service, and describes a church service scene with prayers and hymns. It urges prayers for his widow and calls for the local press to publish copies of the resolution approved November 29 1908.
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Edward Ward Carmack
Castalian Springs
Sumner, County
Tennessee
Nashville
God
U. S
Church
Columbia
House of Worship
Ayid Yrevimn
Andy
Christ “Church
Nis
Gg. Kotser
A. M. How
Stork Brings Homi Sherman Welcomes Newborn
In Utica New York a ceremony marks the christening of a fine boy named Sherman Astor. The event occurred amid a merry mood as relatives celebrate the newborn of a noted household.
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Utica
N. Y
James
Sherri
Rm Astor
Craft Sherman
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