09 Apr 1901
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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1901
Page
1
The report covers shifts in prohibition districts and law enforcement, Aguinaldo’s status and oath of allegiance, Chicago mayoral politics with Carter Harrison’s third term, and local issues like hog suppression in Conway. It notes incumbency, crookedness in the Philippines army commissary, and staffing changes at the state charities board.
Gov Jeff Davis earns solid early credit as Arkansas governor while the House kills the Hudson bank bill after Senate referral to the Supreme Court. The Dowdy higher education charter bill is defeated though Hendrix College PresidentMillar urges passage in the Arkansas Gazette. lawmakers resist the measure.
The state Republican insiders in Little Rock keep the federal posts when party is in power in Washington. They rotate little but the same men hold the offices and share the spoils. Doc Matthews hoped for land office pie but it was carved for a Negro. he got nothing. Doc will back Bryan again soon.
A Chicago offer promotes Solid Cuevee Silver Tableware as a durable, non plating alternative to sterling silver spoons knives and forks. The marginal deal promises 25 years wear for free with a request mailed from Qua ker Valley Mrs Co Morgan and Harrison Sts Chicago.
The clipping mocks T C Platt’s gubernatorial stance and cites Knox of Pittsburg as a future attorney general. It dismisses Republican fidelity, recalls April as a day for reflection, questions Philippine and Cuban policy, and notes Aguinaldo’s purported prior deaths as part of a broader critique.
Notice is given that I will apply to the next April term of the Probate court of Faulkner county to sell 160 acres of land belonging to J. I. Beasley H. E. Beasley and R. E. Beasley minor heirs. The money will be used for their education and sustenance. R. A. Beasley Guardian. March 18, 1901.
In a long, embellished tale the mayor recounts a century later how a rattlesnake saved him from misfortune and then helped him thrive as founder and mayor. An English observer calls the story improbable. The piece appears in a sourced New York Ledger entry.
John H. Powers of this city and Miss Fannie Hardin of Greenbrier wed at the bride’s home with many invited guests from this city. Friends extend good wishes for their happiness. Also an employment ad seeks young people for office work with a small deposit or security.
In Illinois a minister's wife learned her son lay wounded in a southern regimental hospital. She enlisted as a nurse to be near him. The minister applied for and was granted the chaplaincy, uniting the family under remarkable circumstances.
Germany lists active naval leadership including two admirals three vice admirals and fourteen rear admirals. The count of officers above cadet level reaches seven hundred eighty four. Twelve royal personages hold honorary rank.
Three steam engines in good condition two are 20 H P and one 25 H P also a Kingsland Douglass saw-tig and a first class wood lathe. For terms to suit purchaser call or address Conway Arkansas.
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