Arkansas Legislature Brief Synopsis of Week Proceedings
The Arkansas legislature reports weekly on both houses with bills introduced and passed. Key items include Shackelford primary election reform with committee selection of judges and clerks, Norwood opposing the measure, and passage in both chambers. Also noted are sympathy resolutions for Thomas Moody, railroad mileage rates set by H R No 28, a fellow servant amendment defeated, three day work rule for Prince reads, and liquor sale prohibition bill passing with three noes.
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Senate
Fayetteville
General Assembly
Shackelford
Norwood
Caldwell
Carlock
Cotton
D. L. King
Jacob King
Kirby
Lankford
McNemer
Mardis
Price
Shackleford
T. N. Wilson
Wood
Noel— Adams
Flenniken
Hardy
Haynie
Sengel
Jobe
Parks
Norwood telegraph penalty bill passes third reading
The Norwood bill subjecting telegraph companies to a 300 penalty for neglect to deliver telegrams promptly was read third time and passed. Senator Kirby introduced 8. B. 118 to prohibit railroad engineers and others from working more than twenty hours consecutively, except in wreck or washout. House discussed visiting Fayetteville on Friday the 15th and saw the 2-cent railroad fare bill pass after an unsuccessful reconsideration. 8 H. 18 fixing horse stealing penalties passed. governor to sign. Local measures also passed.
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Lexate
Norwood
Kirby
D. L. King
House
Fayetteville
Wilson
Senate
Penitentiary Board
Means
Strait
Benson's Plaster Endorsed by Physicians and Public
The ad touts Benson's Plaster as superior with 5,000 doctors and druggists endorsing it. It claims immediate relief from coughs, rheumatism, liver and kidney troubles, and influenza. It compares favorably to Belladonna and Capsicum plasters and notes top European and American awards. Postage prepaid on orders with payment details.
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George Washington
G. Washington
Mount Vernon
Benson
Iunior
Benoit
Europe
America
Seabury & Mig
N.Y
Legislature Passes Railway Lien and Notary Bills
The Arkansas House passes H. B. No. 49 amending the mechanics lien law to include railroad labor and materials. H. B. No. 77, the fellow servants bill protecting railway workers, is adopted 76 to 5. Adjournment follows, Fayetteville visit planned, with debates on education and elections.
Arkansas School Statistics Show Shifts in 1899 1900
The biennial report notes 1899 4 872 districts reported 472 508 school age children with 341 492 white and 131 016 colored. 1900 4 894 districts reported 484 619 population with 349 065 white and 133 554 colored. Enrollment, attendance, teacher counts, salaries, school houses, and funding rose between years.
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
Stockholder fails bid for injunction in railroad sale case
Randall Silverman, a Mississippi River Hamburg and Western stockholder, loses his bid for an injunction against selling the road to Missouri Pacific. Judge Hawkins orders the railroad to deposit 6500 within twenty days or a receiver will be appointed, Merritt I Johnson of Little Rock named as receiver with a 150000 bond. Silverman contends stock value would drop if bonds and shares are sold.
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Randall Silverman
Mississippi River, Hamburg & Western Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Hawkins
Hamburg
Merritt I. Johnson
Little Rock
Silverman
Supreme Court Rules on Signatories for Improvement District Petitions
In a Miller county appeal the supreme court held that executors or administrators cannot sign for a deceased's property nor can a widow sign for her late husband’s estate. It also ruled that a tenant in common cannot sign for more than half the common property.
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Miller County
Supreme Court
Little Rock Doctor Promoted to Assistant Surgeon Captain
Robert Enders Sr. of Little Rock was nominated by Governor Davis for assistant surgeon in the United States Army with the rank of captain, promoted from acting assistant surgeon, after a year in the Philippine service. The senate was urged to withhold confirmation of penitentiary officers until legislative joint committee completes its probe. A ladies pool room at Hot Springs operates for betting on horse races.
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Senate
Robert Enders, Sr
Little Rock
Enders
Philippine
Gov. Davis
Penitentiary Board
Hot Springs
White River Railroad Company Chartered in Arkansas
The state board of railroad commissioners grants a charter to the White River Railroad Company to build a 130 mile northwest line from Batesville toward the Arkansas Missouri line between Marion and Boone counties. Capital stock is 1,950,000 dollars with 2,599 shares subscribed, mainly owned by Geo J Gould of New York. Directors include C G Warner Russell Harding Francis Johnson J E Williams W Butler H S Coleman and John F Allen. Additional incorporators are F W Ireland J P Coffin Simon Adler and Theo Maxfield.
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State Board of Railroad Commissioners
White River Railroad Company
Batesville
Arkensas-Missouri
Marion
Boone Counties
Geo. J. Gould
New York
F. W. Ireland
J. P. Coffin
Simon Adler
Theo Maxfield
Fatal Shooting at Levesque Station Sparks Grudge
Iron Mountain passenger train pulled from Levesque Station when W. T. Jones was shot and killed by a passenger believed to be Thos. Smith. Jones, boarding the train, received a fatal shot to the temple after three volleys. The incident stemmed from a long standing family feud.
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Iron Mountain
Levesque Station
Cross County
W. T. Jones
Thos. Smith
Jones
Fatal Shooting in Ellerson Dance Hall Incident
In Ellerson on the Altheimer branch of the Cotton Belt John Ellis fatally shot Howard Crumpton during a dance hall altercation Crumpton drunk and armed with a public safety item fired into the crowd Crumpton died Ellis remained at the scene and both men were Black.
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Ellerson
Altheimer
John Ellis
Howard Crumpton
Craumpton
Ellis
Crumpton
Nashville Shoe Firm Scores First Export Shipment
Manier, Dunbar & Co. of Nashville sent 35 cases of shoes to Port Burchard, Honduras in the city’s first export, won in a Mobile, Alabama competition against St. Louis Cincinnati Boston and Chicago shoe firms. The firm, led by Robert S. Martin, also secured a timber supply contract in hamar Alabama led by Gen. Russell A Alger.
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Manier, Dunbar & Co
Port Burchard
Honduras
Nashville
Mobile
Ala
St. Louis
Cincinnatti
Boston
Chicago
Robert S. Martin
Southern
Leolding
United States
Timber Company
Hamar
Russell A. Alger
Nashville (Tenn
Arkansas
J. W. Akin
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