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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1901
Page
2
The Log Cabin received first prize for best printed paper at the Kansas Press Association meeting in Hot Springs. The Democrat, printed by the same company, could have claimed the award but was not entered in the contest.
Secretary reports the Old Ladies Home in Little Rock is out of debt, indicating a strong financial standing for the institution and its operations.
A remark notes two colleges in the Methodist church in the South rated first class. Hendrix College is identified as one of them.
Central College has completed installation of steam heat for the entire campus building bringing the college into the front rank of up to date southern institutions.
An Arkansas newspaper note explains placing an advertisement in the Log Cabin or Democrat yields strong reach in the best printed papers without extra charge.
A Little Rock jury acquitted Bob Furth on constitutional grounds in three related cases. The verdict clears him of charges tied to anti gambling law enforcement, and the decision could lead to gambling houses statewide reopening.
Attorney General Murphy ties school book uniformity to county wide support and warns Faulkner county could lose if the measure fails. The earlier Jeff Davis opinion is noted as contrary. In State v Moose the defendant was acquitted after evidence showed the pistol was for practice not as a weapon.
The Iron Mountain Railway Co. expresses obligations for renewed courtesies to Arkansas newspaper people after their Hot Springs meeting. Mr Brainard Allison of the General Passenger Agent's Office in St Louis joined the party to St Louis en route to Buffalo exposition, highlighting the line’s palatial cars and comforts.
A coroner s jury exonerates a man who killed a burglar in his home in St Louis. The piece argues self defense justifies killing burglars and warns of recent burglaries in Conway and surrounding areas. The caller proposes support for a similar action and suggests raising a purse for the homeowner.
Letter from Mound City Kansas dated October 22 rgoo praising Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a reliable laxative and stomach remedy. J M Hawerns states it cured his stomach and recommends the product sold by Dr C J Hamilton.
The State Department of Education lists exam sites in Arkansas for Peabody scholarships on July 1 and 9. Scholarships award $100 yearly plus Nashville return rail fare for two years. Applicants must be 16 to 30, healthy and of good character, with no tobacco use and able to complete an average high school course.
Excessively hot conditions dominated across Arkansas with scattered showers offering limited relief to crops. Corn and cotton signal drought stress, corn tasseling begins, cotton bolls forming. wheat harvest near completion. Irish potatoes damaged by drought and insects. fruit crops fair overall.
Bob Furth of Little Rock, a former gambling house conductor, reopened his saloon on the first of the month to test the act’s legality. Despite the law, gambling purportedly continued in major cities, but no public gambling rooms operated in the capital until Furth resumed.
Will Busey, a Black man convicted of assault at Canmiden on Mrs Watson and her husband whose later affidavit claimed false swearing, has been denied a new trial. The judge said the witnesses were unreliable and uncertain what influenced their change of mind. The case proceeds to the supreme court.
Acting Gov Huddleston named Arkansas delegates for the trans Mississippi commercial congress to be held July 16 in Cripple Creek Colorado. Appointees include Marcus Berger Jonesboro B H Crowley Paragould W M Price Stuttgart W M Cooper Malvern J W Corcoran Pine Bluff Mayor W R Daley Little Rock Joseph Wold Little Rock Frank Barton Momon and William M Anderson Monticello.
A warrant is sworn against Mr and Mrs H Burris of Carroll County for the murder of their daughter. They claimed the girl died by self inflicted gunshot after a pistol was found in her hands. The case centers on the parents alleged role in the fatal act.
The quarterly cash receipts to June 30 totaled 1544.20. For the first half of 1899 receipts reached 14380.10 and 5976.05 for 100. Annual figures show 11805.25 for 1901. The Colored State Bar Association held its annual meeting in Little Rock last week.
A local supplier lists in stock blank forms for legal use including Warranty Deeds Chattel Mortgages Justices Civil Summons Affidavit for Warrant of Arrest Order for Delivery of Property Warrant of Arrest Subpoena Bail Bond.
Tex Wilson and his wife killed themselves within hours of each other by morphine. The wife first swallowed the drug and when doctors said she might recover the husband left the house and wandered onto the mountain taking a large dose. A daughter, upon learning of her parents fate, attempted suicide but was restrained by friends.
The Furth gambling house recently reopened in Little Rock was shut after three days. Acting Governor Thuddleston and the Little Rock mayor held a conference and agreed that each player and Mr Furth would be arrested, leading to the closure for lack of patrons.
Dr. Abraham Wallace recounts the death of P. La. Foxwell, a Thames Ditton stock broker found in the river six weeks after disappearing. His mother at Finsbury Park warned him of danger. Clairvoyants linked to a predicted widowhood and a drowned body, with messages from the dead confirming many predictions.
Germany studies herring migration as shoals move farther north every year. The hydrographic congress at Christiania weighs methods to bring herrings back south, highlighting the issue as a top priority for German fisheries.
Washington Democrat notes a social observation on how people are judged by the company they keep, suggesting street conversations reveal character.
Judge Tucker grants perpetual injunction against the Arkansas State Railroad Commission blocking joint through routings and rates. Defendants barred from establishing joint routes or rates with other carriers within Arkansas under the 1899 and 1900 tariff amendments. Costs of the suit to be paid by the defendants.
A state report lists railroad expansion from January to June totaling fifty eight miles. Local tragedies include a Pine Bluff wife’s suicide by strychnine and a Hot Springs stove blast causing a 12000 dollar fire. Other incidents recount drownings, fatal train accidents, jaw fractures, robberies, and a political hanging set for July. The report also covers a Geologic survey printing, mineral exhibitions, and a court ruling invalidating a southern Woodruff district act.
J P Morgan seeks to fuse all bituminous coal firms into one combine. Heat deaths and prostrations rise in New York City with 35 dead and 64 overheat cases on the first. In Sedalia Missouri Louis Martin is stabbed and skull crushed in a courtroom clash. A Great Northern train robbery near Malta Montana yields 40 000. Gen Wood summoned to Washington for talks with the president. Tyke of Telluride Colorado sees clashes as five strikers die and two deputies are wounded. Gen Gomez dined at the White House as Cuba’s future is discussed. City National Bank of Buffalo closes its doors amid a string of financial failures. Robert White is lynched near Tallahassee Florida after chickens dispute. A 2 000 freight handlers strike in St Louis halts perishables.
The St. L J M S Ry offers one third fare on certificate plan for several events. Women's Foreign Missionary Society Arkansas Conference at Ft Smith June 21 25 tickets on sale June 18 24 return by June 28. Colored Baptist State Sunday School Convention Hot Springs June 25 36 tickets sale June 21 27 return by July 3. Grand Chapter Eastern Star Arkansas Texarkana June 25 certificate limited by June 23. Baptist Young People's Union of America Chicago July 25 28 one fare plus 2 dollars round trip sale July 23 25 good for return to July 30 extension to August 31 for 50 cent fee. J W Jacks Local Agt.
Guidance on avoiding heartburn after large or rich meals with weakened digestion. Recommends slowing meals, thorough chewing, six hours between meals, and Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to relieve heartburn. Mentions sale at W. H. Martin & Co and legal blanks available at the office.
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