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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1901
Page
2
The article notes the anti gambling law will be challenged in the state supreme court as unconstitutional. It mentions the possibility of a naval backed ultimatum to the Turk, and reports on Col Charles Gordon Newman criticizing a state capitol commission job after losing it.
Arkansas Central Railway Co. v Rail Road Commission case upholds lack of power to set joint rates for connecting lines. Western District of Arkansas court orders injunction halting joint rates from the Commission awaiting appeal. Through rates temporarily suspended. locals used unless traffic agreements alter. Shippers advised to retain proof of through charges in case of reversal. Public notice requests newspapers to copy the circular letter from Chairman Jeremiah G. Wallace and members Fruix M. Hanley and Abner Gaines.
The Arkansas State Pension Board explains that under act No 43 all potential pension recipients must apply with proof of service under the new law. Pro rata for the current year will be small, since the 3-4 mill tax starts in 1902 and only the 1-4 mill levy from 1900 yields funds.
The Little Rock weather bureau notes very warm conditions with little rain. Light showers occur locally but rain is badly needed. Early corn and late cotton stands are good but require moisture. Wheat and oats suffer from pests and drought, potatoes face cutworms, and fruit crops mainly promise good yields with some fruit dropping in peaches plums and cherries.
Henry Moss, a Faulkner County man, traveled to Little Rock to locate a family member of a deceased elder and repay an $8 bond from earlier litigation. He claimed to have found religion and said his conscience moved him to settle the debt.
Hon M P Huddleston elected lieutenant governor by the senate to represent the First senatorial district comprising Green Craighead and Clay counties. He is a 28 year old lawyer, native of Hardeman county Tennessee, and son of Rev J M Huddleston. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement warns against mercury in remedies and promotes a mercury free formula from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
The Arkansas Railroad Commission appeals a U S circuit court ruling that voided joint rates for connecting lines. It explains the plan for through rates after two or more independent railroads, and urges shippers to hold expenses pending appeal.
The U S Geological Survey has sent to the printer an interesting monograph on Arkansas bauxite fields by Charles Willard Hayes. It notes other U S bauxite sources are nearly exhausted and Arkansas deposits could soon become the country’s principal supply. Bauxite is used for aluminum and various by products.
Dr. C. C. Gray elected superintendent of the state blind school to succeed Dr. John IL Dye. Gray has served two years on the faculty of the Speers Langford Military Institute in Searcy and will soon return to Little Rock. Dr. Dye resumes his ministerial calling.
The twenty-ninth annual council gathered in Little Rock. Bishop Brown praised self supporting congregations noting seven parishes have maintained or advanced during the past year including Christ Church Little Rock St John Helena St John Fort Smith Trinity Pine Bluff St Luke Hot Springs Trinity Cathedral Little Rock and St Paul Newport.
Gov Woolfork who killed Geo Pickett at Pine Bluff is probably dead after being pursued along the Arkansas riverbank. Officers fired at him and saw him fall from his horse. A moccasin snake bite killed Joseph Porter’s two year old daughter near Helena. Batesville Odd Fellows Widows and Orphans Home now houses forty three children.
W. J. Davis who fled Clarksville jail on April 30 and was arrested in Little Rock for stealing $250 from K. L. Harmon of Coal Hill was recaptured at Van Buren on May 6 in a pitiable condition.
The consolidation of the Chicago Record and the Chicago Times-Herald unites the papers’ world news facilities and distinctive features, creating the Chicago Record-Herald described as a unparalleled combination. Also notes endorsement of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy by Druggist A W Sawtelle with customer anecdotes. Sold by W H Martin Co.
By order of the Faulkner Probate Court on April 15 1901 the administratrix of J R Hinson estate offers land for sale July 6 1901 in Faulkner County Arkansas to pay debts. The deal is four months credit with bond or note and a lien on purchase money. sale on the deceased’s premises.
A string of violent acts and social upheavals is reported from Louisiana to Florida and Texas. A lynching of Grant Tomson in Alden, La. and Felton Brigman near Shreveport, La. are noted. A gambling den keeper is killed. Galveston citizens donate aid for Jacksonville fire victims. a Des Moines case reports a girl harmed by her father. Also twenty six Americans captured in South Africa remain prisoners. Rumors surround Carrie Nation’s sanity.
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