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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1900
Page
2
Fragmentary rail timetable reads times such as 232 p m and 4 Ro 19:02 indicating an evening schedule. The readable pieces suggest a station or line timetable with numbered trains and partial times.
Old papers for sale at this office and shop notices from New York Store, J. N. Simpson & Son, and Frauenthal firms. Local residents and visitors listed with frequent mentions of addresses, goods offered from calico to corsets, shoes, and blankets, plus a few personal notes and a fire loss. Also notices on sales, insurance, and elections and medical remedies promoted by local merchants.
Maryland precinct returns show a Republican lead around 1,000 votes as of 1 a m. Baltimore totals place McKinley well ahead with Stevenson’s Bryan tally in home precincts small. Democratic leaders concede little but McKinley’s win appears likely.
From Silver Bow county the tally shows Bryan leading Montana by about 2 000 votes as the statewide result nears. Montana Democratic committee vice chairman Kohns McNeal asserts Bryan will win the state by roughly 18 000 votes.
North Dakota results show McKinley ahead by about 6,000 to 8,000 as precincts report. Early tallies indicate McKinley leading Bryan with state margins around 1,000 to 6,000 and Republicans winning five congress seats. Pelorin county favors McKinley 3,516 to 2,866 and several precincts report McKinley ahead by large margins.
Partial returns from Cleveland Canton and Cincinnati indicate McKinley holding a growing plurality in Ohio. Cleveland precincts show Democratic gains but a narrow city result. Canton projects a 2000 vote majority for McKinley. Cincinnati early totals suggest his statewide majority will surpass 1850 levels.
An old newspaper ad extols Chamberlains Pain Balm for corns bunions and injuries with soaking pare and plasters plus two daily applications. It praises quick pain relief and scar reduction and lists W H Martin & Co as the seller. A second ad promotes Gregorys Healing Oil and Antiseptic Oil as cough remedies claiming rapid relief without opium. Winter of Conway Arkansas signs off.
Early returns from 87 precincts statewide show McKinley leading Bryan 9 067 to 497 in Oregon outside Portland and Portland areas. City precincts report McKinley 6 213 Bryan 2 718, with total statewide trend suggesting a 2 000 vote plurality for McKinley if current rates hold.
Philadelphia report on complete returns shows total 1806 with 1104 for protesters and 505 for another candidate. McKinley’s preliminary plurality is projected between 300000 and 350000.
Providence dispatch shows McKinley carrying Rhode Island by a wide margin with 4,785 votes plurality. The report notes that Congressmen Full and A. B. Capron are re elected from Rhode Island.
The report from Columbia cites Bryan as securing a plurality and predicts a Democratic sweep with seven confirmed congressmen and two districts still in doubt. North Carolina’s election was quiet, with Bryan’s majority not expected to fall below 10,000 and the ninth district likely carried by Republicans.
The OCR shows fragmented vote tallies from 1908 with mentions of Pett eren, McKenley, Bryan, and McKinley in South Dakota and White River Junction. It notes a plurality around 69,844 for McKenley and lesser sums for Bryan and McKinley in 1896, reflecting historical election standings and regional tallies.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Conway Milling Co will be held in the law office of W H Duncan Conway Ark on December 3 1900 to elect seven directors and transact other business. G D Dickerson president W H Duncan secretary November 3 1900.
Grahamsville resident H H Black reports his five year old son recovered from severe croup after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He notes the medicine dissolves thick mucus and is safe for infants and adults. Sold by W H Martin & Co.
Partial election report notes 1890 total votes with Bevan plurality and Bryan holding a solid majority in Richmond Virginia. Strong support seen for Bryan across the city with a clear margin over Bevan.
Early returns from the state committee show McMinley leading by a large margin. The report notes Bevin and other contenders trailing, with total vote tallies suggesting a decisive result as results continue to come in.
In Parkersburg Chairman Dawson of the state Republican Committee reports McKinley wins by a 17,000 plurality statewide.
Total vote 1800. Shuai for FAVA. In New Orleans polls open at 7 p.m. Election passes off quietly. Bryan carries the city by about 12,000 and the state by about 30,000. All Democratic nominees for congress in Louisiana win.
Total vote 1800 indicates a 16 percent Republican loss in Maine. The text notes 65 freeemencueeers and a reference to OD Plufalloy for McKinley with a 600 ceo motif.
An editor warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury and urges prescriptions from reputable doctors. The notice promotes Fall’s Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and to buy Ball’s Catarrh Cure similarly made in Toledo. It touts internal use and a 75 cent bottle price with testimonials available.
Total vote 18 precincts show McKinley leading with 485 to Bryan 0 in eleven precincts outside cities. If these figures hold across all 2400 Minnesota precincts, McKinley’s statewide majority would exceed 57000 votes.
Partial returns from interior counties indicate quiet elections. In Jackson 75 percent turnout with a total county vote around 70,000. Michigan shows a Republican lead with McKinley and a large statewide plurality. Texas reports a Democratic ticket victory led by Sayers and Bailey. Salt Lake City shows a net Republican gain of 902 in 22 precincts.
Total votes 1596. Saspeseveiues ST1 014 Plurality for McKinley. McKinley carried New Jersey by a safe majority with 87,609 votes.
Returns indicate Mc Kinley elected by about two thousand one hundred as final totals show a strong result. Plurality favors Ryan with a lead of about 1806 votes. Local precincts report steady turnout and decisive outcome across the district.
Brennan achieves a narrow plurality to win the state race as 4 Brynan counties report results and Gio leads in key areas. The outcome sets a new administration path amid tight regional margins.
Notice of sale under an 1900 Faulkner Probate order to raise funds for the minor heirs of John Biggers. Sale December 1 at the east door of Faulkner County Court House, Arkansas, 152 acres in Section 9 Township 5 Range 152, credit three months, bond with security, lien retained.
Department of the Interior Land Office at Little Rock Ark October 20 1900 notice that Wim A Hinsley has filed for final proof on his claim for the SSW NE 41 Sec 25 T68 R1W with witnesses John Stone Wash Greene H K Townsend J D Townsend all of Conway Ark proof to be made before the Faulkner County county court at Conway Ark January 1 1900 H H Mevers Register
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