Conway Log Cabin and Democratic Mottos
A reader notes a satirical Conway Log Cabin page criticizing Democratic papers railing against Mark Hanna and Croker. It mentions Richard Croker's pledge to reform New York City and a remark on Stanford University faculty dismissed by Mrs. Stanford. The piece ends with a quip on freedom of speech in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hanna
Richard Croker
New York City
Croker
Leland Stanford University
Stanford
Hawaii Votes to Restore Queen and End Annexation Push
Voters in Hawaii rebuked a strictly anti white campaign and elected a congress candidate who pledged to work to restore the queen’s power, signaling strong support for ending the push toward annexation by the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
United States
Congress
Auld
Notable abuses and deaths mix in early 20th century dispatch
A segregation era report notes a black boy burned at the stake in Colorado after a white girl’s murder. It also recounts minor royal peril near Kaiser William and several obituaries at Central College. Rev. F S Johnston remains pastor, Hendrix College fund work praised, an $8000 church stands debt free, and Chamberlain’s remedy ad claims cure.
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F. S. Johnston
Hendrix College
Twentieth Century Fund For
Arkansas
Johnston
Conway Methodist Church
Lee
Railroad Commission Decision In Arkansas Overcharge Case
The Arkansas Railroad Commission ruled against the St. Louis Iron Mountain Southrn and St. Louis Southwestern railroads in a suit by Frauenthal Cotton Co of Conway to recover 11.94 for an alleged overcharge on cottonseed shipment from England to Conway. The ruling applies to related suits by R. M. McCoy Lumber and Herman Colville and orders refunds plus 500 damages per case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southrn
St. Louis Southwestern
Frauenthal Cotton Company
Conway
England
Cotton Belt Railroad
Little Rock
Iron Mountain Railroad
Railroad Commission
R. M. McCoy Lumber Company
Herman Colville
Enterprising Ladies Open Co operative Boarding House
In Little Rock several months ago women started a cooperative boarding house for employed women and students living away from home. The home has operated for some time and proved very successful, aiding homeless local women who rely on their own labor by providing a true home in name and fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Oldest Iron Mountain conductor Pat Rice dies in Little Rock
Pat Rice, aged veteran locomotive conductor on the Iron Mountain road, died suddenly at his Little Rock home last week from congestion. He began as a Warren construction worker for the Little Rock Mississippi River Railroad, became a fireman on the Warren Dermott run in 1876, and was promoted to conductor in 1882, serving in that role until his death.
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Pat Rice
Iron Mountain Road
Little Rock
Mr. Rice
Warren
Murder at Vinegar Hill Leaves Jefferson County Moptiv
Will Stevens, a black farmer, was slain at his Vinegar Hill home near Sherrill in Jefferson County. Tom Craig and Jim Green, both black men, were arrested and charged with the murder after Stevens was shot while seated near a window.
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Will Stevens
Vinegar Hill
Sherrill
Jefferson County
Tom Craig
Jim Green
Stevens
Secretary Turner Falls From Trestle at Hardy
S. P. Turner of Little Rock, secretary and purchasing agent for state charitable institutions, fell from a railroad trestle at Hardy and broke a leg while walking along the track to catch a train in the dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Turner
Little Rock
Hardy
Furniture Factory Planned for Texarkana
A $50,000 furniture factory is to be erected at Texarkana, outlining future industrial development in the region. The project indicates growing investment and job creation prospects for the area.
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Texarkana
Convicted Counterfeiter Sentenced. Texarkana Hospital Opens
Chas. Brown was convicted in federal court in Little Rock and sentenced to one year and one day in Leavenworth. He was captured in a remote Garland county section and charged with counterfeiting. A new first city hospital opened at Texarkana on the 12th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Brown
Little Rock
Leavenworth
Brown
Garland County
Texarkana
Tinner Joseph Parsel Falls Thirty-Four Feet at Little Rock
Joseph Parsel, a tinner, escaped death after a 34 foot fall from a roof at a building under construction in Little Rock, incurring only slight injuries. The report also notes Congressman McRae leading Foreman by about 15,000 in the Third District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Parsel
Little Rock
Parsel
McRae
Foreman
Bargain Store Promises Big Stock Clearout of Capes and Cloaks
The New Bargain Store advertises a large stock of ladies capes and cloaks being closed out cheap with special reduced prices on men and boys clothing. The proprietor declares overstock and a must sell situation inviting customers to call and examine the extraordinary bargains.
C M Lacy Wins 12000 Damages in Dixie Cotton Oil Suit
Pulaski circuit court awarded C. M. Lacy twelve thousand dollars against Dixie Cotton Oil Company of Little Rock after he alleged failure to provide enough water for 4500 head of cattle fed with hot cotton seed meal. Jury found damages for losses from restiveness and stampedes that spoiled fattening. case may appeal to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski Circuit
C. M. Lacy
Dixie Cotton Oil Company
Little Rock
Lacy
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Kesterson Wins $5000 Judgment for Malicious Prosecution
Little Rock cattle dealer W. W. Kesterson secured a five thousand dollar judgment in Arkansas county circuit court at DeWitt against P. H. Foley. Foley had arrested Kesterson in spring 1899 on a stolen property charge tied to cattle purchases but was acquitted. The Benton County Horticultural Society plans a fruit exhibit at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
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W. W. Kesterson
Little Rock
P. H. Foley
Arkansas County
DeWitt
Foley
Kesterson
Benton County Horticultural Society
Buffalo
N. Y
Death of Jewell Cassington in Prescott Lumber Accident
Jewell Cassington was killed in Prescott when a lumber load toppled on his team and dragged him. The team fled and crashed into a telephone pole, crushing him between wagon and pole in a fatal lumber accident.
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Jewell Cassington
Prescott
Cassington
Arkansas letter on Paris Exposition fruit exhibit prize
Hon B. Brackett reports to W. G. Vincenheller that the jury awarded another first prize in group 8 for the Arkansas fruit collection. The exhibit, now at its best, amazes foreign judges, with apples from Arkansas standing out as the best.
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B. Brackett
United States
Paris
France
Arkanyans
W. G. Vincenheller
Fayetteville
Ark
Arkansas towns adopt curfew law list large group
A broad set of Arkansas towns including Searcy Malvern Lonoke Wynne Stuttgart Warren Luxora Harrison Green Forest Prescott Texarkana Osceola Van Buren Monticello Dardanelle Clarksville Atkins Siloam Springs DeQueen Beebe Bald Knob Morriston Quitman Paris Hot Springs El Dorado Conway Eureka Springs Huntington Mena Arkadelphia Junction City Paragould Russellville Pine Bluff adopt curfew ordinances. The compiled list covers diverse counties and reflects statewide trend toward evening restrictions for minors.
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Arkansas
Searcy
Malvern
Lonoke
Wynne
Stuttgart
Warren
Luxora
Harrison
Green Forest
Prescott
Texarkana
Osceola
van Buren
Monticello
Dardanelle
Clarksville
Atkins
Siloam Springs
DeQueen
Beebe
Bald Knob
Morriston
Quitman
Paris
Hot Springs
el Dorado
Conway
Eureka Springs
Huntington
Mena
Arkadelphia
Junction City
Paragould
Russellville
Pine Bluff
Street Duel Ends With Negro Shot By Police Chief
On a Eureka Springs street Chief of Police Gordon and Policeman Logue attempted to arrest Robert Smith who opened fire. Logue was wounded in the arm, Gordon shot Smith in the neck, and Smith fell but rose to fight until two more shots were fired into his body.
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Eureka Springs
Gordon
Robert Smith
Logue
Smith
Judge Trieber Opens Texarkana Federal Court in Rodgers' Absence
Judge Jacob Trieber opened the federal court at Texarkana on the 11th, sitting for Judge Rodgers who presided at Little Rock. The change was made because Trieber was disqualified in many cases as he had been the United States district attorney when the indictments were returned.
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Jacob Trieber
Texarkana
Rodgers
Little Rock
Trieber
United States
Battles claim six thousand Boxers in October clash
A clash leaves six thousand Chinese boxers dead. R G Dunn of Dunn & Co. dies in New York City after years of invalidism. Britain calls for South Africa recruits as volunteer terms expire. Lord Roberts pending recall. King Alfonso to assume Spain’s throne in eighteen months amid political caution. Indian Commissioner Jones urges ration and annuity cuts to spur self reliance. Nebraska’s next legislature will be Republican, boosting Senate hopefuls.
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Allid
R. G. Dun
R. G. Dunn & Co
New York City
South Africa
Lord Roberts
Alfonso
Spain
Interior Department
Jones
Nebraska
United States Senate
Local notes on farming, schooling, marriages and travel
Cotton is nearly all out and wheat sowing has begun. Prof W A Connell started his school at Oak Gole Monday. Miss Ethel Plant attends Rose Bud school. Wes Crawford and Dora Pitman wed last Sunday at the bride’s home in Mt Vernon township. Arabel Maddox shopped at Conway this week. Prayer meeting at White County church inspires pride. Ada Plant visits Mrs Munn in Vilonia. Gus Maddox and Algah Stevens of Pleasant Valley in the area. J B Pearson of White County passes through to Quitman. J A Maddox to host his bride and begin housekeeping soon. Nov 16. S IL M I contracted a bad cough years ago from measles and cured after two doses of Gregory's Healing Oil. Bank WINTER. 22-tf Conway Ark.
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W. A. Connell
Oak
Ethel Plant
Rose Bud
Wesley Crawford
Dora Pitman
Mt. Vernon Township
Arabel Maddox
Conway
White County
Ada Plant
Mrs. Munn
Vilonia
Gus Maddox
Algah Stevens
Pleasant Valley
J. B. Pearson
Quitman
Gregory
Conway Ark
Guardian's Notice of Sale for Sallie Clifton Trust Lands
Pursuant to an October 1900 Faulkner Probate Court order guardian H. E. Cureton will sell December 13 at the east door of Faulkner County courthouse Faulkner Ark lands for Sallie Clifton minor. The sale aims to raise funds for her education and maintenance with a three month credit and bond security. Lot descriptions cover portions of sections townships ranges and additions in Coane and Jones Addition Faulkner County Arkansas.
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Guardian
Faulkner Probate
Court House
Faulkner County
Ark
Sallie BR Clifton
Minor
Surrey
Robinson's Pas
Jones
Soland
Clifton
Coane
Arkansas
Sallie T Clifton
H. EK
Cureton
Faulkner
S.c
Mn. c
John Biggers
J. P. Thines
Faulkner Chancery Court
Pendin
B. L. Feemster
B. Feemster
W. W. Morris
A. A. Morris
Mane
Towi
Samuel K. Feemster
Archaser
Vo Qet
Commiisioner Ty Cherny
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Je Wogader Mars
J. W. Underdill
THE
Conway Printing CO
Chicago
America
McKinley
Atlanta
Alaska
Limon
Colorado
Kaiser William
Germany
Central College
Central Pres
E. S. Phipps
Poteau, Ark
H. Martin & Co
News OF Arkansas
Rice Dead
Tinner
Bears
Astoria
A. H. White & CO
Mt. Vernon
J. A. Maddox
Artment of the Interior
Eres
Wm. A. Hinsley
H. BE
John Stone
Wash Greene
R. B. Townsend
J. D. Townsend
H. H. Mevans
Fac Simile Signature of
New York
Addy Peepee Hy
Vedal
Castoria
Rose & Company
J. N. Simpson & Sons
Conway, Arkansas
Arival
C. H. Robinette Conway
C. N. Menty Conway, Ark
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