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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
2
Germany submits the basis of terms for a peage proposal to representatives of neutral nations. The effort aims to secure neutral mediation and outline payment or toll arrangements, reflecting postwar economic diplomacy and international cooperation dynamics.
Berlin on December 17 presented a basis for peace talks with neutral powers, while Germany and allies urged halt to hostilities. London expressed skepticism about German terms and any immediate end to fighting, with officials awaiting official replies as neutrals weigh the move.
New York financier Charles W Harkness died May 1 leaving an estate valued at about 49.7 million dollars and naming his brother Edward Harkness as chief beneficiary with roughly 36.2 million dollars assigned to him.
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended until April 9 proposed rate hikes on hardwood lumber shipments from Louisiana and Arkansas to Rochester and other cities. The item names Colby Thompson and Edith Colby, plus a note about a politician A. Thomas receiving a ten year sentence in the state penitentiary for second degree murder.
President Polnowre awarded a gold medal to Mrs Har Duryea of New York for leading the American Aid Commission for war victims over the last two years.
London reports an order in council from King George empowering the Board of Agriculture to seize occupied land for cultivation to secure food supplies. The measure signals wartime controls extending to agricultural land and outlines government mandate.
New York firms placed orders in November for 56,530 freight cars at an estimated cost near 88 million dollars, a figure that establishes a new record, the Journal of Commerce reports.
A fire razed the Columbia Compress Company plant in Columbia, South Carolina, destroying cotton valued at about $250,000. Fire crews battled the blaze, with officials assessing the损 loss and potential causes as damage reports continued.
Arkansas Railroad Commission orders new demurrage rules to curb car hoarding, effective December 18 through February 28, with daily charges rising from $1 to $5 after the 48 hour free period. The move aims to relieve freight car shortages though some shippers prefer the current rate. The commission proposed immediate enforcement until May 1, aligning with Interstate Commerce Commission action, and noted potential adjustments by February end. The article also covers state election results and promotions within the Arkansas National Guard, plus notes on sanitary surveys and typhoid investigations.
William Smith was fined on September 22 in Prairie Creek Court for felonious perjury and fraud related offenses. A later county official inquiry noted Smith paid $1015 in fines and taX. details show relief from fines and taxes under gubernatorial authority.
Attorney Canara Wallace Tavis reports that inheritance tax law took effect in 1905 boosting private revenues for the state to 299000 pounds fifty, with Mr Tavis collecting 81002.57 dollars, 2500 dollars more than any prior year.
Attorneys for the Board of Control of the State Charitable Institutions announced Mey will not file an answer to the petition of Dr KP Bielsoe, superintendent of the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases, seeking a new trial in the case.
Nine presidential electors will convene in Little Rock on January 15 to select one member to proceed to Washington. The Mansid Farmers' Union Warehouse filed for dissolution. The Pro Ne Manganese Company and its charter are noted in the document.
Capitol ap point ments dominate the scene as deputies and clerks prepare to shift with the coming administration. Van Shins, treasury clerk, becomes executive clerk to Governor Elect C H Brough Terral. Hodges reversals include secretary of state changes. Freeling and Hoff named for key posts.
William Overman of Hot Springs sues Western Penny Company for failure to deliver a promised issue. The petition seeks charter revocation and relief in federal court as the secretary of state weighs the petition. The petitioner claims breach of contract and seeks forfeiture of corporate rights, while officials consider the action and potential veto.
Tune Vo Million, secretary of the tax commission, will run next month to become state insurance commissioner and deputy state switch for Hivean Oliver who will replace ME Dickinson. Trounced R A Smith, Oliver's relief deputy, will replace William Stavidhard as deputy auditor per the announcement.
Governor appoints John Winliam of Texarkana to the Miller County Teaxxt Board. Dr A M H Sellers is named by the governor to the State Board of Cateopathic Examiners to fill the unexpired term of Dr Grace Whallat.
Governor Haye authorized a 45000 deficit appropriation for the state penitentiary commission to replace equipment funds. The action covers the convict farm at Tucker and Cum aine farm, with February as the target month for the replacement purchases and further items on the list.
In Little Rock a injunction stalled construction of a new junior high opposite the hospital. Dor Porter, a Tea Garden mining man, killed a five foot wildcat near town. Fordyce Lumber Co. closes for repairs, reopening January 1. A new Smith State Bank will open soon at Dr Queen Frank Terbin, age 13, of near Melbourne, killed a Taree wolf last week with a .22 rifle, shooting it head three times then beating it with a pine knot. Arnold Ledbetter, former editor of Madison County Republican, returns to edit January 1.
Governor elect Brough addressed the Arkansas Library Association opening urging a bill to create a state library board with a $5 000 appropriation. The board would have three members plus a secretary and pay travel only, with Armorel A. Murro named chair if approved. He backs free circulating libraries and a constitutional convention to be held in Little Rock next summer.
Readable fragments report Little Rock State National Bank receiver noting no further transfers of revenue certificates. Checks for nest dividend payment to depositors will come via the comptroller of the state. Various local items touch committees, convicts, taxes, and county matters in Arkansas and nearby regions.
At a Pine Bluff meeting Judge L B Cheek heard a tentative agreement to adjust delays in building two north river highways. A proposal urged Legislature to form an improvement district for all north Arkansas River properties in Jefferson county. Committee named to work out plan. Willey among those listed.
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