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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
3
Fragmentary notes discuss a ten hour limit and work time rules, referencing official positions and a county or city body. Mentions include a general or commissioner, satellite work hours, and permissible half hour increments, with references to certain days and legal terms.
The teen Hhred Smith quits the Railroad Board, will retire on tenungy 1 and be supervised by the Jonesboro Lake City to Baston line. He has represented the Chicago Rock Island & Mreffle and was connected with the Hot Springs Western railroad, a well known figure in railroad circles.
The attorney general issued an opinion on Davis's Crawford County burglary and grand larceny convictions from November 20, directing that eight years be served in the penitentiary. The decision specifies terms run concurrently, with release at the end of the longest term, pending penitentiary board action.
Readable fragments describe the execution of a Black slayer in a Missouri penitentiary in 1900 era terms. Jury members and officials are cited as prescriptive, with references to a pardon or clemency process and the broader context of capital punishment in a wartime or postwar setting.
A plea seeks to enjoin a commission from enforcing a highway safety order. The filing claims procedural and jurisdictional issues, naming a state officer and related parties. The document outlines a request for a stay and preservation of existing conditions pending further action.
A Baltimore bureau seeks information on Arkansas dustelal and agricultural candidates to send immigrants to this city. A letter to John H. Page, commissioner of Mines, Manuta, requests statements of Arkansan resources and industries to aid forwarding potential newcomers.
Vinton News reports from El Paso that rebel Francisco Villy has consolidated power, seizing foreign property, expelling Spaniards, and pressuring foreign consuls to obey. Germans and Spaniards arriving from China Mexico describe his control, with estimates of international tensions and threats of intervention.
A Louisiana merchant was killed amid labor unrest tied to the Philadelphia union strike. Reports describe retaliatory rhetoric and threats as workers and manufacturers face pressure to reach a deal before a December 28 meeting of the Central Labor Union.
The steamer City of Muskogee under Capt Harnien left Muskogee Oklahoma for New Orleans with freight. One hundred Muskogeans accompany the craft as far as Fort Smith marking the first Arkansas river passage in four years. Additional freighters expected at major water fronts in coming weeks.
A scrambled report cites an alleged aiding of a convict at a farm near Warner and a disputed trial. It mentions a person named Allen and a transaction at eight dollars, with references to a wired police claim and a third party involved in the affair.
A Western newspaper describes a first elite road in the National Ozark Forest, detailing its construction through rocky terrain. The project uses clay and small rock, with about 1 000 feet completed and a total length around 9 000 feet, highlighting the forest service involvement and regional impact.
The county reports a fatal shooting in Marys county where Marshal Mary Crown was killed. Daniel McDaniel, linked to the death during an attempted arrest by Me Daniel, awaits a preliminary hearing in White County as state authorities pursue the case.
Wes Helena D. Oscar Dowling, president of the Louisiana state Board of Health, addressed a high school audience on health and sanitation and urged the city council to provide a liberal appropriation for the local Board of Health. Helena residents, especially women, are starting a general sanitation movement expected to yield a healthier city.
Severe breaks reported on two levees near Ogden in Kitte River area with one wall 1 feet wide and the other five feet. no loss of life. At Pine, Ark the Ked war levee stood five feet above flood stage. Water near Red River rose to a near record high with crews racing to repair breaches and monitor further damage.
Former city collector Viik Nuwe Seretee and Pine Rhitt NG Russell were convicted of misappropriation. Judge A. Grace sentenced Russell to one year in prison and a 400 dollar fine. Appeals were discussed with governor intervention debated.
A fragmented OCR item describes cotton yield and harvest conditions across Arkadelphia area farms. It mentions varieties, regional names, and county impacts, with references to AVILA and CANO as potential entities and oddly garbled phrases about markets and dates.
The 19 year old Michwel Selasid of Wyandotte Mich passed away in a hospital from a ruptured artery after falling from a train at Jensen Arkansas in November. He had been recovering and planned to leave hospital soon prior to the death. A hospital letter from his mother said he had run away from home.
Jefferson Circuit Court filed damage suits totaling 290000 against Arthur Murray Dr J F Sim and A Racop by Frank A Tomlinson RE B Hiram with Jefferson unity Bridge Commission members alleging disforests and conspiracy to defraud property owners regarding bridge bids and authority.
A historical note discusses earth roads, their defense by volunteers, and the call for improved road building. It cites estimates that a large portion of U S roads are earth roads and stresses careful maintenance as key to national connectivity. It mentions Mr Rimestey as a proponent and highlights collective effort and wisdom in road care.
A cotton shipment about 60 miles, transported by wagon, arrived in Con Wat from Van Buren County after two days on the road. The lot, recently purchased by SG Snah, averaged 12 2 cents a pound after other merchants had already set prices.
A fractured religious dispute unfolds amid a rally in a southern town as leaders debate doctrine and denounce opponents. Violence erupts when a preacher is shot and a guard is killed during crowd unrest. Authorities arrest suspects as the community braces for another session planned for December.
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