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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
2
State capital notes reveal capitol fund totaling 334 87 02 dollars for bills and expenses. November through December reports show treasury receipts and disbursements across state agencies including education, pensions, prison, university, and teachers retirement.
Local reports note government aid requests and county plans for road improvements led by officials including Little Rock figures. A convention endorses county improvement districts and highway programs funded by state funds. Rose Creek Development Company in Little Rock files incorporation with $10,000 capitalization and several local investors.
Attorney General W N Moose issues an opinion declaring it unlawful for a graduate of a detective correspondence school to carry a weapon in the state. Only officers performing arrests may carry arms, unless on a personal journey or promise. Private detectives have no more right to bear arms than other private citizens.
Eulen G Shoffner is described as a candidate from Pulaski County in a recent Democratic primary. The text notes his birthplace Hollow Rock Tennessee December 15 and family moves to Cabot Arkansas. It mentions his early work with printers and ongoing studies at Athens University awaiting a degree.
A governor issued a conditional order allowing a project after a listening session. Officials noted the permit included stipulations and dates. Local figures such as Nelda Latte Heck and William Stark were mentioned in relation to oversight and compliance.
fragmented OCR text about a pardon petition involving Roem Unwis and a governor, with references to a trial, prosecutors, county officials, and Hampshire county.
The Anderson Water Company of Lille filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The incorporators are ALO Anderson, Th Ketchum and Ww Kelghunm. The company proposes to manufacture beverages including syrup, extracts, carbonated drinks, elder and vinegars.
The Penitentiary Board sold 0 bales of cotton grown on the state farm near Warner to John Monteath of Alexander Eekles & Co. of Liverpool for about 25008 dollars. Part of the crop had been held and commissioners expect to dispose of several hundred more bales. The board still holds hundreds of tons of seed.
The Homestead Farm Association is incorporated with capital stock of 6500 dollars. Headquarters are in Prague Grant County. Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state.
Stuttgart Building and Loan Association filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state and was granted a charter. The capital stock is set at 500000 dollars with 25000 subscribed. Incorporators and directors include George Liewis and others such as Porter, John tM gram, Jack Shreve, Theo Muense, FR Duenailie, CM John ston, Louie kitverkle.
Rep. Lover of South Carolina introduced a measure to appropriate funds for the Agriculture Department to determine relative spinning values of cotton grades already standardized by law. The plan seeks to test waste, tensile strength, and bleaching qualities, with demonstrations for producers and consumers. Local buyers flee to interior markets buying low grade cotton as export ports push higher prices.
Telegram from Puerto Arenas Chile reports a German steamer wreck near Mola tat the crew of eight were missing. The ship was chartered by Resmi Mine Sheteth Corral and two sailors were later found on the Mielton stand. In October 25 future valuation noted two bodies recovered along the route.
Fragmentary reports describe the loss of a submarine crew after a torpedo attack, with attempts to locate the vessel continuing. Mention is made of Lt Gilbert Molesworth Wellin and the death of Tady Molesworth from a washpo sting, while Secretary Garrison questions militia pay policy amid ongoing inquiries.
Charles H. Moyer head of the Western Federation of Miners and 87 affiliates face conspiracy charges amid a broad indictment. The document alleges a wide conspiracy to impede strike actions, with 184 witnesses backing testimony and references to officers, locals, and union affiliates across the organization.
The Democratic majority in the House Rules Committee rejected creating a separate standing committee on woman suffrage after a lengthy campaign by suffrage groups. The decision came despite active efforts by the National Amelia Worth Suffrage Association and other advocates who pressed for a distinct body to study the issue.
Early reports claimed thousands killed as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions devastate southern Japan. Craters ejected lava and ash, Sakurajima and Sakuratoma eruption clouds drifted over Matsumoto, Tokyo area damaged, Nagasaki and Kagoshima hit, refugees drown, Americans safe, relief work underway amid ash fall and dust clouds.
President Wilson nominates William Williams of Virginia for comptroller of the currency and a seat on the Federal Reserve Board. He would oversee the new currency system while McAdoo’s secretaryship handles government finance. The post is vacant after months of uncertainty amid broad opposition signals.
Members of the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association will gather in Washington to survey congressional views on the federal amendment for woman suffrage. Led by Modill McChrinich, the committee chair, the initiative aims to begin work under Mrs. Sherman M. Booth of Chicago.
The Thaw extradition and bail matter will not be heard until after a federal court hearing. Judge Keene Aldred stated no jail hearing will occur until the final hearing on extradition and related proceedings. A February hearing date is anticipated for the main issues.
The year saw overall fire losses rise above prior totals with insured property losses reaching substantial figures. The worst blaze occurred in Hot Springs Arkansas, destroying over 12 blocks and 18 buildings, while national fire damages showed a decline in some areas yet increased in others.
Congressman Lever introduces a bill to establish cotton values and disseminate information among farmers and manufacturers. It is claimed that passage would save millions of dollars for Southern cotton growers.
President Wilson will urge Congress to create a federal board or commission to assess interstate corporate acts and define restraint of trade. He outlines a plan with a clear rule of reason, penalties for violations, and the aim to guide antitrust legislation this session, naming lawmakers involved in trust legislation.
Passengers aboard the Royal Mail steamer Cobequid were saved after the ship struck Trinity Rock six miles off Maitland. Wireless pleas for help went unanswered as the vessel broke up in ferocious seas, with debris and ice boats patrolling the area. The sinking is hailed as a notable Atlantic coast shipping disaster.
Five nations notified the Department of their acceptance for the great naval procession. The participants are the Argentine Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain and Portugal, with ships to cruise a route from Hampton Roads through the Panama Canal to the Golden Gate.
In St Louis Missouri Selim a young Egyptian of high family son of Sette Osman formerly treasurer for the shedive of Kgypt came to America nearly two years ago to complete his education and has secretly married an American girl Sartain 19 daughter of a Port Smith merchant and wife of Selim by Reverend John C Ablett
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