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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
2
The State Highway Commission responds to a legal action filed to obtain an injunction. The case involves ongoing disputes over road work funding and regulatory authority, with unspecified parties arguing for court relief. The docket indicates a pending hearing to determine injunctive relief.
The piece discusses price declines for road material amid state regulations and court actions. It covers commission concerns, road rock supply, bids for a modern highway project, and mentions candidates entering primaries in Little Rock with local political developments and a standout rose bush at a residence on West Eleventh Street.
A program of practical addresses is arranged for the annual meeting of the Arkansas Association of Local Fire Insurance Agencies to be held in Little Rock in May. Speakers include Mason James, RL Taylor, and L. L. Coffman State agitator, with topics on insurance law, agency duties, and fire risk management.
Fragmented OCR notes describe plans to erect soldiers' monuments at a convention site in Houston near Tuttle, with names and roles of organizers and attendees. The text indicates timing around November and lists several people and places connected to the project.
DAL To MeTAGON drafts a bulletin listing the roster of Col Yell's mounted regiment led by Cal Yell for the Western ward. Indians and Mexican war pay disputes tied to soldiers' salaries surface amid selective rosters. Hearings set on the Tilman case as Gov. Mays schedules a 10 pm hearing Thursday May 21 for both sides.
Fragmented OCR text references Huerta nearing end and military prominence, with garbled phrases and scattered names. It mentions dates, polls, and international figures in a chaotic summary of a political crisis without clear context or coherent narrative.
A garbled OCR passage mentions blue jackets, Xan fleet, Marine forces, and figures like Nicholas Longworth amid disjointed phrases. It reads as a jumble of naval terms, locations, and political names, with unclear actions or events and no coherent narrative.
In a reported air or sea incident, several aviators including named individuals Vivborstadt and Prusstt S¢souy were killed. The wrecks or crash details are unclear, with scattered fragments describing a fatal event occurring on a day described as Saaneeday mlent Tihetr.
The article reports ongoing federal aid needs as Denver negotiates a settlement to the Colorado mine strike. Governor Any Wiens coordinates with federal officials while President Wilko considers withdrawal of troops from the strike district. An aviation stunt by Gustave Danil over Sherman’s Harbor is noted separately.
Washington legislative brief notes members in both houses seek adjournment by mid July but face hurdles. Senate leaders aim to avoid delaying anti trust relief while passing eight appropriation bills and a tolls bill vote. Kern expects a tolls bill vote soon as the path to July adjournment.
Missouri Pacific notes totaling 25 million dollars are expected to be renewed, said by a Missouri Pacific trustee leader who cited plans to secure favorable terms through interstate commerce policy. He warned against receivership and stressed shareholders should gain from any renewal.
At the commencement of the m department of the University of Arkansas there were T1 graduates listed. Names include John Howard Baker Cadmus Mines Wakter Jr John Homer Barham Ernest William Belinger Jeell Bryan William Milton Turns Virgil Vandalour Mutler Clyde Tinker Callen Frank Lawrence Casth percy David Troy Cheairs George Washington Tausherty William Henry Dettark Jesse Clyde Graves James Hebert Graves Thomas Benjamin Yoh Albert Holmes Mudsine Tohn Ty Tes Alin Scottdas Jobe James Edward Johnson Mattick Henry Keeter Dewry Hay Arnold Moor mack Janie T Menry Mitchell dams Madisi Muse Chirlew Everett Oates Janes Meteher Poe Walliant Hlorbert Pooner Renest Whittle Prothre Garland Sivvia Saylura George Henry Seung Samuel Alexander Thompson livres Ryans Tooker Alarte Cleadins Whittinetin Chester Arthur Wallan Little Bi
The report notes survey completion for the Little Rock to Hot Springs highway segment in Garland County. Five miles are graded with rains relocated. ten miles remain in poor condition, with plans to extend the Nineteenth Street paving from Little Rock. The county will form a Maters district for macadamizing. total road length 55 miles costing about $20,000.
Dr. Morgan Smith, secretary of the Arkansas Board of Health, will deliver an address on Public Health in Philadelphia on June 21. He will travel from Atlantic City, where the American Medical Association sessions are to be held in June. The invitation came to Dr. Frederick R. Green, secretary of the AMA Council of Health and Public Institutions.
Democratic leaders bend to insurgents over rural credits with a House rule rush. Wingo asserts no private bill plan, while Arkansas praise and concerns surface about child labor and progress. Arkansas Tax Commission flags unpledged stock on assessment rolls, with reports of sizable findings in Little Rock and other cities.
The Arkansas Fire Prevention Association of Little Rock, led by IG Leleh, printed a list of 17 fire prevention suggestions on its back in a lettered series. The group emphasizes broad educational work to help the public reduce fire hazards and protect property.
Dr Janek A Anderson, presiding writer of the Booneville High district, urged students at Hendrix College YMCA to study Greek, especially those aiming for the ministry, in an address on the state of Greek.
Gall H. H. Jones of New York, representing the National Child Welfare Commission, told the Arkansas Charities and Corrections conference that only the absence of cotton mills and factories limits worse child labor conditions. He urged initiation of the proposed new law.
In Corton Plant in Wood rate county, Lily Lynch and her son Robert Spivey were found guilty of second degree murder in the death of Lily's husband Robert Lynch. Jury recommends five years each in the penitentiary. Prosecution framed a plot tied to property, divorce, and a diary showing secret visits and suspected conspiracy.
Pope County considers a 0 mile macadam highway bond from Russellville to Dover Scottsville Rector Appleton Atkins and Pottsville and back to Russellville at an estimated cost of about 150 000 and a district assessment of about percent. Surveys are planned soon. Hot Springs Man a Prisoner in Tampico. Mrs. LeCray reports her husband is held at the Tampico federal prison as a rebel sympathizer and the State department seeks his fate.
The Harrison Commercial Club approved extending invitations to the Arkansas Press Association and the Arkansas Sunday School Association to hold their next annual meetings here. The invitations were extended at a recent Commercial Club meeting and will be presented at the Little Rock gathering next week.
Census Bureau figures released for July 1 estimate white and Negro populations in Arkansas cities list Argenta 5151 whites 5182 blacks Fort Smith 2079 whites seven hundred seventy blacks Hot Springs 11800 whites 4498 blacks Little Rock 60701 whites 2700 blacks Pine Bluff 8082 whites 7701 blacks Little Rock total population 451 an rise of nearly 10000 since 1930.
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