17 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
Fayetteville Daily
Location
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1913
Page
1
United Press reports in Chicago that Judge Landis directs a special Federal Grand Jury to investigate oleo manufacturers and a $1.2 million alleged fraud. He signals the government may have been entangled in a 5 percent compromise term during the administration's final days.
Uncle Yor Cannon reads morning papers detailing his political obituary and departure from Washington. He vows to stay in the capital until late tonight, finding humor in the mock tributes.
A notice invites buyers or traders to view gentle mares and work horses at Cazort Lumber sheds near the depot. The fragment mentions hats and a London inquiry, with remarks about militants and arithmetic, and notes the back cover is broken and the front page torn.
Unusual quiet at the capitol as legislators pause awaiting Supreme Court ruling. Governors Futrell and Kenford prepare to act if the court rules against them, while Acting Governor Oldham and others monitor bills and appropriations for potential trimming.
Hon. R. W. Buchanan returns home wearing a gold badge amid praise for his courtesy and record. He says another badge matters more, the approval of nine tenths of Washington County’s good people whom he faithfully represents, as events unfold in the Joe T. Robinson matter.
The Interstate Commerce Commission today set rate charges for shipments over forty five inches in length and allowed rejection of packages exceeding seventy two inches. A weight surcharge applies at four per five pounds over the limit. The commission also announced officials including Bryan Wilson Gore Moss Jordan and others will cooperate with a Southern Commercial Congress investigation into agriculture and a cooperative plan in Europe. They will join the International Institute of Agriculture meeting in Rome next May.
The National Guard was ordered back to the state armory after tents were placed on the Monticello Agricultural School campus. The dormitory is too small for the pupils, with about 200 housed in tents on the campus.
Washington March 9 117 The Supreme Court ruled that the Kansas Depositors Guarantee statute enacted by the Kansas Legislature in 1909 is constitutional reinforcing the ruling on the Oklahoma Bank Guarantee Law.
March 11 a powder mill near Newcastle Pennsylvania detonated early morning, destroying one building and starting a fire. No injuries reported. Report mentions local societal debate on secrecy in marriages.
Washington March 17 Secre tary of State and Mrs Bryan plan to take up residence at Calumet Place Washington the famed estate of Mrs John A Lokan long noted as one of the citys most interesting homes built by the late Got John A Lokan and later home to social and diplomatic figures.
March 27 junction in a ruling grants an injunction against enforcing the newspaper publicity law as unconstitutional, sought by the Journal of Commerce of New York against Secretary Burleson. Pending final Supreme Court decision, the article notes mixed beliefs and remarks on luck and safety razors.
Washington reports a proclamation calling a special session of Congress for April 7. The notice notes the session may address urgent matters, with a later message from the White House. The piece also contains a lengthy aside on personal growth and environment, citing W Scott of the University of Gals.
Special To The Daily reports in Little Rock on March 17 that the Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the case A. B. Bronc versus Sewer and Water Improvement Districts, with the decision tracing back to Fayetteville. The record hints at broader concerns about living costs and old habits amid the proceedings.
London March 17 reports say a bombardment of Constantinople by foreign ships at anchor in the Bosporus was not improbable. Turkish officials warn that an active revolt would trigger orders to shell the city, signaling heightened naval alert.
A large stretch of track between Beush and Akron, Colorado, is buried under snow, sand, and debris up to thirty feet high, stranding sixteen passenger trains with about fifty thousand travelers aboard. Two hundred laborers labored Friday night to clear the line and lower the tracks.
Special to Phe vary from Little Rock reports the Arkansas governor's stump remarks, a strike at Knobnoster, and a heat of campaign rhetoric. The piece mentions an apparent substitute and a preacher denouncing a judge with a chair, urging moral companionship and soul growth through books and fellowship.
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