Arkansas Legislature Passes Numerous Bills and Debates
The joint and separate houses debated and passed several measures including amending witness competency, state treasurer duties, and reorganizing larceny laws. They addressed tax relief, asylum funding, and road laws while adjournments followed lectures by J L M Curry and visits to Fayetteville University.
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U.S Senate
Gantt
Arkansas Industrial University
Gantt’s
Asylum For the Insane
State Institute For the Blind
Deaf Mute Institute
State Deaf Mute Institute
Pulaski County
House
Joint Committee On Auditors
Senate
Court of Record
J. F. Thumpler
General Assembly
Fayetteville University
Senator Bowen Elected U S Senator from Colorado
Former Crawford county citizen and prominent Republican Bowen has been elected U S Senator from Colorado. He is the son in law of Dr Thurston of Van Buren.
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Denver Storm Wrecks Buildings and Injures Many
A severe wind and snow storm hit Denver on Monday causing building collapses and numerous injuries. Roofs blew off cottages and cabins, signs were scattered across streets, leaving widespread damage in the city.
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Denver
Colorado
Star-route defense counsel cites star-route trial costs
A defense counsel tells the Washington Post that Brady Dorsey and Vaile face total expenses of about 200000 dollars in the star-route trials with Brady and Dorsey each reported to have spent 75000 dollars.
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Washington Post
Brady
Dorsey
Vaile
Cherokee youth Blossom sentenced to hang in Tahlequah
Blossom a young Cherokee who murdered his father in law Saturday Vann in Saline district was tried last week found guilty and sentenced to be hanged at Tahlequah on April 26 1883 He has been turned over to High Sheriff French for safe keeping.
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Saturday Vann
Saline
Tahlequah
French
Little Rock Visitors See Langtry In Memphis
A group from Little Rock visited Memphis last week to view Langtry. Local reporters spoke with several attendees who praised her personal appearance calling her the prettiest woman they ever saw.
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Railroads and Arkansas prosperity from immigration to wealth
The piece argues railroads boosted Arkansas farming, manufacturing, and population from 1850 to 1880, citing census figures and land totals. It faults limits on rail rates and urges continued charters to attract capital, noting fears that restricting railroads would halt growth and investments. It highlights rapid gains in farms and population tied to railroad expansion.
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Arkansas News Briefs From State Papers A Patchwork
Waldron Reporter joins with Hot Springs electric lights plan. Texarkana killer Ed Garrett hanged. Augustus Ward died in Van Buren aged 68. Supreme Court allows alcohol sale within three miles. Morriston Presbyterian church organized. Milner replaces Milner at Russellville Democrat. Estes of Crawford county dies at 66. Temperance conventions meet in Little Rock. McCaslin arrested at Barber for running a blind tiger and escapes. Joseph T. Brown Jr named U S Marshal for Eastern District Arkansas. Two Hot Springs youths die. smallpox claims Raphael Levy. Pope county railroad assessment up 1220 from 1881. Farley dies at Corning. State press association planning in Hot Springs. Triplets born near Altus. Forty carp donated to insane asylum reservoir. Old Ladies Home fund nears 5000. Phillips County Patriot debuts in Helena. Wooldridge dies suddenly at Bloomfield. Two Texas murder suspects captured in Bentonville for Boyd death. Burned store in ski county labeled incendiary.
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Hot Springs
Ed Garrett
Texarkana
Augustus J. Ward
van Buren
Supreme Court
Morriston
W. L. Mortis
Russellville Democrat
H. B. Milner
Paducah
Crawford County
Estes
Alma
Prohibition Alliance
National Christian Temperance Union
Little Rock
McCaslin
Barber
Scott County
Joseph T. Brown, Jr
Apoe U.S
Arkansas
Jamies Tortans
George Woodruff
Raphael Levy
State Press Association
John Crusen
Altus
Insane Asylum
Phillips County Patriot
Carr & McVey
Helena
James W. Stuart
Forrest City
Wooldridge
Bloomfield
Benton County
Creek Orphan Payment Arrives After Delay
The January 2023 Creek Orphan Money payment, delayed by long preparations, was dispatched to the capitol after an appropriation of 338 thousand 912 dollars and 27 cents. Agent Tufts and staff worked to finalize payrolls though the payout faced resistance and delays.
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Tufts
Capitol
Tuftin
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