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Newspaper
Fort Smith Elevator
Location
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1885
Page
2
A man and his fiancée with their three children were among victims after heavy weekend rainfall caused floods and accidents. Names and precise locations are unclear, but the piece notes fatalities in Ohio and other locales, with mentions of a Polish church and a New Orleans exposition.
Fragmentary OCR reads about an Omaha incident with a person’s departure and cash amount mentioned. Details are garbled and names or concrete actions are not clearly identifiable.
The text notes Ferdinand Ward, linked to the Grant family, has been sentenced to ten years in Albany penitentiary for theft. The commentary urges Ward to be kept company by an old man, reflecting on crime as a poor occupation.
Fragmentary notes describe reductions in representatives and charges of engraving and printing. It references the fiscal year ending and the organization of national banks along with charters for national and other entities.
A garbled Arkansas state clipping notes local prices, law orders, and public affairs. References include crime, pardons, railway plans, church activity, and town events with scattered names and places such as Pine Bluff, Little Rock, Garland, Lonoke, Batesville, and Monticello.
Incomplete afternoons text shows a singer or performer named in distress. The fragment hints at a medical or institutional response and possible public or personal support actions without clear dates or actions.
List of letters advertised as uncalled for at the Fort Smith Arkansas post office up to July 1 1885. The notice warns that those not called for will be sent to the dead letter office in Washington DC and instructs inquiry to say advertised. Names appear in a garbled OCR format including Aldridge Barton Webster Crowley and many others with unclear spellings.
The document outlines a yearly register for the institution with sections on calendar, board of regents, instruction, student status, and campus facilities. It references a Sebastian Tommir Seisey School Convention at Greenwood the first Wednesday in August, with Sunday school workers urged to attend and certificates signed by superintendents and school secretaries.
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