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Fort Smith Elevator

Location

Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1889

Page

2

Eureka Springs Plans Mayoral Candidacy and Local Posts

Eureka Springs residents petition Powell Clayton to run for mayor, while Miss Emma Clayton may secure Pine Bluff post office. Howard County gains a new Center Point paper The Press with editor George W. Austin and a strong recent issue.

Eureka Springs Powell Clayton Pue Pine Bluff Emma Clayton John x. Clayton Howard County Center Point George W. Austin

Congressmen Seek Higher Salaries for Capitol Living

Washington dispatches report lawmakers debate a raise as critics claim members cannot live in the capital on salary alone. The push cites income independence as necessary for both representatives and senators to sustain proper residence and duties.

Washington Dispatches National Capital

Candidate Baker Faces Limited Democratic Support

The piece notes scarce backing from Democrats for Baker and a small faction backing Barnes, citing personal grounds rather than Barnes's competence for the CTO role.

Baker Barnes

Pee Arkansaw Expositor Debuts in Eureka Springs

The Pee Arkansaw Expositor appeared last week under editor L. E. Smith. The editor states the paper will be with the people and hints at a democratic alignment.

Pee -Arkansaw Fureka L. £. Smith Zpositor Bae

Dissatisfied Republicans Align Behind SeeSight Ticket

Fragmentary notes indicate dissidents within the GOP have largely supported the SeeSight slate. The text references April voting patterns and mentions a candidate with 44 percent in a prior context, but details are unclear.

Safngr Heve Seesight Sitesee

Arkansas Lawmaker Urges Respect for Ballot Integrity

The speaker of the House advocates noble work to purify democracy and remove stigma from ballot box theft allegations. He calls for truth to prevail, urging vigilance and ethical conduct in the electoral process.

Fice Hadgies Hours of Representatives Arkansas

Unclear Fragment Affects Saint Louis Republic Story

Fragmentary OCR notes mention Saint Louis Republic and features of varied content. Readable parts point to a publication change or expansion but lack concrete event, date, or named individuals to identify a clear item.

Urday St.Louis Republic

Fabricated Republic piece attacks Tribune reporter

A Fort Smith to Chicago Tribune illustration was a fabrication from start to finish and a burlesque on decent journalism. It claimed to be from Tribune staff but was a created report about the Clayton matter. Tribune correspondent VanAntwery published a correction reining in the false statements.

Republic of Saturday Fort Smith Chicago Tribune Federal Court Tribune Himanlf Republic the Tribune VanAntwery

Fort Smith Court Under New Law Misinterpreted

A letter to the Republic misstated Judge Parker remarks about the Muskogee court and its impact on Fort Smith. The Fort Smith court has ample business, no grand jury for Muskogee, and the change is viewed positively by local leaders. An explanation and a Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce statement follow in the Republic.

Republic Muscogee 14 Fort Smith Parker Muskoges Repulic Republic of Monday J. H. Clendening Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce

Indian appropriation bill grants Cherokee Nation land rights

The report notes that the Indian appropriation bill now law provides for interior department inquiry into Cherokee freedmen payments and land entitlements. It recognizes Cherokee ownership west of the Arkansas River and outlines per capita distributions and potential future sums, with charges against the Cherokee Nation.

Wasmarox D. C Secretary of the Interior Atc Arkansas River Congress

Young Men's Christian Associations Convention in Arkansas

The third annual Convention of the Young Men's Christian Associations of Arkansas will convene at Pine Bluff from April 18 to 21 with many distinguished speakers and association leaders present. Governor Ba en of iara e is noted among attendees.

C. A Young Men’s Christian Assocations of Arkansas Pine Blof

Senate scrutinizes readmission bill as term clashes with liquor and jail bills

March reports from Wonxspay and Tuvnapar recount heated senate debate over readmission of gain to Arkansas Pedustrial University, passage of several county and liquor bills, and stalled House activity. March 18 notes a lone telephone instrument lease bill and liquor law tweaks as committees weigh prisms of state finance and mining needs.

Senate House Arkansas Pedustrial University Monroe County Boone County Sugar Loaf Academy Cleburn Delark Dallas County Tuvnapar State University Nevads Mansfield James A. Williams Gus Musing Arkansas Janary Manmoth Spring Falcon County Asion

Multiple Disasters and Crimes Reported Across Cities

A string of incidents spans Virginia to California including a fire destroying over a dozen buildings in Orange Court House and a wrecked brig with all aboard drowned near Virginia Beach. Michigan bayou violence, lynching in Virginia, and a fatal shooting in Darmouth are also noted along with political dispatches on Oklahoma settlement policy and a New Orleans murder conviction.

Orange Court House Desa Meaurance Agnes Darlun Inez Virginia Beach Carptain Tom Kelly S&nley Aupreme Court Unites States Baltimore Pierce Bowes Darmouth Nova Scotia Beriie Hobbes Paris Texas Wells-Fargo West Point Pittsberg McClellandtown Pennsylvania Nnti William Flowers Barton County Tenn Flowers Bia Washington Oklahoma Lemata

Notable Arkansas items mix tragedy and oddity

A string of local notices reports deaths, accidents, and unusual events across towns in Arkansas. Highlights include Mrs Ed Seow of Van Buren dying at 78, a four day bycide tournament planned in Hot Springs, a fatal injury to R L Cobb in Helena, and a baby found dead in Van Buren.

Ed. Seow van Buren Pine Bluff Pick Speer Logan County Jim Crenshaw Texarkana Hot Springs Apel Hotcomb Howard County Gazette Kennedy and Morelock Harrisburg Poinsett Conway R. L. Cobb Helena Shirgle Machine Co Gallowsy Female Collge Searcy State Female College Mel Church Daniel Jones Anderson Mitchell Wile Green Arkadelphis Regre Arthur Horton Duey Dohe P. Underwood Clarksville Wolliford

Indian Items and Outlaw Fires in Territory Case

A nine year old near Claramora is fatally injured by a horse kick. The Tahlegeah child dies from injuries after a jump. Ned Foreman of Webber’s Falls dies from a gun wound. Sharp Rogers, a prisoner in the Operakes Nation, escapes during an attempted break. The narrative covers trials and executions linked to the Dyer and Hughes group amid a tense frontier feud with police.

Jeffry Claramora Beig Horne Ned Foreman Webber's Falls Lan Gus Andy Jim Rett Nemed Curtis Ranene Eli Sam Poger Jim Cela Ciehe Eliot Birther Rome Benham Sam Orather Ell Lone Stresta Bonbuin Jin Dyer Tee

Arkansas legislature considers discrimination probe and university funding

The house and senate appoint a joint committee to investigate alleged discrimination with power to summon witnesses and administer oaths. A bill seeks 74000 dollars for Arkansas Industrial University maintenance and land purchases, with 10000 for separate facilities for deaf children of colored parents, amid routine committee referrals and printed copies.

House Senate Arkansas Industral University

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