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Newspaper
Fort Smith Elevator
Location
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1887
Page
2
Fire destroyed salt s stored in Warsaw New York causing an estimated loss of about 100 dollars. No injuries reported. Fire officials say the blaze started in a storage area and was contained after several hours.
A surge in real parties draws attention to growing social gatherings. Analysts note increased attendance and broader participation across communities, highlighting economic and cultural effects on local venues and organizers.
A fragment recalls a Sunday event where a torch was used in making a probi, with unclear details about the process or outcome. The scant text hints at a historical kitchen or workshop activity involving heat and fermentation practices.
Incomplete OCR fragments describe events in town at night involving unidentified individuals and vague references to bonfires and deaths with no clear names dates or places.
A disjointed report references a Basta fire at Cha urenghs and a Buffalo incident with dynamite. Mentions include a $106,000 note outstandings, a Western Journal connection with James W. Adams, and an alleged attempt to assassinate a premier. Also notes Rev Shirley as a Wesleyan missionary amid religious tensions and attacks on Rev Moulton near a palace amid protests.
Last Friday a fire at the Dimond Hotel in Usdigia Ny injured six people and caused deaths. A large hall adjoining the hotel burned as well. Estimated damage around $285,000, with most covered by insurance.
Fragmentary report notes a murder case where a defendant was found guilty and sentenced in lower court. Judge McLean hinted lawyers might seek clemency to commute death to life imprisonment. The defendant replied indifferently, showing little concern.
W Rasdall of Hastings was arrested for outraging Lora Hart an 11 year old under his care. He was held on 3000 bond after trial began. A relative of the girl shot him in the crowd and then left with a smoking pistol. Police say the community evinces no plans to arrest the killer.
A bloody altercation occurred last Monday in Eg lyntne Van Buren County Arkansas involving two Taggart brothers and a man named Dracfsrd. The quarrel, sparked by a signed gesture and a dash at the other party, ended with a severe blow and is expected to prove fatal for two of the participants.
Legislative report notes the bill for two boards of equalization in counties with two judicial districts, plus enactments on homestead protections, mortgage laws for farmers, and widow and children’s allowances. It covers Senate and House actions, debates, and references to the governor and prior bills, including a railroad measure and a reform school bill.
The Long, chaotic OCR reports towns like Pine Bluff Little Rock and Booneville with plans for mills churches and lodges. It notes job counts in Arkansas City railroad shops, a $12,000 church, tobacco planting progress, and political activity in Hot Springs and Selma with candidates and votes shaping the year.
The report notes OLW residence burned near Poet Gibson, Berchett and Brown injured by riding accidents in Muskogee area, and Miss Micnte Crotchfleld killed after a bogey mishap. It mentions forest thieves around Anadarko and cattle theft near Port Silt, with deaths of Alexander Brimage and Bill Pigeon reported.
A fragmentary police blotter names prisoners and alleged offenses including assault, perjury, breaking and entering, theft of freight, and threats. It notes suspects F. Meek, John Cooper, Blick Hart, W. Rudder, Charles Lynch, and others with various charges and incidents around Jefferson, Arkansas River, and nearby counties, dated 1887.
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