Mothers voice for peace amid Maine crisis and Cuba losses
Mrs Shillington, whose son died on the Maine, refutes a peace letter from the Federation of Woman's Clubs of Chicago while urging honor and national revenge. She cites Cuban civilians starving and homes destroyed, insisting war may be necessary to vindicate the country and protect her surviving son Charlie aboard the Alliance.
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Federation of Woman's Clubs of
Chicago
McKinley
Shillington
Maine
Murica
Myrey
Havana
United States
Harry
Lean
Charlie
Alliance
A College for Men a Spices or Young Ladies' School
The Star suggests a college for men, noting no current security adds more to permanent prosperity than such a school or a young ladies' boarding school. Location unsettled, but consensus points to gathering support to secure the site for a free institution. It promises to draw country residents to a healthier environment with pure air and water, aiding children's education and malaria avoidance.
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Star
Printer's Office Introduces New Display and Job Type
An office announces receipt of new display and job type equipment with improved stands and vases. The upgrade promises to enhance output for all kinds of printing in an up to date soap style and to present ads more attractively.
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The
Star
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Welcome To This Old New Country Inquiry
A Minnesota reader asks for more information about the city and requests a copy of the paper after reading the article titled Welcome To This Old New Country that appeared in the Missouri and Arkansas Farmer and Fruitman.
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Minnesota
Missouri and
Arkansas Farmer and Fruitman
Mena Office Growth and Durham for County Assessor
The Star notes Mena as an expanding international money order office and urges clerical expansion to handle growing workload. It highlights M E Durham's candidacy for county assessor, praising his thirteen years in the county and endorsements of his capability honesty and qualifications.
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Mena
The
Star
M. E. Durham
Durham
Mena business man shuns papers and local ads
In a growing town in Arkansas a local businessman who refuses to advertise in or patronize his home paper is compared to a "razor back" hogging all that comes in his path yet contributing nothing to the country or community.
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Mena
Mena urged to back Omaha exposition with land and products
Civic leaders call for broad support from Mena and surrounding area to fund and showcase lands and specimen products at the Omaha exposition. They argue that generous contribution will yield substantial benefits to the community and region.
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Mena and
Omaha Exposition
Moving the County Seat and New Courthouse Plan
The county debates moving the county seat from Dallas to Mena amid calls for a new courthouse. The old Dallas building dilapidated. supporters favor a costless new courthouse area and a timely move, with County Clerk Davis aiding the effort.
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Dallas
Davis
Mena
Patriots Replace Insurgents Description for General Gomez Followers
General Gomez and his followers, instead of being insurgents and rebels, will hereafter be known as patriots. The wording reframes the group as lawful supporters in official usage.
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Gomez
Harrah for Gomez and the Cuba liberty push
A local political flare highlights support for Gomez as Cuba liberty champion while positioning Mena Polk County as the future county seat. The sequence argues for moving the seat to Mena and asserts decisive action will secure the change amid regional political maneuvering.
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Gomez
Cuba
Pay your taxes before the 10th of April
Taxpayers are urged to pay before the April 10 deadline to avoid penalties. Officials remind residents to settle dues promptly to prevent interest charges and enforcement actions.
State Exchanges show scattered rural notes in Arkansas
A collage of short items recounts unrest among preachers near Waldron, farming plans in multiple counties, fruit and tree planting efforts, apple shipments, and fundraising for Arkansas at the Omaha exposition. Also notes melons, militia sentiment, Cuban war measures, wrecking and moonshine cases, mule sales to Cuba, and local wartime finance. Names and places include Alma, Janssen Journal, Siloam Springs Republican, Gravett News, Pine Bluff Courier, and Siloam Springs Democrat.
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Omaha
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Small War Talk Shapes War Prep and Diplomacy
The House approved funding for twenty seven warships before adjournment. A sample of editorials and quotes notes varied sympathy among European powers and calls for a peaceful Cuban course. It reports Spanish, American, and Cuban views, the Cuban junta in New York seeking arms, and Sioux leaders offering service to South Dakota Governor Lee.
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New York
United States
Havana
Navy Facts From Chicago Times Tribune Era
The United States ranks fifth among world naval powers behind Britain France Russia and Italy, with Germany close behind. The fleet includes four first class battleships, one second class, two armored cruisers, eighteen cruisers, fifteen gunboats, six double turreted monitors, one ram, one dynamite gunboat, one dispatch boat, one transport and eight torpedo boats. Iowa weighs about 12 000 tons. a freight car averages twenty tons and a locomotive twelve cars. Big guns weigh about 500 pounds loaded by derricks. powder sealed in burlap. Battleship speeds range 15 17 knots. cruisers 19 24. monitors 5 7. Biggest guns are 49 feet long and weigh roughly 125 400 pounds. some shells travel twelve miles beyond sight. Navy expenditure in 1897 was 34 561 546 dollars, highest since 1866. Torpedo boats Porter and Dupont reach 27.5 knots. Most cruisers named after cities. battleships after states, Kearsarge as exception. Big ships carry electric lighting for towns of 5 000. armor is nickel steel 5 7 inches thick. Naval militia total is 4 870 enlisted. Firing a big gun costs 500 dollars each shot. sailors earn 9 50 to 12 50 per month plus board.
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Chicago Times-Horld
United States
Great Britaan
France
Russia
Italy
Germany
Iowa
Navy
Porter
Dupont
Kearsarge
Naval Militia
One Minute Cough Cure Restores Health to Grippe Sufferers
Thousands of grippe sufferers are said to be restored to health by One Minute Cough Cure. The remedy purportedly cures coughs colds bronchitis pneumonia grippe asthma and all throat and lung diseases advertised by Wipkin and Hanes.
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Wipkin & Hanes
Diachrony of World Events Crowds, Deaths and Discoveries
Gladstone close to death. Vanderbilt plans war support. Cuba bonds flagging. King George of Greece assassination trial ends in death sentence. Mrs Nobles’ life sentence sought. Brann killed in Waco duel. Utstein relief ship arrives with 23 carloads for Cuban starving. Republic mining boom begins. Alaska riverine water buggy to cross bay.
War mayor question haunts Mena politics
In Mena local politics the campaign buzz centers on whether the city will elect a war mayor or pursue calmer governance. Citizens weigh security, budgets, and leadership record as candidates spar in public events. Local officials emphasize experience and community needs ahead of the upcoming vote.
Election fades as war news dominates defeated candidates
War coverage overshadows local election results with defeated candidates reacting to the national conflict. Early returns show heightened public focus on security and military developments over campaigning.
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Polk County
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Utah
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Janssen Journal
Clinton Democrat
Gamble Nursery
Ft. Smith
Ben Davis
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Wm. Frazer
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M. F. Leonard
E. Austin
J. Holt
Gravett News
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J. E. Britt
Larrabee
Hillside
Siloam Springs
Spain
Sitting Bull
General Custer
Seventh Cavalry
Washington
Lee
Ohio
Pope County
G R Reynolds
James Reynolds
Hugh Reynolds
T. P. Hall
J. W. Gilbert
J. L. Fisher
Oliver Callahan
Albert Jackson
Appleton
Louis Reinman
Little Rock
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Galveston
England
Sam Jones
Ireland
Madrid
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Gladstone
Wiliam Ko Vaenderbilt Hay
Jullan Anderson
Lipston
London
W. A. Harvey
Coin” Harvey
Dangerously
Pep
King George of
Greece
Tay Month
Princess Maria
C. A. Goodman
Los Angeles
Cal
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Atkinson
Mra
Elizabeth Nobiea
Macon
Nobles
W. C Brann
Icono ‘Elast
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W. H. Ward
Iconoclast
Ward
Utstein
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Eureka
San Francisco Bay
F. C. Winquiet
Union Iron Works
K. Olsen
Yukon
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