Popular Loan Push Supports War Effort
A Washington dispatch reports $150,000,000 in tendered funds to the treasury from diverse citizens and institutions, offered on terms to suit Congress. An insurance company pledges 10,000,000 and a Kansas City mayor proposes 15,000,000 in loan paper, signaling broad public support even before government borrows.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Econgress
Kansas City
Kansas City Journal
Congress urged to pass postal savings bank bill for war financing
The writer argues Congress should act now to create a postal savings bank system. With imminent war, public funds from small savings could be mobilized to fund the government, making it a popular loan method for all classes.
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Congress
Postal Savings Bank
Man with mission to build Arkansas GOP urged to join Salvation Army
A satirical note suggests a man who vows to build the Arkansas Republican party should join the Salvation Army. It mocks his toughness, stating even the Salvation Army’s music could not soften his hard line about a razorback Republican.
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Arkansas
Salvation Army
Salvationists
Bristols
County fruit crop outlook amid unusual interosts
The peach crop suffered damage from unusual Interosts while pears apples and small fruits are undamaged and expected to be significant for the county this year. The region is poised to be the fruit country of the great West.
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Great West
Senator Hanna Not Appalled by Cuban Starvation
Topeka Kansas journal notes Hanna is desensitized to famine due to earlier exposure among his own coal miners.
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Hanna
Cuba
Topeka
Kan
Advertise Season Trades in The Star to Reach Mena Polk
Now is the time to advertise for the coming seasons trade and The Star is the best medium to reach the people of Mena and Polk County with prominent notices and market messages.
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Mena
Polk County
Jackson
True to His Trust and Mena Real Estate Hype
A literary title hints at Rockefeller and Standard Oil. The piece urges buying Mena real estate for sure returns as prices rise with rapid transfers. It notes Mena seeks the county seat and a college, claims the town now has a new council, and mentions a circus planned for the 15th.
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Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Kansas City
Mena
Mena urged to rally for county seat election
Citizens of Mena are called to active involvement as petitions have placed a vote on whether to remove the county seat. The county judge has ordered an election and residents are urged to talk, work, and pull together for the common cause to ensure a strong turnout and safeguard the future of Mena.
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Mena
Ambitious County Plans Amid War Rhetoric
A measured program of progress persists despite wartime strain. Officials pledge to move the county seat, erect a new courthouse, establish Mena College with necessary funding, and prepare a display for the Omaha exposition, all to be carried out if community backing meets the needs.
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Mena College
Siloam Springs Republican Faces Party Machinery
The Siloam Springs Republican party fights against a dominant state machine led by strong Razorback-backed figures. Missouri has endured a similar control for years, making the opposition an uphill struggle.
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Siloam Springs
Missouri
Pingree on Party Loyalty in Michigan speech
Governor Pingree urged adherence to Lincoln’s platform and warned party leaders against rail and money interests. He praised the common people across parties, denounced monopolies and lobbies, and urged Michigan Republicans to fight for principles over wealth influence. He cited Grover Cleveland and railroad taxation as examples and called for independent action within politics.
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N. Y
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Gettysburg
Lincoln
Grover Clevland
King Boodle
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Spanish Cavalry Offer For U S War Service
Governor Ortero of New Mexico wired the secretary of war offering regular Spanish speaking cavalry for service in the event of war. The proposal was reported by the Pine Bluff Graphic from Santa Fe.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Ortero
Secretary of War
Pine Bluff
Lumber Teams Wanted at Clayton Spur Near Mena
Ten to thirteen miles south of Mena seeks lumber and log teams. Daily earnings range from 2.50 to 4 dollars. Contact J. H. Wurreny & Sons, 15 46.
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J. H. Wurreny & Sons
J. DP
Brower Mena
Arie
Smith of Alabama and Cuban Independence Debate Highlight Senate Day
The Senate debated sundry civil and army bills as Spain related issues dominated sessions. Senator Davis praised foreign affairs while a joint resolution to recognize Cuban independence was introduced. The Cuban matter and president's message stirred intense discussion, with adjournments and readings marking the day.
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Als
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Morvan
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Lentz
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Sulzer
Lew
Robbins
Hobart
Quay
Cuba
Tte
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Stewart
Nev
Butler
N. C
District of Columbia
Purrchilds-Ward
New York
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ALASKA HORROR AT CHILFOOT PASS SLIDE KILLS MANY
Advices from Skaguay report at least ten to a hundred lives lost in the Chilfoot pass snowslide. Sixty nine bodies have been recovered. excavation continues with the deepest pile untouched. J R Morgan of Emporia Kansas and L Weidlin of Kansas City Missouri are named among the recovered.
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Skaguay
Alaska
Chilfoot Pass
J. R Morgan
Emporia
Kan
L. Weidlin
Kansas City
Local ads promise goods from Owen to Jackson Drug Store
A sprawling classified page lists vendors including Owen for macintosh goods and fur hats, Jackson Drug Store with perfumes and sneakers, Gallagher’s for dress goods, and Post-office Book Store offerings. It promotes baseballs, stationery, croquet sets, shirts, shoes, medicines, and farm supplies with various contact hints in Mena Arkansas and nearby.
Recall of General Schofield as presidential military adviser
Wasatxarox April 1 General Schofield recalled from the retired list and assigned to duty as military adviser to the president and the secretary of war. The War Department says retired officers will perform executive duty while younger officers stay in the field. The selection pleases many as a trusted executive. Ohio Miners Ordered Out in Massillon district William Morgan of the local miners union orders 2000 men to march after Operators fail to implement Chicago convention screens.
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Schofield
White House
Secretary of War
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War Department
Gen. Schofield
Army
Gen. Miles
Ohio
Massillon
William Morgan
Miners’ Union
Chicago
British Steamer Europe Arrives with Ammunition for U.S. War
The British steamer Europe arrived from London bringing 20 tons of ammunition for rapid firing guns recently purchased abroad for the United States war effort.
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