Siloam Springs Republican Change of hands and notices
The Siloam Springs Republican has new owners C. W. Methe Deitirieg and A. Hughes of Carthage Mo. Advertisements and holiday notices are being prepared. Land and orchard plans urged for Polk county with winter care and soil improvement. A rail link to Hot Springs could spur development in the Ouachita and Can do valleys and boost Mena as a western Arkansas hub.
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Siloam Springs
C. W. Methe- Deitirieg
A. Hughes
Carthage, Mo
Polk County
Hot Springs
Ouachita
Cando
Mena
Arkansas
Advertising as a business discipline noted in De Queen
A brief quotation argues that men who do not advertise rely on their reputation, while the best businessmen are those who keep themselves publicly before the Fee through constant advertising. The remark reflects a promotional view from De Queen.
Growth of Mena Telephone System Expands Lines
The Mena telephone company reports over 100 subscribers, marking steady growth. Lines have been extended in several directions including a major westward extension on Port Arthur Avenue nearly one mile.
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Mena
Port Arthur Avenue
A Thoughtful Gift for the Holidays from the Mena Star
As holidays approach the paper suggests giving a yearlong subscription to the Mena Star. A dollar buys a weekly gift that will illuminate friends’ homes for a full year, serving as a reminder of the generous donor.
preacher laments spectacle amid age of light
A New York preacher decries paying $60,000 to watch two humans brutalize each other, contrasting the claim of an age of light with past religiously justified killings and urging perspective. The Kaneus City Star notes the sentiment as a reflection on modern violence.
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New York
Kaneus City
Arkansas Gazette Endorses Nicaragua Canal Expansion
The Arkansas Gazette of Little Rock, at eighty years old, remains progressive and up to date, advocating canal expansion and backing postwar policy needs despite some party leaders opposing and calling it a party issue. The paper emphasizes action over age and old-guard views.
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Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
Southland
Gazette
Nicaragua Canal
Shain
The
Cuban relief plan praised as practical reform
A Kansas City paper endorses a private led Cuban relief scheme modeled on Armenians’ aid at Van Turkey. It urges land use and native labor to produce crops and cloth, with profits expanding operations and rehabilitating citizens rather than creating dependents. The article argues such private effort could work in Cuba and the United States under proper governance.
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Kansas City
Caba
William Willard Howard
Van
Turkey
Mr. Howard
Cuba
Howard
United States
Expansion stance and library support in 1900s era note
Judge Culbertson of Texas, in Washington, declares support for expansion as President Stilwell backs a library project. The Pittsburg and Gulf leader joins the effort, while the Womans Literary club works to establish a public library and receives a 10 contribution.
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A. E. Stilwell
Pittsburg & Gulf
Womans’ Literary Club
Death of General Garcia Revered Cuban Leader in Washington
The death of Cuban General Garcia, a revered patriot, occurred in Washington on Sunday morning from pneumonia. He spent his life fighting for Cuba’s liberty and would have preferred his final reward in his homeland, yet the United States offered the highest honors and widespread sympathy from a people moved by his decades of struggle.
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Garcia
Washington
United States
Cotton trade grows with new railroad in Mena
More cotton has found a market in Mena this season than ever sold in the county before. Before the railroad, cotton towns in this section hauled to distant markets eighty to ninety miles away by wagon, consuming much of the grower’s time. The railroad now proves a great blessing, making local sale profitable rather than shipping by wagon.
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Mena
Cartoon mocks Spain as jackass over election
The Newton Herald notes a cartoon showing Spain as a jackass to lampoon the Democrats. It cites a local event where Bro. Jaques displayed a jackass figure replacing a rooster to comment on last fall’s county election results.
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Newton Herald
Spain
Democratic Party
Bro. Jaques
Texarkana Truck Growers Form Association for Carload Shipments
Gardeners and fruit growers of Texarkana organize a truck growers association to ship products in carload lots, aiming for higher profits than small-quantity shipments. They anticipate expanding land under cultivation and forming a similar group next year.
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Texarkana
Cleveland Opposes Expansion Opposed by General Wheeler
The article notes Grover Cleveland's opposition to expansion while General Joe Wheeler supports it, asserting that the South will benefit most from the forthcoming trade. The public tone suggests people commonly favor opposing Cleveland's stance.
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Grover Cleveland
Joe” Wheeler
South
Cleveland
Healthful habit: apples before bed urged by humanitarian
A humanitarian advocate promotes apples as a healthful nightly snack saying they aid digestion and health, while noting the current high cost makes fruit less affordable. The remark underscores the belief in apples as a simple everyday benefit.
Last rose of summer on the hill sings of Cheatham’s Chill
Fragmentary verse notes a rose in bloom on a hill nodding to a whip-poor-will. It references Cheatham's Chill Tonic as having cured the last chill and hints at a November theme. The line ends with a cryptic attribution to Jackson Wrug Co and a date 12-1-1m.
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Cheatham
Jackson Wrug Co
How to Build Up a Community in Mena Kansas City Star
A Kansas City lawyer praises Mena Arkansas as a growing community with 4000 inhabitants two years old. He notes thrifty settlers, German and Swedish newcomers, and predicts Mena will become a center of prosperity. Also mentions Prickly Ash Bitters and a General Shafter quote on Cuban soldiers.
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Kansas City
Mena
Winfield Freeman
Kas
Arkansas
General Shafter
Simmons Squaw Wine Promises Heart Palpitation Cure
An Article describes Simmons Squaw Wine as a remedy for heart palpitations and related symptoms. It touts health benefits and claims to prevent illness while noting various ailments allegedly treated by the product.
Labor Leader's View at AFL Convention in Kansas City
Kansas City hosts the eighteenth annual AFL convention with over 150 delegates. President Samuel Gompers delivers the annual address, praising federation growth, opposing socialist influence, urging action through trade unions, and arguing against injunctions in labor disputes. He critiques expansionism, cautions against annexation of the Philippines, and stresses labor duties and future victory.
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Kansas City
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Federation of National and International Unions
City Central
Inbor
Savaer
Dying Engineer Sacrifices Self to Save Factory
In Richmond Indiana on December 12 William Carney, an engineer at Carpenter rolling mills, was crushed by a gear wheel. As life ebbed away he dragged himself sixty feet to shut off the boiler fire, preventing explosion and saving lives and property.
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Richmond
Ind
William Carney
Carpenter Rolling Mills
Carney
Doctor Zertucha Exonerated In Maceo Ambush Case
Havana reports that during the Maceo ambush, physician Dr Zertucha faced treachery allegations for aiding the death attempt. A board inquiry led by Alejandro Rodriguez found Zertucha completely cleared of any betrayal and the requested official investigation completed.
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Zertucha
Havana
Maceo
Alejandro Rodriguez
Board of Inquiry
State and Strives In Havana
The Two Hundred and Second New York regiment began landing at six. By ten, a column about 1,000 men marched from the San Jose wharf to the Christinia railroad station. The regimental band played marching airs as colored sergeants bore the stars and stripes and New York state banner.
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Havana
New York Regiment
San Jose l Wharf
Christinia
State of
New York
Hoar Claims Philippines Treaty Would End U.S. Era
Washington dispatch quotes Senator Hoar of Massachusetts warning that accepting the Philippines under the peace treaty would mark the decline of the American republic dating from McKinley’s administration. The World article reports the exact observation.
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Hoar
New York
Washington
Philippines
William McKinley
Massachusetts
Gideon W Marsh Sentenced For Keystone Bank Crimes
Gideon W Marsh former Keystone National Bank president was sentenced by Judge Butler in Philadelphia to 12 years and three months in prison and a $500 fine for conspiracy and false entries. He said his predecessor left a $1,000,000 defalcation and he did not profit from the losses.
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Philadelphia
Gideon W. Marsh
Keystone National Bank
Butler
United States District Court
Marsh
State Exchanges and Railroad Plans Stir Arkansas News
A compilation of Arkansas items notes Missouri and Arkansas rail funding, a Choc taw railroad work surge for 8,000 soon, Little Rock rail competition, and shifting party strength. It cites farming markets via Kansas City, witnesses in Miller county, public school spending over a million yearly, and church charity critique. Also mentions a covered wagon party heading to Arkansas White River Valley and Dr M A Simmons Liver Medicine rising in popularity.
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Texas
Arkansas
White River Valley
Texarkana Courier
Temptation and Dinner Jests Highlight Chicago Record Stunt
A brief Chicago Daily Record quip cites classic lines about dead men and temptation, framing a light gossip tone. The note suggests dinner outings as a counterpoint to danger, reflecting playful urban humor.
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Chicago Daily Record
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Mena Star
B.st
A. W. ST. Jod & Sons
Star
Landes
the Star
Hudgins Bros
Judge Culbertson
Congress
Progress
Bright
Jackson Drug Co
Samuel Gompere
of Americas Federation of Labor
Keystone National Bank of Philadelphia
Missouri
Little Rock Will Boon
Sevier County
Magnolia Journal
Mena, Ark
Miller Circuit
Miller County
Benefield
Samuel Wood
T. Clement
Cooper
J. B. Anderson
Atay
W. A. Lipscomb
Texaphana Courier
Arkkansas Sinobal
Brinkly Argus
Tal Lowers
Man of Galilee
Jonesboro
M. A. Simmons
Scott
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