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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1899
Page
4
The Pittsburg and Gulf plans a branch from Mena to Hot Springs with potential links to Paris Texas and Memphis Tenn. Texas Midland and allied interests eye an eastern connection through Mena to Hot Springs Little Rock and Memphis. Local banker R M Quigley confirms discussions with E H R Green about an eastward line to Memphis and a future Mena station.
A Nicaragua canal committee accepts amendments offered by Senator Berry to the canal bill, marking a shift in governance provisions and potential public ownership considerations. The action signals congressional alignment with Berry's proposals affecting how the canal would be controlled and operated.
The amendments provide for government ownership and control of the canal. With this provision, several senators who had opposed the canal construction are expected to support the measure, according to the Arkansas Gazette.
The Federated Clubs of Arkansas urge the state legislature to establish a reform school for boys and girls, permit women physicians in hospitals, and grant woman suffrage in school elections. The plea praises the measures and asks if legislators will show similar statesmanship.
The Gazette of Little Rock notes Arkansas gains as railroads grow, signaling outside investment interest. Mena benefits from the new line planned from Paris, Texas to Hot Springs, boosting regional development and connectivity.
Proposal to organize a home building and loan association in Mena is urged as timely. The note argues foreign associations do not benefit stockholders in other towns or locales and stresses local initiation.
The Arkansas Gazette notes that over 3,000 new industries were established in the South during 1898 and nearly 11,000 miles of railway were built. The coming year is expected to bring more rapid strides in progress.
A frontier note describes a western rail line pressing eastward through Mena in 1899 with railway ambitions and local civic sentiment mentioned. An officer who breaks the law cannot enforce it, underscoring a call for lawful governance.
The Horticultural Society met Saturday January 7 at 1 40 p m at the mayor s office and elected officers for another year A W St John president Frank Talvert vice president G B S Graham treasurer and Frank S Foster secretary Five new members were enrolled A P Warner proposed berry boxes and a three member committee to secure prices and shipments of wax material for the coming season Programs included talks on Mena suburban farms and straw berry growing with plans for new plantings and potential markets southern points and Western Colorado experience cited The group adjourned to meet Saturday January 21 at the same hour and place Frank S Posten Secretary
In trying times many illnesses threaten health and finances. A bottle of One Minute Cough Cure used promptly is claimed to preserve life and money. The product is described as pleasant for children and suitable for use by families. Hanes & Hgott.
A collage of notes from Arkansas towns reports New Year's ambitions, twin birth joy, and a Fayetteville man. Deputies expose bootleggers while stills operate, and mining interests attract Chicago capital. Marriage news from Eureka Springs and Little Rock officials push reforms. Local crime, travel, and banking data mix with Prairie county beet cultivation plans and rail development outlooks.
The Arkansas Ga note says soil suits sugar beets and experiments will be watched closely. The Little Rock Hot Springs and Texas railroad known as the Lott road was sold at Hot Springs Wednesday for 50 000 beyond a 10 000 cash payment. The line from Benton to Hot Springs was graded in 1894 and is expected to extend to Little Rock and connect with the Choctaw and Memphis, with further extension toward Mena.
Manila January 6 Maj Gen Otis military commander issues a 700 word proclamation citing McKinley instructions. He says the US will appoint representative locals to civil posts and aim for an independent style government with increasing representation. He invites Filipino cooperation and suggests using Filipino forces in civil appointments while delaying disarmament of rebels.
Gen John M Palmer, Springfield attorney and 1896 Democratic presidential candidate, has lost sight in his right eye and doctors fear the other eye may fail. The disability renews calls for a pension for the veteran leader and stirs renewed attention to his national political bid.
Washington wires report the president nominates Charlemagne Tower to be ambassador to Russia succeeding Ethan A. Fitchcock, with Addison C. Harris of Indiana to replace Tower as minister to Austria Hungary. In Philadelphia the supreme court dismisses the Quay petition, sending the case to trial. Gen Otis from Manila reports two soldiers Bert Cornett and William H Bush died of smallpox.
Jefferson City Mo Jan 10. It has developed that the fight on the state university is more a fight on President R H Jesse than on the institution itself. The opposition to President Jesse is certain to make itself felt when the question of appropriations for the state university shall come before the legislature.
The president has practically chosen William Potter of Philadelphia for ambassador to Russia. Potter previously served as minister to Italy in Rome during the Harrison era. Charles Bevin died near Lakeman Mo aged 99, the oldest man in Shelby county.
A head-on crash between two Lehigh Valley passenger trains at West Dunellen New Jersey near Bound Brook yesterday at 1247 pm left fifteen dead and more than twenty five injured, five of whom died later. West Dunellen is about thirty miles from New York City.
Washington January 10 The senate naval affairs committee agreed to report favorably the promotion of naval officers who served in the Spanish American War over seniors The list includes Admirals Sampson and Schley and many others No opposition was found Davis proprietor of the Forest City hotel Burlington Kansas was arrested for selling squirts on complaint of Ed Clark a traveling vaa
A quote captures a dismissive stance on nominating Mr. Goodman for major office. A politician retorts that Goodman could run well but asserts the community does not need him, insisting the electorate will deliver a large majority anyway.
Jan 10 report from Alaska references Gov Brady before a house committee on revise laws and the new code. He backs substituting high license for prohibition, claiming enforcement of prohibition is impossible. The item includes a comical quote about saving money and a $10,000 house offered for $9,000.
A Chicago Evening Post note quips about thought transfer during a club gathering. A speaker laments the novelty of telepathy, admitting awareness of his wife's thoughts, while another rails that such perception would fail without the clock to time it.
A dialogue where Arabella consoles a struggling writer about William Cullen Bryant earning two dollars per poem. The man reacts with bitterness, claiming if he could earn two dollars per poem he would make forty dollars a day.
Mrs Fogg scolds Tommy for making a kite on Sunday. He explains the kite is crafted from religious paper, prompting surprise and a partial realization about the source material. The piece captures a light domestic exchange with a Sunday conscience twist.
A bicyclist requests three eggs and four minute boils. After fifteen minutes the waiter returns with one egg and a joke about boiling it twelve minutes, noting eggs are out. Humorous vignette from Harper's Bazaar.
An ad asserts Prickly Ash Bitters stimulates kidneys to cleanse blood and support urinary function, purifies the liver, tones the stomach, and gently purges poisons from the bowels, restoring strength. Sold by Jackson Drug Co.
In Mena Arkansas on January 5 1899 W J Lorn announces the sale of his interest in the Lloyd Hardware business to his brother J K Lloyd The notice confirms no change in management with J W Cary remaining to assist and asks for continued patronage The message also references cash sales stock and affordable prices with assurances of reliable service by J K Lloyd and staff
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