The Real Financial Issue in Currency Control
An excerpted Arkansas Gazette editorial argues the central question is who issues and controls paper money. It warns a move toward private bank issued notes would concentrate money creation in banks, threaten small banks, raise prices, and risk financial panics, with government backing maintaining notes.
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United States
Arkansas Gazette
Altyal
Minois
Chicago Record
Congress
House Committee On Banking
Tis
Sauk
Atso
Wiel
Mivin Teresa Submerged After Mysterious Ocean Sinking
The Spanish ship Mivin Teresa, sailing under UWobson, disappeared after sinking three miles deep in the ocean and has not been seen since. No light has been recovered and search efforts remain unresolved.
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Mivin
Teresa
Uwobson
Slate in Polk County Finds Vast Local Deposit
An Arkansas article notes an inexhaustible slate deposit in eastern Polk County, extending from Pulaski County westward with red and black slate of superior quality. Experts in Kansas City call it the best in the world though distant from rail access, yet quarrying and shipment to Kansas City, St Louis, or Chicago could undercut eastern producers.
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Polk County
Pulaski County
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Arkansas
Suppressed News from Washington in The New Time
The November issue of The New Time attracts attention with claims that President McKinley protected officials tied to scandals through Alger’s resignation and features Life in the Ruskin Colony by Herbert N Cas son, plus a satire chapter How I Became a Millionaire by Mark Pullafeller, with cartoons and editorials urging readership.
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Washington
New Time
Chicago
McKinley
Alger
Ruskin Colony
Herbert N. Casson
Mark Pullafeller
Star
The
Electrician Ford backs municipal ownership for lighting plant
Ford, an expert electrician before Carthage city council, urged municipal ownership of the lighting plant. He noted a trend toward towns owning their own systems and claimed few private utility plants are being installed.
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Ford
Carthage
Farmers near Mena urged to plant strawberries for prosperity
The writer argues that farmers within ten miles of Mena should switch from cotton to strawberry crops. They contend strawberries would yield higher income, reducing complaints about hard times and boosting spendable money. The suggestion emphasizes a shift to diversified farming as a solution to financial strain.
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Mena
Hobson’s costly exploits end in failure at sea
The Kansas City Journal mocks Hobson for failed actions. It notes he sunk the Merrimac but did not block the channel, and he raised the Teresa which has gone to the bottom to stay. The piece frames the exploits as brilliant yet unsuccessful, ending with a sharp censure.
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The
Kansas City Journal
Hobson
Merrimac
Teresa
Wheat acreage rises as Hudgins mill nears completion
A record fall wheat planting in the county precedes a new roller mill by Hudgins Brothers. The facility is expected to grind the entire crop when harvest arrives, positioning the town to process the bumper yield locally.
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Hudgins Brothers
Fruit Industry Expansion Hints At Mena Area
Indications point to a substantial growth of the fruit industry around Mena this coming season, with expectations of increased cultivation, production, and related economic activity in the region.
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Mena
Park lake fish stocking proposal praised
It is proposed to stock the small Janssen park lake with fish and supporters say the idea is good.
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Janssen Park
Mena Plans Water Works and Cay Ownership Shift
Mena to build water works while Cay will be owned and run by the city. The city government approves managing Cay operations, signaling a shift from private to municipal stewardship for the water infrastructure and related facilities.
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Mena
Aod Cay
Mena Buys Cotton at Market Price
A regional buyer named Mena is noted for paying the best market price for cotton, signaling strong demand and favorable terms for sellers in the area.
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Mena
Rev Howell commits suicide in Avenue hotel
Rev R E Howell about 40 years old killed himself at the Avenue hotel in the city by taking carbolic acid after travelling from Neosho Missouri. He had come to see Mrs Cora Henderson of Columbus Missouri and became involved with her after deserting his wife in Decatur.
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Kan
RE Howell
Avenue
Neosho
White
Cora Henderson
Columbus
Howell
Henderson
Avenue Hotel
R. E. Howell
Decatur
Mr. White
Warrensburg
German and Philippine policy prompt American defiance
The Vienna Times correspondent notes German press irritation with U S stance on the Philippine question, saying the issue matters little and may provoke American scorn and resolve to hold the Philippines. Fremdenblatt offers temperate impartiality, acknowledging it is for Americans to decide.
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Germany
Philippines
Londons
Noy
Vienna
The
Times
United States
Fremdenblatt
Catalonia Districts Move to Secede From Spain
Madrid reports a rising revolt in Catalonia as districts declare secession from Spain and seek annexation to France, a threat deemed more distressing than losses in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines.
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Catalonia
Madrid
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Spain
Kingdom of Spain
Republic of
France
Presidents proposal extends civil service favor to veterans
Washington, Nov. 5. It is understood the president will urge congress to amend civil service rules to give preference in appointments to veterans of the Spanish American War and the current conflict. The order would first favor those wounded in battle or who served at the front.
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Washington
Congress
Atkinson
Siloam Springs
Uneasiness in London Over War Preparations
London reports serious unease despite jubilation over Lord Salisbury's Fashoda news. The public questions continued war preparations and disputes with France, noting Salisbury's warning of unresolved issues.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Fashoda
Kitchener
France
One Hundred Spanish Troops Die on Voyage to Spain
The Spanish transport Gran Antilla arrived in Malaga from Havana on October 13 via Porto Rico with repatriated troops aboard reporting 100 deaths during the voyage to Spain.
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Malaga
Gran Antilla
Havana
Porto Rico
Spain
Forces Seize Turkish Troops at Retimo on Protest
Forced to Leave Canea, troops at Retimo refuse to depart and are forcibly conveyed aboard a transport by the Russian admiral, with a protest noted. Meanwhile London reports Spain will sign the peace treaty under protest as per Madrid Daily Mail correspondent.
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Canea
Island of
Crete
Retimo
Noel
London
Madrid
The
Daily Mail
Spain
Prince George for Commissioner in Crete proposal
Constantinople reports Russian ambassador to Turkey has proposed Prince George of Greece as commissioner general of the European powers in Crete. Taxpayers face rising municipal and cone bond totals likely exceeding 1.5 billion dollars, growing monthly by eight to fifteen million. Mena seeks an active broad based commercial club to handle public interest matters soon.
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Prince George
Constantinople
Mena
STATE EXCHANGES. Cotton cow trade urged by editors
A collage of brief items notes economic questions on cotton versus cattle, a congressman’s son joining his father as private secretary, women’s influence in progress, a death of a Cleveland lawyer, potential railroad routes via Hot Springs, a local contractor’s water main leak flooding streets, and warnings against vandalism.
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Paul Little
Congressman Little
Fort Smith Commercial College
Greenwood Democrat
Brief Items of News From An Early Paper
Ivis claims Ireland has one jail and no illiterates tramps or beggars while resources remain meager. Kang Yi, a high Manchu official, gained influence and anti foreign, conservative views. Seventeen Cubans freed from Ceuta arrive in New York aboard Kaiser Wilhelm, funded by the U.S. government, and will be sent back to Cuba at U.S. expense. A deranged man registered as John Jones dies in Cleveland from chloral hydrate, leaving a note. Government soldiers’ burials in Cuba Porto Rico and Manila will be cleared in weeks at government expense. unknown graves and state demands considered. The ocean tug Merritt visited Charleston, reporting logs of the cruiser Maria Teresa raised by Hobson in a late storm.
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Council of State
New York
Ceuta
Africa
United States
Cuba
Jefferson Hotel
Cleveland
Ohio
John Jones
Boston
Mass
Smith
Porto Rico
Manila
Santiago
Merritt
Charleston
Maria Teresa
Hobson
San Salvador
Bahanas
Caimanera
Cubs
Ship sinks after gale capsizes vessel near Merritt
Tow for New York fails to weather the gale. A furious warning overtakes her and, in her weakened state, she begins to take on water as rents open in the hull. The Merritt rescued Capt. Harris and the crew before the sinking ship disappeared with all hands.
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New York
Merritt
Harris
More Fruit Lands Offerings By Mr PH Cherry Farm
Mr PH Cherry expands after success with east town fruit farm. 160 acres platted into ten acre lots to be sold on installments as cultivation and fruit planting proceed. Purchases Heath farm at Acorn, totaling 450 acres for a model fruit operation he deems the best fruit country he has seen.
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PH. Cherry
Cherry
Weihunt Still at Large Stirs Montgomery County Chase
County officials pursuing Weihunt, an escaped murderer, report little progress after tracing him to his brother’s Montgomery County home. Authorities believe he is now in the mountains with armed relatives and resist arrest. J. W. Tow offered to pay for Weihunt’s capture and stands ready to pay, but no word has come.
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Weihunt
Montgomery County
J. W. Tow
J. W. Tow That He Would Capture Him For $0. Mr. Tow
Weihant
Salons of Italian Women Shape Private Political Influence
Italian women wield political clout mainly through private salons rather than public clubs. In Rome, more than a dozen salons discuss topics with influence from hostesses rather than direct leadership. Countess Caetani Lovatelli hosts a notable salon attracting scholars, officials, and politicians across parties, creating a neutral social forum.
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Italy
England
United States
Europe
Rome
Caetani Lovatelli
Academy of the Lincei
Deaths and Birth Rates Affect World Population
The death rate is about 67 per minute while births run at 70 per minute. This small gap yields a yearly global population rise of more than 1,500,000 people.
Prediction Eighty Years Keats Quote in 1818 Letter
A fragment from an 1818 Keats letter to his brother in Kentucky contemplates global power shifts. It predicts Russian advances to China and suggests Turkey would fall, with Europe and France in ongoing geopolitical intrigue.
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Keats
George
Kentucky
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