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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1898
Page
4
Advertiser notes universal progress with a Star subscription offer through December 31, 1899 at one dollar per year. Predicts Kansas issues, Indian Territory settlement benefits for Mena, and a spring build program including a new courthouse college post office mill and water works, plus housing growth and beauty.
Gillette, once tied to Woodbine Kansas racing prospects, faces intensified creditor pursuit after a public failure last week. Rumors swirl that the cattle handler’s fortunes may have waned and creditors close in as investigations and inquiries rise.
Spain has yielded to the United States settlement terms and is poorer after the war, while Carnegie’s anti imperial arguments gain support. Gov Pingree of Michigan urges breaking up domestic monopolies before pursuing missionary work. St. Louis Post is cited.
The Texarkana Courier notes Illinois politics show a divided leadership with two archists alleged to have held the governorship in the past decade. One is Democrat Altgelt and the other Republican Tanner.
The fragment recalls depositors who trusted banker Cross of Emporia after his recent failure and suicide. Commission men who lost money in Gillette cattle deals express disbelief, noting mortals can err, as the episode unfolds with financial panic and personal ruin.
A local call urges road improvements to attract trade and settlers. Farmers join in urging authorities to enhance routes into town, arguing good roads benefit commerce and agricultural prosperity.
A Missouri high court suit alleges Wells Fargo must buy stamps as required by law for receiving express packages. Sheriff served notice on the Kansas City general agent last Friday. The express company allegedly shifted stamp costs to customers instead of paying them.
The purchase of the Chicago and Alton by the Pittsburg and Gulf will boost Mena with increased freight traffic from Chicago and St Louis via the gulf route and Omaha connections. A new through Kansas City to Galveston train is planned, attracting more railway workers and a Wells Fargo division office. Watch Mena grow next year.
The Rocky Mountain News notes a potential through line from Chicago to the Gulf if a Pittsburg and Gulf ownership of the Chicago and Alton is finalized. A combined 1445 miles would shift grain traffic from lakes routes toward gulf ports and European markets, reshaping western commerce and land routes.
The Missouri state superintendent of public instruction urges legislation to supply textbooks at public expense. He argues that while schools exist at public cost, textbooks must be provided to all pupils to ensure equal access and quality. He contends opponents overstate costs and notes about 600,000 children enrolled outside St Louis, Kansas City, and St Joseph.
The author argues that proper textbook provision is essential for universal education. He notes curriculums expect about ninety eight cents per child at retail price, yet many schools fall short. One good school spends $1.50 per child, while hundreds average under Alty cents. He urges a universal, nationwide school equipment scheme and notes broad public support for free textbooks.
The Philadelphia Record notes Dawes commission work on allotment and describes Creek and Cherokee lands along Arkansas and Kansas borders. About 40,000 Indians and 100,000 whites, two rail lines, and a fertile 3,040,000 acre Creek reservation lie beyond Arkansas. Leaders resist ending tribal independence amid growing immigration and federal authority tension.
Kansas City Star notes A. E. Stilwell aims to unite Pittsburg & Gulf with the Alton and Lima & Northern, plus the Lake Erie & Western, under his control. He works in New York on the deal and reportedly profited on Pittsburg & Gulf stock, earning the nickname Napoleon of railroad finance and Jim Hill of the southwest.
Mr Nathan of Kansas City wired President Stilwell in New York claiming he caused the big mocking bird whistle at his packing house to blow upon hearing the Texas supreme court decision in favor of the Pittsburgh Gulf against the Konitz Bros over the Port Arthur canal. Stilwell replies: Glad you blew. May give you a chance to blow again very soon.
The text argues that heavier floods can be hauled on wagons with wide tires, noting popularity among freighters and farmers. Laws in several cities ban loaded narrow tire wagons on certain streets to protect surfaces, while wide tires are said to spare country roads from damage. It urges buyers to choose wagons with wide tires.
The speaker argues the U S demand for surrender of the Philippines is not conquest but a path to freedom for the islands' people. The expansion policy is framed as expansion of liberty, not territory.
The notice promotes subscribing to the Star with a bargain deal offering thirteen months for one dollar, branding it the best piper in Polk County and urging readers to act now for the value and service.
Fifteen crates of Arkansas persimmons were sent by express today to Colorado Springs and Yolo. The move marks a new industry for the area, with plans for extensive follow up. The piece notes broader Arkansas agriculture and transport links shaping farmer tax readiness and regional development.
The Arkansas Gazette surveys government ownership of railways telegraphs and telephones noting extensive debate among scholars and officials. Gen James Longstreet proposes a federal built double track railway from Kansas City to San Diego by air line route and the paper leans toward testing government ownership by rail.
The eastern U S endured a brutal blizzard with over twenty four hour traffic stoppages from Providence to Boston and New York. Atlantic coast storms caused loss of life, shipping wrecks, and multi million dollar damage while Kansas City saw a major fire destroying a Emery Bird store block and Keith Furniture stock, estimated at 160000 dollars.
Chicago Times-Herald argues corporal punishment is savagery and a sign of ignorance. It cites Arthur Rees in Lake County and says public education laws clarify the harm, urging public condemnation of beating children.
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