Bloody Knife Fight in Fort Smith Red Light District
A brawl in the Fort Smith red light district ended with knives after two groups clashed around 2:30 AM Sunday. Clarence Bollinger Frank Thompson and Sid Medford suffered multiple wounds, Bollinger gravely, as seventeen stitches were used. Charley Faulkner was jailed on related charges but authorities doubt his involvement. Ivy Green and Cherd McKee were detained for possible complicity and await preliminary hearing.
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Red Light District
Clarence Bollinger
Frank Thompson
Sid Medford
Arkansas River
Cherokee
Bollinger
Fort Smith
Sparks Memorial Hospital
Thompson Bay
Charley Faulkner
Charlie Faulkner
Johnston
Geo. Bethell
Ivy ‘Green
Cherd McKee
Green
Local Sale Ad for Homemade Candy at Bruton Blakeley & Goodmans
An old notice advertises a sale at Bruton Blakeley and Goodmans store offering a fine lot of home made candy. It promises the candy is the best and warns buyers not to ask for samples.
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Aijoir
Bruton, Blakeley’ & Goodman
Nothing but Meanness Hurls Harsh Tales From Patton Livery
A Long last Sunday an act of mischief damaged a horse collar on one of D M Patton's livery team. The owner vows punishment and warns that culprits will be caught. Patton suspects a juvenile prank and condemns the mean deed as senseless and cruel.
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D.M. Patton
Jeff
Patton
More Than an Old Society at the M E Church
The Home Mission Society painted the front of the M E church and added practical improvements. A stone walk from church to street and window screens were installed over about a year. The note cites a clipping praising Ladies Aid as a mainstay in church life.
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Home Mission Society
M. E
Ladies Aid Society
The Lurid Glow of Gloom Haunts Local Family Child
The five year battle with eczema on H. M. Adams of Henrietta Pennsylvania ends as doctors say lung damage and poisoned blood mean no cure. Two bottles of Electric Bitters are claimed to have completely cured the boy. The ad guarantees relief for eruptions eczema and blood disorders.
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H.M. Adams
Henrietta
Bat
Kniseley Bros
Missouri two cent freight rate struck down by federal judge
Judge McPherson in federal court annulled the Missouri two cent and maximum freight laws by granting a decree for eighteen railroads seeking to bar the attorney general and railroad commission from enforcing the statutes. The decision says railroad revenues under the laws were not fairly compensatory. Some railroad officials expect changes to 24 and 3 cent rates on certain branches while others expect the two cent rate to persist until the ruling is upheld.
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McPherson
Attorney General and Railroad Commission
R. R
Tornado Devastates Brinkley Arkansas Town
A deadly tornado struck Brinkley Arkansas last Monday night leaving twenty nine dead and seventy five to eighty injured. The town is wrecked with over a million dollars in property destroyed as residents seek shelter in neighboring towns and state aid is requested for relief.
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Brinkley
Ark
Little Rock
Death notice for Mrs. Ed Wheeler at Black Jack graveyard
Mrs Ed Wheeler aged about, died last Wednesday at 12 o clock of consumption after about three months illness. Residence eight miles northwest of town. Buried yesterday at 1 pm in Black Jack graveyard. Funeral conducted by W R McKinney.
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Ed Wheeler
Sterno
Black Jack
W. R. McKinney
Few Attend Epworth League Service at Methodist Church
The article notes that few parents attended Sunday night Epworth League services despite invitations from the press and pulpit. It says young people receive scant encouragement from elders in character and soul building, yet the league is doing good work and growing stronger, urged to gain more parental support.
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Epworth League
The Man From Borneo at Bruton Hall
Muldrow Comedy Sampsny presents The Man From Borneo in Bruton Hall on Friday night. Admission 15 and 25 cents.
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Borneo
Raise More Live Stock Farmers Told
A farmer oriented plea laments shortages of butcher stock, urging local producers to ship more corn cattle hogs and less cotton. The note accuses local independent farmers of needing to boost output and diversify to Kansas City and other markets.
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M.M
Kansas City
Kansas
Dr T W eyata Moves to Multiroy residence
The fragment notes that Dr T W eyata and family of Cottonwood moved into J H Bowers residence last Wednesday and that the doctor has opened an office in the room.
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Eyata
Multiroy
T. W
Family of
Cottonwood
J. H. Bowers
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Muldrow
Oklahoma
Cherokee State Bank
R. W. Hines
L C. Moore, Vi
Cer Ayer Pravarde
Chas. Blackard
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Arkansas
Citizen Bank
H. H Turnham & Son
Bornéo
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