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Newport Weekly Independent

Location

Newport, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1904

Page

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Murder mystery may be solved in Arkansas inquest

Coroner's inquest resumes on Christmas morning double murder of Mrs Amelia Mauldin and her daughter Mrs Rachel Kinkannon. Witnesses describe two men seen near the railroad track and the investigation narrows to possible identity of the killers as jurors hear testimony from James Kinkannon Perry Kinkannon and others. The case centers on the White River park area near Jacksonport with accounts of sightings and alibis as hearings continue.

Amelia Mauldin Jacksonport Road Guy Smith Rachel Kinkannon Confederate Park James Kinkannon Jacksonport Mauldin Batesville James Thomas Perry Kinkannon J. W. Stafford White River Lewis Allhite Newton Allwhite Son Jewell Wyatt Ness

Fatal buggy race near Conway claims Miss Brady life

Near Conway two youth groups in buggies race to pass each other causing a fatal crash. Miss Brady, returning from a Christmas tree festival with Miss Brady's friend and Middleton, is thrown from a buggy when a horse loses control. The collision with a tree leads to her death from injuries.

Conway Miss Brady Middleton Enola Faulkner

Round Dozen club Christmas gathering and a birthday dinner

In Texarkana a Christmas gathering hosted by Mrs J W Slay ton featured a luncheon with chicken salad olives fruit cake and coffee attended by Mrs I D Price Mrs J W Wallace Mrs Katie Price and others. Separately Mrs A H McDonald hosted a six o'clock dinner for her Sunday school class and grandson Jesse McDonald’s seventeenth birthday with several boys present. Henry Platt a Texarkana resident since 1878 died by drowning in a spring at his East Side College Hill home early this morning.

J.W. Slayton Round Dozen Mable Staton I. D. Price Jno. W. Wallace Katie Price C. E. Maynard S.M. Beattie C. W. Beard T. B. Stewart A. H. McDonald Jesse McDonald Cleo Campbell Garland Hurt James Blackwood Lyle Clyde Croft Carl Hawk Texarkana Henry Platt College Hill

Edwin Johnson's Letter to Friends and the Independent

Edwin Johnson thanks supporters for a spirited contest vote. He notes he led the race for three weeks and three days but concedes the winner and offers a polite bow.

Independent Epwin Johnson

Real Estate Transfers Across Acres and Additions

A long list of property transfers shows multiple buyers paying prices from $40 to $4,000 for acres and lots. Transactions include Littleton to J G Kimberlin for 2 acres, W J Jones to Amos B Comer for 60 acres, and M H Hinkle to E G and B H Hinkle for 480 acres, among others.

Littleton Alto J. GC. Kimberlin Richard Everett J. G. Handel W. J. Jones Amos B. Comer James Dennis Geo. Dennis Adam Bach W. H. Cagle T. L. Wood Sam’l White Herbert Tonney Ida M. Hamilton M. H. Hinkle E. G B.H. Hinkle C. F. Deane B. W. Stainback E. E. Harris N. A. Holbrook A. W. Mosley John Teddy John Garland Robert W. Taylor Maggie Anderson T. D. Robinson Jacksonport Cyrus Gochenaur Minnie B. Gochenaur H. L. Remmel Grant Dupin Remmel Newport J. W. Grubbs W. L. Patterson Lyon Henry Cunningham M. Dorsey Lyons

William Powers Confederate veteran dies in Old Stone township

William Powers aged 79, a Confederate veteran and prominent Democrat in the county, died of apoplexy at his home in Old Stone township last night.

Conway William Powers Old Stone Township

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