Jeff Davis Bets and Wins With a 214 Pound Hog
Little Rock story recounts Senator Jeff Davis betting on political ticket outcomes, delivering a dressed hog weighing 214 pounds as the payoff after a series of bets with Conway journalist Sharp Dunaway. Dunaway won the final wager naming the ticket, leaving both sides even and Dunaway pleased with the result in his hometown.
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Senator Davis
Sharp Dunaway
Conway
Davis
Agam
Fifteenth and Broadway
Gov. Davis
General Kirby
Mr. Dunaway
Dunaway
Jeff
Little Rock
United States
Jeff Davis
Hatley Case Sent to Grand Jury After Guilty Verdict
Ben Hatley was found guilty as charged and bound over to the grand jury on a $1,000 bond after a lengthy trial that spanned the afternoon, with over a dozen witnesses. The shooting of Deputy Marshal Cummins by Hatley with a shotgun on the Mortis street occurred after an earlier arrest altercation involving Trades, and Hatley faces an additional pistol charge set to be heard later this week.
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Ben Hatley
Ives
Tompekins
Hanley & Haymie
Cummins
Hatley
Chappell Witnesses Forest Contest On Ft Smith Trip
Prof. PF Chappell returns home from the Ft Smith road where he attended a forestry department contest with his brother Sir Chappell. The 77 participants packed roped horses and stepped off land surveying tasks. the group covered over a mile in the woods and only missed the measurement by 10 inches.
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PF. Chappell
Ft Smith Road
Uncle Sam
Forestry Department
Sir Chappell
Brown and Warren Case Called for Change of Venue
The Brown and Warren cases opened at 10:80 with Mayor Arnold presiding and a venue change ordered to Squire Smyth's court at Hamby & Haynie's office. Proceedings began behind closed doors and reporters were barred. A reported legal wrangle over a further venue change occurred before witnesses were sworn, with city officials denying the request. By 4 pm crowds watched from outside as Mrs. W. B. White testified for the state.
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Due Brown
John Warren
Arnold
Squire Smyth
Hamby & Haynie
DC. Hamby
Squire Wshers
W V. Tompkins
W. B. White
Beavers Faints On Opera House Steps In Street Incident
Frank E. Beavers a young hoboes wanderer fell on the sidewalk before the opera house steps last night. Doctor G O Marsh attended him then Mayor Arnold secured him quarters at Mrs Mahoney's He rose this morning and said he is subject to spells every four months linked to a Chicago injury. He sought work after a layoff and minor excitement followed the episode.
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Frank E. Beavers
States
G. O Marsh
Arnold
Chicago
Dr Hesterly’s New Residence Plans Revealed
Plans for Dr S D Hesterly’s new two story wooden home show 14 rooms, many porches, and a handsome, comfortable design drawn by Architect Thompson of Little Rock. Three plan sets were sent to contractors bidding on the project to build on the vacant lot between the doctor’s current house and the Presbyterian parsonage. The northwest corner house will be removed, and the new residence will cement Prescott as the doctor’s permanent home.
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S. d. Hesterly
Thompson
Little Rock
Presbyterian
Prescott
Eldorado builds new freight depot and round house
A two story concrete depot is rising in Eldorado and a freight depot is under construction. Work on a 24 stall round house is expected to begin soon. Mrs H V Scott departed this morning to visit friends in Philadelphia.
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Eldorado
H. V. Scott
Arkadelphia
Federal Aid for Storm Sufferers
Washington April 27 The house adopted a sympathy resolution and authorized aid including tents provisions and supplies for tornado victims in Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana The Red Cross announced readiness to assist and requested data on doctors nurses and supplies The president ordered three Marine Hospital Service surgeons to Mississippi and offered War Department medical staff and nurses with a field hospital to aid tornado victims
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Washington,d.c
House
Bartlett
Georgia
Issippi
Louisiana
Was
The
Red Cross
Mississippi
Governear
Army
Republicans in Scrap Fifth District Convention Warlike
In Little Rock on April 28 the Fifth District Republican convention fractured into Holt and Bratton factions. A fist and skull fight erupted over permanent organization but caused little harm. Holt backed W B Fergurson for Congress to oppose Charles C Reid, while Bratton backed Guy Caron.
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Little Rock
Gus Remmell
W. G. Whipple
W. B. Fergurson
Guy Caron
Holt
Bratton
W.B. Fergurson
Congress
Charles C. Reid
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California
Hitt Bros. Grocery Co. Exclusive Grocers
Brown and Warren
Esq
F. M. Smyth
Hamby
DR. Hesterly
Alabama
Citizens Bank
Apital
J. S. Regan
Ozan Mere. Com’y
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