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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
2
The Prescott Daily News announces subscription pricing with rates for prepaid 3 months six months and a year. It also lists non prepaid costs of 40 cents per month and notes its second class matter status dated April 15 1907 in Prescott Arkansas.
Gov George W Donaghey Secretary of State Ludwig State Treasurer State Auditor J R Jobe Justice J C Hart to succeed J Riddick Carroll D Wood for Supreme Court full term Minor Wallace for Congress Uageka Bs LoysTe Tiki Representative AW Whlkee Sheriff Edits County Julie A M Aircnit Clerk JA Bailey County Treasurer W C Felts Assessor Mo D Brigist Tom Lavende Coroner S Pur tle County Weigher H T Ingram Justices of the Peace F M Smyth John B Shers T F Burns Constables Bo Moon
Hot Springs Virginia August 20 Taft will speak to Virginia Republicans outlining a general discussion of how both parties have addressed trusts and monopolies. The talk urges southern Republicans to boost the GOP vote by attracting independents Democrats. Secretary James R Garfield arrives on the scene.
The controller filed papers with the attorney general on Waters-Pierce Oil company tax delinquencies. The firm refused gross receipts tax for the last three quarters, totaling about 30000 dollars, with a 10 percent penalty invoked by law.
Lexington Ky Aug 20 The Kentucky Racing association directors met to ask the state racing commission for racing dates from September 18 to 28 inclusive. The plan is six races daily with 4000 dollar purses and betting allowed only by Paris mutual two and five dollar machines.
Gretchen seeks mercy for her condemned brother with help from Marie Freibel of the Berlin Telephone. The empress arranges a palace meeting, leading to a reopened trial and the prisoner’s acquittal. The families celebrate a double wedding as news breaks.
Denton banks pay 3 per 1000 to receive silver dollars from New Orleans mint or 1.40 per 1000 from Austin. The treasury once funded circulation by this express fee but now shows indifference. Banks anticipate a silver shortage when fall business starts as few want to pay to bring in the money.
The son of a farmer in Paris Texas failed to appear in county court on three local option law charges. Bonds of $500 each were forfeited with the father as bondsman. The father paid $1,530.50 into court to cover the forfeitures.
Briefs note the Russian empress is in hysteria. Belton Texas plans a $10,000 Christian church. R T Crabbe shot in Memphis and dying. A horse killed near Temple Texas. A wolf captured in Dallas. Chicago and Alton railway to spend 1 600 000 on equipment. Cleburne seeks a German colony. Panama Canal to be finished in five years per Engineer Goethals. A 10 000 coal miners strike threatened in Pittsburg district.
Election to be held September 14 1908 in Nevada County Arkansas for officials including Governor Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Supreme Court Justices Attorney General Land Commissioner and more. Polling places listed Alabama township Falcon Albany Boughton Caney Emmet Georgia Jackson Leake Missouri Parker Redland Taylor Union with endorsements by Sheriff Ed Hood dated August 20 1908.
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