Lloyd George to form new British cabinet in coalition
London December 6 David Lloyd George has overthrown the Asquith cabinet and will become prime minister. The new government will be a coalition approached amid factional differences. The king summoned party leaders to Buckingham Palace for a crisis meeting with Asquith, Lloyd George, Bonar Law, Balfour, and Henderson present.
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London
David — Lloyd- George
Asquith
Lloyd George
Liberals
Bonar Law
Balfour
Henderson
Labor Party
Presidential electors meet in January in Little Rock
The governor issued a proclamation declaring the official vote for presidential electors in the recent election and setting the second Monday in January as the meeting date in Little Rock. The notice asks for those with notes or accounts due to come forward to settle.
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Little Rock
Washington
Cotton Market Steady With Futures Near Peak
New York December cotton prices firmed today with May at 20.60 cents and the close steady. January and March traded late around 20.15 and 20.40 cents as Western buyers and short covering supported gains. Liverpool’s firmer tone and Southern spot strength buoyed sentiment for higher prices in coming sessions.
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New York
Liverpool
State Bank Commissioner Reports Little Rock Deposits Rise
State Bank Commissioner reports as of Nov. 17 total deposits in Little Rock state banks amount to 14,511,939.11 excluding four national banks with legal reserve at 28.7 percent. Loans total 2,801,994.44 on cotton and 2,0 on real estate. individual deposits reach 4,588,072.45. Overdrafts have been reduced to a negligible level.
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Little Rock
Capital Roumania Falls to Teutons in Bucharest Victory
Berlin reports Bucharest, capital of Roumania, captured by Teutonic forces aided by Mackensen’s Danube advance. Ploiești also taken, severing the main Roumanian railway line. The fall closes a southern Wallachian front and signals a pivotal strategic triumph.
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Berlin
Sayville
Bucharest
Roumania
Ploechti
Ploedhti
Ploeehti
von Mackensen
Danube
von Falkenhayn
Wallachia
Ferdinand
No Higher Price For Foley Kidney Pills Advertisement
The notice asserts Foley Kidney Pills remain affordable amid rising costs for food and clothing. It urges the sick to avoid neglecting kidneys, noting doctors' bills are hard to pay and highlighting relief from backache sore muscles and rheumatic pains as the product’s value for moderate means.
Bledsoe Fails to File Brief for Rehearing in Arkansas Case
Little Rock December 7. The State Board of Control did not file an additional brief for a rehearing in the case of Dr. B E P Bledsoe who seeks a rehearing. The state will stand on its original brief and the Supreme Court alone will decide granting a rehearing. The original decision was 3 to 2. Judge Kirby has been succeeded by Judge Humphrey.
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Little Rock
State Board of Control
BE. P. Bledsoe
Supreme Court
Kirby
Humphrey
Resolution to study and equalize state officer salaries
Little Rock December report notes Representative Waggoner of Lonoke will seek a bill to form a committee to investigate salaries in state offices and deputies clerks with recommendations for equalization. The issue cites inequities among officials. Call 242 or 244 for December Ladies Home Journal issue.
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Little Rock
Waggoner
Lonoke
The
Ladies Home Journal
Highway officials attend federal board meeting in St. Louis
Little Rock December 7 State Highway Commissioner W B Owen and State Highway Engineer Carter travel to St Louis to attend a Federal Board session shaping the application of federal road laws.
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Little Rock
W. B. Owen
Carter
St. Louis
Federal Board
Governor Hays pardons murderer Andrew Dennis
Governor Geo W Hays grants a full pardon to Andrew Dennis of Monroy county who was convicted in April 1915 of murder in the second degree and sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary.
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Little Rock
Andrew Dennis
Monroy County
Croup Cough Stopped By Honey and Tar Remedy
Billie Mayberry Eckert reports two children began choking and coughing from croup. A dose of Poley’s Honey and Tar before bed halted the attack and they slept through the night with cough and signs of croup gone by morning. Foley’s Honey and Tar is noted as a common low priced remedy for bronchitis and other coughs.
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Billie Mayberry
Eckert
Poley
Foley
McCulloch Seen as Likely Successor to Judge Adams
Friends of Chief Justice E A McCulloch push his appointment to the circuit court of appeals to replace the late Judge E B Adams of St Louis. The district spans Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Nebraska Minnesota Iowa North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming Utah Colorado and Arizona. McCulloch's name was submitted to the president in Washington yesterday by Senators Robinson and Kirby.
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Little Rock
E. A. McCulloch
Circuit Court of Appeals
E. B. Adams
St. Louis
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
McCulloch
Washington
Robinson
Kirby
Medals Funding Shortfall For Arkansas National Guard
Maj. Fredemann reports funds for medals for Arkansas troops returning from the border are scarce. Requests to state mayors yielded only 103.20 dollars, with 1,100 dollars still needed. Receipts show small city contributions from Booneville Sparkman Leslie Benton Adona Forrest City St. Paul Marvell DeVall’s Bluff Atkins and others.
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Little Rock
Maj
Fredemann
Arkansas National Guard
Arkansas
Booneville
Sparkman
Leslie
Benton
Adona
Forrest City
St. Paul
Marvell
DeVall’s
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A. Monson
BANKE
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Bank OF Prescott
Prescott
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Alwas
C. A. Smith
W. B. Waller
E. M. Sharp
J. C. Woodul
Geo. F. Cress
A. H. Smith
J. M. Stripling
First State Bank
Bledsoe
FED
Geo. W. Hays
Qran Mercantile Company
Prescott, Ark
M'Cullouch
Adams
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