Freedom and Honor Makes Convict Standridge a Good Man
Story recounts Yates Standridge, once the Arkansas penitentary’s worst inmate, becoming a trusted prisoner after escape attempts and violent episodes. He is described as jovial and manageable, with officials hopeful no further trouble will arise. The piece ends with an advertisement for Foley products and a local drugstore offer.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Penitentiary
Yates Standridge
State Farm
Standridge
Arkansas
Standridze
Russelville
State Capitol
Abery
Muskogee
Standride
Anti Liquor Fight to Begin January First 1915
Anti liquor campaign to start on January 1 with petitions for 1915 saloon licenses in Little Rock Argenta Fort Smith Helena Pine Bluff Hot Springs Desha county and other areas. National Prohibition speakers plan January 17 to 22 events with a Little Rock convention January 17 and 18. Renowned speakers including ex Gov Patterson Rev Barton Morrow Russell Small Banks Bane Young will tour the state with about seven engagements each. Faterson expected at several cities.
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Little Rock
Argenta
Fort Smith
Helena
Pine Bluff Hot Springs
Desha County
M. R. Patterson
Tennessee
A. J. Barton
Texas
G. W. Morrow
Detroit Mich
H. H. Russell
Ohio
Sam Small
Georgia
Louis A. Banks
A. C. Bane
G. W. Young
Louisville
Fatterson
Little Bovl
Pine Bluff
Camden
Texarkana
Hot Springs
Stock Growers Meet Brings Lawmakers To Little Rock
Arkansas Stock Growers Association winter sessions set for January 27 and 28 in Little Rock expect about 500 top stock breeders and Arkansas General Assembly members to attend. The legislative committee and program planners include Commissioner of Agriculture H Tacemissioner, W S Gazett, Die Sear, Love Banns, W BE Garrett, R L Berry, J G Richardson, and University of Arkansas experts Page and W L Fowler with W W Watson of the U S Department of Agriculture assisting.
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General Assembly
Arkansas Stock Growers’ Association
Little Rock
Arkansas General Assembly
J. W. McCleish
Gum Springs
John C. Small
John H H. Tace
Mmissioner
Agriculture
W. S. Gazett
Morriston
Die Sear
Sulphur Rock
Love Banns
Smithdale
W. BE. Garrett
Okolona
R. L. Berry
Yellville
J. G. Richardson
Walnut Ridge
Commissioner Page
W. L. Fowler
College of Agriculture
University of Arkansas
W.W. Watson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Railroads Start General Reduction of Service
Arkansas railroads move to cut service to match sagging receipts. Iron Mountain abandons Hot Springs Special, signaling broader retrenchment. Industry-wide declines of 40 to 60 percent blamed on weak demand. cotton and lumber mill slowdowns curtail traffic. rail commission allows small freight-rate hikes unable to offset losses. Major lines consider shop layoffs and fleet reductions, risking widespread economic impact in Little Rock and other towns.
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Arkansas
Iron Mountain Railroad
Hot Springs
Iron Mountain
Arkansas Railroad Commission
Deaton to Press Legislature on Reform School Training
Supt. William N. Deaton urges a state training school linked to the Reform School or a location enabling self sustaining farming. He notes inmates are healthy and cared for but lack trades, warns about misplacing young offenders, and emphasizes preventing recidivism among youthful violators to save both youth and society.
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William N. Deaton
Reform School
Deaton
Arkansas Horticultural Society Plans Farmers' Week Features
The Arkansas State Horticultural Society joins Farmers Week at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville for a week starting January 11. A banquet will serve only Arkansas products, with exhibitions in University Hall showcasing Arkansas grown goods. Events include apple variety identification, pies from leading commercial varieties, and displays of sweet potatoes Arkansas nuts and preserved fruits.
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Ark
Arkansas State Horticultural Society
University of Arkansas At Fayetteville
Arkansas
University Hall
Marceulin Arthur
Extension Department of Home Economics
New Charitable Board Holds Meeting in Little Rock
The new State Board of Charitable Institutions met in Little Rock on Monday. Joe Ferguson of Magnolia was approved as secretary with a $10 bond and began duties. All members attended except Judge Jeptha H. Evans who was absent due to his father’s death last week.
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Little Rock
New State Board of Charitable Institutions
Joe Ferguson
Magnolia
Ferguson
Jeptha H. Evans
Booneville
Iron Mountain Runs 82 Daily Passenger Trains in Arkansas
A report to the Arkansas Railroad Commission shows Iron Mountain Railroad operates 82 daily passenger trains in Arkansas and covers 8 daily train miles. The total includes 34 daily trains out of Union Station in Little Rock.
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Arkansas Railroad Commission
Iron Mountain Railroad
Arkansas
Union Station
Little Rock
Committee to Draft State Depository Law
A committee from the State Bankers Association will confer with the Governor Attorney General State Auditor and State Banking Department to draft a state depository law approved broadly. The measure aims to provide for public funds disposition to maximize benefits to taxpayers.
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Little Rock
State Bankers Association
State Auditor
State Banking Department
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Fates Standridge
Life Terrer
Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Ilesterly Drug Store
Bank OF Prescott
Prescott, Arkansas
Nevada County Bank
Horticultural Society
Jack Johnson, Jr
Saturday Evening Post
NEW Charitable Board
Tron Mountain
Ozan Mercantile Company
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