McKenzie Responds to Rev Bogard on temperance record
H B McKenzie defends his public record on temperance and his voting stance on the Gann Bill. He states he would vote against it if unchanged yet would support an amended version. He asserts continued commitment to temperance and Arkansas improvement despite critics and rumors.
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Bogard
Rev
Gann
Senate
Lam
The
Gazette
Democrat
Senate Journal
Arkansas
Double Murder Case Postponed in Hot Springs Trial
In Hot Springs on June 8 Rufus and Bud Wheatley brothers are not to be tried this term for the February billiard hall killings of Burt Waukasey and Bud Robbins. A September session will select jurors from a full box as two prior murder trials this term exhausted talesmen. Each Wheatley faces a 15000 bond. The case arose after a Wheatley allegedly assaulted Mrs George Iold, proprietor of an employment bureau, with severe injuries previously.
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Hot Springs
Rufus
Bud Wheatley
Burt Waucasey
Bud Robbins
South Hot Springs
Wheatleys
Robbins and
Waucasey
Wheatley
Illiard
George Iold
Cuban car on tour for Cuba on Wheels exhibit
The exhibit Cuba on Wheels will tour Prescott for two days on June 14 and 15 at Tron Mountain track. It showcases Cuba’s real articles and is linked to the Cuban Department of Industry and Commerce. Admission is 10 cents with visiting hours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Cuba
Prescott
Tron
St. Louis Fair
Jamestown
Department of Industry and Commerce
Senator Jeff Davis Returns to Washington for Tariff Fight
Senator Jeff Davis leaves for Washington to regain his seat after months away. He plans to speak on the tariff bill soon after arrival and will use his influence to try to block its passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Davis
Washington
Davis
Little Rock
Farmers Union Sets August Meeting in Little Rock 190
The Farmers Union executive committee voted to hold the annual convention in Little Rock August 6 to 9 with about 1500 delegates. Little Rock also secures the cotton school running July 15 to August 31 under J Alston Clapp who will again lead the program. The school trains young men to class and handle cotton to prevent losses in selling. The union plans broadened warehousing and selling initiatives as a principal feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Farmers’ Union
Holt
R. H. McCulloch
Conway
J. Alston Clapp
Haynie to Seek Democratic Nomination for Prosecuting Attorney
Prescott attorney Howa R. Haynie announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Prosecuting Attorney in the judicial circuit. He previously ran four years ago and won the popular vote but the central committee awarded the nomination to Graves by county-wide vote. Haynie is regarded as capable and well supported.
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Haynie
Prescott
Central Committee
Graves
Arkansas Funeral Directors Association Opens Annual Convention
The Arkansas Funeral Directors Association convenes in Little Rock at the Capital Hotel for two more days with about 30 undertakers and embalmers attending. President U. J. Hoederness of Pine Bluff presides. Mayor W. R. Daley gives the welcome. Dry Ch. Hoff man leads demonstrations and lectures on sanitation and undertaker clergy relations. officers to be elected Thursday.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Funeral Directors Association
Capital Hotel
U. J. Hoederness
W. R. Daley
T. J. Brickall
Brinkley
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Dry CH. Hoffman
Hoffman Wiill
Dry J
Norriss
Pine Bluff
George Overman
Texarkana
CG. A. Roth
Jesse G. Putman
Fort Smith
Visit ends with questionable bank deposits and farm purchase
A visitor spent a month in our area four weeks ago and stayed a week. During that stay he deposited checks totaling about 84 000 at local banks including Arkansas Trust and Banking Company and Little River County Bank. The checks were drawn on banks back home and were later found worthless. Relying on those deposits, the man purchased a farm for 5 000 with a check alleged to be bogus and received about 70 in cash from the banks and eight thousand in cashier s certificates from Arkansas Trust and Banking Company. No reports indicate cashier s certificates have been cashed elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkank Kaneas Trust and Banking Company
Little River County’ Bank
Studstill
Arkansas Trust and Banking Company
Institute for White and Colored Teachers Notice
The Institute for White Teachers begins June 14 at the Prescott Public School Building and runs to June 18. The Institute for Colored Teachers meets at the colored school on the same dates with instructors secured. A Teachers Examination is scheduled for June 17 and 18, 1909, and all teachers must attend.
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Institute For
Prescott
Colored Teachers
Tte Coloredschool
Wallack
F. Chappell
Camden Officials Plan Daily Train to Improve Service
M. Richey Iv Hk Payne and K. W Richmond of the Iron Mountain railroad met Camden business leaders to discuss better train service. They proposed a daily Gurdon to Eldorado run with connections to main line trains at Gurdon for north and south travel.
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Camden
M. Richey
IV Hk Payne
K. W
Richmond
Iron Mountain Railroad
Gurdon
Eldorado
Miller County Court Term Opens Under Judge J McCarter
The regular June term of Miller Court convened with Judge J McCarter presiding and A O Graves as prosecutor. Most jurors requesting excuse were released to tend crops as policy aims to minimize disruption to farming work.
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Texarkan
Miller Wit Court
J. McCarter
A. O. Graves
Carter
Escape of Berien county financier Studstill reported
News of the escape of John F. Studstill a young financier of Berien county Georgia wanted on forgery charges reached here with interest. No new developments in the situation have occurred locally.
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Ashdown
Jane
John F. Studstill
Berien County
Studstill
Removal Notice Nallis Tears Wonder Cures Kidney Bladder
Removal notice states Nallis Tears Wonder will remove kidney, bladder and rheumatic trouble. A $1.00 bottle provides a sixty day treatment and rarely requires more than one bottle for cure. COD by Hesterly Drug Store.
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Nallis
Wonder
Hesterly Drug Store
Will Work For Better Laws In Arkansas Towns
Little Rock reports a movement to unite mayors from Arkansas towns and commercial bodies to form an association. The group aims to push law reforms for cities, including Sunday amusements, and would create an executive committee to lobby the legislature. Legal cases over Sunday laws are advancing toward Supreme Court review.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
W. W. Datey
Supreme Court
Election Wednesday at board session names superintendent
The state board of charities met this morning to elect the superintendent of the Blind School and Deaf Mute Institute with teachers and employees to Wednesday. Contracts for the present month were taken up. The board will review appropriations and items cut by Governor Donu they and decide what to omit.
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State Board of Charities
Deaf Mute Institute
Donuthey
Jittle Rock Democrat
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H. B. McKenzie
Rev. Bogard
White Brothers
Farmers Union
Funeral Directors Association
Teacher's Institute
Ozan Mercantile Co
Prescott, Ark
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