Travelers Spend Flour in Prescott Visit Opens Hon McRae Address
The Ark ansas Travelers and guests arrived at Prescott by special train at 3:00 pm with about 300 aboard. Gov George W Hays and Little Rock leaders attended, along with the Shoemaker band. Hon McRae gave a welcome at the court house, W C Norman replied, and teachers from a 150-member institute joined the reception before the inspection of Prescott. The group continues to Emmet Hope and Fulton en route to Texarkana for the annual meeting.
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Geo. W. Hays
Chas. E. Taylor
Chas. S. Stifft
George R. Brown
J. B. Dickinson
H. H. Tucker
B. P. Kidd
C. K. Lincoln
Little Rock
J. W. Dean
Missouri Pacific Tron Mountain Railroad
McRae
Court House
W. C. Norman
Vise
Prescott
Teachers Institute
Emmet
Hope
Fulton
Texarkana
Cravens Named to Sebastian County Legislature Seat
Little Rock June 10 Gov Hays announced Col William M Cravens to Fort Smith as a legislature member from Sebastian county replacing John P Woods who resigned They will serve only if an extra session is held W D Jackson of Little Rock named successor to Ben L Griffin of Pulaski county who resigned to devote attention to the Farmers Union work
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Little Rock
Gov. Hays
Col
Wm. M. Cravens
Fort Smith
Sebastian County
John P. Woods
W. D. Jackson
Ben L. Griffin
Pulaski County
Farmers’ Union
Futrell Candidate Rumors Surface In Arkansas Race
In Little Rock on June 10 persistent talk in local political circles centers on Senator J. C. Futrell of Paragould entering the governor race. If true, his entry would complicate the contest in areas where Secretary Hodges reports strong backing.
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Little Rock
J. C. Futrell
Paragould
Hodges
Contempt Proceedings Set For Saturday In Arkansas
Little Rock reports contempt proceedings against Attorney General Moose special Consul Jo Johnson and J W Bourland of Fort Smith will be called next Saturday before Judge Trieber. They allegedly sued a corporation under federal receivership without court knowledge. all parties say they acted without knowledge of the receivership so contempt is unlikely. Also, the State Bank Commissioner orders a 16 28 percent dividend to Citizens Bank of s taken over last year and run by Special Commissioner L H McGill as it closes its affairs. this is the first dividend.
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Little Rock
Atty
Moose
Jo Johnson
J. W. Bourland
Fort Smith
Trieber
State Bank
Citizens Bank of S
L. H. McGill
Federal Board Announces Rules For State Bank Membership
Washington June 9 The Federal Reserve Board released rules governing state banks and trust companies joining the Federal Reserve system The standards aim to ensure strength over numbers and reserve board scrutiny of each applicant Eligibility includes capital thresholds by town size and restrictions on investments Real estate loans and mortgages only with safeguards to preserve liquidity and with conditions set by the board for admitted banks
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Act
Reserve Board
German Paper Predicts U S Will Follow England
Berlin reports surprise at the American secretary resignation and varied views on its cause. The Mittag Zeitung suggests Bryan pushed for a sterner US stance against Germany than Wilson would allow, and warns America seems to imitate England's hard line but will gain no leverage with Berlin.
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Berlin
Mittag, Zeitung
Bryan
Germany
Wilson
America
England
Villa Working on Reply to Presidents Note
General Villa was in conference today with his cabinet formulating a reply to President Wilson. The consultation was held at Aguas Calientes and aimed to prepare an official response to the note.
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Villa
el Paso
General Villa
Wilson
Aguas Calientes
Iron Mountain Appeals to Supreme Court
Iron Mountain Railway company has filed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The action follows a lower court ruling affecting its operations. Details remain to be disclosed as the case progresses through the federal judiciary.
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Iron Mountain
Supreme Court
Little Rock
United States Supreme Court
Annie Rogers suit upheld against railroad liability act
Mrs Annie Rogers of Clark County sued for 11000 for her husband's death claiming 5000 for pain and suffering and 6000 for the estate. The Supreme Court sustained a verdict granting 1000 on each count under the federal Employers Liability Act. The railroad appeals arguing the plaintiff must elect a single count for recovery.
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Annie Rogers
Clark County
Supreme Court
Railroad
Jact
Knox Booth Surrenders to Montgomery Marshal
Knox Booth a federal revenue agent long stationed in Nashville surrendered to the United States marshal in Montgomery Alabama today. The surrender follows a ten day old warrant charging conspiracy to defraud the government.
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Montgomery
Ala
Clark to Speak on Liberty Bell Day in San Francisco
Champ Clark will deliver the principal address for the Liberty Bell welcome at the Panama Exposition in San Francisco on July 17, according to officials.
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Clark
San Francisco
Champ Clark
Socialist Party memorials sent to Wilson in Chicago
The socialist party national executive committee met in Chicago and drafted two memorials to President Wilson. One on the Mexican situation urged a reversal of his non interference stance and called for an investigation into Colorado over the coal miners strike and related conditions.
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Chicago
Socialist Party
Wilson
Colorado
Mexico
Re Digesting Statues Private Enterprise
Little Rock June 10 The governor vetoed the re digesting act and private effort will take up the work by Associate Justice W F Kirby and Supreme Court Librarian J T Castle They will start after the 1915 Acts are published The last Digest by Kirby appeared 1904 Castle supplement 1911 Six session acts and fifty volumes of reports await digestion The task is long and tedious due to annotations in Supreme Court reports and publication is unlikely before next May creating the Kirby Castle Digest
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Little Rock
W. FP. Kirby
Supreme Court
J. T. Castle
W. F Kirby
Castle
Kirby Castle
Governor Grants Death-Row Reprieve in Benton Case
Governor Hays has issued a respite until December 15 for Clarence Devein and Jo Strong, both under sentence of death for the murder of L H Thompson, Benton merchant. Execution dates have been postponed by legal actions. Devein’s case is tied to a sanity inquiry being pursued.
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Little Rock
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Futrell
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Kirby
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Ozan Mercantile Co
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