Six Phillips county murder convicts face stay ruling
On June 10 six men convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death faced new legal fighting as petitions for writs of prohibition and habeas corpus were filed. The Arkansas Supreme Court deferred action until Monday as counsel sought to restrain the penitentiary and questioned circuit court authority over criminal law enforcement. Governor McRae noted execution orders stand but judicial departments will decide next steps.
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Phillips County Circuit Court
McCulin
Supreme Court
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Tof Habeas Coropus
Phillips Circuit Court
Governor appoints McLendon to Third District School board
Special from Little Rock reports Governor McRae named R H McLendon of Atlanta Columbia county as a new trustee to replace R S Warnock of Magnolia. Warnock has served in state positions and may have not taken oath, with attorney general ruling on file status noted. Three more appointments expected.
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McRae
R. H. McLendon
Atlanta
Columbia County
R. 8. Warnock
Magnolia
Warnock
Hays
Secretary of State
Largest class in history of normal graduates
Governor McRae and State Supt. J L Bond attended the 13th annual commencement at the State Normal in Conway. A class of 58 graduates marked the largest in the institution’s history, with a higher proportion of men than usual. The governor delivered the principal address.
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McRae
J. L. Bond
Conway
State Normal
Hearing on Gas Co petition set for June 14 in Little Rock
The Arkansas Railroad Commission announces a June 14 hearing in Little Rock on the Arkansas Natural Gas Company rate increase petition. A separate Memphis rate case will be heard June 20 before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Memphis. The notice includes an unrelated ad for Prickly Ash Bitters priced at $1.25 from Hesterly Drug Store.
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GAS CO
Little Rock
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Arkansas Railroad Commission
Arkansas Natural Gas Company
Memphis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hesterly Drug Store
Wage hearing ends with call for peace in railroad disputes
Chicago June 9 The second wage reduction hearing before the United States labor board ended in a tone of cooperation as railroad representatives and employes urged peace. F. W. Sargent of Chicago & Northwestern urged settlement for the good of the nation while stressing a lenient view on the eight hour day. The Pullman Company dispute remains unresolved with a decision due tomorrow. The session also reviewed how the April 4 decision on national agreements should be applied, indicating the old rules may continue or new ones be forged.
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United States Labor Board
F. W. Sargent
Chicago & Northwestern
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Sargent
Refused injunction against prosecutor in Blue Sky case
Little Rock on June 10 the State bank commissioner was advised that Chancellor Stevens at El Dorado refused to grant an injunction against Prosecuting Attorney Pope to restrain him from prosecuting companies or agents selling shares of stock issued by a common law trust unauthorized by the Blue Sky Department. Petitioners contended they were not subject to the department's regulations.
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Little Rock
State Bank
Stevens
ElDorado
Pope
Blue Sky Department
Oil Fields Offer Puzzle to Tax Commission
The Arkansas Tax Commission and county assessors face a major problem in valuing oil properties. A commission member will visit the Eldorado oil field to discuss fair assessment methods for producing wells leases and unproved lands. The challenge is aligning speculative values with actual surface values across varied property types.
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Arkansas Tax Commission
ElDorado Oil Field
Truck Shipping Expands as L H Thomas Boosts Fruit Trade
L H Thomas, Prescott based fruit and vegetable jobber, plans to ship about 450 car loads this season including tomatoes cantaloupes sweet corn watermelons blackberries beans and cucumbers to eastern and northern markets. Operations extend across Prescott Gordon Hope Dunlap Blevins Arcadia Shady Grove and Deanyville with shipments moving from Dunlap Arcadia and Prescott via Prescott Northwestern to Missouri Pacific for distribution. Growers are paid by check immediately upon unloading signaling a new era of prosperity as truck farming overtakes cotton locally.
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Prescott
Gordon, Hope
Dunlap
Blevins
Arcadia
Shady Grove
Deanyville
George Christopher
Prescott & Northwestern Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Nevada County
Independence
A Scream of a Name at the City Zoo
A zookeeper introduced one of the zoo monkeys with the distinctive name Chocolatey News Nota, drawing attention from visitors and staff alike to the unusual naming moment at the enclosure.
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