Roosevelt Says He Is Out Of Politics Yet Again
Oyster Bay June 10 Theo dore Roosevelt reiterated that he is out of politics and will not answer questions or discuss plans beyond his literary work. His secretary John W. McGrath is expected from Chicago tomorrow as messages flood in regarding his conditional refusal to head a third ticket.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Aren
John W. McGrath
Chicago
Roosevelt
Bigger Brother Seeks Job Through Marine Corps Recruiters
William Bur Fy of New York writes that his elder brother, unnamed, does not want to work unless Reece gets him a job. Fy hopes the Marine Corps enlistment will serve as a pioneer benefit for his brother, hinting he may join later if the elder sibling finds work through the program.
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New York
William Bur
West 39Th Street
United States Marine Corps
Reece
Marine Corps
William
George
Wilson Approves Democratic National Convention Plans
President Wilson gave final approval to plans for the Democratic national convention in St. Louis. He met with Democratic leaders and Secretary Baker, who will attend as a personal representative, while concerns focus on the Mexican plank. Homer Cummins is seen as a likely DNC chairman candidate, with Bryan expected to avoid actions harming party unity. The president plans no campaign trips, though speeches may follow in summer and autumn.
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Washington
Wilson
St. Louis
Baker
Dudley Field Malone
New York
Mexico
Homer Cummins
Connecticut
William J. Bryan
Agitation for Move Ment Again Hidden in Arkansas
The article recalls the recurring push to move the University of Arkansas to Little Rock. It says Arkansas residents likely oppose removal, while Little Rock residents recognize Fayetteville rights and costs. It asserts voters won’t back relocation and predicts the next legislature will fund necessary buildings and improve old ones under Governor C H Brough.
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University of Arkansas
Little Rock
Univers
Arkan
Fayetteville
C. H. Brough
Little Rock Gets Weekly Paper The News
The Arkansas News, a new weekly in Little Rock, is edited by R. P. Robins with T. W. Mattingly as business manager. Mattingly also works with New Era Publishing. Robins has worked in Jonesboro and on the Arkansas Democrat and later published a Stuttgart daily. The publishers plan a Little Rock daily in the future.
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The
Arkansas News
Little Rock
R. P. Robins
T. W. Mattingly
Arkansas Democrat
Stuttgart
the News
Marine remembers trick played on elephant
Private Don C. Davis of the United States Marine Corps sought to be excused from elephant maneuvers after recalling a childhood prank involving slipping tobacco into a pachyderm. Ordered to face the animal anyway, Davis proved the tale of memory false as the two elephants were not related.
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San Diego
Cal
Don C. Davis
United States Marine Corps
Exposition
Davis
Summer Planting in Arkansas for Food and Feed
The note urges planting idle square rods in Arkansas for seed or food for people and livestock. It lists crops such as sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, soybeans, velvet beans, pumpkins, squash, sorghum, tomatoes, cabbage, beets, turnips, parsnips, and corn for green feed. Encourages rapid replanting after harvest and offers a garden calendar from the Cooperative Extension Service and a $50 scholarship for sale.
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Arkansas
Cooperative Extension Service
Old State House
Little Rock
Faypetteville
Colonization scheme reaches to Europe
Arkansas plans reach Europe as a railroad executive and a New York Jewish financier discuss sending Jewish families to Arkansas fertile lands. The idea hinges on emigrants leaving congested U S cities while trenches in Europe remain unfilled and many Jews work as farmers abroad.
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Arkansas
Europe
United States
Middle West
New York
Philadelphia
Determined Fight Will Be Taxation
One of the most determined fights of the next legislature will be on taxation. The state must place land on the tax books equitably or big corporations will sue and trigger endless litigation. Arkansas has large tracts costing little to lumber companies yet taxed at low rates, while firms refuse to sell for much more.
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Arkansas
Marines Launch Rolling Recruiting Cars for Interior Regions
Washington June 12 three combined freight and passenger autos converted as rolling recruiting offices will operate from San Francisco Atlanta and Boston to reach inland areas where Marines and their opportunities are little known. If successful the idea may expand to other regions and aligns with congressional plans to raise Marine strength by three thousand men. The Nevada News is priced at one dollar annually.
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Washington, D. C
United States Marine Corps
San Francisco
Atlanta
Boston
Marine Corps
Congress
Arkansas Travelers Seek Legislation At Hot Springs Convention
The Arkansas Travelers meet in Hot Springs to urge a constitutional amendment allowing commercial travelers to vote away from home with a card showing they have not voted that day. They also seek state approval for a hotel inspector to improve conditions for traveling workers.
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Arkansas
Hot Springs
Board organized to supervise Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy
A Little Rock board formed to oversee the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy activities and assist veterans, seeking participation in Confederate reunions and picnics through summer. They invite a speaker from A W Parke in Little Rock and aim for Arkansas representation at the Washington 1917 reunion with at least 75 automobiles in the parade.
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Little Rock
Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy
A. W. Parke
Arkansas Sons and Daughters
Washington
Arkansas
Hospital Senate fight over nervous disease facility
Dissension in the State Hospital for the Treatment of Nervous Diseases governance will linger into the next legislature. The State Senate will hear the dispute with prominent physicians signaling a fight on Board of Control confirmations and presenting evidence withheld at the recent Board investigation.
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State Senate
Board of Control
E. P. Bledsoe
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