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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
4
The Prescott Daily News rates section lists subscription terms entered as second class matter on April 15 1907 at Prescott Arkansas. It notes per copy per month charges and monthly rates for prepaid eight or six months and a 40 cent per month rate for non prepaid. Telephone 242.
A list of state officials and county offices with candidate names and roles including Governor George W. Donaghey Secretary of State 0 C Ludwig State Treasury 7 Lh Yates State Auditor Joan R Jobe Commissioner of Mines Manufacturing and Agriculture Guy B Tucker Commissioner of Lands L B Coffman Superintendent of Public Instruction George B Cook Justice of the Supreme Court to succeed Justice Riddick J C Hart Justice of the Supreme Court full term Carroll D Wood Congress Minor Wallace Prosecuting Attorney Ua Graves Countywide ticket Wise Aw Whaley Sheriff Edlott D County Judge A M Denman Circuit Clerk Foe Merrah County Clerk J A Bailey County Treasurer W C Felts Assessor MO D Bright Surveyor Tom Lavender Coroner Purtle Cotton Weigher H T Ingram Justices of the Peace F M Smyth John Eshers T F Burns Constable Co B Moon
A street car collided with a heavy wagon in front of 500 spectators. The wagon box pinned Dryer against an elevated pillar, ending his life in a gruesome, mangled end as many women fainted during the tragedy.
In New York on June 27 authorities search safe deposit vaults for a $200,000 fortune left by August Konrad who died in a asylum. Konrad left three keys but did not reveal vault locations. His widow and family contend for the fortune.
In a collision between an express and freight train near Baroda, Bombay and Baroda Railway, a number of people were killed. Loss of life cannot be estimated until wreckage is cleared. Four passenger coaches and four mall cars of the express train and four cars of the freight were burned.
Amarillo Texas June 27 The city enforces a dry order as liquor dealers prepare to contest the law on new grounds while refusing to reveal plans. About five thousand dollars worth of liquor was sold Thursday to those stocking up for the drouth.
Meadows charged with the murder of Alice Conners was refused bail at a preliminary hearing in Houston. The grand jury has taken up the matter and Meadows has made no statement, with attorneys agreeing to present the case to the grand jury as soon as possible.
J G Good a prominent farmer of Ben Hur Limestone county was assassinated Thursday night while asleep. A blood hound search was requested by Sheriff Tilley Friday morning. His widow and an adopted daughter survive in the wake of the unknown killer.
The state sought a writ of garnishment in district court to halt payments due to B. Dorchester as receiver for Waters-Pierce Oil in Texas. The suit targets money owed by Dorchester to Standard Oil entities in the state anti trust case against Security Oil and others. This follows four earlier state filings, potentially restricting oil sales to Dorchester and forcing purchases from independents.
Austin June 27 Board of Pardon advisers refused to grant the application of Monk Gibson for commutation of death sentence. As soon as the board made its report to the executive department Private Secretary Barton at once forwarded the report and all papers bearing an application to Governor Campbell at Waxahachie.
Fort Worth police seek clues to a spree in the business district on Thursday night. Six stores were entered and robbed, about $600 of merchandise taken, primarily clothing and dry goods. Investigators believe the same gang carried out all break ins.
A report from Chicago dated June 7 details the case of John Dryer, a railroad switchman, in a fearful incident on the city’s tracks. The article notes the circumstances surrounding the event and public safety concerns.
Teheran reports ongoing depredations by troops with houses raided and reformers executed. Hundreds imprisoned, refugees seek safety in foreign legations as the shah's tactics delay revolution and threaten dissolution of any parliament elected with revolutionaries.
Yesterday's gathering drew a large crowd with Mrs. Wright hosting gracefully. The piece extols the W C T U Flower Mission, its origins, Frances Willard's influence, and how the program expanded to aid Fresh Air, schools, and settlements, urging Prescott to beautify homes and church surroundings.
A dispatch from Windhoek reports a diamond field in German Southwest Africa near Luderitz Bay covering nearly ten square miles. The discovery in Damara land signals a major new mining area and could attract prospectors and investors.
Chicago on June 27 reports a four team league claimed as the most unique in the world. One team is Chinamen, one Italians, one Hebrews, and the fourth is mixed of all nationalities. The unusual league formation draws attention as a colorful ethnic sports novelty in the city.
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