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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
4
Local items report travel by M W Greeson and J W Bostic to Louisiana and Clark County, Texarkana trips by Aiken Ki and Tom Haynie, visits to the city by Mes Jina Haniby and Noel Nichols, and a new Hesterly fountain at the Nevada County Drug Store. The school board plans to meet to select assistant teachers. For sale 80 acre farm near Blevins. New shoe styles, rugs sale, and a barber shop move noted.
A timetable of May events includes cemetery memorials at DeAnn, the Texarkana street fair, Grand Lodge Knights and Ladies of Honor in Little Rock, State Pharmacists and Arkansas Medical Society meetings in Little Rock, an Arkansas Funeral Directors gathering, a Musical Festival, Fortnightly and Knights of Pythias sessions, Self Culture Club gatherings, Arkansas Press Association in Little Rock, Christian Church Convention, and Decoration Day observances. The long list highlights many groups convening in Little Rock and other cities across the month.
Levi Moore just returned from a business trip to Stamps. Hon. WV Tompkins plans a layover from a business trip to Little Rock. Miss Daisy Hicks of McNeil visits Miss Mamie Go ten for a few days. Jnc G Benton Lacks Springs merchant spends today in Prescott. Miss Ruth Moneyief to continue music classes at her home through the summer. Exam tablets adopted by the school board. Cummins recovering from a nervous breakdown and expects to appear on the streets today. Red cedar shingles advertised as best by Junction Launcher Co Elles Comer of Nevada will preach at the Christian Church next Sunday morning and night. All invited.
Four persons died and twelve injured in an incendiary fire that leveled a five story tenement on Orchard Street near Delaney and Allen. Victims named Eva Berg Samuel Sach Hattie Koplemann and an unidentified man. Firemen and police rescued many on crowded fire escapes amid chaotic exits.
Baltimore May 8 bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church report a wonderful increase at the general conference. The addresses indicate a gratifying financial gain and positive outlook for church operations and missions.
The Committee on Arrangement for decorating soldiers graves met at Mc Rae and Tompkins offices and outlined events for Sunday at 2 30 p m at Pack. Participants to bring flowers to garland the gray and the blue. Walk from Park to Cemetery with prayers by Rev Ware. Talks by veterans and others. Ladies to arrange music. Committee chair 70 8 Jones.
In Fort Gaines Georgia on May 8 Hubert Robinson is under arrest for murdering his wife and dumping her body from a bridge into the Chattahoochee River. Relatives reported her missing and police chief Williams led the investigation. It is alleged Robinson confessed to the crime.
A gasoline explosion killed Mrs. Nelle Witt of Comanche Texas. A separate Santa Fe railway wreck near Goldthwaite Texas injured several people.
In Little Rock the filing of a protest with the State Democratic Committee targets the nomination of Congressman Minor Wallace seeking a seventh district reelect. Former State Senator William Goodwin of Warren leads the protest while Wallace defers to the primary outcome and the state committee is expected to settle the matter.
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