Negroes Attack John G Benton in Lackland Springs
Reported late last night a group of two cousins attacked John G Benton at his Lackland Springs home after seeking shells for a hunting trip. Benton was struck four times and remains in serious but improving condition. one assailant surrendered this morning, with the other in custody, each blaming the other while detectives assess guilt.
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John G. ‘Benton
Lackland Springs
Mr. Benton
Statin
Cash
Butler
Larkin Butler
Benton
Bach
McLaughlin
Forest fire crisis in Arkansas appears to ease
Dispatches report the Arkansas forest fires have abated significantly since Thursday night and the danger point is passed. From Perry the smoke is lifting and the atmosphere would be clear if not for a light fog, as relayed to the Gazette.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
the Gazette
Perry
Destruction by Fire Hits Arkadelphia Depot Area
Fires in the old field below the Arkadelphia depot burned for two days and caused extensive damage. The Arkadelphia Milling Company lumber yards were saved by heroic efforts. A fence and two cotton storage houses on the McNutt farm were destroyed, along with three Troy Mountain box cars. Several hundred other cars on a gravel spur were saved during the strike.
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Arkadelphia
Arkadelphia Milling Company
McNutt
Troy Mountain
Price Acquitted in Negro-on-Negro Killing Case
In Conway on November 26 a colored jury acquitted Frank Price in the shooting of Grant Oglesby, a fellow Black man. The coroner noted all involved were Negroes and concluded the killing justifiable, ordering Price released from bond.
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Conway
Ag Jn
Grant Oglesby
Frank Price
Price
Arkansas river steamboat plan sparks Little Rock meeting
A November meeting at the Board of Trade launched a push to reestablish Arkansas River navigation. A proposed company with about 100000 capital would operate boats on the river for up to five years, with stock pledged by H F Auten and the Scott Mayer Company via Max Mayer. Judge W M Shavanaugh presided as Arkansas River Commission head, with business leaders in attendance.
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Little Rock
United States Engieering Corps
Arkansas River
United States
Board of Trade
H. F. Auten
Scott-Mayer Commission
Max Mayer
W.M .Shavanaugh
Arkansas River Commission
Mord Roberts
T. N. Abington
T. P. Brashear
Doyle
Doe Asher
W. B
Prominent Texarkana Figures Rack Up Fuel Plant Costs
The article lists C M Scott A Handy J T Jar rell C E Smith J F Auten W W Dickinson John H Martin A Lofton Max Mayer George R Mann DH Sanders and B F Foreman of Texarkana. It notes the combined interests run hundreds of thousands of dollars and that W W Dickinson spends about 50 000 for fuel over a four year period at his brick manufacturing plant, where he serves as president.
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C. M. Scott
A. Handy
J. T. Jarrell
C. E. Smith
J. F
Auten W.W. Dickinson
John H. Martin
Max Mayer
George R. Mann
DH. Sanders
B. F. Foreman
Texarkana
W. W. Dickinson
Ginners Report Totals by State Cotton Ginned to Nov 14
Memphis Tenn Nov 20 The National Ginners Association tallies cotton ginned up to November 14 by state. Texas leads with 2 881 000 bales followed by Georgia 1 553 000 Alabama 1 002 000 Mississippi 1 093 000 Arkansas 656 000 South Carolina 941 000 North Carolina 449 000 Tennessee 247 000 Louisiana 341 000 Oklahoma 336 000 Missouri and Kentucky 41 000 Virginia 6 000 Total 9 597 000.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Ginners' Association
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Missouri
Kentucky
Arkansas Case Dismissal In Rock Island Railroads Suit
The State of Arkansas yesterday through Roy Y. Campbell Prosecuting Attorney dismissed the penalty suit against the Rock Island railroads filed last Saturday. The dismissal followed Judge Trieber's order holding Campbell and the Railroad Commission in contempt of court.
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State of Arkansas
Roy 9. Campbell
Sixth Judicial District
Rock Island
Trieber
Campbell
Railroad Commission
Trains Collide at Brinkley. Brakeman Killed in Fire
Charles A. Clark, brakeman on an extra Rock Island freight, died when his train rear ended a caboose in dense fog near Brinkley at 4 AM. Four others injured. Fire consumed the caboose and one car, Clark identified only by a caboose key found on the scene.
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Clarks
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John G. Benton
Prescott
Moncrief Millinery Co
Bank of Prescott
T. C. McRae, Jr
Ginners’ Report
Charles Clark
Argenta
St. Louis
Sea Island
Ozan Mercantile Co
Prescott, Arkansas
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