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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1914. NUMBER 58.
CORA FOSTER
SHOOTSHUSBAND
Sunday Night At Home Of Ed
LHinlde Below White River
Bridge—Jury Exoner
I ates Her.
Martin Foster was shot and |
killed between 8 and 9 o’clock j
|| Sunday night by his wife, Cora j
H Foster, at the home of Ed Hin
t kle, 11/2 miles south of White
} River bridge. The coroner’s
I jury after investigating next
day the facts surrounding the
i killing, found that deceased
* came to his death by gunshot
wounds at the hands of Cora
Foster. The verdict further
stated “We, the jury find Cora
Foster justified and discharge
her.” This verdict was signed
bjr 12 of the jury, though W. E.
Sutherland refused to sign his
name to the same
The widow of the slain man
I was the only eye witness to the
shooting- She is a young woman
of 18 or 20 years of age; her
maiden name was Cora Wood
and she is a sister of Mrs- Ed
. !
Hinkle, to whose home she had l
y gone for the night after spend
T ing the day at the ferry with her
f mother.
She was a witness before Cor
jjf oner Melville’s jury and said that
her husband had beaten her only \
the Friday night before, that
I her husband often threatened
her life and that when she I
heard him call Ed Hinkle upon
Sunday night, she grabbed the
: *1 latter’s shotgun and ran out
into the front yard behind some
I honeysuckle.
^ Foster asked if it were her,
and when she answered yes, he ,
said he was going to kill her and
|> made a move as if to get over
the fence. She aimed the gun
and fired, then ran into the
house. Fearing that Foster! (
l would do them harm, Ed Hinkle
r and wife and Cora Fbster went
out through the front yard and
i spent the night writh a neighbor.
~ Upon their return between 5 and
f> next morning, they saw the
body of Foster lying in the road
i ■ beyond and south of the gate,
i ^ This was the story of the affair
as told by the woman and parts
of it were corroborated by other
witnesses.
Sheriff McCuistion, Coroner
.^L Melville and Prosecuting Attor
j ” ney C. M. Erwdn were notified
! and wTent to the scene of the
Shooting and attended the in
i quest hearing.
•» The jury was composed of
Frank Johnson, A. T- Seefluth,
W. M. Biggers, B. J. Hogue, F.
C. Davis, G. A. Stites, V. Las
well, Fred Davis, Tom Davis, T
H. Davis, Pete Davis, W E.
’ Sutherland.
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The Chautauqua Idea.
Forty years ago the Chautau
qua idea presented itself to the
mind of Lewis Miller, a noted
American inventor and philan
thropist, who suggested a plan
for its realization to the Rev.
John H- Vincent of New York,
r. Bishop of the Methodist Epis
copal Church, and with his help,
the first Chautauqua assembly
was held at Chautauqua, New
York, in August, 1874.
The principle of the idea is
that higher education may and
should be extended to all alike,
and that such education should
not be confined to colleges and
universities, but should be car
ried to the people in their homes
and at their work. The means
most commonly employed to
reach all classes of people is to
establish an old fashioned camp
meeting and instead of dispens
ing religion, dispense higher ed
ucation in a very pleasing and
attractive manner by means of
lectures, music and special class
es for children.
If anyone thinks that a Chau
tauqua assembly is dry and un
interesting because it is educa
tional, they have only to
tend one number of the average
Chautauqua program to learn
otherwise. Nothing comes
nearer supplying a liberal edu
cation lor the amount invested.
The five days’ Chautauqua
course engaged by the progress
ive, up-to-date business men of
Newport will undoubtedly prove
to be the “greatest” camp meet
ing ever held in our city- No
evangelist in America today
would do us half as much sub
stantial good for five times the
amount of the investment in
volved. The wide-awake people
of Jackson county will start to
forget all tHeir troubles the
morning of the 19th and will
have none to forget before the
24th.
Get the Chautauqua idea and
give your brains a treat.
A Newport Minister.
Wannamaker To Pay $100,000.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., June 8.—
A settlement for $100,000 in the
fraud cases against John Wan
namaker will soon be accepted
by the government according to
a confidential announcement to
day from thp treasury depart
ment
A similar settlement was ac
cepted in this case in the closing
days of the Taft administration
but the case was reopened by
this administration.
The grand jury of Philadel
phia refused to indict Wanamak
er or others. This announce
ment is confirmed by a high au
thority in the department of
justice
Teacher's Institute.
The Jackson County Teachers’
Institute convened in this city
Monday morning at 8:30 and is
being held at the Hgh School au
ditorium. The Institute is being
conducted by Prof. Shaver, coun
ty superintendent. The attend
ance will probably exceed one
hundred before the Institute
closes.
Rev- W. P. Chalmers of the
Presbyterian church was invitee
to make the opening talk and in
vocation this morning
Mrs. Maude McCormack an<
little daughter, Corinne: o
Shreveport,. La., were guests o
.. Newport friends, Sunday, ei
' route t'6 Ratesviiie 'to visit he:
The Chautauqua
Puts the Town
on the Map
THE live boosters of this town are backing the Chautau- / ^
qua. The fact that we are to have a Chautauqua
l
proves that we have boosters.
Chautauqua time centers the thought of the whole sur
rounding country upon the towa
The Redj. ath-Vawter advertising campaign puts the name .
of the town before the eyes of thousands. i
The presence of the Chautauqua makes the town the cen
ter of an influx of people for a week.
The work of successfully boosting together for Chautauqua
reveals to the business men of the town how easy it is to
achieve big results by working in harmony.
Once the habit of pulling together is formed there is noth
ing a town can’t do.
The Chautauqua increases human knowledge, human experi
ence and human happiness. It puts people, as Well as towns. j
! on the m-i; i
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ENTERS BUCKINGHAM
ROYAL PALACE
Just To Show That He Could Is
Exploit For Which Harry
Pike Is In Prison.
I
United Press Dispatch
I London, Junt 8.—England is
amazed over the exploit of Har
ry Pike, who broke into Buck
ingham Palace “just to show
i that it could be done” and with a
bravado originating in drink,
j Pike evaded the guard, scal
ed the high wall topped with
1 spikes, foiled a basement win
dow and wandered about the
(corridors- He was at one time
within a few feet of the queen’s
'apartments. In opening a door
into the maid’s room he awaken
ed her and was captured after a
brief chase. The guard has
been increased.
Struck By Lightning.
Mrs. Anderson, the mother-in
law of Mr. Albright, cashier of
the Bank of Hoxie, was struck
by lightning Wednesday after
noon. Her entire side was con
siderably burned and the shock
rendered her unconscious until
after the arrival of Dr. Pringle,
who was sent for promptly. It
‘s quite remarkable that she
should survive the shock, but
since regaining consciousness it
is reported she continues to im
prove and it is thought will fully
recover.
! | The bolt of lightning came
from a thunder cloud east of
■ Hoxie. There was no rain at
[ Hoxie, the shower being four or
. five miles away—Hoxie Enter
prise.
1 Three Hurt In Explosion.
F United Pr^ss Dispatch.
F Meridian, Miss., June 8.—
i Three men were fatally hurt
HUERTA CANCELS
BLOCKADE ORDER
Realizes Futility of Sending
Three Gunboats Against Un
cle Sam’s Battleships.
United Press Dispatch.
Mexico City, Mexico, June 8.—
The Huerta government today
decided to countermand the or-1
der to blockade the port of Tam
pico now in the hands of the 1
Constitutionalists, who are ex
pecting to receive ammunition
and other war supplies through
the Antilla and other ships en
route to Tampico. This action !
is believed to have followed in
formation from Niagara Falls
that the United States would not
permit a blockade and the Huer- ,
ta Cabinet realized the futility
of opposing the American naval
force.
.VILLA TRAINING TROOPS
United Press Dispatch .
Chihuahua, Mexico, June 8. —
General Francisco Villa left for
;Torreon today and will remain
I there for a week training his
troops for the Zacatecas cam
paign.
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URGE FEDERALS TO SUR
RENDER.
United Press Dispatch.
I Aboard California off Mazat
|lan, June 8.—Non-combatants
I here are pleading with the mili
tary governor to surrender to
the rebels for in addition to
death and starvation, many citi
zens are being killed by rebel
sharpshooters
! REPORT FROM NIAGARA
j United Press Dispatch,
j Niagara Falls, June 8.—Long
I code telegrams were exchanged
j between the Mexicans here and
j Huerta. It is believed here that
_lHue
REPEAL Of
CANAL TOLLS
Act May Come Tonight But
President Is Opposed to j
Norris Amendment.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., June 8- —
President Wilson said today that
the Norris Amendment to the
Canal Tolls Repeal Bill was un
necessary, but declined to indi
cate whether he would approve
the bill if passed so amended.
However senate leaders believe
that he will sign the bill but file
a memorandum of his views stat
ing that said amendment was
not submitted to him and point
ing out that it is impossible to
either confer or waive treaty
rights by legislation
The President believes that
the conservation program of the
administration will pass the
House before adjournment, but
admitted there was little hope !
of getting it before the Senate, j
He believes that the Senate will |
only consider the trust and ap- j
propriation bills once the Canal;
Tolls question is settled.
The administration does not
expect action on the Philippine
independence program ustil the
December session.
Simmons Expects Vote.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., June 8. —
Senator Simmons has predicted
that the toll exemption bill vote
tnajtJbe taken tonight... ....
For Rent—4 room cottage.
Apply to Mrs. L. B. Grant, 403
Leona St. 53dtf
In The Jackson Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of
S. D. Bateman, deceased.
To Mollie Runyan, a non-res
ident :
You are hereby notified that
Wm- L. Moose, attorney general
of Arkansas, on behalf of the
State, has filed a petition in the
Probate Court of Jackson coun
ty, Arkansas, praying that an
appraiser be appointed to ascer
tain the value of said estate, and
for judgment in favor of the
State of Arkansas for all Inher
itance Taxes due thereon, and
you are therefore warned to ap
pear in said court on the 14th
day of July, 1914, and show
cause, if any you have, why said
petition should not be granted
and said tax paid.
Witness my hand and the seal
of said court, at Newport, Ark
ansas, this 6th day of June,
1914.
G- L. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Probate Court.
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