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100 YEARS AGO Oct. 2, 1917
TEXARKANA — Mrs. Agnes D. Badstenboer, 70-years old, widow of a Union Soldier of the civil war, was struck by the south bound Cotton Belt Passenger train as it was pulling into the city at the College Hill crossing and instantly killed at 10 o’clock this morning. Persons who witnessed the tragedy said that she attempted to cross the tracks in front of the approaching train. She was hurled about 40 feet and was dead when the first persons reached her. Her neck was broken. She had lived in Texarkana for more than 30 years.
50 YEARS AGO Oct. 2, 1967
Chester Jenders, 34, of Roland (Pulaski County) died Sunday after being struck by a car driven by Howell Williams, 37, of Little Rock. State Police said Jenders had left his pickup truck to assist another motorist on state Highway 11, about two miles south of here. Williams was treated and released at a hospital here. Jenders was parts manager for Balch Motor Company and a member of St. Francis Roman Catholic Church at Little Italy and the Rosary Sodality.
25 YEARS AGO Oct. 2, 1992
An administrative assistant at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has confessed to stealing thousands of dollars from a department account, Little Rock police said Thursday. Wanda Lucille Wiseman, 54, of 2323 N. McKinley St., who was fired from another state agency eight years ago in another theft case, confessed Sept. 11 after “she realized she was going to be found out” by UAMS officials, police said. No charges can be filed until an internal audit is completed, detective Clem Papineau said.
10 YEARS AGO Oct. 2, 2007
Little Rock is preparing a lawsuit against the nightclub where a man was killed in a shootout early Saturday, City Attorney Tom Carpenter said Monday. The lawsuit will allege that The Sandpiper Club at 4726 Asher Ave. is a nuisance, citing the weekend homicide and other reported crimes, Carpenter said. City Manager Bruce Moore said he will meet with Carpenter and Mayor Mark Stodola on Wednesday to discuss what measures the city will ask a judge to take. The city could ask for the club to make improvements or for it to be shut down, he said.