"City of Roses" (1872); "Change the name of Arkansas" (1909, 1912)

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Little Rock, Arkansas wants a new nickname, one like "the Big Apple."
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"City of Roses" appears to date from at least 1872.
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"Change the name of Arkansas" was discussed here before, but here are 1909  
and 1912 citations.
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(GOOGLE NEWS)
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_OUR TOWN : Little Rock notebook_ 
(http://www.ardemgaz.com/ShowStoryTemplate.asp?Path=ArDemocrat/2006/02/23&ID=Ar01501&Section=Arkansas) 
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette  (subscription), AR -  <NOBR>Feb 2
BY JILL ZEMAN ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE. Little Rock, once  known as the “
City of Roses,” is in need of a new nickname, city leaders  say. ... 
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(PROQUEST)
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_A  Bit of Southwestern Life._ 
(http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=859946072&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=11409
71603&clientId=65882) 
LOUISE COFFIN JONES.  Our Continent (1882-1882). Philadelphia: Jun 7, 1882.  
Vol. 1, Iss. 17; p. 259 (1 page) :
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Peach trees were covered with pink blossoms; hyacinths, daffodils and  
jonquils were blooming in the borders, and the innumerable rose-vines and bushes  
which have caused the name "City of Roses to be bestowed upon Little Rock were  
clothing themselves in fresh green and preparing for high carnival in  April.
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(NEWSPAPERARCHIVE)
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     _The  Evening News_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=olJOpJH/3rKKID/6NLMW2lBWXAtuOb4Qd6eciGl8BAERXo9KEVIjaw==)  _Saturday,  January 
16, 1909_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="change+the+name+of+arkansas"+AND+date:1909-01-16)  _Ada,_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="change+the+name+of+arkansas"+AND+cityid:76+AND+stateid:74+AND+r
ange:1759-1922)   _Oklahoma_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="change+the+name+of+arkansas"+AND+stateid:74+AND+range:1759-1922)   
...Well 1 should  smile CHANGE THE NAME OF ARKANSAS,  never' question to THE voters. 
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Would it be practiced to locate the Southeastern State Normal at Ada. Well  I 
should smile. Change the name of Arkansas, never!
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     _The Fort Wayne News_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=P9SpTvomPU+KID/6NLMW2gMitfdHMug7yFTUTGYEwwPHiBf35r4+zA==)  _Thursday,  November 
20, 1913_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="name+of+arkansas"+AND+date:1913-11-20)  _Fort  Wayne,_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="name+of+arkansas"+AND+cityid:10328+AND+stateid:38+AND+range:175
9-1916)  _Indiana_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="name+of+arkansas"+AND+stateid:38+AND+range:1759-1916)   ...... "Changing  the NAME 
OF ARKANSAS The_real Dodecker wasn't there  to hear it and the pseudo ... ..

Pg. 14:
Two factors served to detract from the entertainment of that Judge  
Mungovan's parody on Jeff Davis' speech on "Changing the Name of  Arkansas."
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(MAKING OF AMERICA--MICHIGAN)
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Title: Resources of the state of  Arkansas,: with description of counties, 
railroads, mines, and the city of  Little Rock.
Author:  Henry, James P.
Publication Info: Little Rock,  Ark.,: Price & McClure, 1872.

Collection: Making of  America Books
_Page  109_ 
(http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa;cc=moa;g=moagrp;xc=1;q1=city%20of%20roses;rgn=full%20text;idno=ABL6083.0001.001;didno=
ABL6083.0001.001;view=image;seq=0109)  :
>From the great variety and rare  beauty of the flowers and shrubs in the 
public and private gardens, Little Rock  has long been known as the "City of 
Roses," or "Flower  City."

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