Indian Reservation and Settler Lands on Great Sioux Reserve
The article describes a large reservation spanning forty five miles north to south and seventy miles east to west, with about 5000 settlers on the reserve. It notes the land’s wooded character, the presence of wagon trains and Conestoga wagons, and railroads surrounding the area. It highlights the struggle between the Hassen Indians and settlers, the transfer of land, and the potential for 4000 claims of 110 acres each, amid changing policy and border tensions.
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Bagin
Metiny
Equetter
Mellette
Missouri
King
Milweates
National Conventions Frame Parties for 1888 Race
Reports from state gatherings show Democratic, Republican, and third parties selecting delegates for the Chicago National Convention. Vermont and North Carolina choose instructions while Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska outline stances. criminal and political turmoil across nations influence the platforms.
Cattlemen Surrender After Clash with Rustiers
United States troops arrest forty of the Rustiers foes in a confrontation described by witnesses as a significant surrender. The incident centers on cattlemen tensions, with authorities detaining multiple combatants and consolidating control over the area.
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United States
Local Farmer Ends Life in Secluded Timber Patch
A well-to-do farmer named Frei Buse, living south of Momence, reportedly killed himself using a firearm after retreating to a remote timber thicket. Authorities indicate no due motive is clear and a family tragedy unfolds in the rural area.
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Frei Buse
Momence
Lil
Senate salutes days of law and leglislation in 52nd Congress
The record shows discussions on tariff and reciprocity with Germany, a poplar election amendment, and multiple bills passed including bank safety measures, Army-related laws, and the Geary Chinese bill. It notes construction funding for the National Museum and a Columbus statue site, plus free city mail delivery extensions.
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House
Finance
Stewart
Senate
Messrs. Dawes
Cellos
Dolph
Morgan
National Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Ponfsdal
Christopher Jumbus
Capitol Grounds
Peonavivania Avenue
World's Fair Exhibits Move to Chicago Exposition Notes
Utah citizens back a grand display with loans of Columbian antiquities to the Ethnographic Museum. Missouri World's Fair Board ships nine tree trunks to form three rustic columns for the exposition grounds. The Lord of the Isles locomotive from England will be shown, a Civil War era engine once famed at London’s 1881 fair. Exposition costs reach 3,800,031 with 622,246,403 in projects. many contracts already set and bonds issued.
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Utah
Jonathan Rom
Goigesan
Anaes
Solita
Ivalian
Alexander del Nero
Rome
Ethnographic Museum of
Chicago
Great Western Railway of England
Lord of the Islea
Ewindon
Sir Daniel Giococh
London
Mittee
Government Letters Hit Flood Aid and Trials
Secretary Elkins ordered 00 tents shipped from St Louis to Columbus Mayor for flood relief. Senate dismissed executive clerk James R Young for allegedly betraying executive session secrets. President approves life saving act for crews on U S lakes bays and sounds. James W Cooper, amid the Schneider murder trial in Washington, dies from exhaustion after serving as juror.
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Elkins
St. Louis
Columbus
Miss
United States Senate
James R. Young
United States
James W. Coopen
Schneider
Washington
Fourta
House Passes Cotton Tie Bill and Opportune Naval Talks
The House approved the Cotton Tie bill by 166 to 45 and reported a tin plate free list measure. It moved to place Pere Marquette’s statue in Statuary Hall and reported the River and Harter year bill. The day included a subport of entry for West Point Virginia and plans for a Head Mass life saving station.
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Wisconsin
The
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Wise
West Point
O'Neil
Head
Mass
District of Columbia
Combs
Mr¢. Alien
Mississipp
Ferrall
Virg iGle
Gainesvill
Okianoma
Gulf Raiilroad
Indian Territory
H. Sibley
Sibley
Flooded Tombigbee Valley Devastates Alabama Communities
Dispatch from Columbus Mississippi reports unprecedented floodwaters along the Tombigbee River valley washing away farms, roads, and rail lines. Dozens of drownings include at least seventy five colored residents. rescuers endured hours in trees as rivers widened to ten miles. Authorities appeal for federal aid as recovery begins with extensive property losses and displaced families.
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Columbus
Miss
Tombighes
Tombigbee River
Eeissisaippii
Alabama
Frightful explosion devastates Wilkes Barre mill
A massive blast at the Wilkes Barre Powder Company in Pennsylvania completely destroyed the mill. The explosion, felt for miles, killed seven workers including John Gibbons and Daniel Carey baugh and injured many others. Debris, shattered buildings, and a chaotic scene followed as authorities worked to confirm casualties and locate missing workers.
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Witkesharre
Penn
Ingon
Fie Nanos
John Gibbons
Daniel Careybaugh
Moses Tucser
Berg
Allan Small
Cara
Daniel Billings
Moses
Ing
Regen
Peach
Settlement of Italy US indemnity ends New Orleans lynching row
United States and Italy resolved the New Orleans lynching dispute with a 125 000 franc indemnity to distribute among victims families. Diplomatic relations are fully resumed. Minister Porter to return to Rome as Italian Charge d Affaires ends.
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United States
Italy
New Orleana
Sines
New
New Orleans
Porter
Rome
Orderet
Wasnixoror
United
Jenen
G. Gor
Marquis Imperiali
Mik
Plaine
Washington, D.C
Republic
Congress
Marquis di Rudini
Levatin
Prominent Figures and Figures in a Whimsical Ledger
A collage of brief notes mentions President Harrison receiving over 199000 letters yearly and his favorite dish ham and spinach. It notes Lord Tennyson’s age as a voracious novel reader and Labpy Tennyson composing music for thirty of her husband’s lyrics. Various notable figures are listed with fleeting facts about salaries, residences, marriages, and roles.
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Harrison
Lord Tennyson
Labpy Tennyson
GoversoRn Eelect Krown
Rhode Ialand
Investiture of Egypt's Khedive at Abdin Palace
The ceremony in Cairo featured the Khedive's investiture with a Turkish firman read by an official. Ahmed Eyoub Pasha arrived with cavalry escort as troops saluted, bands played, and the city celebrated with flags and illumination. The Sinai Peninsula administration awaited after the core proceedings.
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Abdin Palace
Cairo
Abidin
Dias
Ahmed Eyoub Pasha
Turkey
Sinai Peninsula
Khedive
Tokio Fire Destroys 6000 Homes Killing 100 Plus
Advices from Japan report a disastrous blaze in Tokio the capital of the Japanese Empire. The fire destroyed 6000 houses and left many thousands homeless while the death toll exceeded one hundred. Firefighters and police saved the new son of the capital amid chaotic egress as residents fled with belongings.
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Tokio
Toklo
Yeldo
Hondo
Yeddo
Tonogawa
Soto-Siro
Midzi
Tombigbee Flood Claims Hundreds in Mississippi
A late Tombigbee flood toll reaches about 250 deaths with over 200 Black victims. Three relief parties recover 159 bodies. A family of nine survived six days on a raft. a colored woman and infant saved from a mattress. More than 500 homes destroyed and 2,000 homeless as waters recede leaving a desolate, swampy landscape. The disaster spurred calls for state and federal aid.
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Mississippi
Train Robbery Fails Near Wilhite Alabama Four Captured
Four colored desperadoes attempted to rob a Louisville and Nashville freight train at Wilhite Alabama sixty miles from Birmingham. A gunfight left Tom Wright dead, two escapees, and one captured. Other gang members later arrested confessing prior involvement at Wiens.
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Wilhite
Birmingham
Ala
Falkvillea
Tom Wright
Wiens
Domestic roles questioned in wartime era rhetoric
In a period voice comment, the piece argues that foreign acceptance should not be dictated by a husband’s gun but by the wife’s authority within the home. It invokes Mr Trycacon and Lieut Hetherington as symbols, stressing domestic sanctity as a national concern.
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Mr. Trycacon
Lieut
Hetherington
Hustand
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