Army to Clear Sooners From Indian Territory Lands
Secretary Hitchcock asked Secretary Root to deploy U S troops into Kiowa Comanche and Apache reservations in Indian Territory to protect settlers as the area is opened for 160 acre homesteads. More than 1000 sooners have already entered the Wichita mountains claiming mineral stakes amid plans to allot the land to settlers. The department vows fair treatment and avoidance of injustice as the new reservation is opened for settlement.
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Hitchcocking
Root
Indian Territory
United States
Wichiita Mountains
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Opening Plans Stir Territorial Lands Debate
The government plans equal chances for settlers despite scarce 160 acre tracts as thousands apply. Duncan Oklahoma protests grazing lands near the military forest reserve hinder town communication while Texas objects to a Texas boundary pasture. Secretary Root orders Fort Sill cavalry to clear lawless elements and guard lands until opening day. Kiowa envoy seeks postponement to allow treaty review in Congress.
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Oklahoma
Duncan
Okla
Military Forest Reserve
Texas
Root
Fort Sill
J. T
Washington
Congress
Carnegie's Castle and a Curse of Skibo Estate
The piece recounts Andrew Carnegie's Scottish philanthropy including a 500,000 library gift and a 10,000 scholarship endowment, notes local beliefs that gifts may lift Skibo Castle's curse, and parallels with Newstead Abbey. It also touches on Hague arbitration for China and mentions an ancient oak on Chios Island.
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Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
United States
Glasgow
New York
Atlantic
Skibo Castle
Highlands
Tweed
Lord Byron
Newstead Abbey
Colonel Webb
London
Newstead
Many-Tongued telephone and two sides to questions
The article describes the telegraphone invention by Poulsen of Copenhagen a device that records sound on a steel wire and replays it via magnets. It notes dual sides to political questions and reports Mrs Hanna Omeyer winning damages and Professor Jewett moving to Ta Salle Seminary in Boston.
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Poulsen
Copenhagen
Denmark
National Civic Federation
Hanna Omeyer
New York City
George IF. Jewett
Youngstown, D
the Raven High School
Ta Salle Seminary For Young Women
Boston
Two Old Friends Recall Rope Skipping Pastimes
In a breezy reminiscence two elderly women at a window discuss their daughters and past times. They watch Margaret skip rope with amazing speed, remarking that the child’s vigor outpaces adult memories while a playful, rambling Irish-tinged exchange unfolds with later boastful plans and a humorous, unfinished punchline.
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Margaret
Sue
Detroit Free Press
Othello Joke and Real Estate Scheme in Brief Snippets
In a New York Magistrate Brann matter a jealous husband nicknamed Othello is corrected by a policeman who reveals his real name is Johnson. A Chicago News bit relays a jokey real estate tale where a farmer boasts gold flecks in poultry feed to fool city folks.
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Johnson
New York Evening Sun
Brann
Othello
Sastino
Chicago News
Doctor and patient cycle fashion clash joke
A humorous quote from Heltere Welt features a doctor advising bicycle use while the patient cites a fashionable automobile purchase. The exchange highlights conflicting health advice and evolving trends in mobility.
Dearborn alimony arrest inspires barbed Chicago quip
In Chicago Dearborn reporter notes Cholly Cheels is jailed for failing to pay alimony as Clark mocks wealthier individuals being pinched for money. A Tit-Bits satire then shows a diner demanding restaurant French phrases, the waiter failing to supply them, until a gooseberry tart is offered.
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Dearborn
Cholly Cheels
Clark
Chicago Daily News
Little Laughs and Pearls of wit from a comic page
A snippet of humorous lines from a vintage column featuring a quip about quorum dinner table scenes and playful exchanges between characters. It includes a mock letter excerpt and a joke about a weather reader known for predicting rain when plans arise.
Re N eeded the Money From the Milwaukee Sentinel
A well known local character, famed for spending, told a political candidate in a thick Irish brogue with a drinking lilt that he was glad to see the candidate run for office. He declared he would head to the Third Ward that afternoon to work hard for the effort.
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The
Milwaukee Sentinel
Jimmie
Lace Gloves Trend Sparks Summer Fashion
A Minneapolis Times writer recalls Dolly transforming old lace into fingerless gloves with elbow or shoulder length options. She says lace mitts will be in vogue for dinners and garden parties, with store prices high, but skilled amateurs can craft them at home. The piece also notes a French scientist’s claim that ancient humans date to about 238000 years ago.
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Dolly
Minneapolis Times
Incamitte
Allen's Paot-Iap and Foot-Mase Powder Advertisement
An 19th century style ad promotes Allen's Paot-Iap as the sole cure for sworn swelling burning sweating corns and bunions with Foot-Mase and powder for shoes. It invites requests from druggists and shoe stoves and gives an address in Leroy NY. Also briefly notes a housekeeping tip about not mortgaging the house and a jab at costly mistakes.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Fragmented 1900 Classified Fragments From A Philadelphia Record
A collage of early 20th century ads and notes mentions Defiance Starch, Yellowstone Park scenery brochure by Oregon Short Line Railway, Piso’s Cure, Dr Le Duc’s Female Regulator, rubber goods, and general advertising commentary. Includes varied claims and historical references with small local slogans and pieces of advice.
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Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park
Oregon Short Line Railway
D. E. Burley
Salt Lake City
Utah
Kid Droge Co
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Aegean Sea
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Teel
Bir
Old Jaweler
Chicago
Sonny
Percy
Pauline
Jimtown
Saul
Prire
Tio
Frankfurter Zeitung
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England
Phia
Fition
Aadel
Canada
Land of Plenty
Department of Interior
Ottumwa
N. Bartholomew
Wirth St
Des Moines
Iowa
Ae& Tire Company
Indianapolis, Ind
ORNS
Leghard
Hamburg
Ieawned
Suto Fray Chicug
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