Opening Lands for Settlement in Kiowa and Comanche Country
President McKinley opens the Kiowa and Comanche reservation for August 6th settlement. Hundreds from the East race to El Reno and Lawton, amid warnings of water scarcity and alkali soils, while Quanah Parker and other tribes remain central figures in a landscape poised for homesteads, cattle, and possible mining booms.
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McKinley
Middle ‘West
Grand Oklahoma
el Reno
Lawton
East
Jonah
Texas
General Forrest
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Liberia
Geronimo
Senora
Cook
Arizona
Alabama
Fort Sil
Rangers
Fort Sill
Washington
Springer
Kiowa and
Wichita and
Caddo Reservation
Wichita
Anadarko
I Jn
Brown
Death of Martha Patterson recalls Andrew Johnson era
In Greenville Tennessee at age 88 Martha Patterson daughter of Andrew Johnson the former president died last week. Known as the first lady of the land during her father's presidency she remained in Tennessee much of her life. Colonel Reuben Arnold recalls Johnson as a skilled tailor who cut his clothes in a Greenville shop. Patterson married a circuit court judge. she was the last surviving Johnson child and left two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Quanah Parker
Quanah
Georgia
Quansh
Brigham Young
Cash Creek
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Cynthia Ann Parker
Texas
Rangery
Springer
Commissioners of
The
United States
Martha Patterson
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
Washington
Patterson
Johnson
White House
Arnold
Tallor
Clay
Congress
Hehmning
A. Johnson
Water Street
John
Cal
Onet
Raleizh
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Lincoln
Jackson
Pollet
Senate
Greenville
Ignslature
Jie
Circuit Court
Creenville
Grand Opera Offer For Talented Granddaughter
A music professor praises Bessie Darton as a genius after she sings a sad patriotic song. He offers a two year engagement at the Grand Opera House, with private training first year and stardom second year. Bessie insists she must stay with her grandmother, who is frail and remaining at home.
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Fearie
Bessie
Tessie
Besesle
Grand Opera House
South
Darton
Nike
Brana
Night at the Grand Opera House A Star Debuts
A grand opera opening thrill greets a debuting singer in a crowded Grand Opera House. A private box audience, a devoted grandmother, and a passionate suitor framing a marriage contract set the scene for romance. The singer’s voice captivates, drawing praise and a lasting bond between lovers and family.
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Grand Opera House
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Sunms
Campbell
Kansas City
Indiana
Middle West
Rock Island Railroad
Great Plains
Great American Desert
Bald
Isleatern
Kansas
Plains
Dave
Willbarger County
Red River
Comanche
Sam
Kansas -Matie
Prtcars
Como
Wichita Mountains
Coronado
New World
Quananh Pareer
Andrew
Dirs
Warthe Pattersen
Mars Martha Patterson
Dearie
Miss Dayton
Claus
Dayton
Stasl
Ste
Gall Paul Wooldridge
Ashove
Onera
Strohm
Paul
the Southlands
NJ RaySpa Pet
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