Lottery for Land Draw Begins in Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma land lottery opened in El Reno with 1 000 160 acre claims awarded among 13 000. First picks went to Stephen A. Holcomb and Leonard Lamb, with capital prizes going to James R. Woods and Miss Hattie H Beal. Prizes valued at 20 000 to 40 000 dollars each. About 25 600 spectators watched the opening day amid excitement and cheers as names were announced.
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Oklahoma
el Reno
Stephen A. Holcomb
Pauls Valley
I. T
Leonard Lamb
Augusta
James R. Woods
Weatherford
Lawton
Hattie H. Beal
Wichita
Kan
First Lawton district prize draw yields Woods then Beal
Twenty five names were drawn from El Reno district, then the Lawton district selection began. James R. Woods of Weatherford was named first, risking the prized quarter section near Lawton town. Col. Dyer then announced Mattie H. Beal of Wichita as the first woman prize entrant.
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el Reno
Lawton
James R. Woods
Weatherford
Woods
Lawton Town
Col. Dyer
Mattie H. Beal
Wichita
Kan
Great Winter Wheat Crop Breaks All Records
Western farmers facing drought relief as the United States reports a record winter wheat crop totaling about 725 million bushels. The drought ruined corn yields but created favorable conditions for winter wheat, especially in Kansas and Missouri, where harvest was underway when the drought hit.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma land draw draws to cheers and chaos
The Oklahoma land lottery drew hundreds in Taul's Valley and surrounding districts amid fatigue and illegible applications. Names were announced from envelopes in a slow transfer, with cheers as winners emerged, including Anna Musgrove as the first woman registrant. The process resumed after delays, while legal action loomed over an injunction request. Concurrent reports noted a DoJ denial of the injunction, and agricultural briefs quoted crop returns across multiple states showing record or near-record wheat yields and drought impacts on corn.
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Lot
el Reno
Lawton
Ben Heyler
Col. Dyer
Macey
Stephen A. Holcomb
Taul’s Valley
I. T
Chicks Hatch In Egg Case In Chicago Commission House
Ninety one young chickens hatched from a crate of country eggs opened in a Chicago commission house on Monday. The case held thirty dozen eggs received from a farmer near Gifford Illinois on an order for fresh country eggs. Heat is believed to have triggered hatching by days before the eggs would have hatched.
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Chicago Commission House
Commission House
Gifford
Ill
Rural Free Delivery Routes in Michigan July 1
A long list details all rural free delivery routes in operation across Michigan including Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and South Haven among many others. The report notes regional growth and references related local incidents and economic matters within the state.
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Michigan
Adrian
Albion
Allegan
Alma
Ann Arbor
Bancroft
Battle Creek
Bay City
Benton Harbor
Blissfield
Brighton
Brownstown
Brooklyn
Brown City
Burt
Byron
Capac
Caro
Cedar Springs
Ceresco
Charlotte
Chelsea
Chesaning
Clarkston
Climax
Clinton
Coldwater
Corunna
Davison
Detroit
Dryden
Durand
Eaton Rapids
Eckford
Bisie
Mairgrove
Farmington
Fenton
Fennville
Flint
Fowlerville
Fremont
Grand Ledge
Grand Rapids
Grass Lake
Greenville
Hamburg
Harker Beach
Hillsdale
Holly
Homer
Howell
Jackson
Jonesville
Kalamazoo
Laingsburg
Lansing
Leslie
Litchfield
Lowell
Manchester
Mayville
Mendon
Middleville
Millington
Milford
Monroe
Morrice
Muskegon
Niles
Nottawa
Okemos
Orchard Lake
Owosso
Errinton
Perry
Pittsford
Portland
Quincey
Reading
Ridgeway
Riga
Rockford
Saxzinaw
Saginaw West Side
St. Charles
St. Johns
St. Louis
Salem
Sherwood
South Haven
Springport
Swartz Creek
Pekonska
Tipton
Vermontville
Vassar
Vernon
West Bay City
Williamston
Ypsilanti
Rain Eases, Corn and Cotton Better in Crop Report
The weekly Agricultural Department crop report notes heat dominated most of the week in central valleys, with recent rains aiding the drought areas. Iowa shows less injury and copious rainfall, while Ohio and Tennessee face worsening drought and corn in critical condition. Cotton belt improves though Missouri Arkansas and Texas still need rain. Michigan and New England report fine corn, and oat harvest slows in higher latitudes. Winter wheat harvest gains on north Pacific coast. spring wheat yields vary by region with premature ripening lowering southern yields. Illinois faces heat and drought harming corn. Indiana and Ohio report mixed results with drought and some beneficial showers. Wisconsin Minnesota and North Dakota see varied outcomes. Iowa shows best prospects in the north. South Dakota and Nebraska有 hot, mixed results with corn damage and forage concerns. Kansas cooler with rain aiding late corn. signs of pasture and hay changes nationwide.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Minnesota
North Dakota
United States
The
Agricultural Department
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Atlantic
Carolinas
Virginia
Pacific Coast
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Michigan
Middle Atlantic States
New England
North Pacific Coast
Red River Valley
Middle Atlantic
Arkansas
Texas
Illinois
Springfield
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Cadillacs Landing Celebrated In Detroit Bicentennial
Detroit marked a three day celebration of Cadillacs landing 200 years ago with a twenty one gun salute by the revenue cutter Kosseon Den at sunrise. Public buildings and many homes were decorated, and a 10 oclock dedication of the stone chair of justice at the first city courthouse occurred under the historical committee. Cadillacs voyageurs paddled down the river from Belle Isle to meet by Indians and plant a cross claiming the country for France.
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Cadillac
Kosseonden
Detroit
United States
France
Belle Isle
Poison in Berries: Mrs French Arrested for Husband Poisoning
Mrs. John French, a farmer’s wife from Onondaga, was arrested in Lansing on suspicion of poisoning her husband. Police found letters to Farmer Giddens showing plans to shoot the husband and claims of placing poison in strawberries. French maintains her confession is false and says she is innocent.
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John Dpd
Lansing
Farmer Giddens
French
Drowns in Sight of Wife at Lake Michigan Resort
George B. Hutton of Chicago drowned while bathing at Sleepy Hollow resort in South Haven. He swam toward land from a sandbar about seventy five feet offshore and was last seen moving to shore before disappearing. A search failed to locate him. he was 34 and survived by a widow and a young son watching from the bluff.
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Lenawee County
Charles Ware
Battle Creek
Albert Ryan
Litchfield Township
Stubbardston
Dora Knauth
Near Cisco
Public Land Office For
Michigan
News-Tribune
Detroit
Lake St. Clair
Maud Randall
Antonia van Qoosten
Grand Rapids
Munising
Upper Peninsula
Cornelius Gleason
Kindermann
West Bay City
Frank Nisane
George McNeil
John Martin
Chicago
St. Joseph
George Lfield
William Conger
Martin
Conger
Gretna Green
Sidney McHale
West Branch
Michigan Central
Weather Bureau
Coleman
George Weidger
George B. Hutton
Sleepy Hollow
South Haven
Lake Michigan
Hutton
Grand Rapids Indictments Stand In Water Works Case
At Grand Rapids Judge Wolcott denied a motion to quash the grand jury indictments against City Attorney Salsbury T F McGarry and others in the water works case and ordered the petit jury recalled to determine if Glenn J Barrett was legally drawn for grand jury service The prosecution hopes to have a trial before the grand jury resumes its session Aug 12
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Grand Rapids
Wolcott
Salsbury
T. F. McGarry
Glenn J. Barrett
Barrett
Boy Robbed and Drowned Near Rogers City
Eight year old Cyril Larke was robbed of 48 cents by older youths at Rogers City. They lured him onto a log boom and pushed him into the lake where he drowned. Two witnesses alerted authorities. Implemented timing and locale as readable from report.
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Cyril Larke
Rogers City
Mississippi Governor Puts 3100 Reward For killers
The governor offers a ten thousand dollar reward for arrest and conviction of the murderers of two Italians in Erwin Mississippi several days ago. He sets the bounty at 3100 for each killer, emphasizing pursuit and punishment.
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Mississippi
Erwin
Miss
Farmers Dillon and Morgan Fatally Wounded in West Virginia
C J Dillon and W M Morgan from Three Mile West Virginia were shot in a dispute. Both men died from their wounds, authorities reported. The incident details and disposition remain under investigation by local sheriff's office.
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C. J. Dillon
W. M. Morgan
Three Mile
W. Va
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ROKER
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Pedria
Frank Brown
Ponca City
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Chickasha
I.F
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Norman, Ok
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Cordell, Ok
Anna Musgrove
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Mirror OF Michigan
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Michigan Portland Cement Works
Albert Emmons
Clare County Agricultural Society
Jackson Pulp Company
Martin Sebright
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Frank Shannon
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Stephen Crum
Coloma
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Minnie Black
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Milwaukee
Jim Woodin
Dean Lake
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J. W. Champlin
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