Arkansas Crix Kan April crowds rush to promised land by rail
The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe began sectional trains from Kansas City toward Oklahoma and boomed the boomers rush to land. Spectators, speculators, and adventurers crowded Arkansas City depots as trains rolled out with newspaper coaches, press reps, and a chaotic mix of riders and rustlers heading for claimed lands and new settlements.
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Arkansas Crix
Kan
Atchison, Topeka , Santa Fe Railroad
Kansas City
Exra
Arkansas City
Oklahoma
Castle Garden
Woeld
United States
Foukes
Kansas
Willow Springs
Ponds Agency
Poncks
Boomer
Press Association
Harvey Saddier
England
Seattle
Wash
London Times
Oxlaboma
Desperate Battle Ends With Prisoners and Wounded Boomer Raiders
In Porceco Indiana on April 20 thirty boomer raiders were captured after a dawn fording of the Santa Fe tracks. Seven were wounded and one deputy marshal slightly hurt. Deputies pursued raiders to a log barricade, a volley erupted, and after ten minutes surrender followed. Several prisoners were disarmed and taken to a nearby prison pen.
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Porceco
Ind. T
Jie
Thomas Mullins
David Winship
Mullins
Winship
Martin Fallon
Gainesville
Tex
John T. White
Fort Worth
Samuel Dodd
North Carolina
E. Frabisher
Texas
John Young
Lousiana
Burcell
McIntosh
Purcell
Oklahoma
Sherman and Quay Clash Over Appointments
Washington telegram reports Senator Sherman denying Quay's quoted language and stating he supported Hart for assistant attorney general with a plan to place Quay's candidate as solicitor of internal revenue. Quay counters that Hart's commission not issued and suggests Sherman could honor his promise by withdrawing his choice. Attorney General Miller discussed the matter with the president.
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WasHiInetox
Sherman
Quay
McKinley
Butterworth
Hart
Miller
Internal Revenue
Forest City Aims to Host South Dakota Capital
Ex-appointment clerk J J Hassler visits Forest City Dakota to promote moving the new state capital there. Forest City pledges grounds and buildings worth 100000 for the capital site, while Huron and Pierre monitor Forest City’s canvass. Hassler also orders rails for the Watertown and Forest City line between Gettysburg and the Missouri River.
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Washington
J. J
Hassler
Interior Department
Forest City
South Dakota
Huron
Pierre
Chicago
Wate Town
Gettysburg
Missouri River
Easter Monday Egg Roll at the White House
Easter Monday festivities drew hundreds of children to the White House grounds where they rolled brilliantly dried Easter eggs amid the sight of mothers and maids in pretty costumes. Secretary Tracy ordered the Marine Band to provide music for the youngsters creating a lively, family friendly scene.
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Olling
Washington
White House
Tracy
Marine Band
Idaho Delegate Dubos Awaits Justice Department Appointments
Washington April 22 Delegate Dubos of Idaho has been delayed ten days awaiting approvals from the Department of Justice to enter the preparatory canvass for statehood. He remains in Washington awaiting the needed appointments.
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Washington
Dubos
Idaho
Navy appoints Admiral Porter Grand Marshal for New York centennial
The secretary of the navy issues a special order effective tomorrow naming Admiral Porter Grand Marshal in the harbor of New York for the centennial celebration.
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Porter Grand Marshal
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Porter Grand Marshal
New York
Large fire totaling multi-elevator losses and insured coverage
Fire damage described across elevators A and B, several docks, and merchant stores. Elevator A valued at 750000, B at 600000, total estimated losses around 3.355 million with extensive insurance coverage noted including New York Central and Wilcox company stocks.
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Eevator A
New York Central
Fairbanks
Rossiter
Rossiter & Co
Jose
Wilcox Company
Wilcox
New York Central Company
London and Liverpool and Globe Company
President Harrison Introduces Weekly Cabinet Day Plan
President Harrison establishes a reform to systematize public business by assigning a dedicated day to each of the six principal departments. Monday Navy, Tuesday Post Office, Wednesday Treasury, Thursday Interior, Friday State, Saturday War. The Post Office head and others prepare topics for the president on their department days to speed decisions.
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Harrison
Cperemcane
Treasury Department
Windom
Army
Navy
Agricultural Department
Department of Justice
Navy Department
Post Office Department
Interior Department
State Department
War Department
Their Lucky Day Receivership Appointments Hit Washington
Special Telegram from Washington reports April 19 appointments after long negotiation. Ralph W. Wheelock, editor of the Mitchell Daily Republican, is named receiver at Mitchell Dakota, following a split among GOP leaders and delays. Other postings include Harrison Kelly in Jacksonville and J B Huntington in Baker City as land office officers, with Laban Miles named Osage agency agent and James G. Hatchett as special Indian allotment agent.
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Ralph W. Wheelock
Mitchell, Dak
Land Office
Washington
Special Telegram
Noble
Harrison
Matthews
Melbette
Nobie
Singiser
Harrison KeUy
Jacksonville
J. B. Huntington
Baker City
Drewsey
Oregon
Laban J. Miles
West Branch
Iowa
Osage Agency
Indian Territory
Osage
James G. Hatchett
Kentucky
Five Die When Raft Boat Sunk in Mississippi River
The steamer Everett of the Burlington Lumber Co sinks off Otter Island after a gale. Of sixteen aboard five are drowned including Capt. Vincent Peel Mrs. Harry Bell and a nurse girl and a three year old child. Mrs Bell was rescued. others presumed in cabin. raft valued at about $8000.
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Buxumotox
Iowa
Everett
Burlington Lumber Company
Otter Island
Vincent Peel
Harry Bell
George Howard
Tne Everett
New Boston Bay
Cirl
Washington Visit Plans and Centennial Banquet Details
Messrs King and Witherbee inform Secretary Jaine of a promised response to the toast The house of representatives at the April 30 grand banquet. The president will depart Washington after midnight April 29 with cabinet and family, travel to Elizabeth N J, then Elizabethport by steamer to New York arriving at the Battery to mark Washingtons inauguration site return to city with Chauncey M Depew delivering welcome remarks and further plans to be set in New York.
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Washington
Messrs King and Witherbee
New York
Jaine
House of Representatives
Elizabeth
N. J
Elizabethport
New Yorks
the Battery
Chauncey M. Depew
Proposal limits armored coast defense vessel bid
Washington April 19 The bureau board reports the lowest bid 614,000 cannot meet congress 2 000 000 total cost for papaarams batteries and other naval works The armor and submarine boat costs 450 and 100000 deficit expected If accepted the department will re advertise for proposals and seek reductions or ask Congress to raise the total ceiling.
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Washington
Board of Bureau
Secretary of the Navy
of Congress
Department
Congress
Robbery at Northern Pacific Express Office in Chicago
A $15 000 gold shipment from the First National Bank to Chicago vanished from the Northern Pacific express office. Night clerk Louis Hohman says he moved four bags to the vault on two trips and returned to find one bag missing. officials report no clues and pay days are disrupted.
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Bratxeep
Northern Pacific Express
Ruess
First National Bank
St. Patt
Louis Hohman
Wadena
Paul
Byers
Mystery surrounds Chicago suicide of Sidney Walters at Richelieu
April 18 CURIACO A man using the name Sidney Walters commits death by own action in his Chicago room at the Hotel Richelieu. He had lived in luxury, appeared to have many affairs with actresses, and left a tangled past with wives and claims of desertion. He was English and previously connected to Chicago publishing and portraits.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Richelieu
Sidney Walters
Waiters
Morris Greenburg
Walters
Malvina
Greenburg
North Side
la Salle Avenue
Galty
Minneapolis
George Renner
Olympic Theater
Old Country
America
Lasalle Avenue
Pittsburg
Nora Ermann
Ermanno
Haseband
Clayton
Cleveland
J. Sidney Walters
Pittsboro
History of
Reid, Murdock & Fisher
Grocers’ Regulator
Malvina Renner
St. Paul
Rose Belmont
Johnson Street
Estelle Clayton
PritTssvune
Philadelphia
Beat
G. Deisting
Hennepin Avenue
Watts
Oklahoma crowd swarms Caldwell as Oklahoma excitement grows
Crowds fill Caldwell Kansas with an Oklahoma fever as hundreds of wagons arrive and more are expected. A Lisbon bank is planned by prominent capitalists for opening on the 22nd, while reports of saloon plans and military patrols circulate amid homestead discussions.
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Caldwell
Kan
Oklahoma
Lisbon
Rock Island
Pond Creek
Woodson
Fifth Cavalry
Jon
Oklahoma Times
Oklahoma City
A. C
W. W. Scott
Register
Times
Wasaki IncTon
Stockslager
D. D. Halstead
Purcell
Indian Territory
District Land Office
Interstate Commerce probes free passes and commissions on railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders a May 3 hearing for numerous railways to explain who receives free passes and transportation beyond company officers and employees. It requires carriers to bring lists of all such pass holders since November 1, 1889, and to justify practices. A separate May 7 session will examine ticket sales commissions among many lines. A May 8 notice covers trackage and car mileage allowances, class by class, with details on payments to shippers and connecting lines.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Baltimore & Ohio
Buffalo
Rochester & Pittsburg
Central of New Jersey
Central Vermont
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
Delaware
Lackawatina & Western
Fitchburg
Grand Trunk
Lehiin
Hudson River
Lehigh Valley
Maine Central
New York
New England
New York Central
Lake Erie
Ite
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Chicago & Alton
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Burlington & Northern
Burlington
Kansas City
Kansas & Nebraska
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Chicago & Northwestern
Rock Island & Pacific
Santa Fe
California
Minneapolis
Burlington & Kansas City
Chicazo
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Wabssi Western
Cruelty Allegations Hit Sailors Aboard Solitaire
Philadelphia April 15. The ship Solitaire docked after a stormy voyage from Dunkirk with a crew of fifteen. Captain F R Somewell First Mate F Ryan and Second Mate J W Robbins are sought on warrants for cruelty. a sailor was murdered when Robbins struck Holm and Coombs fell eight feet and died. The captain later disappeared.
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Philadelphia
Solitaire
F. R. Somewell
F. Ryan
J. W. Robbins
United States
Marshala
Dunkirk
Delaware River
Ryan
Bath
Robbins
Yarmouth
N.S
Charles Coombs
Port Richmond
Patrick O'Neil
Coombs
Holm
Capes
League Island
Oit
Six Blocks Burned in Cheney Fire
A large fire destroyed half of Cheney on the Northern Pacific, six blocks burned as a high wind spread flames. J D Matthews grocery, stock losses and several businesses reported with insured totals around forty thousand dollars. Authorities seek arsonist while rebuilding plans begin with brick structures.
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Spokane Fallls
Wath
Cheney
Northern Pacific
Here
J. D. Matthews’ Grocery
Bose
Brocks
J.D. Matthews
Russ Hovel
Rich Bros
Heerst
Percival & Andrus
Olvther
Flaherty murder verdict sentences life imprisonment
After fourteen hours the jury found Flaherty guilty of murder and fixed life hard labor. The trial drew strong public sentiment, with two jurors initially for imprisonment and ten for hanging. Indignation targeted the two holdout jurors as the community recalls the August murder of Hattie Wilson.
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Huron
Flaherty
Hattie Wilson
Wendlandt Charged With Larceny Of Deering Company Funds
Sylvester Hill, agent for William Deering Harvester, swore out a warrant for A F Wendlandt of Good Thunder charging grand larceny in the first degree. Prosecutors say Wendlandt appropriated 500 of company money and hid Deering machines after a hardware business closed a year ago. Wendlandt was arrested tonight.
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Maneato
Sylvester Hill
William Deering Harvester Company
Minneapolis
A. F. Wendlandt
Good Thunder
Wendlandt
Forged Draft Swindles Sioux City Savings Bank
A forged draft for 8000 dollars led to the Sioux City Savings Bank losing 2500 dollars after the draft was protested by the National Bank of the Republic of New York. A man using the name B Simpson gained trust through a Presbyterian church contact and obtained cash or a letter of introduction from Rev George Knox.
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Sioux City
University of Rochester Analyst Certifies Warner Remedies Mercury Free
A Rochester analyst from the University of Rochester validates Warner's Safetes and Warner’s Safe Remedies as free from mercury and poisonous metals after examining laboratory processes and drug ingredients. The statement is endorsed by A Larmore of the New York State Board of Health and reflects the firm’s authority.
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United States
S. A. Lattimore
New York State Board of Health
Rochester, N. Y
H. H. Warner & Co
University of Rochester, Chemical Laboratory
H. H. Warner
A. Lartimore
University of Rochester
N. Y
Simpkins Couple Attend Theater in Chicago Herald Note
Mr and Mrs Simpkins are recorded at a theater outing noted by the Chicago Herald. The brief item captures a social moment in the city scene.
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Chicago Herald
Mrs. Simpkins
Salvation Oil endorsed by clergy and doctors ad
The note promotes Salvation Oil as a great cure for rheumatism with widespread clergy and physician support. Sold for 25 cents per bottle at all druggists. Also mentions Dr Bull's Cough Syrup praised by young ladies before marriage in spinster dinners.
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Salvation Oil
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