Proclamation Opens Indian Lands to Settlement in Oklahoma
President McKinley declares the lands ceded by Wichita and allied tribes in Oklahoma open for settlement under homestead and townsite laws. Registration for entry must be at Reno and Lawton land offices, with strict rules to prevent impersonation and double registrations, while honored veterans may use an agent.
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McKintey
Territory
Oklahoma
Indias
United States
Reno
Lawton
Dawes resigns Senate bid 1900 after comptroller term
Dawes announces he will resign as Illinois candidate for the United States Senate to focus on his duties as Comptroller of the Currency. He entered the post Jan 1, 1898, succeeding James H. Eckels, and halted the private bank examiner practice replacing it with public oversight. He also ruled a second assessment against insolvent bank stockholders where the first was inadequate.
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People ‘of
Illinois
United States Senate
Senate
Dawes
Comptroller of the Currency
James H. Eckels
Congress
Endeavorers Meet at Cincinnati Thousands Attend International Convention
The twentieth annual Young People's Christian Endeavor convention in Cincinnati drew nearly thirty thousand attendees from forty denominations. The event showcased unsectarian, interdenominational leadership with no rigid rules, linking to worldwide growth and the broader Christian fellowship movement.
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Young People’s Christian Endeavor Societies
Cincinnati
Convention of the Christian Endeavor
Odeon Hall
Evangelical Church
Portland
Francis E. Clark
Robert Raikes
Gloucester
England
George Williams
London
Young Men’s Christian Association
International Christian Endeavor
Exeter Hall
Albert Hall
Alexandra Palace
United States
Enland
Australia
India
China
Japan
Africa
Germany
Madagascar
Turkey
Christian Endeavor
United O. K. Society
United Society
Oklahoma land rush opens new districts and counties
The open ing specifies that no settlement may occur before opening and during sixty days only registered applicants may settle under homestead rules. It details new land districts at El Reno and Lawton, with counties Caddo Comanche and Kiowa and their seats Anadarko Lawton and Hobart. A Wichita mountains forest reserve is created, and Fort Sill lands remain government owned. An injunction seeks to halt opening alleging Indian lands are illegally taken.
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Washington
el Reno
Oklahoma County
Lawton
Tawton
Fort Sill
Caddo
Anadarko
Comanche
Kiowa
Hobart
Wichita Mountains
Kigwa Reservation
United States
Imvin
Register of the Land Office
Territory
Oklahoma
Lone Wolf
Explosion burns woman and three children in St Louis bed cleaning
Mrs Adam Rothgopf of St Louis suffered severe burns when gasoline in a bed cleaning accident exploded, injuring her and three children as Sparks frees the Wires. A diver, Martin Anderson, died in New York’s East River after the air supply machine clogged during work at the river bottom. Senator Tillman seeks primaries vote manipulation to block McLaurin from taking the seat.
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Adam Rothgopf
St. Louis
Tillman
McLaurin
Martin Anderson
East River
New York
Weather and labor woes dull business week in 1901
Extreme heat and holidays dampened trade across sectors with many factories pausing due to heat. Ongoing labor strife and new strikes added to closures while corn prospects improve amid fears for wheat. Banking stayed stable despite Buffalo bank failures and new small banks. Wall Street saw high call money rates and a muted market as United States Steel declared dividends.
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Dé Refec
Buffalo
Chicago
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Desianns
New York Associated Banks
New York
United States Steel Corporation
French administration opens cable between Gran as Tangisé
The French administration announces the opening of a communication cable linking Gran as and Tangisé, enabling new telecommunication routes and potential regional connectivity improvements.
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Gran As? Tangisé
Chicago Council Adjourns to Sept 23 Amid Quick Changes
The Chicago City Council has adjourned to Sept 23. Three large steel mills Balboa Spain will consolidate. A New York syndicate bought 8000 acres of lead lands in Missouri for 1 million dollars. Germany dissolved all Polish clubs in Prussian universities. Root raises West Point admission standards adding algebra English literature and trigonometry. Admiral Saranac Lake challenged to a death duel over a math problem. Miss Lucy Hanns bookkeeper for the Mariatta Daily Register killed by an electric shock during a storm.
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Chicago
Balboa
Spain
New York
Missouri
Germany
Root
West Point
Adm
Saranac Lake
Lucy Hanns
Mariatta
Ohio
Daily Register
Fourth of July Accidents and Casualties Report
A 5 July summary reports 28 casualties with 19 deaths and 1,611 injuries across cities led by Philadelphia and Chicago. Fireworks and toy pistols cause most harm, with major incidents in New London and Cincinnati. Total property loss about $60,790. many injuries from rockets and premature cannon explosions.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
New London
Quincy
South Dakota
Express Car Looted in Broad Daylight Robbery
A Great Northern express car was robbed three miles east of Wagner Montana on Wednesday afternoon. Three masked robbers and two train crew were involved. The safe was dynamited and over $70,000 in securities, coin and negotiable papers were taken. The robbers escaped on horses into a ravine pursued by armed posses and a $6,000 reward was posted. The event marked one of the West’s boldest daylight train robberies.
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Great Northern Flyer
Wagner
Mont
Hinsdale
First Regiment Illinois National Guard Heads to Camp Lincoln
Soldiers of the First Regiment Illinois National Guard depart from Chicago for Camp Lincoln near Springfield for a week of camp life. Private George Stow dies in a swimming pool accident. The unit conducts drills, receives medals, and patrols a nearby blind pig site. Naval Militia begins summer training aboard the Dorothea with the First Ship's Crew.
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Camp Lincoln
Stow
Chicago
Portala
Illinois National Guard
Springfield
Michigan Avenue
Armory
Iinois Central
Camp Logan
J. C. Cluett
Col Sanborn
George Stow
H. N. Stow
GH. Herman
Kader
Company G
Albert Gross
Company KX
William Cary
Company KC
Rolert
Walls
Calips Gol
Sanborn
Stéginert
Naval
Dorothea
Jackies
W. F. Pardy
The Main Thing Astonishingly Mixed Response to New House
A dialogue shows Ascum and Richman debating a new house completion with Ascum noting displeasure and Richman agreeing with the architect yet uneasy. A garbled wire service fragment follows mentioning Philadelphia and poor, ugly furniture tests and a remark about children at home from the Philadelphia Record.
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Ascum
Richman
Philadelphia Pese
Philadelphia Record
Balloon crossing of Atlantic proposed by M. Godard
Paris aeronaut M Loul Godard plans an Atlantic crossing by a multi reservoir balloon starting from New York aiming for a southern France landing. He predicts a four day journey with a crew of about six and a project cost around 40000 dollars. The system uses eight satellite balloons to extend stay aloft up to sixty days and travel up to 15000 miles.
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Gotard
M. Loul Godard
Atlantic
New York
France
M. Godard
Paris Aeros Club
Geronaut
Andree
Henry de la Vauix
Count de Castillon de Saint-Victor
Korosticker
Russia
Turkish Women caste fears in Constantinople High society
Constantinople dispatch describes a gender coded caste among rich Turkish women based on ritual purity fears. Ladies wash at a marble basin fore meals, avoid opening doors or letters, rely on servants, and even discard items from abroad to avoid contamination. Men reportedly do not practice this.
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Constantinople
Paris
Baffling Balloon Tale Sparks Narrow Clue in Chautangua
In Chautangua a balloon ascent ends when the balloon bursts. Witnesses recall two men were aboard with one possibly bailed out or separated. A vague description notes one figure resembling a head or pin and a sense of disappointment about the other.
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Chautangua
Hautangus
Hope
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Orio
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Mexico
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Chicago Regiment
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Tome
de 'Fred Press
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