Contests over Lawton town lots cloud oil claim
Reports from Lawton district in Indian Territory recount three new contest suits against James R Woods the Lawton land lottery winner who barred Miss Mattie Beals from filing next to Lawton. Squatters seized Woods claim to contest with ten day warnings from his lawyers. A placer oil claim added to further legal action. Town lot sales surge with high bids as banks buy sites near the courthouse. Park City rises near Lawton a new government townsite with a growing commerce.
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Fort Sill
O. T
James R. Woods
Wyner
Lawton
Mattie Beals
Woods
Homestead
Register of Deeds
First National Bank
Mountain View
Charles Colcord
Judge Rules Missouri 8-Hour Law For Miners Constitutional
Judge Hugh Dabbs of the circuit court issued a lengthy written opinion upholding the constitutionality of the 8-hour law passed by the last Missouri legislature as applied to lead and zinc miners in the state.
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Joplin
Hugh Dabbs
Circuit Court
Missouri
Dabbs
Lumber firm sells vast Louisiana land tract to syndicate
The J C Brown Lumber company sold 70000 acres in Vernon Sabine Calcules and Hatecatoches parishes Louisiana to the Meyer Hauser syndicate for 66000 dollars. Over 600000000 feet of pine on the tract highlights the deal. The sale was reported from Marinetta Wisconsin dated August 10.
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Marinetta
Wis
J. C. Brown Lumber Company
Meyer-Hauser Syndicate
Louisiana
Vernon, Sabine
Calcules and
Hatecatoches
Hewitt Shot Dead in West Texas Land Dispute
J. L. Hewitt was shot and killed about eight miles west of San Angelo. After several gunshots Hewitt fell with a bullet through his head. Officials say an old school land controversy sparked the shooting.
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San Angelo
Tex
J. L. Hewitt
Here
Hewitt
War Between Colombia and Venezuela Spurs U S Naval Moves
Washington reports rising risk of war between Colombia and Venezuela. Consular dispatches from Panama describe a revolutionary expedition and insurgent depredations. Willemstad dispatches claim Colombian incursions into Venezuela, prompting plans to deploy the battleship Wisconsin to San Diego and possible quick North Atlantic squadron action.
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Washington
Colombia
Venezuela
Columbia
State Department
Cudger
Panama
J. Edward Simmons
New York
Panama Railway Company
Willemstad
Navy Department
Wisconsin
San Diego
Cal
San Francisco
North Atlantic
Military General Richard L Page Dies at 13
Norfolk notes the death of General Richard L Page at Blue Ridge Summit Virginia on a summer night. He joined the US Navy in 1824, resigned in 1861 to serve the Confederacy, and led outer defenses at Mobile Bay with 400 men holding Farragut's fleet for two weeks. He was brother in law to Charles Lee and Harry Lee.
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Norfolk
Richard L. Page
Blue Ridge Summit
United States Navy
Mobile Bay
Fort Morgan
Farragut
Page
Anarchist Gianotti Confesses in King Humbert Murder
Paris reports via The Patrie that Luigi Gianotti, charged with complicity in Bresci’s assassination of King Humbert, confessed to leaving Paterson New Jersey with Bresci and traveling to Monza. He says a street disturbance there drew police attention while Bresci killed the king.
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Paris
Patrie
Rome
Luigi Gianotti
Milan
Bresci
Humbert
Paterson
N. J
Monza
Gianotti
Insects Threaten Cotton Bolls Near Corinth
Denton Texas reports J C Hawk of Corinth showing cotton bolls damaged by an unknown insect. Bolls bruise inside and dry up with poor fiber. Bartonville’s J R Chambers notes a terrapin like insect about half an inch long. In El Reno Oklahoma Territory a minor Apache claim suit seeks the southwest quarter of section 8 township 2 range 10 Comanche County with a temporary restraining order issued against land office entries.
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Denton
Tex
J. C. Hawk
Corinth
J. R. Chambers
Bartonville
el Reno
O. T
Louie Jackson
Range 10
Comanche County
Allottang
Nessler
Irwin
Sickles
Reed
United States Land Office
State Board Sets Per Capita School Fund Apportionment
The state board of education approves an apportionment of four dollars and seventy five cents per capita based on a scholastic census of seven hundred forty thousand children. The 1900-1901 census is 729,175 and the 1899-1900 figure is 796,072. Roosevelt Visit Sparks Colorado Enthusiasm
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Austin
State Board of Education
Enjoy Falstai! Bottle Beer at Your Favorite Resort
A breezy note invites readers to cool off and savor life by visiting a preferred resort and enjoying Falstai bottle beer. The message blends leisure aspiration with brand suggestion in a casual promotional tone.
Allen Academy Sees Two and One Wall Hots Near Price
Near Allen Academy two and one wall shots drew attention as price discussions or bids surfaced. The brief notes describe local actions tied to a potential purchase or bid in the community.
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Allen Academy
Price
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