Queen Victoria Friary Inheritance Rumors Stir On Isle of Wight
Reports from Cowes note the will of Queen Victoria opened with no public details. Princess Beatrice is named likely principal beneficiary, with Balmoral and Osborne estate eyed for the duke of Connaught and royal grandchildren expected to receive large bequests. Estimates place the private estate between 50 and 60 million dollars.
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Prince Consort
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Creek uprising raises fear as appraisers head to Wetumpka
Reports from I T January 25 describe a growing Creek revolt threatening Bristow and Rush Hill. Marshal Bennett hires deputies, moves to protect Chief Snake’s house, and warns of possible bloodshed unless Fort Reno troops arrive. Dawes commission appraisers in Wetumpka district face safety concerns with bands near Bristow.
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Wetumpka
Queen Wilhelmina Weds Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerin
Royal couple announces intention to marry as flags rise on town halls and churches. Jury in Pearl murder case returns first degree murder verdict with death penalty in Brownwood Texas.
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Brownwood
Tex
Choctaw Snakes organize in growing uprising
Reports from South McAlester indicate a Choctaw uprising is real with the Choctaw Snakes faction forming among Creek people. They vow to destroy railroads by arson, depose Governor Dukes, ban leasing to whites, and pledge escalating punishments up to death, with 2600 members and leaders in every county. United States Marshal Grady warns arrests after initial violations.
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I. T
Dukes
Choctaw
United States
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Lincoln County Sheriff seeks militia to protect eastern Oklahoma citizens
Sheriff William Tilgeham asked Governor Barnes to mobilize two Territorial militia companies to guard residents along Oklahoma's east line. Meanwhile a full bloods meeting is planned Saturday and an Indian talks may be given if the marshal attends. Bands of five or six Indians are riding the country serving notices. In New York, a temporary administrator for the William Marsh Rice estate was postponed to January 29 by Surrogate Fitzgerald's court.
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Full Bloods
Chandler
O. T
William Tilgeham
Lincoln County
Barnes
Oklahoma
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