First Filings Drawn In Lawton District Land Lottery
Envelopes drawn for homestead claims in the Lawton district select quarter sections adjoining the townsite. James R. B. Wood of Weatherford and Miss Mattie M. Boals of Wichita drawn first, each valued around $40 000. Crowds react as officials note ages and heights during the ceremony.
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el Reno
C. T
James RB. Wood
Weatherford
Lawton
Mattie M. Boala
Wichita
Kas
Wood
Manner of Drawing Envelopes in Oklahoma Lottery
El Reno Oklahoma July 29. A grand lottery determines Kiowa Comanche reservation settlers. About 165 865 registrants hold one in fifteen chance each for 13 000 claims. Drawings conducted by W A Richards D P Dyer and Frank Dale use two 15 foot wheels and envelopes shuffled by numbered slips. First 25 numbers drawn from one box followed by 25 from the other, with ten men drawing, and results announced as envelopes are opened. Only 1000 envelopes per district drawn today with last envelope expected Thursday night.
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el Reno
O. T
Kiowa-Comanche Reservation
W. A. Richards
General Land Office
D. P. Dyer
St. Louis
United States District Attorney
Frank Dale
Oklahoma
Lawton
Lot
Drowning Tragedy On Spanway Lake Claims Seattle Trio
Earl Jenkins of Seattle Miss Florence Nevins and Miss Anelia Cole of Puget Sound were drowned when a rowboat capsized on Spanway Lake. Their bodies were recovered hours later. The incident was reported from Tacoma dated July 29.
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Tacoma
Earl Jenkins
Seattle
Florence Nevins
Anelia Cole
Puyalino
Spanway Lake
Mak Uribe Returns to Lead Venezuelan Revolutionary Troops
General Uribe Uribe is back in Colombia and moving from the Venezuelan border toward the interior. He sailed from New York on the Caracas in June and traveled via Guayra La nayra Cruacoa and Lake Maracaibo to continue toward the war front. Meanwhile Trinidad reports ranchman Phil McWilliams killed Salvadore Parece and son after an old feud. Cape Town notes Boer forces near Indwe Jamestown Molteno Burghersdorp Craddock. Berlin reports the Czar gaining weight and ordered exercise. San Antonio sees Mexican Juan Rocha to hang Aug. 2 after murder of John Grimsinger.
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New York
Uribe Uribe
Colombia
Interior
Red Line
Caracas
Guayra
Lanayra
Merida
Cruacoa
Mara
Lake Maracaibo
Uribe
Department
Tolima
Panama
Trinidad
Col
Phil McWilliams
Town
Salvadore Parece
Charles Parece
Pareees
McWilliams
Austin
Juan Rocha
John Grimsinger
San Antonio
Rocha
Dowager Empress Frederick’s Condition Reported Unstable
Prof Renvers from Berlin visits Cromberg and officials announce the Dowager Empress Frederick remains in unsatisfactory condition.
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Empress Frederick Worse
Cromberg
Prof
Renvers
Berlin
Empress Frederick
Confederate Soldier Dead in Natchez
Natchez Mississippi July 2g Captain Lyman G. Aldrich a distinguished Confederate soldier and member of the Knights of Pythias executive board is dead of paralysis.
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Natchez, Miss
Lyman G. Aldrich
Knights of Pythias
News In Brief From Springfield And Surrounding Areas
L Buck dies suddenly at his Springfield home. described as a pioneer merchant. W Wane’s Joseph Buyer noted. W Carpenter reportedly died by his own hand. Supply Floffrichter, prominent stockman in eastern Illinois, died near Port. Robert Fesler, of Camp Point, Illinois, attempted harm to self. Edward L. Ryder, a retired capitalist, is mentioned.
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Hi. L. Buck
Sprinfield
Joseph Buyer
W. Carpenter
Supply Floffrichter
Kea
Robert Fesler
Jacksonville
Camp Point
Ils
Edward L. Ryder
Notable incidents cross country reported in brief
A paralyzed man in Vincennes Indiana is in precarious condition. B L Davis a foreman on the Santa Fe Pacific was killed on his engine near Shawnee New Mexico with his head struck by a bridge. A King formerly of Anderson Valley California killed William Rose and D L Leir. A big grain loss followed a fire after an explosion. Frederick Appleton near Fani is linked to fraud in purchased papers. Robert L Hodges of Bristol Tennessee sentenced to ten years for abducting a young girl. Rev J G Merrill D D elected president of Fisk University Nashville Tennessee to replace the late Dr E M Cravath.
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Thousand Island
New Orleans
Lawrence Brice
Vincennes
Ind
B. L. Davis
Freman
Santa Fe Pacific
Shawnee
N. M
King
Anderson Valley
Cal
William Rose
D. L. Leir
Frederick Appleton
Fani
Appleton
Bristol
Tenn
Robert L. Hodges
J. G. Merrill
D. D
Fisk University
Nashville
E. M. Cravath
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Wren
Lewis
Missouri
White Swan
Howell Brothers
Ene
D. S. Hearn
Hall
City
Tyler Haswell
Jdanies R. Wood
Miss Mattie M. Boas
Mneeda
Bryan
Tion
George Edwards
Cape Colony
Cape Town
Indwe
Jamestown
Molteno
Burghersdorp
Craddock
Socha
THE
Bryan Grocery Co
Jowneys Chocolates
Emmel’s Drug Store
J. £. Ponder
Dan J. Ford
Dee Mike, JR
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