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Reservation Bill Passed Opens Fort Totten to White Settlement
Special telegram from Washington reports the Devils Lake reservation bill passed the house, opening Fort Totten to white settlement. It outlines land cession to the United States, allotments for 61 Indians, payment schedule, and rules for opening lands under homestead and town site laws with specific prices and conditions.
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Washington, D. C
Devils Lake
N. D
Devils ‘Lake
Fort Totten Reservation
Fort Totten
North Dakota
Congress
Great North
America
United States
Government Land Department
Washington
Devile Lake
Ramsey
H. C. Hansbrough
Hansbrough
Major McLaughlin
United States Senate
Cannon
Tuiwoli
Committee On
Appropriations
National Capitol
Devils Lake Reservation
Devils Lake “Indian Reservation
Davile Lake Tada Reservation
Fort Totton
Ey Davila Lake
Midlands
Dakota
Congress of the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs