Early Days of Theodore Roosevelt in Bad Lands Chronicle
A fragment from The Bad Lands Cowboy of 1884 notes two notable figures, Max Bass a Belfield hotelier and Theodore Roosevelt then a Dakota ranchman. It recalls Bass’s River Side Hotel, Roosevelt’s local ranch and hunting plans, and an editor’s sly take on Roosevelt’s political ambitions and merit.
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Bad Lands
Little Missouri
Marquis de Mores
Max Bass
President Roosevelt
Dakota
Riverside Hotel
Belfield
Bass
Peng
Great Northern Railway Co
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Wm. Seawall
Wm. Dow
Big Horn
Ats
Congress
Roosevelt
North Dakota
Money For The Merchants Money For The Merchants
A county farmer predicts a boom for local merchants as farmers, flush from a good crop, will buy luxuries and pay down debts. He argues farmers will spend on pianos, furniture, carriages, clothes, furs, and more. Merchants may see brisk sales and expanded bank accounts this fall.
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Thames
Indian moneys limited by monthly check cap
Government issue restricts tribal proceeds from sales on Indian lands to ten dollars per month per recipient. Checks require agent approval before payment. The policy aims to protect tribes with guardians overseeing heirs and prevents rapid disbursement of funds.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Stipulates Monthly Payments
Acting Secretary Ryan notes payments of ten dollars monthly will be made only with approval by the agent and commissioner of Indian affairs. Lands have previously been sold to the highest bidder with proceeds paid to Indians, leading to many cases where the Indians quickly lost their money.
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Ryan
North Dakota Politically Safe
A Grand Forks dispatch reports the Republican state executive committee meeting set plans for a quiet campaign. The state is seen as safely Republican with strong majorities for national and state tickets and no funding needed from national headquarters.
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Grand Forks
Republican State Executive Committee
National Committee
North Dakota
Boy's 18 Mile Dash for King's New Discovery
A Leesville Indiana boy led by worried family rode 18 miles to fetch Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles. Brown endured asthma attacks, finding instant relief and later cure. the medicine treats consumption coughs colds and grip. Bottles 50 cents and 1 dollar, trial bottles free at C W Greene's drug store.
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C. W. Greene
A Farmer's Idea of Roosevelt
David Rankin, the nation’s most extensive individual farmer, owns fourteen Missouri farms totaling about 22 000 acres. He supervises operations with a resident foreman, employing up to 700 in summer and 200 to 250 horses. Rankin, a Tarkio resident, praises Roosevelt as a Republican leader promising larger opportunities and sane measures to curb abuses, noting he supports tariffs and fair treatment of workers and trusts within legality.
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David Rankin
United States
Missouri
Mr.Rankin
Tarkio
Leslie
Roosevelt
Ante Fanarns Sena
Som
Wall Street
King’s New Life Pills Offer Gentle Relief
An old ad claims life is under strict law and abusing it causes pain, promising relief from constipation and liver troubles. The product is advertised as gentle and thorough, selling for 25 cents at C. W. Greene’s dry goods store. Bundle discounts are noted at the office.
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Dr. King
C. W. Greene
Parker Won't Go to the Fair Seeming Campaign Note
A Riverside-like item reports Mr Parker changing plans and likely not leaving Rosemount for St Louis during the campaign. The piece mixes partisan commentary urging Republicans to turnout for Roosevelt and criticizing Democrats while referencing tariff history and electoral forecasts.
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Esopus
Parker
St. Lous
Rosemount
St. Louis
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Brennan Block
Devils Lake
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Henry G
M. H. Brennan
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University of Minnesota
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Fred J. Traynor
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Mnotice Small
United States Land Office
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Wineman
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Critcher
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Penta
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