Land Rush Triggers Massive Split Among Settlers
Arkansas City reports the 12 car Perry line flood at noon as 20 000 people converge on land sites from North Perry to West Perry. Robbed registration booths in Orlando with forged certificates flood the market. Four Sooners shot by soldiers north of Stillwater and other tragic deaths mark opening day chaos.
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Sooners
Stillwater
Orlando
Arkansas City
Kan
Hell Upon Earth
Perry
Ots
Land Office
North Perry
South Perry
East Perry
West Perry
Justin Craig
Indiana
Tom Mason
Corred
Wvas
Qneyoldier
Sooner
Kildare
U.8
Helens
Montana
Samuel Ayotte
Butte City
Silver Bow County
Bonaparte Lode
Bryant
Beaverhead County
Sur
Recorders Office of
Forest Queen Lode
Day in a New Town Perry Oklahoma Town Rocked by Gale and Death
Perry Oklahoma endures a brutal first day as tents go up and a gale rages. Robberies injure many, several deaths reported from accidents and quarrels. Survivors recount chaos at registrations while boomers retreat to their homes after the Cherokee Strip rush.
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Guthrie
O. T
Perry
Thomas McBride
Oklahoma City
Red Rock
Jessie Stronz
Turkey Creek
Charles T. Barnes
Eldorado
Kan
Sarah Hugues
George Gillett
Sallie Freeman
Louisville
John Wheatley
William Brownine
Texas
John Mealy
Carl Byrns
Atchison, Kane
Henry Pointer
Ohio
Harvey Cheney
Harvey Matthews
Kansas City
Cherokee Strip
Union Depot
Investiture of Archbishop Hennessy in Dubuque Sermon Stirs Crowd
Ver Satolli installs Archbishop Hennessy at St. Raphael's cathedral with Cardinal Gibbons and Monsignor Satolli leading the rites. The investiture follows a Pontifical Mass marked by rich vestments, sublime music, and a solemn oath and benediction despite a holiday atmosphere as crowds overflow the church.
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Satolli
Hennessy
Dubuque
Dusuguer
Rome
America
Wennergy
St. Mary’s
St. Raphael’s Cathedral
Cardinal Gibbons
Monsignor
Ryan
Forest fires expand across two hundred square miles
Reports from multiple towns describe devastating forest fires spreading through northern Wisconsin and nearby areas. Ashland faces blinding smoke as over 1,000 volunteers join firefighting efforts while Deadwood residents fight north of the city. A heavy rain later douses a prairie blaze, and timber losses remain uncalculated. In other notes, lynching of three suspects in New Orleans and state wage cuts in Lawrence, Massachusetts are reported.
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Milwaukee
Marshfield
Stevens Point
Ashland
Drapwood
Deadwood
Chicago Markets Report Wheat and Provisions
Wheat opened lower on free selling with a day end net loss 8 to 4 cents. Corn eased at opening on heavy receipts then recovered slightly to near unchanged. Oats declined all day while provisions gained with October prices up 3 1/2 to 28 1/2 cents.
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Chicago
Cattle and Hogs Mixed at Chicago and South Omaha Markets
Untron Stock Yards Chicago and South Omaha report Sept 18 cattle receipts around 5 890 at South Omaha and large hog and sheep volumes. Chicago prices show cattle from 3.00 to 8.25, hogs 5.70 to 6.40, sheep 1.25 to 4.23, with varied weights and feeds in play.
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Chicago
South Omaha
Dillon to Missouri river point first class service
Passenger Dillon to Missouri River destination with limited service priced at 30 dollars. Only fragmentary details remain, unclear dates or full route specifics.
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New Orleans
Voisin
Basil
Paul Julian
Roselius Julire
Victor Estopinal
Jefferson Parish
South Port
Camp Parapet
Esthér
Washington
White House
Esther
Cleveland
Lawrence
Mass
Pacific Mills
Telegraph
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Cuticura
Co. H. Wood
White Cloud, Mo
Potter Drug and Cuem. Corp
Sole Proprietora
Boston
Hellena
State Board of Pardons
John McDowell
Thie Board
Beaverhead
Enid
Dillon
Lon C. Hathorne
H. J. Wasker
A. Swingert
Andrewa & Freeman
R. D. Freeman
Andrews & Freeman
Lima, Bent
Andrews
D. Freeman
Hardware Company
Gold Coin
THE
Assigonce's
J. W. Morton
R. J. Moore
N. E. Hammer
the McCormick
Lars
Just
Themen Ek Castioos DU Ton Implement CO
Denver
St. Louis
Union Pacific & North-Western
Union
Missouri River
Montana State College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts
A. M. Ryan
Bozeman
John Bordage
Dillon Montana
Jo Quanxwaw
Dillon National Bank
George M. Brown
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Dou
Eliel- Brothers
Crowell & Nuckolls
G. H. Padley
D. F. Reinhardts
Union Meat Market
Ustred States Land Office
Helena
Mont
Frances M. Callen
Wisdom
Nsw
District Court
Frank Drier
Wisdom, Mont
Millie J. Coffin
Dillon, Mont
Alvad. Noyes
Zene K. Mallory
Anaconda
South
Butte
North
Kupfer’s
Jewelry and Gun Store
Dillon, Montana
Scientific Americas Agency For
Munn & CO
Broadway
New York
Mnseau
Fos
Anotios
Scientific American
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