Oklahoma lands opened for settlement by proclamation
President Harrison proclaims that portions of Indian Territory are opened for settlement. Two land offices are created with a map of ceded Muscogee and Seminole lands, defining entry limits and enforcement from April 22, 1889, noon, under act of March 2, 1889.
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Greenwich
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Cimarron River
Iowa
Pottawattamies
Section Nine
Section 15
Oklahoma Country
Lincoln, Halstead Named Envoy and Minister to Britain and Berlin
President Harrison appoints Robert T. Lincoln of Illinois ambassador to Great Britain and Murat Halstead of Ohio minister to Berlin. Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, raised in Springfield, studied at Harvard and served on Grant's staff in the Civil War. Halstead, born 1829 in Butler County, Ohio, built a long journalism career in Cincinnati and aligned with the Republican party.
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Robert T. Lincoln
Great Britain
Halsted
Germany
Harrison
Illinois
United States
Robert Todd Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Old Globe Tavern
Springfield
Ill
State University
Harvard
University
Gen. Grant
Lee
Appomattox
Lincoln
Chicago
Stephen A. Doug
War Department
Garfield
Arthur
Cleveland
Murot Halstead
Berlin
Paddy's Run
Butler County
Ohio
Farmers’ College
Cincinnati
Halstead
Cincinnati Atlas
The
Enquirer
Columbian Weekly
Commercial
Republican Party
Cincinnati Gazette
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Niagara Falls Tour by Bill Nye Ends in Whirlwind Notes
Bill Nye describes a Niagara Falls journey from Buffalo to Goat Island amid a blizzard. He humorously mingles with locals and a Piute trader named Pocomoco, who laments competition from Connecticut for Indian relics and hints at changing trade and cultural dynamics.
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Buffalo
Niagara Falls
John Darm
Falls
Goat Island
America
Congress
Niagara
Booth
Niagara Walls
John Darms
Cohoes
Blizzard
Connecticut
Monsieur Fool Hemself
Rue de Main Street
Pocomoco
Tam
England
Bowery
Chatham Square
Monkeys Halt Telegraph Work in Tabasco Mexico
Reporters describe Tabasco as infested with monkeys that cling to wires and swing until telegraph lines break, hindering construction. The unusual obstacle draws attention to local wildlife interference with infrastructure projects.
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Tabasco
Mexico
Woman's Love as Priceless Jewel of Comfort and Hope
A reverent tribute to a woman's love, claiming it rivals gold and honors. The piece extols support in poverty and sickness, noting a loved one's pillow and care ease distress, and credits a divine jewel within women that heals hearts and forgives past fall.
Cold Winters Through English History
A historical catalog notes extreme cold winters across centuries. It cites widespread freezes in years such as 401, 763, 822, 860, 991, 1134, 1236, 1316, 1368, 1432 34, 1553, 1709, 1716, 1744 45, 1808 12, and 1814, detailing frozen seas and rivers, failed harvests, and cold weather events on the Thames.
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Black Sea
Straits of
Dardanelle
Europe
Danube
Elbe
Adriatic
Germany
Cremona
England
Scotland
Thames
Sunday National Commentary on Class and Morality
A Sunday National blurb mocks social divides and moral expectations. It notes that a neighbor’s virtue is judged by daily conduct, not caste, while suggesting a harsh stance toward a disreputable woman with a brewery pedigree.
Asphalt in Babylon and 1838 gas works paving
The text notes asphalt used as a building material in ancient Babylon and recalls that artificial asphalt from gas works began to be used for pavement in 1838.
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