Proclamation Opens Indian Lands in Oklahoma for Settlement
President McKinley issues a proclamation opening ceded Wichita Comanche Kiowa and Apache lands in Oklahoma to settlement under homestead and townsite laws. Registration for entry will be at Reno and Lawton offices with strict identity verification and limits on duplicate registrations. Soldiers may use agents, but no other representation allowed, and mail or agents cannot register.
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President McKinley
Territory of
Oklahoma
United States
Reno
Lawton
Dawes Resigns to Seek Illinois Senate Seat
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes has submitted his resignation to the President to pursue a United States Senate bid from Illinois. He explained the next year would not permit a full canvass for the Senate alongside his current duties. Dawes, who took office January 1, 1898, succeeded James H. Eckels and began with actions regulating bank examinations and a second assessment on insolvent banks.
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William S. Manon
Dawes
Illinois
Tam
Comptroller of the Currency
James H. Eckels
John Pearson
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Northwestern
Dolan and Wells
Juamb
Pre Maine
Seth Nicola
Eldon
Nick Wilson
Phillips
Elion
Opening of new lands creates four counties and forest reserve
The government outlines land opening rules, two new land districts at El Reno and Lawton, counties Caddo Comanche and Kiowa with seats Anadarko Lawton Hobart, Wichita mountains forest reserve, and 10 000 homesteads of 160 acres each after Indian allotment. An injunction seeks to halt opening, citing due process and rights of Tadlans indigenous peoples amid Dawes era bank consolidations.
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Washington
el Reno
Oklahoma County
Lawton
Fort Sill
Caddo
Anadarko
Comanche
Kiowa
Hobart
Wichita Mountains
United States
Fort Sit
Irwin
Register of the Land Office
Oklahoma
Lone Wolf
Bed cleaning with gasoline causes serious burns in St Louis
Mrs Adam Rethgopf of St Louis was cleaning a bed with gasoline when it exploded, burning her and three children severely. Senator Tillman plans to alter the primary vote to exclude McLaurin and force him from the party. Martin Anderson, a diver in New York, suffocated under the river bottom when the air-supply machine became clogged.
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Mra
Adam Rethgopf
St. Louis
Tillman
McLaurin
Martin Anderson
Weather and labor drag on business week in 1901
Extreme heat and holidays subdued activity across industries as many plants shut down for heat and labor disputes linger. Wheat prospects look strong while corn remains anxious. banks avoid rediscounting despite Buffalo bank failures. US Steel dividends trigger mixed market response as Wall Street slips. France opens a telegraph cable linking Oran and Tangier.
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Buffalo
Chicago
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Winter Wheat yields in Iowa show strong adaptation
The Iowa State agricultural notes report ten year data from town experiment stations. Winter wheat yields ranged from twenty five to fifty five bushels per acre with an average near forty five, showing wide profitability when seed quality and soil prep are right. The piece also notes erosion along the Missouri River and a kidnapping case in Creston, plus various local incidents and public notices.
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Towa
Endeavorers Meet At 20th International Gathering
The Young People's Christian Endeavor held its twentieth annual convention in Cincinnati with nearly thirty thousand in attendance from forty denominations worldwide. The interdenominational movement began in Portland with Francis E. Clark and has grown to about four million members and 61,427 societies. The United Society leads without local authority, fostering fellowship and coordinating large conventions every two years as the social religious movement expands.
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Young People’s Christian Endeavor 30Cieties
Cincinnati
Convention of the Christian Endeavor
Odeon Hall
Evangelical Church
Portland
Francis FE. Clark
Robert Ralkes
Gloucester
England
George Williams
London
Young Men's Christian Association
Nis
International Christian Endeavor
Exeter Hall
Albert Hall
Alexandra Palace
United States
Australia
India
China
Japan
Africa
Germany
Madagascar
Turkey
United U. S. Society
United Society
Francis E. Clark
Kevivty
Painting Farm Buildings and Siphon Garden Tricks
A compilation from American Cultivator and Ohio Farmer describes economical farm painting using ready mixed paints with proper stirring and technique to protect wood. It also details a homemade siphon for lifting water from wells to troughs, with a safety valve and pipe assembly. Additional notes cover cow milk quality after calving and dilute feeding tips for infants, plus a fragment about growing corn.
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The
Ohio Farmer
Farming Notes and Household Tips From Old Almanac Style
A collage of agricultural observations and practical advice on crop yields manure use, chick rearing, mowing, horse care, beetle control, wart treatment on calves, and miscellaneous farm hints. Includes cautions on watering, ventilation, spraying with Bordeaux mixture, and preserving produce, reflecting a 19th or early 20th century rural periodical tone.
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Robin
Phir Tee
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Curly” Kane
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