Oklahoma boomers spark border clashes and mass squatting
Reports from Oklahoma Territory and Indian lands describe Texans crossing the border to claim boomers land, resulting in deaths and injuries. Muted chaos follows as US marshals pursue alleged violators and troops prepare to quell growing skirmishes amid mass claims along the Cherokee strip and rail disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittow Strings
MacDonald
Atchinson
Kas
Purcell
Oklahoma Territory
United States
Arkansas City
Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip
Texas
Gorsrixz
I. T
King Fisher
Chicago Avenue
Rock Island Railroad
Cannon Ball Stage Line
Porcet
Guthrie
Boomer- Oxxanoma City
McCloud
Goraris
Curiaco
Diamond Bar Creek
Chillocco
Salt Fork
Jack Hayes
Camp Price
Oaznanoma City
J. T
Santa Fe
Porcen
Gururir
Needles
Jones
Stockslager
Powen
Semi-Centennial of Concordia College planned for June
The Lutheran synod leader Rev J H Niemann spoke in Tapranapolis Ohio about the Washington centennial and religious liberty. He announced Concordia College will celebrate its fifty year mark in June with a ceremony in Fort Wayne noting the school’s rapid growth from its Perry county Missouri cabin founding in 1869.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne National Bank
Vharge
Ispranarours
Ind
German Evangelieal Lutheran Synod
St. Paul’s Church
Christ
G. Haefner
Home Missions
Louisville
Middle District
Elmo
Ohio
Brazil
Orrville
Joint Synod of Missouri
Oho
Norris
Midh
Concordia College
Port Wayne
Tapranapolis
J. H. Niemann
Clevelana
Lutheran Synod
Washington
Fort Wayne
Perry County
Missouri
Distriat Prasi
Boxing Matches and Death Of Pool Champion Frey
Fort Wayne boxer Jim Fell signs to duel Martin Fleming in a fifteen round match on May 15 with four ounce gloves. A finish fight with George Peters under Queensberry rules seeks $2504 side. Dan O Leary challenges Henry Schmehl in Milwaukee for $50. Albert I Frey, champion pool player, dies at 28 from pleuro pneumonia in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnausen
Jim Fell
Martin Fleming
Fell
George Peters
Detroit
Milwaukee Garden
Dan O'Leary
Henry Schmehl
Chicago
New York
Albert I. Frey
Irving Place
Pleuropneumonia
Abad Smashup Injures and Kills Rail Crews
A collision near Glen Mary Tennessee and another at Baltimore and Ohio line injure multiple crew members. Freight brakeman Taylor and conductor Hineline die after rescue efforts. engineer Rusk dies soon after. express crew Carney and Harding sustain minor injuries. High officials Morton, Schofield, Foraker aboard at Morton collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Glen Mary
Tenn
Taylor
Hineline
Rusk
Carney
Harding
Express
Diocesan Assembly and Cincinnati Provincial Council
The Diocesan Consultors met at the Episcopal residence with Rt. Rev. Bishop presiding. The fifth Provincial Council of Cincinnati opens May 19 and closes May 26 with bishops McCloskey Dwenger Gilmore Chatard Watterson Richter Maes Foley and others present along with two theologians per bishop. Odd Fellowship marks its seventieth American anniversary with Fort Wayne Canton No.17 hosting a banquet at Standard club hall featuring Enoch Cox speech, a Haydn quartet, and a lively program with toasts and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Brammer
Vierr General
A. Quechtering
Mishawaka
E. P. Walters
Lafayette
M. E. Gampion
Logansport
E. Koenig
City
B. Weldon
New Haven
Cincinnati
McCloskey
Louisville
Dwenger
Fort Wayne
Gilmore
Cleveland
Chatard
Vincennes
Watterson
Columbus
Richter
Grand Rapids
Maes
Covington
Foley
Detroit
Father Sorin
Community of the Holy Cross
Odd Fellowship
America
United States
Mystic Order
Baltimore
Enoch Cox
Indiana
Canton Fort Wayne Lodge
Standard Club
H. L. Williamson
Reineke
Haydn Quartet
BR. M. Barus
Seidel
Enoch Cos
Barns
Ream
van Wert
Harry Williamson
B. Gard
G. W. Doswell
G. A. Patterson
F. W. McLeish
Adam Kuntz
F. C. Cook
A. D. Rensberger
C. A. Stolta
T. J. Baker
Washington Centennial Observed By Tendricks Club
The Tendricks club held a meeting last Thursday night with old time enthusiasm. Hon J M Barrett attended in a neat dress and offered to labor with the club for democracy, but was elected president by unanimous vote of the directors. A committee will revise the organization for advanced reviews and report Monday evening. The club plans a centennial parade for General Washington's inauguration on April 30 with a full civic and military participation and a patriotic program to follow. Membership stands at 100 in pleasant quarters.
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Tendricks Club
Hlon. J. M. Barrett
Barrett
General Washington
Clit
William E. Montague
Howard Street
Jacksonville
Fla
Sanford
Washington
Tanuver
Willis Sweet
Idaho Territory
United States
Idaho
Blaine
St. Pau
Minn
Asuuano
Wis
Lake Superior
Chequamagon Bay
Apostle Islands
Pike & Drake
Indianapolis
Ind
James Bingham
Bingham
Dudley
United Press
Samuel van Pelt
Andersonville
Harrison
Boucharest
Prince Ferdinand
Bucharest
Brussias
M. M. Rochefort
General Boulanger
London
Eli
John Blliss
Louisiana
Hower
Mich
John Conner
James Harris
Locansport
Francis Murphy
T. E. Murphy
Deadly Grand Trunk Wreck Near Hamilton
A limited express on the Grand Trunk railway near Hamilton Ontario yesterday morning crashed after the engine jumped the track at a switch. About twenty lives were lost and twenty injured as cars, baggage and coaches caught fire. Over 150 passengers faced a terrifying ordeal as flames swept through the wreckage and many victims were trapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ont
Grand Trunk Railway
Nan
Senator Evarts Builds an Old Time Log Cabin
An elevated Potomac land purchase by Senator Evarts yields a LOG CABIN styled home built of forest logs and finished with native woods in oil. Advocating a shift from White House to Log Cabin, the piece notes fashion toward primitive remedies and contrasts it with modern medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Evarts
Potomac
Washington
Evarts
Harrison
White House
Warner
Sarsaparilla
Senator
Birth of triplets in Kirrasstsa Pa
Birth last night produced three boys. Mother and all three boys are reported as doing well. The brief notice repeats the event with similar phrasing and offers no additional details.
Forced to Leave Home for Free Trial of Lane's Medicine
Over 60 people displaced yesterday to obtain a free trial package of Lane's Family Medicine. Advertisers claim the remedy cures blood issues liver and kidney problems constipation headaches and an unhealthful complexion. Women praise it and the public is urged to call a druggist for a sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
President Harrison Arrives in New York for Centennial
President and Mrs. Harrison arrive in New York amid lavish decorations for the centennial celebration. The party sails through the Dispatch and steams up the bay in grand style as crowds line the waterfront. Governor Hill and Mayor Grant greet the president at Pier 16 before a reception at the Equitable building and a city hall visit.
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Trevtox
N. J
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Wanamaker
Tacony
Trenton
Revenue
Bay
North River
New York
Lawyers’ Club
Pier 16
Governor Hill
Grant
Hamilton Fish
Centennial Committee
Wm. G. Hamilton
Committee On States
Equitable Building
City Hall
Morton
Harrison
Appeal Affirmed In Little River Drainage Suit
Edward Ely as drainage commissioner sues John C. Chaney. Superior court ruling affirmed by Judge Berkshire. Key points: court may modify or refer back during drainage proceedings. purchaser under subject grantor presumed notified. pendente purchaser bound by grantor notice. once in court, party remains bound for all proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ely
John C. Chaney
Superior Court
Berkshire
Death of Mrs Elizabeth Forsyth Nel in Toledo Blade obituary
The Toledo Blade notes the death of Mrs Elizabeth Forsyth Nelson at 68 after a brief illness at her daughter M rs Norton Chaham s Maumee home. widow of George Nelson related to Lord Nelson by marriage her brothers Judge KR A James H and D C Forsyth were Maumee valley pioneers. survived by Amelia N Richardson Mary N Graham and George Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
George Nelson
Piqua
Ohio
Elizabeth Forsyth Nelson
Norton Chaham
Maumee
Nelson
Admiral Nelson
KR. A
James H
D. C. Forsyth
Maumee Valley
Ohio halts alum baking powder as health risk
The Ohio State Dairy and Food Commission warns that alumin baking powder is deleterious to health and prohibits its use in manufacturing baking powder. It lists alum based powders including GOLD GEM Chown FOREST CITY KENTON ONE SPOON SILVER STAR COOKS FAVORITE PATAPSUO EMPIRE VETER SUNFLOWER JERSEY RUGREYE PEERLESS WHEELER S CARLETON GRAPHOMYNTAS GROWN APROLAL BCIO TO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Dairy and Food Commission
Commission
Women at Work at Northwest Presbyterian Missionary Meeting
Proceedings detail the eighteenth annual meeting of the Woman's Presbyterian Board of Missions Northwest. Delegates from Dakota to Indiana gather at Fort Wayne First Presbyterian Church for sessions, addresses, readings, and fundraising to support Persia, India, China, and other fields. Mrs Douglass presides, speeches by Miss Holliday and Mr Speer, and a $217 live membership for Mrs Harrison are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Prs.c
Indiana
Great Northwest
Prof. Meyer
Haydn Quartet
E. F. Yarnelle
A. J. Lang
C. H. Worden
D. B. Wells
Rhea
M.C. Garvin
H. H. Forsyth
Fort Wayne
Craig
Freeport
Florence Clark
Gilson
Knox
Thos
Boyd
Douglass
Persia
N. B. Judd
G. ¥. Holliday
Sophie Rhea
South America
Africa
Asyria
Annie Giles
E. J. Mackintosh
Jesus
Association
Benjamin Douglass
Chisago
Mesdames
R. W. Patterson
Herrick Johnson
William Blair
Cyrus McCormick
Jessie Whitehead
J. V. Farwell
Albert Keep
H. T. Hehn
H. Perry
H. FP. Waite
J. Rhea
Z. M. Humphrey
Dr. Moffitt
G. F.W. Moyer
Conservatory of Music
Robert Speer
Princeton College
Miss Holliday
The
Northwest
Harrison
N. D. Pratt
Chicago
Occidental Board
California
Northern Pacific
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Alaska
Givens and Downs
Shedd
Ward
China
Fisher
Warner
Japan
E. M. Pendleton
W. E. Knox
Bancho School
Oroomiah Seminary
Teheran Hospital
Chieng Mai
Alice Mitchell
Marian Sinclair
McKillican
Women’s Hospital
Pekin
Jennie Wheeler
Mexico
Cora Lafferty
Osaka
Mary Bradford
Anna Melton
Hugh Taylor
Lakawa
Laos
Alfred Taylor
J. M. Leonard
J. B. Ayers
W. ¥. Partch
Mary Brown
Ann Arbor Medical University
Mary J. Smith
Chicago Woman’s Medical College
Margaret and
Annabel Gault
Ilinois
Jennie Lewis
Morrison
B. B. Brier
Rankin, T
C.F. Johnson
Peptine, J
E. G. Ritchie
Minneapolis, Minn
CG. 8
McElhing
Fairtiled
Iowa
D. W. Iddings
Swanville
Tnd
Society
Pratt
Melinda Rand
H. H. Fry
L. M
Dakota
Oliver
Ohio
C. C. Doolittle
Rawley
Coulter
Nebraska
Marshall
Wisconsin
Merrill
Utah
Perry
Michigan
Reed
Sibley
Minnesota
Williams
C. O. VanCleve
Minneapolis
George Bancroft
L. V. Angle
India
Corea
W. C. Roberts
Antoinette Warren
Lincoln
Neb
Christ
Bonner
Doorarrze
Texney
Pangeemen
Mize Smith
Eran
Psadleton
Indias
McIntosh
Hill
Davis
Gib
Wasurxeron
D. C
Ae Douglass
W. HanForp
Gladstone
Christan Tingni
Illinois
Thomas Boyd
Portland
North Pacific
G. Y. Holliday
J. H. Basa
Herald
Philadelphia
M. E. Church
Mj. Douglass
Antoinette Warner
Lake Forest
Til
Cause of Missions
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Boomer
Kremlin Sceres
the Lutheran Synod
Jimell
Rton
Vice-Prearden
Tautimorr
Passensenger
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Levi P. Morton
General Schofield
Governor Foraker
Cin
Innati
ODD Fellows
Natal Day
FUE Tendricks Club
Canada
PLE
ROYS
Nira
Warperts
Hisband
Nha
Wallaset, Ind
John W. Harper
Pomsinons
Lafontaine
County
Wm. Geake
Marding
Mass
J. B. White
Col
D. N. Foster
Daniel Harding
Joe Lumbard
Wm. L. Moellering
Wm. P. Beck
Herman Siemon
John Lillie
T. W. Blair
Jon Woods
Marshal
Ed Sidel
Johan Archer
D. X. Foster
Robertson
South
Wayne
Tam
Scotland
Fo ¢Iannet
Dan Harding
Warenmoo
Des Moines River
Krrrasstsa
Kittanning Iron Company
Templeton
LL. Coyle, Inc
McCullough
J. Flenner
McKernsrom
Landmark
New York City
Elizabeth Forsyth
Bcioto
Velock
Widenes Room
Tudia
Downs
Gwin
N. J. Pratt
North America
Indian
Siam
A. D. Wheeler
E. M Pendleton
Report OF Home Secretaries
C. B. Farwell
Woman's Executive Committee Home Mission
Central Committee
Caatod
Cccresveseaesee
Benjamin Douglas
Hicago
Chica
W. B. Jacobs
A. H. Hoge
B. F Harrison
Washington, D. C
Jesse Whitehead
H. T. Helm
S. H. Perry
H. F. Waite
D. K. Pearson
Hinsdale
Dll
A. J. G. Johnston
Peoria
C. Burnham
Champaign
J. H. Brown
Springfield
Laporte
G. S. Frost
Z. Chandler
A. F. Bruske
Saginaw City
J. F. Ely
D. W
Marinette
Angus McKinnon
Ashland
H. P. van Cleve
W. M. Tenney
Omaha
M. K. Robinson
St. Paul
J. R. Brown
Emerson
Nab
J. S. Oliver
Huron
Dak
C. B. Austin
Bismarck
N. Dak
BR. M. Stephenson
Bozeman
Montana
Helen Peabody
Oxford
G. H. Laflin
N. W. Campbell
Henry Forsyth
Evanston
Misses M. P. Halsey
Anna Giles
H. M. Sherwood
Hood
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