Great scandal in Nevada land grab sparks possible invalidation
Dispatches from Nevada report that the Walker Lake Indian reservation opening may be declared invalid after charges of pre emptions. Secretary Hitchcock may act as agents recount rushes at Hawthorne with thousands entering early and hundreds claiming valuable lands. Action awaits reports from land and Indian bureau agents.
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Washington
Interior Department
Nevada
Walker Lake Indian Reservation
Hitchcock
Parke
Hawthorne
Land and Indian Bureau
Gold Claims Taken Inside Walker Lake Reservation
Thorne Nevada October 30 report says valuable gold mining claims in the Walker Lake Indian reservation were located in darkness on Sunday night in defiance of US law. The rush into the reservation followed signals, with claims near Rich Dutchman's Cottonwood and other creeks reportedly snapped up by men who entered the night before. Anger among prospectors grew with threats of lynching, restrained only by mounted Indian police.
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Thorne
Nev
Walker Lake Indian Reservation
United States
Cottonwood
Walker Lake
New Inspectors Appointed After Disqualifications
County commissioners named election inspectors to replace original appointees who were disqualified or declined to serve. The list includes Martin Schramm Henry Nix William P. Kindt I S Hines William Henline John Forbing Martin Rinehart Jacob Bruick August Emerick Albert Henning and others across precincts plus township wards. Local political meetings featured Democratic and Republican speakers including Judge Beveridge and Judge O Heaton with campaign events scheduled in Arcola Hartmans hall Princess rink and other venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Schramm
Henry Nix
William P. Kindt
I. S. Hines
William Henline
John Forbing
Martin Rinehart
Fortieth
Jacob Bruick
Klux Klan Joke Sparks Black Whitecap Violence in Mississippi
A Brook Haven dispatch reports mobs of armed African Americans forming whitecaps after threats of a Ku Klux Klan drive in Mississippi. Bud Godbold, a white farmer, was fired upon and his horse killed while riding. another white man nearby was attacked. Officers head to Bar Creek scene as rumors say the Klan was a joke but blacks believed it.
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Nashville
Tenn
Brook Haven
Miss
Dispatch
Bar Creek
Lincoln County
Bud Godbold
Godbold
Fayette County to Form White Men's League
Nashville Tenn Oct 30 White men of Fayette county Tenn will meet at Somerville tonight to organize a white men's league for protection against a rumored uprising of negroes A party of Negroes is said to possess eighty Chester rifles and the approaching election adds to the agitation.
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Nashville
Tenn
Fayette Couny
Somerville
White Men’s League
Philippines to Elect Assembly Under Two-Body Legislature
Washington reports the United States plans to implement a Philippine parliament after two years. Taft to oversee, with Taft's visit expected next spring to witness the installation. The assembly will have two houses, the Philippine Commission and the Philippine Assembly, with 50 to 100 members. Voter qualifications mirror Spanish rules, not changeable by the new body.
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Washington
Taft
Philippines
Congress
Philippine Commission
Manila
Philippine Assembly
Wreck at Lima Ohio Reported on Fares Limited Express
Tragic train incident disrupts service in Lima Ohio on October 30 as eastbound Fares Limited express derails affecting passengers and local authorities respond swiftly with investigations and emergency response units on scene.
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Lima
Czar Proclaims Greater Liberty Amid Russian Ukase
St. Petersburg marks the first anniversary of the constitutional manifesto with tranquil streets. Troops guard key sites as officials publish a broad ukase granting religious freedom to old believers and other dissident sects, allowing organized churches, civil marriage, and registers.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Kazan
Schlosselburg
Old Believers
Holy Orthodox Church
Ministry of the Interior
Officer's Slayer Hides With Family in Ky County
Cloyds Landing Ky Oct 30 Jesse Coe and George Williams, both Black, killed two Indianapolis policemen and wounded a third on Sept 30 while officers tried to arrest them. Coe is reported in the southern part of the county, where he once lived, with others believed to be Negroes and armed to resist arrest.
Ugly Redskins Seek Battle in Powder River Clash
Sheridan report says Colonel Auger leads third squadron from Fort Robinson to Arvada with infantry ready for a front demonstration against Native forces. Ute bands grow bolder as settlers reinforce forts. scouts indicate main Ute group near Moorehead en route to Cheyenne reservation.
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Auger
Dock Spear
E.d. Hottings
Moorheadment
Colonel Hensel
Wounded Knee
Roosevelt
Powder River
Utah
White Cow Bull
Kannaph
Tenth Cavalry
Moorehead
Cheyenne Reservation
Fort Robinson
Arvada
Jury Drawn for Fort Wayne December Term
Preparations indicate a busy Fort Wayne December term of the U S district court. The session begins December 11 with Judge A B Anderson. A jury has been drawn for the term and may hear the case Louise Shannon admx vs Baltimore and Ohio Railway Co seeking 10000 dollars for death in a railroad accident.
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United States District Court
Fort Wayne
A. B. Anderson
Logan
Louise Shannon
Admx
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company
Harper & Eggeman and
Skiles
Federal Grand Jury
Indianapolis
Woman Seeks Brother Edward Maher Missing From Fort Wayne
Mrs Thomas P Fleming of 4013 Page Boulevard St Louis writes Police Chief Ankenbruck to locate her brother Edward P Maher who may be in Fort Wayne. His mother is dying and wishes to see him.
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Thomas’ P. Fleming
Page’ Boulevard
St. Louis
Mrs Baker Eddy Shows Herself At Pleasant View
A representative reports Mrs Mary Baker Eddy head of the Christian Science church appeared at Pleasant View in frail health yet spoke clearly. She said she was in perfect physical health and declined further interview, ending the session after three questions.
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Concord
N. H
Associated Press
Mary G. Baker Eddy
Christian Science Church
Pleasant View
Mrs. Eddy
White Ribboners Elect Officers At National Meeting
The national convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in Hartford details officer elections and final committee reports. President Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens of Portland leads re elections along with officers including vice president Miss Anna Gordon of Evanston and secretary Susanna Vanston of Illinois.
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Hartford
Conn
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Portland
Anna A. ‘Gordon
Evanston, Ill
Susanna Vanston, I
Tragedy on the Thoroughfare West Jersey Rail Disaster
Atlantic City N J Oct 29 fifty one bodies recovered from two West Jersey and Sea Shore Railroad cars after a collision with the Thoroughfare drawbridge. Forty seven identified. divers from Philadelphia aid the search and morgue operations at Empire theater. Victims include Frederick Benckert and Walter Scott. casualties extend to Philadelphia Camden and Atlantic City residents.
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Atlantic City
N. J
West Jersey and Sea Shore Railroad
Philadelphia
Cora Biddle Brown
Eastport
Celina Womter
Camden
James Hagan
N. H
Laura Lawrence
Bradish
Samuel Iffel
Germantown
Philadelia
Walter Scott
Frank Monroe
Vincente Donnells
Tosca
Royal Artillery
Pasquale Mozelle
Frederick de Socersco
P. Angelroso
W. L. Carter
Walnut Street
A. L. Hudders
Roxborough
Catherine Hudders
John Zimmerman
Ella Rittenhofer
Martha T. Hice
W. H. Stewart
Wenonah
William Stewart Kline
William Edwards
Woodbury
Albert Kessel
Albert L. Gettman
B. H. Finkelstein
Reading
Gertrude Hayes
Paul Felsberg
Frances Felsberg
Eddie Niess
Evaline McElroy
Olivia McElroy
Frank
Joseph Herward
Constantine C. Veorda
Vinzeno Doniable
Thomas Vuence
William H. Stewart
Venona
Frank Deceri
John Fortunato
Joseph Devito
Royal Artillery Band
Angelo Fanzeii
Andrew Taylor
Ida Dubell
Florence
Edward Morgan
Scranton
AJ. Reese
Oresto Roy Nateillo
H. B. Joseph
John Dougherty
George Magee
Sinbad
Pleasantville
Empire Theater
Frederick Benckert
Benckert
Scott
Millville
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