Indian Territory as plague spot to be opened to settlement
The Fort Worth Gazette inReviews the Chicago Herald's critique of Indian Territory. It supports overthrow of tribal ties and compulsory settlement, proposes selling lands for schools and agriculture funds, and urges opening the Territory to white settlement under standard territorial laws. The piece criticizes eastern humanitarian obstruction and calls for Western and Southern unity to press for open settlement.
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Sheriden
Indian Territory
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San Antonio
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Congress
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Lawyer Aurelius Miner Gets Six Months and Fine
Aurelius Miner, a Salt Lake lawyer, is sentenced to six months in jail and a $300 fine for unlawful cohabitation and told by the judge he should not be disbarred after a lengthy court wrangle. W. D. Newsom also jailed for polygamy and unlawful cohabitation with three years and $5000 fine for the first charge and six months plus $300 for the second.
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Salt Lake, U. T
Aurelius Miner
W. D. Newsom
Female Safa Debate Angers Britain in Question
The issue of female saf a is stirred in Great Britain as discussions intensify. Political figures and advocacy groups weigh in on potential reforms and public reaction grows.
Altered Justice Scene Turns Violent in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis last Friday night Harris Faker, a negro hostler, seduced and assaulted German girl Helen Huendlend. Huendlend’s brother Meinrod shot Faker in the abdomen before being disarmed. Faker wounded gravely. Huendlend in jail as court proceedings halt amid chaos. The piece also reports on Attorney General Garland defending Judge Vincent’s suspension amid calls for investigation.
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Washington Post
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Colfax County
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Tragic Crowley County Horseback Accident Claims Life
News from Crowley county reports the death of Chas Sweat after his horse fell while he drove cattle into a pen. He died from a severe head injury, described as a fatal neck fracture, with praise for his character from local observers. Also noted is a test of Frederic H. Brown’s magnetic telephone over 125 miles on Erie railroad wires, achieving ordinary tone conversation and successful results.
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Chas Sweat
Frederic H. Brown
Fort Worth
Tex
Erie
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Pennsylvania law mandates temperance instruction in public schools
A new law in Pennsylvania requires all public school teachers to teach children about the moral physical and mental harm of liquor. The aim is to convert the rising generation to temperance so they will support measures to restrain or abolish the whisky traffic when they come of voting age.
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Pennsylvania
Wash Jones Seen as Possible Congressman Candidate
In the Eleventh district Wash Jones is discussed as a potential challenger to Lanham. The comparison casts Jones as having about as much chance as Craft of Wise county against Throckmorton Mail.
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Lanham
Wash
Craft
Wise County
Throckmorton Mail
Governor Marmaduke death rumored in sensational report
The St. Louis Republican disputes the tale of Mrs. Governor Marmaduke's death by morphine, calling it false and clarifying that no Mrs. Governor Marmaduke exists. Ed Morgan reports a daytime robbery near Bonham Texas, and Hempstead unrest tied to alleged cattle slaughter sparks a mob action and county response.
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St. Louis
United States
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Hempsteed
Waver County
Hempstead
What is democracy asks Beau mont writer
Mr. Hatt Greer of Beaumont writes the News column asking what democracy means. He argues democracy is the application of common sense and honesty to practical policies. This brief reflects a local reader’s view on political principle.
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Laredo Times
Hatt Greer
Beaumont
Grasshoppers Rampant in Northern Mexico Affecting Farms
Reports describe grasshoppers becoming very destructive in the northern Mexican regions. Farmers face crop damage as the insect outbreak spreads across multiple areas and threatens yields.
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Mexico
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Plans Fort Worth to Gainesville Rail Extension
The Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad prepares to extend its line from Fort Worth through Gainesville into the Territory. The project aims to improve regional rail service and connect major hubs across the area.
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Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad
Fort Worth
Gainesville
Democrats Nominate Prince for Governor Gilmore for Lieutenant Governor
The Massachusetts Democrats nominated Fredrick O. Prince of Boston for governor and HH. H. Gilmore of Cambridge for lieutenant governor.
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Massachusetts
Democrats
Fredrick O. Prince
Boston
HH. H. Gilmore
Cambridge
Absence of Ministers in Amazon Valley Noted
In the Amazon valley there are no ministers and no sermons have ever been preached within its limits according to the report.
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The
Amazon
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