Lands Opened by Lottery Draw in Indian Territory
The text describes land entries in El Reno and Lawton districts with towns Aradarko Lawton and Hobart. First drawn names Stephen A Holcomb and James R Wood. Miss Mattie H Beals appears as one of the first ladies. Lands worth at least 25000 dollars may be chosen by initial numbers. concerns about squatters and litigation loom as two hundred squatters jumped Wood's claim near Lawton townsite amid four contests.
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el Reno
Stephen A. Holcomb
Pauls Valley
1.T
Lawton
James R. Wood
Weatherford
O. T
Mattie H. Beals
Wichita
Kansas
Aradarko
Hobart
English to Become the Universal Diplomacy Language
The article notes Japan will use English as its official diplomatic language, signaling English as the rising global lingua franca. It contrasts French’s decline with English adoption among diplomats, while mentioning Canada’s money order to King Tetheron in Rossland B C and differences from American orders.
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Japan
Canada
King Tetheron
Rossland
B. C
Post Office Department
New Indian land opening plan tested on Kiowa Comanche Apache lands
Congress adopted a new method opening reservations to settlement. A trial ran June 10 to 26 registering 167000 applicants while only 13000 claims existed. Names were placed in wheels, drawn by chance, and each winner could file in El Reno or Lawton districts as the draw progressed starting July 29.
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Congress
el Reno
Lawton
Beresford’s Choice and a Navy Dream
A Collier’s Weekly vignette traces Lord Charles Beresford’s boyhood push toward a navy career. On his thirteenth birthday his father asks for his profession and the boy insists on the navy to become an admiral like Nelson, believing he will achieve it and entering the navy.
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Lord Charles Beresford
Charles
Collier's Weekly
Army
Navy
Nelson
Charlie
Oregon Notes on Water and a Deep Well Venture
Oregon notes describe Newport water agate crops and a farmer named Ed Ashley across the Snake River at Weiser who fuels his operations with gas from a well bored to about 1500 feet. Donations funded part of the artesian water effort as Harney county residents observe cows and lambs amid summer scenes and a rising hay value near $2.30.
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Newport
Snake River
Weiser
Ed Ashley
Harney County
Mountain
Harney Valley
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