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Lamar Register in Lamar, Colorado

12 Oct 1898

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Lamar Register

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Lamar, Colorado, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1898

Page

3

Denver's Festival of Mountain and Plain Ends Quietly

The fourth annual Festival of Mountain and Plain in Denver wrapped up with large crowds and varied entertainments despite cool weather. The parade featured warships, allegorical floats, and Indian entries led by Buckskin Charley, with Fire Department displays and a grand flag raising at the amphitheater. Crowds filled the grand stand and City Park, with three band prizes totaling $300, $200, and $100, and a packed Silver Serpent pageant concluding the event.

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Revival of Admiral Rank for Dewey Suggested

Washington October fifth. The administration will urge Congress to revive the grade of admiral and to promote Rear Admiral George Dewey, then commanding the Asiatic station. Secretary of the Navy Long announced that he will recommend reviving the admiral grade and conferring it on Dewey, with the President’s endorsement.

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Dewey Washington, D. C Congress George Dewey Asiatic Station Long
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A New Indian War at Leech Lake Reported Massacre

Early reports from St Paul and Minneapolis claim a massacre of soldiers at Leech Lake by Indians near Bear Island. Details describe a fierce fight thirty miles from Walker with 100 troops under General Bacon, heavy firing, and casualties including a wounded ex-marshal. Officials indicate reinforcements are dispatched and the agency Indians may move to war.

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St. Paul Minn Bacon Leech Lake Brainerd Minneapolis Walker Minnesota Marshal O'Connor Bog-Ah-Me-Go-Shirks Point Bear Island Bog-Ah- Me-Go-Shirk Ea Harrix Colonel Bacon General Bacon Major Wilkinson John M. Bacon Wilkins
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Holding Off Indians on Bear Island Fight Continues

Oct 6 reports from Lothrup Minnesota say General Bacon and about 70 to 72 men remain engaged on Bear Island. A rescue attempt recovered four bodies and nine wounded soldiers before Indians forced the boat off shore. A 215 man Third Infantry detail arrived from Fort Snelling, with further trains expected. Authorities warn 500 troops may be needed to quell the rising Indian threat near Mille Lacs and Leech Lake, with scouts observed moving north toward Bear Island.

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Lothrup Minn Fort Snelling Harbach Department of Dakota Walker Brainerd Tinker Mille Lacs Leech Lake Bear Island
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Graphic account of battle from Deputy Marshal Sheehan

Walker Minn Oct 6 Deputy Marshal T J Sheehan wounded in Wednesday battle recounts landing near Bear Island log house Bug Ab Mah Ge Shik. He praises General Bacon and Major Wilkinson, notes 150 to 200 attacking Indians, six killed or wounded among troops, and cites journalists Brill Beaton Knappen as uninjured.

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Sheehan Walker Minn T. J. Sheehan Bear Island Bacon Wilkinson Ross Brill Beaton Knappen
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