Battle of Wounded Knee and Northern Cheyennes Survival Tales
Readable fragments recount the Dakota conflict era and the Sioux Ghost Dance era. It highlights Col Fechet leading troops to capture Sitting Bull, the deaths of Indian police, and the defense at Oak Creek. It notes the Cheyennes’ stand on a hill and Ten Kettle’s suicide to avoid capture, shaping later tribal loyalties.
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United States Army
Wounded Knee
Washington
Col
Foraythe
Seventh Cavalry
Big Foot
Sitting Bull
Custer
Woreda
Qouinie
Philanthro Dieta
Sittitye
Edward G. Fechot
University of Hifneis
Sit Ong Ball
Feeher
Plains
Miles
Hitting Bull
Lieut
Bull Head
Sergt
Shave Head
Fort Yates
Fechet
Fighth
Oak Creek
Howee
Billing Bull
Mechet
Pofpta
Todian
Catch the Boar
Strike-the- Kettle
Iceman
Catch the Bear
Lewis
Ias
Sharp Skirmigh
Maj
Weasels
Wessels
Public expense and monopoly profit rhetoric in St Louis Republic
An editorial attack argues Standard Oil exposes the abuses of monopoly and privilege. It condemns high legal fees and profits in oil and finance, labeling profit as unjust and tied to law breaking and favoritism, while criticizing lawyers and court fees as excessive.
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Standard Oil
Milburn
Standant Oil Company
Wiel Corporation
Big Fenres
Finance
Ronderog
St Loote Republic
Woolen clothing duties spark calls for reform
In a Wall Street Summary item the piece argues that woolen dresses for women and children are overpriced due to high duties and retailer profits. It claims women pay about 250 dollars for every dollar of wool used and urges revising woolen apparel schedules amid rising sheep grazing and import costs.
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Payne
America
Taft
Wall Street
Lumber Tariff Battle Aims to Protect Stumpage Profits
Washington reports say Edward Hines backed by Wererhauser Interests will press the Senate to restore the tariff cut by the Payne bill. They own vast Northern Pacific timber acquired cheaply and now sell stumpage at three dollars per thousand feet, seeking high protection to sustain profits while the government loses about two million in revenue and consumers pay higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hines
Chicago
Washington
Senate
Payne
Wererhauser
Mr. Hines
Associated
Northern Pacific Railroad
Lumber Barona
Tariff Relief and Wages Highlight Western Interests
Western Americans seek tariff relief over party control. The piece notes a Democratic congress looming, Taft administration concerns, and a 5 percent wage rise for cotton workers in Galem Massachusetts, contrasting with a prior 10 percent cut. The tone hints at cautious optimism amid economic shifts.
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Taft
Proof for Two Cents Kidney Cure Advertisement
A vintage ad invites kidney sufferers to write to The Man G W Winney Medina for a Dean's Kidney Pills testimonial. He claims cure after 18 months of doctoring and hospital visits, noting weight gain from 145 to 162 pounds and relief from back pain lameness and rheumatic symptoms. Pills sold widely for 80 cents per bottle by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Winney
Medina
Dean
Mr. Winney
No Escape from Smoke Tension In Shared Home
A fragment notes heated domestic quarrel about smoking indoors, with one speaker questioning a spouse's habit while the other defends it. The passage hints at tension in daily life shaped by smoking and household strain, reflecting a distressed domestic moment.
Doctor Advised Operation Turns Patient Toward Cure
A woman from Paw Paw Michigan recounts severe female illness and two Chicago doctors saying surgery was necessary. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her condition, avoiding operation, and restoring health through relief from uterine issues, displacements, inflammation, and nervous exhaustion.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Hema
Chicago
Langdon St
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Rive
Standing Rock
Pine Ridge
Third Cavalry
Ten Kettle
Cherennes
Gloux
Onli
Epward B. Clark
Hisstrarions
Deansaw Aval
Cpinent
Aere
PMS
Galem
Mass
Lydia E.pinkham
Paw Paw, Mich
Cary
York Ny
Louis
Ania
Wlack Mes & Post Pie Company
Gratessa
Kaltway
Naeples A
Dent Handle I—Eriig
ST. Louto Asphalt CO
ST. Louta. MO
John Deere
Lonnie Gresser
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