Woman Draws Notable First in Kiowa-Comanche Lottery
A July 30 land lottery in El Reno Oklahoma drew twenty thousand hopefuls to witness the roll of envelopes. James R. Wood of Weatherford and Mattie H. Beals of Wichita earned No. 1 spots in Lawton, with strong bets they will select adjoining 160 acre tracts valued around 40,000 dollars. Crowd fatigue and cheers followed each announcement as officials proclaimed the process fair amid mixed eligibility concerns.
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EL Reno
Okl
Lawton
Dyer
James R. Wood
Weatherford
Mattie H. Beals
Wichita
Kan
Missouri
Woods
Miss Beals
Colonel Dyer
Oklahoma
Treasury Secretary Purchases Short-Term Bonds
Washington July 30 The secretary of the treasury today bought short bonds totaling twenty five thousand dollars at 109 118, five thousand dollars at 109 118, 5 at 16vs, 1 500 at 113 885, details show varied issue prices and amounts.
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Washington
Rain and heat across the corn belt and mid Atlantic
Official weather advisories confirm rainfall across the corn belt last night with cooler conditions than yesterday. Temperatures rose above 90 degrees in many areas, with Washington reaching a humid 97 degrees. showers forecast for tomorrow east of the Mississippi.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Corn Belt
Ohio
Kentucky
Nebraska
Kansas City
Iowa
Oklahoma
Missouri
Mississippi River
Middle Atlantic
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Nebraska Winners in Oklahoma Land Draw Auction
Nebraska residents win land in Oklahoma draw with names including John Long Omaha Jacob Ridinger Sutton James H Davey Muebren Joseph Shultz Jr Schuyler Allen Tingley Verdon Alex Tramilton Wymore Adolph Lutes Columbus Liz Lawton district Guy J Stewart Helvey Dora Roberts Council Bluffs No 22 Lawton district.
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EL Reno
Okl
Nebraska
Oklahoma
John &. Long
Omaha
Lawton
Jacob Ridinger
Sutton
James H. Davey
Muebron
Joseph Shultz
Jr. Schuyler
Allen Tingley
Verdon
Alex Tramilton
Wymore
Il Reno
Adolph Lutes
Columbus
Guy J. Stewart
Helvey
Dora Roberts
Council Bluffs
Rain brings relief to Kansas crops and towns
Kansas reports welcome rainfall across eastern and central areas with streams rising and crop prospects improving. Salina records the heaviest rain in weeks, Concordia sees ongoing showers, and Ellsworth notes a rain event. A thunderstorm in Concordia killed Carl Hammersbeck, son of a farmer.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Colorado Line
Salina
Concordia
Carl Hammersbeck
Ellsworth
Navy secretary bars comments on Schley court inquiry
Washington July 30 Secretary Long issued a general order enjoining all persons in naval service from making any public statement about the court of inquiry requested by Rear Admiral W. Schley. The statement was signed John D. Long Secretary.
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Washington
Long
Naval Service
Schley
John TD
Allied villagers form 25000 strong force in Chi Li region
Pekin correspondent reports that 25 000 armed allied villagers including old Boxers and Gishbauden troops control southwestern Chi Li and have seized imperial supplies sent overland from Pekin. In Wyoming, Union Pacific shops at Green River will close on August 1, with 50 workers transferred to Evanston Rawlins or Cheyenne shops.
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London
Chi Li
Pekin
The
Standard
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Green River
Evanston
Rawlins
Weather Bureau Sees Hope in Corn Belt Showers
Weather bureau reports from the corn belt indicate showers have broken the drought for forty days and cooler temperatures follow. Forecasters expect continued rain today with most regions near 90 degrees west of the Mississippi and say crops not irreparably ruined will benefit, especially late corn.
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Corn Belt
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Indian to file for prized Lawton tract opening
Keo Tuck, an Indian, filed notice with the land office in Reno to enter the quarter section near Lawton, the town site of the Kiowa and Comanche reservation. The tract is among the most valuable in the 13,000 acres opened. The 1887 statute grants homeless Indians the right to enter public land not held by homesteaders, a right not repealed.
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Oklahoma City
C. T
Keo Tuck
Indiana
Missing 1000 Silver Dollars At Chicago Bank
A sack of 1000 silver dollars vanished from the Commercial National Bank in Chicago after being left outside the vault when the bank closed. Detectives have yet to locate the money, marking a second peculiar disappearance for the bank within a year. A separate 20000 bundle shipped to Burlington, Iowa, last August also yielded only paper slips when opened.
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Ago National Bank
Chicago
Commercial National Bank
Adams Express Company
National State Bank of
Burlington
Tia
OMAHA MAN SELECTED FOR LAND DRAWING COMMITTEE
Governor Richards appointed a committee to oversee the drawing of new lands for settlement. Nebraska members chosen include TH A Foster of Omaha as chairman, J M Jones of Hastings, George Hess of Omaha, I A Sweezy of Geneva Hill, and Amos Quinn of Beatrice. Headquarters in Crow & Jones law office, Warren block, room 4.
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Gine Hill
Amos Quinn
Beatrice
Law Office
Crow & Jones
Room
Warren Block
Kansas Rainstorm Breaks Drought Across Kansas
Atchison Kansas reports show a long drought ending with a weekend rain. Missouri Pacific railroad stations indicate 200 miles west of the Missouri River and north toward Nehawka received one fourth to two inches of rain. The downpour was steady and soaking across the region.
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Kansas
Atchison, Kan
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri River
Nelwasha
Crescens Trots World Record Mile At Glenville Track
Crescens the world’s champion trotting stallion felled the 2:02 3-4 mile mark at Glenville before 10 000 fans, clocking 2:02 3-4 to set a new world's record for both sexes. George Ketcham drove the horse as crowds cheered and carried him to the grandstand.
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Cleveland
Crescens
Glenville
Abbot
George Ketcham
Ketcham
Aly
Ketchan
Robert McGregor
Detroit
Charley Tierr
Sun's Slaughter of Horses in South Dakota County
In Sioux Falls July 27 a severe heat wave is blamed for the death of about 250 horses in Minnehaha County. William Parkinson, 27, a farmer near Ben Clare, was instantly killed by lightning while harvesting. Four horses in his team were also struck dead. Parkinson leaves a wife and child. his father and relatives reside in Sioux Falls.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Minnehaha
William Parkinson
Ben Clare
Parkinson
Treasury Secretary Purchases Short Time Bonds
Washington July 27 the secretary of the treasury bought short time bonds totaling 15,954,100 for the sinking fund. Purchases included two thousand dollars 4s at 1.19,001 1500 Bs at $1.00 2186 and 5s at 109 128, with a cost of 18,026,563. The total amount spent today was 18,026,563.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Live Stock Market Report From Kansas City and Market Notes
Cattle prices steady to slightly lower with about fifty railcars of beef steersyarded. Hogs open active, lifting good hog prices to 5.77 to 6.09 with lighter weights neglected. Sheep and lambs slow to start, steady to weak early, feeders unchanged. Kansas City quotes show native beef steers higher, cows and heifers steady, hogs higher, and sheep steady to easy.
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Ssouth
Chionga
Kansas City
Caule
Texas
Eu late commends Schley for proper maneuver at Santiago
The Vizcaya commander in Santiago, Captain Eu late, declares in a New York cable reply that he cannot deem Schley's July 3 maneuver cowardly. He adds the tactic was appropriate given the positions of American ships attacking Vizcaya from the stern and quarter.
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New York
Eulate
Vizcaya
Santiago
Journal and Advertiser
Schley
Brooklyn
Census Bulletin Summaries Iowa and Kansas Populations
Washington July 27 census bulletin shows school, militia and voting populations for Iowa and Kansas and the Indian Territory. Iowa figures include school age children 76 870 with 24 562 foreign born and 1 085 colored, male 387 930 and female 379 040, martial age males 475 760 with 79 559 foreign born and 3 420 colored, voting age males 158 025 foreign born and 4 633 colored.
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Cansus
Washington
Census Bureau Today
Iowa
Kansas
Indian Territory
Martia
Bryan Calls Imperialism Central Issue in Politics
Chicago July 27 William J. Bryan, in the city for a brief visit, said imperialism remains the major issue between the parties. He noted tariff as important but compared imperialism to heart disease, a more serious malady than stomach ache.
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
Threshing Outfit Burned Near Holmesville Neb
Fire of incendiary origin destroys the threshing outfit of P. P. Duan near Holmesville Nebraska. Bloodhounds were brought but a large crowd hindered the dogs. Horatio J. Sprague, United States consul at Gibraltar, died there, described as oldest canal in the American service.
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Wymore
P. P. Duan
Holmesville
Horatio J. Sprague
United States
Gibraltar
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Buys Boude
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Nowa
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