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Oklahoma Missionary Appointed by Commissioner Hagerty
Editor Elrod of Clark selected as Oklahoma missionary by Commissioner Hagerty. Rumors swirl about adjutant general ties between D.N. Hunt and Mugen Huntington. Washington dispatch says Red Cloud seeks money amid shifting Indian situation as Sioux Falls debates party fortunes. Cox to speak on Fourth of July in Iluron then campaign in North Dakota Montana and Washington.
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Elrod of
Clark
Oklahoma
Hagerty
Tran Bocuisick
Snnj
D.N. Hunt
Readies
Mugen Huntington
Witst Rs
Washington Dispatch
Cox
Iluron
North Dakota
Montana
Washington
Harri son Cast as Bold Foe to Blaine and Administration
Democratic papers portray Russell B. Harri son as a dangerous adversary with greater hostility to the administration than Mr Blaine or the president.
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Russell B. Harrison
Blaine
Postmaster General Clark Targets Dakota for Postmaster Changes
Assistant Postmaster General Clark is removing and appointing fourth class postmasters at about 1,000 per week. He is dedicating a large portion of his time to Dakota districts.
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Clarkson
Dakota
Democrats See North Dakota as a Battleground State
The passage argues North Dakota could be a fair battleground this fall and warns Republicans not to loosen their grip, noting the tense political climate and potential shifts in support.
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North Dakota
Indians Ready to Sign Reservation Pact Await Sioux Commission
The Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies report the Indians are ready to sign the reservation agreement and are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Sioux commissioners.
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Pine Ridge
Rosebud
Major Anderson to Complete Crow Creek Term
Washington reports Major Anderson of the Crow Creek agency will serve out his term. He is expected to render the Sioux commission material aid when the signature gathering resumes.
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Washington
Major Anderson
Crow Creek Agency
Sioux Commission
Cory Named to Dakota University Board in Vermillion
The Huronite reports Frank J. Cory of the Redfield Journal has been appointed by Governor Mellett to the Dakota University board at Vermillion. The notice praises his character and predicts further honors as the state moves forward.
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Frank J. Cory
Redfield Journal
Gov
Mellette
Dakota University
Vermillion
Frank
Jefferson Tribute Letter Read At Grand Forks Club
At a democratic club meeting in Grand Forks, a letter from Chairman Ryan was read honoring Thomas Jefferson. The missive laments absence and criticizes carpetbagism and personal politics while urging unity around the father of the party and the immortality of Jefferson.
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Grand Forks
Thomas Jefferson
Ryan
Territorial
Jefferson
Mitchell bets on location as key to growth in capital race
The candidate argues that population trends favor her capital by location rather than map centrality. She cites Wisconsin Kansas Michigan Oregon Colorado capitals and other western states to show her standing. She asserts South Dakota’s densest population centers within 800 miles of Mitchell.
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Mitchell
Wisconsin
Kansas
Michigan
Oregon
Colorado
South Dakota
Steele Ozone Pyrotechnics Over Dakota Aid Controversy
The Steele Ozone derides South Dakota for seeking help from Minneapolis Chicago and the East. It contrasts with North Dakota’s repeated aid from Northern Pacific the legislature and other cities amid harsh climate and failed harvests. The piece questions chronic pauperism and fraternal support amid harvest failures.
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Steele Ozone
South Dakota
Minneapolis
Chicago
North Dakota
Northern Pacific Railroad
Far East
Mitchell Vies in Cap Ital Race With Substantial Claims
The piece argues that Pierre and Huron are actively pursuing capital development while Mitchell Sioux Falls and Chamberlain show intent but little action. Mitchell promises visible, decisive effort before votes are counted, aiming to prove a lasting commitment to win. A map of South Dakota growth prospects supports Mitchell’s strong position.
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Hijouills Times
Pierre
Huron
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
Chamberlain
South Dakota
Porter Named Census Superintendent by Administration
Editor Robert P. Porter of the New York Press is appointed head of the census bureau. The move rewards his campaign services and places a capable statistician and political economy scholar in charge of the bureau.
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Robert P. Porter
New York Press
Census Bureau
Proclamation On Erection Sealed With Liberty Insignia
The RurvarticANn publishes Gov Melletta’s proclamation for the coming erection printed previously. An incongruous note appears as the division proclamation should bear a seal echoing Liberty and union, a minor incidental matter in the overall event.
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Melletta
Jion Endorses J A Williams for Burleigh County Seat
Jion endorses J A Williams as the Burleigh county member of the North Dakota constitutional convention. Williams is praised for a mind fit for the work and for legislative experience that further qualifies him.
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Jion
J. A. Williams
Burleigh County
North Dakota
Williams
The Devils ake Inter Ocean dispatches shift to AP
In a brief note the Devils make clear that Inter Ocean will publish AP dispatches going forward. They commend Jlansbrough's enterprise but express a measured distrust of his judgment.
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Devils
Ake
Inter Ocean
Associated Press
Brother Jlansbrough
Superintendent Bell’s rail mail reform effort
Supt. Bell of the railway mail service faces the largest task in government as he tries to restore order to a chaotic department. Observers see him likely to succeed in overhauling the system.
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Supt. Bell
Railway Mail Service
Chicago appoints third postmaster in short span
The city names J Sexton as postmaster, backed by Senator Farwell, described as a practical business man of high standing and a reliable Republican choice.
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Chicago
J “. Sexton
Farwell
Oklahoma pilgrims halted by floods and muddy roads
Heavy rains raised rivers to impassable levels delaying the Oklahoma pilgrims as they struggle along a wet and rocky road to the promised land.
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Oklahoma
Trepburn Nomination Shifts Land Office Outlook
Ex congressman Trepburn of Iowa is named solicitor of the treasury and observers say the move may end Stone's bid to become commissioner of the general land office, reshaping the administration’s staffing prospects.
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Trepburn
Iowa
The
Treasury
Stone
General Land Office
Prohibitionists to Separate Question in Grand Forks Vote
North Dakota prohibitionists at Grand Forks decided to submit the question separately for a vote rather than embedding it in the constitution.
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North Dakota
Grand Forks
Mitchell Center of Rain Belt In Weather Signals
The report highlights Mitchell as the rain belt center in Dakota weather signals printed today. Forecasters emphasize its role in predicting rainfall patterns across the region with updated meteorological data.
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Mitchell
Dakota
Locomotive Hecord Breaker Sets Long Run Milestone
The A G Darwin locomotive built by Strong Locomotive Works completed two 423 mile Jersey City to Buffalo runs with under twelve hours rest, totaling 546 miles without a mishap. It uses two fire boxes and double valves, burning soft coal with less soot, weighing 68 tons plus a 40 ton full tender.
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A. G. Darwin
Strong Locomotive Works
Jersey City
Buffalo
George 8. Strong
Nickens Accepts Territorial Attorney General Post in Jamestown
Gov. Mellette tapped Hon. Johnson Nickens for attorney general of the territory after considering Delegate Gifford and others. Nickens accepted, his commission issued today, promising broad local approval and satisfaction in Jamestown where his legal ability and popularity are well known.
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Jamestown
Mellette
Johnson Nickens
Bismarck
Territory
Nickens
Mr. Nickells
Gifford
Gov. Mellette
Nickells
R. I. Wallace
Gov. Church
Sioux Falls Hopes and Local Power in Dakota Politics
The piece argues no Dakota county holds a monopoly on capable leaders and notes Sioux Falls pursues multiple state roles. It cites the penitentiary and deaf mute school as city institutions and mentions Frank Pettigrew for U.S. senator and Bailey for state treasurer as names tied to the capital bid, warning of overreach if the city secures many positions.
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Fiandrau Enterprise
Dakota
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Watertown
Pierre
Huron
Penitentiary
Frank Pettigrew
United States
Mr. Bailey
Gall
Limit of Indebtedness Debate in Sioux Falls Constitution
Aberdeen News discusses objections to the Sioux Falls constitution limiting state indebtedness to 50000. It notes that the territory’s debt above this figure may be assumed by the new state, raising questions of repudiation and the relationship between territorial and state indebtedness. The piece cites Judge Edgerton and describes a proposed joint commission to divide Dakota territory debts and obligate states to pay their share.
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Aberdeen News
Sioux Falls
Edgerton
E. B
Clough
Ile
South Dakota
North and
Schsmmarck
Dakota
North
Soldier Dies While Bathing In Line of Duty Ruling
Acting Secretary Bussey rules a soldier drowned while bathing dies in the line of duty. The piece critiques democracy and a Democrat’s view of bathing as a duty, noting public disgust at the stance. This reflects partisan commentary on military sacrifice and political rhetoric.
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Pioneer Press
Bussey
Awarded to Settlers
A Dakota Dakota settler guide urges patience and perseverance as the path to success. It warns against rapid gains, notes greenbacks and crop success require thrift industry sobriety and honesty, and says weapons or pedigree cannot replace steady effort for thriving crops.
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East
Dakota
Deadwood
Ingersoll
Proclamation for Dakota Territory Elections May 14 1889
Gov. Melvitte issues order for nationwide Dakota elections to elect delegates to constitutional conventions for North and South Dakota. North Dakota delegates meet in Bismarck July 4 1889 to draft a state constitution for ratification October 1 1889. South Dakota delegates meet in Sioux Falls July 4 1889 with potential resubmission after the vote.
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Congress
Dakota
South
North Dakota
Bismarck
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
City of
Sioux Halls
Flere
Diakota
Legislative Assemblies
Aberdeen Not Alarmed Says Argus Leader
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says Aberdeen should not be pressed to vote to aid Sioux Falls arguing the city should not be pulled into others' conflicts. The piece frames Aberdeen as independent from regional political pressure and urges cautious civic judgment.
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Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
Aberdeen Trade Heartbeat Secured for Future Growth
The Argus Leader asserts Aberdeen's trade will be preserved and extended regardless of capital relocation, ensuring the city retains its economic vitality and potential for future expansion.
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Aberdeen
Argus l
Great Shorthorn and Holstein cattle sale at Sioux City
Notice announces a major combination sale of Shorthorn and Holstein cattle at Sioux City Iowa on April 30th. The auction is conducted by reputable Iowa breeders whose stock is highly regarded for merit and breeding. Readers are urged not to miss the opportunity to acquire select animals.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Dakota Calls for Dakota Homeseekers Advertises New States
Thousands wait on the border to occupy small parcels in Oklahoma while Dakota invites settlers with vast government lands and strong rail access. The Chisago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Co issues an illustrated pamphlet titled Plain Facts about Dakota offering farmer and capitalist prospects. free copies available from A V W H Carpenter Milwaukee Wis.
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Indian Territory
Oklahoma
South
North Dakota
Dakota
Union
Chisago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co
Northwest
A. VY. II. Carpenter
Milwaukee
Wis
Northwestern Patents Listed By I W Lane
Weekly patents granted to Northwestern inventors include a meat chopping machine by Frank Blogmnqvist of Two Harbors and a water cooler by W H Fruen of Minneapolis. Other items cover a clothes drier, stock car partition chain, wagon tire, milk skimmer, track layer, and valve restraining tool with additional listings for Dakota and Montana inventors.
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Northwestern
I. W. Lane
U. S
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
A.T. Slills
W. Roberts
P. Caldwell
Minneapolis
P.J. Wright
Dakota
C. Il. Ashby
de Smet
Fannie E. Denzel
Glen Allin
Montana
C. J. Fendel
Butte City
Anaconda
Immigration envoy to promote Dakota growth in Oklahoma country
The immigration commissioner plans to send a man into the Oklahoma country within weeks to distribute articles and statistics on Dakota’s growth development and resources. With ten to twelve claimants waiting the mission aims to spark missionary work and entice settlers once hostilities ease and smoke clears.
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Aberdeen News
Commissioner of Immigration
Oklahoma
Dakota
Epoch Marking Health Renewal Promoted by Electric Bitters
The text touts Electric Bitters as a life changing remedy restoring health after long illness. It credits the tonic with aiding kidneys liver and stomach issues and promises relief for various ailments. Available in 50 cent and larger bottle at S. A. Scallin's drug store.
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S. A. Scallin
Castoria Slogan Recount from Past Generations
Nostalgic verse recalls Castoria as a remedy from infancy to parenthood. The chant traces a family's reliance on Castoria through stages of life and child care.
Sigel Surrenders as Pension Agent Amid Scandal
Washington matters report Gen. Sigel resigns as New York pension agent after an audit reveals a corrupt New York office. Commissioner Tanner recalls Sigel’s honest past while noting a small personal payment to cover deficits. Four candidates vie to replace him, including Conkwright, Phinney, Schimmel, and Longworth.
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Washinton
Tanner
Gen
Sigel
New York City
Brooklyn
New York
B Wen
Commissioner Tanner
Gen. Sigel
Gen. Siel
Conkwright
Phinney
Ulster County
Adolph Schimmel
Longworth
Treasury Dept Rules on Foreign Plant Transfers and Free Entry
Assistant Secretary Tichenor answers T. O. Hague on whether foreign plant transfers for permanent U S settlement conflict with alien contract labor laws. He notes personal effects exemption excludes machinery for manufacturing use and asserts entry of workmen is not permitted under the alien contract labor law.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Tichenor
T. O. Hague
New York
United States
Col. Tichenor
Respect to Ex Secretary Usher Funeral Fees and Interior Closures
Secretary Noble ordered the interior department and its bureaus closed on John P. Usher funeral day. The department was draped in black to honor the ex secretary who served from 1863 to 1865. First Assistant Postmaster Clarkson notes about 100 fourth class postmasters changed daily with two thirds for cause and half of the rest due to site changes. About 50 railway postal service changes per day for cause.
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Washington
Noble
Interior Department
John P. Usher
Interior
Clarkson
General Lawson Dead in New Jersey After Short Illness
Brigadier General Samuel Kennedy Lawson United States Army died at Orange New Jersey following a brief illness. Born in Pennsylvania over sixty years ago he graduated from West Point in 1839 and served in the Mexican and Civil Wars earning multiple promotions for gallant service. He retired May 11 1870.
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New York
Samuel Kennedy Lawson
United States Army
Orange
N. J
Pennsylvania
West Point
Supreme Court Adjourns For May Break
Chief Justice Fuller announced the Supreme Court would stop hearing arguments on the 26th and adjourn from that day until May 13, then adjourn for the term. Michigan veterans set June 12 to dedicate nine monuments at Gettysburg battlefield with the governor and staff expected. Oklahoma mail facilities plan over 100 post offices within three months as immigration opens to settlement April 22, faster rail-route post offices to be established.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Fuller
Wil
Gettysburg
Michigan
Oklahoma
Post Offices to Spread Across Oklahoma Territory
Postmaster General Whitfield orders star routes to interior Oklahoma and plans new post offices to boost mail delivery. A special inspector will locate offices along rail lines amid rising immigration. Clarkson predicts 100 fourth class offices within three months and a population of 100000 in six months.
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Washington
Oklahoma Territory
Clarkson
Tle
Wink Weconu
Whitfield
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Boomers in Desperate Straits Near Canadian River
Purcett April 18. Boomers south of the Canadian river face sickness and destitution with hundreds of men women and children in need. They cling to hopes of pre empting homesteads and plan to reclaim claims Monday despite risk of conflict as Marshal Jones arrives with deputies to restore order.
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Oklahoma
Purcett
I. T
Canadian River
United States
Jones
Kansas
Guthrie
Fire consumes large Orange block including homes and shops
A major blaze in Orange New Jersey Tuesday night destroyed a block spanning Hill Street and nearby properties. The fire damaged three frame buildings housing an all colored occupancy, the Jenkins & Dodd sash and blind factory, Henry W. Matthew's carpenter shop and D. J. Burke's residence at Commerce Street and Railroad Avenue.
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Newark
N. J
Hill Street
Jenkins & Dodd
Henry W. Matthew
D. J. Burke
Commerce Street
Railroad Avenue
Philanthropist and Soldier Dr J Leland Miller Dies
Great Barrington Mass April 18 Dr J Leland Miller Sheffield wealthiest resident dies at home aged 77 He served in the Mexican war as surgeon He recently gave 40000 to Williams College and contributed liberally to building the Orville Dewey memorial hall and to local churches
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Great Barrington
Mass
J. Leland Miller
Sheffield
Williams College
Orville Dewey
Eloped nun and Kansas City man flee convent
A Kaw, I T special reports Patrick Ryan of Kansas City eloped with Sister Eleonora from the Osage agency convent. They passed through the city Friday in company, the sister saying she tired of convent life.
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Icansas City
Kaw
I. T
Earnings report and dividend approval at Baltimore and Ohio
At the Baltimore and Ohio monthly meeting the semi annual dividend was passed and a 5 percent dividend for the six months ending March 31 was declared for the Washington branch. The March earnings for 1888 show net $409,172 on $1,572,152 in earnings and $1,162,980 expenses. 1889 net earnings are $457,239, an increase of $47,? thousand.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Washingto
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co Secures Forest Works Deal
The Pittsburg Plate Glass company bought the Forest plate glass works from J. B. Ford & Sons for $1,500,000. The acquisition gives Pittsburg a near monopoly of U S plate glass production, expanding monthly output to about 500000 feet across three factories.
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Pittsbura
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
J. B. Ford & Sons
Forest Plate Glass Works
Pittsburg Company
Standard Oil to Abandon Pennsylvania Fields for Ohio
The Standard Oil monopoly completes a major deal and shifts focus from Pennsylvania to Ohio. After two years of quiet property acquisitions, the company now has seven million dollars invested in Ohio, signaling a revolutionary change in the oil business.
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Pennsylvania
ChicaGo
Standard Oil
Ohio
Standard
Agree to Make Batter Boilers
PiTTsBuRG April 18 The American Boiler Manufacturers union was organized here by the election of officers and pledges to use only the best materials and to back laws criminalizing the sale of inferior boilers. North Dakota Drys Grand Forks opened with eighty delegates as James H Bossard was elected chairman and N M Mott secretary and the resolutions discussion favored voting on prohibition separately.
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Pittsburg
American Boiler Manufacturers’ Union
North Dakota Drys
Grand Forks
N. D
James H. Bossard
N. M. Mott
Grafton
Committee
Still Leveling the Poles in New York Streets
The city continues removing wires and poles per Mayor Grant's order. About 75 thousand feet of wire were cut down on the first day. Ottawa briefs report royal assent to bills incorporating the Northern Pacific and Manitoba railway and recognizing the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
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New York
Grant
Queen's “O. K
Ottawa
Ont
Northern Pacific and
Manitoba Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Chicago Grain and Provisions Prices Report
Wheat contracts list April 873, May 8534, June 885408, July 8244. Corn figures show April 3434, May and June various, park May 11.80, June 11854, July 12.00. Lard values April 6,685, May 6,900, June 6.05, July 6.9716. Short Ribs figures include April 5,924 and May 5.0714. Chicago live stock shows hogs receipts 15,500 head with price bands from 4.75 to 4.95, cattle receipts 13,000 with beefs 3.30 to 4.40 and cows 1.70 to 3.10, stockers 2.50 to 23.50, sheep 3,000 with corn fed westerns 5.00 to 5.40 and natives 3.00 to 4.0, lambs 8.75 to 6.
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Chicago
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