Bloody battle between Blood Indians and mixed force ends deadly
Reports from Fort McLeod say a ferocious fight occurred last week between Blood Indians and a force of soldiers cowboys and Gros Ventres over stolen horses. Many killed with bodies carried off by friends. Bloods driven off with heavy losses. pursuit by mounted police. Separate telegrams note trouble on the Nez Perces reservation and arrests of agency staff.
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Winnipeg
Man
Fort McLeod
Montana
Minnesota and Northwest News Briefs
Minnesota reports a mill worker Jacob Gaust died after a slash saw accident at Howe Lumber. Rail commissioners Gibbs and Williams begin a two week grievance tour from Mankato to St Peter. Duluth bankers plan a June consolidation forming First National Bank of Duluth. A Sleepy Eye child killed his 17 month old sister with a snapped gun. Owatonna sees Dynes gain complete control of The Owatonna Journal. Luther College in Decorah burns for total loss. two Coleman brothers fatally burned. Mason City raids seize alcohol and a health preserver. Wausau reports high water enabling log drives. Madison governor may skip extra session. West Superior plans multiple street projects. Milwaukee banker Edward Sanderson dies. Presby terian General Assembly in New York and other conventions noted.
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Minnesota
Jacob Gaust
Howe Lumber Company
St. Paul
Gibbs and
Williams
Mankato
St. Peter
Duluth
Merchants National Bank
Duluth Union National
First National Bank of
Sleepy Hye
Hans E. Larson
Here
Owatonna
F. T. Drebert
Owatonna Journal
W. A. Dynes
Dynes
Journal
Iowa
Decorah
Luther College
Coleman
Mason City
W. 8
Dixon
A. H. Pinney
Delmar Dixon
Wisconsin
Wausau
Madison
West Superior
Over Avenue
Belknap Avenue
Third Street
First
Eighth Streets
Fifth Street
Catlin Avenues
First Street
Milwaukee
Edward Sanderson
Bright
Ainslee to Lead Wisconsin Central as GM
Milwaukee May 22 unofficially announces Samuel R. Ainslee current Northern Pacific general superintendent will become Wisconsin Central general manager on July 1. Mellen says Wisconsin Central will stay separate and Chicago may gain traffic representation. conference this week between Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Central officials set to arrange details.
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Ainslee
Northern Pacific
Wisconsin Central
Milwaukee
Wis
Samuel R. Ainslee
Mellen
Wisconsin Central Railway
Chicago
Hannaford
Missing Miss Annie Van Donine Leaves Hillsboro for West
Miss Annie Van Donine aged 18 disappeared after leaving Hillsboro two weeks ago during a western trip. Her trunk was returned by railway officials but no owner identified, and foul play is suspected.
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Conrocook
Annie, van Donine
Hillsboro
Sunk steamer German Emperor after collision near channel
London reports two steamers Beresford and German Emperor collided in the channel. German Emperor sank. over thirty drowned believed. Nine survivors landed at Dover. Beresford initially lost sight of then reached Gravesend damaged with crews from both ships aboard. Separate items note a destructive cyclone in Scranton and floods in Missouri with train wreck in Macon and a fatal hand car collision in New Reptorp.
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London
Hartlepool
Dover
Gravesend
Beresford
New Reptorp
Mont
Northern Pacific Railroad
French Pact With Haiti Aims to Suppress Rebellion and Gain Concessions
Cape Haitian reports dated May 6 detail a treaty between the Legitime government and France granting land concessions free entry and a 25 percent cut in customs duties alongside preference to French capitalists in public works. France pledges aid to quell the uprising and Haïti receives 5.5 million francs plus two warships, plus rights to purchase arms in France.
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New York
Cape Haytien
Legitime
Hayti
France
Supreme Court Rules US Land Office Oath Notaries No Binding
Washington May 22 The Supreme Court decision in United States v Hall holds oaths taken by land office officials before notaries public are not binding. The ruling alarms General Land Office officials who fear its effect on thousands of pending cases across homestead preemption timber culture and mineral claims. Commissioner Stockslager seeks guidance from Assistant Attorney General Shields amid questions on validity of proofs already given.
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Supreme Court
United States Land Office
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
John D. Hall
General Land Office
Stockslager
Shields
Sioux Commission to Plan Indian Cession Signatures
The Sioux commission will meet in Chicago on the 27th to map a plan for securing signatures of Indians on a cession of reservation land. The group, authorized to interpret the law, will spend up to two days preparing action. Gen. Crook is valued for his experience with Indians. The commission may start at the Lower Brule agencies around May 30 or 31, crossing the Missouri to begin operations there.
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Sioux Commission
Washington
Chicago
Crook
Indian Bureau
Chamberlain
S. D
Lower Brule
Missouri
Presidential Appointments and Policy Notes From Washington
The May 22 wire dispatch lists appointments including John W. Meldrum as Wyoming secretary and Orrin W. Barr as public money receiver at Huron. It notes pension funds remain available via usual requisitions, White House reception hours shift, and the naval inspection board to assess vessels at New York and League Island yards. It also covers Mexico loan options, Peru’s representative to a conference, Halstead heading to Germany, and Denby naming Tsui Kwo Yin as Chinese envoy to the U.S. The text includes a digressive anecdote about a rancher and a tale on Piegans superstition about evil spirits and night travel.
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Washington
John W. Meldrum
Laramie
Wyo
Wyoming
Orrin W. Barr
Dakota
Huron
Dak
James H. Dysney
Warsaw
Ind
James C. Luckey
Oregon
Warm Springs Agency
Malachi Krebs
Petersburg
Congress
White House
Naval Inspection Board
Jouett
New York
League Island Navy Yards
United States
Navy Department
Halstead
Germany
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Europe
China
Chang Yen Hoon
King Humbert Arrives in Berlin Amid Festive Pageantry
Berlin hosts King Humbert the Prince of Naples and Premier Crispi with Emperor William at the station. Troops and arches decorate the route to the castle as crowds cheer the Italian royal party amid German Italian emblems.
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Berlin
Humbert
Naples
Crispi
William
Bismarck
Slumbert
Pacific coast defenses to begin work this summer
Ottawa reports imperial authorities cable that defense construction on Canada’s Pacific coast will start this summer. A unrelated quotation from Youth’s Companion recounts a dentist offering gas to a frightened elderly woman, who declines asserting she reads newspapers.
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Canada
Pacific Coast Defenses
Ottawa
Ont
Market Prices Across Cattle Hogs and Grains
The St Paul Union Stock Yards report lists cattle and hog prices by grade, with cows, bulls, calves, and stockers, plus sheep values. Chicago and Kansas City live stock rates, Omaha bids, and grain quotes for wheat corn oats rye barley are included, along with butter and eggs market ranges.
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St. Paul Union
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Paul
Shilo's Cure and Variants Advertised for Diseases
An 19th century advert promotes Shilo's Cure and Shilo's Vitalizer for rheumatism neuralgia sore chest wounds and more. It claims external use cures corns chapped hands and back pain and lists 50 cent price for a GALE agent. Also touts Shilo's Cure for cough and liver complaints with Warne's drug store as retailer.
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Patne
Cas. I. Lewis
Central Village
Paine
Samuel Hurcumson
Cornish
Gale, Agt
Shilo
Warne
Hood's Barsaparilla Promises Rheumatism Cure
Advertisement claims rheumatism stems from lactic acid in the blood and that Hood's Barsaparilla purifies the blood to neutralize acidity and strengthen the body, with thousands reportedly cured.
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Hood
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Kay City
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Jimmie Spears
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Sile
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Owa
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
R. Mips.e8
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