Purifying Sweat Curbs Sioux Prophecy Amid War News
Telegraph dispatch from Standing Rock notes quiet Grand River area while Sitting Bull rumors grow. Sioux rituals involve sweating over red hot stones, bend willow frames, and near air tight coverings until dawn. Soldiers face arrests over whisky theft as drinking increases. a bid to allow beer in canteens could curb excess.
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Bismarck
N.J
Standing Rock
Indiana
Les
War Department
Mandan
Grand River
Sitting Bull
Xoro
Ghost Dance Faith Spreads Among Plains Tribes
Lawrence dispatch reports Joe Abner a Cheyenne at Haskell Institute says a new Messiah religion has seized the Indiana crowd. A Sioux missionary travels south from the North to teach the belief to Kiowas Comanches and Apaches. believers prostrate themselves and claim visions before joining ghost dances. The movement grows restless as the coming Messiah nears.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Joe Abner
Haskell Institute
Cheyenne and
Arapahoe
Indian Territory
Indiana
General Miles upbeat on Pine Ridge dispatch amid Ghost Dance decline
At army headquarters in Chicago on the 26th inst Gen Miles and associates hailed a Pine Ridge dispatch reporting many Indians had returned and that several ghost dancers were among them. Loyal redskin element influence cited as cause of abandonment. headquarters hopeful for wide, quiet restoration and progress overall. No additional important information reached Miles beyond the dispatch.
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Miles
Army Headquarters
Chicago
Pine Ridge Agency
Fifly Onelilé
Redskins
Canadian Troops Ordered to Ready for Boundary Action
Dominion capital dispatch orders Winnipeg forces to stand by to move to the international boundary. Officials aim to deter potential uprising by American Indians led by Sitting Bull. Mounted police patrols along the border have been doubled to prevent emissaries crossing.
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Dominion
Winnipeg
Sitting Bull
Mounted
War fears as Indians may join if American incursions rise
The article notes anxiety that a potential American advance could trigger Native American groups to align with British Indian forces, signaling broader colonial resistance and regional instability.
Military presence swells police to one hundred at Pine Ridge
Telegram from Special Agent Cooper at Pine Ridge reports loyal Indians rushing for rations while turbulent groups are slow to come in. He notes the military's ventilatory effect and that he has sworn in additional police, bringing total to 100.
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Cotussioner Belt
Washington, D
Cooper
Pine Ridge
Aberdeen unit of National Guarda readied for march
Orders reach Company F at Aberdeen North Dakota to be in readines on short notice. The men express desire to go frontward, but townsfolk fear the scare will delay western Dakota settlement. Urges government action to prevent further incidents.
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National Guarda
Aberdeen
Mirch
Sioux Falls Guards Ordered to Readiness for Indian Troubles
Captain Jeffers of Company B Dakota National Guard Sioux Falls receives orders from Col Shvafe to hold the royal company in readiness to march to the seat of Indian trouble at a moment's notice. The unit has blankets and overcoats and awaits front action.
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Jeffers
Dakota National Guard
Chris
Shvafe
State Militia
Royal Company
No Trouble Feared in Nebraska Says Gov Thayer
Nebraska Governor Thayer stated on the 25th that no raids are anticipated on Nebraska territory while precautions to protect settlers are being taken. Independent companies have formed in the northern part of the state and are receiving army supplies and ammunition.
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Gov. Thayer
Nebraska
Inez
Internal Revenue Bureau Reports Yearly Operations
Commissioner Mason outlines receipts totaling 142 504 010 for the past year and an estimated 145 000 000 for the current year with adjustments in tobacco and special tax. He notes increases in spirits and fermented liquors, changes in oleomargarine tax, and a total internal revenue rise of 11 700 000 since the prior year. The service cost is 5 095 000, 2.82 percent of collections, with next year projected at 4 262 000. Violations amounted to 1 307 with 650 arrests, 699 086 10 seizure value, and 110 326 72 unpaid tax assessments.
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Mason
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bis Office
Internal Revenue Service
Hrntzon
Internal Revenue Law
Assures the People Gov Mellotto Addresses Open Letter
Governor Mellotto assures South Dakotans that settlers are secure and Indians are quiet. He cites rumors investigated and notes no hostile acts reported. Troops are stationed at strategic points as discipline efforts continue and the situation stabilizes along the Missouri River and Bad Lands frontier.
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Bad Landa
Missouri River
Black Hilla
Frontier defense urged as settlers urged to stay home
Messages will be wired from telegraph stations to warn settlers of trouble on the frontier. Trains will be ready to evacuate at an hour's notice. Authorities assure safe travel and protection through winter. A. C. Munterrr, Governor, South Dakota.
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A.C. Munterrr
Goy
South Dakota
Parnell's Manifesto on Home Rule and Liberal Pressure
Parnell outlines clashes with Gladstone and Liberal plans to curb Irish power. He recalls meetings with Morley and rejects serving as chief secretary, stressing independence of the Irish party. He argues postponement of home rule risks national rights, pledging continued advocacy for tenants and Irish self-government.
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Parnell
Gladstone
Irelands
Tien
Morley
Ireland
Purnell
Aaiscoscromon
Independent Irish Parliamentary Party
Ireh
Liberal Party
Ouallrs Senwa
Conductor J C Stakely Arrested Amid Illinois Strike
During a strike by Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad conductors and brakemen, conductor J C Stakely was arrested in Chicago on a 4 state warrant sworn by Acting Manager George W Saul. Stal with conductors J Plasnick and Dennis Menardy formed a three member committee to persuade others to quit work until disputes with Trainmaster Bowman of Danville were settled. The complaint accuses intimidation and hindering railroad business under state law.
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Chicago & Eastern Tinois
J. C. Stakely
Chicago
Warant
Aring
George W. Saul
Stal
J. Plasnick
Dennis Menardy
Raley Men’s Association of
Danville
Wealth vs Character in Emory A. Storrs Manuscript
Chicago Evening News discusses a Mills relic manuscript attributed to Emory A. Storrs. It argues a wealthy youth who spends on travel and education gains lasting value, while lifelong money worship harms character. contrasts money with cultivated mind, duty, and virtue as true wealth.
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Luther Laflin Mills
Emory A. Storrs
Lela
Stores
Mr. Mills
May
Waunkind
Jennet Chin
Hillvei
Ian
Hiv
Roel
Conradt
Weil
Crmsiis
Sears Hive
Chicago Evening New
Cars and Locomotives Cheaper Now Says Chronicle
A city gentleman reports freight cars never cheaper with thirty ton engines priced around 450 to 500 each and ornate lettering available. Locomotives once costing 20000 to 80000 during the war now show profits issues. Reading Railroad sold many old cars. indor-saving machinery and full automation cut work to bolting parts.
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Wenoder
Reading Rail Company
Wien
Causa
The Prisoner Discharged After Motion In Court
The court heard a disputed motion as a prisoner faced a charge of violating the fisheries law. After a brief pause the judge announced the motion carried and the prisoner was discharged, to the surprise and amusement of onlookers. The Amsterdam Democrat records the adjournment following the ruling.
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Corlain
Fultay
Phil Auistion
Chareed
Muyline
Tinthy
Sitenuu
Amsterdam Democrat
Dangerone Kreight Warns of Combustible Silk Freight
Silk importers flag a new danger in shipping rayon like 48 French silk known as dyad sponge silk. It is prone to combustion under certain conditions and carries risk as dangerous freight noted by steamship lines.
Facts for the Farmer on Repeated Tests and Practical Experiments
A long discussion stresses repeated field trials for farm methods and pest controls, noting that single experiments mislead without side-by-side comparisons. It covers trial design with new varieties alongside proven standards, cautions on post hoc adoption, and emphasizes reliable results through successive testing under varied conditions. It also includes practical tips on farm management tools, pasture upkeep, and the importance of pure water for livestock health.
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Ube
Farin Nalex on feeding and marketable stock care
A compact excerpt discusses grooming habits for horses, feeding strategies to improve health, and the impact of feeding bran and oil-meat on soil value. It covers marketing poultry quality, profit objectives in beef production, and udder conformation as a marker of first class cattle. It also includes a poem fragment about grieving.
Stonewall Jackson’s Christian Death Described
Historian recounts Stonewall Jackson’s final moments with faith and heroism. As he lay dying he whispered to order A P Hill and urged infantry movement, then smiled and said let us cross over the river and rest under the trees, a peaceful farewell cited by Philadelphia Press.
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Stonewall Jackson
Wolfe
Montcalm
Quebec
A. P. Hill
Pease
Hawks
Biy
Philadelphia
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Emory Storra
Dangerone Kreight
Yexuh
Sonia
Farm Journal
Baldwin
James Whitcumb Riley
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