Nebraska Indians Allotment Ruling Sparks Local Excitement
Reports from O’Neill Nebraska explain a secretary of the interior decision affecting land allotted to Ponca and Sioux Indians in Boyd and Knox counties. The ruling states children of a white man and an Indian woman do not gain allotment rights, prompting complaints and many Lynch residents to seek homestead entries.
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O'Neill
Secretary of the Interior
Jland
United States
Boyd
Knox
Nebraska
Ponca
S. J. Weeks
Register of the United States Land Office
Boyd County
General Land Office
Lynch
Land lottery reserves near Lawton open to homeseekers
Lawton Oklahoma August 10 A movement by homeseekers seeks immediate action to open up three government reserves of 532 500 acres in the Lawton district set aside before the land lottery. The group argues cattlemen could relocate cattle this fall and homeseekers would buy the land outright from the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okl
Interior Department
Texas
Warrant Issued for Mint Clerk in San Francisco
United States Court Commissioner Hencock issued a warrant for the arrest of Walter N. Dimmick former chief clerk at the San Francisco mint. He is charged with embezzling 30000 dollars in gold coin. the loss was discovered early last month after a Secret Service tip.
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San Franciscoo
United States Court
Hencock
Secret Service
George W Hazen
Walter N. Dimmick
United States Mint
Omaha Line to Extend to Upper Michigan Region
Cumberland Wisconsin August 10 The Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railway will tap the Upper Michigan iron country extending its line into the region.
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Omaha
Cumberland
Wis
Chicago,St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Upper Michigan
Sheriff Kills Horse Thief Near Red Longe, Mont
Sheriff Potter shot and killed Ted Sloan an alleged Wyoming horse thief. A deputy caught Sloan's partner in the city during pursuit of stolen horses. The confrontation occurred in a valley miles from town after a message from Big Worse County Wyoming directed the arrest.
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Sherif
Red Longe
Mont
Potter
Ted Sloan
Wyoming
Big Worse County
Sloan
MacArthur report details insurrection and US policy in Philippines
Major General MacArthur’s annual report to the War Department covers October 1, 1900 to June 30, 1901. It notes guerrilla resistance after insurgent field armies dispersed, secret committees funding opposition, and U S efforts to conciliate natives. It includes casualty and capture tallies for both sides and lists seized weapons and munitions.
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Philippines
Washington
MacArthur
War Department
General MacArthur
United States
Cummins Profile From Des Moines Nomination List
A. B. Cummins of Des Moines, a Republican state convention nominee, is profiled as a representative Iowa man. Born in Greene county Pennsylvania, he advanced from common schools and Waynesburg academy to later work as a clerk, carpenter, express messenger, deputy surveyor, and railroad division engineer before studying law and gaining admission in Chicago.
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Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
Liowa
Greene County
Pennsylvania
Waynesburg Academy
Greeley
Elekador
Clayton County
Iowa
Recorder’s Office
Cummins
Indiana
Alen County
Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne
Chicago
No Mediation Possible in San Francisco Strike
San Francisco August 9 The strike remains virtually unchanged. Governor Gage willing to aid arbitration but has not been asked to act as mediator. City Federation extends the strike to Benecila and Redwood City ports. San Francisco board of trade seeks to unite retail dealers for compromise. Labor leaders say the struggle will last longer. Mass meeting set for tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Gage
Benecila
Redwood City
San Francisco Board of Trade
Col Breathitt Dead in Missouri Home
Col Cardwell Breathitt aged 82 died suddenly at his Nelson area home near Marshall Missouri yesterday. He was a son of former Kentucky Governor John Breathitt and brother of John B Breathitt former railroad commissioner.
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Marshall, Mo
Cardwell Breathitt
Nelson
John Breathitt
Kentucky
John B. Breathitt
Lindeman & Co. Files Bankruptcy Petition in Time Springs
In Dubuque Indiana on August 9 T F Lindeman and Co of Time Springs filed for bankruptcy. The firm reports liabilities of 40000 dollars and assets of 6000 dollars.
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Dubuque, In
T. F. Lindeman & Co
Time Springs
Roosevelt overstay delays return from Colorado Springs ride
President Roosevelt and his party left Colorado Springs Monday for a horseback ride and coyote hunt in the southeastern part of El Paso County and were not heard from by this afternoon. The trip to Cripple Creek was postponed until Friday.
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Roosevelt
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sl Paso
Cripple Creek
Suspected Gold Thief Identified in Vallejo Smelter Robbery
Captain Seymour names John Winters 87 as the suspect in the $280,000 Vallejo Junction gold bullion theft. Evidence includes a unique cap, lath and tack remnants, a mud-covered pistol, chalk fragments, and a gas pipe cutter. Winters denies involvement as detectives pursue a single-actor theory and search near the river for the stolen gold.
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San Francisco
Seymour
Selby
Vallejo Junction
John Winters
Winters
Winter
Government considers price guarantee plan for fruit exports
Washington report states Comptroller Tracewell advised that the Agricultural Department may enter into comparative estimates with fruit dealers to guarantee a net return per acreage on fruit packed and shipped under the promologist. The aim is to boost American sales in Europe, with exporters receiving net proceeds after freight and charges. any shortfall would be covered from pomological funds.
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Washington
Tracewell
the Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Europe
Woman shoots couple in Denver candy store
Mrs. Philip Hitchcock shot and seriously wounded James W. Roberts and his wife in their Sixteenth Street candy store. The woman was wounded in the face and Roberts was hit twice, once in the forehead. Initial reports suggested death, but both survived and doctors hope for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Philip Hitchcock
James W. Roberts
Sixteenth Street
Steamers Planned for Fruit Trade Between Jamaica and U.S. Ports
In Kingston on August 8 a council of merchants and fruit growers moved to form a company with $200,000 capital to run steamers carrying fruit from Jamaica to American ports. The aim is to handle the overflow not managed by existing lines to the United States and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
United States
Europe
Live Stock Market Report from South Omaha
South Omaha cattle market shows steady demand for prime beef and good prices for western range cattle up to 4.40 per hundredweight. Hog sales mixed with better grades bid steady to strong while common porkers lag. Sheep and lamb quotations list several price ranges for yearlings, wethers, ewes, and feeder stock.
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South Omaha
Kansas City Livestock Prices Mixed as Markets Decline
Cattle steady to mixed with common stockers and feeders holding at Wednesday’s drop. Texas grass steers around 2.90 to 4.10, native cows about 2.50 to 0.74, heifers near 3.00 to 5.00, and bulls around 2.00 to 4.50. Hogs see higher trend with tops around 6.02 to 4, and lambs quoted 4.00 to 5.55 with western range weights at 3.25 to 3.40 for wethers and 8.00 to 2.15 for ewes.
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Kansas City
Western Fed
Texas
Venezuelan invasion report fuels isthmus tension
Aug 10 Willemstad reports a new Colombian invasion near Colon. U S officials say no official confirmation yet while preparing to protect interests. The battleship Wisconsin may head south toward San Diego as Navy weighs command of Machias for isthmus operations.
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Willmstad
Curacoa
Colon
Washington
Navy
Willemstad
Colombia
Wisconsin
Navy Department
San Francisco
Panama
San Diego
Cal
Nathan Sargent
Isthmus
Chief of Bourbons Dead in Saigon
Prince Henry of Orleans died at 6 30 p m in Saigon Cochin China aged about 51 he was born in 1867 eldest son of the Duke of Chartres and a cousin of the Duke of Orleans He was unmarried and had been ill for some time He was en route to the United States via San Francisco and planned a Newport visit this fall His name had been linked with American heiresses and a Spanish royal match earlier in life
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Saigon
Cochin
China
Prince Henry of Orleans
Duke of Chartreus
Duke of Orleans
United States
San Francisco
Newport
Spain
Infanta de la Mercedes
Prince Charles of Bourbon
Want a New Game Law in South Dakota
In Yankton on August 10 city sportsmen express dissatisfaction with state game laws on prairie chickens. They say the September 1 season opens too late as farmers shoot or scatter birds before the opening, allowing farmers to clean out the flocks while city hunters await the season.
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Yankton
S. D
Strike battle shifts as mills reopen and leaders spar
In Pittsburg a major steel strike shows even. Amalgamated union closes New Castle plant while Clark mill in Pittsburg partially resumes, with neither side declaring victory. U S Steel plans phased reopenings training strikebreakers. Schwab and Shaffer demand new proposals from the other.
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Pittsburg
Newcastle
Clark
United States Steel Corporation
Kiskiminetas
Schwab
New York
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Sheet Company
Vandergrift
Leechburg
Appolo
Scottdale
Hyde Park
Wellsville
Cummins on First Ballot for Iowa Governor at GOP Convention
Cedar Rapids reports the Republican state convention nominated A. B. Cummins for governor with John Herriott as lieutenant governor and S. M. Weaver for supreme court judge. Ed C. Brown was chosen railroad commissioner and R. C. Barrett superintendent, amid a close fight as Herriott factions fractured and contested credentials in Carroll and Jackson counties.
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Cedar Rapids
A. B. Cummins
Polk
John Herriott
Guthrie
S. M. Weaver
Hardin
Ed C. Brown
O'Brien
R. C. Barrett
Mitchell
Cummins
Herriott
Guthrie County
Credentials Committee
Carroll
Jackson
Enlarge Prison Posts Planned At Key Forts
Washington reports extensive renovations planned for Fort Monroe Fort Leavenworth Fort Sheridan and San Francisco as military prisons shift to federal control with expanded facilities to house general military prisoners.
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Poata
Washington
Fort Monroe
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Sheridan
San Francisco
Leavenworth
Department
Crop conditions report praises Burlingon line progress
General Superintendent Calvert reports the Burlington divisions show generally favorable crops for the week ending August 3. Corn ranges from two-thirds to one-third of a crop with yields of ten to twenty bushels per acre in places, winter wheat in the north 20–25 bushels, spring wheat and oats poor, pastures reviving after rain, and mixed prospects across the southern division from Blue Hill to Atchison with notable fodder corn and variable wheat and fruit damage due to dry weather.
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Omaha
Holdrege
Burlington Road
T. E. Calvert
Plattsmouth
Kearney
Blue Hill
Atchison, Kan
Iowa Corn Prospects Improve After July Rainfall
The weekly Iowa climate report notes temperatures slightly above normal with a 12 degree drop from the previous week. Heavy July rains eased drought in most areas, aiding corn prospects, though early crop is largely unsalvageable for grain, only fodder remains viable in some fields. Late corn tasseling is evident and future yield hinges on favorable weather without frost through September.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Climate and Crop Service
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Long 160 Acre Land Claim Stuns Lawton Office
John Wood of Weatherford Texas drew No 1 in the Lawton land district and selected an entire 160 acre tract spanning the townsite southward a choice that left the two most valuable sections adjoining the townsite to others. The claim is valued at about $50 000. Mattie Beals of Wichita Kan drew No 2 and ended up with land two sections south of Wood outside the townsite.
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Kansas City
Wichita, Kan
Wood
Jeffries and Sharkey Deny Planned Match Agreement
A representative for Jeffries rejects reports that he has agreed to a boxing match with Sharkey. The denial states no deal has been reached and no contract exists.
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Jeffries
Sharkey
Shoemakers in Vienna vow to continue anti American crusade
At a large Vienna meeting on August 7 shoemakers rejected the claim that an American firm would not open a Vienna branch. They decided to persist in their anti American crusade to guard against Yankee schemes, though no next action was set.
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Vienna
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