Residence rules in homestead cases shape land claims
Special Agent Layman notes a Montana court charge on what constitutes a residence for U S land claims. The judge requires act and intent to live on the claim, with good faith inhabitation, not mere visits, and clarifies exceptions for absences. A Kansas migrant recalls a cyclone and wind’s power in a separate anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Crookston
Interior Department
William Hunt
United States Court
Montana
United States
Foretold calamities for 1906 by British prophet Spangler
The 1906 forecast predicts rebellion in Spain and Russia’s dissolution, Turkish overthrow, vast sea losses, European upheaval, a South trade war, world earthquakes, assassinations of the Czar and the Sultan, volcanic eruptions, cyclones in the West, floods in the United States, Mount Pelee and Popocatapetl activity, and three wars averted by President Roosevelt. It also foresees a sultry summer, corrupt discoveries in Pennsylvania, and Russia’s vengeance prophecy with the United States remaining a world power.
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Spangler
Spain
Russia
Turkey
Europe
Mount Vesuvius
United States
Mount Pelee
Poocatapetl
Roosevelt
California
Pennsylvania
Naedia
England
Texas Oil Boom Drives Global Output Beyond 1900 Levels
An early 1900s article notes a church fundraiser where John Smith added Sears Roebuck to the donor list, and details Texas oil discoveries starting January 1901. It compares Texas gushers to world production, stating Texas capacity reached about 3,000,000 barrels daily, vastly surpassing global 1900 output and boosting annual value by about 287 million dollars. A 20 percent discount on fur and sheep lined coats is advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Texas
Pennsylvania
California
Corsicana
Russia
United States
Dutch East Indies
Austria
Romania
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E. Z
Reed
R. B. Cox
Minot
Farm Loans and Farm Land
North Dakota
R. B. Burger & CO
B. Hurly
Land Office
Prairies
Kansas
Oklahoma
Bolley
Supt
Bedford
Brandon
Star Clothing House
Lonsdale
H.C. Blenkner
E. C. Krueger
Telcomery
Rogers Lumber CO
Bowbells
N. Dak
Donovan
Donovan Drug CO
A. M. Gilbert
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