Choctaw Indian Builds Vast Fortune Through Rio Grande Irrigation
Native entrepreneur Lon Hill rises from debt to wealth in six years by promoting a railroad into the lower Rio Grande Valley. He leverages land options, bank backing, and irrigation schemes to develop thousands of acres, establish sugar cane and mills, and found Harlingen as a growing town tied to the line’s expansion.
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Harlingen
Texas
Jarli Aexas
Lon Mit’ Ge
Seagate Igus Iu
Hill
Rio Grande Valley
Faent
Rio Grande
Valle
St. Louis
B. F. Yoakum
San Francisco
Yoakum
San Antonio
Woula
Mr. Hill
Brownsville
Bulls Dominate Chicago Wheat Market As July Hits 1.29
A Chicago pit surge drives July wheat from 1.274 to near 1.30 as bulls led by James A. Patten and J. C. Armour push the market. Bears claim strong manipulation while New York and St Louis rise modestly and September and December lag.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
New York
St. Louis
James A. Patten
Patten
J. C. Armour
Mr. Patten
Railroads Brace for Big Fall Grain Movement
Northern Pacific Great Northern and Soo railroads prepare for a bumper grain crop. General offices report large expected yields and local shops overhaul freight cars for heavy fall demand.
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Binmarck Tribune
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Soo
Wheat crops strain western railways and Soo line
Railway officials expect a heavy wheat harvest across the region. The Soo railroad is preparing to haul wheat into Duluth this fall while Great Northern and Northern Pacific anticipate high crops. Preparations aim to minimize delays despite memories of the 1907 blockade.
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Western Railroads
Soo Railroad
Duluth
Soo Line
North Dakota
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Suit Over Fees Headed by North Carolina Attorney General
Attorney General prepares suits against W. L. Stockwell and E. C. Cooper over disputed fees totaling about 6000 dollars tied to teachers certificates and insurance tax charges. Dispute centers on whether fees accrue to the state or officials amid a legislative inquiry. Filings expected this week or next.
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Bismarck
N. C
Attorney Generaller
W. L. Stockwell
E. C. Cooper
Stockwell
Commissioner of Insurance
Hail Ravages North Dakota Regions Causing Massive Crop Loss
A hail storm near Fort Ransom and in Sargent County on July 19 devastates grain fields. In Lisbon area southwest of Fort Ransom, losses are estimated around 20000 dollars. In Gwinner Sargent County the storm wiped out several thousand acres of grain with bare earth in places.
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Lisbon
N. C
Fort Ransom
Sargent County
Gwinner
N. D
McGahan Defends Resignation as Minot Land Office Head
Hon. L. D. McGahan publishes a frank letter to the Fargo Forum defending his resignation as Register of the U S Land Office at Minot. He denounces alleged “malicious lies” and asserts his right to free speech while exposing patronage and political pressures in North Dakota politics. Levi Blasen plans a large strawberry sale in Grafton, listing a 5000 quart expected yield.
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U. S. Land Office
Minot
Fargo Forum
Office of Register of the
U.S. Land Office
L. D. McGahan
Fargo
Wnder
Interior
Washington
Department
Congressional
United States
North Dakota
Republican Party
Forum
Grand Forks
Levi Blasen
Grafton
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M'Gahan
New York Exchange
First National Bank
Fee Ank
Leachie Eeenin Powers
Sierraside
A. C. Wiper
Bowbells
Theo. Albrecth
Wahpeton
B. M. Wohlwend
T. O. Hunter
J. N. Fox
Kenmare
Donald Wright
B. L. Bogart
Eugene
Oregon
P. J. McCumber
John R. Jones
Hankinson
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