Oklahoma open to settlement spawns Guthrie boomtown rush
April 28 dispatches describe Guthrie evolving from a rail station to a thriving city of 15 000 as Oklahoma Territory opens. Boomers race to claim lands, land office auctions begin, and a mass of tents, stakes, and improvised commerce fills the new town amid hopeful euphoria and law enforcement readiness.
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Uthrie
Antea Fe
Gurante
Ind T
Okla
Guthrie
Gurmie
Ind. T
Oklahoma Territory
Congress
Cherokee Strip
Arapahoe
Cheynne
Sevel Green
Claims
Oklahoma
Will
Pe Knoll
Detac
Guthrie City
R. C. Rummels
Marvan
Kan
Oklahoma Herald
Oklahoma City
Arkansas City
Iee
Kingfisher
Lisbon
Rock Island
Arkansas Orry
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Kansas
Worth
Reece
Illinois
William Constantine
Springfield
T. A. Sumner
T. Volney Haggatt
Huron
D. T
Bank of Oklahoma
M. W. Levy
Wichita
George W. Robinson
Winfield
Horace Speed
Indianapolis
Flinn
Kiowa
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Guthrie Land Office
Purcell
Atchison Road
Cormmand
Merritt
Puncey
Antanas Orry
Missouri Captain Narrates Danish Vessel Rescue Tale
Captain Hamilton Murrill of the Missouri recounts towing the Danish steamer Danmark after its shaft failure, transferring 669 passengers and 69 crew to safety at sea. Facing a gale and dwindling provisions, the Missouri pressed toward St Michaels Azores, then Philadelphia, with 465 more Danmarks passengers aboard and widespread praise upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bath
Thingvalla Line
New York
Danmark
Hamilton Murrill
London
Philadelphia
Knudson
Knudsen
St. Johns
N. F
St. Michaels
Azores Islands
Missouri
Murrill
Greenwich Point
Pennsylvania Railroad
Minnesota
Dakota
Washington Territory
Wanitington
Windom
Commissioners of Emigration
Duatt
Western Women through a Chinese Mandarin’s Eyes
A traveled Chinese mandarin who has recently described Western life to his contacts notes Western women’ s dress and behavior with astonishment. He reports customs of public affection, etiquette at meals, and fashions such as bust silhouettes and even spectacles. He also explains courting tea gatherings and dance games where men and women pair off, describing kissing in unfamiliar terms.
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West
Europe
China
London Times
Female Farmers and Lone Prairie Life in the Northwest
An article sketches young women homesteaders in the Northwest who share one four-room shack to secure separate claims across different sections. It notes isolation, reliance on natural remedies over doctors, and cites Warner's Log Cabin remedies as popular provincially. A Detroit Free Press anecdote about a prisoner exchange and a Mrs Spriggins quote appear in the mix.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
State Line
Cherokee Strip
Pawnee Trail
Oklahoma Territory
Paul Revere
Guthrie
Aor Oy
al Esother Dean
Northwest
Dakota
Warner
New Jersey
John
Detroit Free Press
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Oklahoma's Gates
Trom
Puso
Saruial
Indian Territory
Oklahoma Country
Ching Lung
Hotels
Ohio House
Felicity
Ohio
Frank Hurdle
Mentee Accomm Firat Clase
Wes
Georgetown
Bizhn
A. M. Kautz
Moscow
W. F. Smidley
Ric
Q. Crane
Bantam
Clermont County
Janiott
Attorney At Law
Batavia
Main Street
Clermont House
Janlotf
J. H. Clark
Goshen
DYE House
Robert Walker
E. Third St
Cincinnati
A. Detzel
East Third Street
Suorh
John D. Park & Sons, Kolesale Agt
A’ss
San Francisco
West Sixth St
Vine
West Sixth Street
Cincinnaati
U OF P.m
Summerside
Cincinn
Cinci
Sammeratie
Thomas Taggart
Incinnati, Georgetown & Portsmouth Railroad
A.M. P.M. P. M.lyve
California
Lick Ran
Mt.Washgun
Brachmann’s
Cedar Point
Foreatville
Mimmit Grove
Clon
Pike
T. Arm
Glen Este
Willowville
Olive Branch
Brasier
Judd
Amelia
Fair Oak
Hulington
Bethel Oe
Jerusalem
Yankeetown
Hlamersville
Foesburg
Gillette
White Oak
Mia
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