Proclamation Opens Oklahoma Indian Lands for Settlement
President McKinley announces opening of Wichita Comanche Kiowa Apache ceded lands in Oklahoma for homestead and townsite entry. Registration runs Aug 6 to 10, 26 with drawing July 29 to determine order. remaining lands may be settled later under general laws. President and Mrs. McKinley depart to Canton with Cortelyou and staff, Mrs. McKinley showing weakness but cheerful.
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Washington
McKinley
Territory of
Oklahoma
United States
Reno
Lawton
Two Persons Drown Near Rush City Minn
Rush City Minn July 8 Mrs Annie Post of South St Paul and Oscar Norris recently of Independence Kan drowned off the Wisconsin shore in the St Croix river about one and a half miles above the Grantsburg railroad bridge. The party had boarded a small boat to cross to the Minnesota side for supper when Mrs Post panicked and jumped overboard. Frank Norris and John Henry attempted rescue but Mrs Post clung to Henry and failed to surface. Henry later saved Frank Norris and the child and reached shore.
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Rush City
Minn
Annie Post
South St. Paul
Oscar Norris
Independence
Kan
Wisconsin
St. Croix River
Grantsburg
Frank Norris
John Henry
Minnesota
Norris
Injunction Sought Over Kiowa Comanche Apache Lands
CG Porter Johnson to file suit in El Reno with Judge Irwin asking for a restraining order against the Oklahoma land office register the receiver surveyor and others from opening Kiowa Comanche and Apache lands. Indians represented argue due process favors Lone Wolf and others affected by the opening under federal law.
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Oklahoma Land Office
Oklahoma City
O. T
Irwin
el Reno
Register of the Land Office
Congress
Porter Johnson
William M. Soringer
United States
Lone Wolf
Comptroller Dawes Resigns to Seek Senate Seat
Washington reports Charles G. Dawes, comptroller of the currency, has resigned to run for the United States Senate in Illinois. He states the decision follows a belief it would be impossible to canvass for the Senate while continuing to administer the office, with the term due to end January 1, 1903. The resignation takes effect October 1, subject to three presidents’ acceptance.
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Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
People of
Illinois
United States Senate
Senate
Mr. Dawes
Universal suffrage debate stalls Cuban constitutional convention
Havana reports the Cuban constitutional convention has not agreed on the electoral law with many delegates absent. Conservatives seek a plural vote for-property holders and professionals, opposed by Radicals. Some argue against drafting the law until the United States approves the constitution.
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Havana
United States
Washington
New War Loan Favored as Treasury Powers Sought
The Statist argues Parliament should grant treasury loan powers during the recess amid talk of a fresh war loan. It notes the last consols loan covers deficits and war costs to July 31, leaving about £16,000,000 for winding up South Africa charges, with a weekly spend of £1,500,000 that risks exhausting the surplus before October.
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London
Treasury
South Africa
Desperate fight leaves two dead in Arkansas county
News from TexarkanaArkansas July 9 reports a brutal clash at a Little River County dance near Index nine miles north of Texarkana. Two men were killed and two wounded in a desperate fight involving four or five Negro men on the Kansas City Southern railway line.
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Texarkana
Ark
Index
Here
Kansas City Southern
Little River County
McKinleys Quiet Day at Canton Home
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley along with Mrs. Barber spent a serene July day at the Canton residence. They visited West Lawn cemetery in the morning to lay flowers on the McKinley children’s graves and other relatives, then remained at home with a few intimate friends calling in the afternoon.
Queen Arrives Reports Glacier Bay Ice Jam
The excursion steamer Queen reaches Port Townsend and reports Glacier Bay as a single mass of ice with an ice jam 30 to 40 feet high spanning the bay. Ice floes in the channels are larger than ever observed, limiting approach to Muir Glacier to at least 14 miles.
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Glacier Bay
Port Townsend
Wash
Queen
Muir Glacier
Ten New Regiments Nearly Finished Under Army Plan
Acting Adjutant General Ward reports officers recruiting five new infantry regiments and five cavalry regiments under the army reorganization act. All are practically recruited except the Thirteenth cavalry, short by 389 men. The regiments are expected to be sent to the Philippines to relieve a corresponding number of troops who have served two years or more and are to be brought home.
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Washington
Ward
Philippines
Calfold Walter Dris pleads guilty to murder in first degree
Muncie Indiana July 4 Walter Driscoll aged 17 confessed to killing Mrs Minnie McCall aged 19. He pleaded guilty before Police Judge Behymer and his case will be called Friday. He may plead insanity and be quickly sentenced. Mrs McCall threw glasses at him over not buying a bucket of beer.
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Muncie
Ind
Walter Driscoll
Minnie McCall
Behymer
Dawson Mail Route Opens Between Lake Bennett and Dawson
The post office department announces summer mail service is now in operation between Lake Bennett British Columbia and Dawson Yukon territory. Service runs under the same conditions as last year.
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Dawson
Washington
Post Office Department
Lake Bennett
B. C
Yukon Territory
Alabama Convention Completes Bill of Rights
Montgomery July 10 The constitutional convention finished the bill of rights striking the Fifteenth amendment reiteration and refused a prohibition on flogging convicts. It rejected three fourths verdict for civil cases amid claims it favored corporations. New York July 4 National Fireproofing plant near Keyport N J burned destroying kiln works with 2000000? loss.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
New York
National Fireproofing Company
Keyport
N. J
Clyde township to auction replanking Saber Bridge approaches
Beadle County supervisors announce two tenders on July 27 1901 at 2 pm. Lowest bidder will replank and reinforce the Saber Bridge approaches two miles southwest of Huron on the Clyde township section line between Sections 2 and 11. Also bids for road grading west from the bin to higher ground about 120 rods. A wall and ravine filling on section line between Sections 13 and 14 will also be let. Levi Paumerr chairman H A Patmerr town clerk.
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Clyde Township
Beadle County
South Dakota
Saber Bridge
City of
Huron
Levi PauMerr
H.A. Patmerr
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