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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
2
A fragmentary report claims Allied forces entered Peking without fighting. The text then drifts through varied items from census notes, Dawes commission politics, and Muskogee conventions, mixing names, places, and dates with reflections on press and local enterprise.
Historic file notes and obituaries from the town paper recount eighteen years of local life from 1882. Entries reflect joys, trials, deaths, and community events, mentioning the Indian Chieftain dated September 22, 1882, and listing era ads and professional cards amid carpenters and schoolhouse references.
The Dawes Commission began enrollment of Cherokee citizens at Ft Gibson on August 20. Commission director T B Needles and Major Breckenridge oversee a clerical staff including stenographers and interpreters. The camp will run two weeks, with no further enrollments after next Friday. The rule favors Cherokee by blood, with guidelines for intermarried whites and illegitimate children. Rejected names are placed on a doubtful list. intruders are dismissed. In other notes, Kansas City cattle receipts reach 1,000,000 for the year, with expectations of a strong fall and a total near 2,000,000 by year end.
The Kee-too-wahs society convened in Tahlequah for an August gathering led by Daniel Redbird. Delegates from Cherokee towns discussed amendments, displayed the U S flag, and heard remarks from Muskrat and others. The meeting endorsed a rally, reported on land claims, and drew around fifteen hundred attendees including several officials.
The Kansas City Star unveils a new Campaign Forum feature for the presidential race. Willis J. Abbott leads the Democratic side and Murat Halstead the Republican, with both appearing daily in Star issues to discuss campaign topics and answer questions from readers.
A Philadelphia resident at 1125 Howard Avenue reports that Dr King’s new remedy completely cured her long standing hacking cough after other treatments failed. She describes the relief as transformative and says she can scarcely remember being unable to breathe normally.
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