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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1899
Page
2
A shop advertises discounted coats and capes with deep markdowns. Storm Overcoats range in price from 1.25 to 7.85 with savings against high values. Beavers, Mackintoshes, and extra heavy wool styles are reduced, plus Cloaks and Capes including Ladies Capes and Boucle pieces at sale prices. Misses and Children’s jackets are deeply discounted to clear inventory.
A Cherokee Nation editorial argues that a final land division should be handled by an outside commission as current talks with the Dawes commission risk unjust allotment. It condemns the Curtis bill, notes full-bloods’ likely opposition, and critiques a freedman 40 acre plan while urging higher ideals than money. The piece closes with a parable of an eagle doomed by greed and a call for broader values in the new year.
A reflection on the ideal citizen contrasts self advancement with communal moral progress. It cites a tale of an eagle perched on an ice cake drifting near Niagara Falls, illustrating vanity versus benefit in life.
Anxiety grows over Dawes commission talks and Curtis bill outcomes for the Cherokee Nation. Critics warn of unconstitutional parts while some urge rapid settlement. full bloods push to reject any treaty, potentially blocking ratification. The letter notes land rules, taxable property, and local disputes in Vinita amid shifting trust policy.
A roundup of missives from Muskogee and Tablequalah includes updates on Dawes and Cherokee commissions, travel plans of Capt McKennon, and locals like Messrs. Sanders, Wolf Coon, Rogers, Gunter, and Lowrey. Letters from veterans reflect Indian Territory life, land allotment debates, road extensions, Rail/telegraph movements, and political maneuvering surrounding the Freedmen issue and Dawes terms.
The Navy Department launches a comprehensive coast observation system from Bar Harbor to Galveston. Capt Bartlett leads 2,300 personnel across 34 central stations aided by 1,200 lighthouse workers and 1,060 life savers. Telegraphed reports precede private lines, ensuring rapid notice of hostile ships as night watches and signals tighten coastal security.
Angelo del Bello, a prisoner at Columbus penitentiary, is observed by prison physicians to have facial changes over weeks, left side caving in while right bulges, mouth shifting toward the ear. Once feared a demon, his transformation follows a history of violence and attempted attacks, with confinement and solitary penalties, now housed in the prison asylum as his condition deepens.
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