Passing of a Nation and Cherokee Politics
The unconditional pardon frees the last nine convicts in Tahlequah, marking the end of an era in Cherokee autonomy. The piece laments a dying nation and urges progress, highlighting Judge Buffington, the Downing party, and upcoming elections in various districts. It references Vinita celebrations, Claremore conventions, and the Seminole trial coverage.
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Tahlequah
Indian Territory
Rome
Greece
Athens
Carthage
T. M. Buffington
Downing
National Council
Chiefs appoint men to evict intruders in Cherokee districts
Chief Mayes names D I Faulkner Conscian W W Harnage Frank Sanders J H Coody Alonzo Conner to locate and serve notices in Sequoyah Illinois Cooweescoowee Canadian districts. Notices demand vacating improvements within 30 days or lawsuits begin. Letters instruct reporting details including location, improvements, crops, value, and possession.
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Mayes
Sequoyah
Illinois
Cooweescoowee
D. I. Faulkner
Conscian
W. W. Harnage
Frank Sanders
J. H. Coody
Delaware
Alonzo Conner
Cnerokpe Nation
Fallequah
Dune 2
Muskogee
Indian Territory
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court
Commission
Five Civilized Tribes
Two Write Ups On Wagoner Staple Industry
Louis Cohn sold his Rochester tonic business to B F Liesauer a former Missouri beer commissioner candidate and noted beer expert. Liesauer promotes a non intoxicating preparation called Mist and letters from chemists attest to its effects while Wagoner records note rising sales and a Vinita visit where Mist was served yet no intoxication occurred.
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Louis Cohn
B. F. Lissaurer
Kansas City
Ligsaurer
Missouri
United States
Wagoner
Liesaurer
Vinita
Cohn
Cohin
Eagle Attack on Baby Rescued by Six Year Old Sibling
In the hills east of Bolen's ferry a six month old baby left with its six year old sister was attacked by a large eagle while the family gathered huckleberries. The girl fought the ferocious bird and clung to the child until the eagle dragged them down a hill causing the baby's shoulder to dislocate. The father heard cries and rescued the infant. The six year old's bravery was remarkable.
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John Henry Raper
Bolen’s Ferry
Found Dead in Bed Epilepsy Suspected in Jack Williams Death
Fourteen year old Jack Williams was found dead in bed at Billy Williams on White Oak farm after suffering epileptic fits for over a year. Doctors failed to provide relief, and it is presumed the seizure caused his death while he was in apparently good health. The report notes ongoing treatment and outlines tribal enrollment updates from the Choc taw nation with figures from Red Oak and other communities. Vinita touts local weed patches as unusually healthy.
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Newt Williams
Jack
Billy Williamson
White Oak
Vawee
Red Oak
Hartehorne
Calvin
Durant
South Canadian
Col. McKennon
Muskogee
Elizabeth Allerton
Augusta
Boston
Garret
Santa Claus
Elizabeth
Miss Augusta
Misa Elizabeth
Tor
Boston Transcript
Editor chieftain accused of misrepresentation in Cherokee votes
A Cherokee Nation public letter condemns the Chieftain editor for skewing coverage of Wolf Coon and the Muskogee treaty. It argues the paper unfairly paints Coon as anti treaty and opposes a townsite scheme in the Downing platform, urging fair dealing and full disclosure.
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National
Wolf Coon
Satan
Muskogee
National Party
Downing Party
Walle Coon
Dawes Commission
Nationale
Cooweescoowee District Convention Debates Dawes Treaty
The National convention of Cooweescoowee district met at Yellow Springs on June 23 1899. Delegates formed the district platform endorsing the Dawes Cherokee treaty with amendments for equal land value division and faster allotment. The meeting invited Shawnees Delawares whites and blacks to participate without bloodline limits. Other notes cover political reform, local prosecutions, and libel suit by Dr J B Cranfill against the Western Newspaper Union.
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Downing
Cooweescoowee
Mondey
Claremore
Senate
National Council
Clem V. Rogers
E. B. Wright
Conncill
Davence Cornatzer
Fred Mecel
Blue Starr
W. H. Vann
Ed Adair
John Ingram
Wolfe Coon
William Walker
Vinita
Walker
Chelsea
McAlester
Yellow Springs
John Sanders
Campell Taylor
Sam Parks
Council
United States
National Party of
National Party
C. H. Tarton
J. B. Cranfill
Waco
Dudley G. Wooten
Dallas
Western
Cajon
Texte Baptist and Herald
Dr. Cranfill
Western Newspaper Union
Beoomes
Hayden
Texas
Denison Herald
Palmer and Butler duel ends with mutual revenge tale
Captain Palmer recounts his two encounters with General Butler during the Louisiana campaign and later in Washington. He details a speech mishap in New Orleans that backfired, followed by a pivotal confrontation in a parlor where Butler realizes Palmer’s victory was not in speech but in resolve. A Boston Transcript note logs similar antiquarian gun lore and a humorous Christmas-pageant mishap.
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Palmer
Butler
John Palmer
Benjamin FP. Butler
Louisiana
Ben Butler
New Orleans
Ben
Albany
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington
Elliitt
Jong T
General Butler
Massachusetts Veterans
Massachusetts
New York Mail and Express
Guns of the Puritans weapons in early America
An antiquities investigator notes the remarkable reliance on firearms among Puritan era communities. Despite formal informality, muskets and weapons are central to daily life. The piece highlights the prominence of early firearms in colonial society.
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Mundee
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