Cherokee Nation to quit business in four years
The Cherokee Nation agrees to end business operations within four years and to reorganize government, with a plan to distribute two to four million dollars in cash and land shares to those entitled. Debates on council leadership, immigration, and land law dominate regional coverage as Oklahoma advances toward 1906.
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Winiteapobould
Uae
Daily Chieftain
Bunl
the Nations
Council
Commission progress praised and Dawes task lauded by papers
Denton Herald and Muskogee Times commend the commission for thorough land handling, record accuracy, and long hours. They defend slow progress against criticism and note improvements in the territory, with a mention of replacing wild and woolly language with wealthy and wonderful.
Election returns hint at Republican gains nationwide
Incomplete figures from Tuesday's voting show Republicans leading in several states. McGuire appears elected in a close Oklahoma contest, Missouri trends Democratic with larger margins, and New York Republicans claim a 15,000 vote lead though still in doubt. Odell wins governor for Republicans by 10,000 to 16,000 with Missouri and other districts listing multiple Democratic congressmen.
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McGuire
Contreme
Oklahoma
Missouri
New York
Odell
David DeArmond
Ben Oath
C. W. Hamlin
M. E. Banton
Robert Lamar
James J. Butler
Two Desperadoes Killed in Oklahoma Shootout Near Cleo Springs
Two desperadoes Kert Casey and Barnard Birnie were killed Monday near Cleo Springs Oklahoma in a gunfight with deputy U S marshals I H Lockett and Frederick Hudson. One had led a gang that killed a sheriff and deputy during a roundup near Anadarko. The bodies were taken to Guthrie.
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Kert Casey
Barnard Birnie
Cleo Springs
Weeds County
Oklahoma
I. H. Lockett
Prederick Hudson
United States
Oneey
Pronk Smith
Eberifol
Caddo County
Lile
George Beck
Anadarko Inez Maroly
Sierme
Watonga
Danny Be
Jay Beembleswom
K. Berabloreom
Oklahoma City
Rush Springs
Octiane
Guthrie
Seminole land rush draws homeseekers to Wewoka
Dispatch from Wewoka reports hundreds of homeseekers and settlers rushing to the Seminole Nation to secure farming land. Public notes indicate the tribe plans to dissolve tribal relations, opening settlements over 264,000 acres of Seminole land, with the earliest opening date delayed until the coming year, yet land grabbers persist as crowds gather at the Nation’s capital.
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Wewoka
Homeroekert
Semtoule Natios
Board of Referees to Appraise Jail Property November 16
The board of referees led by B C Siretch EN Reteliff and Edgar Smith, appointed by Judge ill, will meet November 16 to appraise the jail property. Agreement to appraisement may be appealed to the United States court. final decision rests with the board. Construction on the jail expected to begin December 1. Territory Conditions Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan, after touring the territory, says the department is pushing the Dawes commission work. Creek allotment nearly complete. Cherokee land allotment to begin early January. Chickasaw and Choctaw allotting start February 1. Ryan foresees major changes in Indian Territory in coming years after allotments are finished. Arkansas World's Fair button design received. Arkansas black apple home to the apple and plate house, a railroad train, forest, grainy samples. proceeds to Arkansas World's Fair Exhibit fund. Also mentions a fire incident and a cough remedy advertisement.
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Allutiog Funda
Lnte
Commienion
United States
Dawes Commission
Dentron Herald
Board of Referers
B.C. Siretch
EN. Reteliff
Edgar Smith
Ryan
Thaa
Topeka
Bia
Burton
Hot Springs
Commalesian
Arkaneas
Arkansas
New Town Terms Talk From Missouri Phrase Syndicate
Fragmented OCR records discuss a Missouri phrase and a business syndicate aiding town growth. Mentions Lew Yates and a local drug store while noting supply and land issues, with unclear names and dates due to damaged text.
Census Report on Cherokee Nation Applications Classification
The report details Cherokee and allied rolls as of 1902 with counts of regular, doubtful, and rejected cards for Cherokees Shawnees Dela wares and freedmen. It notes totals including intermarried citizens and Freedmen cases plus a reconciliation to the authenticated roll of 1480 and a grand total of 43425 applications heard by July 1 1902. One Minute Cough Cure is advertised as a treatment for coughs colds and throat ailments with testimonial claims.
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Dwoistong
Retary of the Interior, Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Legrippe
Rale
Gertrude B. Venner
A.W. Foreman
Dw J
Prairie pioneer recalls hard years and a golden elevator
A prairie settler recounts migrating from Wisconsin to the plains nine years ago, building a family and a farm, enjoying trips to Colorado Springs and Omaha, buying a burned engl, and investing $800 to finish a giant grain elevator. Pierpont Morgan is mentioned in contrast to the speaker's pride in this humble achievement.
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Prairie Echooner
Colorado
Pike's Peak
Omaha
Wisconsin
Pierpont Morgan
Papal grounds host a herd of timid deer and other oddities
A fragment describes a papal observatory garden with a pastoral animal display led by a mild eyed deer herd. A grand pelican and an ostrich feather keepsake accompany visitors while anecdotes from a 19th century humor column surface, mentioning a travelling show and odd museum notes.
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Mme
Donshoe's
Wenally
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