Dangers to the Mississippi headwaters and Leech Lake fears
Reports describe danger to dams at the Mississippi headwaters as military convoys move toward Leech Lake Minnesota. About 700 soldiers patrol the disturbed region while Duluth units and Company E of Merriurs park prepare to move. Indians near Bear Island and Leech Lake face defensive measures as camp lines form and a peace appeal is drafted for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Feo
Minn
Merriurs Park
Camp van Dusee
Duluth
Camp Dusee
Laech
Iidina
Nebses
Quer
Walter
Ge- Bow
Bear Island
Nesney
Alch-Ge-Gay-Bow
Bacon
Tsland
Ing
Tailinne
Hart
Indias
Késa Sen
Piatmouth
Washington
Leech Lake
Midnesota
United States
St. Paul
Ferris
Lesoh Lake
Graceland
Bradfield Regulator Promises Help for Female Health
An 19th century advertisement touts BradField s Female Regulator as a remedy for puberty weaknesses and female health issues. It claims the product supports natural development when nature fails, urging women to seek the drug from local pharmacists and the Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta GA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BradGeld
THE
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, GA
Trans Mississippi Exposition branding Indian encampment and art displays
The Trans Mississippi Exposition showcases Indian tribes from the Apaches to the Sioux and an elaborate encampment. It also presents gilded domes recreating Greek and Roman architecture and exhibits of industrial arts on a vast site, illustrating American artistic growth and agricultural and mineral resources. The piece notes visitors and a rejection of the notion that art cannot flourish in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moutheast
Assiniboine
Harper's Weekly
Indian Congress
Pining
United States
Axa
W. A. Rogers
Curtis Law Effective in Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations
Washington October 19 approval of recusations to implement Curtis Indian Territory law in Choctaw and Chickasaw nations approved by Secretary Fites and Inspector J George Wright. Law requires two trustees to oversee mineral taxes and monthly inspection of mining operations with royalties set for sand gravel and stone deposits payable to the Indian Territory Union agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fites
J. George Wright
Weill
Chao
U.S
Union Agency
Tadlen
Child Foretold Tragedy Shrouded in Mystery
Fragmentary OCR report describes a distressing case involving a child allegedly poisoned by a mother and subsequent actions. Names and places are garbled, but the incident centers on a mother and child with unclear local legal action or outcome. The readable fragments suggest a tragic sequence and potential inquiry.
Turmoil at Comforting Home Ends in Tragic Discovery
In a domestic investigation the husband, father and wife were found with a scene of distress. The mother and daughter lay in a rear room with doors barred and a suspicious setup around a bed. A kitchen mixture of thentce and sugar lay near a bottle labeled mmrphta and two-sticks of a drug were present. The husband, employed at the Patlevie Iron Works, reported the events, prompting a police inquiry and potential legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gin Lee
Ouch
Lene
Seth
Aris
Draviin
Ihe
Nushand
Patlevle
Estate Tax Battle Over Gould Legacy in New York
The New York case on the Gould estate disputes whether a 5 million gift to George Gould should be taxed as part of inheritance. The state claims the gift is taxable. Gould’s heirs argue the transfer is exempt, with contest spread through the court and factors including stock values and the estate’s debt. Key figures include Judge Pierce and attorney Winslow, as heirs seek to shield the estate from additional taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo Gould
New York
Jay
Peire
David Smet Pile
Tasah Er Kalver Guflen
Gould
Breite
Genes Gould
George Gould
Tex
John Thay Passon
Bal
Winslow
Pierce
Godeliie
Dora Rich arson Marries Riley Brock in Kentucky
Dora Rich arson formerly married to Gen Cassie M. Clay wed laborer Riley Brock in Kerrie Kentucky in the parsonage of Kerrie Baptist Church. Rev W Argsbright officiated. License recorded in Versailles. Witnesses were younger family members. The marriage follows a recent quarrel and Dora had earlier forgiven Brock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beene
Batuniey Afitenoon
Kerrie Baptist Chureh
Riley Brock
Dora Richarson
Cassie M. Clay
United States
Rusatu
W. Argsbright
Clty
Dora
Versailies
Ianh
Jay
Day
Brock
Dors
Riley
Guia
Lexington
Clare
Germany aims to compel steamers to use transatlantic lanes
Berlin reports the demand the government would impose to ensure ships travel specific transatlantic lanes. The note cites the Hamburg authorities and cites broader caution against dangers at sea. Details remain fragmentary but suggest a state plan to regulate merchant vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Atlantic steamship lines seek agreed northern routes after disaster
An American steamship company proposes inviting maritime governments to approve traps Atlantic routes to avoid the New York area surge after the Ingrengne disaster. The plan cites an official inquiry and a June eastern pathway, but notes the arrangement is nonbinding. A steamship Cromartyshire collision underscores safer routing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Steamehip Company
New York
Ingrengne
Haw Tang Dean di
Mt Entific
We Princes Hnandlunue
Savin Pol
Bourgogne
Slane
Cromartyshire
Will Bid For Boxes at Jubilee Ball Auction
Mrs Potter Palmer and coworkers plan to auction boxes for the Jubilee Ball to raise funds for sick sailors, soldiers, and their families. The auctioneer will be chosen today with the gavel at the Auditorium on Thursday October 18. Expected attendance 5000 as invitations go out, with possible inclusion of a strand march led by President McKinley if adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Potter Palmer
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier Journal
Brembers
Melville E. Stone
Watterson
Nave Long
Stone
Missouri
Justice Brewer
Joseph H. Choate
Bob Evans
Joan Bailey
Texas
Lew Wallace
Secretary of the Treasury
John G. Carliste
Agriculture
James Wilson
Burke Cochran
J. H. Wison
Samuel Gompers
Henry J. Duet
Adna Chatter
Archbishop Ireland
Booker T. Washington
Heory Speer
Brooklyn Supreme Court rule on expired transfer tickets
New York Oct 10 The Brooklyn Supreme Court held surface railroads must honor transfer tickets even after the time limit if the passenger could not obtain a seat before expiry. The case involved John Jenkins a real estate dealer of 2207 Pacific Street against the Brooklyn Heights Railroad. Justice Woodward ordered a new trial on the transfer ticket issue. A second trial yielded a sealed verdict and this morning it showed a verdict for the complainant of 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Supreme Court
New York
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
John Jenkins
Pacific Street
Agit
Brooklin Heights
Mills Run At A Loss In New Hampshire Woolen Mills Failure
Ex Governor Charles W Sawyer oversees the Sawyer Woolen Mills complex in Dover as the firm assigns to Jeremiah Williams of Boston and Alvah W Sulloway of Franklin. The business, owning six mills and 39 sets of woolen machinery, employed 40 workers producing 1.46 million yards of woollen goods and 2.4 million pounds of wool yearly, while the crash shocks local circles and banks hold the creditors.
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Sawyer
New
Milin
Charles W. Sawyer
Dover
Sawyers Mills
Ortsmouth and
Toston & Maine
Charles F. Sawyer
Charles H Foss
New England
Sawyers
Banks
Sues on Novel Grounds Blames Pullman for Consumptio
J M Edmondson of San Antonio sues Pullman Palace Car Co in U S district court for 15000 damages alleging a rain leak in a Pullman car caused him to take ill with consumption after a trip from San Antonio to Denver. Trial began with jury at noon. verdict pending amid doubt. Excursion dates noted include McKinley Day and Army at Navy Day. round trip fare listed at 2.00.
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Pullman Company
Dl Paso
Tex
Dot
J. M. Edmondson
San Antonio
Deller
Pullman Palace Car Company
United States
Pullman
Denver
McKinley
Army
Navy Day
H.W
State House Notes on Becket Reward and Public Appointments
State notes report a $200 reward for G M Becket after the Great Bend murder of Miss Myrtle Hoffmeister, with the reward paid to County Clerk George R Shaffer and Stafford County Commissioner Moses J Gamble, Becket later lynched by a mob. Governor Leedy names Xavier B Sawyer probate judge of Meade County, with Petensh as fusion ticket candidate. Also notes livestock board in Omaha to discuss open season inspections and regiment mustering, including remarks on excess mustering and potential troop transfers, signed by Governor A Holcomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Becket
Myrtle Hoffmeister
Great Bend
George R. Shaffer
Moses J Gamble
Stafford County
Becker
Leedy
Xavier B Sawyer
Jude
Meade County
Andrew Graham
Sawyer
T. P. Petensh
Holcomb Can't Choose Warner Letter Dispatch Latest News
Gov Holcomb wires Washington reporting Nebraska troops face health issues in Manila and Jacksonville Thousands ill in hospitals with high sickness and many seek discharge First regiment Manila poor health with four deaths by Sept 10 Third regiment at Jacksonville reports 21 deaths and 1723 sick in hospitals
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Lincoln
Neb
Holccomb
Washington
Nebraska
Manila
Jacksonville
Triennial Conclave Tickets Promised for Hound Trip
Knights Templar convenes in Pittsburg Pennsylvania October 10 to 14 offering one fare round trip via Union Pacific and Santa Fe. Tickets on sale October 10 and 11 inclusive, with Jubilee week freight and train leaves Topeka 4:58 PM, arrives Omaha noon next day. Discount details offered by TF and C H Morrison Kansas Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Pittsburg
Union Pacific
F. A. Lewry
J. C. Fulton
Omaha
Santa Fe
Topeke
Omahe
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Mississippi
Fao
W. A. Rooxms
Harper & Brothera
Curtis Law
Ita
Bunnie Léensback
Gen Oleo
Chicnago
Pemarnin
Snodgrass Street
Dallas
Swit “Peciic Company
Willand Allison
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Mills
Moville
Tte
Gaerees
State House Notes
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
J. B. Beal
Grainford
Interstate Board of Live Stock Commissioners
Otter
Dels
Florida
Ales
A. Holcomb
Holcomb
TF Wil
C. H. Morrison
Kansas Avenue
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