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Death Claims Fine Young Man: Mr. Roy I. Drew Dies At His Home Saturday, Portsmouth Times Mar 1904

Death Claims Fine Young Man: Mr. Roy I. Drew Dies At His Home Saturday, Portsmouth Times

Indian Head Rock Project

An article in the Portsmouth Times on the death of Roy I. Drew from March 14, 1904. His name is believed to have been carved on Indian Head Rock.


Treaty With The Arikara Tribe (Ricara), 1825, Charles J. Kappler, Henry Atkinson, Benjamin O'Fallon Jan 1904

Treaty With The Arikara Tribe (Ricara), 1825, Charles J. Kappler, Henry Atkinson, Benjamin O'Fallon

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This 1904 reprint of Ratified Indian Treaty 133: Arikara (Ricara), titled the Treaty with the Arikara (Ricara) Tribe, 1825 was transcribed and published in vol. II of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Signed on July 18, 1825, this treaty was the first major treaty between the US Government and representatives of the Arikara Nation. Also known as the Atkinson and O'Fallon Trade and Intercourse Treaty of 1825, this document was part of a series of friendship treaties between Henry Atkinson and Benjamin O’Fallon’s Indian Peace Commission and the Indigenous Nations beyond the Mississippi River. In this treaty, …


Proclamation 305—Fort Berthold Reservation In The State Of North Dakota, Charles J. Kappler, Benjamin Harrison Jan 1904

Proclamation 305—Fort Berthold Reservation In The State Of North Dakota, Charles J. Kappler, Benjamin Harrison

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This 1904 reprint of President Benjamin Harrison’s 1891 proclamation was transcribed and published in vol. I of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Originally signed on May 20, 1891, this proclamation announced that the “Law of 1891,” passed by US Congress on March 3, 1891, was accepted, ratified, and confirmed.


Treaty Of Fort Laramie With Sioux, Etc., 1851 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, David D. Mitchell, Thomas Fitzpatrick Jan 1904

Treaty Of Fort Laramie With Sioux, Etc., 1851 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, David D. Mitchell, Thomas Fitzpatrick

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This 1904 reprint of the Treaty of Fort Laramie with the Sioux, Etc., 1851—also known as the Horse Creek Treaty—was transcribed and published in vol. II of Charles Kappler's Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Originally signed on September 17, 1851, this treaty between the US Government and representatives from the Lakota, Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Crow, Assiniboine, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations, recognized and defined the boundaries between the Indigenous tribes of the Northern Great Plains. Equally, it sought to establish an effective and lasting peace between the signers by agreeing to a series of concessions. In return for recognizing their …


An Act To Provide For The Allotment Of Lands In Severalty To Indians On The Various Reservations (Kappler) (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Henry L. Dawes Jan 1904

An Act To Provide For The Allotment Of Lands In Severalty To Indians On The Various Reservations (Kappler) (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Henry L. Dawes

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This 1904 transcription of “An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations," also knows the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Act of 1887 was printed in vol. I of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Originally passed on February 8, 1887, this act authorized the US government to break up reservations and tribal lands, previously held in common, into individual plots. Aimed at assimilating Indigenous people into white society, this act promoted agriculture and grazing by allotting tribal members or families who registered a portion of reservation land …


Law Of 1891 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler Jan 1904

Law Of 1891 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler

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This 1904 reprint of the Law of 1891 was published in vol. I of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Passed by Congress on March 3, 1891, this law reduced the size of the Fort Berthold Reservation and provided for individual land allotments, in which the government would hold the title for twenty-five years. In addition, this law permitted the US government to open the lands acquired to settlement under the provisions of the homestead laws.


An Act Granting To The Saint Paul, Minneapolis And Manitoba Railway Company The Right Of Way Through Indian Reservations In Northern Montana And Northwestern Dakota, Charles J. Kappler Jan 1904

An Act Granting To The Saint Paul, Minneapolis And Manitoba Railway Company The Right Of Way Through Indian Reservations In Northern Montana And Northwestern Dakota, Charles J. Kappler

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This 1904 reprint was transcribed and published in vol. I of Charles Kappler’ Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Approved on February 15, 1887, this act granted the Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway Company the right of way to build its railroad through the Fort Berthold and Blackfeet Indian Reservations.


President Hayes's Executive Order, 1880 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Rutherford B. Hayes Jan 1904

President Hayes's Executive Order, 1880 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Rutherford B. Hayes

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This 1904 reprint of President Rutherford B. Hayes’s 1880 Executive Order was transcribed and published in vol. I of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Originally issued on July 13, 1880, President Hayes’s Executive Order significantly reduced the size of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Created at the behest of the Northern Pacific Railroad, this executive order resulted in a considerable loss of Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara homelands, hunting grounds, and sacred sites.


President Harrison's Executive Order, 1892 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Benjamin Harrison Jan 1904

President Harrison's Executive Order, 1892 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Benjamin Harrison

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This 1904 reprint of President Benjamin Harrison’s 1892 Executive Order was transcribed and published in vol. I of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Signed on June 17, 1892, this executive order increased the size of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation by withdrawing a portion of Township 147 from sale or settlement.


Executive Order Of 1870 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Ulysses S. Grant, Samuel A. Wainwright, Ely S. Parker, Jacob D. Cox Jan 1904

Executive Order Of 1870 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Ulysses S. Grant, Samuel A. Wainwright, Ely S. Parker, Jacob D. Cox

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This 1904 reprint of President Ulysses S. Grant’s 1870 Executive Order was transcribed and published in vol. I of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. In addition to Grant’s executive order setting apart a reservation for the Arikara, Gros Ventre (Hidatsa), and Mandan, this document includes Captain Wainwright’s Proposal recommending a reservation for the three tribes, E.S. Parker’s Response, and J.D. Cox’s forward to the president.


Treaty Of Fort Laramie, 1868 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Nathaniel G. Taylor, William T. Sherman, William S. Harney, John B. Sanborn, Samuel F. Tappen, Christopher C. Augur, Alfred H. Terry, John B. Henderson, Andrew Johnson Jan 1904

Treaty Of Fort Laramie, 1868 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Nathaniel G. Taylor, William T. Sherman, William S. Harney, John B. Sanborn, Samuel F. Tappen, Christopher C. Augur, Alfred H. Terry, John B. Henderson, Andrew Johnson

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This 1904 reprint of the Sioux Treaty of 1868, also known as the Treaty of Fort Laramie, 1868, was transcribed and published in vol. II of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. This treaty, between the United States government and the Sioux and Arapaho Nations, established the Great Sioux Reservation, promised the Sioux would own the Black Hills in perpetuity, and set aside the country north of the North Platte River and east of the summits of the Big Horn Mountains as unceded Indian territory. Furthermore, the U.S. government pledged to close the Bozeman Trail forts and provide …


Darktown Barbacue / Music By Will Marion Cook; Words By Will Marion Cook, Will Marion Cook, John H. Cook Publishing Co. (New York) Jan 1904

Darktown Barbacue / Music By Will Marion Cook; Words By Will Marion Cook, Will Marion Cook, John H. Cook Publishing Co. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Cover: drawing of a bulls head with a string of flowers tied between the horns, caricatures of African American males stare out from the cows eyes, while an African American female is painted on the cows forehead; Music Supplement New York American and Journal, Sunday, April 16, 1905; Publisher: John H. Cook Publishing Co. (New York)


My Honey Lou / Words By Thurland Chattaway, Thurland Chattaway, F. B. Haviland Pub. Co. (New York) Jan 1904

My Honey Lou / Words By Thurland Chattaway, Thurland Chattaway, F. B. Haviland Pub. Co. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Cover: drawing of an African American couple about to kiss; description reads a darkey love song; Publisher: F. B. Haviland Pub. Co. (New York)


Back, Back, Back To Baltimore / Music By Egbert Van Alstyne; Words By Harry William, Egbert Van Alstyne, Harry William, Shapiro Remick And Company (New York) Jan 1904

Back, Back, Back To Baltimore / Music By Egbert Van Alstyne; Words By Harry William, Egbert Van Alstyne, Harry William, Shapiro Remick And Company (New York)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Cover: drawing of an angry African American hobo trudging through the snow with a knapsack over his shoulder; inset of a photo of Clarice Vance; Publisher: Shapiro Remick and Company (New York)


Ev'ry Little Bit Helps / Music By Fred Fisher; Words By George Whiting, Fred Fisher, George Whiting, Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Co. (New York) Jan 1904

Ev'ry Little Bit Helps / Music By Fred Fisher; Words By George Whiting, Fred Fisher, George Whiting, Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Co. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Cover: drawing of two well dressed African Americans, the male is on his knees addressing the female, who has her back turned to him and her nose turned up; Publisher: Harry von Tilzer Music Publishing Co. (New York)


Higgledy-Piggledy / Music By Maurice Levi; Words By Edgar Smith, Maurice Levi, Edgar Smith Jan 1904

Higgledy-Piggledy / Music By Maurice Levi; Words By Edgar Smith, Maurice Levi, Edgar Smith

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Cover: photo of woman in hat with two smaller photos of a man; Publisher: x


Shut Tight Dose Winkin' Blinkin' Eyes / Words By Thomas Curtis Clark, Thomas Curtis Clark, The Thompson Music Co. (Chicago) Jan 1904

Shut Tight Dose Winkin' Blinkin' Eyes / Words By Thomas Curtis Clark, Thomas Curtis Clark, The Thompson Music Co. (Chicago)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Key of Eb. Cover: A southern lullaby, a drawing of trees; Publisher: The Thompson Music Co. (Chicago)


That Is A Habit I Never Had / Music By Walter Wilson; Words By Walter Wilson, Walter Wilson, Howley Dresser Co. (New York) Jan 1904

That Is A Habit I Never Had / Music By Walter Wilson; Words By Walter Wilson, Walter Wilson, Howley Dresser Co. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Cover: drawing of a portly African American male smoking a cigar and staring into the distance, where workers toil; photo inset of singers Leighton and Leighton; Publisher: Howley Dresser Co. (New York)


Shame On You / Music By John Larkins; Words By Chris Smith, John Larkins, Chris Smith, Jos. W. Stern And Co. (New York) Jan 1904

Shame On You / Music By John Larkins; Words By Chris Smith, John Larkins, Chris Smith, Jos. W. Stern And Co. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Cover: drawing of an African American preacher stealing a chicken; photo inset of Lew Dockstader in blackface; Publisher: Jos. W. Stern and Co. (New York)


Put Me Wise / Music By Hughie Cannon; Words By Hughie Cannon, Hughie Cannon, F. A. Mills (New York) Jan 1904

Put Me Wise / Music By Hughie Cannon; Words By Hughie Cannon, Hughie Cannon, F. A. Mills (New York)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Cover: caricature of an African American males face; photo inset of Stuart Barnes; Publisher: F. A. Mills (New York)


Alexander Don't You Love Your Baby No More? / Music By Harry Von Tilzer; Words By Andrew B. Sterling, Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling, Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Co. (New York) Jan 1904

Alexander Don't You Love Your Baby No More? / Music By Harry Von Tilzer; Words By Andrew B. Sterling, Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling, Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Co. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Key of G. Cover: drawing of lady singing to her man through an open window; description at top reads: Terrific Coon Hit by the Writers of Hannah Wont You Open that Door?; Publisher: Harry von Tilzer Music Publishing Co. (New York)


St. Louis Tickle / Words By Barney & Seymour, Barney & Seymour, Harold Rossiter Music Co. (Chicago) Jan 1904

St. Louis Tickle / Words By Barney & Seymour, Barney & Seymour, Harold Rossiter Music Co. (Chicago)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Cover: caricature of an African American male playing a five-string banjo; Barney and Seymour is a pseudonym for Theron Catlan Bennett (1879-1937); Publisher: Harold Rossiter Music Co. (Chicago)


The Radium Dance / Words By Jean Schwartz, Jean Schwartz, Jerome H. Remick And Co. (New York) Jan 1904

The Radium Dance / Words By Jean Schwartz, Jean Schwartz, Jerome H. Remick And Co. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Key of F. Cover: a drawing of (5) Clowns Silhouettes; Publisher: Jerome H. Remick and Co. (New York)


Sleepy Hollow / Words By Jack Norworth, Jack Norworth, Whitney Warner Pub. Co. (Detroit) Jan 1904

Sleepy Hollow / Words By Jack Norworth, Jack Norworth, Whitney Warner Pub. Co. (Detroit)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Key of d- / D. Cover: night and moonlight; Publisher: Whitney Warner Pub. Co. (Detroit)


Dan Dan Danuel / Music By Ed Rogers; Words By Ed Rogers, Ed Rogers, F. B. Haviland Pub. Co. (New York) Jan 1904

Dan Dan Danuel / Music By Ed Rogers; Words By Ed Rogers, Ed Rogers, F. B. Haviland Pub. Co. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1900-1909

Cover: drawing of an African American male wearing a tuxedo; description reads A Crazy Coon Concoction; Publisher: F. B. Haviland Pub. Co. (New York)


Agreement At Fort Berthold, 1866 And Addenda., Charles J. Kappler, Newton Edmunds, Samuel R. Curtis, Orrin Guernsey, Henry W. Reed Jan 1904

Agreement At Fort Berthold, 1866 And Addenda., Charles J. Kappler, Newton Edmunds, Samuel R. Curtis, Orrin Guernsey, Henry W. Reed

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This 1904 reprint of the unratified treaty with the Arikara, Mandan, and Hidatsa, was reprinted as the Agreement at Fort Berthold, 1866, in vol. II of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Originally signed on July 27, 1866, at Fort Berthold, Dakota Territory, this treaty and its Addenda were a set of agreements between the US government and representatives of the Arikara, Mandan, and Hidatsa Nations. In this document, the Arikara, Mandan, and Hidatsa agreed to cede a portion of their land on the east bank of the Missouri River and granted a right-of-way for roads through their …