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February 5, 1891
Wood County Reporter
Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Lieutenant Hare of the Seventh Cavalry attributes the Sioux Indian outbreak in Dakota to severe hunger and want among the tribe, dismissing the Messiah as a factor and suggesting that filling their stomachs would prevent such unrest.
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The cause of the Indian outbreak is succinctly given by Lieutenant Hare, of the Seventh cavalry, when he states that in all his sixteen years service in Dakota he never found the Sioux so badly off as they are at present. Want and hunger were depicted on their faces, and he was surprised that the outbreak was delayed as long as it was. "Talk about the Messiah," said he, "it was empty stomachs and they looked for a Messiah to fill them. Keep their stomachs filled and the ghost would soon be laid."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Indian Outbreak
Sioux Hunger
Lieutenant Hare
Dakota
Seventh Cavalry
What entities or persons were involved?
Lieutenant Hare
Sioux
Where did it happen?
Dakota
Story Details
Key Persons
Lieutenant Hare
Sioux
Location
Dakota
Story Details
Lieutenant Hare states that after sixteen years in Dakota, he found the Sioux in dire hunger, causing the outbreak; he dismisses the Messiah talk as secondary to empty stomachs.