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Preface, 1885-89, 1890-91, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904,
1905, 1906, 1907-08, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1917-18, 1919-20, 1921-30, 1931-75

NEWSPAPER REFERENCES 1902

1902
Jan 2     Wichita (KS) Daily Eagle (p 8, c 3)
            Garland among authors in Santa Fe Railroad's recent publication about the Grand Canyon.
Jan 2     Hazel Green (KY) Herald (p 3, c 5)
            The Coming Age merged with The Arena and B.O. Flower returned to edit the new       
            journal.  Garland was listed among contributors.
Jan 4     Flagstaff (AZ) Coconino Sun (p 4, c 1)
            Garland among authors in Santa Fe Railroad's recent publication about the Grand Canyon.
Jan 5     Washington (DC) Times (pt 2, p 10, c 3)
            "The River's Warning," Frank Leslie's, Jan 1902.
Jan 13   Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 4, c 5)
            Boston newspaperman F.F. Harkins included Garland in his Little Pilgrimages  Among the
            Men Who Have Written Famous Books.  A companion volume, Little Pilgrimages Among
            the Women Who Have Written Famous Books, announced.
Jan 26   New York (NY) Tribune (p 9, c 2)
            Garland attended third anniversary meeting, National Institute of Arts and Letters, at      
            Aldine Association.
Jan 27   Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 4, c 7)
            Frank Norris in Boston Transcript stated that the US was not ready to declare a national
            literature, and suggested Garland was hardly ready to merge his theories with those of Edith
            Wharton, for example.
Jan 31   Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 1, c 5)
            Garland and Louis Primeau submitted to President Roosevelt their views on a proposal to
             lease grazing lands held by the Indians at Standing Rock Reservation in the Dakotas.
Jan 31   Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 2, c 5)
            Garland and Louis Primeau submitted to President Roosevelt their views on a proposal to lease
             grazing lands held by the Indians at Standing Rock Reservation in the Dakotas.
Feb 1    St. Louis (MO) Republic (p 7, c 3)
            "Delmar of Pima," McClure's Magazine, Feb 1902.  
Feb 3    Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 5, c 2)
            "Delmar of Pima," McClure's Magazine, Feb 1902.
Feb 8    Washington (DC) Evening Star (p 31, c 4)
            Reference to Garland's cowboy stories.
Feb 16   San Francisco (CA) Call (p 12, c 4)
            "Delmar of Pima," McClure's Magazine, Feb 1902.
Feb 18   Billings (MT) Gazette (p 6, c 4)
            Ulysses S. Grant:  His Life and Character added to Parnily Billings Memorial Library.
Feb 20   Grants Pass (OR) Rogue River Courier (p 1, c 5)
            "The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop," Saturday Evening Post, Dec 1901 - Mar 1902.
Feb 20   Burlington (VT) Weekly Free Press (p 2, c 4)
            "The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop," Saturday Evening Post, Dec 1901 - Mar 1902.
Feb 21   Monterey (VA) Highland Recorder (p 2, c 2)
            "The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop," Saturday Evening Post, Dec 1901 - Mar 1902.
Mar 16  New York (NY) Sun (p 12, c 5)
            Garland a guest at the Manhattan Single Tax Club dinner at Hotel Marlborough;            spoke   
            about the early days of the Henry George Movement.
Mar 18  New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Mar 21  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 6, c 3)
            Garland mentioned in "American Humorists," the subject of a talk by Helen Keany,
            Young Women's Christian Association.
Mar 28  Washington (DC) Times (p 7, c 2)
            Garland registered, Riggs House Hotel.
Mar 29  New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c  7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Mar 29  St. Louis (MO) Republic (p 5, c 4)
            "The Red man's Present Needs," North American Review, Apr 1902.
Mar 29  Washington (DC) Times (p 6, c 3)
            Garland visited President Roosevelt, White House, March 28.
Mar 30  St. Louis (MO) Republic (pt 2, p 17, c 3)
            Ulysses S. Grant:  His Life and Character, advertised.
Mar 30 Washington (DC) Times (ed, drama, society, p 6, c 1 - 3)
            Review of The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop written to awaken interest in the         
            American Indian question.
Apr 5    New York (NY) Times Saturday Review of Books & Art (p 228)
            "A Story of Indians."
Apr 6    Indianapolis (IN) Journal (pt 3, p 23, c 6)
            Article contrasts authors' use of pen names with names that look as if they had been        manufactured, e.g., Opie Reed, Bret Harte, and Hamlin Garland.
Apr 6    St. Louis (MO) Republic (pt 1, p 5, c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Apr 7    Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 4, c 6, 7)
            "The Red man's Present Needs," North American Review, Apr 1902.  The Captain of    
            the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Apr 11   Bismarck (ND) Daily Tribune (p 4, c 3)
            "The Red man's Present Needs," North American Review, Apr 1902. 
Apr 14   Chicago (IL) Tribune (p 13)
            "Among the New Books."
Apr 19   New York (NY) Sun (p 14, c 1)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Apr 20   Richmond (VA) Dispatch (p 13, c 1, 2)
            "The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop," revised into book form.
Apr 20   Indianapolis (IN) Journal (pt 3, p 6, c 6)
            Reference to Garland being invited to partake of mushrooms at the home of an   
            acquaintance, but he questioned if they might be poisonous.
Apr 22   Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 4, c 1 - 2)
            Review of "The Red man's Present Needs," North American Review, Apr 1902.
Apr 26   New York (NY) Sun (p 9, c 7)
            "The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop," revised into book form.
Apr 28   Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 4, c 7)
            "The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop," revised into book form.
Apr 29   Billings (MT) Gazette (p 4, c 4 - 5)
            Review of "The Red man's Present Needs," North American Review, Apr 1902.
May 1   New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
May 1   Warren (MN) Sheaf (p 7, c 1)
            Reference to The Eagle's Heart.
May 3   St. Paul (MN) Globe (p 7, c 3)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
May 7   Washington (DC) Evening Star  (p 6, c 3)
            Garland's letter of support to Mabel Harte Ramsey and Minnie Swayze, members of
            the American Pen Women's organization.
May 10 New York (NY) Sun (p 9, c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, reviewed.
May 11 Indianapolis (IN) Journal (pt 3, p 8, c 6)
            Garland returned from trip to Oklahoma, saying he had traveled 25,000 miles in the West
            since 1889.
May 16 New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
May 17 Albuquerque (NM) Daily Citizen (pt 1, p 6, c 2)
            Garland among authors in Santa Fe Railroad's recent publication about the Grand Canyon.
May 17 Salt Lake City (UT) Goodwin's Weekly (p 7, c 1)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
May 22 Guthrie (OK) Daily Leader (p 3, c 4)
            Garland among authors in Santa Fe Railroad's recent publication about the Grand Canyon.
May 22  Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 8, c 5)
            Garland continuing to refine his writing style.
May 23 Wichita (KS) Daily Eagle (p 4, c 2)
            Review, "The Red man's Present Needs," North American Review, Apr 1902.
May 27 Scranton (PA) Tribune (p 11, c 4)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
May 28  Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 10, c 1)
            Garland's "Joys of the Trail" lecture scheduled for the Atheneum Club, Butler College,
            June 14.
May 28 New York (NY) Tribune (p 10, c 1)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, reviewed.
May 29  Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 3, c 5)
            Garland's "Joys of the Trail" lecture scheduled for the Irvington Atheneum Club, Butler
            College, June 14.
May 31 Topeka (KS) State Journal (p 13, c 3, 5)
            Garland mentioned as a native of Wisconsin.
June 2   Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 4, c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, reviewed.
June 4   New York (NY) Sun (p 9, c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
June 5   Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 8, c 5)
            Garland's "Joys of the Trail" lecture scheduled for the Irvington Atheneum Club, Butler  
            College, June 14.
June 13 Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 8, c 5)
            Garland's "Joys of the Trail" lecture scheduled for the Irvington Atheneum Club, Butler
            College, June 14.
June 14  Salt Lake City (UT) Goodwin's Weekly (p 7, c 1, 2)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, reviewed.
June 15 Houston (TX) Daily Post (p 19, c 5)
            Reference to Eagle's Nest Artist Colony on Rock River near Oregon, Illinois. 
June 15 Indianapolis (IN) Journal (pt 1, p 2, c 5)
            Review of Garland's speech, "The Joys of the Trail."
June 15 San Francisco (CA) Call (p 4, c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, reviewed.
June 16 Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 6, c3)
            Garland's "Joys of the Trail" lecture scheduled for the Irvington Atheneum Club, Butler
             College, June 14.
June 17 New York (NY) Tribune (p 16, c 2)
            Garland among guests of Harper & Brothers Publishers at American Booksellers' Association.
June 20 Titusville (FL) Florida Star (p 7, c 2)
            The Eagle's Nest.
June 21 St. Paul (MN) Globe (p 7, c 2 - 3)
            Garland in photo dressed in Indian costume sitting in his Cheyenne Indian tepee, Eagle's Nest
             Artist Colony on the Rock River.
June 24 Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 12, c 4)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
June 25  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 15, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
June 25  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 5, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
June 26  Washington (DC) Evening Times (p 2, c 2)
            Garland lecture, "First American Balladists," at University of Chicago was reported comparing      Longfellow's poetry fitting only to women and children, while Whittier             was declared neither a
            scholar, artist, nor a great poet.
June 26 Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 5, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
June 27 Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 5, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
June 27  Salt Lake City (UT) Deseret Evening News (p 8, c 5)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
 
 
June 28 New York (NY) Tribune (p 8, c 4)
            Report that President Harper of University of Chicago had invited Garland to do eight lectures
             the "Significant Phases of American Literature."  Garland's topics included "The Beginning of      Landscape Poetry and Painting," "Development of the Ballad," "The Literature of Democracy,"
            "The Modern Novel," "The Local in Fiction," "Poets            of the New El Dorado," "The Cosmic
            Feeling of Nature," and "The Joys of the Trail."
June 28 Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 5, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
June 29 Indianapolis (IN) Journal (pt 2, p 4, c 6)
            Critical review of Garland's lecture when he spoke out negatively toward Whittier and Longfellow.
June 30  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 5, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
June 30  Washington (DC) Times (p 6, c 3)
            Critical review of Garland's lecture when he spoke out negatively toward Whittier and Longfellow.
July 1    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 5, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 2    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 5, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 2    Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 1, c 4)
            Critical review of Garland's lecture when he spoke out negatively toward Whittier and Longfellow.
July 3    New York (NY) Sun (p 5, c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 3    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 5, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 4    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 5, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 4    Virginia (MN) Enterprise (p 2, c 1)
            Critical review of Garland's lecture when he spoke out negatively toward Whittier and Longfellow.
July 5    Woodstock (VT) Spirit of the Age (p 2, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 6    Houston (TX) Daily Post (p 15, c 5)
            Garland says Indians used sign language with amazing interchange, referencing his
            observations of John Seger at the Colony Indian School in Oklahoma.
July 6    San Francisco (CA)  Call (p 12, c 5)
            Garland photographed in Indian costume in his Cheyenne Indian tepee at the Eagle's Nest
             Artist Colony.
July 6    Washington (DC) Times (ed, drama, society sec, p 5, c 6)
            Critical review of Garland's lecture when he spoke out negatively toward Whittier and Longfellow.
July 6    St. Paul (MN) Globe (p 4, c 4, 5, 6)
            Garland named Eggleston, Kirkland, Thanet, Howe, and himself as the great writers of the Midwest.          Plus, more criticism of Garland's lecture when he spoke out negatively toward Whittier and      Longfellow.
July 7    St. Louis (MO) Republic (p 11, c 4)
            Mary MacLane headed for Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass.  Garland and Oscar L. Triggs
             of the University of Chicago had been reported as praising MacLane and the style of her novel.
July 9    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 10  New York (NY) Sun (p 7,  c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 10  Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 4, c 4)
            Critical review of Garland's lecture when he spoke out negatively toward Whittier and Longfellow.
July 11  Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 17, c 1)
            Garland claimed he had been misquoted in his address at the University of Chicago, and he sent
            a copy of his address to the Chicago newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
July 11 Garnett (KS) Kansas Agitator (p 6, c 1)
            Garland said that a good many things young girls learned had come from novels they read, and
             that there was not so much loving and love-making every day as poets             supposed.
July 11  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 12 Salt Lake City (UT) Inter-Mountain Catholic (p 4, c 6)
            Critical review of Garland's lecture when he spoke out negatively toward Whittier and Longfellow.
July 12  Woodstock (VT) Spirit of the Age (p 2, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 12  Topeka (KS) State Journal (ed sec, p 13, c 5)
            Garland believed a novelist must first live the life he was writing about.
July 13 St. Paul (MN) Globe (p 4, c 6)
            Critical review of Garland's lecture when he spoke out negatively toward Whittier and Longfellow.
July 14  Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 4, c 7)
            Critical review of Garland's lecture when he spoke out negatively toward Whittier and Longfellow.
July 14  Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 6, c 4)
            Mary MacLane headed for Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass.  Garland and Oscar L. Triggs of
             the University of Chicago had been reported as praising MacLane and the style of her novel.
July 15  New York (NY) Tribune (p 8, c 2)
            Garland reported to have begun a play set in Colorado among cowboys and miners.
July 15 Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 16 Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 18  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 10, c 2)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 19  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 12, c 2)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 19  St. Louis (MO) Republic (p 7, c 3)
            Garland reported to have begun a play set in Colorado among cowboys and miners.
July 19  St. Paul (MN) Globe (p 7, c 1, 2)
            Garland claimed he had been misquoted in his address at the University of Chicago, and he sent
            a copy of his address to the Chicago newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
July 19  Washington (DC) Evening Star (p 28, c 5)
            Garland among gentlemen's list from Dead Letters Department of the Washington, D.C., Post Office.
July 20  Salt Lake City (UT) Herald (p 12, c 4)
            Garland claimed he had been misquoted in his address at the University of Chicago, and he sent
             a copy of his address to the Chicago newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
July 21 Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 23 Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 4, c 7)
            Garland claimed he had been misquoted in his address at the University of Chicago, and he sent
            a copy of his address to the Chicago newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
July 24  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 25  Red Cloud (NE) Chief (p 6, c 1)
            Garland claimed he had been misquoted in his address at the University of Chicago, and he sent
             a copy of his address to the Chicago newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
July 25 Colfax (WA) Gazette (p 1, c 5)
            Garland reported camping at Eagle's Nest Artist Colony.
July 25  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 26  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 15, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 26  Honolulu (HI) Evening Bulletin (p 12, c 6)
            Garland photographed in Indian costume in his Cheyenne Indian tepee at the Eagle's Nest
             Artist Colony.
July 26 Woodstock (VT) Spirit of the Age (p 2, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 26 Topeka (KS) State Journal (ed sec, p 13, c 2, 3)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop reviewed.  Garland claimed he had been misquoted in
            his address at the University of Chicago, and he sent a copy of his address to the            Chicago
             newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
July 27 Houston (TX) Daily Post (p 7, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
July 27  Houston (TX) Daily Post (p 15, c 4)
            Garland reported writing a play.
July 29 Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 2    Woodstock (VT) Spirit of the Age (p 2, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 2    Topeka (KS) State Journal (ed sec, p 13, c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 4    Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 4, c 7)
            Garland claimed he had been misquoted in his address at the University of Chicago, and he
            sent a copy of his address to the Chicago newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
Aug 5    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 6    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 7    Mexico (MO) Missouri Message (p 2, c 1)
            Garland claimed he had been misquoted in his address at the University of Chicago, and he
            sent a copy of his address to the Chicago newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
Aug 9    Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 4, c 7)
            Garland reported to have begun a play set in Colorado among cowboys and miners.
Aug 9    Woodstock (VT) Spirit of the Age (p 2, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 11  Honolulu (HI) Hawaiian Star (p 5, c 5)
            Garland claimed he had been misquoted in his address at the University of Chicago, and he
            sent a copy of his address to the Chicago newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
Aug 12  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers
Aug 13  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 15  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 15 Bellefontaine (OH) Republican (p 2, c 5)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 19  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 20  Barre (VT) Evening Telegram (p 7, c 1)
            Garland reported to have begun a play set in Colorado among cowboys and miners.
Aug 20  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 22  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 23  Scranton (PA) Tribune (p 3, c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 27  Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 4, c 7)
            "Hippy, the Dare-Devil," McClure's Magazine, Sep 1902.
Aug 28  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Aug 30  Scranton (PA) Tribune (p 4, c 3)
            In the Sep issue of North American Review, Garland among authors that responded to the
            question that novels were no longer needed and could disappear in favor of newspaper journalism.
Aug 30  Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 15, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 1    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 2    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 3    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 3    Richmond (VA) Times (p 4, c 1)
            Garland among several other authors that discussed whether the novel would perish.
Sep 4    New York (NY) Times (p 10, c 1)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 5    Aztec (NM) San Juan County Index (p 2, c 1)
            Garland claimed he had been misquoted in his address at the University of Chicago, and he
             sent a copy of his address to the Chicago newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
Sep 5    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 6    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep8     Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 8    Freeland (PA) Tribune (p 2, c 1)
            Garland claimed he had been misquoted in his address at the University of Chicago, and he
            sent a copy of his address to the Chicago newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
Sep 8    Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 4, c 7)
            In North American Review, Garland predicted the theater would become the novel of      
            both fiction and journalism.
Sep 9    Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 4, c 6 - 7)
            Garland discounted newspapers as a threat to novelists, but the editor of the Journal felt
            Garland's views were unquestionably wrong.
Sep 9    Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 9    Bisbee (AZ) Daily Review (p 4, c 5)
            Garland claimed he had been misquoted in his address at the University of Chicago, and he
            sent a copy of his address to the Chicago newspapers in an attempt to correct the matter.
Sep 9    New York (NY) Tribune (p 8, c 2)
            In North American Review, Garland predicted the theater would become the novel of      
            both fiction and journalism.
Sep 10   Montpelier (VT) Vermont Watchman (p 2, c 6)
            In North American Review, Garland predicted the theater would become the novel of      
            both fiction and journalism.
Sep 11   Bismarck (ND) Daily Tribune (p 2, c 3)
            In North American Review, Garland predicted the theater would become the novel of      
            both fiction and journalism.
Sep 12   Honolulu (HI) Hawaiian Star (p 6, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 13   Honolulu (HI) Hawaiian Star (p 6, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 13   Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 15, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 15   Honolulu (HI) Star  (p 6, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 15   Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 16   Honolulu (HI) Hawaiian Star (p 6, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 17   Honolulu (HI) Hawaiian Star (p 6, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 18   Honolulu (HI) Hawaiian Star (p 6, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 19   Honolulu (HI) Hawaiian Star (p 6, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 19   Honolulu (HI) Hawaiian Star (p11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 20   Richmond (VA) Times (p 4, c 1)
            Continued discussion of article, North American Review whether theater would become
             the novel of both fiction and journalism.
Sep 22   Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 23   Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 24   Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 25   Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 6)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Sep 27   Topeka (KS) State Journal (ed sec, p 13, c 7)
            Garland in Colorado Springs, returning from Cripple Creek where he was gathering        
            material for a new play.
Sep 28   Houston (TX) Daily Post (p 19, c 3)
            Garland in Colorado Springs, returning from Cripple Creek where he was gathering        
            material for a new play.
Sep 30   Albuquerque (NM) Daily Citizen (p 2, c 3)
            Garland on advisory board of Sequoya League, whose purpose was to assist Indians       
            toward independence and self-support.
Oct 3     Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 6, c 4)
            Garland, a member of Board of Directors, National Industrial Art League.
Oct 5     St. Paul (MN) Globe (p 4, c 2)
            Garland unable to attend 4-day session, National Irrigation Convention at Colorado Springs.
Oct 7     Butte (MT) Inter-Mountain (p 11, c 1)
            Harper Publishing Company held record among publishers for having at least one novel
            produced on the stage during the past five years.  The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop
            was being prepared by Garland for stage production.
Oct 10   Barre (VT) Evening Telegram (p 2, c 4)
            Garland had a genuine Cheyenne Indian  tepee at the Eagle's Nest Artist Colony.
Oct 11   Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 11, c 4)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Oct 25   New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 7)
            Reviewers gave Garland's The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop positive reviews.
Oct 25   New York (NY) Sun (p 8, c 5)
            Garland praised Jack London's novel, A Daughter of the Snows.
Oct 29   New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 7)
            Garland praised Jack London's novel, A Daughter of the Snows.
Nov 1    New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 7)
            Garland praised Jack London's novel, A Daughter of the Snows.
Nov 1    San Francisco (CA) Call (p 11, c 5)
            Garland praised Jack London's novel, A Daughter of the Snows.
Nov 2    St. Paul (MN) Globe (p 11, c 5)
            Professor Oscar Triggs proposed developing a school for novelists that would lead to the N.D.
            degree (doctor of novels).  If successful, "Garland could be called on to take a special course in      "fainting heroines," as his heroes were almost always coarsely robust."
Nov 6    Minneapolis (MN) Journal (p 4, c 6)
            "Sitting Bull's Defiance," McClure's Magazine, Nov 1902.
Nov 9    Richmond (VA) Dispatch (p 8, c 3)
            Garland was noted for his approval of Anna Vernon Dorsey, a Negro music song writer.
Nov 14  Honolulu (HI) Evening Bulletin (p 6, c 2)
            "Sitting Bull's Defiance," McClure's Magazine, Nov 1902.
Nov 20  Topeka (KS) State Journal (p 4, c 2)
            Ranting by newspaper editor that 7/10ths of novels in the library were worthless as they
             contained untrue situations.
Nov 21  Bradford (VT) United Opinion (p 1, c 5)
            Newly received at the Woods Library were Her Mountain Lover and The Captain of the Gray
            Horse Troop, Garland's recent novels.
Nov 26  New York (NT) Tribune (p 8, c 5)
            Garland listed among visitors of President Roosevelt at the White House.
Dec 1    New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 1)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Dec 3    New York (NY) Sun ( p 9, c 4)
            "New Medicine House," Harper's Weekly, Dec 1902.
Dec 3    New York (NY) Tribune (p 3, c 4)
            "New Medicine House," Harper's Weekly, Dec 1902.
Dec 4    Ironton (MO) Iron County Register (p 1, c 3 - 4)
            Article chides Garland's efforts to rename the American Indians, but the government appeared
            to support Garland's proposal.
Dec 5    New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 3)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Dec 6    Washington (DC) Times (p 11, c 4)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Dec 6    New York (NY) Sun (p 10, c 3)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Dec 7    Houston (TX) Daily Post (p 29, c 5 - 6)
            Garland among authors in Outlook writing their answers to the question of what ten books or
             parts of books were most characteristic of American life and genius.  Garland chose the
             dictionary, and one of the authors recommended the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant.
Dec 7    Houston (TX) Daily Post (p 29, c 6)
            Garland among 54 attending the birthday celebration of Mark Twain, hosted by Harpers
            Publishing Co.
Dec 7    Houston (TX) Daily Post (p 31, c 4 - 5)
            Garland among 54 attending the birthday celebration of Mark Twain, hosted by Harpers
             Publishing Co.
Dec 7    Houston (TX) Daily Post (p 33, c 4 - 5)
            Garland among 54 attending the birthday celebration of Mark Twain, hosted by Harpers
            Publishing Co.
Dec 7    Houston (TX) Daily Post (p 35, c 4 - 5)
            Garland among 54 attending the birthday celebration of Mark Twain, hosted by Harpers
            Publishing Co.
Dec 7    Houston (TX) Daily Post (p 37, c 4 - 5)
            Garland among 54 attending the birthday celebration of Mark Twain, hosted by Harpers
             Publishing Co.
Dec 7    San Francisco (CA) Call (p 6, c 7)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop was popular in London.
Dec 7    St. Louis (MO) Republic (mag sec, p 56, c 1)
            McClure's Magazine, advertisement for 1903.
Dec 8    Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 4, c 7)
            In Outlook for Dec 6, Garland contributed to the conversation regarding what constituted
            Americanism in Literature.
Dec 8    Topeka (KS) State Journal (p 7, c 2)
            Garland among authors in Santa Fe Railroad's recent publication about the Grand Canyon.
Dec 9    Winston (NC) Progressive Farmer (p 7, c 4)
            In Outlook for Dec 6, Garland contributed to the conversation regarding what constituted
             Americanism in Literature - "Culture or Creative Genius."
Dec 13   Scranton (PA) Tribune (p 12, c 3)
            "New Medicine House," in Harper's Weekly, Dec 1902.
Dec 13   Albuquerque (NM) Weekly Citizen (p 3, c 2)
            Garland among authors in Santa Fe Railroad's recent publication about the Grand Canyon.
Dec 13   St. Louis (MO) Republic (p 8, c 4)
            Garland arrived in New York City to spend the winter months writing a series of Indian  
            stories for Harper's Weekly.
Dec 13   New York (NY) Tribune (p 9, c 4)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Dec 15   New York (NY) Sun (p 7, c 5)
            The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop, advertised by Harper & Brothers.
Dec 16   Salt Lake City (UT) Inter-Mountain Farmer (p 7, c 2)
            Reported Garland's Indian renaming proposal, reprinted from the Kansas City Journal.
Dec 18   Washington (DC) Evening Star (p 2, c 3)
             Mr. Pilcher reportedly suggested his curiosity in Indian names on Puget Sound was similar
             to Garland's proposal to rename the Indians.
Dec 18   Tazewell (VA) Republican (p 2, c 4)
            Garland arrived in New York City to spend the winter months writing a series of Indian stories
             for Harper's Weekly.
Dec 20   Topeka (KS) State Journal (p 15, c 3)
            Editor proposed resettling 50 of the most popular authors on a remote island, and reported that
            Garland had requested the dictionary as the only book he could have in             his library.
Dec 21   Salt Lake City (UT) Herald (p 12, c 5)
            Editor proposed resettling 50 of the most popular authors on a remote island, and reported that
            Garland had requested the dictionary as the only book he could have in             his library.
Dec 21   New York (NY) Tribune (p 12, c 4)
            Garland was mentioned in a stanza of a poem titled "The Atlantic."
Dec 22   St. Paul (MN) Glove (p 10, c 2, 5)
            Editor proposed resettling 50 of the most popular authors on a remote island, and reported that
             Garland had requested the dictionary as the only book he could have in his library.  "New Medicine          House," Harper's Weekly, Dec 1902.
Dec 23   Honolulu (HI) Pacific Commercial Advertiser (p 9, c 3)
            A copy of The Eagle's Heart was donated to the YWCA Library.
Dec 24   Tionesta (PA) Forest Republican (p 2, c 2)
            Garland attended the Friday Evening Club, Lyceum Theater.
Dec 27   Washington (DC) Times (p 8, c 5)
            Garland arrived in New York City to spend the winter months writing a series of Indian  
            stories for Harper's Weekly.
Dec 28   Indianapolis (IN) Journal (pt 1, p 7, c 5)
            Garland was referenced in an article outlining the role of Mrs. Grant in the life of Ulysses S. Grant.



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