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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1897
Page
2
A Tennessee woman pushes a bill to ban the collar button. the joke notes its frequent non existence. The piece cites Mr Lexow’s stance on the tobacco trust suggesting smoke and water are involved in the issue.
A South Carolina legislator quietly suggests a tax on washerwomen to raise revenue. The proposal is described as a crass, scrubby move by a statesman out of step with public opinion.
An Eastern exchange reports a scientist claims the earth will be dead in 300 million years. The note does not specify whether total annihilation or a mere death like David B. Hill will occur.
A Civil War veteran, wounded while fleeing a Confederate force, asserts he deserves a pension because his injury occurred while marching rapidly in front of the enemy. He insists the incident justifies pension eligibility under military service criteria.
A series of English notices describe a solitary man leaving his estate to a young woman who lived opposite him, noting that her daily street smiles cheered his heart and influenced his will.
A New York man who for three years cared for the home and children while his wife worked laments lack of rest. The piece argues the wife’s independence signals “complete mastery” and warns of societal changes.
The piece notes new workrooms in New York offering unskilled labor to women and similar tasks for men at the Wayfarers lodge. Tickets costing 3 for 12 or 5 for 2 cents grant a day’s work, a hot lunch, and about 50 cents of groceries to take home. It argues there should be steady work until all willing hands are employed.
The report notes Congressman Sprague of Massachusetts needed nine large cars to transport his household goods to Washington. The convoy included a conservatory, prized horses with groom, carriages, harness and saddles, and various items for the horses and himself. Some papers critique this wealth and compare him to Daniel Webster.
Athens reports continued siege at Baltino and advancing insurgents led by ex Greek officers and Macedonian chiefs. Cretan refugees plea for annexation to Greece while Europe debates Turkish integrity. Officials warn of possible war as orders threaten death for irregular fighting.
John Cox crazed by liquor shot and killed partner Robert Daly in McElroy & Coll's saloon Altman at 10 15 this morning. He then fired at J C McElroy Sam Loschy and Harry Miner wounding Miner before a exchange with town marshal Ed O'Brien left Cox mortally wounded. Cox an ex convict with a long record was taken to the town hall guarded by two physicians in critical condition.
Waeta Currency Commission members in Washington work with silver senators and representatives to separate currency and coinage issues. They have assurances from several senators and Populists to not oppose a president appointed commission for currency revision if silverists are fairly represented, while key figures like Stewart Teller Bland remain to be mollified. The President prioritizes tariff bills and plans no action until tariffs move forward.
Burlington residents report an aerial craft seen along the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern line from West Liberty to Cedar Rapids. Witnesses describe a bright headlight, a glistening steel ball, dimming projections, and a hissing sound as it moves. Citizens gather in towns hoping to glimpse the object.
Manhattan Kansas April 11 The dismissal of Professor George T Fairchild after eighteen years as president appears to begin a broader purge by the board of regents Dominated by a Populist majority the board then discharged fourteen other faculty members and many staff without formal charges saying the teachers were not in harmony with the administration's fundamental principles
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