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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1903
Page
7
Carroll D Wright, representing President Roosevelt, discusses the rise of combinations as an enlarged, democratizing force in industry. He argues profits and wages will align with elastic economic laws, while workers evolve from ignorance to intelligence and ultimately to organized labor unions.
Denver April 17 The News and Times announce a suit to challenge the legality of the governor signed illegal general appropriation bill. Notices served on State Auditor Holmberg and State Treasurer Newton refuse to draw or honor warrants under the bill. Discrepancies include higher salaries than conference terms and duplicate funding for the Pueblo State Fair. The case proceeds promptly to a court hearing.
The Denver advisory strike commission handed its report to Governor Peabody on April 17 after hearing over sixty witnesses. It credits Federation and Reduction Company leaders and Cripple Creek citizens for averting a general mining camp strike and advocates arbitration as a modern solution.
Coroners jury in Idaho Springs finds Edmund Rowse shot Frank Hallock in self defense after two hours of testimony. The verdict names Rowse as shooter but leaves open murder proceedings to be pursued by district attorney. Witnesses include Mrs Rowse and Mrs Hallock detailing competing accounts of the incident and alleged motives.
Incorporation papers for the Chicago Daily Bulletin were filed in Springfield. The women owned newspaper lists a $100,000 capital with Dr. Mabel E. Bowen as managing editor, Dr. Frances Dickinson as business manager, and Mrs. Alice S. Blount as editorial writer. The trio are the incorporators and directors.
The market report shows cattle receipts through April 17 with declines year over year and year to date. It lists bid ranges for beef cattle, cows, calves, and feeders, plus hay fed and corn fed varieties, and notes price shifts from the prior period. Grain quotes cover wheat, rye, oats, corn, corn chop, and forage, with animal product lines including eggs and lambs in the mix.
Fort Logan in August will host a ten day maneuver simulating the great mobilization at Fort Riley. Regular and state troops will join with Colorado National Guard leaders Sherman Bell in charge. Plans aim to mobilize thousands of soldiers at the large practice camp with additional companies from western forts expected.
The secretary of the interior signed a permit allowing grazing for 8,120 horses and cattle in the South Platte forest reserve. Applications for grazing sheep in the same reserve are under advisement and likely to be approved soon.
Telegrams report a failed all-workmen strike in Amsterdam. Other items note July cotton futures above 10 cents, Cheng named to China’s Grand Council, and Tillman murder trial postponed to July in Columbia South Carolina.
A provisional program for the Christian Endeavor convention set for July 9 to 13 in Denver is outlined by H. B. Smith. Activities include business meetings, welcome services, regional addresses, state president receptions, sunrise services, study hours, evangelistic meetings, denominational rallies, outdoor gatherings, and closing sessions featuring lectures and a stereopticon presentation.
A Cheyenne dispatch reports sheepmen in Sweetwater country declare open war on cattlemen over range use. Militia may be called to prevent bloodshed as Sheriff Stough investigates, with Governor Richards asked to send a company to patrol the ranges.
Adjutant General Sherman Fell and Col. James Brown of the National Guard submitted conditional resignations to the governor. The move follows criticism over recent actions including troop mobilizations during strikes. Both officers expect the resignations to take effect May 1 and declined further comment while noting the governor’s absence from the state.
Sir Thomas Lipton's new America’s Cup challenger Shamrock II suffered a mast failure during a Friday squall at Weymouth. The mast toppled, throwing crew overboard and killing Collier, brother-in-law of Captain Wringe. Lipton and other crew members were injured but Lipton expects to be ready for Sandy Hook engagement on August 20.
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