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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1896
Page
2
The piece questions New Jersey farmers the Gould beys and suggests they should grant themselves reasonable freight rates to ease taxation. It also notes Chancellor Snow at Kansas University has bought a bicycle and is learning to ride it.
Hesing named captain of a baseball team but the mailed hand is barred in the game. If he becomes pitcher he will likely use the postal delivery as part of his play strategy.
Washington spiritualists plan to investigate haunted houses in the capital as landlords reportedly welcome any embodied spirits seeking rental spaces.
A St Paul woman fled a claim against a late advanced’s estate seeking expenses of her trousseau and 2000 dollars for a marriage that did not occur. The debtor seems to have escaped just in time.
A confidential clerk in New York robbed his employer to obtain money for his dog’s need. If imprisoned, dog fanciers statewide would petition the governor for a pardon based on the case.
A historical snippet suggests a hypothetical fate for Prof. Roentgen had he discovered cathode rays before modern times and the advent of lucifer matches and railroads.
Spain proposes a loan package totaling 24 million dollars and urges Spanish bankers to lend. The move is described as a permanent investment, with banks expected to execute the plan despite awareness of its enduring nature.
The Ameer of Afghanistan has ordered numerous men’s bicycles from an English firm. A large order for women’s bicycles for the Ameer's harem is announced to follow.
A discussion resumes on establishing penny savings banks in Chicago noting success in other cities including Detroit where a penny bank issued stamps sold at drug stores and distributed literature to promote thrift among children. The model is tied to schools in some places and is praised as beneficial for towns.
Anna M. Gray, of Edwardsville Illinois, was passengers’ fall when a train started while she exited with bundles. Courts upheld a $950 award ruling she was injured and entitled to extra alighting time due to her size. The opinion likens her to a racer and a greyhound, urging caution when alighting.
In Chaumont New York supporters of Rev William N Cleveland press for him to stay and lead a new chapel after his dismissal by the St Lawrence presbytery. Seceding members vow to form a separate congregation while Cleveland weighs offers. The town debates the church’s future and leadership dynamics.
The Madrid desk reports both governments backchanneling on Cuba. Washington seeks conciliation but fears reaction of American opinion if hostilities extend and harm commerce. Spain resists independence but aims to grant home rule with colonial authorities preparing a quiet rollout, date undecided.
Nine Gloucester fishermen perished when the fishing schooner G. W. Campbell sank in a squall off Long Island. Seven survivors reached New Bedford after being brought in by the schooner Norman, telling how the tragedy occurred.
Bermuda owner John Dd Hart captain O Brien and mate Murphy were held in $1000 bail by the U S District Court on charges of aiding in a military expedition against Spain. Second Mate Simonson was released. Nearly eighty men were said to have boarded from the Atlantic City at Tuckahoa New Jersey with arms and ammunition bound for the Cuban coast.
A man who gave the name Lewis Porter entered the First Unitarian church in Oakland during a April 22 service and challenged the congregation. He drew a revolver but was quickly disarmed and turned over to a policeman as worship continued.
Nellie Ball, four, was severely burned when playmates Willie Gibbons Sharkey Net and Jenning Strader about twelve set her clothing on fire while playing Indian in the Ball home yard on South Min Street. Constable Foushee arrested the boys and Magistrate Abner Oldham released them on bail.
Rothschilds acquire a major stake in a leading silver smelting operation in New South Wales. Kreightley, the US vice commercial agent at New Castle, notes protection of the Broken Hill ore by the Ashcroft process. The New York Sulphite Corporation, in which Rothschilds hold a large stake, buys a Cockrel Creek site near New Castle. Construction at the works, costing $290,000, will employ about 1,600 men.
An article analyzes the surge of American women entering professions from doctors to engineers, lawyers to painters, citing 1870 and 1890-figures. It highlights university attendance, marriage patterns, and rising divorce attitudes among educated women, noting shifts in social norms and career pursuit.
A New York firm imports a transparent mirror with a coating on the glass that reflects light while allowing those inside to view outward. The device grants privacy without obstructing light and is sold in local stores after long curiosity and testing. It was first used in New York clubs and cafes where patrons could look out while others could not see in.
An address citing former Senator Patrick Walsh asserts Alabama’s resources, stating pama has more coal and ten times as much standing than Pennsylvania. The speaker ties these resources to future southern manufacturing development.
A small incident involves pricking a nutmeg with a pin which releases fresh oil that spreads around the puncture. No injuries are reported and the item remains usable.
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