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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1902
Page
2
A whirlwind of snippets swings from royal news to editorials satire and public manners. Notes include King Edward coronation events Boston humor about Dr Hale and Susan B Anthony opinions, plus quips on China Indemnities and the press as an educator with Evanston schools urged to read newspapers.
A lengthy Washington summary notes President Roosevelt weighing a Europe inspection proposal for General Miles forces, Adm Watson named naval representative for King Edward coronation, and a $50,000 Fremont monument measure. It covers agriculture funding up, Oregon public park land, pensions, library aids for army posts, Panama canal rights, and federal building allocations. Senate and House actions include metric standardization, railroad station plan, Dewey banquets, and Denver Cheyenne circuit terms. Discussions also address Cuban sugar, border issues, and Philippine governance amid sharp Senate debate.
A Missouri judge fines grocers for selling alum containing baking powders while New York Health Department seized a batch of alum mixes mixed with rock and dumped into a river. Health authorities warn substitutes threaten health and urge use of trusted brand powders.
Denver reports the state boards fully exonerate Secretary C L Stonaker from charges of taking or attempting to extort money from prisoners. The inquiry, held at Canon City and in the state capitol, examined forty witnesses with a stenographic record. The boards concluded no evidence supported the charges and endorsed the official honesty of Stonaker.
London residents endure street disruption as coronation preparations advance. Reports of seat prices mislead readers, with windows and stands listed at eighty guineas to seven guineas for first and second procession days. Pall Mall clubs hold few vacancies, and hotels like Cecil Carlton Savoy Berkley report no rooms available for coronation week.
A historical column defends railroads in Colorado, inviting critique of two tax statements for Burlington Route and Union Pacific. It analyzes how, under 1901 revenue laws, per mile taxes vary by state, noting Colorado taxed higher than others. The piece cites 1900 and 1901 rates, with figures for per mile and total taxes, and argues Colorado branches rely on future earnings rather than current profits.
General Frederick D. Grant’s expedition on the Gandara river in Samar brings insurgent leader Guevarra and 199 officers and men under American control. Thousands more bolomen, rifles, and leaders like Lukban and Papa Isio are mentioned with surrender prospects on Negros and surrounding areas.
About 1 000 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from across the district gathered in Victor Colorado for the Pit Peak District Association celebration. A street parade Canton drill and public reception in the Victor opera house highlighted the day. Cripple Creek Canton won the drill and Colorado Springs was chosen for the next celebration with officers including J W Kreiger Jo McLaughlin B Lashley D Weyand J L Dander and D K E Watts.
Paris reports a sweeping defeat for the government with eight Nationalists, six anti-Ministerialist-Socialists, four anti-Ministerialists and Republicans, and three Conservatives elected to the Chamber of Deputies. No Ministerialists secured seats, marking the worst government loss in Paris. Nationalists gained a new constituency as well.
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