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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1897
Page
2
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled an accident insurance policy must pay heirs after a woman died from a mosquito bite, deeming the bite an accident. The opinion notes New Jersey courts might have reached the same conclusion if she had not been bitten that season.
The Philadelphia newspaper owner and philanthropist George W Childs disliked tobacco smoke and resisted its display among his circle. An apparent outrage involved naming a cigar brand after him, described as five-cepters, which fans hoped could have been prevented by some law.
The Buffalo Commercial recounts a girl distressed to learn her brothers set bird traps. She prayed the traps would fail and birds stay safe, then kicked the traps to illustrate faith and works in a vivid pushback against cruelty.
The New York Tribune notes public debate over England's dog muzzling law. It cites 1889 to 1893 rabies figures, 312 in 1889, 129 in 1890, 38 in 1882, and after revocation 93 in 1893, 248 in 1894, and 672 in 1895, arguing the data bear on the law's impact.
Ex-Senator Dawes chairs a commission acting under congress to win approval from Indians in Indian Territory for allotting lands in severalty. Two tribes Choctaws and Chickasaws have agreed and the pact, covering over 11,000,000 acres and affecting 14,000 Indians and 100,000 whites, is sent to congress.
Berlin consular reports credit Prof. Linde of Munich with a method that liquefies air at about 20 cents per five cubic meters. A five horsepower pump compresses air to 200 atmospheres, which cycles through a spiral tube, cooling successive batches until liquid at 272 degrees below zero is produced.
Garrett E. Anderson a Wall Street broker died of thirst while driving with his wife to their son’s Cave Creek camp about thirty miles from Phoenix Arizona The couple ran out of water and headed to the Arizona Canal Freighter Moore found them alive but Mr Anderson died before reaching the canal Mrs Anderson is under care at a ranch house Their son Joseph works at the Valley Bank The day was extremely hot and sun harsh An old pipe line along the road might have helped The horse drank the last water and the couple started back to the canal Mr Anderson’s body will be embalmed and sent to New York for burial
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture will vacation in August traveling through Colorado Utah Wyoming the Dakotas and Montana to study resources for rearing horses suitable for European armies. He seeks information on exact European army horse qualifications and plans to issue a farmers bulletin to boost domestic supply. He notes Sioux ponies meet health and hardiness standards and suggests heavier sires could raise size. He also aims to explore beet industry development during the trip.
Scottdale Pa Aug 1 William Cummings leader of the non union men brought by Scottdale Iron and Steel Company to replace strikers was shot and killed last night in front of the Commercial hotel He and three companions were non union men when the fatal shooting occurred circumstances unclear and under investigation.
A clash erupted when strikers left a barroom with shots fired and three companions fled to a mill area pursued by an angry crowd. Deputies, led by Sheriff Seanor, surrounded the enclosure as the mob retreated. James Dolf, linked to the group, was arrested with more arrests anticipated. the situation remained tense but calm by midnight.
August 1 reports describe farmer Henderson seeing a large oblong airship drifting northeast about half a mile away near Whitemouth during a calm evening. He compared it to Andree's balloon after consulting a newspaper picture, noting no signs of life or propulsion.
The sugar trust, linking with Arbuckle Brothers, will convert the old Delaware sugar house at Reeds and Swanson streets into a large coffee roasting establishment to serve the Atlantic seaboard. Woolson Co of Toledo control enables this move. machinery from Germany is awaited, with completion expected later and many skilled workers to be employed.
Expert Samuel C. Danham of the Federal Bureau of Labor leaves Washington for Alaska to study opportunities for business investment employment wages cost of living climate and transport to the Klondike region. He will travel via San Francisco August 0 and Juneau overland route to reach Klondyke mid September.
A fragmented guide describes affordable dressmaking using easy fabrics and home dyes. It mentions preserving color with bronx soap and simple washing steps, noting women discuss gowns and critique each other’s outfits while sewing at modest cost.
The readable text is fragmentary and garbled, mentioning Democrats, Benjamin Andrews, and an election context without coherent facts or clear events to summarize. No verifiable subjects or outcomes are present.
Readable fragments show stray letters and jumbled phrases lacking clear event or names. The snippet mentions teething, soothing wineow, and a quoted line with unclear attributions, offering no cohesive news item or identifiable entities for a proper summary.
Partial OCR shows questions about a tour and eight helpers, mentions by name Tyrmper and Mre Tympenem with unclear roles, and a note about a Feus-Boatoe Trs reiee ending. Source unreadable.
A garbled text fragment hints at a tobacco cessation attempt, with unclear readings of quit methods, weathered terms, and stray names. The readable bits reference a “weeder” and “Alléreggieta” with odd spellings, suggesting a damaged historical OCR sample.
A brief notice reports Totar for Pitty Com Gxarestend rejected a henit ext men otrong. Hoe pare e Ad.
Dear Sir, your medicine to me of the Morphine Habit. I have such desire to bear taken opiates for more than thirty years. I am now not well and feel very grateful for...
A garbled OCR read discusses market chatter and observers. It mentions Kent Bogiasd and a stock broker named Ticker and hints at bear positions. The text is fractured with unclear verbs and misread phrases.
Ambiguous OCR fragment mentions Hall's Cetarrh Cert and Cascareta. No clear event, persons, or dates. Summary notes uncertain.
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