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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1895
Page
6
A frightened homeowner fired at a burglar seen by Mr. Jones as a man in a mask rifled pockets. The intruder fled empty handed, and Mrs. Jones, woken by the scene, revealed she had checked her own pockets first. The exchange ends with a humorous remark about scarecrows and old clothes.
Mrs. Pangs asks if her husband works on Wall Street. Mrs. Riggs confirms he is, at least in her view, through a remark about his typewriter as cited by Miss Huggus.
A dialogue contrasts a memory that cannot be forgotten with one that haunts a man for years. Bangs praises his wife for recalling details he has spent long trying to forget. The exchange hints at personal history and the weight of remembered events.
The New York World quotes a terse duo exchange about cunning means to win. James asks how to prevail and Dicks suggests absurdly dressing as heathen Chinee to join a Brooklyn Sunday school.
Maggs and Staggs discuss Chicago summers and heat as Staggs declares the heat a non factor while Maggs insists on heat. The dialogue notes that divorce courts are closed.
A man, after two hours of searching for peace on his birthday, discovers that his wife and his mother-in-law have secretly taken lessons and will accompany him always. The remark reflects Punch style humor about domestic surprises and companionship on birthdays.
Miggs recounts accusing Pipp as a scoundrel and planning to cut him dead while Higgs claims diplomacy via his envoy who has cut Pipp down daily for three months, implying ongoing political or social maneuvering behind the scenes at the club.
Rev Dr J Endicott reports from Shanghai on Chengtu riots in Szechuan province. He criticizes local officials and the viceroy for failing to protect foreigners, urges policy changes and stronger foreign protections. The note emphasizes that monetary compensation cannot match the moral condemnation needed at this juncture.
Madrid Prime Minister Conoras Del Castillo outlines in a Herald report a plan to deploy 25 000 additional troops to Cuba by early October after the rainy season ends. He says Spain will field forty cruisers for coast surveillance, including nineteen under construction in England and five in Cadiz, with fifteen in service. The Mora claim indemnity is to be paid immediately, funded without parliamentary intervention.
Terre Haute Indiana August 17 Senator Voorhees has pressed the case of John T Waller in France. He forwarded a letter to the state department and received Acting Secretary Adees reply stating an official copy of the evidence has been requested and permission to see the prisoner may be granted. Adee says steps consistent with diplomatic usage will be taken to protect Waller as an American citizen.
A Lima dispatch reports the New York bureau noting the Bolivia conflict has grown tense with serious prospects of war. Trade margins and fees cited as fueling the dispute, increasing international concern over possible hostilities.
The Peruvian government orders its minister to return and threatens action if not received within a set period. A paral equadron is dispatched south and troops move to the Bolivian frontier. Guerrillas seize Patt and take the prefecture amid limited telegraphic details.
In St Joseph Missouri a riot at St Peters and Ss Pauls on Messanic Street injures seven, with Charles Weircrorek among the fatally wounded. Police guard the church as arrests rise and ringleaders escape amid weeks of mounting tension between factions and the priest’s opponents.
In Rochester Kansas Senator Peffer told AP the Populists’ chance hinges on free silver Democrats and Republicans. He predicts if they align with the Populists they could elect their man, otherwise the party would grow in strength but remain in opposition for the next presidential contest.
Fire at H. H. Holmes Castle on Sixty third and Wallace streets was reported at 12:30 AM and brought under control by 2 AM. The building, long known for murders attributed to its owner, suffered interior ruin though the flames did not spread beyond the ground floor. Estimated losses placed at about 15 000 dollars.
In Washington on August 19 it is reported Mgr Satolli is examining a petition to suppress the Benedictine monks brewing at Beatty Pennsylvania. He seeks harmony to calm the complainants without targeting the monks who brew beer in the Patherland style. Effort aims to settle the dispute without a formal decision.
The international cycling meeting at Cologne began on Saturday with top riders from England, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Ireland, the United States and Canada in attendance. In the mile professional race George Pittsburg of Pennsylvania finished first in the first heat, Puet of Brussels second, and Protein of Liege third. in the final heat Protein won, beating Banker by a few inches.
Montreal on August 17 reported widespread excitement over a claim that forty thousand dollars in securities were stolen from the city treasurer's safes in City Hall. City Treasurer Roberts confirms the theft but says the clerk in charge, William McDonough, is ill and cannot be interviewed.
A sudden noon storm caused the walls of the Presbyterian church under construction at Twelfth street and River avenue to collapse. Bricklayers Frank Senova and Chris Johnson were injured, with Senova killed. Johnson hospitalized for scalp wounds, Jesse North and Predherick also injured as workers were buried or struck by falling masonry.
San Francisco August 19 The Theodore Durrant murder trial enters its fifth week with jury selection underway. A substantial pool has been drawn but nearly all veniremen are challenged or dismissed as bias remains a continual issue for both sides. The defense has used twenty peremptories and returns total about 1 000 veniremen. if unsatisfactory prospects persist the defense may move for a provisional ruling early next week.
Toronto dispatch reports Deputy General Cartwright delaying action on any verdict by the coroner’s jury regarding Holmes. Authorities consider options as they await evidence and possible papers. Major Chaffee and Copplager plan eastward with troops to Jackson’s Hole to keep quiet, while the World hints F Coudert may succeed Justice Jackson on the Supreme bench.
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