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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1895
Page
2
Twenty five young women students at Northwestern university appeared in bloomers recently. The remark notes that some people cling to the belief that homeliness and learning are synonyms.
The University of Michigan advances by removing prejudice that barred women from teaching roles. It notes the move is a just concession to women and a direct university benefit, arguing educated women are fit for honorable academic work.
Oct. 27 a large farmhouse owned by A. S. McCormack near Rockfield west of Kokomo Indiana burned, with no water on the premises. Farm hands used vinegar and cider from barrels in a wagon house to save adjacent buildings. the residence was destroyed.
In his tenth annual report Carroll D Wright estimates that losses in 13.5 years ending June 30 1894 totaled 190 493 382 for employees and 94 825 837 for employers due to strikes and lockouts. Employee losses from strikes reach 163 807 866 and from lockouts 26 685 516 while employer losses from strikes 82 590 386 and from lockouts 12 235 451. The figures invite criticism as they presume lost time as the main factor, a fallacy since many institutions shut down to allow material supply to exhaust itself.
Minister of Finance Witte has nearly completed bringing private Russian railways under government administration begun in 1892. The reform faced obstacles but intensified after his accession, with tariffs slashed and public lines expanded. Express train speed and numbers on trunk lines have risen amid the transfer of power to the czarist state.
London reports that a French syndicate formed three weeks ago plans to buy beet sugar and corner the market. It has purchased about 400000 tons, causing sugar to rise sixpence per hundredweight. The group buys in London to sell in France where trade will be affected, with British and American markets deemed unlikely to be harmed.
Savannah dispatch reports Fitzgerald named for P. H. Fitzgerald of Indianapolis and backed by ex Governor Northern and J. Curry. In Wilcox Irwin counties 60 000 acres were secured with 1000 acres set for the city edge. Streets laid out and homes rising as over 2300 settlers from 28 states establish the new colony for ex federal soldiers.
Rock Springs Wyoming December reports three deaths in the week. Union Pacific switch man Conrad Asmnen died after injuries in yards. Henry Fisher of St Joseph Missouri, a Union Pacific passenger en route to Los Angeles, likely jumped from a train and died from injuries and exposure. Adam Storey was found near Quaking Asp creek after wandering from town and freezing to death.
Justice Russell in a special term of the New York Supreme Court ex empts the property of George J. Howard and Edwin and Helen M. Gould from taxation. The court vacated the 1884 assessment, ruling the Goulds had removed to New Jersey with intent to reside there permanently, citing Lakewood and Irvington addresses.
A man named W'i Yam Ray killed his wife with a Smith & Wesson .38 then shot himself, dying instantly while his wife lived about an hour. The couple, young and strained, had no children. Ray, a K P lodge member, had been unable to work due to rheumatism. Mrs Ray had been working in Canon City and stayed home Sunday to bake before her departure.
In Washington in early December the president’s reception network, long standing, has grown sparse with only about a dozen lawmakers visiting the White House. Private secretary Thurber’s gatekeeping prompts some to skip calls, while Republicans Sherman Allison and Reed lead the first wave of visitors amid a Republican majority.
Washington December 9 Postmaster General Wilson dismissed William W Hill of Mississippi assistant superintendent of the free delivery system Samuel Beight of Indiana clerk in the free delivery bureau and William A Sullivan now of the dead letter office formerly of the free delivery bureau for giving out official information and conspiracy to belittle the department The dismissal followed a month long investigation Informed that they tampered with records and supplied information to par es not connected with the department to congress two clerks Beight and Sullivan confessed and implicated Hill
The review may proceed and involve further import changes. All of the men dismissed have served for many years.
Postmaster General Wilson issues a directive banning postal clerks carriers and other postal employees from visiting Washington to assist in any Legislation before Congress. Violators face removal. The order aims to curb organizing and fund pooling by postal staff tied to committees or representatives.
Senator Cameron announces he will not seek another term in the United States Senate. He cites no change of mind and thanks supporters while noting future service to constituents. Silver men react with regret, linking decision to Pennsylvania political pressures and potential nonparticipation in a presidential race.
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