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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1895
Page
2
A former couple reconciles when the woman, in a downtown phone booth, sings Annie Laurie to reach the man. The tender old song moves him to tears, and he recognizes her voice, saying she is still his Annie Laurie. The lovers are together again.
A lazy man attends church and sings loudly though poorly while his wife, a meek woman, bears a child. The husband proclaims the boy should be named Fort to prompt his wife to hold him, then ponders in the woodshed if she meant it seriously.
An injured party contemplates suing the railway company for about 3000 dollars while the lawyer pushes for a minimum of 10000 dollars. The exchange highlights the tension between client expectations and legal fees in a Somerville Journal excerpt.
A visitor asks why the English guest should stay longer as the narrator notes his notebook is full after four days in the country. The exchange suggests exhaustion of impressions and a prompt departure.
In Billville society chatter two neighbors joke about a hangin and buryin. Miss Sue declines plans for the next hangin after saying she is bound by a prior promise to attend a burial.
In the Colorado Senate and House the 30th Day proceedings feature petitions from Trinidad citizens opposing truck storekeeping and urging abolition, plus debate over church taxation. The civil rights bill to ban exclusion from hotels and theaters passes 34 to 26, amid clergy and reform arguments, with supporters praising charitable work beyond church property.
The thirty seventh November Senate on third reading debated Boyd’s capital punishment repeal and referred it to the whole committee. Moody’s 8 S B 32 on deputy sheriff power passed after amendments were struck. Graham’s ballot box amendment 8 S B 177 was sent to the judiciary. House discussions centered on a church taxation bill with petitions from Colorado Springs and Denver. other items included German tax sale notices and an executive session on blacklisting.
Senate debates over display of foreign flags on public buildings were laid over. A Pease bill to punish train robbers with life imprisonment was read a second time. a similar bill was vetoed last session by Governor Waite. Newman proposal for a mines bureau and a commissioner was called. it carried an appropriation and was referred to finance. House discussed a tariff condemnation resolution. three bills advanced to third reading: language in public ads, estate account reporting to probate court, and marking weights on packages with brand transfer fraud penalties.
Fragmentary report outlines actions by Mr Rundle and Mr Woodworth on stamps and refunds, plus Mr Carnahan actions against counties. Mentions efforts to defeat schoolhouses and an ana display, but text is garbled and unclear.
The Thirty Ninth Day reports Senate action on European cattle restrictions and a tariff measure, along with debates on foreign flags for public buildings. The Governor’s communication on Supreme Court opinions and board tenure is noted. House actions include an eight hour bill, state institution contracts, ditch funding, streetcar protection, and reformatories purchases. Adjournment to Monday.
The Times in Brockton Massachusetts is an eight page seven column daily with a twelve page Saturday edition. Owned by W S Douglas with Col J Armory Knox as manager and representative it is Independent in politics and printed on a Hoe press indicating a sizable circulation. Brooklynn trolley strike ends for two lines of railroads but workers may seek back pay without District Assembly approval.
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