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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1902
Page
2
A stream of wry notes pokes fun at politicians, royalty, and press trends. It cites Mark Tapley as a phantom Philippine governor candidate, notes curious marriag es counts in Indiana, mocks groundhog day as a holiday idea, and wryly observes a Denver gold vein under city hall.
The piece lists Colorado items: W. E. Cooper named Las Animas postmaster. heavy February rains in eastern counties. about fifty Mongolian pheasants to be distributed in southern counties. G A R encampment fare to Rocky Ford. state school census figures. gifts to Montcalm sanitarium. beaver creek mountain lion reports. bills and postmasters commissions. Loveland depot work. rural delivery route proposals. water donations and cadetship news. Florence post office dispute. state land and mineral data. Retail Grocers officers elected. Claude Welton in Pueblo.
The legislature's extra session heatedly debated the Bucklin land tax repeal and Neeley tax provisions. Senators Bucklin and Barela clashed over refer bills while mining tax schemes drew praise and criticism. Montrose canal aims to divert Gunnison water to irrigate 55 000 more acres, with Bucklin coalition gains.
In committee of the whole the Buckley canal bill faced key edits. Amendments strike convict labor and require a five year experienced mining engineer for a superintendent. Senators discuss governor and auditor signatures, state liability, and western slope advocacy while debating project scope and cost estimates from two to two and a half million dollars.
Prince Henry of Prussia, envoy for the German Emperor, arrives in New York to a cordial public reception. Salutes from Fort Wadsworth and Fort Hamilton echo as Admiral Robley Evans and officers greet the Kron Prinz Wilhelm party aboard the Nina.
The U S Geographical Survey under Henry Gannett publishes a zeter on Cuba with maps and plates. It notes hematite ore near Santiago supplying the U S, asphaltum finds, 60 711 farms averaging 143 acres, Matanzas and Habana leading cultivation, sugar cane occupying 47 percent, 207 mills producing 61 407 bags daily, 85 stills with 161 751 gallons daily, and Cuba's transport dominated by poor wagon roads and 1 100 miles of railways.
Constantinople reports Ellen M. Stone the American missionary released from brigands near Salonica and arriving at Strumitza Macedonia at 3 this morning. Mme Tsilka and her baby were also released. Stone met authorities on arrival and all are reported well.
The attorney general announced plans to file a suit to dissolve the Northern Securities Company under the Sherman act, aiming to curb the railroad merger. Officials and financiers react with surprise as Congress and the courts assess potential criminal proceedings and broader antitrust implications.
The American Newspaper Publishers Association meets in New York for its sixteenth annual session. A five year arbitration with the International Typographical Union starts next year after current terms end, pending formal approval. A similar five year agreement with the International Printing Pressmen's Assistants' Union was adopted by the association.
Denver reports the Denver and Northwestern Railway resumed Arvada to Boulder work. Promoters plan rapid progress due to anticipated oil development this year. If weather stays favorable, trains may run Denver to Boulder by June 1, with branches to oil wells to follow if freight meets projections.
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