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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1897
Page
2
The Uplifting note reports a man who enjoys answering questions as museums host visitors. The piece humorously contrasts a Prince of Wales cigarette claim with a cob pipe image and jokes about a man named Robert Lesperance of Tecumseh Ontario paying 11 dollars for swearing on a Sunday. It ends with a pun suggesting he should swear off next time.
The piece muses that belief in martyrdom to duty fuels complacency and notes the queen’s forthcoming will. It suggests the Prince of Wales could gauge American behavior by watching creditors, using the term rubberneck as a lens on scrutiny and attention.
A reader describes a blotting paper towel invention that allows a bather to wrap in a cloak of blotting paper after a bath and dry quickly. The concept is explained as a clever drying method using absorbent material.
The report recalls a group of Maryland politicians dining and tasting wine described as the vintage of 1800 valued at $3 per spoonful. It notes no one was recorded as riding home on a shutter.
A skeleton was found beneath the Vanderbilt family pew in Trinity Church. The remains lack a tag, and the dispatches do not identify which of the numerous family skeletons it belongs to.
It is suggested that the treason accusation against the Ham burger Nachrichten in Bismarck by two German papers stems from a craving for a Hamburger steak, reflecting a satirical motive rather than a serious crime.
Report notes Li Hung Chang will be deprived of a year’s salary for entering the imperial park without authorization. The incident explains why the viceroy prudently questioned officials at each stop on his American tour.
Perry County resident John A Bowlin loses 1500 after buying two bricks he believed were gold but contained brass. Report notes the gold brick trade has waned since earlier years yet swindlers still reuse the same old methods, showing no disguise in their long practiced ruse.
The Supreme Court affirmed that an importer may protest duties within ten days after final judgment and assessment, reversing the United States position that protest at payment was required. The Massachusetts circuit court and First Circuit agreed, and Justice Shiras delivered the judgment.
St Paul Minn Jan 4 The Germania bank a state institution capital 400000 did not open today and announced assignment to Peter M Kerst the cashier after a run and deposit withdrawals beginning when the Bank of Minnesota closed December 22 The last statement December 12 1806 showed resources 1625788 with 1000000 in individual deposits President Willius blamed panic and expected reopening by late March West Side Bank founded 1886 with 100000 capital closed shortly after clearing through Allemanis and facing shaky financial conditions.
Storms sweep the East and Midwest with heavy rains and blizzards across Minnesota South Dakota Nebraska and Michigan. Flooded rivers hinder roads rail lines logging stops in Menominee and cautions rise over ice gorges and telegraph outages as snow depths reach several feet in urban yards and rail hubs.
California Statistics from the San Francisco Chronicle list 1896 production: gold at 14,160,613.44 dollars, borax 800,000 dollars, petroleum and bitumen above 1,000,000 dollars, natural gas 150,000 dollars, qu icksilver 30,743 flasks, beet sugar 46,000,000 pounds, wheat 28,689,200 bushels, brandy from frapes nearly 1,000,000 gallons, barley 10,800,000 bushels, beans 68,000,000 pounds, raisins 4,000,000 pounds, dried fruit 148,500,000 pounds, dried prunes 51, (truncated)
A list of large commodity figures appears to summarize trade activity with quantities such as 1 540 000 cases of canned fruits 24 3000 000 pounds of wool 8 375 carloads and 48 000 000 pounds of butter. Values shown include $5 500 000 for provisions and $350 000 for nuts while other items mention oranges bopa and bales.
Denver Jan 4 Joha Hayes Hammond a noted mining engineer and participant in the Transvaal raid led by Dr Jameson is in San Francisco and expected to arrive in Denver soon. He represents large English capital that plans mining investments and this arrival is of considerable importance to Cripple Creek.
A cyclone struck Mooringsport Louisiana at 5:29 pm leaving four people hired and three fatally injured. The town of 500 to 1,000 lies on the Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf line twenty five miles west of Texarkana. Telegraph and telephone wires were down preventing full details.
In her biennial report, state superintendent A J Peavey argues for reshaping county and school director powers, promoting leasehold expansion, and prohibiting land sales. She notes two-year terms limit familiarity, cites progress since 1895 and 1896, and records statewide enrollment, library counts, and total revenues and expenses with a call for higher library funding.
Guards relieved from duty this afternoon and departed on a special train to their homes tonight. The relieved units include B Company Dear H Company Boukler and B Company Poet H Company Colorado Springs of the Second Regiment. With baggage backers of the guard withdrawn.
Redmond at Denver presented a vivid lecture on the last fifteen years in Parliament. He recalled Parnell with stirring memories and contrasted Gladstone Disraeli and Lord Randolph. Governor-elect Adams presided as the audience noted his oratorical fervor despite restraint.
In District Court yesterday Judge granted the motion to dismiss the case against F K Atkins charged with receiving money from the bank. The indictment concerns a deposit of money received one day before the bank’s closure. The case has drawn notable city interest as trials proceed.
Interest grows in a coal vein between Grover Colorado and Cheyenne Wyoming, mined at 125 feet depth. If the quality holds, extensive mining could supply a large area of Colorado and western Nebraska with cheap fuel.
O Mahoney Walts Pew Dory Leadville Colorado January 3 report that O Mahoney will not qualify for sheriff until January 6 to allow his state representative term to expire before taking office He plans to name appointments as he takes office and is ready for fines.
Jan 4 near Hartshorne J T Herrer reports a mine disaster with twenty workers still trapped while others have been taken out. Rescue crews work at the scene as authorities assess the extent of the incident.
Secretary of the Interior Franc overturns the General Land Office decision in the Denver land district related to S. 55. Goodale’s homestead entry was rejected due to lack of established residence while he worked in Denver and hired help to claim the property. The reversal centers on contest grounds and the ground of residence proof.
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