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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1892
Page
2
The piece muses on poverty of spirit as a path to genius, urging patience with others’ faults and illustrating how happiness lies in unpremeditated moments. It critiques anger in teachers, reflects Puritan seating norms, praises bicycle messengers, and discusses politeness as learned, with calls for greater production and fair exchange to reduce want.
Meeker hosts a thriving literary society and a Grand Junction prohibition club forms. Denver capitalists probe Boulder oil, and Leadville mine boss Peter Jones dies in a cave-in. The El Paso Club builds a $60,000 home in Colorado Springs while a Aspen mad dog is shot before harming anyone. State Land Board receipts total $173,368.77 for 1911. Various trials end, Burns celebration in Leadville, and public notices on town creation and land sales unfold. Deer and bear seen near Grand Mesa alfalfa stacks. Misuse of a whiskey flask leads to two child deaths in Roxbury. Colorado manufactured goods gain a Branding label. Midland tunnel progress and rainmaking contracts in western counties feature, as does a mandatory poll tax reminder.
Denver correspondent reports the Chamber of Commerce annual banquet with speeches and a restrained toast to the ladies. County commissioners from numerous counties meet to form a permanent group, discuss tax policy, road costs, assessors, and advocate returns from fairs, with debate over a proposed tax watchdog office and economy measures led by Peter Magnes.
The Chilean controversy appears settled as Senor Pierera’s dispatch is described as frank and cordial. Blount confirms Blaine’s satisfaction with the development which edges the two nations toward closer ties though minor details remain. A Columbus Ohio fire claims lives and causes $500000 in losses, including the Metropolitan Opera House and a shoe factory with 204 workers.
Delegate Harvey introduced a House bill to admit Oklahoma as a state on par with the original states. The measure combines Oklahoma and the present Indian Territory, preserves tribal status and land under existing conditions, and requires consent of eastern Indians for any changes. The 69,000 square mile area would match Ohio and Indiana in size.
Judge Botkin has received private intelligent reports that Springfield mob leaders demand the county attorney drop all prosecutions and recall warrants, remove the under sheriff, have the sheriff appoint a man named by J F Van Voorhis and L Calvert, and force Judge Lotkin to resign. The mob seeks Governor involvement in appointing a successor to Botkin.
President Harrison forwards to Congress the Chilean correspondence, defending Mr Egan his Santiago minister, criticizing Chilean authorities for police siege of the legation and noting the Baltimore sailors were assaulted for U S government actions. He urges firm protection of American diplomats and seamen and recalls support for Chilean relations based on mutual respect and commerce.
A bold blackmail attempt against A J Morris Kansas City packing house owner failed after W W Carroll a horse dealer demanded 2000 pounds and claimed Morris had relations with his typewriter and other women. Detective Hayes overheard the ransom talk from a closet and arrested Carroll.
The life insurance arm of the Masonic organization in Missouri is in a strained financial state due to high death rates. Payments on death benefits have fallen behind, with a total sum needed to liquidate all claims reaching $120,000.
The fifty second Congress debates currency notes to fund public needs with a two cent rate, hears speakers on land grant railroads, and votes on Indian land allotments. House passes measures on tariffs and Chinese labor restrictions while adjustments to naval and public building bills are considered. Sharp party lines erupt over oleomargarine and rules reform.
The state department confirms Whitelaw Reid, minister to France, will resign and return to the United States to re enter journalism. He is expected home in early February. The resignation stems from a wish to resume lifelong newspaper work and aligns with earlier expectations that Paris tenure would not be full.
Senator Quay defeats publishers amid strike waves in Bilbao and unrest among miners. Reports span international tension from Russia to Morocco and pending Democratic convention dates, with local incidents in Memphis, Granger, and Cumberland Gap.
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