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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1896
Page
2
High demand for bicycles drives up lesson costs as cycling schools in London remain packed. Despite strong interest, a decline in buyers appears, with glass jar prices possibly rising while family jars stay affordable through summer.
Ossible reshuffle names a city after a fire. Rockefeller’s income listed oddly, implying limits on layoffs. An Indiana wife’s love prompts a divorce bid. A Kentucky woman predicts she can shear more sheep and expects a bicycle. Chicago officers raid a prize fight. two boxers and several youths detained while a policeman escapes amid calls for punishment.
Montana mines yielded 47.115 million dollars in minerals last year. Copper production accounted for about 65 percent of the US total. Gold output reached 4.1 million dollars, silver 4.5 million ounces, copper 212000 pounds, and lead 24.5 million pounds. Gold output rose 10 percent from the prior year and 47 percent from 1893.
Miss Kate Shelley of Moingona Iowa who braved a midnight blizzard to signal a Chicago and Northwestern express train saved it from wrecking a broken bridge has applied to the Iowa legislature for a state house position as a menial. She is destitute and supports her aged mother and an invalid brother. Heroism rewarded.
Miss M E Braddon writing in the Philadelphia Bulletin argues that a woman proposing imposes duties such as taking a sweetheart to the opera giving confectionery and supplying beer and tobacco. She asserts the old method where the man does the proposing remains proper and condemns money as a factor in courtship.
The article argues France chose an elective executive like America but lacks English stability. It notes rapid changes of ministries as ministers depend on a legislative majority, weakening executive independence and burdening memory with frequent upheavals.
Wilkes Barre Pa June 28 a roof collapse in the Red Ash vein of the twin shaft at Pittston traps about 100 men. Most were married English speaking workers with dozens of foreigners among them. Rescue efforts continue but by 9 PM no bodies found and hope fades for survivors.
The superintendent of Lehigh Coal Company said it will be ten days before the bod y 23 are reached.
Six people drowned when a yacht capsized near Shawano lake during a party outing from Cecil Wisconsin. A. Risum and Herman Dracker clung to the capsized craft for hours while rescuers saved them and a child. The bodies of the other six were not recovered.
A Denver & Gulf passenger train collides with helper engine No 2 south of Falcon station near Bierstadt. The passenger engineer is killed and his fireman, the helper engine crew, and baggage car crew are injured. Cause appears to be orders misunderstanding or failure to obey. Passengers escape with minor injuries. Rescue reveals astonishing survival among crews and riders.
Batavia New York reports Jerome Rowan a wealthy banker and father of Lansing Rowan the California actress who challenged Corbett to a sparring match died by shooting himself. He was sixty six and left a letter to his wife which is not being released.
Topeka June 28 F M Arthur chief of the Brotherhood of Engineers visits Topeka. He predicts fewer strikes ahead and supports arbitration law for railroad labor disputes as leaders of political groups push sentiment and expect Congress to act soon. Arthur spoke to an engineers meeting during the day.
A Wilmington reader reports long illness with malaria and rheumatism. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People the reader improved rapidly, regaining mobility and health. The notice promotes the pills and provides purchasing details from the Schenectady company.
A fragmented narrative describes a tense scene with a lion, a tiger camp setting, and flashing imagery of claws, fear, and a closing moment of suspense. Characters and places are unclear due to damaged text but the tone suggests a dramatic animal encounter.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions remedies and stomach issues with vague claims. No clear patient names, dates, or sources. Readable parts reference a remedy and assistance but lack verifiable details.
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