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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1890
Page
2
A sprawling OCR fragment mixes opinions on drink, immigration, education, and national ideals. It references Prohibition era ideas, Norwegians and Europeans coming to the United States, Buffalo Bill, and anti immigrant sentiment, then shifts to college choices, animal diseases, labor, and aging veterans, leaving a tangled snapshot of cultural debates and societal concerns.
Denver reports 918 arrests in June and census plans to count residents amid 115000 population projection for Denver and suburbs. Emigrants travel through Colorado Springs toward Utah while King Rex II visits en route to Ogden carnival. Manitou mourns James H. Miller as Maricopa County MPD plans crime-tracking collaboration. Meeker hunter reports. Gunnison band uniforms issued. Delta builds water works. Bear slain near Delta. jail escapes and arson fire hit Morrison. forest-fire tips issued. Senate praises Colorado with Colorado freight, agriculture, and church notes.
The Colorado churches discuss new leaders and arrivals including Rev. Radcliffe at St. Peter’s Pueblo and Rev. J. N. Freeman’s election to Colorado College trustees. Repairs at Idaho Springs Presbyterian and a planned $900 room addition at Central City are noted, along with a new Arvada Methodist church planned at 30 by 50 feet costing 3,000 to 4,000 dollars. Calvary Baptist fundraising nears 5,000 dollars as Twenty-seventh Street church sells to Swedish Baptists, with vacate deadline of October 1.
A fierce blast at the Standard oil refinery in Louisville Kentucky Friday morning ignited a tank of crude oil. The fire spread rapidly through canning, coopering, carpentry, pump and engine houses and more than nine hundred feet of platform. At least three people were killed and thirty five wounded with losses estimated at thirty five thousand dollars. fire under control by eleven o clock.
By telegraph, Eyraud the Paris murderer has made a full confession to the police. The report lists various contemporaneous political, financial and social events from the same period, including legislative actions, crime convictions, and international tensions.
The Senate debates Wyoming admission with Morgan opposing and Platt supporting the measure while voting on a Jones substitute. Idaho admission regarded as unfinished business. House discusses federal election bill with clashes between Bland and McComas. A conference on silver and post office bills is noted. House and Senate stall on various appropriation and land bills amid adjournments.
Confusion and motions preceded a vote on Mr Herphill's amendment on troop use at polls. The amendment failed 145 to 156. The bill was ordered engrossed and third reading, 155 to 145. Reading of the engrossed bill followed amid Republican applause, taking two hours, and the bill passed 155 to 149.
Ottawa dispatch reports Boston investors quietly planning Terminal City at the east end of the Canso straits in Nova Scotia. The harbor town would link via Inter Colonial railway, opening year round trade with Europe and shaving days from travel between Chicago and Liverpool and from Europe to North America.
News from Buenos Aires reports a secret treaty forming a defensive bloc among Brazil Peru and Argentina to secure peace in South America. The Parvén Militia quotes indicate Chile may fear loss of territory and potential conflict while Argentine leaders claim the pact will deter aggression and uphold international rights.
The Chicago World's Fair national commission voted 75 to 11 to accept the Lake Front and Jackson Park as the Columbian Exposition site. Debate surrounded the choice with both advocates and opponents speaking, and a communication from the National Dairy Association prompted a committee referral for special consideration.
London July 2 Davis Dalton the American plans a channel crossing from Folkestone to Boulogne at the start of August. He says he is fit but waits for warmer water and trains by dawn swims increasing duration daily. He avoids stimulants and retires early.
London reports growing agitation in provinces against the McKinley tariff. Sheffield leads action with threats to cutlery exports to the United States. Mayors to preside over meetings condemning the bill. South Wales and Birmingham to join.
The 1889 mining year report lists large Colorado outputs with many mines over 100000 dollars in metal. It notes 165 properties yielded both gold and silver or copper, plus copper alone in some cases, and lists leading mines and counties including Clear Creek Lake and Pitkin. A separate crime item reports a fatal convict escape attempt near Rusk Texas with multiple squads in pursuit.
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