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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1893
Page
6
Fragmentary verse fragment suggests a tribute to a performer named Tay Siti Hocker in a Republic context. The text expresses longing and solace through music and night imagery, with references to bearing burdens and fleeting hours. The source text is highly garbled and contains likely OCR errors.
Caleb Calkins announces engagement to Martha Allen a country woman at Miss Mary Broad's party. Sisters Susan and Charlotte react with shock and jealousy while Caleb asserts social climbing and vows to marry despite family disapproval. Martha attracts Mary Broad's circle and Caleb keeps the name confided.
The article describes Laplanders as clever yet coarse, with drunken spouses and strong money hoarding, noting cruel smells and a 1 900 reindeer herd. It adds a contrast on milk from a Norwegian hand and criticizes Masonic badges as worn by less ranked members.
Lord Tuffnutt and Mr. Barnes debate strange constitutional limits. The exchange questions U S birth requirements for president and compared to Ireland birth for becoming a policeman, highlighting a satirical critique of legal constraints.
A series of tornadoes swept across 100 miles along the Illinois Central from Lemars to Manson. About fifty killed and many injured with Pomeroy the hardest hit. Dozens more dead or missing around Fonda Cherokee county Wright Clarion Alta Aurelia Quimby Storm Lake and surrounding counties. Rescue workers moved quickly as towns organized relief and loss reached extensive across crops property and farms.
Seay J Miller, a Black man accused of raping and murdering Mary and Ruby Ray, aged 12 and 16, near Bardwell Kentucky, was captured in Illinois and hanged by a mob. The bodies were mutilated and burned after the execution amid claims of innocence and a partial confession.
Friends and advisers of the Duke of Veragua in the United States form a committee led by Hon. Thomas W. Palmer to raise funds for his family. Subscriptions will support Don Cristoval Colon and Dona Maria de Pillar, with funds invested in U.S. securities in trust. Madrid reports say creditors seized the duke's Madrid home, art, and library while he visited Chicago for the World's Fair.
The marriage occurred at 12 30 in the Chapel Royal St James Palace London with a large royal and noble turnout. Crowds lined Constitution Hill Piccadilly and the Mall as a national celebration and partial holiday marked the ceremony. Queen Victoria led the procession in a black dress with blue Garter ribbon and a diamond crown. Bridal gifts included numerous diamonds and precious stones.
Attendance for June reached about 2,400,009 with an average daily turnout near 80,000. June 15 saw the peak with 165,609 admissions while June 1 opened with 20 attendees and two other days the month’s low at five and 71,218 respectively. The second month’s operation met running costs but left $6,500,009 in floating debt. officials urge payroll cuts to cap daily expenses at $15,000, a difficult balance with staffing needs.
In Paris over the past week riots by students in the Latin Quarter sparked clashes with police after a ball manager was fined for allowing undressed patrons. A student named Nugen was fatally wounded during a demonstration on the 1st, and on the 3rd rioters attacked the Palais de Justice smashing windows. Cavalry dispersed mobs, yet violence continued with many casualties and troops deployed to restore order.
In Columbia a new dispensary law goes into operation as the state takes charge of liquor sales. A central Columbia dispensary bottles and ships whiskey beer and wine to town dispensaries. Bars report strong sales while many towns remain dry awaiting local dispensaries. A large constabulary hunts blind tigers amid security at the state house.
The Mariposa news from Australia reports closed banks resuming slowly, widespread strikes, and tens of thousands unemployed. Coal mines shut, sailors' wages cut, and omnibus drivers strike as wages drop from ten to eight per week. Unemployed crowd Circular Quay, seeking steerage to the United States, with Oceanic sheds housing the destitute. Caller notes many seek a fresh start in California.
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