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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1896
Page
2
The piece debates dangers of a swift creature, Weyler’s stance toward insurgents as press messengers, and rival reputations among sculptors. It notes a race between the chinch bug and Chicago board of trade finances, and mentions New York's 1900 world fair potential. It contrasts Limburger cheese with its filled variant.
Charlie Harris of Niles Ohio crafts a gavel from wood salvaged from the McKinley birth house. He does not seek office. A separate incident last week saw a man attempting to retrieve a hat blown into the wind fall into Niagara Falls and be carried away.
Three boys, readers of a dime-novel, go to prison with life and forty years. The publisher of the dime-novel enjoys liberty and wealth. An Omaha groom gave his bride eight forged bonds as a wedding present, a plan as odd as the bonds of matrimony.
A Cincinnati man delivering a 100 pound block of ice was struck by lightning last week. The incident highlights dangers in hot weather and the hazards faced by laborers handling heavy loads.
A Wisconsin paper criticizes an overly sweeping claim that everything in Milwaukee is boycotted. It notes the street car strike does not affect using bop weter for internal irrigation.
The Kansas City Journal reports a young woman wearing a Mother Hubbard style outfit riding a bicycle on city streets last night. The note retracts prior derogatory remarks about bloomers and clarifies respectful treatment of clothing choices.
Edward Dwelle received the prize as the band played Dixie and then The New South during the ovation. W C Fite claims judges were swayed by the musical climax giving Dwelle the win.
English newspapers note slow World’s Fair medal distribution and state the royal commission on vaccination will, after seven years of deliberation, issue its final report before Parliament rises in August.
A notice of biography notes William Murphy who left Ireland for Spain years ago. He rose to be Count di Morphi private secretary to the queen regent of Spain and chamberlain to Alfonso XIII, holding a grandee of the first class title.
A head end collision on the Chicago and North Western line between Logan and Missouri Valley at 6 30 Saturday night leaves twenty seven dead and fifty one injured. Engineer Montgomery misread orders and started after a westbound train causing the fatal crash three miles west of Logan. Most victims were in the front coach and were brought to Omaha area cities for treatment.
Early July morning a fire in the boiler room of the Merchants' Terminal elevator at Second and Biddle streets engulfed the building. Firefighters fought a fierce blaze for hours as a 28 foot stack collapsed and estimated losses reached at least $500,000 with grain inside the elevator. Insurance details were unavailable as of 4 AM.
The Christian Endeavor association trustees choose Nashville Tennessee for 1885 as the first international gathering in the South. A prominent event was a grand choral service near the capitol with P S Poster leading the chorus and the United States Marine Band under Professor Pancuilli assisting.
The gathering attracted about thirty thousand visiting Endeavorers and Washingtonians, with a grand chorus of 4,000 voices filling the venue and creating a massive, spirited event.
An Athens dispatch to the Herald reports five more Christian deputies arriving at Canea and confirms an arrangement likely. Turkish forces move toward the Bulgarian frontier while Russians expect Turkey to discuss Helena convention changes, signaling a swift settlement in days.
The Silver Republicans met at Manitou on July 12 to draft a decisive statement for the silver cause. Senators Teller Dubois and Hartman joined, with Cannon Mantle Pettigrew expected, the conference may move to Denver for final talks on the gold standard split.
A large wharf fire in Galveston, Texas, July 1, destroys $15,000 of property and damages the Morgan Stpang warehouse valued at roughly $150,000 with contents. The blaze began at 3:00 p.m. and, though brought under control, is expected to burn into the night. Authorities suspect incendiary origin.
A blaze at 6:30 last night gutted parts of the Denver Consolidated Electric Light plant at Twenty first and Wyncoop streets. The fire burned two hours and was contained to rear structures, with main buildings largely undamaged. Loss estimated about 130000, with 120000 insured. Downtown and residential areas darkened until power was restored by the West Side Plant.
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