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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1891
Page
2
A noisy essay contrasts women taking over postal roles in England with low pay, argues on broader social reforms, and critiques aristocratic manners. It praises public schooling, moral progress, and equal treatment, while warning against tyrannies of birth and costly debates over jury systems and education.
State news notes September 15 peach day at Grand Junction. A drowning occurred at the Denver natatorium while several friends were unaware. Winfield professor James H Hayes elected assistant principal of the State Normal School. A severe hailstorm in eastern Larimer county damaged crops. Park county offers 1000 reward for murderer of two Swedes found along a road. Aspen teachers face marriage rumors burdens mails with applications. Capital syndicate leader Stephen W Dorsey in state to buy canals disputed by Henry and Travellers Insurance. Palmer ditch dispute grows. agent fired upon. Manitou gambler Joseph Hayden shot. Henry Maupin released after inquest. Locomotive firemen fund invests in Denver. 25000 of 85000 received. Denver markets prices for dairy, hay, wheat, oats, potatoes, cattle, hogs, and sheep updated. Capitol managers report dome plans. tower masonry 73 feet. completion in 18 months. Attorney general rules Colllier & Cleveland unentitled to 7500 printing claim. clarifies joint vs concurrent resolutions. Bent wool clip sails. Atherton Helthusen of Colorado Springs purchases. Central City novelty bet on horse speed. 12-hour round trip to Denver achieved. Kansas University chancellor Snow investigates grasshoppers. Eastern Colorado grasshoppers native species not invading Kansas. one good rain fixes grasses. Cheyenne lake regatta: Stedman wins single scull. Connell and Townsend win double. four ladies nearly win in scull race.
Governor Merriam orders militia to stop a planned prize fight between Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim Hall in St. Paul. The Minnesota Athletic Club forfeits $3,000 and about $9,000 in pavilion and related costs as authorities, led by the sheriff and mayor, intervene to prevent disorder or bloodshed.
George Ross of St. Louis was killed when a horse owned by E F Pollock charged him at a vacant lot near Euclid Avenue. Ross was bitten on the forehead and cheek, knocked down, and the horse trampled him. A passing man attempted aid but was knocked unconscious after tripping over a rail. The horse was shot. Ross leaves a wife and two children in dire poverty.
Lieutenant E J Glover writes from central Alaska after arriving in a lush valley reachable by pack horses carrying 250 pounds. He describes steep mountains swift rivers abundant fish and forage noting winter is severe but not as dreadful as feared. An additional Texas scene recounts a Bastille Day banquet at La France in El Paso ending with a public apology and a saloon brawl in Juarez.
Ex senator Ingalls heads to Europe while President Harrison plans a Syracuse visit in August. Reports cover fires in Lynn Massachusetts and mining blasts in Marquette Michigan. Also noted are a royal arch masons convention, an eel Quay resignation talk, and various disasters, crimes and political moves across North America and Europe.
William McNair of Boston, a seaman aboard Charles Paine's yacht Volunteer, alleges he was repeatedly mistaken for a deserter by White squadron officers during their Boston visit. After five detentions and transfers to New York and Chicago, he was finally released and will pursue suit with General B. F. Butler for false imprisonment.
Spokane Falls reports a massive horse theft. Five car loads valued at 10000 dollars were taken from A L Davis's Crab Creek ranch near Rutzville around July 4. Horses were shipped to Chicago via Pacific Railroad routes, with officials tracing the trespass to Chicago. thieves aimed for ten car loads but some horses escaped en route. Authorities hope to capture them in Chicago.
In Statu Quo the coal miners hold Coal Creek and Briceville on the 21st and prepare to resist militia actions. Tennessee militia, quartered in Knoxville, awaits governor orders with about nineteen companies and nearly GW men. Estimates place miners at 1500, with potential calls to 5088 more if hostilities escalate. Governor Buchanan has requested troops from Georgia and sheriffs empowered to mobilize. Miners pledge not to destroy property and urge an extra legislature session to amend convict labor leasing laws.
Congregational Council in London heard Mr Little of Dorchester Massachusetts argue that Sabbath observance is a state duty. He urged the church to lead, teach with vigor, and practice rightly to overcome habits obstructing reverence. A resolution for another council in 1806 was adopted after debate.
President Harrison told Cardinal Gibbons at Cape May on July 15 that he opposes foreign control of U S church matters. The Vatican reports the Pope agrees, stating he never favored appointing bishops based on nationalities, as urged by Herr Cahensley and the St Raphael societies.
In Briceville Tennessee a coalition of about 2 000 armed miners seized the camp of convict laborers, prompting Governor Buchanan to order the state militia to restore order. After tense parley Colonel Sevier secured convicts to Knoxville with promises no damage to the mine, and the governor moved to suppress further unrest.
A Chinese leper named Chin Hop Sing was found in a New York laundry where he ironed shirts while health authorities confirmed leprosy after eight months illness. Puzzled officials have no facility to place him, as San Francisco donors once funded his return to China, yet he bought and runs a laundry.
Rumor of an assassination attempt on the czar spread after an ax mishap. The czar, seen in a forest clearing, assisted a wounded attendant with blood on his hands. A guard officer ordered troops to intervene, leading to the attendant's death before explanation.
The Manhattan Athletic Club of New York concluded its England tour with a strong showing in Manchester. Luther Cary won the 100 yard dash in 10.25 seconds, Mortimer Remington took second, with Martindale third. C A J Queckberner Queckberner won the hammer with a 125 foot throw, and Remington claimed a quick 440 yard victory in 0 4-5 seconds.
An English railway accident on the Manchester Ship Canal line kills eleven and injures many as a 13 year old boy named Pratt loses control of a train of 23 cars. The train plunges forty feet over an embankment. Pratt was captured and will face trial while the line’s management is blamed for entrusting the switch to a novice.
The article extols irrigation as the single most vital factor for California and western Colorado's agricultural and fruit wealth. It notes projects like the Grande Irrigating Company's Mix and Deming canal and plans to connect Albuquerque and Santa Cruz, plus new dams in Australia. It highlights anticipated fruit production, dam construction costs, and rising water-powered land development across regions including Rio Grande valley and Kanonah Creek.
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