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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1896
Page
2
The Register notes Judge Waterman of Illinois supports city control of streetcar fares and hints at potential personal travel hypocrisies. It also mentions Mark Twain’s wealth and his stance on Cuban war costs, the St. Louis convention, a call for a sports spot, and a bill for national control of excursion boats at yacht races.
Baron Hirsch and Col. North have died, and it now appears the person of wealth may need to mortgage or pawn something on the next loan they obtain.
General Weyler offers insurgents one final chance to surrender. The report notes his forces rarely pause long enough to consider a surrender, marking a rare moment of apparent progress in the ongoing conflict.
The Louisville Post notes Tom Hall, its poet, praising the Newer along the Ohio for feasting on the steamboats' roar. It contrasts Hall with Chicago mayor Carter Harrison, who once scolded litterers, urging alleys to stay clean year round.
The passage notes growing certainty that Cecil Rhodes embodies Britain’s habit of seizing a weaker neighbor’s town, while England increasingly supports him. The statement contrasts Rhodes’s behavior with official English stance, highlighting geopolitical tensions and imperial policy implications.
Patriotic citizens back General Lee as he is set to assume a crucial Consulate role in United States service. The message calls for Spain to act honorably and play fair in diplomatic relations.
A New York paper notes Boston runners and competitors posted the best scores at the Grecian games, asserting Boston’s claim to be Athens of America. The remark emphasizes Boston’s athletic prestige and cultural stature.
In Battle Creek Michigan there are twenty nine bicycle dealers and 3000 wheels are ridden, equaling one wheel for every sixth person. A washerwoman has bought a wheel on which she delivers her washing.
New York farmers report potatoes after kiln drying produce significant heat and sell at about $2 per ton, while coal fetches around $5 per ton, temporarily displacing coal as a fuel source.
South Carolina yields about 100000 pounds of mica annually, followed by New Hampshire with 25000 pounds, South Dakota with 18000 pounds, and New Mexico with 1000 pounds. South Carolina mica is noted as the best quality and commands the highest price in the market.
The National Zeitung notes last year marked the 900th anniversary of the fork's appearance in western Europe. In 995 a Venetian Doge's son wed Byzantine Princess Argila, whose wedding breakfast showcased a fork and spoon. The fork spread to Florence after 360 years, reached France in 1379, and finally came to England in 1608 via traveler Corgate.
Havana awoke to two explosions damaging the Jis tina and Concha stone bridge and the Fernando Septimo aqueduct. The blasts shattered windows and damaged markets as rumors pointed to insurgent agents seeking to sever the city’s water supply, though daylight eased fears.
At Bow Street court London June 15 Dr J Jameson Major Sir John Eby Colonel R Grey Major R White Colonel H F White and Hon Henry F Coventry were committed for trial in the Transvaal raid case. Other accused discharged. Each held on £2000 personal bail and £1000 surety. Sir Richard Webster urged trial while Sir Edward Clarke noted Jameson bore full responsibility.
A Constantinople dispatch reports an American woman from Marash plans to relocate forty five orphans and her three Turkish born children to Constantinople. Turkish authorities refuse to permit the orphans to depart, citing nationality rules, despite efforts to secure homes and education.
St Louis June 15 Mrs Lily Dever eaux Blake of New York of the Legis presents a travel or speaking program advocating woman suffrage in a regional event.
The executive committee of the National Woman's Suffrage Association with Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt arrives from New York to secure a hearing before the Committee on Resolutions. They aim for formal recognition of woman suffrage in the platform and stronger endorsement than before, expecting support from delegates in eight states based on pledges.
The subtreasury in New York will add about 6 million silver dollars of storage. A massive steel chest two inches thick will be completed next week to house the surplus silver, standing twelve feet square and ten feet high. Authorized by the secretary of the treasury months ago, the vaults currently hold about 1 million silver dollars and 5 million dollars in subsidiary coin.
St Louis June 14 The Republican national convention prep work proceeds with thoroughness and speed. Officials report readiness of the hall and timely recommendations from states, with platform discussion and harmonization largely settled. Thurston of Nebraska named temporary presiding officer as the nomination footprint appears near certain and a brief, smooth session expected.
A fragment notes at least one successful Triahimas in Spain tied to individuals such as Mr William Murphy. It mentions a chamberlain to the Queen and a grande of the first class, a musical composer with published works and several minor pieces.
A garbled passage mentions a claimed catarrh cure and constitutional reference with confusing names and numbers. It appears as fragmented OCR with an apparent divorce note and unspecified individuals and prices. The readable bits show no clear events, dates, or organizations to anchor a factual summary.
Partial OCR text references events on the 23d and 24th at 61 Sevecteeuth street corse with a contact telant alten for full information. The garbled wording suggests an old listings or notices page item.
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