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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1899
Page
5
A collection of pithy statements and quips touching finance governance and global affairs from The Register in Lamar Colorado. Notable lines reference capital letters the sun a clock and various political figures while joking on wages tariffs and diplomacy. The piece weaves humor with commentary on contemporary events and public figures.
The United States Fish Commission ships the Albatross with scientists to Porto Rico to study fresh water resources and plant eggs or young fish in inland waters for food supply. The expedition will examine flora and fauna and island agriculture while noting codfish imports from Canada and potential trade shifts to the United States.
Consul-General Gowdy reports a sharp rise in automobile use for private transport and business, with Paris planning to debut 100 electric motor cabs next year. If successful, fleet expansion to 1,000 is projected, aided by a new ground housing cabs and electrical machinery and a cabmen training ground. Public objection centers on noise odor and vibration from petroleum vehicles.
Mrs Edward G Wolcott wife of the Colorado senator has begun divorce proceedings in Colorado citing incompatibility of temper This plan reportedly aims for a quiet severance with the senator not objecting The couple already maintains separate residences in Washington and Denver and the separation is to be pursued without public scandal The Wolcotts social circle is shocked but friends deny any scandal and say no other parties are involved
News brief from Philadelphia and neighboring states details wage increases implemented starting March for multiple plants. The New Castle district tin plate plants raise wages 5 to 10 percent affecting 1200 to 1500 workers. Reese-Hammond in Jeannette boosts 5 to 20 percent for 20 employees. Williamsport Nail raises 10 percent. Riverside Iron and Steel in Wheeling increases wages 10 percent across all departments affecting about 3000 workers. Riverside Iron Works in Bellaire increases wages 10 percent starting tomorrow for 3000 employees.
In the final hours of Congress the admiralty pay was tied to the last general of the army. The act revives Admiral Dewey’s grade and grants him 14500 dollars yearly. Fifteen hundred dollars of that is for quarters, with thirteen thousand as the navy’s standard admiral pay. Dewey thus becomes the highest ranked U.S. officer, on par with top foreign naval leaders.
A tornado about seventy yards wide struck Madisonville last night near Athens Tennessee killing three persons and wounding ten or twelve. It destroyed twelve to fifteen houses and several barns while orchards and crops suffered heavy damage from wind and hail. Further rural casualties were reported as details remained unavailable.
The Colorado Legislature debated bills on child insurance and a six percent usury limit, while the Senate killed the urban option, and the House pushed sessions and salaries. The eight hour law for mines and smelters passed the Senate, and Teller county creation advanced in the House amid clashes over investigations and seating of members.
M Syngrous of Athens died leaving 2.5 million dollars to Greek and Turkish schools and charities. A May 1897 codicil revokes large royal bequests, including gifts to King George and the Princess amid postwar Greece.
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