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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1892
Page
2
A reflective column debates fixed character, criticizing rulers of spoiled children, lauding education for Black and white alike, and contrasting US illiteracy with Germany. It argues for reform in spelling and atlas indices, and notes how even brilliant minds can neglect the heart, leading to cold cynicism.
A fire in a Pueblo livery stable on the Sih destroyed twenty horses. Other Colorado items note fines for wildlife offenses, rail surveys, and shifting railroad plans.
Telegraphic items report Prof. Swift discovering a new comet. six injured in a Berlin riot have died. Sweden’s king to visit the World’s Fair. Barbox Barillas arrests Guatemala’s president elect. Field insanity trial ends with a hung jury. Mercantile Bank of Australia suspends due to a run. Philadelphia finds leprosy at a hotel cook. Derbyshire result favors Gladstonian Broad. Jay Gould donates 35000 to University of New York and Presbyterian missionary work. earthquake in Colorado desert followed by a near border volcano. Maher attempts suicide on way north from New York. Greek political unrest leads to arrests. Wilkes-Barre mine explosion kills three, injures two. Atlanta burglar shot by a cop. Harvard President Eliot to tour West and Pacific. British envoy Dufferin visits the Pope. US Disburser Elron begins paying Indian War scouts descendants’ claims.
An explosion in the smoking car of an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe train near Killmer, eight miles north of Topeka, injures many aboard. Conductor Lamon and fifteen passengers were buried in debris. several are critically hurt. Top casualties include Alexander Ericson of Armourdale, Almon Richards of Topeka, John Shaver and John Swartz of North Topeka. All injured were taken to Christ's Hospital, Topeka. Cause unknown.
The triennial London County Council election results reveal a large Progressive win with three to one in many districts. Lord Rosebery and John Burns secure large majorities. South London votes solid for Progressives. Seventy seven Progressives and seventeen Moderates already elected. some Moderates and Socialists listed among winners.
The Kansas Supreme Court delivered an opinion in the state versus George Nolan, upholding that confinement for crimes should be in the penitentiary. The decision, echoed by Chief Justice Horton, supports were imposed under the penitentiary term, avoiding depopulation of the Kansas penitentiary. The case may be appealed to the United States Supreme Court.
George R. Raymond and James P. Hadley, former deputy auditor and deputy treasurer in Denver, were found guilty of raising checks and sharing proceeds while in office. A batch of other notes covers Berry the hangman resigning after a prison-ordered drop length change, a Jewish rabbi shot in New York, Dr Henry M Scudder's assault in a Chicago hospital, an Orient deacon case in Yokohama involving Lt Hetherington, and a Guatemala dispatch stating General Reyna Barrios elected president amid peace.
A clash between deputies and Black residents in Memphis escalates as a mob breaks into Shelby county jail. Leaders Calvin McDonnell Tom Moss and Will Stuart are seized and likely lynched, with reports of hangings and shots leaving several officers wounded and a possible death toll rising.
Dr Lyman Abbott stood by Meserole after his murder acquittal and read a newspaper critique. He said the evidence showed Meserole’s shooting was excusable and a duty to defend a defenseless woman beaten before his eyes. Christian courage, he argued, may require lethal defense to protect life.
The Minnesota wheat ring investigation resumed with legislative committees hearing charges that the ring fixes state wheat prices. General Barrett testified about a buyer, Stowe of Wadena, paid $150 to withdraw wheat from competition with Northern Elevator Co. A Great Northern letter warned of car cuts if rivals overbid. Simcade beer items note Honolulu and San Francisco arrivals and the Hawaiian treaty dispute.
A London dispatch reports Leicestershire coal mine owners raising prices by three pence per ton, totaling a seven pence rise in a month. Panic grows as a two week strike by English miners looms on March 12, with cold weather and high demand straining supplies and dealers rushing to stockpile. Belgian exports rumored to be blocked to aid English miners, aiming to push prices higher and shield wage cuts.
Dr Henry M Scudder son of former Plymouth church pastor Chicago is under arrest on murder charges. Warrant by F H Dunton proprietor of Spirit of the Times and Scudder’s father in law. Accused allegedly beat Mrs Danton to death February 21 at La Salle street office where he examined life insurance applicants. Scudder 39, wife to inherit, now in custody pending mental examination.
A hungry mob of unemployed workers surged through the city, looting bakeries butcher shops and stores while shouting for food from authorities. Police eventually charged the rioters and dispersed them after a violent stand. The episode followed speeches urging self help as a remedy to hunger.
A 14 year old girl recalls meeting Aaron Burr in a New York drawing room. The witness, Theodosia B Davis, describes Burr’s piercing eyes and the shock he showed upon meeting the young girl, a ward of her uncle Matthew Davis. The anecdote, recounted by a Post-Dispatch writer, blends Burr lore with literary reminiscences.
A collage of social remarks and oddities notes from London and Vienna. Topics include fashion tips, brain weights by gender, London drunk and incapable counts, witty exchanges at balls, Washington honeymoon tourism, Chicago marriage quips, piano practice by neighbors, rare auction items, patent chair devices, and a Viennese suicide tale with painted initials.
The text describes the Pitman shorthand method with emphasis on pen and paper technique. It covers stroke forms, letter sounds, and rules for producing legible outlines, plus exercises and practice prompts to build speed and accuracy for beginners. It mentions lessons by Prof. Eldon Moran and payment details for university extension courses.
A personal account describes a tame jay, its playful mischief, and habits. The bird begs for food, hides it, roams the house, sunbathes on the porch, and imitates other birds. The narrator notes the bird’s chatter and certain inherited habits around glittering objects.
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