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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1903
Page
2
A volley of witty observations and quips on politics money science love and society from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper column. It riffs on Schwab Ban Johnson Carnegie and Vanderbilt style figures while lampooning politics and social norms. The items mix cites about moths marriage licenses and a bold jab at a Maine vote on women suffrage.
The Colorado General Assembly discusses House Bill 167 to remove session time limits with pay set at 700 dollars and notes Governor Peabody signing House Bill 175 creating the Denver city and county public trustee. Reports cover state land board actions on coal leases, county reorganization talks, tax cases, river and Platte issues, and multiple pure food bills dying after partisan wrangles.
Governor Peabody approved five delinquency bills proposed by County Judge Lindsey to reform youths prone to crime. Bills define delinquent children, set court handling, and empower schools, guardians, and courts to manage and finance juvenile cases while addressing school attendance and funding for state institutions and the St. Louis world’s fair appropriation.
The legislature will adjourn Monday April 6. Manitou businessmen seek Carnegie library donation. Pueblo women push clean up of dirty streets. Grand county rights of way for Moffat road being prepared. Postmaster nominations listed for Colorado towns. Denver cruiser Denver launch delayed to April 25. Noted deaths and corporate deals outlined. Trout hatchery plan on Platte river. Sugar Land tract settlement near Castlewood dam. Nitro factory blast near Boulder with no injuries. Swede immigration changes noted. Philippine constabulary captain from Denver. Round-up of wild horses near Alamosa La Jara. Lawyer Samuel Benton dies in Mississippi. Denver club figures die suddenly. Colorado Springs council hires city forester. Ellen Stone to lecture in Denver. John A Clough church building dedicated. Humane Society hunts stock neglect. Roosevelt invited to Springs. schedule pending. Bessemer steel workers strike sympathy note. West Side Neighborhood House opens in Denver. Colorado Passenger Association announces reduced rates for meetings in state.
Washington, March 16. The President's train will depart for the northwest probably April 1 for a speech making tour starting in Chicago with major stops in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota Nebraska Montana and Wyoming. He will visit Yellowstone Park for rest with Mr Root, then resume the tour toward St. Louis for the world fair dedication on April 30. The journey continues through Colorado California Yosemite Sacramento and Nevada Utah Oregon Washington and Oregon again, finishing in Washington before Oyster Bay for the summer.
Denver March 16. National Guard companies guarding Cripple Creek area mills will be ordered home within twenty four hours. Portland and Telluride mills to resume full operation, Standard mill remains boycotted. Gov Peabody, sheriff, and union leaders report no general strike and a peace effort continues despite ongoing fight against the Standard mill.
A Salida report says J. W. Ryan, tied to the First National and Salida State bank swindle, was captured after a chase at Third and E streets. Sheriff to move Ryan to Buena Vista jail. Mendenhall and Mearlane also jailed. Ryan, from Colorado Springs, had no occupation here and moved money to him from McFarlane. Mitchell is linked to cashing forged checks.
Salt Lake City March 16 Engineers from Gould lines plan a Marysvale start to survey a southwest line. Official word is scarce but the likely outcome is a path to Los Angeles. Rio Grande Western already surveys Marysvale to Los Angeles and San Diego. Santa Fe surveys near Manuel California to the north. both routes would converge if continued.
Paris March 16 The board of revenue has completed the census of China showing a population of 426,447,000. The numbers for Manchuria Mongolia Thibet and Turkestan were only estimated.
In Pueblo Colorado two masked men entered Lousteau's cafe on Fourth Street and demanded money. Dr J W Turner was shot in the arm and chest and died. C E Bishop was wounded and gravely ill at St Mary's hospital. Police hunt suspects with bloodhounds from Canon City. officers suspect a grudge or inexperienced attackers.
Denver March 15 Governor Peabody appointed Lewis H Cheney of Rio Grande county to the state soldiers home commission and Mrs Martha A Shute as secretary of the State Board of Horticulture In executive session the nomination of Cheney was referred to the committee on state institutions Mrs Shute was first appointed secretary eight years ago She is deeply interested in the work has systematized the duties and circulated many useful facts Reports and circulars bear her influence and leadership
The Flint Lomax Electric Manufacturing Company plant at Fourteenth and Wynkoop streets was nearly destroyed by fire at dawn. The one story building 100 by 125 feet housed machinery and small loft rooms. Loss about 40000 dollars, likely insured. This is the firm’s second major fire after a previous blaze near Nineteenth and Curtis streets.
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