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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1898
Page
6
The Register notes U S Grant will seek the California Senate seat to replace Senator White. It also mentions North Carolina residents who carry goat whiskers to prevent small pox, calling it superstition, and comments on men who mock others over a poker hand.
Mr Donnelly claims a twenty one year old lady finding him at sixty six is why she marries him. The editorial quips that she may rethink the match after the wedding when she has to compute a future with him.
A vivid caricature describes a French speaker who uses exaggerated style and gestures while sleeping in italics and snoring in small capitals. He conveys much feeling yet claims little meaning, his dramatic show reduced to negligible value in the end.
Surgeon General Weyman claims typhoid fever kills about 45,000 Americans annually. Yet the public remains more alarmed by cholera or yellow fever despite the statistic.
A New Bedford woman earning six dollars weekly is docked by fines to three dollars, with further penalties risking the remaining balance and potentially forcing her to pay the employers. The piece argues the need to examine generous employers and their conservative use of power.
A New York bar member asserts that no more than half of witnesses before tribunals tell the truth under oath, with the rest being conscious perjurers. Other lawyers backing the idea note a recent rise in veracity problems, though they differ on the exact percentage.
The article argues that road building is a science requiring trained specialists. It cites the New Jersey commissioner, claiming the trained road builder is as essential as doctors or educators. Establishing a legislative system for scientific roadmaking would yield clear rural benefits.
A historical note recalls a newly elected MP declining a Prince of Wales invitation and the risk of forged or hastily written letters of introduction. It highlights Prof. Huxley as an exception, who promptly wrote a careful recommendation for St George Mivart and apologized for his exact phrasing.
The Alaska Mining Journal stresses vital planning for miners and prospectors heading to Alaska or the Klondike. It warns that food quality and shelf life determine success, endorses Royal Baking Powder as reliable, and promotes a compact recipe book from the Royal Baking Powder Company mailed free to interested miners.
An Irish minstrel Tim Brennan entertains a Galway audience with humor about his banjo churn head. A traveler recalls Brennan as the wandering minstrel of Tipperary and notes his witty reply about not arguing with a lady, featuring vivid local detail and Irish character.
A blaze swept the Bowery Mission lodging house at 14 Bowery in New York killing eleven lodgers. The fire started on the third floor, spread rapidly, and left 150 people scrambling with many bodies charred beyond recognition. Firemen limited damage to the four upper floors where 130 men paid small rents for rooms.
Collis P Huntington plans a $2 million dry dock at Newport News to cover 600 by 80 feet, allowing two of the largest battleships at once. The project follows a Washington conference with Calvin Bucroft and Secretary Long, employing about 1,000 workers and using modern construction. The site lies north of the existing basin, already the nation’s largest dock.
Washington March 12 Senor Luis Polo y Bernabe the new Spanish minister who succeeds Senor De Lome was presented as Spain's representative. The ceremony marked Polo y Bernabe's formal entry into the diplomatic post in the U.S. capital.
A Belgian minister and entourage, in formal dress with gold lace, met President McKinley at the State Department and White House. Secretary Sherman introduced them in the blue parlor during a 20 minute, cordial greeting with light humor.
The Army and Navy Register reports a semi official claim that the Maine was destroyed by a government submarine mine planted in Havana harbor and detonated as the ship lay over it. The board of inquiry allegedly completed its work and officials expect a formal finding only after a week or more.
The Sun reports U S naval officials expect to seal the purchase of two Brazilian cruisers built in England, the Amazonas and Admirante Tequella, with Rio Janeiro consent. If bought, an American crew may sail the Amazonas home, while the other vessel remains almost ready for service.
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