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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1892
Page
2
The piece discusses civic morale, census accuracy, and urban tenements, praising machinery in farming and criticizing revolvers. It contrasts American regional fiction with European themes, critiques gun possession among various groups, and examines English political standards and the dangers of the Futilist and heeder in reform.
A mixed bulletin reports Cresteda panel activity three days weekly, a Leadville arrest for a wife beating murder, Hugo cheese plant startup with 200 pound capacity, Wyoming cattle crossing denial, and several regional incidents and market notes. It mentions executions, fires, and local employment trends alongside rail and telegraph briefs.
A lengthy report traces the alleged crimes of William Deeming, alias A O Williams, detailing his marriage to a Liverpool woman and the brutal killings of his wife and four children after a chain of deceptive moves from Rain Hill to Melbourne. The piece links Deeming to Jack the Ripper sightings, cites handwriting matches, and notes police theory versus timing of Whitechapel murders, with broader European crime news following.
Reports from Chadron and Omaha describe Jones and Walker being moved under heavy guard by U S Marshal Hepfinger after a habeas corpus release. Separate items note machinists backing a Sunday World’s Fair opening, a Missouri court allowing trustee notices in any paper, Confederate pension push, Madrid prince’s epileptic fits, a failed Boston treasury fire attempt, and an Anderson Indiana rail wreck with nitro cars.
Bishop Taylor presented an Africa evangelization plan stressing head and hand education starting in youth. He described dangers, the need for heroic faith, and praised Miss White and other missionaries. He noted 3,000 church members and 45 Sunday schools with 3,750 scholars in Africa. he brought a three-year-old African girl to the stage.
Details emerge of a violent labor clash at Lodrz a Polish town seventy five miles from Warsaw where 20 000 Jews have been on strike since May Day. Rioters attacked mills and then the Jewish quarter fighting was ferce and bloody with many dead and wounded on both sides and authorities bracing for further disorder.
In Omaha Exposition Hall over 200 people heard Methodist speakers discuss The American University and Christian education. Funds pledged include a $1,000 gift from Mrs McCabe with others awaiting follow up as October 16 is set for Columbian Day subscriptions. The topic ties to the Washington university plan with a $5,000,000 endowment goal.
Cairo dispatch says the young Khedive is a model monarch who will likely take one wife and curb slavery while guided by his mother the “Cleopatra of modern Egypt.” In Chicago, 200 ironworkers struck over 40 cents an hour at the World's Fair sites, delaying the vast manufacturers’ building as arches and iron trusses progress slowly and workers clash with strikers amid rescue by police.
A flood swollen ridle stream washed out a bridge forcing a locomotive off the track. Cars toppled into the creek while the California sleeper stayed on the rails. Survivors aided the injured as rescuers rushed from Medill. Seven people, including a woman and child, are reported killed.
The Westinghouse company forms a rival combine to challenge the Thompson Houston monopoly. It absorbs rivals, gains access to key patents and top electricians, and plans branch offices across major cities with Chicago as a likely principal office.
Disappearance of Jones and Walker, the only witnesses against the cattlemen at Fort Russell, raises questions as they vanished after Kimbell left. In Minneapolis, the Interstate Oratorical Contest saw Miss E Jean Nelson of Greencastle win first prize for Industrial Freedom, with Ohio Wesleyan’s G H Geyer second for Optimism of History.
A passenger train on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas near Heston Texas faced a failed robbery when two masked men were seen on the express car platform. The train fired upon by assailants but no passengers were hurt and the train continued. Concurrent dispatches report Malay rebels in Singapore killing Chinese, sparking fears among coolies and criticism of the governor. Floods in the upper Mississippi valley caused rail damage near Chicago, Kansas City, and Peoria. In Minnesota, Polish youths mishandled blasting powder, causing a blast that burned several boys, including Omeurski and Paul Keaft.
Bridget Walsh of 344 Washburn arena Chicago was killed Tuesday evening by her nephew Thomas Walsh in a savage assault after liquor. The body showed numerous stab wounds and mutilation. A confession followed, with investigators noting the case mirrors brutal acts in recent crime reports.
The Santa Fe Railway faces complaints from citizens and the State Board of Railroad Commissioners over closing small stations and discharging telegraph operators. At least eleven operators have lost jobs in thirty days as officials outline retrenchment after a wage increase. The company has yet to explain the changes. Separately, Vaughan Grammar School in Kensington sees five hundred students strike over a new principal, gates wired shut, police called, and the school briefly closed.
An explosion at Mine No. 2 in the 19th district injures and heats fears of many. About 45 to 50 workers are believed affected though some are recovered. The blast occurred near the western division of the Pacific mine tunnel, with casualties and extensive disruption reported among crews and families.
The article outlines a reform movement for prohibition with a state level ticket listed including Govorner and other officials. It notes a reform conference at the Palace hotel and a call for party leaders to unite on prohibition or concerted action. A Kansas City episode reports a mayoral figure ousted after open law violation and a New York fair receipts summary.
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