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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1903
Page
2
A collage of witty lines and short items touches on love and poverty, old wine and youth, Edison and gold from deserts, Lipton ships, and various public curiosities. It notes Burdick and Pennell, Meant to amuse with sharp quotes, quips, and brief observations across society.
Governor Peabody releases the special committee report detailing 2 209 117 36 in state cash and securities. The panel recommends a traveling auditor, better reporting for insurance, and state treasurer collection of the flat tax.Secretary Whitehead calls for banning dancing halls citing danger to wayward girls near saloons. Land policies aim to lease land to recover school and public-improvement funds, shifting grazing to government lands. Labor demand rises in beet fields with 2700 workers sought. District Attorney dismisses timber-cutting actions. state land case in Pueblo moves forward. coal contracts set. building maintenance cuts and safety debates surface in court rulings.
Spencer Penrose of United States Reduction and Refining Company is named a colonel on Governor Peabody’s staff after the governor’s return from St. Louis. A new veterinary exam board is created with Dr. Culver, Dr. McCapes, and Dr. Lamb appointed.
A June strawberry festival at Glenwood Springs, a MinersUnion store at Idaho Springs, and Dr O G Place buying the Roberts hotel in Boulder signal a Colorado growth trend. Other items note a Elevation of public works, new town Englewood, Benedictine College cornerstone, and railroad developments around Utah Junction and Leyden.
Denver May 17 The executive committee of the unions issued a reply to Citizens Alliance explanations. They deny the claim that organized labor refuses to treat with organized employers. They argue arbitration requires both sides to sign agreements. They state local unions deal with their own employers and support arbitration by the State Board. They criticize the Alliance for allowing workers to be used in strikes and for denying labor the right to strike and boycotts. The letter is signed by D C Coates, chairman, and Henry M Walker, secretary, for the General Executive Committee of Organized Labor.
Lincoln Nebraska May 17 The Omaha World Herald edited by R L Metcalf close Bryan ally in the West publishes editorial that if party reorganizers gain control the Bryan wing will back Roosevelt for President Republicans split with Cleveland in view of Kansas City platform. Metcalf’s letter to Norman E Mack framed as ultimatum of Bryan supporters and expected to trigger a party debate over harmony and platform adherence.
President Roosevelt rode the Sierra trails from Vernal Falls to Happy Isles in a snowstorm, slept unaided in the wilds near Glacier Point, and later lectured a Yosemite boy on manners after riding through the village. He plans a 6 AM Raymond Limited departure and a return on the evening train.
May reports from Ouray Leadville and Aspen describe heavy snowfall. Ouray had five inches on the ground after snowing all day. Aspen saw snow but it melted rapidly. Denver dispatches note storms raged overnight across the region.
Governor Bailey will issue a proclamation ordering that all cattle entering Kansas be dipped to treat mange. The State Livestock Sanitary Commission will meet next Tuesday to plan disease prevention and coordinate with Colorado to strengthen quarantine measures.
Washington reports on Dick militia bill plans to train all schoolboys in marksmanship with a national trophy prizes and gun clubs, Sea Girt shoot planned for September, and government rifles for nonmilitia men. London notes King Edward urged to visit the United States in 1904 to complement the St Louis Exposition. Major named entities include The Hague, Carnegie, Root, Sea Girt, King Edward, Kaiser, Czar, St Louis.
Topeka May 18 Governor Bailey appoints N H Loomis general attorney Union Pacific S S Ashpaugh of Wichita and F D Smith of Kinsley to assist Attorney General Coleman in the Colorado water dispute over the Arkansas River Pension Commissioner Ware named as attorney but cannot serve
The Treasury Bureau of Statistics reports in Colonial Administration 1800-1900 that colonies occupy one fifth of the earth and host about 500 million people. Most are not of the governing nation’s stock, with three main regional groups East Indian West Indian and Africa forming the majority. British French Dutch German Portuguese and Belgian colonies are detailed by region and population totals.
The Szabadsag publishes a Christmas number urging a monument to George Washington in Budapest as a sign of Hungarian goodwill toward the United States. It highlights gratitude for the Louis Kossuth monument in Cleveland and prints letters from prominent Americans supporting the project.
Keep Your Eye on the sunny San Luis valley as a winner this year with periodic updates. The Colorado Bureau of Immigration in Denver is cited. A mix of quotes and quips appears, including a remark about Seraph and a dog and a Jersey man’s complaint about his wife.
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