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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1890
Page
2
A reflective column from Lamar argues iron as a measure of civilization, condemns gossip and crime as professions, praises highway engineering, and critiques fashionable dress trends and brain labor. It laments modern schooling and praises practical expertise while railing against superficial status and waste.
News brief gathers a string of Colorado items including a large Denver capitol fall and a Pueblo murder conviction, a Garfield County asphalt discovery, Midland stockholders meeting, Utes audited relocation, and state agricultural notes.
A census bulletin shows June population at 62,480,540 with 1880 rise from 50,155,783. It notes 1870 and 1880 increases, discusses data flaws in the South, and examines western state growth, mining effects, and urban expansion, ending with a monument unveiling for the Jeannette expedition crew in Annapolis.
A $75 million mortgage on railroad property was filed in Pittsburg. Swansea miners strike for a 15 percent raise. US population hits 62,450,540 with a decade gain of 12,24,757. Since 1881, 270,000 Jews expelled from Russia. An inmate at Butte asylum attempted to stab the matron but was restrained. The Figaro says Millet’s Angelus sold to the French government. Key West Spanish consul ordered to close amid Cuban revolutionary tensions. Berlin to host Dr Koch research institute. Agriculture plans salt pork and bacon export inspections starting November 5. Leavenworth Times dispute over postal distribution and a $10,002 damages suit. Assistant Secretary Chandler alters desert land proof rules. Bismarck plans a Priedschruhe brewery with 60,000 marks capital. Lizzie O Smith The Modern Martyr dies in Connecticut. Freight wreck near New Braunfels injures crew. Henderson released after Mexican arrest. German guards clash with civilians over recruits. several wounded. Kansas original package ruling contested. Morris Illinois coal mines halt due to wage dispute. Local constable race ends in tragedy as C. J. Schwab is slain in Jefferson, Texas. U.S. coin totals show $1,092,193,362 in circulation with $684,612,833 gold and $458,181,? in silver.
Armour Co Swift Co and Morris Co announce purchase of 300 acres at Lake Michigan shore Lake County Indiana to host vast plants. Projected complex aims to fuel growth with Calumet River dockage and rail access, modest taxes and gas supply. Expected population 150000 within five years.
Aldolph Newman of Brooklyn, employed to mix materials at the American Watch Case Company in Newark, is arrested after a detective watched him adulterate gold by adding another metal. Newman confessed and led police to hundreds of dollars worth of stolen gold sold in Newark at fourteen cents a carat.
Telegram from Osta October 14 reports two Chinese warships foundered off Jinsen October 9 after gale winds. 250 Turkish survivors counted. Kongo sails October 10 from Kobe carrying Ertogroul crew. Cholera toll 33,425 cases 25, Y11 deaths since outbreak, with subsidence underway. Hong Kong advices cite a plot against Corea’s royal family implicating the king’s brother.
A shovel strike on the Rupert property west of Argentine Kansas uncovered an iron pot with about five gallons capacity containing coins. John Rupert and James Halloway found about $5,000 in old coins dating before the Mexican War to 1954. Experts believe the cache may date to the Civil War era and the owner could have been killed.
Election returns rolled in slowly with chaos in Arapahoe County and scant certainty in Colorado, while Kansas shows Farmers Alliance strength and Republicans claim several gains. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Nebraska, and Wisconsin report mixed results with Tammany Hall winning in New York City and Democrats gaining seats overall. Chicago delays and ballot reform effects discussed.
General Booth receives letters of thanks from Frederick for a copy of Dark England and from a Carolinal Man offering sympathy and support. Emperor William reportedly approves the scheme, with several English hops expressing hopeful endorsements. Booth has begun operations by pursuing premises in Shoreditch and War k.
W M Bailey of Grand Junction reports being attacked by two Utes while tending cattle in disputed territory. They demanded departure, he resisted and was struck. Bailey left the country, leaving his herd. Indians claim the land is reservation, deny rumors of depredations. Grand Junction Star notes planned US fish hatchery improvements at Ville with an $8,000 superintendent residence and eight ponds, work to begin as weather allows this winter.
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