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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1897
Page
2
An English inventor proposes a dramograph to time and photograph races from start to finish. It records start bells, finishes and positions on a plate. Utah grows fast with wealth from mines and farms, yet many towns lack printing presses or newspapers, a shortage the report deems unlikely to last.
A fire rages in the eighth level of the Smuggler mine near Aspen, likely from spontaneous combustion. The blaze endangers the Mollie Gib son and other connections, with dozens overcome by gas, pumps stopped, and crews racing to bulkhead and steam injections to save the mine. If uncontrolled, the fire could shut down major mines and hit Aspen hard.
Amid crowded trades the heat of competition drives demand for capable workers. In a midstate city three churches seek pastors, two young doctors build practices overseas trained, and a manufacturer offers two five thousand dollar salaries. Mediocrity fades as exceptional ability is increasingly demanded.
A former governor laments the shift from honest country papers to metropolitan dailies. He warns the larger papers erode morals and invade rural territory, urging country editors to defend their communities by promoting local newspapers over metropolitan mud machines.
London reports from Vienna indicate Turkey Greece peace not signed and Crete autonomy talks halted. Bulgarian frontier tensions rise with 100000 Turkish troops armed, while Serbia and Albania show signs of reform and mounting influence. East outlook appears uncertain.
The Russian embassy in Constantinople informs the Turkish government that unpaid Russian Turkish war indemnity totaling 1,300,000 pounds should be paid if Turkey uses Greek indemnity to fund armaments. Diplomats see the move as aimed at thwarting Turkish navy reorganization.
In Emmons county North Dakota a mob hanged Italian American Alex Cowdor and two Lodians, Holy Track and Philip Ireland, from a windmill beam after they were taken from Deputy Sheriff Tom Kelley’s custody. The trio, including two self confessed accessories, faced a death sentence reform under a new trial ruling, and about forty masked men orchestrated the lynching at Williamsport near the railroad. The coroner did not arrive to order removal.
Mayor Warwick signed the council approved lease of Philadelphia gas works to United Gas Improvement Company for 1 million dollars annual rent over thirty years and 5 million dollars for improvements. Plant valued around 30 million. opposition noted. Execution withheld pending court outcomes of injunctions by Citizens' Municipal Association and others.
An vintage style notice from Eldora Iowa promotes Mountain Dew Mair Ton ic as the greatest hair grower and seeks a partner in the venture. It invites discovery and hints at long baldness battles, mentioning Geo W Schorn as contact.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a bizarre advert and a courtroom remark about a quarrel. The fragment mentions Cascarets candy and a pharmacist refund offer, with unclear dialogue about a sausage in a room and a lawyer.
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