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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1897
Page
4
The column surveys political graft and sensationalism with Wolcott, Steane, and McKainley appointees, notes railroad rate cuts benefiting the West, and reports on international tensions between Austria Turkey and Italy. It mentions a Denver interview with Jobo P. St John, Klondike migration, a Smugler mine fire, Hanna’s Senate bid, and a skin grafting experiment raising racial controversy.
This winter a large-scale ditch and development project is underway, with contractors unable to hire enough men. Upon completion, Prowers County will lead the state in irrigated acreage and the robustness of its irrigation systems, with soil and climate unmatched.
A Kansas City Journal probe uncovers a diary page showing Governor Lonnie Stephens lamenting in detail his family’s sinecure salaries totaling about 35 000 a year and noting there are several offices still to fill with relatives. The entry depicts the governor as tired and unhappy despite a long tenure and a history of favors to his family and supporters.
At Las Animas last Saturday the Ft. Lyon Canal Company stockholders failed to reach a quorum and postponed the meeting to December 6 seeking broader attendance. An assessment is needed to fund running expenses for canal operations. The article notes broad water user interests require strong turnout. The ship Competitor crew, captured by Weyler, has been ordered released by Spain amid McKinley’s early presidency.
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