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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1897
Page
6
The Register notes the Michigan Central and Lake Shore railroads refuse $20 mileage tickets while Gov. Pinsree pursues the matter. It reports burglars posing as plumbers robbed a wealthy residence of 2306 dollars. The piece also critiques a Chicago street cleaner crew, suggesting some men prefer staying at home.
The passage complains about the old ritual of braving harsh sun to fish and shoot, noting a shift away from trudging to stony beaches and chasing early hours. It argues modern convenience enables people to buy fish and game like rational beings rather than endure arduous outings.
A Pennsylvania jury granted a man one hundred dollars in damages claiming loss of spiritual life after disfellowship. The opinion warns such rulings threaten church unity, noting the danger of many churches breaking apart, even as it mocks factionalism with a mugwump church quip about self interest.
The period from September 6, 1896 through June 30, 1897 saw 1 663 067 pounds of filled cheese produced. Seven Illinois factories paid a 1 cent per pound tax totaling 16 630 dollars plus 400 dollar annual special tax each. One Maryland wholesale firm paid 250 dollars and 62 retail establishments paid 12 dollars each. No cheese was exported during the period.
After twenty years of effort the opening of Indian Territory advances. The Dawes treaty with Creeks offers 160 acres per citizen and sale of the rest at public auction, freeing 600,000 acres for white settlement and signaling a much larger sale with the Chickasaws. Neal Dow’s death sparks Maine cities to adopt the Bangor liquor system, easing access and reducing prosecutions.
In Wayne Nebraska three former husbands of the same wife met her and her present spouse. A pleasant reunion followed and it was decided to hold an annual convention henceforth every fall.
Salida celebrated Mineral Day with festive parades by White Horn and Turret camps, pan milling of ore, and grand displays from Cameron district camps such as Turret Klondike Harrington Calumet Cable City and St Elmo. A barbecue fed hundreds, an opera house program featured music and readings, and Congressman John C Bell spoke to a packed crowd, marking a promising nucleus for Colorado’s mining days.
A New York meeting of US and Mexican silver smelters aims to form a combined agency to mold silver futures prices. They seek to stiffen prices and cut output, while denying plans for a silver trust. Major players include International Metal Co, Omaha and Grant Smelting, Great National Mexican Smelting, Philadelphia Smelting and Refining, and Guggenheim Smelting. Wall Street calls the move significant though impractical due to dispersed interests. The report lists world silver production with the United States among top producers.
The Smuggler mine fire, begun a week ago, is under control with little smoke today. Management aims to clear smoke and gas within 24 hours. Fifth and sixth levels opened for the first time since Sunday. gas from the big ore remains but improving. Air remains safe at the pump, pumps move about 2000 gallons per minute, and relief pumps are ready. A new fire drift progress continues, Foreman Carey predicting five more days to finish at fourteen feet per day.
London reports a massive blaze that consumed dry goods and tobacco warehouses, with walls collapsing and authorities blocking access. Only two firemen slightly hurt. about 300 firms seek new offices, losses estimated around 10 million dollars, insurance claims uncertain, and many burned firms uninsured.
Fire crews faced trouble maneuvering hoses and placing pumps on narrow streets where only one vehicle could pass. The resulting delay allowed the flames to gain headway before lines could be deployed effectively.
A fierce blaze erupted at 2 a.m. in Craig Williamson’s Elizabeth Street warehouse and, aided by strong winds, swept through blocks bounded by Elizabeth Flinders Swanston and Flinders Lane. Three hours saw most business blocks gutted, ashes spreading two miles to suburbs. Estimated loss near £1,000,000 with many workers displaced.
The Western Union Telegraph Company will stop publishing New York lead quotations after January 1 1888. Quotations will be for private messages only and based on actual New York sales reported by mutually agreed sources. The dispute between western ore producers and eastern smelters over quotation accuracy prompted the change.
Emma Goldman, anarchist leader, spoke at the People's Tabernacle in Detroit, declaring infidelity and opposition to marriage laws. The sermon drew significant opposition from church deacons and members who demand Pastor MeCow an resign, threatening to quit the church.
A gilt phonograph clock in Louis XV style arrives at Tiffanys New York. At the set hour a door opens and the reveille bugle call plays, followed by a voice with a French touch greeting the day with compliments and wishes for good health.
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