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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1897
Page
2
A Chicago and West Michigan fast train near Grand Rapids was saved from wreck when a woman, amid a storm, pulled a red table cloth from a table and waved it to halt the locomotive as a horse tangled in a cattle guard blocked the track. The train continued after the horse was freed.
Mr Lecky in Democracy and Liberty praises the U S constitution and its conservative steadying influence. He concedes the American government is superior in certain respects to Britain and credits constitutional framework for progress, joining Gladstone and Salisbury in praise.
The piece notes that rulers and individuals resist progressive moves if nonbeneficial to them. It cites an ancient Pharaoh who delayed a Suez canal cut after an oracle warned it would aid Mediterranean peoples more than Egyptians. De Lesseps later popularized the plan, showing world commerce accepts its use despite national selfishness.
Hiram C. Wheeler, owner of a 4600 acre Sac county farm, sells his Iowa land and relocates to a site about fifty miles northeast of Galveston. He pur chases 7009 acres, plans the world’s largest dairy, and orders two milking machines able to milk 200 cows each at once to supply Galveston residents as if the dairy were near the city.
Lawrence R Wehr and John Maynard and Giles the engineer are named in a Christmas Day incident. Wehr stopped a tram on a Central Railroad of New Jersey line to save thirty passengers when a hidden train appeared six feet away. He perished, leaving a widow and eight children penniless as a Soulless corporation offers no relief.
Constantinople reports the council of ministers declared war after Greek incursions into Turkish territory. Edhem Pasha ordered to offensive as Greek troops press in from Crete and Aegean fronts. Athens confirms fighting. Greek naval forces bombard Prevesa and nearby forts amid reinforcements marching toward the frontier.
Greek commander at Actium reports Ma cedonia survived difficult water passage and ran ashore near the gulf entrance after Turkish batteries opened fire. Bombardment of Prevesa began at 11 20 am, with Turkish guns causing casualties while Greek forces attacked Turkish forts outside the gulf at 11 o'clock.
From the Milouna Pass battle the Turks drive Greeks from the block house after a night of heavy fighting. Neshad Pasha and Hatri Pasha deploy divisions to seize positions while Edhem Pasha directs reserves. More than 20 000 troops clash as Hafiz Pasha dies and the battle continues with ambulances ferrying wounded.
In Larissa on April 18 the Greek Army says it has captured Turkish positions from Nezros to Koutra and the Yorks are retreating toward the interior where their forces mass. Menaxa batteries ceased firing at 1 p m Sunday.
The body of General Grant was moved from the temporary tomb after twelve years to a permanent mausoleum. The transfer occurred quietly with a guard present and no ceremony. Thousands gathered to witness the event despite no announced removal time.
A sensational claim promotes the Kava Kava Shrub Piree Meratethen found on the Ganges River as a cure for diseases caused by uric acid in the blood. The note says it has treated kidney and bladder disorders and other ailments, with nearly 2 000 hospital cures in under two months and offers free samples to prove its curative powers.
A fragmented text from Angier hints at a fishing or water related scene with scattered phrases about catching and waiting. The passage presents garbled lines that resemble notes or a diary style entry focused on fishing, water, and a father figure.
An Erie area ad fragment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure offering a $100 reward for a deafness case caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by other means. It claims the product clears inflamed mucous membranes and restores hearing, with testimonials about "Rusterhian" remedies and broad protection claims.
Fragmented ad copy touts No-To-Bac as a fifty cent tobacco habit cure for men. Mentions related products and generic claims of strength and blood purification amid scattered phrases about spring, pessimism, and medical endorsements.
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