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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
6
The piece notes shifts in perception as Prince of Wales dons eyeglasses, potentially softening critics’ views. It contrasts modern scrutiny with traditional Holland, where courting Sundays in November uphold historic customs and festivity, reflecting deep cultural continuity.
The Agriculture Department backs Alaska farming potential with stations in Sitka and Kenai and interior headquarters planned. In Oxford Massachusetts a Republican town committee wager led by Ovide Villers on McKinley Bryant sides, ending with a peanut rolling stunt by Mrs Toomey amid village amusement.
A Simla correspondent notes relief rolls drop from 6.5 million to about 3 million after favorable rains. Yet officials fear lingering pauperization as many able workers still depend on aid and charity from the government following the famine.
A Massachusetts physician recounts a tale from the western part of the state where a carpenter family sealed doors and windows during a remodel. After winter began, they faced unexpected fresh air filling their home, causing alarm though their health remained comparatively good.
A Glasgow city banqueting hall mural depicts the Clyde banks with fishermen and Saint Mungo. The legend explains Queen Langworth of Strathclyde losing her ring by Mederech’s threat, Saint Mungo guiding a netted salmon to recover the ring, and the king and queen living happily thereafter.
Broomhall notes improving reports from Argentina yet warns the wheat crop remains weak. Observers recall the extraordinary December 1898 yield and estimate exports in 1899 could have reached 11 million quarters if not for storms. The 5.1 million acre 1898 crop yielded 23 bushels per acre, a level unlikely to recur, with acreage near 6 million and total outturn possibly dropping to 10 million quarters.
Washington reports the next step in the Chinese crisis is presenting the understandings reached in Pekin on Boxer outrages reparations to Chinese plenipotentiaries. Conger withholds full details pending formal acceptance by the powers and the dean of the diplomatic corps may deliver the document. The final settlement negotiations will follow after China reviews the terms.
Salt Lake City Utah December 10 press reports show Rio Grande Western and Oregon Short Line railroads mounting a massive colonization drive. General Passenger Agent Heintz says Utah’s population may double soon amid heavy advertising and 1000 eastern papers carry their notices. Burley of the Short Line cites 180000 Idaho booklets and 6000 eastern papers, aiming to bring 80000 newcomers to Utah and Idaho in three years.
John E. Leet returns from Arkansas valley trip to compare past waste with present hopes for Sugar City. He asserts the first year sugar beet crop can yield 850 to 75 per acre, markets for sugar are unlimited, and CO climate people and soil promise a state land boom driven by sugar beet culture.
Farm for Consumptives in Denver reports the transfer of two lots and improvements at 2430 Market Street to the Young Men's Christian Association of Colorado. This forms the nucleus of Secretary Danner's market farm for tuberculosis patients seeking health and self supporting work in Colorado. Donation by Edward P. George, now in Hanover Germany, plus two cash subscriptions held by the International Trust Company, complete the gifts prompted by a letter from Secretary Danner printed in the Topeka Capital.
Mrs Mary L McLean died at her Washington home at 1 30 this morning after an illness beginning Friday She was 71 or 72 native of Kentucky and widow of Washington McLean former Cincinnati Enquirer proprietor Survivors at bedside included daughters Mrs Dewey and Mrs Ludlow and son John R McLean Admiral Dewey attended the deathbed in the Washington residence
Washington reports Postmaster General Charles W. Smith's annual fiscal year 1899 1900 review. Rural free delivery expansion proves the most significant postal development, reaching 2,614 routes by July 1 1900, serving 1.8 million people across 44 states and territories. Projections show continued growth with new routes and a total annual cost near 14 million dollars.
Chicago reports show about 1000 telegraph operators on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe lines quitting work in solidarity with Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe strikers. Grand Chief Dolphin ordered the action from Galveston and Denver, 1900, affecting over 8000 miles of line and signaling a major labor confrontation in the West.
Honolulu reports a rise in Orientals departing Hawaii with Japanese heading home and Chinese numbers also shrinking. Aorangi brought eighty laborers from Victor and more may follow if results are favorable. Delegate Wilcox opposes Negro labor imports, warning it could end the Hawaiian race. The city experienced its heaviest rainstorm in years, with five and a half inches in twelve hours causing floods.
The bark St Catherine reached port after a thirty day voyage from San Francisco. The slow trip caused 120 hogs to die from heat exposure during the journey.
The Queen Mother telegrammed King Carlos in Lisbon expressing gratitude for his message and good wishes. She notes the cordial and friendly understanding between Portugal and England and conveys her appreciation for the nephew’s kind telegram.
Dispatch from Johannesburg says the town is fenced with barbed wire to stop inhabitants from aiding the Boers in food. Lord Roberts is slated to reach London on January 5 and will be greeted by the Prince and Princess of Wales. He will march in a triumphal progress to St. Pauls Cathedral for a special thanksgiving service.
Canon City forms a real estate exchange while Monument dam work advances. Rio Grande line expands to Pagosa Springs, and several Colorado events follow: Horkan dairy barn fire with 37 cows killed, Judge Wright dies in Arizona, Woodmen of the World relief funds reach Galveston, and a Telluride assault case yields a 3 to 5 year penitentiary term.
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