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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1900
Page
3
A chaotic collection of international notes reports Prussia Orient relations. The Sultan of Turkey and German orders for smokeless powder appear amid plans for a Trans Persian railroad. Fires, sunstroke, and legal actions ripple through cities while political campaigns and religious pilgrimages unfold.
London reports General Cronje may retreat northward within days as General French advances to connect with the retreating Boers. A large Boer wagon train heads toward Bloemfontein, while British infantry follows. Roberts faces transport needs to feed 70 000 men and to revictual Kimberley, with railways under reconstruction.
In San Francisco the Craven case on James G. Fair's estate sees renewed scandal as Justice Simpton admits offering to testify he performed the marriage to Mrs. Craven for $10 000. Judge Hunt orders no action. continuance to Monday amid charges of witnesses and conspiracy among Fair heirs.
One of the three robbers who held up the Northern Main & Astor train at Fairbanks last night, John Dunlap alias Three-Pingered Jack, was found dying at Sycamore Spring nine miles from Tombstone. The trio’s pursuit continues with officers warned and a Wells Fargo messenger shotgun wound reported.
Deadwood February 16 intense cold grips the Black Hills with temperatures sinking to 32 degrees below zero at Lead Rapid City Belle Fourche and Deadwood. A heavy north wind worsens the chill as cattle on the ranges suffer in the harsh conditions.
London dispatches report Lord Roberts plans and rapid movement to outflank the Boers amid renewed engagements along the Modder river and near Kimberley. General French’s Kimberley relief succeeds with minimal losses, while Buller presses Tugela crossings.
London reports General French reaches Kimberley on Thursday night as Lord Roberts advances through the Modder with Sixth and Seventh divisions in support. Cronje concentrates 25 000 to 30 000 Boers along the river awaiting a combined assault with 150 guns and full division readiness. The campaign aims at the Orange Free State invasion and the Bloemfontein objective.
Paris reports a French expedition under Gentil defeated Rabah, the central Sudan chieftain, after a siege at Kouna between the French Congo and Lake Chad. Rabah wounded fled as French casualties included 43 Senegalese, 4 Europeans, and 106 Senegalese wounded.
At Fairbanks, twenty miles below Benson, three masked bandits attempted a train hold up at 6:30 pm. Captain Milton, Wells Fargo messenger, was shot but repelled the robbery firing with a 45 Colt. One bandit fell. others fled without booty. Milton moved to Benson for dispatch to Tucson. A Nogales posse began pursuit.
Three Massachusetts soldiers from the Twenty sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Private Dennis Hayes William Dugan and Michael Tracey of company F were captured after staying behind for a tuba at Balinag in November They were tortured and killed in the public plaza with the Spanish priest reportedly countenancing the act Their arms and ammunition were seized and the padre has since left his parish.
Advertisements trumpet Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and remedy for kidney trouble back pains and indigestion. Readers from East Providence report relief and cures after using the tonic, claiming it strengthens health and aids recovery.
A jumble of 19th century ads and quips offers free samples from Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for foot ailments and shoe comfort. Other listings promote Hall's Catarrh Cure a cold remedy Laxative Bromo Quinine and Mrs Winslow Soothing Syrup with prices and testimonial hints.
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