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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1901
Page
6
A St. Petersburg cablegram announces Count Lamsdorf as permanent minister of foreign affairs replacing the late Mouravieff. Lamsdorf has led the department as acting head and enjoys the Czar’s confidence, with Obolenski remaining as assistant.
The ceiba tree northwest of San Juan hill near the routes to El Caney and Siboney Cuba hosted the 1898 conference between Gen. Shafter and Gen. Torel where Hobson's exchange occurred and Santiago's surrender was settled. It remains a tourist landmark fenced to prevent damage.
A fleet of eight British steamers was blown ashore at Galveston on September 8. The Tauton, driven 27 miles inland to Cedar Point, was saved after dredging and land-water inlets created a channel, allowing it to return to tidewater in thirty days.
Washington dispatches report a Senate majority ready to enact the House Nicaragua canal bill this session. They plan to give Britain until Feb 15 to consider the amended Hay Pauncefote treaty and will proceed regardless of ratification to press Britain on its stance in Nicaragua.
An elderly man named Stears, once a top Detroit cabinetmaker, has lived for years in a hollow linden tree near Marquette. The great tree was sawn off about 15 feet from the base, and Stears has artfully decorated its inside with a door and window visible from outside.
Mrs Peggy Craw, a German resident of Mason City, is described as West Virginia's oldest woman at a little over 100 years old. She appears 60, manages all her own household tasks, and earns a living by sewing. She sustains herself entirely by her own hands and remains independent.
The Washington Evening Star reports a widow awarded a pension for her late husband, a U S cavalryman, who died May 7, 1888. Coroner’s verdict cites death by choking on a leather watch chain during a confrontation as she protected herself and their child. The widow testified of husband’s drinking and threats. she wrestled for the revolver, then the chain, leading to his death. She now collects eight dollars monthly.
Hungarian inventor Gregor Blanck demonstrates a powerful inductive coil that enables telephone communication over about a thousand miles and aims to integrate the device with the Post Office and national telephone service. He plans to link to electrophone so listeners can hear from distant venues without loud talking. In Lima Peru, an ancient Inca urn weighing about 120 grains, found near a burial ground, is donated to aid Galveston sufferers. the urn is made of white gold-like electrum and features Peruvian heads.
Alaska Governor John G. Brady urges extended survey work and laws to enable residents to acquire title to homes and lands. He supports granting citizenship to natives and calls out Eskimo treatment, naming Dutch Harbor as a strategic Southern Alaska point.
Rev E G Smith pastor of First Presbyterian Greensboro Georgia testifies Peruna cured his family catarrh of the lower bowels after two bottles. An elder confirms the claim and M J Rossman a Greensboro merchant endorses Peruna for kidney catarrh and general health. Readers are invited to write Dr Hartman for free medical advice.
The piece notes Japan's postal service as the world’s cheapest, delivering letters for two sen across the empire. It also mentions various product pitches and quotes from readers, including references to Garfield Tea, Piso's Cure, and consumer tips, with era-typical promotional snippets and miscellaneous remarks.
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