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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1897
Page
2
A London writer portrays Marie Corelli as a petite blonde with blue gray eyes an aquiline nose and fluffy flaxen curls. He notes her Parisian style wearing a bebe frock of liberty silk turquoise and emerald butterfly accents and elegant satin trailing garments.
The piece argues Col John Hay, cited in England as a potential U S representative, is not a raw American or mere dialect writer. It notes his transition to conventional English poetry, alignment with the Gilder school, and positions him as a cultured gentleman whose notable work is Lincoln history rather than literary hustle.
The U S Treasury report traces price declines from 1850 to 1895 across several iron and steel products. Anthracite foundry pig iron, Barz iron, standard rail, and steel rail prices fall from higher 19th century levels to lower 1895 figures, with wire nails peaking in 1887 then easing. The overall trend is a steady downward path with fewer fluctuations.
The Victor Times notes Rev. Mr. L. is to arrive this evening to occupy the pulpit of Rev. Mr. M. whose business demands his full time, leaving him unable to fulfill his pastoral duties. The report adds a moral aside about laying up treasures.
A brief note expresses sorrow for a Brahmin boy who must carry the soul of the late Madam Bla vataky through life, framing the burden as a heavy but shared duty.
London dispatches report Turkish forces pressing toward Larissa while Greek troops withdraw from Matt. Tyrnavo not yet fallen. 10 000 Turks active near Larissa with Crown Prince Constantine arriving. Greek fleet moves to Epirus to stir Albanian revolt. rumors place Hefe Pasha renouncing command if ordered to quit Dardanelles.
A dispatch from Athens reports widespread offers of assistance to the Greek government with 40,000 volunteers expected to enlist under the Greek flag next week. In Candia near daily fighting, 5,000 insurgents including 500 cavalry face Greek troops and four heavy guns. Epirotes plan to leave Athens to aid in Epirus as per the Berlin treaty. The National League of Greece funds 1,000 Garibaldians due in Piraeus, while the Pan-Hellenic steamer Albanian sails to Armeni carrying 3,000 Italians willing to fight for Greece. The governor fears insurgents may attack the town. Turks lack field guns.
Athens dispatch reports Prince Constantine’s plan to trap Edhem Pasha’s 40,000 near Larissa. A 20,000 Greek force advances to cut Turks off at their retreat and rail supply line to Salonica, with fleet support at Platamona, threatening a pincer in Thessaly. The Turks had not anticipated the encirclement.
A late April dispatch from Larissa reports Greek forces gaining the upper hand in ongoing combat. Both sides fought in close, line by line exchanges with notable movements observed throughout the day.
This evening the main armies occupied nearly the same positions as this morning. The fighting all day was severe.
Telegrams from the Sporades and Samoa Islands report inhabitants awaiting the Greek fleet as a sign to cast off Ottoman rule. The dispatches, published by Le Politique Colonial, describe growing impatience along Asia Minor coasts with Turkish authority.
At Katerina on the Gulf of Salonica the Greek squadron drove in Turks after bombardment. A Greek detachments found unprotected stores meant for Edhem Pasha. Turks had believed a blockade would shield towns near the railroad from attack. Capture of Piatamona and Katerina complicates Edhem Pasha's movements as 10,000 reinforcements move toward the Macedonian coast.
Athens reports the call of several Landwehr militia units. In Greece all able-bodied males aged 21 and up face military service. The total service spans nineteen years with two years on color and seven years in reserve. Romania plans for war with a 670000 francs extraordinary war credit issue.
Cape Town dispatch reports insurgents attacking Fort Izzetin held by International troops and Turkish garrison. Three warships sail from Suda to block the fort while admirals reconnoiter by torpedo boat. Colonel Vassos asks if powers align with Turkey as he says he was ordered to attack the Turks.
A London dispatch reports Turkish forces driving Greeks from positions atop the Turnavo heights as they prepare a final push toward Larissa, signaling a shift in the Milouia Pass fighting. The Journal and Advertiser’s London source cites intensified Turkish advances and Greek retreat.
A Constantinople dispatch reports Russia orders Bulgaria to stay silent while Bulgaria warns it will mobilize troops tomorrow unless the berats for five more Bulgarian bishops in Macedonia and the appointments of Bulgarian commercial agents at Uskub and Monastir are granted. The Sultan reportedly will not comply.
Constantinople April 23. Russian ambassador M Nelidoff advised the Turkish government not to expel Greeks from Turkey as the expiration approaches. The note signals diplomatic pressure amid rising ethnic tensions and potential deportations.
Bulgarian officials report to the sultan seeking permission to mobilize and appoint agents in Uskub and Monastir amid stalled talks with Greece. Moscow warns against actions, and Turkey signals patience while Bulgaria presses for concessions at Yildiz Palace.
Corfu reports the western squadron bombarding the Quaranto and the town causing great damage to government water facilities and stores along the quay. Fifty refugees who escaped aboard ships have been landed at the quay as fires continue.
London April 2 The Athens correspondent of the Daily Chronicle reports Crown Prince Constantine wired King George praising Greek successes. Turkish lines near Leregia and Katerina are described as disrupted with Greek coastal incursions and stores destroyed. Edhem Pasha is said to maintain cautious strategy, taking terrain step by step while preparing for broader operations.
A fragment from a New York bulletin discusses Mrs Brown as a wonder and Mr B as a would-be suitor. It captions Meek as never married and laments the missed match, noting that someone should have asked him.
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