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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1901
Page
2
The piece recalls Michael G. Mulhall the statistician who died in London and his 95,000 forecast of the twelfth American century. It also notes Henry James’s remark on fellow authors and a station nine miles from a great city named Relay after the horses used in early railroad operation. History lingers in a name.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has Post Office Department orders to print Pan American Exposition stamps in several denominations. Quantities are one-cent 71,000,000. two-cent 160,000,000. four-cent 5,000,000. five-cent 8,000,000. eight-cent 3,000,000. ten-cent 4,000,000, totaling 251,000,000 stamps.
Three women from Fassa lost their way in a Dolomite snow storm above Bozen. They were found frozen together in a stone like group and had to be laid on a sledge and dragged into the valley. They were thawed before a great fire and then separated for burial.
Northern Indiana farmers report promising results from quail domestication. Most households keep one to three coveys, giving the birds steady care. During snow, quail are fed regularly and some farms note the birds roosting with barnyard fowls.
German ammunition maker Heinrich Ehrhardt of Eisenach and Dusseldorf teams with wealthy Turin manufacturer Friedrich Spahn to build extensive works in Italy. The factory would produce Ehrhardt’s patented guns and boiler tubes.
Paris seamstresses strike for shorter hours and higher pay while American dressmakers organize a union to secure prompt payment for delivered garments. Meanwhile an American woman sues a Paris dressmaker for time wasted trying on a gown that would not fit, with nine fittings cited as grounds for damages and sustained by the French court.
President Thwing of Western Reserve University Cleveland cites two influences lowering divinity student numbers: higher pay in commercial pursuits and doubts about church and society. He says young men wonder if the church is a place of worship or a club.
The German war office reportedly secured a field gun that is both a quick fire weapon and free from recoil. Developed by Grupp, the mechanism allegedly keeps a coin on a wheel spoke undisturbed by the discharge, signaling a zero-recoil design. The plan is to adapt all German field artillery to this non-recoil system.
A Missouri legislator introduces a bill declaring February 14 the only Groundhog Day in Missouri. The move aims to settle confusion over the festival date and clashes with St Valentine honors. The public expects legislative action to resolve the tangle and unite two celebrations.
A daily paper correspondent recounts a Zulu houseboy leaving at 1am with belongings after being paid the prior evening. No quarrel occurred. the servant simply chose to move on seeking change. The Zulu view of giving notice appeared unnecessary to him.
The piece reports U S policy shifts including a reduced army to 40000 in the Philippines, possible remaining regiments in Cuba, and Secretary Root backing a 76000 man force. Also noted are Perry monument events in Japan and internal revenue trends.
Denver April 29 witnesses testified in the Strong mine damage case. Charles Ferguson described an offer of 500 to blow up the mine and a plan to hire a desperate man. John J. O'Brien recounted meetings with Sam Strong about a miner and powder. Cockney Gilmore gave a dramatic account of an April night confrontation and an implied threat to break a man’s face.
A state cable from Pekin indicates Empress Dowager Cixi appoints a three member cabinet style commission to take over public functions. The board includes Prince Ching Vice Li and Prince Kung with Jung Lu among the cabinet at Sian Fu. The move may hinder Li Hung Chang and other foreign observers aims.
Earl M. Cranston of Denver has been appointed district attorney for the Colorado district, succeeding Clay B. Whitford. Born in Middleport Ohio in 1863, he moved to Denver in 1878 and rose through East Denver High School and Denver University before earning a law degree at Cincinnati Law School in 1886. He served in the Seventh General Assembly lower house and as county attorney of Arapahoe County in 1889. he currently is senior partner of Cranston Pitkin Moore.
The Washington to New Orleans leg of President McKinley’s seven week tour starts at 10:30 AM with engineer Frank Larmond and conductor W. W. Albright, trusted Southern Railway staff. The Southern Railway will operate the train to New Orleans and then Southern Pacific takes over beyond that point.
AURORA MISSOURI special report says life and air reached the five entombed miners at 2 pm. Two were rescued alive, one found dead, two believed lifeless. Grant Shard died instantly from injuries. The rescued are William Shane and George Teaster. Teaster’s foot was pinned by a boulder. Shane was pinned under a dead man for about sixty hours.
Frank Fenn traveled to Amethyst Colorado to verify reports of five mountain sheep killed by a snow slide. He located carcasses buried in seven feet of snow on Redmountain's south face in Hinsdale county thirty five miles from Creede. Plans are in place to move the carcasses out and transport them fifteen miles by snow shoe crew. Hides are expected to be preserved and mounted.
Secretary Root reconsiders Filipino enlistment while costs of British war rise. McKinley to visit St Joseph on June 10. Egg dealer carl shipments to Cuba and varied global events in politics war plague and science.
Moraine post office to move southeast half a mile. Curtis post office to close and mail go to Akron. New Agricola Aridus magazine for Fort Collins students. McKinley to Cripple Creek June 7 visit planned by Colorado Springs committee. Various appointments, hearings, and bills across Colorado including West on state board, wolf roundup near Holyt, and jail for forgery case in Ouray.
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