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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1899
Page
5
A Lamar column argues reproof does not prove guilt and notes that vocal critics vary in rhetoric. It reflects on honesty across social classes and the idea that success can breed shame, alongside a tangential remark about a poet who may quit writing.
The article argues that steam technology surpasses traditional romance by revealing poetry in engineering motions and the mind's triumph over matter, predicting emotional reactions to Venice gon dolas and the measured progress of invention.
The manager of a pretentious publishing company was arrested and convicted after a victim, lured by grand claims of profits, paid upfront for an employment opportunity. The case centers on deceptive statements about earnings and agency work.
Early September reports describe the Hubbar glacier breaking from its moorings, its front extending miles into the sea and causing roaring shocks that felled mountains. Islands vanished, coastlines altered, and the earth shook in the Mount St Elias area with rumors of Cape St Elias and Khan Taak Island submerged.
Rev. Stephen R. Wood, chaplain of the Twenty third United States infantry, reports from Sulu that troops in the Philippines eagerly seek books and periodicals to ease camp life. He notes soldiers have worn out their small reading box and await the next steamer with papers, urging home supporters to contribute.
British and Boer forces clash across the frontier as Colesburg is captured with Dutch inhabitants. British troops rush to De Aar while Ladysmith endures bombardment. Naval guns support defense near the town as tensions rise and reinforcements lag.
San Francisco reports an army inquiry harshly critiques officers in charge of sick soldiers from the Newport and Tartar hospitals. General Shafter ordered the probe after deplorable conditions and dysentery among about forty men, including John Fubisak Logan Mills.
Adjutant General Miller of Spanish War Veterans received a letter from Helen Goeld dated November urging action on the Roberts issue. The sender argues wives support Roberts and seeks protection for women nationwide urging Miller to back a reform or movement.
The Charleston and rival warships patrol the north as Aguinaldo’s forces may shift headquarters toward the tobacco country in the island’s north. Degupan and Apparri are insurgent strongholds, with a possible base to deter escape. If operations succeed, large scale insurrection may end early next spring though guerrilla warfare could persist.
A major blaze in Kanana City Kansas started in Jones Bros department store on North Main and Sixth and quickly spread to adjacent buildings on Main and Walnut. Property losses reach half a million dollars with about 375000 in insured value. Jones Bros. stock is reported destroyed and they carry insurance of roughly two percent of the loss.
The annual report of the general of the army outlines total forces in U S service and casualty figures from May 1908 to June 18. A new plan for Washington University funding is debated while the postmaster general bans excess postage in Guam and the Philippines. Admiral Crowninshield comments on ship funding reforms and training landmen. Captain Ludlow retires as rear admiral.
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