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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1901
Page
3
The items recount a Rhode Island hymn note tied to Austrian music, Ireland's harvest peak, a Chicago prison storing honey, a Brussels death by suicide, a printer’s coffin hanging, umpire abuse and insurance bias, a Farmersburg amateur umpire killed after a bad call, and quotations on punctuation and Empress Frederick’s life.
In mine accidents rescuers are baffled when exact locations of trapped men are unknown. Scranton mine owners plan to place telephones at regular intervals along the workings for quick access during danger, a commendable step suggesting broader beneficial uses of the telephone.
A Christian Endeavor convention speaker says government is formed in caucuses and urges Christian men to engage to nominate good men. He warns that political evils stem from neglect of duty by those who complain.
A blaze at Wystiten near Rominten drove 400 families from homes. Emperor William sent troops to assist and contributed £500 to aid the distressed town. Harsh weather forced blankets to be bought for those sheltering outdoors as Russian customs delayed entry, demanding duty on the bedding.
July 20 tourists climbing Tribulaun in the Stubuler Alps used wire cables for aid when rocks emitted a humming sound. A lightning strike after a recent thunderstorm stunned a tourist and the guide and hurled them several hundred metres down.
The U.S. government and Minnesota prepare for a court fight over ownership of thousands of acres in northern Minnesota from Rainy Lake to Lake Superior. The land, in gold country, was chosen by Minnesota under the Swamp Act of 1860, though Washington contests that border area as swamp land.
The passage highlights Walter Crane as a leading English decorative artist and multi role figure. It lists his work as teacher writer book illustrator painter furniture glass mosaic wallpaper fabric poet lecturer and socialist. Albany claims the first carriage manufactured entirely in the United States with several built in 1811 noted as a sign of US enterprise.
Washington Oct 26 Admiral Schley faced a large court audience as he testified about the Santiago battle and the May 31 reconnaissance. He described Brooklyn’s position, denied uttering “Damn the Texas,” and rejected Potts’s account of Cristobal Colon bombardment, with adjournments due to throat strain.
Washington reports Captain Clark describes the July 3 battle, the Oregon and Brooklyn actions, and signals observed during the chase of the Spanish fleet. He recalls distance estimates, engagements with four ships, and moments when smoke lifted to reveal the Brooklyn.
The trial in Denver unfolds for Casey Gaul Roy Charles and George Brune four youths accused of murdering Homer Reahard in August. Prosecution alleges the group formed a youth gang modeling dime novel bandits. Only the jury was impaneled as witnesses testified about the dying boy and statements by others. Detective W Conner arrived from Grand Junction and questioned Willie Jeremiah who claims to have witnessed the killing.
Detective Conner prepared to return Jeremiah to the city after the boy described witnessing a Denver murder blamed on a group called the Jesse James gang of young toughs. The boy’s stories varied but consistently supported the core assertion.
The Arapahoe county grand jury opens in Denver under an agreement that it may investigate but cannot report to Judge Johnson about Tammen Bonfils Thomas Schrader and Sadlier until the Supreme Court rules on their writ of prohibition next week. Special prosecutors Talbot and Pitkin attend the proceedings in the same room used by the Anderson jury where Bailiff Schrader is accused of offering bribes.
Washington October 26 Director Meariam estimates the total population of the United States including new possessions will reach about 100 million in 1910. The census work progresses rapidly with the first volume due in December and the final report by July next. Principal reports are prepared years ahead of the usual schedule.
The American Society in London plans a free dinner for Sir Thomas Lipton upon his return to London. Other brief items note a Venezuelan money transport sunk on the Colombian frontier and presumed robbery, Japan’s autumn maneuvers November 9 with a grand review, and Pan American Exposition closing time set for November 2 at midnight.
The Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette notes Walter Baker & Co of Dorchester MA have years of study in cocoa and chocolate preparation. It highlights unique machinery and methods that preserve purity, palatability, and nutrients and cites endorsements from doctors nurses and housekeepers.
The Boulder court discharged Bert Striegel after prosecution failed to prove death by poison. Testimony suggested possible morphine presence, but an expert said any amount was too small to kill. The couple had a double suicide note and a bigamy history tied to Kansas City, Denver, and Longmont.
Denver honors Dr. Horace M. Hale, longtime State University leader, with a large funeral in Fort Collins area. Pioneers, faculty from Boulder, and Gilpin county educators attend. pallbearers include Aaron Gove and Col. George E. Randolph as a crowd fills the lawn outside Hale’s Logan Avenue home.
Georgetown Kentucky October reports Powers Caleb Powers secretary of state is again convicted in the Goebel murder case. He receives a life sentence after a second trial that ran three sessions into night. the defense seeks a new trial and an appeal is planned. Powers moved pale as verdicts were announced and was jailed in Frankfort without bail.
An Eldora special notes J L Frankenberger chief engineer of the Boulder Inter-Mountain Railway and twelve men camping south of Eldora to grade the line. Eighty workers are grading South Boulder canon as J R DeRemer of Pueblo builds the Superior to Boulder County mine segment with two other rail jobs finishing in sixty days and boosting force to about five hundred.
The Boulder and Inter Mountain company files incorporation papers in Gilpin county and announces plans to build into Central City and Black Hawk. Rumor says the new firm may consolidate with the Colorado and North Western, operating between Boulder and Ward.
The Old People’s Tabernacle on Blake Street near Nineteenth held its farewell service led by Rev. C J Hall and Rev. Ty zell. He recalled seventeen years of work, urging a city endowment of 1 000 wealthy men giving 100 each to fund a permanent mission in the slums. The basement tabernacle opens next Sunday with sermons by multiple pastors, followed by Chancellor Buchtel at evening services.
Colorado Springs residents report a timber fire on the west side of the mountain range, including Mount Garfield. Smoke appeared in the afternoon and, under strong winds, the blaze intensified tonight with no known effort to subdue it.
New Jersey chartered 2342 corporations during the fiscal year just ended, collecting filing fees that rose by 168,424 dollars from 1900. The total includes 220,000 dollars received from filing fees for the United States Steel Corporation.
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