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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1898
Page
3
The Sheridan Lake Democratic convention nominated J.B. Traxler for representative last Thursday amid protests from J.T. Lawless. observers question fusionists allowing Democrats to name a justice of the peace while Sparks defends anti-Hanna charges.
Neil N. McLean, Republican candidate for representative, arrived in present day Baca County in 1887 and built a large Lamar business after early farming and teaching. His public service includes clerk roles in the 9th General Assembly. The piece also notes a Confusionists gathering with speakers Teller Adams Shafroth Patterson and Malone, critiquing party alignments.
The Denver Road Populist notes a year since Charley Thomas mocked congressmen and a year since Booth Malone spoke of a silver Republican conversion. He observes Shafroth and others now sharing a stance, calling them all nice people as if resurrected figures like Sapphire and Ananias.
Extracts from a letter to Jack Henderson recount life aboard the steamer China during the 1898 voyage from Honolulu to the Pacific. The writer describes heat, acclimation, shore visits at Hoodoo and Wake Island, a Fourth of July ceremony, a shark catch, a seaside burial at sea, and observations on naval actions and hospital duties amid the Dewey era.
In print for the first time General A. W. Greely recounts the ice bound Arctic ordeal of his探索 party enduring 264 sunless days while others waited. The issue also highlights Mark Twain anecdotes and a diverse lineup of literary and musical features.
The Royal Baking Powder Company is touted as the largest advertiser in America. The ad supports that high visibility by emphasizing the link between strong product quality and sustained newspaper advertising as essential to national success.
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