Our Town 100+ Years Ago... March 1900

Change a few names, a date, and headlines from 1900, and they could be reused today. War, political discord, well-known people dying, and someone wrongfully charged with a crime. All of these were topics on the front pages of the Jefferson Valley Zephyr back in March 1900. All of the following articles are taken as written from those March issues, with some editing for length.

A summary of some front-page headlines: Colorado Politicians Now See "Where They are At," and Party Lines are Again Drawn. Friends of Indiana Boy Believe Him to Be the Victim of Montana Persecution. New Mexico Filled Wit...