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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
2
The Aberdeen Herald surveys global tensions and domestic issues from a skeptical, wry lens. It notes Maxim’s war anxieties, Saxonlia sea voyage humor, veteran senators, and a push for tax relief while urging towns to actively promote growth and shipbuilding through local boards and inducements.
A cautious note warns against rapid fortune seekers moving to South Africa after the war. It cites high living costs, need for capital, and profitable but expensive mining. The text also rejects the neuron theory of independent brain cells, noting neurons intermix and challenge the idea of individual consciousness as separate beings.
The article contrasts Mas on s call for natural health tendencies with a dramatic Hoboken docks fire. It describes widespread damage at North German Lloyd facilities including the Main Saale and Bremen steamers, vast property loss, and heroic rescue efforts amid the flames and smoke on the riverfront.
The author ity of a South American consul states that most dams imported into Brazil come from the United States, but are first shipped to England where English dealers pack them to Brazilian specifications before being reexported. Consequently Brazil only imported thirty eight packages of hams directly from this country in 1897.
When a woman begins to discuss her aphere the text signals a shift toward political interest and away from domestic topics like cooking. The remark frames evolving social attitudes and gender role perceptions reflected in the period discourse.
A compressed wire collection notes events: Teave reigns in Venezuela. Panama captured by Colombian revolutionaries. Honolulu to restore Emperor Kwang Sui. Walling of Amity Oregon dies at 82. stampede to Glacier Bay placer diggings. Fraser River fishermen strike militiamen called out. and a family of six drowns with one survivor near Ventura California.
The era spans international turmoil with assassinations, wars and political shifts. Reports note King Humbert I of Italy killed at Monza, Boer forces retreating, and Zhejiang and Shan Tung diplomacy amid upheaval from Mindanao to Pekin.
King Hum bert was assassinated in Monza Italy while attending a gymnastic prize distribution. Angelo Bressi confessed and was arrested after firing three shots fatally striking the monarch. The premier Signor Saracco moved to dispatch cabinet action and a death certificate for the king.
Ten people injured with two dead after a premature discharge at Camp Lincoln Springfield Illinois. A cigarette was said to have ignited falling powder near the cannon causing a blast that blew clothes from Corporal Balsley and Priv ate Ruppert and wounded a crowd of visitors. A boy or a uniformed man may have thrown the cigarette.
A failed attempt to free prisoners at Riverside penitentiary involved a tunnel from Sterling street. Investigators believe real estate swindler J. C. Boyd was the target while Alexander Berkman was a misattributed figure. The plan used gas hazards, an electric bell, and an air pump with an estimated cost of $2,000.
The U S state department cites Consul General Grudger in Panama announcing the collapse of the Panama revolt with the Liberal forces surrendering and calm returning. Consul General Espinola says 800 government troops faced 1 200 insurgents with about 400 killed or wounded. reinforcements of 1 000 troops followed and the insurgents surrendered.
General Land Office extends suspension of about 50 townships in Los Angeles San Francisco and Visalia California from disposition under the agricultural law. The move follows petitions protests claiming non agricultural lands hold valuable oil deposits and a ruling by Judge Ross. A thorough inquiry into land character is underway.
W L Metcalf treasurer of Skagway committed suicide by shooting himself on July 20. A 32 year old Washington native who moved to Alaska in the 1890s and served in Sitka Juneau and Skagway held multiple trusts. He was unmarried and his Elks and Arctic Brotherhood memberships are noted. his parents live in Seattle.
Colonel Moreland under Colonel Willcocks orders attacks a large Ashantee camp at Kokofu with infantry and five guns. The stockades are rushed in a brilliant charge and the enemy evacuates. A large amount of ammunition and arms is captured and the town is razed to open Willcocks flank.
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