03 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
1
A collage of jokes and notes from the Aberdeen Herald page, lampooning cars versus horses, royalty, crime, science, and education. It muses on wages, luck, vaccination debates, experts, and the Chicago Penny Saving Society while sprinkling satirical quips about public life and health.
The article discusses the jubilee concept with forgiveness and almsgiving, then shifts to Michigan and Minnesota forestry measures. It notes Governor Pingree signing a forestry law, the three member commission, and a plan to withdraw 200000 acres of state lands. It compares Wisconsin proposals and forecasts broader forestry adoption nationwide with private California efforts supporting fire protection.
A feature on inventor F. A. Knapp and his roller boat concept. The unusual craft is shown in a photograph and hailed by its creator as a potential game changer for maritime transport.
A photograph by W. S. McKowan shows Knapp's roller boat lying off Marsi’s point two miles west of Bowmanville Ontario, signaling a potential shipping revolution ahead.
A reflection notes dramatic religious shift on the Fiji Islands over half a century. It claims the population moved from all Christian to all non heathen, asserting the value of this change for humanity and suggesting resistance to external guidance.
An expedition led by Brigadier General RK.H Hall from San Pedro Macati Pasig and Morong seized Calamba on Laguna de Bay after two hours of combat. Four soldiers died and 12 wounded as insurgents fell back toward the hills while gunboats Napidan and Costa supported the operation.
A brief skirmish reported near Calamba describes three dead on the American side with four wounded from the Fourth Cavalry and Twenty first Infantry. Filipinos hidden in hay stacks opened fire until a Najadan used eix-pounders and Gatling guns. About 50 Spanish prisoners were offered army service or service as servants as civilians and officials retreated toward American lines.
General Hall captured 12 Filipinos armed with guns as Major-General Lawton Professor Worcester and Mrs. Lawton accompanied the expedition aboard a launch. Hall brought Spaniards released by the expedition to Manila. Lieut. Larson found a long-missing Spanish gunboat hidden by brush. Reinforcements reached Calamba and the Filipinos, misinformed Americans evacuated, were driven back. Hall to leave a garrison at Calamba.
Adolph L. Luetgert, the Chicago sausage maker serving a life term for his wife’s murder, was found dead in his Joliet penitentiary cell. Doctors conducting the postmortem report fatty degeneration of the heart as the cause, noting a large surrounding fat mass and surprise at the timing of death.
Girls clubs in several southern Kansas towns vow not to marry any man unless he served with the famous Twentieth Kansas. They plan to stay single rather than wed a man who stayed at home and will give the regiment a big reception on its return.
Paul Corcoran was found guilty of murder in the second degree for the Wardner riot killing of James Cheyne. Judge Stewart sentenced him to 17 years in the Idaho penitentiary, with the law specifying 10 years to life for second degree murder.
Dispatch from July 1 reports in Samoa widespread unease among natives amid fights over kingship. Chief Justice Chambers plans to depart for Washington after criticising commissioners for weak support to the court. German influence and dispatches influence the kinghip case while commissioners visit islands before expected voyage to the United States on July 16.
Reports from Honaula dated July 23 describe Mauna Loa in continued eruption with lava filling upland tables and Hawaii enveloped in smoke. Kilana shows renewed activity as photographer Frank Davey notes eight craters, five inactive, three active with large rocks raining down, while his party faced extreme heat and water shortages during summit ascent.
A Washington dispatch cites naval officers returning from the Philippines stating Aguinaldo still secures war supplies via German merchants in Hong Kong and Japanese traders in Yokohama. British officers have helped intercept arms shipments from Song Kong, while temptations to violate neutrality laws persist. Spanish gunboats on blockade duty have captured 16 cargoes, though no valuable munitions were found.
Four men were executed on a single scaffold in Baltimore City Jail Yard for the murder of Annie Bailey, a 13 year old girl, and the killing of Mary Pack. Cornelius Gardiner John Myers and Charles James died by the fall, with Gardiner losing consciousness after a moment before death.
Manila reports Spanish transport Alva will depart immediately for the Caroline islands to repatriate the garrison and inhabitants. A cable boat started from Tambay near Taguig, connected land wire, laid 18 miles of cable, and is expected to reach Calamba tonight marking a first for following army movements.
Lieutenant Colonel Plummer reports Second Oregon men wish to enlist in the Thirty-fifth Infantry and return to the Philippines if granted an eighty day furlough. The War Department has authorized furlough for such enlistments.
The Times prints an uncensored list of American army fatalities in the Philippines up to June 2. Fred J Ejitel of the Manila Freedom supplied the figures from the surgeon-general's recorder in Manila. Total fatalities 19 with 736 officers 23, 699 privates, and 14 civilians attached to the army.
Roosevelt pressed Alger to retire and to change policy in the Philippines and Cuba. The issue centered on a cabinet letter and friction with General Alger, with Roosevelts push seen as sparking Alger’s resignation. Also notes Tacoma rail talks and a Halifax train wreck injuring or killing workers.
A Tribune special from New York quotes the Herald cable from Trieste. Admiral Dewey reportedly says our next war will be with Germany, a view tied to tensions with the German fleet at Manila.
An account from a soldier describes chaotic battlefield moments with a charging pig fleeing through rice fields near Minneapolis Kansas? and a melee with muskets and cannons. The narrative notes foolish bravado, then relief as the animal escapes, plus a description of insurgent cannon captures and improvised ordnance laden with knives, bricks, dynamite, and unexpected junk.
Fragmented reports hint at wartime fear and political maneuvering as editors weigh alliances. Stray lines mention Russia, England, and potential crises, with mentions of a presidential figure and unrest in several regions. The garbled text references plagues, mine disasters, and a wreck, framing a broad, unsettled white heat of global tension.
A Nebraska and Minnesota led warning lists reveal many alum powders sold as private or store brands by grocers. Authorities caution prices and disguises mask alum content and urge avoidance of powders priced around twenty five cents per pound.
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