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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
2
A scatter of humorous quips and social observations. It surveys taxes, marriage, and bachelor fate, then shifts to global topics like the Philippines, Hawaii, and colonial expansion. The piece teases folly, progress, and public affairs with a satirical, period voice.
The article discusses patterns of wealth flow after a large payment to Spain, then shifts to Cuban customs and wage practices, noting reforms to stop “Tubilacion.” It surveys birds as weed destroyers, praising native species and critiquing the English sparrow while highlighting goldfinches and other birds’ roles in weed control.
The article notes idle villagers as local factories close or move to larger towns. Carpentry carriage making and baking decline as cities’ cheaper, mechanized firms dominate. Electric rail links promise better village integration with urban jobs, attracting city dwellers to village homes.
A churchman proposes a concealed button camera in the pulpit to photograph sleeping congregants. He believes exposing snoozers will shame them into better behavior, though some doubt and prefer engaging sermons to keep listeners awake.
A Washington Star quotation frames a Paris duel where the victor admits folly and reveals his opponent’s business relies on advertising, while he has none. The exchange questions fairness and hints at contrasting fortunes in public notice.
A Globe Democrat special reports Yaqui unrest spreads toward Nogales Arizona with two Gatling guns and artillery from Mexico City en route. Yaqui leaders call laborers to arms across Sonora. locals report disquiet among Mexican labor camps and nightly departures southward. Mayor Overton seeks cavalry protection from Governor Murphy and the War Department.
Los Angeles reports Marshall P. Wright describes 2000 Yaqui fighters in Mexico and fear across the region as Americans in Yaqui country face growing peril. Dispatches from Casa Lavanda cite 2000 American miners scattered through the Yaqui area in imminent danger. Cuban money-grabber claimology warned by an Indep endence writer reports officers extorting certificates. Washington notes 4068 enlistments with Camp Meade nearing quota. New York notes the transport McCellan arriving with officers and soldiers from Porto Rico and Cuba.
In Boise the rush to the Badger creek area on the Boise river gathers locals and expert miners. Reports say several new ledges have been found including one very large, with ore showing free gold in cropings, though values are not yet known.
Aug. 5 Tallahassee reports storm wrecks isolating Carrabell. Docks and wharves with 400000 feet lumber and 50000 barrels of resin swept away. Thirteen to fourteen large lumber vessels grounded. Two to three deaths noted locally, with wild panic and widespread destruction in Carrabell McIntyre Curtis Mill Teresa Lenark and Dog Island fishing crews missing.
Officials report no new spread since yesterday and no deaths among active cases. A former inmate William Thomas is believed to have introduced the disease from Santiago, with tracing placing him at the soldiers' home Phoebus and Columbus City before travel.
A Wisconsin farmer near Peskin Lake, Cumberland County, died by self inflicted dynamite blast. The man reportedly placed a quantity of lynamite in the ground and blew it, declaring a final departure with the Lord. The incident followed a line about his head and arm torn away.
A letter received by Dr. Kd Anthony of the Leavenworth Times states that General Funston will stay in the army until the Philippine War ends and will not muster out with his regiment.
Aug 5 report describes another dynamite blast in Cleveland after troops withdrew. An Jennings avenue streetcar with six passengers suffered a broken wheel flange and splintered running board but no injuries. The car continued to its final stop amid alarm.
Bridgeport Conn August 8 nearly 40 people are killed as a loaded trolley car plunges 40 feet from a trestle over Peck's millpond at Oronoque between Shelton and Bridgeport. Thirty six bodies are identified with 23 in Stratford morque awaiting.
A collapsed gangplank on the Mount Desert ferry at Bar Harbor, Maine, today caused a mass drowning. About 17 people died and 3 more perished from immersion after the plank gave way with around 200 on the approach. Rescue efforts used ropes and life preservers as a strong tide carried bodies away.
A Terrazas dispatch from Chihuahua reports Yaqui tribesmen arranging for a long campaign. They are financially prepared after receiving $200 per head two years ago and have stocked arms and ammunition. Miners and ranchers near Cocori are said to have been killed and property ruined as the conflict looms.
Senor Grulian states Hereaux's assassination delivered the country from deapotiem and asserts the murdered President was a friend of Spain in the late war.
Dispatches describe American troops defending lines from San Fernando to Paranaque as insurgents press around Manila. Rail routes, supply trains, and coastal positions endure heavy skirmishing with constant cannon fire and reports of new arms shipments from Japan, Australia, and the United States.
A garbled OCR passage mentions various names and places including Belgium, San, York, Elbe, and names like Wilson and Alger. It references legal matters, a train incident, and a potential admiral battle, but the fragmentary nature prevents a clear, cohesive report.
Paris reports claim Emperor Nicholas plans to abdicate amid a Russian heir legend linking Czar Michael to Constantinople. The Hague failure and a Darmstadt visit trigger the move, with De Blochta and Dewey's Naples arrival noted and an Ohio freight train wreck injuring three near Knights.
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