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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
2
The Aberdeen Herald canvasses a mix of satirical observations and local notes from Chicago and beyond. It jokes about politicians money power and social quirks while warning investors about Arizona mining stock scams and noting the Hesse Diet proposal taxing bachelors more than married men.
An editorial lampoons Hesse’s dull marriage market and blames bachelors and damsels, urging a detailed Diet inquiry into causes. It cites Alameda's Divorced Men's Club and argues love may outpace judgment, praising experiential learning over caution in matrimony.
The article depicts President Kruger as a blunt cautious Boer leader who resists Cecil Rhodes and Joseph Chamberlain through inertia. It praises his restraint as a strategic counter to imperial energies, noting his quiet life near Pretoria and his slow speeches while contrasting him with British figures and Gladstone’s moral politics.
The historic East Moriches oak, known as the eagle tree, houses bald eagles since the 1800s. A railroad nearby forced their departure, they returned until a hunter wounded the male, killing him at the tree base. The landowner says the tree’s rights predate his ownership and it will not be cut down.
Thirty six foreign vessels with a total tonnage of 57 556 suffered disasters in American waters last year according to maritime records.
Reports describe lynchings in Port Gibson Mississippi and Grant Parish Louisiana. Bill Wilson was discovered hanged in a county jail cell with bullet wounds as officials learned of the event too late. In Naytehai Creek Max Singleton’s mutilated body was found after he sought food at a planter’s home, with sparse details on capture and execution.
Nashville report states Will Chambers, a Black man, was lynched near Bellbuckle after being arrested for allegedly assaulting a 14 year old girl, the daughter of William Watson. The victim identified him and remains in critical condition.
Will McClure a Black man was lynched this afternoon in Clem Georgia for an attempted assault on Mrs George A Moore wife of a Carroll county farmer. Local authorities reported the mob acted without formal justice and the case ends in tragedy.
San Francisco report says Klondike pioneer Alexander McDonald files for insolvency in Dawson with liabilities around 6 million dollars. Assets are uncertain. he expects ultimate value near 20 million. His bride, Margaret Chisholm, remains with cautious optimism as creditors claim his mining and trading interests.
Washington Aug 14 The state department received a report from Consul Henal at Odessa noting crop failure across many European Russian provinces is more serious than commonly admitted. Authorities are taking energetic steps to address the situation with famine districts mapped and government informed of district losses.
Bombay Aug 14 preparations near completion for sending 12 000 troops to South Africa. Transports ready in Indian waters. If war breaks out troops to be embarked simultaneously in Bombay Karachi and Calcutta. All Coos county sawmills running, Empire mill hoped to restart.
A survey of varied facts notes 1808 had 53 Saturdays, a Youngstown slot machine firm earned 15000 on 200 machines, and turkeys live about 10 years while geese reach 50. It cites low marriage rates linked to child mortality, German paper teeth, falcon mail carriers, and long sleep patterns of centenarians. It also lists Chicago river shipping in 1898 and 1888, and Calumet harbor vessel counts.
Doctors warn alum is poisonous and alum baking powders render food unwholesome. Hygienists urge state action to suppress them. Minnesota Wisconsin ban alum powders unless labeled. DC prohibits alum in bread. Households should avoid powders under 25 cents per pound and seek cream of tartar powders about 45 to 50 cents.
Three Fifth Ghurkas trained by Swiss guides in the 1890s travel with British officers. They are cheerful, popular, and recount their Europe experiences including ships and flying fish. One fish lands on deck and Karbir and Amar Sing joke about not revealing the story to preserve their veracity.
In a brief exchange the New Girl asks Mrs De Styles to order shoes while down town. Mrs De Styles hesitates noting size unknown and questions wearability. The New Girl confirms she can wear them, warning shoes shrink after getting wet.
An elderly boardinghouse resident at breakfast proclaims she does not believe in girls wearing cuff clothes in hot weather and insists her two daughters wear negligent coats all summer, provoking a sharp reply from her daughter as a fox terrier scampers in the basement.
Maitre Labori, counsel for Dreyfus, was shot in the back as he walked to court. He fell and lay motionless. doctors feared he would die as the bullet lodged in his stomach. Two assailants fled after firing from a revolver in a secluded lane near the Vilaine river.
At Fort Stevens Oregon on August 2 the secretary of war ordered Col Lee to inspect the Columbia defenses. Lee and his escort visited Fort Stevens Scarborough head Fort Columbia and other coast works completing inspections of major US fortifications. He praised the engineering and guns behind masonry walls and noted the data gathered could prove valuable if war breaks out.
Aug 15 report from Ponce notes peaceful citizenry amid disaster aftermath. Officials oversee food distribution and urgent repairs to bridges and roads while daily wages are paid. Merchants and planters foresee numerous failures as two steamers Australia and Vasco were wrecked by the hurricane.
American miners in British Columbia claim losses totaling 10 million dollars after developing claims under BC law before being barred by a Canadian exclusion act. James Hamilton Lewis, counsel for the miners, seeks arbitration before the joint high commission and cites projected damages up to 26 million dollars. In the Dominican Republic, 1200 insurgents crossed the Yaque river under mitrailleuse fire with 18 government fatalities. General Jimenez’s and General Torrido Garcia are tied to the movement and Cuban involvement is noted.
Secretary of War Elihu Root asks cities to raise private funds and organize relief for hurricane devastated Porto Rico. The McPherson will transport rice beans and other food, with future ships planned as reports detail widespread destruction and 100000 homeless.
A London Boer dispatch via the Standard and Digge News warns Britain of war risks and Boer plans to destroy mines and machinery to ruin Johannesburg as a milling center. It predicts English victory but at a heavy cost to thousands, and cites proposals for Uitlander representation to avert intervention. Relics voyage reports return from Cliffdwellers in Colorado with findings of ancient dwellings near Santa Fe River, noting 1600 rooms and a 34030 foot ice artifact.
A garbled OCR fragment references various historic war era terms and places including Japan, America, Georgia, and Carlisle. It hints at strikes, politics, and military actions but is largely unreadable with multiple broken phrases and nonsensical sequences.
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