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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
3
The readable text is highly garbled without coherent events or identifiable names, places, or dates. No verifiable action or outcome can be determined from the fragments.
A condensed survey notes strikes in Buffalo and Newfoundland, a New York fire in Bar Harbor aftermath, naval and diplomatic movements, Cuban trade hints, and various accidents, elections, and political chatter across the Americas and Europe. Includes references to Choate, Manila, Santo Domingo, and ships, with scattered dates and places.
The item notes plans for an ice making plant in Manila and reports on various global events. It mentions labor disputes in Colorado, Dreyfus case developments in Rennes, and political tensions in Paris, Manila, and elsewhere, including military movements and disasters.
A late 19th century dispatch details widespread hurricane damage across San Juan Ponce Humacao and Montserrat. It reports hundreds of homes destroyed dozens of deaths, missing and injured, with port and crop losses and government relief efforts underway. The account cites Captain Eben Swift and U S cavalry casualties.
Astoria reports the salmon pack for the season is only about two thirds of normal. Fishermen and cannerymen urge law change to extend the season as fish arrive late, with quality described as high but subject to later processing. Upper river buyers worry fall wheels will cannery-degrade and flood the market with exhausted fish. An estimate sets the total pack at 276000 cases.
The Strathcona brought 80 Edmonton trail survivors to Wrangel Alaska via Seattle, recounting brutal hardships since leaving Telegraph Creek and Laketon. They denounce trading firms and officials for promoting the Klondike route. About 250 destitute miners remain, with many sick, underfunded, and seeking aid from Washington.
Tense mutiny erupts aboard the United States transport Victoria off Seattle as nearly 60 Chinese crew revolted over pay and leave. Officers avert battle with armed sailors and carpenters. mutineers driven back with weapons. They claim they will work for the government only if paid seven dollars more monthly.
Portland crowds greet the returning Oregon volunteers of the Philippines campaign as three SP sections arrive at Union Depot and parade to Multnomah Field. Governor Geer and citizens honor Brigadier-General Summers with a sword at a city banquet following the homecoming salute.
South Bend’s F L Rice and Cathlamet’s J B Nice report that tide lands and fishing grounds along the Columbia belong to Washington per the boundary center of the river channel. The line extends from the mouth two miles from Fort Stevens to beyond Tongue Point, shifting historic channels and granting Washington key fisheries areas and sands. Nice’s river experience aids the inquiry, which could upend Oregon’s tax claims and jurisdiction on Sand Island.
The Fay Fruit Company of Los Angeles plans to use Charles KE Tripler's liquid air process to refrigerate its cars and replace ice in shipments. With over 2,000 car loads of citrus, vegetables, dried fruits and nuts sent East annually, the project aims to modernize cooling. The plant will liquefy air and may offer broad applications beyond refrigeration.
Captain W. J. Ellis of the Bay City aims to form a New Whatcom based steamboat stock company with $65,000 to $75,000 in subscriptions. He would take a large portion himself, paying about $20,000, and a new steamer costing around $40,000 would be built to operate Whatcom Seattle Tacoma run.
Immigration agent T. A. Harris for Union Pacific and Short Line quotes the Snake river valley Idaho as the richest agricultural region in the West. The Short Line has begun a rail extension from Idaho Falls to St. Anthony, about 40 miles, expected to finish in time for this fall's crops.
The people of Butte Montana face a question on whether ice should be treated as a luxury or a necessity after most ice suppliers are bought by the Butte Ice Company. Everett considers a Sunday closing movement while Walla Walla reports a $500000 rise in assessed value in a year. Lewiston Idaho records 3000 more residents in three years. Alaska railways lose rights of way for grant noncompliance. The Southern Pacific tie plant moves from Latham Oregon to California.
A Manila cablegram reports captured letters from a high insurgent authority urging inhabitants to endure until European recognition by August 31 and predicting overthrow of the current U S administration. The item mentions land crabs in Cuba running with great speed, outstripping a horse.
R G Dunn reports July failures smaller than any record aside from Muay and smaller than any other month. London eases gold drain while Bank of England cannot pull funds from New York. Over $1,000,000 moves from Sidney to San Francisco as European demand for wool and pig iron rises. Wool shipments stay near last year’s level. prices lag February peaks. U S weekly failures total 18 versus 196 a year ago. Canada 23 against 21.
Wholesale commodity prices from Walla Walla to Oregon lists show grains, flour, oats, barley, millstuffs, hay, butter, cheese, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, hops, wool, mohair, mutton, hogs, beef and veal. Prices per unit vary by grade and product, with frequent cent ranges and per ton rates noted.
The list shows New onions at 1.25 per sack and potatoes at 1 1 sc per 1ch, with beets 1.25 per sack and turnips 50 10c. Other items include carrots 1.25 per sack, parsnips 1, cauliflower 40 60c per dot, cabbage 1.50 per 100 pounds, and various fruits like cherries 7 60 81, peaches 75c, and apples 1.25 1.75 per box. Dairy and meats priced, eggs 23c, butter 22c, cheese 10 12c, poultry and fresh meats with multiple grade prices, plus grains and milled products such as wheat 21, oats 30, hay and millstuff prices, and San Francisco and regional market figures.
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