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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
4
Aberdeen Herald, published weekly in Aberdeen Washington, lists subscription rates two dollars for one year, one dollar for six months, and three dollars for three months. Notices of births marriages or deaths printed free. Correspondence from county readers encouraged with name.
The Herald presents itself as the official paper of Chehalis County and the oldest on Grays Harbor. It states advertising contracts depend on its claimed circulation and that all money paid under those assertions will be forfeited if the claim is not absolutely true.
A critical column alleges Mark Hanna's political think tank in Washington, funded by the Dingley bill interests, writes editorials for Hanna aligned papers. It claims disclosure errors sent the same piece to two republican papers, exposing a supposed strategy to mold public opinion and demand large appropriations for expansion and West land storage reservoirs.
A local republic party rift could revive the Record er newspaper amid tensions over the pace treaty and the custom house and post office. Reliable sources warn of a political war planned by rising warwicks, with The Herald keeping readers informed on inside developments.
The Hoquiam paper questions an editor’s claim that Auditor Sells disobeyed county orders on the 2 per cent reduction, arguing state tax levies are set by the state board and county reductions affect only county levies. It cites 1897 and 1893 tax figures to dispute the allegation and defends the auditor as properly bonded.
The article lists numerous commissions created under President McKinley, detailing each post and its expense. Totals show a grand expenditure of 2,190,000 dollars across diverse missions from Cuba and Japan to Panama and insular commissions.
Analyzed figures show deficits rising under McKinley with 1900 projected at over 100 million dollars. Government revenues totaled about 1.26 billion in three years, aided by 200 million in bonds and 112 million from war revenue, yet debt and interest costs climbed, per capita burden increasing from 49 to 52 cents.
A provocative statement urges harsh action against poor laborers while condemning swollen corporations for bribery and oppression. The speaker calls for a platform plank against trusts and asks for public contributions to the cause.
The Hoquiam Washingtonian is accused of distorting a teachers institute report by claiming resolutions endorsed the superintendent amid a county commissioners dispute. The Herald argues the paper belittles educators and oversteps by implying the group ruled on court matters, illustrating partisan zeal clouding news.
The Illinois senator urged residents to support their hometown newspaper, noting editors donate free lines and work for low pay, arguing a local paper offers more community benefit than teachers or preachers and is the best advertisement for the town. He defended supporting home media as an investment.
Notice is served on the federal brigade in Ohio and on Ohio men in departments at Washington. The document condemns the ancient regime of assessments and pernicious activity and calls for action against these practices.
The piece notes the push to revive the Buckeye State with a center approach and predicts similar signals in Oregon. It mocks the Aberdeen editor of the Vidette for sensationalism and cites alleged editorial sources from Hanna Thought Foundation and pirated county news from the Herald as part of a sharp attack.
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