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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
1
Montesano and Elma brief items highlight community life. Local officials and residents, including J. Hamilt-John and J. Jolneon, attend meetings. schools resume after a lull. bonds and stock in local companies generate interest. Notable moves include wedding and family visits, new offices and talent in music, and development plans for Harbor area projects amid bustling town activity.
The Cosmopolis free reading room in the City Hall is kept in fine shape while local eggs are hard to obtain. Citizens discuss the need for large scale poultry farming and a future electric line between Aberdeen and Ho qi um with a brewery and racetrack. Bids for a Chehalis river bridge near Black House ferry are invited with 10 percent certified check. bid closing September 4, 1899.
The pamphlet by John J. Valentine argues Europeans cannot thrive in sea level tropics and condemns the US Philippines policy. It cites Congo, Panama, Luzon, wages, contract labor, and imperial gains versus real trade growth, warning conquest costs exceed any plausible benefit.
A letter from Joan J. Valentine in San Francisco denounces U S policy in the Philippines and imperial expansion. It condemns war profiteering and militarism, urges freedom for Filipinos, and calls for humane action over conquest. It invokes Franklin and Pitt to argue for calmer, just policy. The piece laments imperial arrogance and urges truth and kindness.
Central lodging house with steady business offered at a bargain for quick sale. Owner seeks other ventures and invites inquiries at the Hirano office.
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