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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
7
The readable text suggests a 50 000 dollar amount and an organization preparing incorporation. It mentions a city node and a dry goods venture with expectations of control and store closures. The fragment references Manila and a proposed launch by a named individual.
Crowds along Telegraph Hill and the waterfront cheered as the USS Sherman tied at the pier. Flags dipped and cannons boomed while whistles sounded and mastheads flushed with color in a grand welcome. The flotilla of bay yachts and tugs escorted the transport, then the fleet moved toward the Presidio for a 24 hour furlough plan.
The readable fragment hints at a local government count and occupancy issue. No clear names, places, or dates are legible to identify a full event or outcome.
A scrambled excerpt references aWillamette approval and expenditures, mentioning a chief, navigational survey, August, and a total around 2500 with a recommendation and 130 approval. The legibility is poor, but the items imply budgetary actions linked to a project or survey.
The War Department weighs an absolute blockade of Philippine island ports but notes potential harms to peace and commerce. Officials caution a full blockade could injure the community and complicate supplies to insurgents. Other updates report fever at Panama and a Chilean train wreck with heavy casualties.
Aug 24 report from Potam Mexico details General Torres Bivés advance on Vicam with 1000 troops clashing with about 700 Yaquis. Three engagements left 2 Mexican killed and 22 wounded, 40 Yaquis dead, plus many wounded. Loretta Villa leads Yaquis in jungle fighting as Mexican forces pursue.
Thirty five shipwrecked seamen arrived in Norfolk from Hatteras NC with only torn clothes as a hurricane worsens the coast. The storm’s toll includes at least twenty fatalities in the 18 mile stretch from Kinnacool to Hatteras and reports of eleven vessels along the coast. Waves towered and winds reached seventy five miles per hour as survivors call it miraculous no further lives were lost nearby.
Four men held up a stage half a mile inside the Idaho line between Salmon City and Red Rock at noon yesterday. They seized more than $5,000 in gold dust carried by H. L. Kinney, manager of the dredge near Salmon City, and escaped on concealed horses. Sheriff Pile and Deputy Stoler pursue toward Fannock amid rugged, timbered terrain with a $500 reward offered. captures seem unlikely.
The cruiser Olympia arrived in Villefranche and Admiral Dewey, in good health, met with Vice-Admiral Biennemé and other officials. French ships fired a salute, and Dewey planned to stay in Nice for a time with limited official duties.
At the Dreyfus trial Bertillon the handwriting expert faced sharp ridicule from Dreyfusards who fear his method may influence judges. They question his claims of forged letters and imitation writing while the court weighs the science. In a separate report President McKinley defended the US flag’s global role and urged peaceful, lawful Philippine governance.
Washington reports great pressure on the administration to form colored regiments for service in the Philippines. The proposal is still under consideration and it is understood any regiment organized would be officered by colored men.
The treasury department is prepared to enforce heavier penalties for stamp law violations after accepting bank compromises on un stamped checks and notes. Examiners report continued violations despite settlements, prompting a shift to stricter enforcement and higher fines.
Labori's secretary L. Leon Bureau, visiting the French vice consul in Seattle, said he traveled to Great Slave Lake to obtain information for Dreyfus. He plans to deliver the data to Labou, hoping to influence the case before it closes, while denying a deep conspiracy among high army officers.
The British bark Macduff arrived in Astoria from Calcutta after 192 days. No accident or distress occurred, delays due to weather and a fouled bottom. Captain Huellin and his family traveled with the crew. the first mate suffers neuralgia in the face.
A dynamite blast at the Margaret Mining Company mill near Carterville, Missouri, killed five workers: David Sinclair of Duluth Minnesota, Red Robbins of Sedalia Missouri, Henry Gilbert, William Mesemore, and Frank Huddleson. Gilbert was near the blast when a stick exploded, destroying the plant and flinging bodies far from the site. The blast was felt three miles away in Oronogo.
Will aid wounded and deserving officers with remaining funds. Aug 26 Havana dispatch notes that Brooke will not distribute further supplements after uncovering theft and attempted swindling in the initial payments.
State Food and Dairy Commissioner Satley reports Willamette valley farms show strong prospects in thoroughbred stock and mohair goats. He notes buyers in Portland seek breeding stock, lambs fetch 10 to 15 dollars, and 100 Cotswold lambs could yield rich returns. He advises switching from wheat to clover and vetch pasture for sheep and goats, while dairying faces shortages.
Bradstreet notes strengthening trade as summer wanes with falling demand improving outlook. Manufacturing frays at minimum while cereals and iron and steel show added strength. Wheat shipments reach 4,040,009 bushels for the week. year to date exports 26,165,065 bushels. Business failures rise to 172 for the week.
Beaverhead plans 4 percent bonds totaling 40000 dollars while Gallatin county offers 137000 dollars in bonds at 4 1 2 percent interest as counties seek to manage indebtedness with cheaper financing.
Market report from Portland lists grain, flour, oats, barley, millstuffs, hay, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, hops, wool, mohair, mutton, hogs, beef, and veal. Prices shown per unit and by grade with regional varieties and crop years noted in row entries.
A dense catalog of fresh produce and farm goods with per sack and per box prices. Onions and potatoes lead the list with varied rates, followed by beets turnips carrots parsnips and cauliflower. Dairies eggs cheese butter and poultry along with hay grains flour millstuffs and feeds complete the market snapshot.
San Francisco Market lists Wool Spring Nevada and Oregon Eastern prices per pound and sack for various regions. Values include Vale ley 17 1%e, Northern 8 10c, Onions Silverskin 83c to 1 per sack, Butter Fancy Creamery 24 op seconds, Egge Store 17 200, Fancy Ranch 22 26c, plus Hops 1898 crop 17140.
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