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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1897
Page
3
In the Chicago Chronicle account a northern suitor and a doctor pursue a desperate night as Mamie, wearing a nun’s habit taken from a plague camp, confesses a tragic tale. She dies after revealing a life of duty, exile, and romance tainted by contagion.
In early America women performed steady home and factory tasks, spinning and weaving for families, knitting, carpeting, and tending gardens while also doing housework. Farmers' wives helped in fields, and some fortunes of famous families were built with women’s labor contributing alongside their husbands.
A Washington report says Senator Lodge plans a bill to buy Denmark’s West Indian islands St Thomas St Croix and St John. Denmark still willing to sell and two European nations Britain and Germany are said to be negotiating. The United States has long discussed the idea dating back nearly 30 years and a 1868 treaty would have cost 8 million dollars. The trio covers about 100 square miles with 40 000 people.
Denver report by Special Agent Fr B Reynolds fully vindicates Warden Wilcox and his men after interviewing six Indians and 12 wardens. Reynolds says Indians fired first, shooting then became general, with several Indians killed. wardens claim six dead while Indians cite three. He sides with the wardens on no blame.
Miss Annie Virginia Wells 33, daughter of Lewis S. Wells, shot herself with her brother’s revolver at her father’s residence after learning of Miss Leila Herbert’s death. Illness and bereavement fed melancholia. the suicide followed Christmas festivities and left her mother heartbroken.
Je Tagoni fired four shots at Mary Costello at 91 Sacramento street. she died of heart failure amid shock. Tagoni had lured Costello with promises of marriage after employing her as an assistant, then threatened her before killing her.
The final bullfight by Mazzaltini drew 7,000 spectators. Maz zaltini was tossed by a bull and gored in the hand while ten horses and six bulls were killed. Separate London notice reports Mrs Jarvis and nine children burned to death in Bethnal Green, with the husband dying days later in a workhouse infirmary.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse from Bremen reached New York one day late amid reports of heavy seas from Cherbourg. Passengers described seasickness as machinery failed and the ship drifted for eight hours after a boiler band broke. Captain Englehart dismissed danger concerns.
Jacob Weinan was found dead in his St Louis kitchen after a Friday evening murder. A post mortem revealed a towel twisted round the throat and a wad of thick cloth embedded deep in the bronchial tubes, likely rammed with a stick. Police note a similar 1893 Jefferson Barracks killing fueling case excitement.
A New York dispatch reports J Pierpont Morgan plans a central selling agency for anthracite and similar bodies for the major bituminous coal districts in Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Illinois to fix production share and halt rate cutting while coordinating supply to meet market demand.
Thayer Iowa December 27 an attempt to derail Burlington train No 2 en route to Murray was foiled. Tracks shown tampered with three rail lengths pulled spikes with stolen tools from Thayer carhouse. Footprints and wrench marks indicate multiple actors. no injuries or major damage reported. Separately New York December grand jury urges abolition of coroner post citing ineffectiveness and corruption. Honolulu dispatch notes Mariposa arrival and mixed view on annexation treaty as Congress opens.
Birmingham. The Ceronna Coal Company and the Virginia and Alabama Coal Company in Walker county said January 1 they will raise wages from 60 to 70 cents per ton for about 1,200 miners.
Charles W. Richards, a Cleveland expert, arrives in San Francisco after overseeing a Japanese wire-nail plant. The £250,000 Tokyo operation has 500 kegs daily capacity, with Japanese labor at 85 cents per day, likely lowering U S nail demand. In New York, a Cuban junta spokesman confirms Blanco sent a man to join expeditions to Cuba to assassinate General Omez, noting they know the ship and name though he likely will not join. Sawdust deemed good fertilizer.
The note from Hokins & Co in Portland analyzes bullish sentiment in the wheat market amid expected supply shifts. It cites 80 percent of Northwest wheat marketed, light elevator stocks, and anticipated receipts drop after New Year. Argentina exports, India prospects, and Australia’s limited shipment are discussed. The American visible supply rises to 86,616,000 bushels.
The market bulletin lists Wheat Walla Walla and Valley Bluestem at 75 76c and 77 78e per bushel, oats at 83 86c, barley at 19 20 and 20 per ton, and hay prices for Timothy and clover. It covers eggs butter cheese poultry potatoes onions hops wool mutton hogs beef veal and fresh fish and fruit prices with numerous per-unit ranges and regional notes.
A historical list shows per pound and per ton prices for wool, hops, millstuffs, onions, eggs, citrus fruits, cheese, hay, and fresh fruit. Included are ranges for Oregon and California goods, with figures for onions, eggs, butter, potatoes, and citrus items such as navels and limes.
The text notes Mr Gladstone born in Liverpool on December 29 1809 will soon celebrate his 88th birthday and may see the dawn of the 20th century if he survives next year. It mentions a possible centenary tied to the Irish rebellion and suggests he may live beyond ninety.
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