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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
4
Aberdeen Herald reports publication details and subscription rates with notices of births marriages or deaths printed free. It invites correspondence from county readers and specifies advertising contracts based on claimed circulation, warning that contracts will be forfeited if circulation claim is untrue.
The HeraLp criticizes a proposed canal linking Grays Harbor to Puget Sound as a poor commercial bet. It argues Grays Harbor’s nearer routes to California and Asia, lower towage costs, and developing deepwater access favor its growth, while the Sound would gain only temporary rail connections. The paper seeks economic justification for public spending and hints at potential wartime use.
The article reports Gen. Monnett ex attorney general of Ohio a Republican opposed to Standard Oil was barred from speaking at the People’s Institute New York on December 28. It says a half million dollar donation offer to the institute was contingent on blocking his speech and that he was excluded from the program. The Boston Evening Record of December 20 is cited as authority.
The Boston Herald notes pension spending would soar to 200 million beyond the current 144 million. It cites bills removing arrears limits, a 500 million claim, and an Ohio Democrat proposal for 100 million annually. The piece also mentions deserter pensions and broad congressional involvement amid ongoing private pension applications. The Olympia Standard comments on the Chehalis river fund and local dredging needs at Cow Point, urging fund allocation for river improvement and harbor expansion amid larger vessels.
The Hoquiam Washingtonian notes nationwide pro Boer gatherings aim to embarrass Republicans. It implies the party may align with monarchial England to suppress republicanism in Africa, suggesting sympathetic stance.
The court says county commissioners may amend a levied tax if excessive and reimpose a levy aligned with county needs. It also holds counties liable to laborers and material men for unpaid county work when no contractor bond is taken, granting the same lien rights as against individuals.
A reward is posted for information on trespass or timber cutting on described lands in Chehalis county across multiple townships including Twp 18-11 and 15-8, with detailed sections and subsections listed. The notice is attributed to Grorce L. Fieitz of Detroit Michigan.
An Aberdeen notice advertises Dr. Darrin in the Lowry Building offering a novel treatment for seminal weakness and nervous debility tied to masturbation and excesses. It warns of memory loss, insomnia, and later disease, promises permanent private cures in half the time and cost, with free consultation.
The piece describes commercial travelers and hotel men shifting to oppose William McKinley in 1900 due to trusts harming their livelihoods. It cites a new Anti trust league active in New York with plans to publish pamphlets and distribute speeches nationwide. It notes leadership by William Hoye and Joseph J Willett and mentions a bill drafted by Willett for trust regulation.
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