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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1897
Page
2
The Homestead steel works began this week across all departments, employing 4,000 men. The report notes a wave of industrial expansion and the start of a major manufacturing effort impacting labor and regional production.
Washington Feb 10 senate in executive session most of the day debating the Anglo American peace treaty. In open session the Texas judicial districts bill passed over the president's veto by 75 to 1. Caffery of Louisiana the sole negative. The house counted election reports and prepared for vote while discussing Indian treaty terms with the Navajo Nation.
A historic report claims Thomas Ashael has developed a new optical method resembling X ray science. The article describes his use of barium and calcium compounds to produce a stronger light that highlights bone and tissue structure. He plans to reveal the full discovery only after further experimentation.
A mob gathered as a carriage left a lecture at Broad streets hall. Police Slattery Clemens and Dourris fought back assailants armed with stones and bricks. Clemens was injured, Slattery also hurt. carriage wrecked, passengers moved to safety. At Cumberland Md an excursion train plunged from a trestle. fireman John Howard died, engineer Ross fatally injured. Ice gorge toppled trestle center props, causing the wreck at Franklin Mine.
Fifty families near Bellaire at Belmont coal mines face destitution as miners lose four months of work and company stores deny supplies. A committee seeks aid as conditions worsen and relief remains scarce. The report notes extreme hunger and a grim toll from halted operations.
Washington reports a new plan to reduce pension costs by consolidating agencies and issuing checks by mail. The executive order aims to avoid burdening pensioners while speeding payments and removing delays in rolls and records. The measure takes effect September 1, allowing time to implement the consolidation and ensure no pensioner suffers from delayed funds.
A northbound freight collided with a stalled box car beside a sidetrack near Chico. Five men were hurt as the impact sent debris into a waterfilled ditch and caused a stove to fire briefly until extinguished.
The Senator loading lumber and wheat at Tacoma will carry three tons of nickel in the slot machines to Delagoa Bay for distribution throughout South Africa. The equipment arrived today from San Francisco and will be sent to Delagoa Bay.
Five men in sleighs and seven horses were overwhelmed by an avalanche on the road from Davesdah to Engadine near Fluela hospice. The incident was reported from Berne, Switzerland on February 9.
Willie Cook, 10, son of Rev. W. H. Cook of Watts Congregational church, attempted to kill himself with chloroform in Oakland. He told his father the world did not need him and he would be better dead.
Berlin dispatch says Emperor William and Emperor Franz Josef of Austria Hungary will be guests of the czar in autumn during the Bolystok military maneuvers. The report notes these high rulers will attend as honored observers, signaling ongoing cordial ties among monarchies.
Nebraskas speech touched on Union Pacific earnings and first mortgage bond payments while Alabama and other senators pressed for clarity on railroad funding and court authorization. The record notes scattered references to naval matters and measures related to the Spanish-American War with brief mentions of participants and committees amid legislative chatter.
Disjointed OCR fragment references a Senate and House appropriations committee action on a somatic appropriation bill, mentions Switzerland and Alexandria, and notes a pending pension decision for George Hughes. The garbled text cites Thomas Bee and a contested verdict with a 160 to tae score, reflecting legislative procedure confusion.
Reported attendance at a public reception declines due to a light drizzle. A tragedic drowning near a river leaves a mother and child missing. authorities say only one body has been recovered with others still unrecovered.
Two members of the gang of border robbers have been killed by marshals as authorities pursue John McDonald alias Black Jack across the Texas border. McDonald, believed to be seeking new allies in Southwestern New Mexico and Arizona, was captured near El Paso by police along with others in the gang during the past year.
Hamburg workers vote to resume work after leaders declare the battle lost and funds exhausted. The February 9 meeting marks a swift end to the strike effort in the city.
In Astoria a meeting of the fishermen's union with about 200 present voted to set the season price of fish at 44 cents. In Omaha the Nebraska house ways and means committee endorsed a trans Mississippi exposition bill allocating 150,000 dollars, clearing doubts about the exposition’s funding.
Ben Mungon a married man and his 16 year old brother Bert Mungon drowned while skating near Jennings Kansas yesterday.
The Agricultural Division discusses protective tariffs under McKinley era policy with focus on rates for grain dairy starch meat and farm goods. Trade figures emphasize that farmers seek lower rates to regain home market advantage amid Mexican competition and Pacific trade considerations.
Foggy report describes chaotic Capitol activity as senators clash over a bill on canal and modifications. Mentions Nicaragua and a protestor list. references Glasgow Dover Fairfield area and sanctions, with casualties or displacement noted.
Washington February 8 The Connecticut delegation received a telegram from J A Canton stating he had been offered a seat as secretary and had accepted the position.
Official returns show up to date 5 000 plague cases and 3 841 deaths. In Roseburg Oregon a man injured in a Glass yesterday when a Winchester cartridge exploded during an experiment. Eldon Crow suffered a dislocated jaw while an attempt to draw a tooth went wrong.
A long transcription outlines a Washington beets sugar bounty act, details sections paying 1 cent per pound of sugar manufactured from beets, sorghum, or sugar plants, with conditions on crystal sugar content, verification, and deadlines. It urges Oregon action to mirror Washington and notes Nebraska Utah and California plant activity.
San Francisco reports a bill making infidelity by a married man punishable by five years in prison. Reprieve Rood pushes a separate measure making flirting with passengers on railway trains a misdemeanor with a $25 fine for each conviction.
A chaotic session unfolds as lawmakers debate a reform bill affecting the Senate and governorships. Officials discuss elections, appointments, tariffs, and potential power shifts amid widespread political maneuvering and critical votes.
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