This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald, published Thursdays by John J. Carney, claims to be the oldest Grays Harbor paper with the largest circulation in Chehalis County. Advertising contracts rely on this claim and may be forfeited if the statement is not absolutely true.
A 1900 editorial argues the Republican Party has become assertion driven and attacks the silver question. It cites Senator Chandler’s senate remarks defending bimetallism and warns that gold monometallism undermines Republican principles while urging remonetization of silver.
The speaker argues for re monetization of silver against a gold standard, claiming 1.3 billion favor a double standard and 200 million favor a single gold standard. They urge Republican leaders to repudiate gold monometallism and renew vows to remonetize silver for eight billion coins.
The Olympia canal push led by Allen Weir faces critique in the Daily Olympian over the need for public money. Weir fires back with six inches of spleen while others question the project’s value for Grays Harbor. A new Grays Harbor Gazette debuts, pledging republican ties but cautious on candidate fitness.
A Washington letter in the editorial columns misprinted two paragraphs last week. The unexpected cordial reception by Col Bryan in the east elicited mixed reactions from his opponents.
Brown travels east on first train after lengthy talk with Smith about a trip between St. Paul and Chicago aboard the Wisconsin Central Ry. He plans to write Smith details of the journey once he reaches his destination.
The Aberdeen City Council adopts Ordinance No. 190 forbidding all persons except city employés from entering or remaining on any draw-bridge while its draw is open, opening, or closed. Violators face a misdemeanor with fines from five to one hundred dollars, or up to thirty days in jail, or both. Effective five days after passage. Passed February 7 1900. Mayor pro tem G P Cherty. City Clerk Gro A Back. First publication February 15 1900.
A corrected letter argues Aberdeen’s monthly payroll exceeds Bulletin figures, detailing lumber mills, shipyards, fisheries, and harbor commerce. The author cites 200,000,000 feet of lumber annually and payrolls around 1,285,682 dollars per year plus ancillary trades, urging fuller inclusion of loggers and industries.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.