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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1900
Page
2
A collage of columns notes social trends and public figures. Andrew Carnegie cites poverty as a blessing while pondering trusts and combines in industry. The piece reflects on public office, disarmament, and the humor found in everyday life and famous forebearsLike Jay Gould and Helen Gould.
A young widow with three children seeks work in New York. The eldest boy, fifteen, learns knots from rope tying, inspiring a ropework business. The daughter studies art in Paris, another graduates from Cornell, and the boy becomes a promising civil engineer in government service. Frederick the Great’s line about resources echoes this self‑reliance. The piece notes debates on when the twentieth century began, with Jan 1 1001 cited by authorities.
The article debates whether the nineteenth century ends in 1900 or 1901, then critiques civilized war. It argues that modern warfare disguises brutality, prefers polite slaughter, and condemns refined methods over direct, brutal killing. It compares duels and military ethics with absurdities in war conventions.
The Contemporary describes the primitive language as vowel only with no consonants and notes that speech consisted of vowel streams. These vocal lines reflected emotion more than concrete objects, revealing how modern exclamations still use pure vowel sounds.
A diverse bulletin notes Hernandez leading a Venezuelan revolt. Nez Perce county treasurer jailed for depositing funds in national banks. Panama Canal Company shareholders in Paris elect a new board. Also: Portland post office expansion funded, Mare Island overhauls, Tutuila voyage, Cornucopia miners unite, war-related arrivals to San Francisco, and various international trade, rail, and political items.
Reports detail the Manila plague spreading while Lord Roberts' forces hold Jacobsdal and Kelley-Kenny's brigade seizes a 78 wagon Boer supply train near Jacobsdal. Weather chaos, strikes, and political moves color a broad day of late news from around the world.
A social diplomat quips about tracing a baby’s resemblance. He says resemblance exists to whichever parent asks, implying many diplomats keep a private stance. The Detroit Journal notes the remark as a light, witty aside about public and private personas in diplomacy.
A cryptic note from Jewelers' Weekly mentions a wholesale firm in New York pursuing a claim against a jeweler. The text includes a debate over phrasing and a remark about husbands and wives, reflecting a satirical or stray chatter tone from a historical column.
British forces under Lord Roberts maintain a near perfect timetable though a delay at Dekiel drift allowed Cronje to retreat toward the Free State. A 200 wagon convoy was attacked by 1,400 Boers with 80 Gordon Highlanders and support troops holding until reinforcements. supplies continue arriving. Reports from Ladysmith hint Boer movement toward the Free State to aid Cronje while Mexico adopts bonded warehouse legislation to be funded by banks.
A Monterey Mexican syndicate with $10,000,000 capital will begin building a steel plant in the city to manufacture steel rails, employing about 4,000 workers. Ground is bought, ore and coal nearby, and several American capitalists are major stockholders. The project marks Mexico's first steel rail facility.
New Orleans reports St. Charles College at Giraud Coteau burned today. The fire destroyed a large and valuable library and the college buildings. Estimated loss forty to fifty thousand dollars.
Paris reports Rabah the central Soudan chieftain defeated by a French expedition led by Gentil at Kouna between the French Congo and Lake Tehad. French losses include 106 Senegalese wounded and 4 Europeans. Rabah wounded and fled as 2,000 to 3,000 of his followers are listed killed.
Mexican gunboat Oaxaca returns from the Yaqui river with 600 Yaqui prisoners captured near Mazocota. They will be sent to Guadalajara and distributed to interior cities under surveillance for years until they adapt to Mexican habits and can return to teach others. Government troops press toward Yaqui country. casualties reported. In Washington, Senate resumes Philippine debate with McKinley opposing permanent island acquisitions and Stewart supporting free admission of island products. Hawaii territorial government bill read but no action.
Chicago reports four fires injuring eight people with one fatality. Smoke filled residences as firefighters rescued M W Littlefield Mrs M W Littlefield Curtis Jamieson and Frank Hampden. Mrs I F Bump’s two children were saved by their mother amid danger. Loss estimated under 50000 dollars. Overheating furnaces blamed.
Robert Whiteside of Duluth Minn has nearly bought the Calaveras Big Tree grove paying 1000 for a days option on a 100000 grove of 8800 acres. He has already secured 5000 acres of timber land west and bonded two tracts east and south of the park with a government park foray under congressional consideration.
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