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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1897
Page
3
A sketch of ay ny Winsor of Seattle a former Republican highlighted as a notable candidate in the present legislative session race. The piece notes his public career and party affiliation as context for voters.
Richard Winsor, born in Ontario, rose in Michigan politics to multiple terms as attorney and legislator, with a long career in the Huron Peninsula. Will D Jenkins, born in Illinois, built a newspaper career across Kansas and Washington, serving as mayor of Whatcom and later secretary of state nominee at Ellensburg fusion.
The article profiles George Turner of Spokane, a prominent Republican figure tied to Alabama politics and Washington state affairs. It chronicles his roles from Alabama chairman to influence in silver policy, his tenure in Washington, and his involvement in party fusion dynamics with Populists, alongside notes on a 1895 census and civil service employment.
In Guiana forests orchids thrive on ground and trees while defending against tiny foes. The black ante tree ants prey on cockroaches that threaten the orchids. An orchid hunter battles thousands of ants, secures the plant by river deployment, and survives the insect onslaught to claim the prize.
Louise Michel kept three cats in prison and befriended visiting rats. The rats attacked then were slain or wounded, but Michel nursed the wounded rat and the rats became friendly, even receiving food from the governor. A Russian trained rats as sailors on a miniature ship. A German inquiry found telephone wires reduce lightning danger. The latest animal census tops 886000 named species. insects may number ten million. A French chemist designed a non poisonous match.
Antonio Aguierro from Guanabacoa details a terror regime under Colonel Fondeveila in Havana's Guanabacoa district. He cites mass departures, machete killings, and lists of suspected rebels kept by the officer, while noting his own escape and gratitude to allies.
The Pacific railroads funding bill opens in the House with two days for general discussion and one day for amendments. A large rail map is displayed in front of the speaker as Powers of Vermont begins a two hour defense, with Hubbard of Missouri opposing and Grow and Bell weighing in on the measure.
In Washington on January 11 the Republican and Democratic steering committees agreed to make the Pacific railroads funding bill the Senate’s next order of business after the free homestead bill. The deal requires passage in the House. if it fails there, no other measure will be scheduled.
The senate in executive session adopted a resolution directing the foreign relations committee to investigate the Moar claims payment of 1.5 million dollars. It seeks to determine fairness and whether the settlement signals U S attitude toward the Cuban insurrection. Also notes the Chandler introduced measure.
W S James once ran the Columbia business college in Portland was found dead in his room in the G A R building. A pistol lay near his breast and the heart showed a bullet wound. He had been dead several days, indicating self inflicted death. A clerk in Marne France has made seventeen failed suicide attempts.
Two armed men entered the buffet area of the Auditorium hotel on Jan 11 near 1:80 in the morning. They covered the cashier D Walsh and seized $100 from a tin box before fleeing through the annex door toward Lake Front Park. No trace was found by police. The annex is a prominent hotel section in downtown Chicago.
Wheat in San Francisco grows scarcer with prices rising. Shippers would pay 1.00 per cental for good No 1 shipping wheat and reports mention up to 1.625 for extra choice in the last two days. State wheat supplies are cut to about 250000 tons for export and home use before the next harvest, a drop of 74715 tons year over year.
The Boutwell spotted a cat-rigged yawl in distress near St Johns River. A crewman found Captain Charles Herman of Providence unconscious with blood at his mouth, claiming he drank his own blood. He and Charles Gladding had sailed from Charleston December 26 and were blown to sea with dwindling provisions.
A Herald dispatch from Constantinople reports the last twenty of 888 Armenian prisoners freed yesterday. Twenty five remain condemned to death including Bishop Agrari. Two Armenian priests were noted as candidates for pardon. Sixty five Armenians who sought refuge in Varna were returned to the Armenian patriarchate.
In Heppner Oregon M D Logan a farmer ten miles from town was found dead in a gulch near Robert Dexter's residence yesterday forenoon. He was last seen Friday evening returning home and is believed to have fallen from his horse after a bout of heavy drinking dying from exposure. Logan leaves a large family in poor circumstances. The coroner's jury ruled death due to intoxication and exposure.
The last sale of wheat in Garfield Washington on Saturday reached 75 cents a bushel the season high for Palouse country. A pool formed six weeks ago representing about 20 000 bushels was to be held until 75 cents. The move clears nearly all wheat within twenty miles of Garfield and a seed wheat famine is expected before spring.
The house committee on territories agreed to report a bill authorizing the interior secretary to lease certain Alaska islands for twenty years to propagate the silver fox. Current leases are limited to one year, insufficient for the program.
A convention of 1,800 independent coal miners in Massillon, Ohio, rejected a ten cent wage cut proposed by operators. Operators stand firm and a strike seems probable. The United Mine Workers may follow with similar action tomorrow.
The Commercial Bank of Eau Claire with a 30000 capital closed due to the Allemania bank closure in St. Paul. President Allen says depositors will be paid in full. Also noted, Wisconsin’s 1897 state tax levy is set at 4 mills amid legislative appropriations for homes. Normal human temperature given as 98.6 F, fish 77 F.
January 11 from Vrysburg Buchuanaland reports the Baltoros tribe attacked on the Mashoning river, killing trader Robinson and taking his wife and child prisoner. Natives roam with red flags, raising fears for settlers. Also noted is libel suits against Paris Journal 386 clergy article.
The weekly market letter notes wheat fell 5 cents Friday after a volatile week, with a 4 cent weekly loss, as profit taking and export buying capped declines. Corn and oats followed with 7 to 8 cent and 5 to 8 cent drops, while Argentine harvest weather trims its crop outlook and futures rise on export demand.
A sprawling list of farm goods with prices from Portland Salem Cascadia and Seattle markets dated January 12 1897. Wheat oats hay barley and live stock quotes cover dozens of grains produce dairy and meats with regional variations. Sunken in figures are prices for butter cheese wool hops beef mutton hogs and vegetables across multiple counties and ports.
A reflective verse contemplates life after fame and youth as time passes. It contrasts daybreak and noon with twilight, asking what remains when the stage of life closes. The piece references Old Father Time and the toll of experience, ending with Lippincott's imprint.
The schooner Araminta B. of Boothbay Maine struggles in a heavy ocean swell near Jersey with no wind. Skipper Habakkuk Dolliver frets while Uncle Habbakuk mulls over old sea ways as the crew endures salt junk on Friday.
Old Rube leads seven men and a boy in a mutinous bid for food aboard a staving schooner. They threaten the skipper, lash the mate to the mast, drop anchor, and demand fowl and chowder before the captain relents. After a day’s delay the wind returns and the captain fires the crew rather than face a court.
Rev Leonard B Worth of the Baptist Church sues Elvira W Worth for divorce alleging she pressed him to deed all his property to her and threatened him. He claims she once filled his Sunday boots with water to intimidate him.
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