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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
2
The Aberdeen Herald surveys politics humor and daily life with items on American industry fashion and moral topics. It cites Ruskin on women and war, praises walking for health, notes a Yale dining reform and reflects on clergy views on women wage earners.
The piece discusses laws restricting women under 18 in mining and other jobs, contrasting views with the Chicago Post. It cites Prof. McGee and Herbert Spencer on human development, endurance, diet, and optimism about future progress driven by better nutrition and moral improvement.
A humorously nostalgic piece from the Chicago Times-Herald recalls a newly wed scene where a wife greets her husband at the door with reminders. The verse humorously notes she asks him to kiss her and then to wipe his shoes before entering, contrasting early romance with domestic routine.
A South Paris man last week surgically opened a Hen crop and removed a large wad of grass and hay. He sewed the crop closed and the hen recovered quickly, eating and drinking within ten minutes and being lively the next day.
In the British army height standards exceed those of other nations. Narrow minds overlook a charitable act and search for motive.
A rapid digest reports on fires, military moves, economic shifts, and political happenings. Major items include Mafeking fort capture, Pacific cable lobbying, Nicaragua canal debate, stock and mining rumors, rising wool prices, and a tally of notable appointments, lynching fears, and congressional moves.
Numerous brief items cover political, labor, and international events. Notable notes include a Los Angeles street tunnel collapse entombing 11 workers, Danial Ford of Youth’s Companion obituary, Countess Castellane arriving in New York, strikes by Troy transit workers, and Denmark's West Indies sale price discussions.
British forces renewed a stubborn assault on the hill positions near Kopje after 10 hours of heavy fire. Generals Hart and Clery led a 1000 yard advance as Boer fire slackened, suggesting ammo shortages. The Brits took three kopje positions and dug in behind boulders.
Former Transvaal consul Montagu White, once stationed in London, arrives in Washington from New York amid reports he seeks U S recognition as the republic’s diplomatic representative.
Naples dispatch reports Mr Macrum bearing a letter from President Kruger to President McKinley. The message outlines peace terms based on the status quo, full independence, and a seven years franchise.
Prairie City January 23. A giant gold ore body sits 7 miles south in Grant county. The ledge spans 600 feet wide with walls exposed 150 to 200 feet high over 4,000 feet, requiring no tunneling. Ore values run from 3 to 63 dollars per ton and are free milling. Thousands of tons lie uncovered and ready for extraction.
Reports from Nogales indicate General Lorenzo Torres defeated the Yaquis at Macoyata, killing over 200 and capturing 500. Father Beltrmo and several sisters of charity rescued from six months of captivity are with Torres. The victory is seen as likely to scatter the Yaquis and end the war.
Reports from Guadalajara Colima and surrounding areas describe extensive property damage and seven fatalities in Colima. Mexico City suffered less impact with few accidents and a church in the Three Kings suburb closed for repairs after cracking.
The 50 man escort from company C under Lieutenant Ralston was composed of convalescents en route to rejoin the regiment. Insurgents firing from three sides forced abandonment of a pack train of 22 horses. The retreating Americans were pursued for three miles before reinforcements arrived.
Nicaragua will appoint Jose ph Rodriguez and Bruno Bruitage as arbitrators to adjust differences with the Maritime Canal Company. The government will object to United States Minister Merry and Rudolph Weiser as representatives of the company in the arbitration.
Reports from diverse fronts describe Transvaal hopes amid British setbacks with Johannesburg quieting under conscription and mine shutdowns while 1,500 English prisoners and 6,000 dead or wounded are tallied. A Yaqui declaration in Sonora declares independence as Mexican forces struggle. Additional items cover Hawaiian electric railways plans and an attempted assassination of General Otis in Manila.
Vancouver police say John and Thomas Brew believed lost in a northern storm left behind in a shack once occupied by John Brew a cache of items identified as stolen from multiple Vancouver stores and homes. The assemblage includes a sizable set of varied tools indicating a carpenter shop.
Berne authorities lifted prior rules and allowed import of dried American fruits and fresh fruits after inspection at the Berne customs house. The decision was announced in Berne on January 22.
Cairo dated January 22 reports Osman Digna, principal general of the late Khalifa Abdullah, has been captured.
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