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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
2
Mount Redoubt, a peak near Cook Inlet Alaska, erupts with fire and smoke. A South African probate case concerns Cecil Rhodes's will. About 50,000 people are listed as charity objects on Martinique. Rumor suggests a Japanese linen firm will join a steamship group led by King Edward and Lord Salisbury amid a quarrel over a peerage.
Hundreds of passengers leave Seattle weekly for Cape Nome as regional travel shifts amid frontier news. Two men jailed in Seattle admit to five burglaries in the past month. Alvin Gregg of Kirkland was badly hurt when a train struck him on a bridge. A bond measure of 100000 for Walla Walla water system failed two to one.
The quote notes that repeated advertising convinces the public a product is valuable. It cautions advertisers to persist in messaging if they have a good offering, linking continued promotion to credibility and demand.
Memorial day events spread across cities honoring Herman Priebe of Renton, a pioneer of the state. Farmers and LaConner flats sold 45,000 sacks of grain at 80 dollars per ton amid harvest activity. A severe hailstorm struck Hartford damaging fruit buds. The Pullman meet echoed Whitman as the University of Washington edged Washington Agricultural College 38 to 0.
San Francisco reports grim Guatemala quake details. City of Sydney passengers say about 1,400 dead at Quetzaltenango, with over 1,000 bodies removed by May 13. Coff ee plantations suffer heavy damage, Puxlachico and San Marcos towns report near-total destruction and high casualties, including 40 prisoners killed as walls collapsed.
Don Carlos proximity to the Basque provinces and Catalonia prompts Spanish authorities to intensify Carlist detection. Five prominent Carlists including the Marquis LatCouer are arrested as the government aims to crush Carlism after decades of unrest. In the U S, bills extend thanks to Secretary of State John W. for a memorial address. Prisoner Pag Ryan escapes in Leadville by tunneling a sewer wall, marking a second escape from punishment. Track and weather notes from NYU and city tornados accompany the brief.
Contractor Goss arrived with Walter Cole of San Francisco to serve as superintendent and foreman for the capital annex project. Cole will inventory existing stone and order quarry material from Tenino. Sixty thousand brick arrived. more to be shipped. Northern Pacific traces iron shipments from Chicago. bids for furnishing to be opened June 20.
President Roosevelt outlined a push for Cuban reciprocity at this session aiming to grant a 20 percent tariff cut for Cuban sugar and aid sugar planters. He convened Republican leaders at the White House to urge unanimous Senate action and discussed canal legislation and potential adjournment with Proctor Nelson Gamble and Kittredge.
Wilkesbarre reports most engineers, firemen, and pumpmen quit, leaving pumps running. Both sides claim unclear gains as the United Mine Workers order remains in effect. Separate items note Chicago deaths by self harm, influenza effects, and shifting May prices in Seattle markets.
London authorities announce peace after about two years and eight months of conflict. Lord Kitchener and Lord Milner confirm terms of surrender with the Boer delegates. The agreement outlines gun handover, amnesty for many, and steps toward civil government in Transvaal and Orange River colonies.
The French mission to the Rochambeau unveiling in Washington gathers gratitude on the Gaulois as it departs for Lisbon. A dinner aboard the battleship includes Roosevelt representatives, Massachusetts and Boston officials, and Rochambeau delegates.
Consuls in Aix la Chapelle Mannheim and Nuremberg note a growing presence of American imports in German markets. Hardware tools canned goods and linen are popular while American shoes and glassware gain ground. German buyers imitate U S products and Pine and California fruits influence renovations and water works.
Reports from Hermosillo describe a fierce May 28 battle near El Tanque between 800 Yaqui fighters and Mexican troops led by General Torres. Forty Yaquis dead, many wounded, with Yaquis retreating toward the Mazatan mountains as authorities aim to confine the uprising.
Chief Justice Puller announced the adjournment of the United States Supreme Court at the conclusion of today’s business in Washington D C on June 2. The session closed with no further official action reported.
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