Aberdeen Herald Subscription Rates and Notices Policy
Aberdeen Herald explains subscription terms and advertising rates. It notes free publication of birth and death notices and invites public-interest correspondence with author name. The paper claims to be Grays Harbor’s oldest with broad Chehalis county circulation and warns contracts may be forfeited if circulation statements aren’t true.
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The
Herald
Grays Harbor
Chehalis County
Tariff on Coal Exposes Miner Hardship and Misleading Free Trade Claims
Ex Senator Wilson’s claim of free coal is challenged as the Wilson bill kept a 40 cent per ton tariff, later raised by the Dingley act. Kansas state mine inspector reports widespread miner destitution with low daily earnings across multiple mines, highlighting a gap between rhetoric and real worker hardship.
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Wilson
Herace
Kansas
Iseeaee Adele
Arie Yi
Wealth of W. J. Bryan Questioned by Lincoln Press
Republican papers claim Bryan is Lincoln’s richest man but latest dispatch says assessment figures mislead. Bryan lists 4,000 in bank, valued at 1 par, while friends estimate his worth around 25,000. Real estate includes a Lincoln home a 30 acre farm nearby and a small Illinois farm.
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W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Nebraska
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Illinois
Republican Campaign Key Note Shapes 1890s Message
Speech at the Republican ratification meeting argues the party will banner improved business from the past two years while blaming Cleveland and Bryan for economic woes. It credits McKinley with factors like the Indian famine and Spanish War and warns voters may be misled about Hanna's role in the recovery.
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Harrison
Cleveland
Bryan
McKinley
Congress
Alaska
Mark Hanna
Aberdeen Fourth of July Celebration Rotation Explained
The Hoquiam Washingtonian repeats false claims about an agreement to rotate Fourth of July celebrations. The only formal pact was 1897 among Montesano Aberdeen and Hoquiam, assigning 1897 to Montesano and the two Harbors to follow. The sequence then shifted with 1898 Hoquiam and 1899 Aberdeen, ending the rotation.
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Hoquiam Washingtonian
Aberdeen
Montesano
Hoquiam
Hrratp
Washingtonian
McKinley and the White House Syndicate Critique
The New York Verdict on May 14, 1900 decries McKinley three years in office as a period of plutocratic governance. It laments the high cost of government, noting expenditures of about 250000 dollars per hour and escalating weekly and yearly totals. The piece attacks the administration’s spending and calls the president a patient man with an oxlike gaze.
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McKinley
White House
New York
State Supreme Court Rules in Tax Delinquency Case
The state supreme court unanimously held that Whatcom County is entitled to all penalties interest and costs on delinquent taxes, reversing the superior court which had favored the city of Whatcom in compelling the county treasurer to pay over the citys share. The ruling affects counties and municipalities statewide.
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State Supreme Court
Whatcom
Whatcom County
Supreme Court
England Sows War Doubts Across Two Continents
In a November note the National Watchman argues England benefits from pressuring the United States. It claims Lord Pauncefoto could persuade McKinley to deploy American troops to guard British interests in China while Britain itself fights in South Africa, risking U.S. involvement in imperial conflicts.
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England
United States
Philippine Islands
Lord Pauncefoto
White House
McKinley
China
South Africa
New Jersey Corporations Pay Fees Under Trust Act
A Trenton dispatch reports 3,373 corporations chartered under New Jersey’s trust act paid $1,554,126 in fees to the state treasury. The note frames the sum as the price the state paid to the money power for its honor.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Imperialist Clergyman’s Conventioneering Quotation
A remark at the McKinley convention drew attention when a clergyman proclaimed that Thy thoughts are not our thoughts nor Thy ways our ways, a moment described as tactless fervor in the campaign.
Editorial Cartoons and Clipped Prose From Hoquiam Gazette
The political editor of the Hoquiam Gazette writes weekly pieces filled with excessive verbiage. Readers deserve tighter logic and clearer explanations or an editorial key to decode the prose.
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Hoquiam Gazette
Platform Critique Compared Across Newspapers
The Bulletin calls the platform a principled declaration but vague. The Oregonian calls the Philadelphia platform a flat vapid stump speech, while The Heraup notes their inability to surpass that critique in scope.
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The
Bulletin
Oregonian
Philadelphia
Heraup
McKinleys Mark in the Land and People at Risk
Aberdeen reader Mrs. O J Lawrence argues that McKinley represents tyranny and greed aiming to control workers and trusts. The poem warns of imperial ambition and the danger to democracy and freedom if McKinley’s mark is allowed to prevail.
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McKinley
Famous Clothing Store Announces Going Out of Business Sale
The Famous Clothing Store in Aberdeen Washington reveals a liquidation with drastic discounts on suits shirts underwear and shoes. Highlights include men s wool suits from 46 50, four ply linen collars 5 cents, linen cuffs 10 cents, good shirts 40 cents, women and men shoes from lapatrap, hats from 35 cents, half price on dry goods and linens, and a one for two value offer. Stores leaves next month with sale not lasting forever.
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Lapatrap
Miller
Famous Clothing
Aberdeen
Wash
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