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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
3
Fragmented text appears to reference a nation, non citizens, and warnings about temptation during a war era. Mentions of peace and contingency hint at a political discussion about loyalties and civic duty. The legible bits do not form a clear event or persons.
A lengthy legislative update details the Senate and House actions on revenue and taxation bills, salary reductions, and arid lands bond measures. Key items include a revenue bill with new provisions, a referendum bill, and a successful passage of an arid lands bond plan after a close vote.
A damaged OCR sample hints at a legal or governance context with references to public presence, execution, will revision, and sections. It mentions sections and action by a fair, and a focus on process and assent, with scattered phrases about denial and consent in a formal setting.
Friday night session in the Senate ended with a recess as members pursued clerical tasks and debated bills. Passed measures include penal institution reforms, road employee transportation, and district surveys for logs with a Seattle center plan. A memorial to Congress on silver age and a postal fee establishment were also approved.
The senate-hour before noon recess Tuesday saw Crow press a lengthy persuasive speech for his anti-deficiency bill. It passed 19 ayes to 11 nays, with other bills advancing on pay, pensions, probate procedure, and licensing for hunters and sportsmen, while a constitutional salary-reduction measure also moved toward passage.
The legislature completed a busy Wednesday session by sending fourteen measures to the governor for approval. The house passed twelve senate bills while the senate approved only two house bills, one on coal mine worker protection and the other fixing incorporation filing fees.
World Cuban correspondent Sylvester Scovel writes from a prison cell in Sancti Spiritus with Weyler’s remarks. He quotes the captain general vowing to finish Gomez and Maceo’s work and to make the country as bare as the palm of his hand. He describes soldiers quartering on private families, looting, arson, and widespread suffering among Spaniards and Cubans alike.
The Oregon House of Representatives adjourned Friday after a roll call of seventeen members. A unanimous resolution urged members to return home and await the governor's call for a new session, pledging party loyalty and constitutional conduct. Governor Lord said no extra session will be called. The Senate session was brief with executive actions, and plans for a Republican caucus on March 18 to decide the speakership and tariff bill handling were noted. Greece massing troops on Thessaly frontier with tensions rising as Crete dispute persists.
The week ends with firmer wheat markets and rising cash demand in Western regions. Liverpool strength and crop damage reports from Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio support prices, though overall damage seems below normal. Argentine exports stay very low, and U.S. crop clearances hint at a large drop in wheat on passage.
Theodore Eby a miner was pinned by a fallen rock in a Gifford mine stope Baker County Oregon. He freed himself using a pick then descended 60 feet to reach the tunnel crawling to safety with Mrs. Gifford aiding him to reach his bed.
The first of a series of walkouts by building trades mechanics began at the Columbia College project. Over 500 quit and the strike spread to other major constructions as unions dispute who controls elevator work. The move signals potentially 10 000 workers involved and could halt progress on large city projects by day’s end.
Reports swirl on the Oregon sailing plans with talk of a long cruise and a Cuba voyage amid war rumors. A flour cargo discharged from the J D Peters signals prep. Philadelphia heads toward Cape Horn while coastal forces may be reduced. Dr Max Wilf reports five new asteroids bringing total to 428 minor planets.
Portland and Seattle markets report prices for grains meats dairy and produce. Wheat chaffers list Walla Walla valley and regional values, while butter cheese eggs and wool show regional spreads and per unit rates for farm products and provisions.
A series of five alarming fires hit tenement houses in New York City's upper East Side within three hours. Authorities suspect a lone arsonist as the cause, with four blazes near each other in a dense area. One man killed, another fatally burned, and two injured, including a St. Louis crewman. The firefighter injuries and a distant wreck at Bennett's Mill compound the tragedy.
A severe thunderstorm hit Cairo Illinois with torn roofs smashed windows a destroyed church and a blown down house causing injuries to eight people and one death. At Huntington Arkansas a Kansas and Texas Coal Company mine explosion injured thirty five workers with one confirmed death.
A listing of daily wholesale prices for produce and goods in San Francisco includes potatoes with varieties Salinas Burbanks Early Rose River Burbanks and sweets apples oranges lemons and other fruits plus onions eggs butter cheese wool hay and tropical fruits with per cental and per box rates and ranges.
President McKinley took a long walk through Washington near dusk, a rare sight since Grant era, greeted by crowds and saluted by spectators. Earlier, the cabinet commissions were signed and officials prepared to be sworn in by Chief Justice Fuller at 10:30 AM.
Washington reports all cabinet members except Gage took oath at 11:80 in the White House with Chief Justice Fuller administering most oaths. Lyman J. Gage swore in at the treasury office with praise from Secretary Carlisle. New York notes a hatter killed by a sandbag attacker and a fall of a man who died. Chewelah marks Golden Wedding of early pioneers Thomas and Mrs Brown. Roche Harbor subport restored after protest. Astoria bans sidewalk spitting. mayor to sign. Also a note on Alexander the Great using the first submarine boat in Tyre’s siege.
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