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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1901
Page
5
The Aberdeen Herald, oldest Grays Harbor paper, outlines subscription rates and advance payment discounts in Chehalis County. Advertising contracts are based on claimed circulation and may be forfeited if not accurate. City official paper designation noted for the March 28 1901 issue.
A Seattle police chief is accused of abusing power by arresting editor H R Cayton over a criminal libel complaint. Bail was set high and cash demanded, prompting public outrage and calls for the chief's removal to curb similar official overreach.
The editorial roundup notes harsh republican criticisms of the recent state legislature. It says the record shows many omissions, few positive actions, and mainly local or minor laws. It cites the Seattle Post Intelligencer and the News Letter on adjournment and missed freight-rate relief.
Colton News Letter laments how the session killed reforms and a direct primary law while inflating state extravagance. Seattle Republican alleges the seventh legislature aimed to ruin the Republican party and adjourned sine die. Spokane Outburst notes last minute pilfering of state property by souvenir seekers.
After retiring from the presidency Benjamin Harrison gained lasting respect as a statesman. His administration faced criticism for protectionist policies and a controversial tariff act. In private life he grew in stature, and his legacy is urged to be honored for democracy and republicanism.
The Chehalis Bee Nugget notes Yakima Daily News suspended after proprietor spent about a thousand dollars on a daily paper no longer needed. It cites two energetic but underfunded Chehalis men who tried a daily for weeks, failing as they grew hungry and exhausted. It concludes that small towns do better with strong weekly papers than starved dailies.
Petitions circulating statewide urge Grays Harbor County to build a connecting road between Aberdeen and Montesano. With extensive commerce on Grays Harbor, residents claim the county lacks wagon road links to the outside world except at Montesano.
The report of a 1500-strong mob besieging a school superintendent’s house in Porto Rico over a disciplined pupil raises doubt about Porto Ricans' happiness under American rule. The item echoes US wartime rhetoric on Cuba and Manchuria, suggesting protective aims masked as order.
Senator Hanna has appointed Hon. Irvine Dungan to a $1200 clerical post in the treasury department following Dungan's switch from Democrat to supporting McKinley. The article argues the reward reflects the value of his services to the opposing side.
The text contrasts William McKinley’s March 4 1897 inaugural address opposing wars of conquest with his later urging to the Paris treaty negotiators that the Philippines can be justly claimed by conquest. It notes that four years later he appears with power akin to a conqueror or despot.
Admiral Sampson vindicates opponents of his promotion by protesting ensign promotions for lacking social graces. He argues the Navy needs fewer officers like himself and more commissioned leaders with hard American horse sense.
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