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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
2
The Aberdeen Herald notes the new legal status granting bicycles the same highway rights as other vehicles. Wheelmen must keep to the right. if struck by a wagon or cart they are protected by law. The piece praises the ruling as sensible and sound.
The piece surveys monetary reform debates about half cents and urges against reviving small change. It critiques Turkish and Chinese systems, praises Germany and Russia for industrial and imperial moves, and notes European influence spreading through Asia and Africa with Britain, France, and others shaping next global shifts.
Reported famine of clean linen in Paris from washerwomen strike. Massive varied items follow: drownings at Port Gamble Washington, fire in Atlas Brewing Chicago loss 200000, famine relief in New York, pledges by Helen Gould and George Tod, a Chicago desk sergeant shot, Chicago labor appeals, Basutoland Basutos stop British wagons, floods in Texas, Vanderbilt engagement, Matanzas accident, Luzon rebels, and U S war taxes.
At Paris exposition grounds a condemned wooden footbridge collapsed under Sunday crowds. Nine people died and nine were seriously hurt, many with compound leg fractures. A little girl about seven was among the dead. Rescue efforts involved police, guards, soldiers, and firemen as workers cleared debris and transported victims. The incident cast a pall over record attendance and fair activities.
In Plymouth a persistent critic with harsh voice wore down the audience and Mr Beecher finally rose to say with steady gravity that he still believes in women speaking in meetings. The remark halted the lengthy sermon and ended the disruption.
A reflective line suggests women value consolation in simple pleasures next to religion and cigars and the privilege of feet on the table as part of social ease. The remark frames leisure, gender, and status in a coy, period voice.
Cuba plans to ship 10 million pineapples to the United States this year and the fruit now arrives in New York from Havana in three days. Judge Foster urges the New York grand jury to root out corruption with possible military aid. Wyoming Governor Richards calls on state women to raise 4000 dollars for a silver service for the battleship Wyoming.
The steamship Olympia reports continued Boxer agitation in Shan Tung and Chihli provinces. The unrest stems from reactionary empress dowager policies fueling anti foreign sentiment.
Chicago April 80 The Marquette Club banquet endorsed Theodore Roosevelt for president in 1904 with 200 attendees. Roosevelt praised high political ideals and practical action while reaffirming his unalterable stance against Republican domination for vice president. He noted Admiral Dewey as a friend and avoided political talk about him.
Buffalo workers at the New York Central railroad shops and yards walkout demanding wage increases and the reinstatement of men believed unjustly discharged. The strike began this morning with about two thousand workers participating.
A Lewiston Idaho sawmill plant was burned at 2 o clock this morning. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 7000 dollars with no insurance. Firemen fought the flames but could not save the structure.
Richmond April 80 A Massanutten bank vault in Strasburg Virginia was blown open by burglars this morning and $5,000 seized. The bandits escaped on a hand car.
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