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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1898
Page
6
The Aberdeen Herald page aggregates comic lapses and social asides from various sources. It references Robert Lincoln's son-in-law changing careers, debates on marriage and divorce, a lone woman mayor in a western town, anti counterfeit notes in New York, and a blend of satirical notes on culture, politics, and science with scattered historical and regional references.
An exchange on tea and coffee effects notes 10 percent nervous disease link. Chicago leaders fail to curb big stores, prompting a pool plan where cooperating merchants will open a hinge store in the city center to undersell rivals and share profits.
In Germany a large number of workmen were employed in bicycle factories in the past, including those producing separate parts like rubber tires. The article notes the industry’s scale and the likely broader impact on production and wages.
Hong Kong dispatch details Commodore Dewey's decisive seven hour battle off Manila Bay. American fleet crippled the Spanish with relentless gunnery. flagship Reina Cristina and other ships burned or sunk. Spanish losses exceed 600. no American fatalities. Dewey ordered blockade and threatened to destroy Manila batteries if fired upon.
A May 9 cabinet meeting discussed the war budget and the bond feature of the revenue bill. The president urged choosing experienced officers for high commands and warned that omitting bonds could delay vital war appropriations. Administrators hope for a favorable Senate majority on bonds, or else other funding must be found to sustain plans. The volunteer army will have seven corps under major generals, with Theodore Roosevelt mustered as lieutenant colonel and Fighting Joe Wheeler as the first ex-Corps officer to receive a commission.
In Camp Rogers Tacoma the examining surgeon found about 20 percent of National Guard volunteers unfit due to physical disability. Officers warned they may withdraw their units if similar refusals occur. At Camp McIiley Oregon and Portland volunteers faced weight and proportion issues with several rejects. Separate dispatch from Sierra Leone reports rebel attacks on Shengay and Rotifunk with massacres of local Sierra Leonean mission members.
A May 9 dispatch from New York reports 11 ships lost and 100 Spaniards wounded in an engagement near Manila Bay. No American lives were lost. US ships sustained injuries. The Lafayette and Nazarre were involved, with French and American authorities discussing blockade and cargo handling amid a seizure and potential transfer to Havana. The Wilmington was to escort the vessel tonight as London reports French seizure pressure.
Fragmentary OCR references a legal matter involving Bion and others, with mentions of property and a demand issued to an individual named della Buren. The text is garbled, but implies a court or enforcement notice and an upcoming servation action.
New York May 9 A party led by Walter Wellman plans a spring attempt to reach the North Pole. The group will sail from Archangel after collecting 75 dogs and supplies, aiming to reach Franz Josef Land and Cape Flora then push toward the pole despite harsh cold and shifting snows. They expect a yearlong voyage with provisions for the expedition and note past aids from Hanna in Cleveland Ohio.
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