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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1899
Page
2
An Aberdeen Herald column blends satire and observations on price shifts in rubber and leather, wireless lines, royal influence, crime trends, and a vivid portrait of nursing as a profession. It compares fierce Filipino fighters, cancer discoveries, and the Queen's Channel journey with humor and human detail.
A nurse’s care is pivotal at death beds, with comfort and discretion seen as vital. The article also covers Frank Hitchcock’s report on Philippine trade post insurgencies, noting declines, key ports Manila Cebu and Ha il, and major exporters and importers including England and the United States.
The Outlook recounts Li Hung Chang a famed dog fancier who, while in London, placed a wreath on General Gordon's monument. A Gordon relative sent a prize bull terrier, and Li Hung Chang replied with a humorous note noting he no longer eats dog flesh, though his attendants did.
A quoted warning condemns kissing in Japan, stating no affection is allowed except between spouses. It claims even a kiss to a Japanese maiden would be seen as an attack or misinterpreted as a bite. The passage reflects cultural prohibitions and social rigidity.
A historic telescope cannot enlarge Mars beyond the apparent size of the noon through a opera glass, illustrating limits of optical magnification in a short, observational note.
President McKinley urges General Otis to force fighting and penetrate deep into the Philippine interior to capture or destroy enemy fighters. Dispatches from Manila note reinforcements arriving aboard the Hancock and renewed calls for peace talks, while Manila leaders plan a Democracia newspaper to push pe ace.
General Greely stated wireless telegraphy under the U S signal corps has not yet supplanted wired telegraphy. Tests since Marconi’s space telegraphy announcement show promise but produce uncertain results with delicate receivers and urban iron masses interfering. Balloons may extend range, yet space telegraphy will not replace ordinary methods, though useful between lighthouses and ships.
A mail carrier arrived from the Upper Stickeen river after a hazardous trek over crumbling ice to bring relief to prospectors starving at Deese Lake on the Ashcroft trail. He reports they have eaten all supplies and horses and subsist on mules and dogs.
In Auburn on May 13, the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tincknall were found in their room. The man lay dead with no wounds, and the woman was unconscious with a battered head and exposed brain. She was taken to the hospital but is not expected to survive, with authorities supposing the husband killed her with a hammer before killing himself.
In Howard City Michigan on May 18 Harvey killed his wife and his relatives at Piersons home and at his own house. He wounded his infant child and father in law before shooting himself, later recovering from a serious wound. Authorities described a violent spree with unclear motive.
Advices from Alaska note a May 4 fire in Skagway that destroyed a block of business houses. Total loss around 10000 dollars with Major's general merchandise store taking about 6000 dollars. James Freeman, a former California resident, killed himself at Atlin over domestic trouble.
Three men playing cards in a freight car started a blaze in Baltimore on May 13. Clarenee Kepler of Baltimore died from burns, and William Alders suffered serious injuries as he fled a correctional facility. The flames spread to a cotton warehouse owned by Mount Vernon coal and dock mills, causing about $50,000 in damage.
A Philadelphia and Reading railroad rear end collision near Exeter Pennsylvania killed 25 to 30 passengers and injured about 13 as an extra train struck a stationary express. Names of the identified dead include John Leaf and Colonel George Shaw among Norristown residents. responders rushed physicians and nurses to the scene from Reading.
Washington May 15 Admiral Dewey is cleared to sail home immediately after Secretary Long cabled approval. The Olympia will not wait for the next outward mail as she passes the Suez Canal. B F Stevens London postal agent will forward Olympia mail at Trafalgar Square on arrival.
San Francisco on May 15 reports rapid fortification with a second 16-mortar battery mounted on the Fort Winfield Scott bluff. Eight 12-inch mortars, 1000-pound shells, are in use, with a 12-inch rifle and new carriage ready for shipment. Additional modern guns will soon guard the bay entrance.
General Lawton has captured San Ildefonso north of Baliuag after a fierce siege. He reports heavy fortifications and a large attacking force but claims a decisive rout with minimal casualties. Fresh troops are moving to the front as Seventeenth Infantry regulars reinforce San Fernando and Bacolor.
The article details the execution of Claude Branton in Eugene for the 1898 murder of John A. Courtland stockman of Condon. The scene included clergy, witnesses, and a orderly procedure, with Branton calmly facing the end and leaving letters and a Bible behind.
The article blends fragments about American defense, Pacific coast cities, and U S Navy figures. It mentions Dewey, patriotism, and mobilization, with scattered references to Manila, the Philippines, and volunteer movements. It appears as a garbled OCR summary of a wartime city scene.
A fragment mentions Mite Mistleg from the Fact Factory and Br Thecala in connection with industrial activity. The garbled text limits precise details but frames individuals linked to a factory setting and a business named Thecala.
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