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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1902
Page
3
Vancouver B C November 1 The All Red cable line between Vancouver and Brisbane was completed at 7 p m Thursday. First messages failed to go through until Friday morning. The line will be tested for about three weeks before public business begins. The Bamfield Creek to Fanning Island section has passed tests.
Skagway Alaska reports plans by local citizens to petition for a cable route from Skagway to Juneau and on to Puget Sound. The project aims to improve direct communications amid rapid Southeastern Alaska growth and rising finances. The Skagway chamber of commerce lauds Gen Greeley for telegraph work, as executives head to Seattle.
Scranton, November 1 1902 The anthracite strike commission announced any wage award would take effect from November 1 1902 The action ends potential disputes as miners and operators awaited the decision The commission toured the mines near Scranton and will continue inspections in the Wilkesbarre area over the weekend.
Vice Chancellor Emery in the court of appeals granted an order restraining the proposed bond issue in a suit by Hodges against the United States Steel Corporation. The Steel Trust planned to issue 200 million dollars in bonds to take over properties valued at 55 million dollars. Hodges, a Steel Corporation stockholder, successfully enjoined the bond issue.
The Standard Oil Company announces another crude price increase. Eastern markets rise two cents while Western markets rise three cents, bringing the month total to 11 cents in the East and nine cents in the West.
William C. Whitney's Ballantrae captured the Cambridgeshire stakes at Newmarket on October 30. The race carried $3,000 in prize money, though the honor of victory mattered most to the owner and connections.
London reports allege American hop dealers falsify origin and growth dates to mislead British customers. Officials traced fake markings to hops used by brewers, prompting the Hop Trade Association to offer rewards for convictions and seeking New York Chamber of Commerce cooperation to curb a practice blamed on England's hop crop failure.
New Haven reports Prof. F C Robinson detailing bubonic plague in California while San Francisco officials deny cases. National conference condemns California board and urges a joint U S health service conference to eradicate plague. Gov. Gage to receive resolutions. Officers elected Irving A Wason Gardner T Swarts J A Egan and J Guiteras.
Washington reports the state department has published the full schedule of the new Chinese customs tariff set to take effect next Friday. The plan replaces ad valorem duties with specific rates on all imports while railroad materials flour and cereals will be admitted free, expanding markets for American goods.
Elections in 24 Vienna constituencies yielded a sweeping Christian Socialist victory with only one exception. A second ballot was needed to choose the opposing candidate in that race.
Edmund Besch former member of the house of delegates was found guilty of perjury before the grand jury regarding the $75,000 doodle fund used to secure suburban franchise passage. He received a five year penitentiary sentence. Two additional charges remain pending.
Martine Cornelius a saloonkeeper in Appleton Wisconsin was robbed of eight thousand dollars by two masked men with revolvers who ordered him to raise his hands. The robbers fled as Cornelius had just drawn the money from the bank to buy real estate.
Commandant 1 Chas. Botha died suddenly at Kokstad prompting official notices.
Washington reports from the Marine Hospital Service detail dire cholera and plague spread. Philippine Islands show about 75 000 cases since March with 75 percent mortality. Japan, Nanking, Egypt, Suez and Alexandria record thousands of cases and high deaths as the epidemics continue.
Panama reports General Uribe-Uribe and Castillo surrendered at La Cienaga near Santa Marta after government forces under Gen. Marjarres surrounded them from Rio Frio. The rebels, previously defeated at La Cienaga on October 14, left 1,000 men, with heavy casualties on both sides. The capture ends organized resistance in Magdalena and Bolivar. isthmus remains in rebel hands.
Kansas City October 30 A 50 cent dispute between a powerful railroad and Kansas City woman Mrs P H Ludlum will reach the U S Supreme Court after a local jury ruled for Ludlum. She says railroad checks were receipts and the Union Depot Company had no right to collect a 40 cent third party charge before delivery of her baggage. The railroad plans to appeal despite the payment dispute.
City merchants form a committee to greet Gen A R Chaffee on his San Francisco arrival from the Philippines. They plan a general reception in the Chamber of Commerce rooms and a guest of honor role at the Merchants' Association annual banquet.
A collection of maxims on faith, virtue, and society. It discusses the primacy of God in guidance, the danger of worldly praise, the difference between service and spirit, and the link between suffering and growth, framing moral conduct through religious insight.
W B Ingersoll recounts a Florida duck hunter in the Indian River country who sinks into quicksand while pursuing a mallard. He clings to a rattan vine overhead and crawls to safety, losing his mackintosh and gun but saving his game bag. The piece also notes 80,000 Jews emigrated from Roumania last year.
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