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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
3
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Henry George died at 6 10 this morning in Union Square hotel while campaigning for mayor of New York. The Democratic candidate known for Progress and Poverty pressed for real democracy ending in a heated race marked by passion and public grief.
A chaotic tale claims Marie Van Zandt faced a coordinated attack during a 1885 demonstration. Officials including M Goron and M Camercart allegedly ordered police and theatrical crowds to disrupt the American singer at the Opera Comique to counter anti Ferry supporters.
The Times reports growing trouble as bands of Indians burn ranches near mountain and threaten violence. A messenger is killed while attempting to arrest violators of game laws. Five Indians flee, Sub-Chief Star mortally injured, and authorities brace for state troop intervention. Nearby, a box and barrel factory is destroyed with $150 loss. In Jackson County Oregon, A Irgis enlarges a hydraulic mine and expands operations, planning to export materials and double output.
President McKinley designates November 25 as national Thanksgiving and prayer day. He praises divine providence for labor progress, farm rewards, peace, law, and fraternal national bonds, urging all to observe with worship and charity. Signed in Washington October 25, 1897 by Secretary John Sherman.
Denver officials say Walter R. Houghton a Cheyenne postal clerk confessed to stealing a registered package mailed from Chicago to Sacramento containing $14,000 in $100 bills. He was arrested in Cheyenne with his mistress, who aided investigators. He offered to refund the money if not prosecuted. prosecutors declined. Houghton awaits federal court action.
The Alaska Commercial Company's steamship Excelsior arrived from St Michaels and Unalaska with 8000 ounces of gold, while Dawson City and Circle City evacuations surge due to starvation and impassable Yukon routes. Miners flee inland as Fort Yukon becomes base for supplies. prospects of winter relief look grim. Captain Higgins warns against venturing to Alaska now.
A blast at the Amarios shaft in Minas Prietas' Grand Central mine, owned by an English syndicate for $1,000,000, killed thirteen men and fatally injured three others. The explosion tore through the fourth level, with four workers 200 feet away hit hard and three killed instantly. Six recovered bodies were unrecognizable.
A fire at the Union Trust Company building on Fourth avenue Pittsburg started from an overheated stack and within an hour the structure was ruined. One fireman is said to be killed and several others escaped by narrow margins. Loss is about 200000 with half covered by insurance.
Dr. J. C. Spencer a bacteriologist with the city board of health reports discovering tuberculosis bacilli in a Chinese made cigar he examined in San Francisco on November 1.
In Braintree Minnesota on November 1 Judge Holden upheld the Anderson law taxing land grant railroads on grants not used for operation. The St Paul and Duluth and Northern Pacific argued only a 3 percent tax on gross earnings. The case may go to the U S Supreme Court.
Budapest reports say the house of magnates adopted four year extension of the Austro-Hungarian compact without debate and approved a financial arrangement with Prussia. The provisional budget also passed.
Constantinople reports the government has opened a credit in London to pay for hiring skilled Yemen overseers for the planned Turkish navy construction.
Captain B Cogan of the Thrasher reports richer gold prospects at Kotzebue Sound than the Yukon after Indians near Point Hope brought gold in sealskin bags. Explorers plan Kotzebue for spring voyage. Northern Light may be fitted to join. In Washington officials say over $90,000 in alleged fraudulent Creek Indian warrants have been found related to the tribe’s debt payments.
Alexandria Minnesota reports the death of two Kahne children, an eight year old girl and a one year old baby, in a house fire 16 miles north of Alexandria after parents left them in the residence while they were in the field. The blaze began while the family was away.
Athens reports a major naval scandal as it is learned that torpedo cartridges used in the Greece Turkey war lacked percussion caps and fulminating mercury. If activated they would have been harmless, creating a potential disaster and public uproar over military gear.
Milwaukee reports show Toledo chosen as the 80th reunion site for the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. General John C. Black of Illinois named annual orator as officers are re-elected. Letters of regret read from Generals Miles, Alger and others during the session.
New Bedford Massachusetts reports whale bone rising to four dollars per pound amid alarming dispatches from the Arctic whaling fleet.
Butte football is reinstated in amateur standing by the Pacific Athletic Association. The Montana eleven can now play with any amateur team in the country.
The Woelfel Leather Company plant in Morris Illinois burned last evening. Loss estimated around 225000 with insurance coverage of 140000. Separately in New York wheat bulls persisted despite discouraging cables and pushed December futures up to 1 dollar near the close amid floor excitement.
The report asserts that supply and demand will eventually lift wheat prices despite temporary dips caused by speculation. Favorable weekly news, shrinking domestic stocks, and strong export demand support higher values. Prices for wheat and related grains and commodities are listed with current quotes for various regions and products.
A dense set of market quotes lists prices per pound per ton and per box for goods including wool, hops, millstuffs, onions, butter, cheese, eggs, potatoes, citrus fruit, hay, and fresh fruits. Notable entries include wool 11-16c, onions 70-80c, butter 21-28c, eggs store 18-40c per dozen, Valencia oranges 1.50-3.00 per box, and apples 85c per large box.
In Clinton Missouri, 1870s doctor D T T Morrison enters town life quietly and becomes jury foreman in a Henry County case. The case yields a surprising verdict prompting Judge McBeth to question Morrison's sanity, which Morrison deflects with calm defiance and questions about his profession.
A clerk named Morrison proclaims he is a United States detective pursuing murderers in Clinton. His outburst prompts Judge McBeth to adjourn and Morrison disappears that night. Dr. Britz recalls examining Morrison and diagnosing insanity days earlier. Clinton residents still ponder how his madness influenced jurors.
In Brazilian forests surgeons are scarce and Indians improvise wound closure with large ants. They place a string of ant jaws along the cut to hold edges together, the bite causing no infection and no venom, followed by removal of the jaws once healing begins.
John Bogart notes to Pall Mall Gazette that Niagara power generates 15 000 electrical horsepower with capacity for 40 000 and room to grow. The Niagara works cost 9 million dollars, including a 7 000 foot tunnel. Buffalo and Niagara City pay 20 dollars per horsepower annually, while some sites have paid nearly 100 dollars. A Massena New York project near the St Lawrence near Grass River aims for 75 000 horsepower from a 40 foot drop, with a three mile canal under construction.
A Vermont farmer recovering from illness jokes about the value of life and farm work comparing it to dollars lost if he had died in harvest time. The swap from fifty to sixty dollars mocks the idea of true worth. A punny exchange about wisdom and applause follows.
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