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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1899
Page
2
Long column mix of society notes and observations from Aberdeen Washington era. It includes satire on diamonds politics and language of gloves, discusses Dewey Grant comparison, American education versus labor, rail plans for Africa, Egyptian labor attitudes, and a Birmingham postal handcuff anecdote ending with vote buying remark.
Condensed telegraphic items report swindler Captain Curces contract issues Samoa arbitration talks and transcontinental railroad plans from San Diego Huntington and Pacific Mail disputes. Other notes cover naval tests, battleship movements, labor unions, and market reactions to Transvaal war.
Corporate franchises taxed in Texas and Hobart recovering. Montreal fire destroys 5,000,000 dollars of property. Russia seeks loan. Germany setback. Navy hopes Nicaragua canal proof of power. Ladysmith fighting continues. Aguinaldo elusive. Banham and Tarlac captured by Americans. Kentucky returns slow. Dems and Republicans claim wins. Yaqui fights in Mexico. Union Iron Works linked to Seligman syndicate. Mexico grant 8,000,000 acres to Cherokees. a man dies after his leg torn from body near Kansas City. Admiral Dewey swarmed by crowd in New York. Allen urges naval reserve reform. Japan-Russia tensions over Corea. Delaware estate case in Montana resurfaces. Mabalacat in Luzon occupied. Washington volunteers honored in Seattle. Ludlow visits New York. Berlin council election results lean socialist. Pillsbury leaves 100,000 for children’s home. Logs and shingles in Snohomish. Forty-second Regiment railway crash in San Francisco. Nez Perce demand rail rights pay. New York assemblyman Mazet alleges fraud. Samoa partition talks Berlin–London with U.S. approval pending. Vancouver timber shipment for U.S. ships. Negros government hosts send greeting to McKinley. McGrath dies of wounds at Manila. Cross holds Marconi rights in Samoa. 1,000,000 ft timber for Cramp. Kootenai mine ships gold brick. Corean peace improves. Bidwell at 80. French wheat yield drops from last year. Gen Lawton claims abstention from liquor.
The War Department confirms Aguinaldo moving toward Bambang 75 miles northeast of Tarlac. American columns under Generals MacArthur Lawton Young and Wheaton pursue the insurgent leader as his new rebel capital is expected to form in the northern mountains with limited coastal contact and supply routes.
London reports signaling gloom as Buller’s advance toward Ladysmith is expected around November 15. Boer activity appears limited while Natal garrison communications detail recent engagements and reinforcements around Estcourt and Kimberley.
Fragmented report discusses Admiral Wal and General Ludlow opinions on retaining or reducing island control. Mentions Havana Puerto officers and England New York Times reference to Pacific powers, aerial governance, and potential seizure of opposition.
The report notes Mildred, mother of the bride, attending a Washington ceremony with Rev. James F. Ludlow as arrangements were finalized. It mentions Philippine events, a brass encased leg of a soldier saved, and military action in Manila with casualties and losses.
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