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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1898
Page
2
A sprawling announcement column reports on European and Atlantic events. It covers insurgent actions in cities, diplomacy with Berlin and Paris, and naval dispositions. It notes casualties from urban violence in Wilmington and famine in China, plus political shifts in Crete and Austria. It mentions the death of Archbishop Gross and a violent killing in Reading, Pennsylvania.
The report cites British naval preparations for possible war, U S troop movements in Cuba, mutinies among Spanish troops, and economic strains from drought and labor conflicts. Other items include weather, rail and mint updates, and notable local incidents across multiple regions.
Fire swept through Canyon City Oregon last night destroying the entire business portion and several residences. The blaze, caused by a lamp explosion, overwhelmed the town after water shortages hampered the fire department. A recalls of the 1870 conflagration underscores the town’s past wildfire losses. In Bloomfield, California, four business blocks burned for an estimated $75,000 with incendiary origins suspected.
Thomas Moore seven year old son of E. J. Moore of Sedalia Missouri died from hydrophobia after being bitten by a rabid dog ten days earlier. He began barking like a dog and suffered convulsions before dying in great agony.
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