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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1899
Page
2
A dense, OCR heavy passage blends civic notes, athletic commentary, and domestic musings. It surveys politics, journalism practice, and advertising rhetoric, interleaved with reflections on public virtue, market behavior, and a Swiss clock novelty. The mix captures a torn historical page.
A dispatch from Onion reports a British assault at Estocart where British artillery broke Boer resistance at dawn. Five hundred Boers are said killed with 159 wounded and many prisoners considered ignorant and wretched. Knight of the Morning Post was wounded.
The New York Herald reports forged Virginia state bonds worth millions circulating, with dubious coupons possibly binding innocent holders to Virginia's obligations. The Riddleberger law story connects to a 1582 contract with Kendall Bank Note Co. and a legislative repeal, while North and West banks faced past losses on worthless paper. Also, fifty window glass jobbers form the National Window Glass Jobbers Association to centralize purchases for members.
After a four hour meeting, Detroit street railway workers threaten to strike within 48 hours unless the Citizens' Street Railway Company grants demands. The list includes reinstatement of discharged employees and settling disputes over suburban car crews running into the city.
A jumble of garbled lines references a state matter and a personal loss. It mentions Dewey and a daughter, a governor’s administration, and a discussion of defense or civility in a troubled context.
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