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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
2
A mosaic of tongue in cheek notes and opinions on current events. The piece touches on Pearl Harbor era war readiness, Morgan's bulldog, Viennese gambling bans, and Chinese filial piety, weaving humor with observations on politics, technology, and society.
The article commends medical and military staff for their conduct in Cuba, noting improved preparation in equipment, transport, and food. It praises doctors who shared dangers with troops, highlights the quick grasp of the Siboney situation, and credits decisive measures against yellow fever for preserving the army’s strength. It suggests Spaniards suffered more from disease than Americans.
The piece contrasts usage of shall and will with a London tribunal ruling that shall is mandatory. It then argues the Maine was blown up by an external explosion, supported by naval wreck analyses showing shells and keel integrity, reinforcing belief of Spanish responsibility for the Havana harbor disaster and the resulting American outrage.
A series of provocative quips about women and men. The speaker critiques female influence, femininity, and social norms with sardonic observations spanning love, fashion, infidelity, and aging in a satirical voice. The tone remains provocative and gender-focused throughout.
A review of events from the past seven days includes Lighthanges in Southern Philippines and the St Paul reaching Manila with all aboard. Reports on Hawaii port access, Porto Rico evacuation talks, a Chicago saloon robbery turned shootout, the Mosquito fleet machinery woes, the National Irrigation Congress in Cheyenne, and eight lives lost in the Georgia storm. Also noted are Kobe harbor fire, Cervera ordered back to Spain, a New York Ontario and Western wreck at Ingalls, Cuban troops threatened at Guantanamo, Dreyfus case updates, the Dutch queen's majority, a Chicago fire, the Olivette hospital ship disaster, Para coal mine strikes, and shifts in Cuban command following the Shafter incident.
The article notes plan to abandon Camp Wilcod within the next three weeks. James Wilson, dubbed King of Tramps, praised for bravery at Santino amid the reports. A single hot day in New York caused fifty deaths and over one hundred prostrations. John Hills, a New York ice dealer, his wife and Mary Conlin were poisoned by whisky sent through the mail.
Reports from the battle at Omdurman describe General Kitchener’s forces routing the dervishes with heavy casualties on the opposing side. The article notes notable feats by units like the Twenty-first Lancers and lists casualties including Lieutenant Grenfell. It also covers other dispatches on Cuba Spain and allied movements in Havana and Manila.
A young lawyer notes a peculiar fact from police court records: negro women are more often belligerents in jealousy cases than men. He asserts trouble centers on the woman, and predicts the colored press will be blamed for love disturbances, urging scrutiny of the man in such stories.
A brief exchange notes a recurring standard where men judge all women by their wives and women judge husbands by the worst rumors about other men, highlighting mutual scrutiny within relationships.
A terse opinion equates monopolies with babies, noting most men oppose them until they gain a personal stake. The remark reflects skepticism toward monopolistic power and self interest driving attitudes toward control and profits.
The United States government has placed an order in England for 10,000,000 cartridges. Regulations are issued concerning military taxes to be collected in the Philippines. Sir William Augustus Frazer bart. is dead and was an author and body guard for Scotland. The subsistence department will have supplies ready to forward to Cuba if needed.
President McKinley visited Camp Wikoff on September 6 and spent hours with sick soldiers and staff. He reviewed regiments, spoke to reporters, and exchanged greetings with officers and enlisted men as he toured the hospital tents and hillside camp near the platform and Shafter’s area.
Fragmented report describes an August development on Ladrone island amid conflict. Names like Troub Madrid Philip and Lieutenant Newman appear, with references to torpedoes, river operations, and a Ralph Rogers commander, but details are unclear.
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