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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
2
A column from the Aberdeen Herald of Washington state offers a collage of satirical asides and anecdotes. It references industry trusts, Columbus, reporters seeing differently, and the playful notion of American pride amid international snubs. It ends with a seafaring quip about a Royal encounter at a bazaar.
The piece argues time is life not money and urges converting money into time. It notes Spain’s Reina Mercedes will be preserved on public display as a naval memorial. English novelist Mrs. Oliphant dies, having supported four relatives her generosity masking personal financial need and stunting her later work.
The article weighs a proposed North Channel submarine tunnel financed by government guarantees and its dubious profitability. It also notes a broad migration trend from farms to towns, with urban buyers reshaping rural estates and signaling possible long term growth in country living despite estate fragmentation and tenancy concerns.
A digest of items reports regiments sailing for Manila from San Francisco and Houston for the Philippines, a Chicago plague clampdown, India famine, Venezuelan revolution, Mrs. Sarah A. Baker’s death, a Macabee scouts unit in Manila, Esterhazy guilt claims, and a host of overseas and domestic economic and political updates. From Alaskan boundary talks to Negros home rule, cricket of trade, and upcoming openings in Boston’s Faneuil Hall.
A lengthy wire service digest notes Dewey leaving Gibraltar for New York as political tension rises over Dreyfus and Mercier in Paris. Other items cover Harriman railroad ambitions, Peary's return from the Arctic, smokeless powder plans near Indian Head, and assorted incidents from yellow fever quarantines to a deadly trestle collapse in Washington.
A Chicago Times Herald excerpt notes a dispute between two women over remarks about Miss Anthony. After a trip to Boston, Beasley criticized the speaker for calling a widow woman and later used the term maiden lady during a temperance discussion, provoking offense.
An Eastern man and Amber Pete debate Eagle Eye wishing Dewey and Funston to arrive together. The exchange turns on limited powder and a joke about a gun cartridge. The scene humorously hints at commerce and rapid compound interest.
The Oregon Industrial Exposition starts September 28 and runs through October 28 in Portland. It showcases Pacific Northwest products across fields farms forests fisheries factories and dairies with large scale exhibits and a top rank military band performing daily.
May move to Spokane could bring the large Barge Woolen Mills plant from Brownsville. The Spokane chamber of commerce is pushing the effort and Hugh Field of Eagle Woolen Mills signals a possible move. If relocated, the mill would expand to a four-set operation, creating about 150 jobs.
Engineer Byrne of Pomeroy Washington estimates $22,000 to build a flume and erect a powerhouse and plant. Electrical machinery, poles, and wire would add about the same amount. The city likely will not justify a project of this size at present.
Work on the Kootenai Valley railway in Idaho has begun with machinery arriving last week and ready for use. Superintendent Roberts predicts two miles of track laid daily and a milestone timeline targeting Port Hill by mid month and the lake head by October 1, assuming no accidents.
Walla Walla Washington sold bonds totaling 350 200 with 133 000 sewer and water bonds. Morris and Whitehead of Portland won the bids at 4 46 percent for general bonds and 5 percent for sewer and water. The issue sold at a premium of 2100 dollars.
The Lewiston Idaho state normal school board sold bonds totaling 7500 dollars at a 10 percent premium, yielding 8200 dollars to fund two dormitories or buy physical and chemical apparatus for the scientific department.
The Thomas Kay mill in Salem stays on extended shifts to fill nationwide orders for blankets and flannels. About one hundred workers are employed. The Alpha steamship left Vancouver with 100 tons of flour for Dawson. Flour there sells at $6 per bag, and the North agents expect a gross around $28,000 from the shipment.
The Union Bank & Trust Company of Helena led all Eastern banks in bidding for the city bonds, securing $65,000 with a premium of $730. The result lowers the interest rate to 3.9 percent.
A hundred ton MNI project by The Mountain Lion Gold Mining Company of Republic Washington orders 800000 feet of lumber for a new 100 ton mill. The plant, to be in operation by January 1 next, will be a combination mill with 20 stamps.
A Rathdrum Idaho brewery owned by Henry Riniger was completely destroyed by a fire last week, causing an estimated loss of 25000 dollars. The blaze left little salvageable equipment and prompted an investigation by local fire authorities.
Special dispatch from Manila reports that investors in Manila plan a modern Luzon railroad to connect Manila with major towns along the west coast up to Laoag. The route remains secret, echoing 1876 plans, with a new coastal terminal expected to spur faster communication and growth for the island.
A Washington telegraph notes the fiscal year 1901 naval estimates will total about 50 million dollars. The rise funds shipbuilding of 54 vessels, three battleships, and three armored cruisers, with armor contracts once Congress acts. Admirals Hichborn Melvill Crowinshield O Neill cited higher needs for repairs, enlisted ranks, target practice, and armor.
Report from Chihuahua describes a lunatic who attacked inmates in a jail cell with a concealed knife. Guards overwhelmed him after two inmates died and another was fatally wounded. The suspect faces possible execution.
A jagged summary notes a high level border dispute and a claim of arms aid and equipment shipments. It mentions Alfred and a presumed special committee or authority and references London and Morning reports. The readable fragments sketch a tense political moment without clear names or dates.
New York dispatch reports after 48 hours of debate among President Roosevelt Secretary Root Professor Schurman Senator Beveridge General Miles and Adjutant General Corbin it is likely General Merritt will be sent to the Philippines. The plan may split Otis duties into two departments with Merritt leading the military end.
Washington dispatch reports General Nelson A Miles would go to the Philippines to supervise military operations during the upcoming campaign. The claim is unofficial and not from the president or war secretary, but attributed to a department officer. If no unforeseen events intervene, Miles will depart for Manila by mid October.
The steam ship Del Norte arrived from Alaska at Sealskine Galore San Francisco on Sept. 9 carrying 16 812 sealskins. The cargo was licensed for the North American Commercial Company and will yield a heavy government royalty.
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