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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1902
Page
3
President Roosevelt addresses a crowded Music Hall audience in Cincinnati stressing that trusts bring both good and bad outcomes. He warns tariffs may not fix evils, urges strong government supervision of large corporations, and argues for measures to protect workers while considering smaller producers.
The Daily Telegraph in an editorial argues that Roosevelt proposed constitutional trust regulation is a colossal task and may be riskier than the disease. It says trusts have little to fear for years to come and that the remedy could create new dangers.
Birmingham Alabama reports the Friday night church panic death list stands at 106 with no new fatalities. Forty funerals occurred Sunday and 50 more were held today as white citizens raise a burial fund of 700.
New York report states Charles F. Murphy was chosen leader of Tam many Hall by the executive committee. All members attended except August Moebus. The decision follows a full meeting with the group.
London reports that the Associated Press confirms Britain and Venezuela are on the verge of severing diplomatic relations, signaling a major diplomatic rift between the two nations.
Washington readers report anthracite coal selling for 13 to 15 dollars per ton with strict delivery limits. Purchasers receive at most a ton, often only half. Wood prices surged with pine at 8 dollars a cord and hickory at 10 dollars. Soft coal prices jumped from 3.50 to 7.50 per ton as demand stays strong. Citizens aid strike relief via these rising costs.
English aeronaut Stanley Spencer piloted his self invented airship over London covering about 30 miles. He started from the Crystal Palace at 4 15 P M and landed near Harrow after three hours. He steered with apparent ease from Stratham to Chelsea and Kensington and East Cole.
Mason Bingham, local quartermaster, calls for bids on a record Pacific coast lumber order. About ten million feet of Washington fir for the Philippine islands will be offered to Seattle, Tacoma and Portland merchants with delivery possible to the three cities. Bids open at noon September 29 in Major Bingham's office, covering rough and dressed lumber including 2,366 doors and accompanying windows and ceilings quantities.
President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor said the striking Pennsylvania coal miners can hold out for months. He noted concessions from workers but no overtures from operators, and that supplies remain adequate. He added the federation will aid, and the strikers will not yield on dismemberment of their union.
A Rocky Ford Colorado giant watermelon measures 5 feet long and 3 feet in circumference, weighing 386 pounds. Officials credit local soil as ideal for melons, with this fruit debuting at Watermelon Day and Fruit Festival. Growers predict a 6 foot next season may set a new record.
Father Anatoly of the Greek Catholic church in Minneapolis says he holds documents from Russia linking Alaska to U S claims. The papers include an 1815 Russian Trading Co Hudson Bay dispute narrative and a treaty copy in English and Russian, suggesting a 54 40 longitude strip was ceded to Russia and later claimed by Britain.
Twenty two cars of stock derailed at Arvilla on the Great Northern today. About 500 animals were killed and 50 cattle and 100 horses were saved. The eastbound train swerved onto a switch and 22 cars piled into a heap, blocking the line for hours. Living animals were trapped and injured beneath wreckage.
The Daily Mail reports Britain will require new South African colonies to contribute 500 million dollars toward the South African war. Payment is delayed two to three years, aided by trade extension and revenue gains. Mining profits may be taxed an extra ten percent, with additional funds raised via concessions and mineral rights.
Mme Emile Loubet wife of the French president is described as plain and home loving. Despite marriage to a provincial lawyer and ascent to high society she remains a simple housewife. She represents middle class French households rather than Faubourg St Germain.
Mme Loubet, daughter of a Montelimar iron dealer Marie Denis, married to M. Loubet for 35 years, with three children. Described as short and stout, gray haired at 55, she dresses simply and remains loyal to her own taste while showing kindness and personal interest in Paris public institutions.
Seattle reports the 42nd State university year begins with students arriving by rail and ship. Dormitories for girls are full while boys' housing is nearly full, and Greek societies will have dedicated houses this year. Munich hosts a Socialist congress that started Sept 15 and calls for nationwide meetings to protest meat prices and inspect meat scarcity.
London Sept. 23 Frankfort Moore the novelist contributes a long Morning Post article titled Americas Bargain. He notes the Danish West Indies have a highly intelligent population and that St Thomas is a modern town. He says Americans will turn it into a center of wealth and expects American capital to boost island business.
The piece depicts insects at a dinner levee attended by Anglo Indians, noting the brown odor of a small pest that taints food if touched and repels any crushing. It also recalls a dainty French lady trying to speak English, joking about her failed translation during a chilly May.
Oyster Bay report states President Roosevelt has started his Middle Western tour. He will first visit Cincinnati and then reach Chicago on October 3.
New York reports President Mitchell arriving as he denies plans to confer with operators or Morgan or Stone. He says contributions will fund the miners to hold out indefinitely.
San Antonio Texas September 23 A new world record for wing shooting with rifles was set by Adolph Toepperwein who broke 986 of 1000 clay targets thrown from traps indicating a remarkable marksmanship feat in a competitive event.
Dublin reports William Redmond Irish Nationalist MP who spoke in Wexford recently has been summoned to give recognizances for future good behavior in court.
The secretary of the treasury plans to ask Congress for an 8000 to 10000 dollar appropriation to establish a protection station on Boldger Island in the Aleutians for the newly found seal herd, mirroring Prybiloff island measures.
Derby Connecticut reports the arrested man who gave the alias Edwards and Portland Oregon as residence is William Hooper Young, wanted in New York for the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer.
The passage notes that the finest joys come from pleasant thoughts and wisdom grows from filling the mind with them. It also observes that some people fixate on a deaf man merely because he is free, implying a critiqued judgment of others in social gaze.
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