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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1900
Page
3
We propose continuing our arrangement with The Farm Journal for the next period, sending The Herald one year and Farm Journal for 1900 and 1901 through 1903 at 1460. Old subscribers paying arrearages and one year in advance receive the same deal. The Farm Journal is described as practical, progressive, clean, honest, useful, and widely circulated among top readers.
Mrs. Dewey publicly denies urging the admiral to declare as a presidential candidate. Others charged with similar duties also deny, suggesting the Manila Bay hero merely had a hunch rather than a firm plan.
Nine men were arrested in Chehalis for throwing eggs at a doctor they disliked. They planned it as cheap amusement when eggs cost 10 cents a dozen. Bonds of 500 each were set for superior court appearance, changing their opinions about the provocation.
Tur Herace congratulates Smalley Publishing on the magazine's new dress and form. The Northwest Magazine remains devoted to the country from the Great Lakes to Pacific tidewater but will broaden its field to compete with contemporary magazines while preserving its distinctive features.
A Washington City telegram in the Tacoma News reports ex Mayor Nickells applying for the Yokohama consulship left vacant by Gowey's death. John L. Wilson later asserted his claim to name the appointee for a full four year term, signaling ongoing political maneuvering despite Ellensburg convention expectations.
Reports on local fruit areas vary as frost effects differ by site. Parker area shows widespread injury while Flint and Wilcox orchards show opposite prune outcomes. Walden counts three thousand trees with under three hundred likely bearing. Jeffries place expects a good crop.
A rough draft of the Republican platform approved in Philadelphia outlines a vigorous foreign policy and Monroe Doctrine emphasis. The dispatch notes Cuba developments and upcoming municipal elections will shape policy while the plank also includes a strengthened navy civil service free homesteads restricted immigration temperance and woman suffrage.
A compilation of upcoming gatherings across Washington and nearby regions includes Christian Endeavor in Spokane June 21 24 and various fraternal and political conventions from May to August in Spokane Ellensburg Vancouver B C Tacoma North Yakima Phila delphia and Sioux Falls. Also notices for irrigation workers housing rooms grazing land and medical services in North Yakima and surrounding areas.
The United States had seven cities above 400000 in 1890: New York Chicago Philadelphia Brooklyn St Louis Boston and Baltimore. Brooklyn joined Greater New York and Chicago’s area expanded, while New York remains far ahead. The piece notes shifts by 1900 with Boston solidifying sixth place and other cities like San Francisco Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Buffalo and Detroit around the 300000-400000 range. It cites voter counts in 1896 and discusses annexation effects on eastern versus western city growth.
A London Mail excerpt cites Frank Buckland’s rail ride with head out the window for lung aeration as the finest stimulant. It notes motorists feel similar invigoration from speed and air, including an English chauffeur treated for indigestion who credits motor driving with perfect health.
In a New York Journal report an expert from a large Scottish lunatic asylum describes treating delusions with extreme measures. A patient misbelieved his head was reversed and was cured by electric shock while restrained. Another believed himself top heavy after weights were applied to his feet. A third feared the world would stop spinning if he slept, and chloroform induced sleep led to eventual sanity.
Italy faces near total olive crop failure in the south and Sicily due to a heavy oil fly invasion intensified by last summer and fall droughts. Losses in Bari and Lecce are estimated at 60 million lire, about 12 million dollars, signaling a forthcoming oil shortage. The article notes countryside observers blame destruction of insectivorous songbirds for the pest surge.
A cow and attendants rode with the imperial train at Hesse Darmstadt to supply royal milk for the czarina’s children. The piece notes the cow’s luxury and completeness, described as unmatched.
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