Aberdeen Herald publication notice and rates
Semi Weekly Aberdeen Herald details its publication schedule at 309 East Wishkah Street Aberdeen Washington with editor MO J Carney and advertising deadlines. It states subscription rates and urges readers to inform the office if papers are not received and warns contracts rely on stated circulation figures.
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East Wishkah Street
The
Aberdeen Printing Co
Telephone 5401
Herald
Grays Harbor
Chekalis County
The Shame of the Senate Bribery inquiry linked to Lorimer case
Evidence suggests a bribery fund aided Lorimer’s election in Illinois. Clarence Funk revealed that Edward C. Hines sought 10000 from each of ten big people, while Cyrus McCormick praised Funk for refusing involvement. The inquiry may unseat Lorimer and purge Illinois of shame.
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Lorimer
Illinois
Hermann H. Kohlsaar
Chicago Record-Herald
Clarence 8. Funk
International Harvester Company
Funk
Kohilsaat
Edward C. Hines
Hines
Cyrus H. McCormick
Mr. Funk
Kohlsaar
National Senate
LaFollette
Joe Bailey
Vanderlip sees bright conditions across the southwest and nation
Frank A. Vanderlip, NY bank president, tours the Pacific coast and reports healthy industrial, commercial, and agricultural conditions. He predicts greater prosperity when capital activates and notes the potential impact of pending court decisions on property rights.
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Frank A. Vanderlip
New York City
Pacific Coast
Vanderlip
Supreme Court
Standard Oil and American Tobacco Company
Washington judge rules street piano a vehicle
A Washington court declares a street piano a vehicle under the law, signaling a new interpretation of what constitutes transportation. The ruling could affect when and where street pianos may be operated and taxed.
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Washington
Higher Assessments and Tax Pressures in Chehalis County
The piece argues low property valuations and high levies hinder Chehalis County development as public needs grow. It notes Assessor Jones plans change could help if levies stay reasonable, but warns commissioners may push taxes higher with increased valuations. It also comments on political figures and economic metaphors.
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Chehalis
Jones
Olympic Peninsula to Organize Booster League
Olympia Peninsula plans a development league similar to the Southwest Washington group. Publicity men will attend April 21 and 22 meetings in Port Angeles to rally coastal communities and gain aid from Pacific Northwest cities. The program features talks exhibits sightseeing agricultural demonstrations banquets and elaborate Port Angeles entertainment for visiting delegates.
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Portland
Olympic Peninsula
Southwest Washington Development Association
Port Angeles
Pacific Northwest
Peninsula
Chehalis County Receives State Aid Funds for Road Work
State Treasurer John G. Lewis reports Chehalis County has 24825.98 available in state highway funds after deducting contracts on state aid roads totaling 6483.08. 17042.90 remains for new road projects with state highway No. 9 funds already allocated 7.4179 to cover current contracts. Quiniault valley road No. 9 bids have been advertised for Humptulips City to Quiniault Lake.
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Olympia
Plu
Chehalis
John G. Lewis
State Highway Commission
Quiniault Valley
Humptulips City
Quiniault Lake
Washington Fourth Class Cities Not Required to Provide Pauper Care
Olympia April 6. The Attorney General issues an opinion holding that fourth class cities and towns in Washington are not obligated to pay for the care or burial of paupers who reside or die within their borders. The ruling clarifies municipal duties regarding indigent residents and dead paupers in small towns.
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Olympia
Washington
Lyle
County to bear funeral expenses for paupers in fourth class towns
The prosecuting attorney of Wahkiakum county states that statutes do not impose city fourth class duties to aid the poor or bury paupers. He believes indigent residents within such cities should be cared for by the county and that funeral costs upon death should be covered by the county.
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Ion
Wahkiakum
Diamonds Shine in the Dark Test for Genuine Diamonds
Dr Reginald Farrar reports on a phosphorescent property said to exist in all diamonds. A gem rubbed on wood, cloth, or metal may emit light in darkness as a potential test of authenticity. The phenomenon, observed after sun or electric light exposure, remains unexplained.
Electric clock drives pendulum by magnet armature
Students at the St. Louis watchmaking school develop a new clock using an electro magnetically operated armature to drive a pendulum from above. The armature closes the circuit as it nears the coil, then the coil attracts the armature to push the pendulum forward, breaking the circuit and letting the pendulum return. The pendulum also advances the escapement lever, removing the need for weights or springs.
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St. Louis
Whaling in the South Atlantic Ventures Expand
The British colonial report from Stanley notes seven whaling firms occupy sites on South Georgia island where carcasses are rendered to oil and fertilizers. Six companies fish in the south Shetlands route Pelagic Strait to Graham Land, as 1909 yields varied returns with Falklands exports totaling 4,006 tons of whale oil valued at 221.44 dollars.
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South Atlantic
South Georgia
Stanley
Falklands
South Shetlands
Pelgica Strait
Graham Land
Dependencies
New Island
Protection of Boilers
Zinc is used to prevent boiler corrosion. Its efficiency lies in displacing iron more slowly than any metal with a greater tendency to dissolve. Protection fails at distances over an inch in pure water, but salt or another electrolyte extends the protective zone to twenty inches or more.
Wilton Rugs in Multiple Styles and Sizes on Sale
Smiths offers extra heavy seam less Wilton Rugs in Oriental medallion and all over patterns in 9x12 size at 35 dollars. Bigelow Wilton Rugs come in four grades with 9x12 prices from 50 to 60 dollars and larger sizes available in about six weeks. Bunchar Hardwick and French Wiltons priced up to 60 dollars for 9x12 with options for larger sizes.
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SMITH
Bigelow Wilton
Carpetings Tapestry Brussels at Carpet Prices
Carpetings present several designs copied from Wilton carpets offered at 95 cents per yard. Velvet carpets in soft tan and brown patterns sell for 1.15 per yard. Colonial Velvet at 1.44 and Bigelow Body Brussels at 1.75 per yard. Bigelow Axminster priced at 1.85 per yard.
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Bigelow Body Brussels
Bigelow Axminster
Curtains and Curtaining Materials For Sale
White and ecru scrims plain colors up to 40 cents per yard. Figured scrims and duplex scrim floral border patterns available. Heavy plain English net 36 inches wide per yard. Filet lace 45 inches wide white or ecru. Dimity 36 inches wide 35 cents per yard. Creton 36 inches wide 45 cents per yard. Chateau rep tapestry 36 inches wide 50 cents per yard. Extensive line in made up curtains including Nottinghams net and scrims at reasonable prices.
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Dimity
Chateau Rep
Nottinghams
Arming London Police Sparks Public Debate
John Bull resists arming police with revolvers despite burglar attacks in London and elsewhere. The article notes the public and authorities oppose arming officers while praising the police for restraint and professionalism.
Bell-Tagged Buzzard Found After Fifty Years In Kentucky
A buzzard tagged with a bell by Jason Williams in Nicholas county over fifty years ago was found in Louisville Kentucky. The bird was black when captured and has since grown gray in part due to age. It is believed to have frozen to death in the recent blizzard.
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Louisville
Jason Williams
Nicholas County
Saxony Silver Mines to Close Amid Low Metal Prices
Mines in Saxony that have produced silver totaling over 243 million dollars since their opening more than seven centuries ago will be shut down due to ongoing low silver prices.
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Saxony
Aberdeen Y M C A Plans Under Way in City
Aberdeen prepares to form a local Y M C A with plans for a organizing committee to arrive soon. The city, the largest in the Northwest without a formal Y M C A, has seen two prior efforts fail though the last attempt about five years ago showed promise.
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Aberdeen Y. M. C. A
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Woodrow Wilson
Limantour
Mexico
Senor J. P. Morgan
Wall Street
Olympia Peninsula
Booster League
Chehalis County
Reginald Farrar
American Press Association
Limbert’s
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Ostemoor
William Rockefeller
London
John Bull
H. J. Blake
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