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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1915
Page
4
The Herald, Chehalis County’s oldest newspaper, announces ad copy deadlines for Tuesday issues and Friday morning insertions. It emphasizes broad circulation and long-standing history in Grays Harbor and Chehalis County.
Senator Miles Poindexter announces Saturday in Spokane his intention to run for renomination as a Republican Progressive. Elected in 1910, he has aligned with progressives against the “Big interests” and vows to campaign on his record. The Spokane stop signals a lively, party-wide primary battle as reform minded voters and reactionaries clash in Washington.
A midwest manufacturer skewers Wall Street pessimism as unfounded while citing Lehigh Valley railroad chief Thomas who claims Washington alone governs US prosperity. The piece disputes calls for crisis, notes high dividends, and blasts predatory plutocracy threatening ten years of reform under Wilson.
The piece argues business fights the Wilson administration as plutocracy seeks power in Washington. It warns Wall Street dislikes Progressive reforms and fears a shift toward socialism, blaming a Republican Wall Street coalition aligned with the New York World for stirring opposition.
Offshore and domestic lumber shipments from the North Pacific in March totaled 61,347,031 feet, the largest since the war began to hurt world industries. Offshore lumber shipments surpassed 60 million feet for the first time since August, with March volumes over February and over January, marking a notable improvement for export lumber trade.
Governor Dunne spoke at an Irish Fellowship club St Patrick day event in Cincinnati urging Irish Americans to keep loyalty to the United States above European sympathies. He warned against entanglement, urged neutrality, and called for restraint and patriotism to support the president and avoid aiding belligerents.
In five years over 56,000 new laws have been enacted by various law bodies. The claim that everyone knows what the law is rests on a fragile premise and merits scrutiny.
Thyra Hansen of Elma files for divorce from Haazen in Seattle 1908 after years of misery and alleged mistreatment. They have a five year old son and $1,000 in property. husband earns $3.75 daily.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century notice in Bridgeton New Jersey and Lynn Massachusetts shows a women’s health advice service by Lydia E. Pinkham. The text promises confidential letter replies and personalized guidance.
In Montesano 150 Pythians attended the district meeting and Frontier Days celebration with delegates from Hoquiam Aberdeen Montesano Elma McCleary and Olympia. Prizes for degree team work went to Loomis Bragge Crook and Strock. Officers elected: President Gaston Mack Montesano Vice Claude Doty McCleary Secretary Charles Strock Olympia Treasurer J M Bricker Hoquiam.
Mrs. Jack Cooper of Hoquiam, Washington, shot and killed a monster wildcat in the Queets valley. The beast tumbled from a branch 60 feet above the ground after a single revolver shot.
Tar ine Markets lists chartered and arriving vessels awaiting at Gray and Hoquiam area mills and ports. Several ships bound for Honolulu Sydney Australia and Melbourne are noted with current locations at Slade Mill Hulbert Mill EB K Wood mill Donovan's mill and Hoquiam Lumber and Shingle Co. Names include Golden Shore Jane L Stanford Wilbert L Smith Watson A West and more with origins from Auckland San Francisco and Aukland.
A damage suit was filed in Montesano against the Northern Pacific Railway by Ahki Matson and others for injuries to a two year old child struck by a train on East Wishkah street Aberdeen January 13. The suit claims the train exceeded six miles an hour and proper precautions were not observed.
April 19 Kitsap county Sheriff Chadwick took Fred B Roberts who has spent a year in local jail for forgery to Kitsap on a similar charge. Roberts became trusted in jail as a grounds and county garage employee. Officers and others who know him hope leniency will be shown in the other county.
Aberdeen wholesale quotes show live chickens 10 to 15 cents per pound and dressed 18 to 20 cents. Cows at 6 1/2 to 7 cents, sheep 3 1/2 cents, hogs 7 cents per pound. Dressed pork 9 to 11 cents, beef cuts 9 to 12 1/2 cents, veal 12 to 14, lamb 16 to 18, mutton 12 1/2 to 14 cents. Ham 17 to 19, dates 16 to 25, lard 11 1/2 to 12 1/2 cents.
A busy price list shows flour at 1.80 to 2.55 per 50 lb sack and butter around 60 cents a pound for a two pound roll. Fresh eggs, sugar, potatoes, onions, and a wide array of fruits and vegetables are posted with varied local and distant origins. Strawberries from California and tomatoes from Florida are highlighted amid reduced dairy and produce costs.
A damage suit for $1,000 has been filed by Joseph Katalinich against Jacob Ljubich for injuries alleged from an assault by force of arms in Junction City on March 28.
The speaker argues that national wealth lies in people not resources. He cites past warnings about coal, timber, soil, and now stresses conserving health. He notes progress against disease including typhoid fever among soldiers, asserting no current army cases in sixteen years.
A Baltimore American snippet recalls a visitor asking to be directed to the apiary. The confusion over bees and apes creates light humor about misreading signs at a zoo.
Rail timetable snippet lists multiple westbound trains from Seattle to Aberdeen with intermediate stops at Portland Tacoma Centralia Elma Cleary and McCleary along routes via Dupont and Point 6. Times include departures near 4:45 PM from Seattle and arrivals at Aberdeen around 10 PM with additional services to Elma and McCleary.
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