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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1902
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald lists subscription options and discounts for prepaid periods. It states MO J Carney as editor proprietor and claims the paper is the oldest on Grays Harbor with the largest Chehalis county circulation, warning contracts may be forfeited if circulation claims are not true.
The Chicago Tribune pleads with Republicans in the House to pass the subsidy bill without delay. It warns postponement would require lawmakers to justify the measure in the Senate and risk public suspicion that action is being stalled until later.
The HeERatn in Aber deen reports prospering and expanding to a semi weekly edition with well filled news columns. The Mason County Journal notes the Vancouver Register-Democrat founder Thurston Daniels has retired after twenty one years to focus on mining interests, leaving a strong pen behind for the state’s democracy.
The Commoner questions Mr. Watterson's shift from supporting a Republican win to opposing the party to defend the republic. The Cosmopolis Enterprise worries Aberdeen sentiment on a Montesan road, while The Herato shows disinterest in the scheme and desires harmony with the community.
Congress passes bill allowing timber claimants to prove up before United States court commissioners rather than at the land office. Previously final proof required homestead proof before commissioners, forcing witnesses to travel to the land office at added cost.
The text contrasts labor and capital with a deadbeat who fails to pay a big bill. It hints that justice will catch up with the offender, describing a looming reckoning as a form of hell. The tone suggests moral judgment and eventual punishment.
Local mills adopt a uniform price scale for shipments and delivery. Drayage charges apply to small orders and grading aligns with the lumber association list for rail shipments. Clear lumber runs slightly cheaper locally but overall house costs rise a small percentage.
The General Land Office commissioner sustains Register Deckebach of Olympia in a dispute over Humptulips Press notices. The paper, seen as aiming to grow with the district, published about 150 notices in Hoquiam papers, delaying land claims and $1,500 in payments. The ruling allows final proofs to proceed.
Sporting courts buzz over two superior court suits born from a New Year Eve brace game at Fashion saloon. Ed Dolan lost about 300 dollars then recouped it by cashing checks and seizing a prize box before stopping payment. Simmons and Isensee face claims on face values and Dolan seeks 570 dollars lost in prior sessions under gambling loss recovery law.
The A. B. Johnson and Sailor Boy load for San Francisco at West & Slade and Bryden & Leitch mills. Wanona and Waweema prepare at Anderson & Middleton for San Francisco while Laura Madsen and Fanny Adele sail for the same port. Esther Buhne, Sequoia, and Newburg also load for San Francisco from various mills as Lindauer joins transit, beating rivals by six hours on the return voyage.
The Commoner notes Britain has spent over 700 million dollars on the Boer conflict, with monthly costs around 22.5 million. By January 1, 1902 Britain counted 24,299 officers and men dead and 64,330 sick at home. Roughly 250,000 troops remain in the field as reinforcements rush to the front, with calls for a bold Gladstone stance to do right.
Notice of dissolution of the partnership between J D Rubenstein and W Lake, operating as The Grays Harbor Junk Company. W Lake retires. Rubenstein will wind up debts and collect all accounts. Dated Aberdeen April 15 1902.
The notice states Bryan’s Commoner available for one year and the Aberdeen Herald for three months at a total price of $1. All orders should be sent to the specified office for processing.
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