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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1905
Page
3
A New York World dispatch from St. Petersburg reports a plotted assassination of the czar and his kin among imperial guard troops. Gen Trepoff's agents say several conspirators of noble birth held large amounts of dynamite and swore an oath to silence, with police unable to obtain confessions from any soldier.
A report from Olympia cites Washington state population at 874000 based on secretary of state office statistics with Seattle estimated at 154000. No individual figures are given for Tacoma or Spokane. counts largely derive from the school census.
Olympia April 24 Assistant Attorney General Falkner holds that prisoners cannot be detained in the state penitentiary to serve costs. The ruling follows a Seattle larceny case where John Clark was sentenced to three years and to pay costs. Falkner says no law allows serving costs in the penitentiary, only in county jails.
Saigon April 24 The Associated Press reports the entire Russian fleet left Kamranh bay on April 22 at midday Heavy cannonading was heard offshore at night It is believed the fleet engaged a Japanese squadron No Russians landed ashore Nebogetoff was expected to arrive Any impact caused a rise in local provisions.
A call is issued for a convention of Western Washington city and commercial leaders to meet in Bellingham on May 16. The aim is to devise a plan to act in concert in preparing and distributing advertising material describing Western Washington. Delegates from cities, commercial bodies, and newspapers will be invited. A broad response is anticipated.
The naval board recommends accepting bids from Fore River Company for two scouts and Bath Iron Works for the third. Two cruisers to receive turbine engines and the third to use reciprocating engines.
The Washington Idaho and Montana Railroad Company filed articles of incorporation in Olympia on April 24, capitalized at 1 million dollars. The line would run from the Palouse through the Clearwater country to Bitter Root mountains, possibly via Lolo Pass to connect with Northern Pacific near Missoula or Great Northern at Anaconda, expanding timber and timber products reach and potentially altering transcontinental connections.
Washington April 24 Senate interstate commerce committee decided to send copies of the railway rate hearing to every member of Congress. President Tuttle of the Boston and Maine railroad remarked that financiers do not control railways to the public’s disadvantage and that government ownership would not permit absolute management in a political system.
Washington reports that Senator Platt of Connecticut, now dead, blocked an Alaska delegate bill in the Senate. His death may clear the way for a winter passage as the Judiciary Committee chair shifts to Senator Clark of Wyoming, marking a Western-led leadership change.
In St Petersburg on April 24 police arrest many workers and intellectuals, filling prisons. This year workers outnumber intellectuals among the detainees as delegates to the Schidlovsky commission, set up in February to probe working class discontent, remain in custody. Small riots occur nearly daily.
Denver reports Governor Mc Donald signed the anti boycott bill amid strong support from the Citizens Alliance and opposition from labor organizations. It imposes fines or imprisonment or both for violations.
In Colville on April 24, soaking rain over three days has left ample moisture for a good fruit crop. Most mountain snow has melted and frost threats to blossoming orchards across the county are unlikely.
Floyd B Daggett city comptroller was nominated for mayor by the Democratic convention in Spokane by acclamation. H L Lillienthal filed an independent ticket petition with 1200 names.
Albany April 24 Governor Higgins signed a bill imposing a tax of two cents on every hundred dollars of par value for all corporation stocks or securities sold or transferred.
Ground floor and cross section depict a circular barn with a 72 ft diameter. Concrete basement walls stand 8 ft high and 12 in thick to house 20 cows, 16 horses, and one box stall. Superstructure posts rise 16 ft, with a frame built by splicing 2 inch planking.
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece notes Illinois McLean county land sales averaging 135 dollars per acre, totaling 640000 dollars, with rising prices reflecting a national shift to land as a stable investment. It argues land endures through depressions and revolutions, supporting labor and wealth.
Consul Stephens reports August shipments of tomatoes to English ports reach 100000 packages weekly, mostly from France and Italy. American farmers are urged to export early vegetables, especially tomatoes, to London. The field column offers practical farm tips on harness care, feeding for horses, cleanliness, pruning, manure value, crop rotation, and soil fertility to improve thrift and productivity.
Grays Harbor to San Francisco second class eight dollars and first class ten dollars. To Los Angeles second class thirteen fifty and first class seventeen fifty. Rooms seven and eight in the postoffice block. Graduates of the American School of Osteopathy Kirksville Missouri. Office hours eight thirty to eleven thirty a m one to five and seven thirty to nine p m. Telephone numbers and street address provided for contacts. Residence phone included.
A transportation timetable fragment lists departures for Hoquiam at 9 30 am 7 30 pm and 8 55 pm with early ports Portland Tacoma and points east. Ocosta shows a 5 55 pm slot.
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