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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
2
News of the week reports a Democratic convention influenced by conservatives endorsing Bryan. Oregon hop prices are set at one dollar per hundred pounds or 50 cents per box for the season. Fairbanks water drought hampers cleanup as miners pump water for sluicing.
Aug 6 Discoveries at Hover Washington reveal that the original Hover town site was an Indian land. Workers unearth beads pipes tomahawks and remnants alongside two inch copper chain links and a gemstone pendant. Theodore J. Kersten of Moran plans to send the chain to Mexico for analysis while notes relate Aztec ties to Pacific coast trade.
A local political update lists candidates for Idaho offices including secretary of state Robert A. Isler, auditor Robert S. Gragan, attorney general J. J. Gabsen, superintendent S Belle Chamberlain, inspector Robert M. Bell, and U S senator William B. Boras.
Beaver Marsh line No. 18 with La Conner central organized. A new double deck ferry for Seattle to West Seattle to start at Heath's yards in Tacoma. King county votes September 12 on a 500000 bond for Lake Washington canal. King County Republican convention planned in Seattle September 4 with about 500 delegates. Yakima County real estate assessments rise 80 percent from 1905 to 1906. Seattle City Council invites Grand Army of the Republic encampment for 1909. state delegates to the 1906 national encampment asked to extend invitation.
United States Alloting Agent W. E. Casson arrives with Superintendent Jay Lynch to inspect Yakima Reservation lands slated for settlement under the Jones bill. A commission will meet Aug 25 to review a report and forward it to the department for a zoning decision. about 600,000 acres are surveyed, appraised, and offered at up to 30 dollars per acre.
The Transmissippi Congress in Kansas City, Missouri, will meet November 20 to 23. The executive committee issued the call highlighting important questions to be considered, including river navigation, revision, and the Panama Canal.
Vancouver barber shops in the city shift to shorter hours due to shortages and wartime demands, impacting scheduling and service availability for residents seeking grooming.
Seattle market page lists prices for poultry, corn, wheat, and wool with notes on freshness and grade. Live stock quotes include sheep and hogs with per pound figures and regional Washington references.
A fragmented market listing shows prices for oats wheat bran and shorts and various poultry items. Entries include oats at 31 223 58 and wheat at 22 with terms like dressed geese and spring chickens noted amid unclear decimals.
Vice President C M Levey of the Northern Pacific visits Port Angeles to push two new lines, the Port Angeles & Peninsular and Port Angeles & Olympia. An engineer, William Bothell, is placed in charge of surveying the route from Port Angeles to Lake Crescent and Port Ludlow, with rights acquired and franchises assumed for the new divisions linking timber regions to main lines via Elma Centralia and the Olympia corridor.
Minneapolis reports a three way contest among Harriman Hill and Milwaukee in the northwest. James J Hill backs the Dakota Midland railway aiming to invade Milwaukee territory between Sioux City and Chicago. The struggle centers on control of rail corridors and lines in the upper Midwest.
The Iowa Republicans nominate A. B. Cummins for state officers with a platform endorsing reform. Plank supports public instruction, railroad issues, and appointive reforms. Key figures listed include John P. clerk of the supreme court, W. W. Cornwall, W. L. Eaton, and David J. Palmer. In international news Gen. Oku is named chief of the Japanese army after Gen. Baron Kodama’s death, noted for Russo-Japanese War victories and the Port Arthur siege.
Washington reports that after a alcohol use tax act, U S consuls describe denaturing methods in several nations including Italy France Germany China and Belgium The Italian French and other governments still seek better processes and prize incentives exist for improved denatured alcohol ideas Consul Skinner notes American expectations on practical use may not be immediately realized
A railroad crew near Hover, Washington unearthed what may be a genuine Aztec style worship chapel. The cone shaped copper structure stands 22 inches tall, 12 inches wide, weighs about 40 pounds, with three square apertures and hieroglyphic markings resembling those on a nearby copper chain.
The Italian steamer Sirie sailing from France to Cadiz with emigrants and Spaniards struck the Bajos Hormugis reef off Spain and sank after 5 o'clock Saturday. Rescue ships saved a number, but hundreds perished including Italian passengers and the bishop of Brazil who was aboard.
The document discusses China potentially abolishing the import and use of opium within its trade framework. It references fears of religious and governmental impacts and mentions a national decade of effort toward opium extinction and reform in public service.
C G Elii of the U S agriculture department visits Yakima to examine lands harmed by alkali and review drainage work tied to local committees and individuals. He plans three years of study to find how to irrigate and then remove excess water from the Yakima valley soils and underlying strata.
The federal grand jury met to probe alleged rebates by Standard Oil to railroads over the years. A second grand jury will convene next week to consider potential Sherman Antitrust Act violations by the Standard Oil Company.
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