Usurpation debate and calls for constitutional amendments
A Tacoma News opinion discusses Federal Usurpation by Franklin Pierce and the drift toward centralization versus states rights. It argues amendments are needed to preserve a truly democratic republic and critiques reliance on wealth as a measure of success. The piece ends with a call to action and a local drug advertisement for Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Pierce
New York
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Utah
Republic
Nashville
Tacoma News
Farmland for Lease Near Aberdeen on Wishkah River
Hundred sixty acres eleven miles from Aberdeen along the Wishkah river. Terms cheap if taken at once. F. M. Common Wishkal Wash. 41-61 Wanted fir and spruce stave bolts. For information apply or address Western Courtrace Co Aberdeen Wash.
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Aberdeen
Wishkah
F. M
Wishkal
Western Courtrace Co
Wash
President Elliott Blames Anti Trust Rules For Rail Growth Slowdown
Northern Pacific head Howard Elliott accuses anti trust legislation and interstate commerce commissions of throttling western rail construction. He cites Roosevelt attacks on corporations and asserts railroad stocks have real value, defending stock water claims and detailing earnings and financing of the NP system.
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Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Elliott
Roosevelt
West
Spokane Spokesman- Review
Eastern Washington
Northern Pacific
Lewiston
Wall Street
Wall Street Journal
Burlington
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Says It Cures
An ad touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as cheaper to buy while offering the same price as other cough medicines and claims guaranteed cure. It warns neglected colds can lead to serious illness and asserts the remedy cures for 25 or 50 cents per bottle. Sold by local retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Chamberlain’s
Evans Drug Co
Pioneer Lady Dies in Montesano at 82
Mrs. Joan Campbell died after a long illness at her Montesano home aged 82 years 4 months and 25 days. Funeral services were at the family residence with interment in Montesano Cemetery beside her husband Judge John Campbell. She was born in Fifeshire Scotland and married in Olympia. The Campbells settled in Mason County with farming and later, Elma, Chehalis and Summit areas. Survived by four children and two grandsons. long noted for nursing and cheerful presence despite paralysis since 59.
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Joan Campbell
Montesano
John Campbell
Mary Duncan Campbell
Fifeshire
Scotland
Melbourne
Australia
Campbell
Mason County
Chehalis County
Summit
Elma
Mre. H. M. Sutton
Fred L. Campbell
Wm. Duncan Campbell
The
American Mill Co
Aberdeen
Lemuel Nethery
Harry and
Wayne Sutton
Seattle
West Coast Lumbermen Defy Railroads Over Freight Rates
The Mississippi Valley Lumberman reports Western manufacturers resist surrender in the Interstate Commerce Commission case. Railroads seek to restore old rates or suspend the dispute, while Seattle traders hope for compromise. A court decision could end the fight, with lumbermen pressing for a formal ruling rather than a renegotiated agreement.
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North Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hill
Commission
Tts
Lumberman
Fess
Seattle
Mississippi
Aberdeen Associated Charities Forms Permanent Group
At Aberdeen city hall a permanent Associated Charities was formed with a constitution modeled after Tacoma. Annual dues are 3.00 or a 50.00 life membership. The group aims to aid the deserving and curb indiscriminate giving. A solicitation committee includes Mrs J B Haynes Mrs Hal Anderson Mrs William Irvine Dr B L MacLafferty and R J Hills.
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Associated Charities of
Aberdeen
Tacoma
J. B. Haynes
Hal. Anderson
William Irvine
B. L. MacLafferty
R. J. Hills
Remedy for Itching and Eczema Cited in Ad
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Salve as an instant soother for severe itching and salt rheum. It claims many cases cured and notes Evans Drug Co as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Evans Drug Co
Wise Suggestions From Aberdeen Merchant Promotes Unity
Editor Herald reports a letter from GEO. J. WOLFF urging Aberdeen citizens to unite for a building surge. He calls for lumber at reasonable prices, an emergency wage scale, and merchants to raise purchasing power while grocers and tradesmen reduce prices. He envisions hundreds of new houses and no needy residents.
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Herald
W. B. Mack
Mack
Aberdeen
Trades Council
Wall Street
Geo. J. Wolff
Supreme Court Denies Rehearing on Grays Harbor County
The Washington state supreme court refused a rehearing of its ruling that the last legislature’s act to create Grays Harbor County is unconstitutional. A formal order barred the bill’s named officials from enforcing provisions or pursuing Chehalis County division to establish the new county.
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Olympia
State Supreme Court
Grays Harbor
Supreme Court
Chehalis County
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Adelf
Macauley
the Herald
West Coast
Mississippi Valley Lumberman
Associated Charities
Grays Harbor County
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