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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1897
Page
3
The meeting canvassed wheat and road issues with figures from Oregon and Washington lines. Speakers warned of high freight and passenger costs, urging state action to prevent revenue losses and preserve rail service. Arguments covered extensions, bond debt, and proposed rate adjustments amid broad industry opposition.
The Senate approved a single bill the house sent on for the governor and backed by lawmakers. The House postponed action on abolishing fishtraps while the Senate formed a three member committee to study the fishtrap issue and report next session. Senators Col e Dorr and Tigh visit the Cascades school for defective youth. Sloughton’s sugar bill proposing a one cent per pound bounty on sugar from beets was advanced and ordered engrossed after Houghton praised the industry and predicted three new factories in the state.
The house passed bills by De Mattos creating a pardons board of state officials, Kittinger bills on mining tramways, eminent domain for mining firms, Smith on witness attendance, Johnston per diems at 1.50 and mileage 5 cents, Merrifield 3 cents mileage for officials and jurors, and Warner on Snohomish audit costs. Memorials by Warner for Cuban independence, Mathiot for direct senatorial elections, and Gilkey for a Gray's Harbor lifesaving station were approved.
Tuesday sessions in both houses saw fifteen house bills pass the house and five senate bills plus one house bill pass the senate. Taylor's districting bill died in the senate while Merrifield’s dairy adulteration prevention bill cleared the senate. Major senate action fixed the extreme life of judgments at six years and barred renewals. House measures included jute fabric purchase time for farmers, a new game law, a labor bureau, an eight hour day for public works and guards for railway switches and employee protection, and a priority personal injury judgment against railways prior to mortgages. House defeated a bid to reconsider the previous day’s senate investigation discharge by a 38-36 vote. The senate ordered the investigative committee to file its final report Wednesday morning.
Speaker Cline introduces a bill to forbid arrangements contracts and agreements that lessen competition in importing or selling articles into Washington or in manufacturing or selling domestic goods or raw materials. Such acts are deemed against public policy unlawful and void.
Williams of King introduced a bill to require street railroad companies to equip each car with an emergency brake capable of stopping a car at full speed within four lengths of the car.
The measure to prohibit betting on elections died in the house by a 59 to 11 vote. A separate theater hat nuisance bill from Pierson of King would ban head coverings that obstruct views in theaters and similar venues, with penalties from 82 to 10 dollars if enacted.
The house and senate spent Wednesday on routine business and several bills. The house approved an 8 percent contract and 6 percent post rate, while Houghton’s sugar bounty bill passed the senate calendar with amendments, proposing 1 cent per pound on beet sugar, limited to 50,000 dollars per year. Senator Turner spoke on railroad matters, and the woman’s rights bill awaits senate action after committee favor. The house adjusted the supreme court reporter’s salary to 2,000, and several senate bills passed or failed on water plans, trademarks, and land policies.
Thursday’s session centered on two capital related bills. Mahindra’s proposal for a state capital site chosen by voters died, while Warner’s bill to repeal the $1,000,000 capitol act passed, a partial Olympia victory. Other actions included dismissing the senate investigating committee and several bills advancing in both chambers on punishment, pensions, and fines for trespass and damage.
Dan Stuart announces the Corbett versus Fitzsimmons match will take place in Carson Nevada on March 17. He cites Carson supporters of the prizefight bill and Carson rail access as reasons for choosing the city amid plans for a pavilion and accompanying attractions. Sharkey and Maher may also compete if arrangements allow, for a substantial purse.
Washington reports President elect McKinley will use the extra session to push a new tariff bill and set up a joint congressional commission to study currency reform. He aims to advance tariff measures quickly while deferring detailed monetary policy until a later report.
Washington February 15 The executive session of the senate began with Senator Blackburn signaling a possible postponement of further consideration of the Anglo American treaty until the next session He argued for early understanding given the nearing end of the current session Hoar spoke in favor Stewart opposed arguing the United States should not treat with Great Britain
Big Reno crowd at the depot greets Jim Corbett on his way to San Francisco. Nevada Governor Sadler travels from Carson to meet the world champion and is introduced to Corbett amid remarks praising courage and honesty in public measures.
The House resumed the post office appropriation debate with Bramwell of Ohio opposing a $196,000 allocation for Boston to New Orleans mail facilities. After further discussion, amendments cut free delivery funds from $140,000 to $90,000 while boosting experimental rural free delivery from $50,000 to $100,000.
Representative Harrison of Alabama reports from the Pacific railroads committee that Congress cannot handle the complex questions of government relations with the railroads. Debts to the government grow, foreclosure against Union Pacific looms, and key rights may pass to others before the next session. A commission with Treasury Interior and Attorney General is proposed to centralize information and negotiate better terms.
St Louis reports scientist inventor Benjamin Brazelle claims to have developed a method to transmute clay into aluminum, gold, silver, iron and fifteen other metals. A company has formed in St Louis County and begun a plant at Fairlawn to commercialize the process. He asserts tests show silver to gold and back, with broader claims beyond mere transmutation.
Butte Montana records a rare storm beginning at 11 tonight. Winds surged toward hurricane strength as heavy snow fell. Lightning flashed repeatedly and thunder roared, marking an unusually violent weather event in the region.
Washington February 15 President and Mrs Cleveland held their annual reception for the army navy and marine corps at the White House. It was the final state reception of Cleveland's term and drew the season's largest crowd, likely matching any during his administration.
Lima reports a mutual agreement with Galveston to prevent newspapers in Bolivia and Peru from adopting a warlike tone. The two governments aim to avert alarmist reporting and maintain calmer public discourse.
The Dolphin slipped past Admiral Bunce's line of ships at Charleston on the 8th, evading detection and reaching the bar off St. John's River Florida. Commander Clover reported her position by telegraph as officials sought explanation for the successful run.
On the steamer Alameda from Australia a powerful man named Nashville Grant sat in a first class cabin and faces a charge of stabbing Captain Killman of the bark Topgallant aboard the ship some three hundred miles from shore on December 16. He arrived in San Francisco on February 15 to answer for the alleged attack.
In Kentucky, Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling lose a rehearing bid as the Court of Appeals overrules their petition. Governor Bradley has thirty days to set the execution date. In Chicago, the Journal reports Cuban bonds exceeding 15 million dollars issued and sold in the U S and abroad over the past year.
The piece honors George Washington born February 22, 1732 and checks his legacy as first president. It praises his shift from plowshare to sword and frames him as a modest patriot whose wartime victory and peacetime wisdom guide the nation. It urges modern citizens to emulate his civic honor and oppose self-serving power.
Gen A W Greely writes in the Ladies' Home Journal praising George Washington. He credits Washington with willpower, civic liberty, humane leadership, and personal evolution toward faith, sobriety, industry and charity while acknowledging his era's flaws. The piece argues Washington endures as the standard of equity honesty and charity in national character.
The passage recalls George Washington's bouts of despondency during the war era. It notes his moods at Valley Forge with quotes about false hopes and grim prospects, and emphasizes his recovery and renewed effort as the key to his eventual triumph and enduring fame.
Washington inherited Mount Verne in 1759 from his half brother Lawrence Washington who died in 1757. The estate grew to include 13 500 acres after purchases and featured river frontage on ten miles. He implemented drainage crop rotation and built extensive facilities including a grist mill distillery smithy carpenter shop and multiple slave housing structures.
A poem praising Washington on his birthday. It honors his leadership and sacrifices as a unifier of the United States. The piece calls for unity, fraternal spirit, and devotion to country, ending with the urging to heed the poet’s warning and trust in national ideals.
A wealthy New York woman watches a man on a downtown elevated car. she grips his wrist when he appears to reach for her purse. The man shifts his hand to his own pocket, revealing he touched nothing. He exits calmly and is identified as Rev. Dr. Blank. In Sardis Georgia a town of color-built homes stands with about a hundred houses owned by Black residents.
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