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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1905
Page
3
Reports from Baku say streets run with dead as government repressive measures fail to quell riots. In Vienna transit, trains halt as workers strike. Warsaw guards block exits while the Polish National Democratic party rebukes revolution as impractical.
Reports from Baku say the labor riots have produced over 1,000 deaths and twice as many injured. Three days of clashes burned 600 houses and damaged business districts. A truce ended fighting by Wednesday afternoon after a mob of 4000 attacked Piloyeff and Kopigsk works.
In Washington on February 22 the Alaska delegate bill was sidetracked as the committee on territories favored a Gulf of Alaska to Yukon river rail plan near Eagle. The Alaska Railway Company seeks a 4 percent government bond guaranty with up to 30 000 per mile for 500 miles. Senate passage is doubtful this session, while a Nome life saving station bill advances with support from treasury and commerce.
Olympia February 22 The supreme court affirms a King county usury judgment in J W Ridgeway et al vs J R Davenport et al The case centers on a $125 loan from Davenport Hall Seattle with alleged 12 percent interest and extra charges the court says expand the state usury statute to prevent evasions.
Representative Clifton H. Wilder and the finance committee favorably reported the measure to the house. The bill provides funding for a state oil refinery and includes oil price regulation provisions. Independent producers backing the plan offer to lease and operate the refinery and finance its construction at a low interest rate.
Subpoenas issued for 185 witnesses to appear before a federal grand jury in Chicago on March 20 as part of a wide probe into packers operations under the Sherman anti trust act. Most witnesses come from Chicago packing houses with additional executives from fifteen major cities. The packers’ leaders declined to comment.
Representatives and delegates from thirteen Washington lodges met at the Seattle theater to establish a state Elks organization. J. J. Alexander and J. Howard Watson led the temporary setup, with officers elected including C. O. Bates as president and J. Howard Watson as secretary. Tacoma was chosen for the 1906 meeting, and events included a parade, vaudeville, and a banquet at the Washington.
A fragmented mix of song lyrics and Shakespearean prose reflects longing for the South and aging, with a refrain about returning to Dixie and lines on time, memory, duty, and honor. The passage blends I'se gwine back to Dixie themes with a meditation on perseverance and social change.
Portland, Feb 24 The fair management settled the Washington state building location by moving it to the row with California and Oregon. The Massachusetts and Fraternal buildings, previously planned as social facilities with no exhibits, are displaced and will be relocated.
A favorable report was sent to the senate on the bill to create the office of appraiser of customs for the Puget Sound district with a salary of 2000 dollars annually. A similar bill is before the house.
Olympia February 25 The senate has adopted the majority report of the committee on state printing which provides for a state printer.
The article highlights otters as playful fur bearers that toboggan on icy slopes, creating hollows in the snow and sliding into water. They weigh up to twenty five pounds, prey on fish, and travel between streams seasonally. Their whistle signals coordinate the group slides and rest, with play ending in fishing.
Dorothy Irving, heiress and village flirt, is invited to a Hammond euchre party by Tom despite Deacon Brown’s opposition to gambling and Aunt Eliza’s plan to send Dorothy home. Dorothy frets over staying, while Tom arrives on the late train for the social event.
A poem printed in the Brooklyn Eagle describes walking a country road and hearing heavenly music from distant hills. The speaker speaks of a Guide and a beloved Friend awaiting in a glad land, with longing to reunite and sing at his feet.
Dorothy Irving, late for church, sinks in a muddy quagmire but is saved by Tom Hammond and his man Riley. He carries her to safety as a stunned family watches. The pair’s bond grows, leading to a June wedding with college friends in attendance.
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