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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
2
The week reports global unrest on the Siberian railroad and a new Canada Britain steamship agreement signed in Ottawa. It notes Governor Herrick urging anti lobby reforms, a major Bay City fire causing over a quarter million in damage, a nationwide printer strike, and 1905 port arrivals totaling 11 599 ships with 6 064 steamers and 5 535 sailing vessels in New York.
A joint session in St Louis announces an agreement for the union of the Northern Presbyterians and Cumberland Presbyterian churches after nearly a century of separation. Ratification is planned at May 1906 assemblies, with a 1907 united general assembly to follow.
In Indianapolis the Indiana State Teachers Association paused business for a special program honoring James Whitcomb Riley the Hoosier Poet. Riley attended with a large audience in Tomlinson Hall as Senator Beveridge presided and speakers included Henry Watters Meredith Nicholson and other notable guests.
New York reports the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America meets at Chapton University with delegates from leading U S and Canadian institutions. The program centers on papers and discussions in the society’s specialty science branches.
L S Kerfoot sworn in as cashier of Seattle assay office as $18,000,000 in gold handled. Secret service arrests Herman Wendt on counterfeiting. King county teachers association opens its twenty seventh annual session in Seattle. Seattle bank clearances 1405 exceed $301,000,000 up 35 percent. State treasury funds total 728,787.09. Pacific Coast Mazamas plan Mount Baker climb next summer. Lewis and Clark exposition funds repaid to state amounting to about $9,000. Seattle bodies back terminal company for all roads entering city.
Work on the Brewster irrigation ditch began last week with sixteen men at site. Water from Whitestone lake, seven miles northwest, will cover about 1500 acres by early May. A 60 foot dam will raise the lake to 240 acres and power potential lies in the eight hundred foot descent to Brewster.
Washington reports that the British Board of Trade figures show world petroleum production at 9,303 gallons for 1904. The United States produced about half the total, with the 1904 output reaching around 4,916,000,600 tons in US states and 3,650,000,000 gallons in other regions.
Seattle market report lists prices for grains oats barley wheat chicken feed bran shorts corn and hay by ton with several regional variations in Eastern Washington Puget Sound and Western markets along with eggs poultry hides and wool live stock and dairy prices for Tacoma and surrounding areas. Includes numerous per unit figures for live stock sheep hogs steers cows calves and lambs with variations for dress and live weights.
Governor Doubassott assumed the offensive against the Moscow revolutionary stronghold in Presna. Artillery and machine guns raided barricaded streets as insurgents retreated to Prokharoff and Koronosoff mills. The uprising expanded into guerilla tactics with threats against police and soldiers.
In St Petersburg Premier Witte urges the emperor to promptly issue a moderate constitution to reassure liberals during the war with the Reds and to head off a potential transformation of the national assembly into a constituent body. He argues the move would rally conservative and liberal opinion to the government.
Petersburg January 2 the council of workmen held a secret eight hour meeting and adopted a resolution to call off the strike and take up arms as the fight of the people against the government can no longer be limited to disorganization.
In Umruhstadt Berlin on December 31 a cart procession marked the opening of a new gas works with the theme the death of the oil lamp. Gas staff led banners with crepe, a funeral march played, and lamplighters carried a bier through town collecting old street lamps to lie on the bier for burial.
Olympia reports 19 110.98 paid as a 3 percent warrant from the interior department in Washington. The money, part of public land sale receipts for the year ending June 30, 1905, is returned to the state and credited to the permanent school fund.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock urges higher pay in the annual report. He cites the starting 600 per year for first and second class clerks and long promotional waits as hindrances to attracting capable workers. Local efficiency standards are said to suffer as a result.
The Russian press reports that M. Durnovo may succeed Count Witte as premier, a claim AP investigations deeming baseless for now. The interior minister has a strong reactionary backing and appears to dominate the political scene temporarily.
A Washington dispatch reports the administration will send a squadron to European waters only, not a single ship. Instructions direct Adr bee and the North Atlantic fleet ships to Madeira, then the Baltic if needed, or winter at Naples while pension crises unfold.
Manila December 31 The Philippine commission enacted a law making silver exports a crime to protect parity amid recent shipments of coin and bullion. Heavy penalties will follow violations.
A Baker City Oregon dispatch says a 10 cent subscription plan to raise about 500000 for Miss Alice Roosevelt’s marriage to Representative Longworth faces White House opposition. The president disapproves of the proposal as stated by the White House.
Seattle announces the opening of a Mitsui Company branch in the city. Mr. K Itakura will represent the firm here, and Seattle will handle business from Portland Tacoma Spokane and other Pacific Northwest cities outside California.
The officers of the Cleveland Retail Coal Dealers Association pleaded guilty in common pleas court to violating the Valentine anti trust law and were sentenced to a fine of 500 dollars each. Indictments against other coal dealers were nolled.
Annapolis reports the drydock Dewey starts a 14000 mile voyage to the Philippine islands under Commander H H Hosley USN. Three vessels in tandem tow the immense ship as the journey begins.
La Crosse Wisconsin December 21 Henry A Salzer has learned from Oregon that all his certificates tied to the Oregon land frauds are losses totaling thirteen thousand thirty dollars. This negates his prior belief of not losing in the scheme.
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