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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
4
The Semi Weekly Aberdeen Herald announces subscription rates of 2.00 per year with discounts for advance payment. It claims to be the oldest paper on Grays Harbor with the largest Chehalis county circulation, warning that advertising contracts may be forfeited if circulation claims are not true.
The new city council reviews finances reporting indebtness of 24000 dollars plus 4000 owed to the state. They consider library funding cuts and shared cost reductions while waterworks repairs and general running costs loom. The finance committee warns of slow or paused outlays as the city seeks solutions.
The Sioux City Tribune denounces the post office department for rewarding politicians and neglecting practical business planning. It argues political chicanery dominates while sound managerial methods are scarce.
Representative Shafroth of Colorado defends a bill to forbid willful melting or destruction of United States gold coins. He labels the practice as conition and says it drains gold from circulation and wastes government money used to mint coins. Storfron notes jeweler’s melting as a common but meritorious concern, though Shafroth’s measure may lack House consideration.
A Lincoln dispatch reports western railroads are pickling ties to extend life amid timber shortages and rising costs. Burlington plans and plants enable ties to last eight to twelve years, doubling durability by replacing sap with zinc chloride, at a cost of 10 to 12 cents per tie.
Financiers warn that pulling $50 billion to fund the Panama project could strain money markets. The inquiry questions the stability of the financial system if such a large withdrawal tightens liquidity and triggers stringency.
The piece notes superstition around Roosevelt's 1912 party convention as risky for his political future. It cites Roosevelt urging Congress to form a commission on ship subsidies amid a split view in the press over a subsidy near nine million dollars annually, with two clear camps.
Uncalled letters for week ending Jan 12 03 list names including Anderson Emiddie Barge Johan Barnette Mollie Cole and more. Union Mill Company of Aberdeen Chehalis County Washington calls stockholders meeting March 6 to increase capital from forty thousand to fifty thousand dollars.
Chehalis county case involving Frank Zenner who faced three years for living off the earnings of a fallen woman was decided against the petitioner. The supreme court ruled the Macquereau law’s title sufficient and upheld it as a regulation of an unlawful immoral practice, rejecting a fourteenth amendment challenge claiming gender discrimination.
The president and secretary organized a well attended smoker for members and guests at the Crescent hotel. J J Carney was absent due to illness and H D Crawford served as toastmaster. Speakers included Finch Bridges Hogan Hood Carter Mack and Mc Dermoth with several readings by Crary. Refreshments followed and the event was regarded as beneficial to the chamber and city.
The Newberg loads at West & Slade for San Francisco. A.J. West loads at West & Slade mill for Mexican ports. Centralia loads at West & Slade dock for California ports. James H. Bruce at Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle mills loading for San Pedro. Sailor Boy at Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle mills loading for San Francisco. Sophia Christensen at Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle company mill loading under special orders.
A 1900s political financial analysis reports two Wall Street factions the Rockefeller and Morgan camps pushing divergent plans. It warns that inflationary asset plans favor banks, raise taxes, and consolidate money power at the public expense while Roosevelt consults Morgan and Frick, raising taxpayer concerns.
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