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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1911
Page
1
Industrial Workers of the World leaders and a citizen committee announce a halt to hostilities after talks in Aberdeen. Agreement requires street meeting boundaries near Heron street and allows later reconsideration if meetings stay orderly and non disruptive.
Mystery surrounds the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce annual luncheon and meeting to be held at the Hotel Washington tomorrow evening at 7 30. New directors and officers will be elected as a delegation of high binders plans the program.
S B Fuzari of Fuzari Bros announced a direct steamship service from Marseilles and Havre to San Francisco with weekly departures. The 8000 mile voyage will take about twelve days, using the new 25 000 ton La France and current Havre New York service as part of the Transatlantique fleet.
Seattle dispatch reports the Red Cedar Shingle Manufacturers association in six months heard J. H. Boedel, president of Larson Lumber, claim the Panama Canal opening would cut shingles freight to New York to half, opening new markets for Washington products.
A concise aphorism notes that people may miss chances because they are constantly seeking chances themselves. It emphasizes proactive effort over passive waiting and self-driven initiative.
The American schooner C A Thayer of San Francisco, with seven men and one woman aboard, is leaking and sinking off Humboldt bar twenty miles offshore. Tug Relief awaits better conditions to attempt rescue as wireless reports urge aid from the nearest port. Captain Fred Scott and his wife are aboard.
Judge John B. Quinn of Aberdeen died at a local hospital after weeks of illness from heart trouble. Born in Ohio 62 years ago, he once served as a Faribault Minnesota judge and also held roles as justice of the peace and city attorney. He moved to Aberdeen three years ago to build a law practice and will be buried from St Marys Catholic church with Knights of Columbus rites. He leaves a wife and three children who arrived from Seattle after his death.
Hoquiam January 15. M A Cyphers died of smoke and burns in a hotel fire that destroyed the Randall Hotel at 821 Monroe street. Jake Delts and John Tucker were injured escaping from the second floor as eight lodgers fled. the total loss is about 2000 dollars with no insurance. The fire started in Cyphers room and he likely started it by dropping a lit match after a cigarette.
All district logging camps have resumed operations after a holiday pause. Larger camps offered a one week vacation while smaller sites started later, as timber market prospects improve loggers rush to harvest efficiently.
Heavy rain in the last 60 hours has swollen county rivers. The Chehalis is a raging torrent flooding banks near Montesano, while the Humptulips is at bank level with logs rushing downstream. Hoquiam and Aberdeen flats are inundated by the downpour.
Aberdeen enters a building boom as three weeks of activity show new foundations and planning. A $40,000 concrete structure at River and G streets is under construction for Garys Harbor Hardware by Fidelity Investment of Duluth. C M Weatherwax to erect a $25,000 stable on Hume and I streets for S W Johnston Transfer. Additional projects include a fireproof block by W B Lowrie and Mrs C M Demeree on Heron street and possible new Wheeler Brothers block. Many homes planned for the coming months.
A local campaign aims to form a Young Men’s Christian Association in Aberdeen with a building project valued at 59000 dollars. Architect Watson Vernon leads the drive, with a subscription push to raise funds for the home and equipment. Aberdeen hopes to revive the idea after a past failure.
Democratic circles in Seattle rally to organize for Woodrow Wilson in Washington state. A county by county organizer system aims to push progressive delegates for the national convention and governor bids surface for Hugh C. Todd and others.
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