Aberdeen Herald Official Paper January 1901
Aberdeen Herald dated Thursday January 3 1901 titled as city official paper announces subscription rates and discounts for the Grays Harbor circulation. It notes the newspaper as the oldest in Grays Harbor with the largest circulation in Chehalis county and states advertising contracts may be forfeited if circulation claims are not true.
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The
Herald
Grays Harbor
Chehalis County
Avill
Bicycle license tax misinterpreted by local paper
The Aberdeen bicycle licensing ordinance remains in effect under the 1899 act. The Hoquiam supreme court ruling does not affect Aberdeen’s ordinance, which was enacted at wheelmen’s petition. Citizens urged to pay the tax and, if desired, petition repeal.
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Daily Bulletin
Supreme Court
Herano
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Bulletin
Bicycle Path
Fraternal Insurance Reform Urged by State Commissioner
State Insurance Commissioner Heifner urges sweeping legislation to require fraternal beneficiary orders to report to the department and obtain a certificate of authority before doing business. He argues such laws would protect the insuring public and preserve the integrity of legitimate fraternal societies. A council resolution on purchasing land for a new city hall, possibly linking with the Wishkah street school, advances as a committee reviews the plan.
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Heifner
Counciman Morehead
Wishkah Street
State road proposal to Montesano by Chehalis river route
The piece discusses House Will No 61 by Representative Bush for a state road from Montesano to South Bend via the Chehalis river, crossing opposite Cosmopolis and continuing through North river valley. It notes Aberdeen’s limits and urges the city engineer to assess feasible routes and begin road work toward the city limits, regardless of the bill's fate.
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Bush
Montesano
South Bend
Chehalis River
Cosmopolis
North River Valley
Chehalis County
North Beach
Herald
Aberdeen
Montesane
Senator Teller Praises Filipino Petition as Middle Class Voice
Senator Teller presents a Philippine petition to the senate committee, calling it a sincere unbiased protest from business men and respectable citizens against U S treatment. He notes the document, originally in Spanish, was delivered by Inestizo and translated for American readers.
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Teller
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Philippine Islands
SEG
Aguinaldo
U. S
Inestizo
Aberdeen Library Association Hears City Transfer Proposal
The Aberdeen Library Association met at the Del Monte hotel and elected officers led by President Mrs. C. H. Phelps and Librarian Mrs. I. W. Mason. They proposed transferring the library to the city under 1895 statute, offering 450 volumes valued at about $500 and seeking a $500 public subscription to start a city library.
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Aberdeen Library Association
del Monte
C. H. Phelps
I. W. Mason
Frank Drake
H. Phelps
John Perry
N. W. Bush
May Becker
J. B. Haynes
W. Mason
Ladies of the Library Association
Hrroup
Vessels Load for Ports From West & Slade and Anderson Mills
Maritime activity reports loading for San Francisco and San Pedro from West & Slade Aberdeen and Anderson Middleton mills. New schooner I. M. Slade prepares maiden voyage to Sidney. Uncalled letters list appears for Aberdeen post office week ending Jan 21, 1901. Public cough remedy and job ad follow in the notice section.
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Laura May
West & Slade Mill
San Francisco
Geneva
Anderson & Middleton
San Pedro
Letitia
American Mill
Dispatch
Roy Summers
Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle Co
Monitor
Fulton
Wilson Mill
Aberdeen
Arnold
Zella Beeder
J. Bigle
H. O. Collins
G. Campbell
R. A. Drew
Louis Dunlap
A. Dock
G. Edwards
W. F. Garton
Sopha Graves
M. N. Homer
J.wayn Foe
X Set Hésenion
Brick Keene
Sunday Law Petition Sparks City Council Debate
The ministerial association petitioned for enforcement of the Sunday law, ban of gambling, and midnight saloon closings. A Saturday night discussion was shelved for committee review with further treatment to follow, seen as a step toward restraining saloons and aiding legitimate businesses.
Montesano Drives Bid for State Normal School
Montesano advocates a state normal school with a ten acre city land donation and no appropriation. The old Goucher Academy could host classes while a new building is erected. South Bend opposes, though also a viable town, Montesano is better located for the effort.
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Montesano
Goucher Academy
South Bend
Representative Bush Proposes Survey and Sale Plan for Aberdeen Lands
Representative Bush introduces a bill in the legislature to resolve the Aberdeen tite land muddle by providing for surveying and selling the disputed lands.
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Bush
Reward Offered for Trespass and Timber Cutting Details
A broad public notice from Chehalis county lists multiple townships and sections in which rewards are offered for information leading to apprehension of trespass or illegal timber cutting. The description enumerates ranges and sections across Twp 18 to Twp 20 and includes names such as Grorce L and Detoit Michigan as part of the surrounding context.
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Chehalis
Grorce L
Fierrz
Detoit
Michigan
Second Epworth League Lecture titled The Picnic of the Gods
The Methodist church hosts the second Epworth League lecture tomorrow evening by Jacob Weatherwax on The Picnic of the Gods. The talk describes Jove inviting mythological deities to a picnic, with multiple proposed sites causing postponement. Several cities such as Seattle Tacoma Spokane Aberdeen and Hoquiam are noted as proposed venues. Music will be provided by Mrs J R Harper Miss Sexton and Mrs 8 Anderson with season tickets 40c single 15c and school children 10c.
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Methodist Church
Jacob Weatherwax
Jove
Joye
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
J. R. Harper
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