Direct Primary Debates Ballot Reform in Washington and Nation
A historical clip discusses direct primary calls for a short ballot, criticizing long ballots and party bosses. It cites President Schurman and Butler on shorter ballots, presidential appointment power, and contrasts state and federal systems. It also notes local readers Mrs. Schwartz and son’s Oregon visit and ongoing circulation claims by The Herald.
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A. H. Schwartz
George
Oregon
Tate
Sys
Schurman
Butler
Columbia University
New York
State Press Association
Manchester cotton cloth trade report shocks observers
The New York Journal of Commerce relays a Manchester cable noting the cotton cloth business is at its smallest level for years and markets are irregular, contrasting with domestic reactionary political chatter. The dispatch questions how such a turnaround could be possible.
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Humphrey
Washington
United States
Manchester Mills
Europe
Journal of Commerce
Manchester
New York Journal of Commerce
England
Public mood shifts on railroad rate tensions and big business
Calamity game overplayed by railroads Wall Street and banks. public fatigue grows at methods used to exploit the crisis. People view government pressure on business with skepticism while sympathy for rate hikes fades. The Interstate Commerce Commission faces decisive testing of railroad rate petitions amid signs of a broader backlash.
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Wall Street
Railroads
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Calamity as Boomerang in Rail and Banking Politics
The New Haven Rock Island Frisco and Pere Marquette cases failed to shake public faith in railroad management and claims. Instead the calamity sped up anti-trust bills and showed banking forces similarly pressured, then backed, by law. The New York World says the tactic backfired and boosted administration measures.
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New Haven
Rock Island
Congress
Woolen industry shows brighter outlook says editor
An editorial notes improved conditions in the wool and cotton industry with confirmation from factors that demand is rising and duplications are up. mills seek outside machinery to handle business while competing fears restrain public remarks about recovery. Underwood tariff discussed benefits and foreign competition. also jokes about Colonel Roosevelt and Taft over treaty wording.
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American Wool and Cotton Reporter
Louisville
Town’s purse fed by local money only when spent there
You cannot draw on a bank balance without deposits. Likewise, earning money in this town and spending elsewhere won’t keep local funds flowing. The piece urges keeping earnings and spending within the same community to sustain the town’s finances.
Push Button Knockers Replace Door Knocking Trend
A shift from door knocker usage to push-button contact. researchers note a preference for quick electronic outreach over traditional knocking. The change highlights modern communication methods and efficiency in client outreach efforts.
Engineer Narrowly Escapes After Steam Pipe Burst
Assistant Engineer Frank Goodwin of the National Lumber and Manufacturing mill was knocked against a guard rail when a 1 inch steam pipe above the big engine burst. He escaped fatal injury by striking the rail instead of being drawn into the fly wheel. He then fled to the boiler room to shut off the steam valve as crews assessed damage. A six by six foot hole was found blown through the roof.
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Frank Goodwin
National Lumber & Manufacturing Company
Goodwin
Tex Vernon Arrives in Aberdeen to Train for Forthcoming Fights
Tex Vernon a crack featherweight known as Loxer arrived in Aberdeen Saturday night to begin training for several upcoming matches. He will box Jimmie Fox at the Labor Day celebration and later meet Johnny Coulon in Vancouver, B C, in a 15 round contest likely to test his form.
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Tex” Vernon
Aberdeen
Tex
Vernon
Jimmie Fox
Vancouver
B. C
Johnny Coulon
Coulon
Cood
Thut
Bank Robbers Sentenced Figure to Penitentiary Transported
H W Horton traveling guard for the penitentiary departed Montesano with M Dobref, convicted in the Elma bank robbery, and John Wilson who is life for habitual criminal. The two remaining robbers are held awaiting new trial motions.
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Montesano
H. W. Horton
Penientiary
M. Dobreff
Elma
John Wilson
West End juvenile thieves report escalates
A gang of boys in the West End has long engaged in petty theft and recently committed a new act, prompting police scrutiny and community concern.
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West End
Robbery Suspects Named After Mill Crimes
Police arrested one suspect after depredations at the Federal mill. He named three companions who were out berrying and are slated for arrest today.
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Federal
A Real Fisherman
A London Sketch dialogue portrays a blunt exchange between a fisherman and a critic about a morning catch. The fisherman dismisses exaggeration and notes his largest fish weighed twelve pounds.
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London
Veedee Health Device Show Draws Large Bijou Theater Crowd
Enthusiastic audience watches demonstrations of the Veedee Blood Circulator at the Bijou Theater last night. The speaker praised its effects on neuralgia rheumatism and related ailments and claimed many cases improve or cure at home with regular use. The device is not electrical and the demonstrator offered free instructions without diagnosing illnesses.
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Bijou
Veedee
Aberdeen
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Taft
St. Louis Republic
New York World
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National Mill
Tex Vernon
Louis W. Hill
Chehalis
Wash
Great Northern Railway
Aberdeen Printing Company
Typographical Union No. 573
Aberdeen Printing Co
Grays Harbor Hardware Company
Bob. Bryan
G Harbor
South F Street
Hume
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