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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1915
Page
1
A cable from Galveston reports genuine money and fifteen thousand tons of food were distributed in Mexico City by Carranza. The distribution was free and intended to replace Villista Zapatista funds greatly. El Paso notes Villa’s fate may hinge on State Department Agent Carothers report.
London reports a new German offensive aimed at Riga and War saw as Austrian forces move north from the Dniester. Petrograd and Berlin confirm heavy fighting along the line near Lindau River. Bari in Italy is bombarded by Austrian aviators for the third time, six killed and several injured.
The Orduna with 277 aboard including 21 Americans was attacked by a German submarine at 6 AM July 9, sixteen hours out of Liverpool toward New York. Captain Thomas McComb Taylor kept the ship safe. no lives were lost. Portland reports Cunard liner shipping halted as British admiralty takes over Cunarders, adding to the Orduna case.
Congressman M. Sparkman will lead a rivers and harbors committee delegation to Seattle to inspect local river and harbor development. The group travels via California by state funding. Seattle civic groups will cover cross country costs with a modest city and county appropriation sought for about 700 to 800 dollars.
Word reached last week of the July 3 ceremony in Alaska uniting Miss Claire Aven of Aberdeen and Mr. Leslie Thompson of Aberdeen. The bride, a Aberdeen High School graduate, visited her father in Hoonah where he runs a large cannery. The groom is son of Mrs. A T Thompson of West Market Street, a former high school football captain now employed with a mining firm in Alaska. Aberdeen friends wish the couple a long, prosperous life together.
Copalis Iron Springs beach tract of 110 acres, owned by Morris Hardman of Seattle, between Copalis Beach and Pacific Beach, will be offered as a summer resort. Previously the tract housed cottages built by Dr. O G Chase and will be marketed with access by beach road from Copalis Beach to Copalis Rocks opposite the tract’s southern boundary.
Robert Wilkins longtime Grays Harbor County resident died at his Westport home Tuesday morning from paralysis at age 72. Funeral services were held in Westport and the body transported by boat to Melbourne for burial. He lived in Melbourne before moving to Westport five years ago and is survived by ten children, eight of whom reside in the county.
The Aberdeen Pioneers Association held its annual picnic Thursday in the First Congregational church social hall due to damp weather delaying the home ground dinner. Attendance was down from prior years but guests enjoyed a fine picnic meal and reminiscences of the old days. Joseph Redmond of Melbourne, brother of Mrs. Samuel Benn and the county's oldest pioneer, attended and enjoyed the gathering despite his advanced age.
The port of Grays Harbor buys upland land at Cow Point for 5000 dollars from John F. Soule of Hoquiam. The acquisition supports plans to build a public dock midway between Aberdeen and Hoquiam, linking tideland and upland.
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Leo M. Frank, convicted of Mary Phagan's murder, was badly wounded when fellow convict William Creent slashed his throat with a butcher knife at midnight in Millidgeville Georgia. Officials fear he may die as the jugular vein and throat were severed. Creent surrendered to guards claiming to avenge Phagan.
The notice invites the city to church services, with a morning teaching goal of 125 in the Teaching Service and a children's singing. The sermon title is Forward from Darkness into Light, and the 8 oclock service will note 15 000 people not in Chautauqua. The B Y P U Training Service is omitted. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Ladies Mission Wednesday 2 30 a m. Cordial welcome to all. W H Gibson.
The Washington saloon in Hoquiam had its license revoked this week after an investigation deemed it a disorderly place. The action was taken by the city commission following the inquiry in July.
Atlantic City July 17 Harry K Thaw declared he would divorce Evelyn He said he intends to divorce her and has not hired a lawyer or made plans He will depart for Pittsburg tomorrow
Seattle pioneer and civil engineer John G. Scurry died at his home after a long illness at about seventy. He aided Northern Pacific railroad construction in 1880 with the Herald editor and spent later years in Alaska mining activity until ill health halted work. His son C. T. Scurry traveled to Seattle after a car accident near Shelton involved Mrs. Scurry and Mrs. Polk.
An official opinion from the state tax commission states that an drafting error in the McArdle bill transferred tax roll extension authority from the county assessor to the county auditor. The commission notes Governor Lister vetoed the bill, which passed over his veto, and that assessors were not removed from the county board of equalization. The Thurston County assessor plans to seek court action, while the auditor prefers not to undertake the roll extension. The article also mentions a congressional party trip to Sacramento and Seattle to inspect Grays and Willapa harbors and other regional sites.
L W Oviatt of Bay City Michigan and his wife visited family in the area last week. A noted dairyman and lecturer, he praised local soil and climate for dairying and stock raising. He recalled a Michigan farm where a son operates 140 acres and pays $1200 yearly to the father. The couple head home after attending the San Francisco Exposition and plan a Montana stop to visit a son who left Wyoming University for business in Billings.
J Augustine of Grays Harbor Gas Co describes a flameless burner with forced draught and red white heat. He claims it greatly increases heating power per quantity of gas and plans practical demonstrations in a few weeks.
German artillery shelled Rheims for an hour hitting the heart of the city near the cathedral. A civilian was killed and several injured. Dispatches report renewed Meuse offensive with violent infantry attacks from Calonne to Esparges. In trenches near Ravine we lost ground from July 6 gains. The communique notes repulsed actions between Bonvaux and Calonne with heavy losses. A heavy bombardment is also reported in Apremont woods and on the right bank of the Ainse near Trion.
The schooner Annie Larsen loaded with Springfield rifles and ammunition was unloaded Saturday by Grays Harbor Stevedore Co under Deputy Customs Collector R L Sebastian. Sebastian acted under instructions from F C Harper and kept control of the vessel awaiting treasury disposition.
Hoquiam Merchants Delivery service organized by E. W. Beimfohr has been adopted by nine leading city firms and will start next Tuesday with four daily deliveries and five on Saturdays.
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