Aberdeen Herald change of ownership and staff notes
The Aberdeen Herald reports Mo J Carney steps down as editor after 24 years and John A Stimson becomes owner with Ott supervising the job department. The paper shifts delivery to Thursdays and pledges a square deal for Aberdeen Grays Harbor, with Carney staying on as contributing editor and Carney praising local readers and boosters.
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Herald
Jno. A. Stimson
Denver
Col
Stimson
Northwest
MO. J. Carney
Aberdeen Herald
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Jnc. J. Carney
Post
A. E. Ott
Ott
Grays Harbor Country
Four Million Dollars Might be Saved
E. D. Cowen urges Washington taxpayers to organize local surveillance of school and road spending to curb waste. He argues that careful scrutiny before October levies could reduce total taxes by 10 to 15 percent, potentially saving about four million dollars without harming public services or growth.
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E. D. Cowen
Spokane
Washington
When We Were at War on Neutral Ship Rights
The passage recalls 1778 actions by Congress defending neutral vessels and ports. It cites warnings against seizures by American armed ships and mandates honoring neutral powers, recognizing contraband and soldiers on enemy cargo while upholding treaties.
A Warning on Naval Conduct and International Law
The passage states that commanders and crews guilty of improper acts lose government protection if captured by foreign powers. It argues international law has remained stable regarding disputes with England and Germany and rejects submarine warfare necessaries as nullifying established rules. It emphasizes reciprocity in how nations will treat each other.
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England
Germany
Great Britain
France
Russia
Italy
United States
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Regular saver plan yields steady 6 percent securities
A real estate first mortgage certificate dealer promotes a $100 cert with $10 monthly payments. At 6 percent interest compounded semiannually, ten years of saving yields $1,640.43 on $1,200 total contributed, with $440.43 in interest. The column endorses investing regularly in sound 6 percent securities.
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Chicago News
Steel firms plan dye byproduct boom after war
Steel companies nationwide prepare to build benzol plants to recover from war era dye shortages. Lackawanna Steel in Buffalo starts dyeworks to produce benzol for dyes while National Analine and Chemical predicts widespread plant expansion. United States Steel plans three benzol plants at Farrell Gary and Birmingham with 9.5 million gallons annual output.
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Philadelphia Dispatch
Lackawanna Steel Company
Buffalo
National Analine and Chemical Company
The
United States Steel Corporation
Farrell
Gary
Birmingham
Treasurer Attends Convention and War-Era Insight
County Treasurer J. A. McGillicuddy Jr. travels to Port Angeles for the state treasurers convention and to visit a lighthouse-keeper uncle at Dungeness. The piece reflects on wartime shifts, German supply disruption, and rising U S dye industry protection needs postwar, citing Edison on protective measures for new industries.
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Montesano
J. A. McGillicuddy, Jr
Port Angeles
Dungeness
Salvatore Ciricillo To Tour Pacific Coast This Summer
Signor Salvatore Ciricillo conductor of a renowned Italian concert band receives strong ovations. Born in Campo Basso Italy he studied at Naples Royal Conservatory and arrived in the United States in 1902. His second Pacific coast tour follows a successful first venture and a steady career.
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Mer
Salvatore Cirricillo
Pacific Coast
Middle West
Ciricillo
Italy
Campobasso
Royal Conservatory of Music
Naples
United States
Aberdeen Bank Ad Offers Drafts and School Warrants
A bank in Aberdeen Washington advertises selling drafts on foreign countries at reasonable rates and buying school warrants. It offers short time loans and discount mill paper with banking hours 10 am to 2 pm and Saturdays 10 am to noon. Officers listed: F B Patterson president Robt F Hayes vice president W J Patterson cashier and mgr. Capital and surplus $300000 fully paid up.
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Aberdeen
Washington
Indifferent Librarians and Bodleian Storage Dilemmas
The London Standard recalls how Bodleian custodians past shared scarce access to a Captain Cook voyage copy gifted by George III. A late librarian hid the book to avoid frequent requests, highlighting long standing storage issues. The piece notes Lord Westbury’s joking proposal to burn books in parks as a remedy.
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Bodleland Library
George III
Captain Cook
Bodleian Library
Oxford
Westbury
London Standard
The Shark Power Compared To Man In The Ocean
The article argues that while groups can defeat sharks on land, lone swimmers are at the mercy of the ocean’s top predator. It emphasizes the shark’s strength savage temper persistent effort and exceptional jaw power and notes its unique ability to rip a human limb with a bite.
Strength of a Shark
A historical note describes a man using a stout rope with a hook fixed in a shark’s mouth to exert leverage and strength, illustrating early methods of handling dangerous sea life amid special advantages and risk.
A Different Love Typo Echoes in Theatrical Critique
A Detroit Free Press note recalls an error in a critique of Ellen Terry where the phrase Her love of Portia appeared as Her love of porter. The misprint shifted meaning in the discussion of acting ease.
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Ellen Terry
Portia
Porter
Detroit Free Press
Quote on personal responsibility by Gail Hamilton
A concise quotation credits Gail Hamilton with the idea that every person bears responsibility for all the good within the scope of their abilities. The line emphasizes individual accountability and moral effort.
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Gail Hamilton
Exceptional educational opportunity for piano study
Two young ladies may obtain home accommodations to pursue advanced piano and musical studies under Mrs Edith Kloeber Tanning. The arrangement offers metropolitan musical and social advantages during the season. For particulars write Gerard Tonning 1704 East Madison St Seattle Wash.
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Edith Kloeber- Tanning
Gerard Tonning
East
Madison St
Seattle
Wash
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My Swan Song
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Aberdeen Paint CO
Frank Wangles
N. D. Stearns
Albert Everson
Ford Station
Milwaukee
Oakville
Porter, Wash
Roan Durham
Durham Bull
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