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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1906
Page
3
Washington reports a government commission’s recommendation to reform China’s legal procedure. Proposals include trial by jury and licensed defense attorneys, plus shift to Western court methods and broader lawyer training across provinces to handle civil and criminal cases.
S Huntington & Co hop buyers filed contracts here for 887000 pounds of this year's crop and the next two. Earlier deals averaged 10 to 12 cents per pound with two new contracts at 11½ and 12 cents. Demand remains brisk and offers up to 18 cents are reported. The crop is expected to reach the average.
The Southern Pacific Company freight handlers in Oakland resume work after a settlement. The wage increase to 25 cents an hour from 22 12 cents takes effect in August.
Northwest lumber and shingle interests win concession from railroads to base freight charges on actual load weight when cars run at full visible capacity. The August 1 tariff change ends months of dispute, with preliminary approval by J G Woodworth and C F White. Shippers expect acceptance in upcoming meetings.
Premier Stolypin orders governors general governors and prefects to strike and spare not in enforcing order and crushing enemies of society. He urges vigilant supervision, warns against wholesale repression, and backs legal measures while aiming to preserve authority amid revolutionary pressure.
The jury found Hoge and Nickell guilty and recommended mercy of the court. A ten day stay was granted to allow an application for a new trial. Kincaire and Miller pleaded guilty before trial, leaving Hoge and Nickell as the remaining defendants.
A mother tells Donald a gentle tale of a lame boy who sails on a cloud, drifting over landscapes then returning safely to his mother. The page also discusses royal succession terms heir apparent and heir presumptive, and explains the origin of the phrase happy hunting grounds with Native American beliefs about the afterlife.
PeAUL SMITS M D announces office hours at Aberdeen General Hospital and Crowther Wooding block with eye ear nose and throat specialty and multiple phone numbers. An attorney at Zelaska Block Fox RE announces practice in State and Federal courts with offices in Zach block.
A New York woman for thirty five years designs and cuts bespoke outfits for circus animals. She notes elephants vary in back shape and size, requiring individual patterns. Monkeys defy fitting. elephants cost up to two thousand dollars per suit, with cloth of gold and pink silk plush outfits studded with brilliants.
A reflective paragraph notes dueling’s decline in France and hidden absurdities of honor. It cites a Paris writer insulted by a politician who replies with a cuff, provoking a sensational postal bullet threat from the journalist who vows lethal retaliation via letter.
A stagecoach encounters an old field worker asking for Abby B Brown. The man mishears as Mrs Polly Brown or Mrs Abby Smith before realizing the name Abby B Brown may refer to his own wife. The note ends with a wry observation about men preferring a ball and chain over an apron string.
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