Swiss colonists to farm 200000 acres in Mason county
The Mason county lands will be cleared and turned into modern farms by a Swiss colonization plan. Twenty acre allotments per family will bring Swiss farming methods and Alpine ideas to Puget Sound crops. The project envisions 25000 homes, new industries, improved river and lake transport, and direct Seattle markets, boosting opportunities for local workers and growers.
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Mason County
Switzerland
Puget Sound
Alps
California
Atlantic
America
Hood Canal
Seattle
Washington
P.I
Special Summer Rates at Grays Harbor Business College
The Grays Harbor Business College offers a summer tuition special with a Steno graphic Course scholarship at $50 including all textbooks. Entry is open any time. The course covers Shorthand, Typewriting, Spelling, Tabulating, Letterpress Copying, Mimeographing and Penmanship. A Bookkeeping program is also available with six month tuition $50, three month $30, monthly $12.
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Grays Harbor Business College
Sore Nipples Cure Advise With Chamberlain Salve
A remedy for sore nipples advises applying Cham berlain s Salve as soon as nursing ends and wiping before the next feed. The note says many trained nurses use it with best results and Evans Drug Co sells it.
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Evans Drug Co
The Herald Briefs Chronicle Local Happenings Twice Weekly
The Herald reports twice weekly on city events and community updates with concise summaries and brief notices from local organizations, schools, and businesses giving residents a handy snapshot of notable happenings.
Lumbermen Shift Fight Into National Politics
Seattle May 30 reports a plan by Pacific Coast Lumber interests to press Congress to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend and review freight rate hikes before they take effect. The drive targets both Republican and Democratic conventions to back this policy in party platforms.
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Seattle
Wash
Chambers of Commerce
Chicago
C. F. White
A. F. Specht
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Shingle Mills Bureau
United States
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Oregon
Commission
Northwest
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Denver
Currency Bill Passes As 60th Congress Closes
The first session of the 60th congress ends at midnight with a calm senate and a filibuster noted in the emergency currency bill. President Roosevelt and cabinet members attend the capitol as members toast Speaker Cannon and W J Bryan in closing moments.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Cannon
W. J. Bryan
Senate
la Follette
Stone
Gore
Roosevelt
Capitol
Aberdeen transfer firm challenges street weight ordinance
J F Bennett manager of Aberdeen Transfer Co says a bond is required to indemnify street damage before hauling wire cable for S B Hicks Sons Co. He seeks a court injunction to block the ordinance restricting loads to 7000 pounds, arguing discrimination and plans to test the law in court.
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Hills
Aberdeen Transfer Co
S. B. Hicks Sons Co
J. F. Bennett
Superior Court
Bennett
City Council May Order Street Improvements Without Petition
An ordinance now in effect allows the City Council to authorize improvements on city streets or alleys without a petition from resident property owners or others. Such improvements may be ordered and made by the City Council directly.
Street Improvements Meet Broadway and Heron Streets
Resolutions authorize clearing grubbing grading and filling Broadway from Heron to First at about 8500 and hearings set June 10 for protests. Also filling paving Heron between F and Ests at 537... thousand, hearing June 17. An alley in block 18 W B s Add to be improved by clearing grubbing grading on immediate payment plan.
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Broadway
Heron
First Streets
Heron Street
Ests
Thompson
Seattle
Block 18
Seattle milk trust head guilty of conspiracy
A. Z. Erickson is found guilty by a Seattle superior court jury of conspiring with several milk dealers to fix prices. Prosecutors warned broader prosecutions against related price fixing in King county. Erickson faces up to $500 fine or up to one year in jail.
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Seattle
A. Z. Erickson
Milk Trust
Combine
Erickson
George F. Vanderver
King County
Howard retaliation charges bar Sunday saloon case
Thomas Howard, operator of a South Aberdeen saloon and recent Sunday closing law violator, files complaints against Oscar and Richard Boettiger, William Campbell, Ervie Phelps, W. H. Mack, Robi. Birmingham, and H. E. Bailey for keeping cigar stores open on Sunday. Warrants issued by Judge Loomis, hearings set for today. Defendants demand jury trials to test public support for Sunday closure.
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Thomas Howard
Aberdeen
Oscar
Richard Boettiger
William Campbell
Ervie Phelps
W. H. Mack
Robi
Birmingham
H. E. Bailey
Loomis
Bids Sought for Local Improvement District 211 Projects
The city bids until Wednesday June 3 at 5 pm for gravelling plank gutters and six inch drain tile under ordinance 698 Local Improvement District 211. Bids require a bond or certified check of not less than $50 and must follow the engineer’s specifications on file at city hall.
Stomach and Liver Tablets Offer Cure Claims
The ad touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as effective for stomach troubles and rheumatic pain. It cites a man who spent over two thousand dollars on other treatments and was cured by a few boxes. Price 25 cents with free samples at Evans Drug Co. No need of suffering from rheuma.
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Chamberlain
Evans Drug Co
Fine Job Printing at Moderate Prices Herald Printery
Local printer Herald Printery offers affordable methods for job printing. The ad highlights moderate prices for business cards posters and pamphlets.
Gray's Harbor Abdeen Herald Transcripts
A twice weekly transcript section from Gray's Harbor Abdeen Semi-Weekly Herald notes local happenings and community updates. The brief item captures recurring notices and society items typical of a small coastal paper’s community digest.
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Gray’s Harbor
Abdeen
Herald
Sneak Thief Arrested Near Burrows Dock
A 28 year old man, using the name at J. B. King, was arrested Thursday on a theft charge tied to Burrows dock. Judge Loomis will hear the case next Wednesday. S. G. Morse, Wilson Bros. Navigation Co. wharfinger, spotted him in the act. A room search in the Mitchell building yielded a stash of stolen items, mostly junk.
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J. B. King
Burrows Dock
Loomis
King
S. G. Morse
Wilson Bros. Navigation Co
Mitchell Building
Stricken in Forest J B Egerer Dies While Timber Cruising
Aberdeen mourns J B Egerer 51 who collapsed during a timber cruise with Dan McGillicuddy above the O K Logging Co camp. He died on site. body shipped to Saginaw Michigan for burial with Elks arrangements. Survived by wife and son Warren. parents and siblings in Saginaw.
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Aberdeen
J. B. Egerer
O. K. Logging Co
Dean
S. A. Randolph
Mr. Egerer
Dan MccGillicuddy
McGillicuddy
Messrs
Randolph
Mr. Egeret
The
Elks
Saginaw
Michigan
Mich
Harbor
Harbor Country
Congressman Fordney
Egerer
Egeret
Warren
Joint Bureau Planned For Oregon And Washington
The Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers association voted 500 for a joint inspection bureau study. C. C. Bronson of Seattle led recommendations to compare grading methods and seek uniform standards in Washington and Oregon lumber. A report will follow after mill surveys, with possible wider action if favorable.
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Tacoma
Oregon
Washington
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Commercial Club
C. C. Bronson
Seattle
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Joseph B. Egerer
Wishkah River
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