City Council Debates Lumber Blockade and Street Upgrades
Aberdeen council heatedly debated Scott and Mill streets blockage by Donovan Lumber Co and postponed a street improvement. Protests against West Sixth street paving and Second street changes were referred to the street committee as the legal and budget questions loom.
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Scott
Mill Streets
Aberdeen
Myles
Crivyen
First Ward
Donavan Lumber Co
Elder
West Sixth Street
Barber Asphalt Co
F Street
Peter Hegg & Co
Harbor Heights
Henry and
Fairfield Street
Second Street
Mayberry Bros
Aberdeen Construction Co
Broadway
Fourth Street
Free Employment Bureau
Second Avenue
K Street
Standard Transfer Company
Hopkins Addition
Gus Anderson
Lela M. McNamara Dies Suddenl y
Miss Lela M McNamara dies suddenly at 11 pm at her parents home after months of rheumatism and a brief scarlet fever illness. A talented high school student and violinist, she was 15 years old, with a bright future. Death caused by rheumatism of the heart. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Lela M. McNamara
South Broadway
Miss McNamara
Herald Deals With Advertisers
Herald reports on advertiser relations, outlining how the paper engages with local merchants, handles inquiries, and negotiates ad placements while preserving editorial independence.
Raymond-South Bend Electric Project Moves Forward
May 20 Raymond Fulcher construction engineer for Sanderson and Porter arrives in Raymond to survey the route for an electric line connecting Raymond and South Bend. The NY firm controls Grays Harbor Electric and aims to rush construction to open new agricultural and timber lands and improve transportation for areas served by the Northern Pacific railway.
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Raymond
Ray Fulcher
Sanderson & Porter
New York
Grays Harbor
South Bend
Northern Pacific Railway
Boosters Journey to Southwest Washington Development Meet
Large delegations from Aberdeen and Hoquiam traveled by auto and rail to Centralia for the quarterly Southwest Washington Development Association meeting. They were joined by many attendees from Montesano Elma and Oakville.
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Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Southwest Washington Development Association
Montesano
Elma
Oakville
City Papers Delayed. Notify City Messenger Co
City subscribers failing to receive the Herald by 6 p m on Mondays and Thursdays should notify City Messenger Co Tel 5931 and a replacement paper will be sent to the address at once.
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Herald
City Messenger Co
Herald Ad Department Seeks Local Retail Partners
Herald reports the newspaper seeks new advertising partners in the city. Local retailers, brands, and service providers are invited to join the upcoming Spring campaigns with space, rates, and creative support outlined by the Herald sales team.
Postal Savings Bank to Open in Aberdeen June 19
A postal savings bank will open in Aberdeen on June 19 with rules for deposits and withdrawals. Individuals over 10 may open one account in person or via authorized representative. corporations are not allowed. Deposits up to 100 per calendar month and total balances up to 500 are permitted, with 2 percent interest. Depositors receive certificates and may exchange for postal savings bonds with 2 percent interest.
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Postal Savings Bank
Aberdeen
Postal Department
Postal
Currie Family Returns to Aberdeen from Alberta
The Currie family, who moved from Aberdeen to Alberta last fall, returned Monday night to settle back in Aberdeen. Mr Currie says Alberta suits some but is too cold for him. He recalls a winter when temperatures dropped to 52 degrees below zero.
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Currie
Aberdeen
Alberta
Mr. Currie
BOIL YOUR WATER educational film at Starland Theater
A featured educational film showing at Starland Theater for two days only. It demonstrates a magnified drop of stream water revealing tiny organisms and other features, described as a wonderful picture. Showings are on Sunday and Monday, June 4 and 5.
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Starland Theater
Gill Created Vice District In Seattle Trial Evidence
May 31 report on Wappenstein trial shows mayor and council ordered the district’s activities. A. A. Bramer testified Gill created and established the vice district himself. Health officials described cooperation with Gill and Wappenstein and said nearly $24,000 was collected for medical examinations with no fines imposed. Police sergeants testified they tracked women in resorts to monitor health checks.
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Seattle
Wappenstein
A. A. Bramer
Board of Health
Gill
Bramer
J. M. Crichton
Health Department
Indictments in Census Fraud Probing Tarn Tacoma
In Tacoma 37 federal grand jury indictments were returned this afternoon with 26 tied to census frauds. No arrests or names disclosed as officials await action. The panel also eyed Seattle Everett and Bellingham padding cases and reportedly included four outsiders.
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Tacoma
United States
Crosby
Hanford
District Attorney's
Grand
Seattle
Everett
Bellingham
Company F to Disband Hoquiam
Major Harvey Moss announced that Company F of the N G W will be mustered out immediately. The unit will receive its property and be shipped to Olympia as the adjutant general issues the orders. The timing depends on Adjutant General Llewellyn. No city for a new company was announced.
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Hoquiam
Teh
Harvey Moss
Olympia
Moss
Llewellyn
Bryan Opposes Wool Tariffs in Democratic Caucus Row
Washington May 31 Aroused by William Jennings Bryan's attack on Democrats favoring a raw wool tariff Democratic Leader Underwood called Bryan's stance unjust and unfair and said wool tariff plans to be debated in the Thursday caucus mirror Wilson bill schedules Bryan argued revenue concerns and accused supporters of hiding protection behind a revenue argument He warned Democratic support for protection would require open acceptance across all sectors and voters across parties are braver than politicians
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Underwood
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Chehalis County Receives State School Fund APportionment
Chehalis county gets 39359.52 from the state school fund for the quarter in an apportionment by H. B. Dewey state superintendent. Total funds on hand are 1447170.54 with King county receiving 314662.69, Spokane 176659, and Pierce 147289.
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Chehalis County
H. B. Dewey
King County
Spokane County
Pierce
Rule of Reason Read Into Law
Washington May 31 government aims to shape anti trust policy by the rule of reason as in Standard Oil and Tobacco cases despite dissents. Officials cite Justice Harlan’s critique and argue the court now interprets the act to prohibit all restraints of trade. The administration notes congressional language forbids only undue restraints.
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Washington
Department of Justice
American Tobacco Company
Pomerene
Congress
Standard Oil Trust
Wieckersham
Wickersham
Supreme Court
Senate
Standard Oil
Tarlan
Rule of Reason Administration
Harlan
Justce
Aberdeen High to Graduate Twenty-Two Students on Commencement Day
Twenty two students from Aberdeen High School will graduate this year with commencement exercises scheduled for Friday the sixth of June. The class includes J Gordon Cooper Alice J Dunlop Loleta H Elsemore Ralph B Faukner Myrtle M Granger Lance W Hart Vera E Johnston Hazel A Joscelyn Elizabeth G Kay Alexander M Lackey Lillian Lindberg Mattie R Madison John A May William R Moulton Mildred M Nelson Dunbar W Pinckney Leo M Scott Mona Shannon Wilda S M Smith Marguerite A Wilson Mary L Wood Roy E Wood. Baccalaureate exercises will be held next Sunday at 11 am in Weatherwax High School auditorium with Rev B F Brooks as speaker. The program opens with a chorus performing Largo Handel followed by invocation hymn scripture reading and a solo Fear Not Ye O Israel by Dudley Book sung by Minnie Dogger. Mr Brooks will address Character Building and Mendelssohn Oh for the Wings of a Dove will close the program with the benediction.
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Aberdeen High School
J. Gordon Cooper
Alice J. Dunlop
Loleta H. Elsemore
Ralph B. Faulkner
Myrtle M. Granger
Lance W., Hart
Vera E. Johnston
Hazel A. Joscelyn
Elizabeth G. Kay
Alexander M. Lackey
Lillian Lindberg
Mattie R. Madison
John A. May
William R. Moulton
Handel
Israel
Dudley Book
Minnie Dogger
Brooks
Mendelssohn
Wireless station at Port land Heights eyed for commercial use
Aberdeen hosts an experimental government wireless station on Port land Heights in daily contact with Bremerton. Local officials hope the Chamber of Commerce can secure commercial service and link with Grays Harbor steam schooners, most of which already carry wireless gear. The Herald reports details.
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Aberdeen
Portland Heights
Navy Yard
Bremerton
Chamber of Commerce
Grays Harbor
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South Aberdeen
Water Department
Lela M. M'Namara
The
Centralia
Governing Postal Savings Bank
Federal
Grand Jury
County School Funds
Judge Harlan
Taft
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