State Aid Highway Bill Aims for County led Roads Under Supervision
Olympia June 18 State Highway Commissioner Joseph M Snow has prepared a state aid highway bill modeled on New York law to place most country roads under expert supervision and provide state aid covering half the cost. The plan requires counties to fund the other half, with specifics on road width, right of way, and funding distribution, plus duties for Snow to gather highway data and hold annual public meetings.
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Olympia
Joseph M. Snow
New York
Snow
County General Fund
Special
Reindeer Scandal Report Sought by Nelson
In Washington on June 18 Senator Nelson introduced a senate resolution urging the secretary of the interior to transmit to Congress the Churchill report on the Alaska government reindeer scandal. Senator Hitchcock planned to refer the document to the appropriations committee and would forward it to the senate promptly if the resolution passes.
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Washington
Nelson
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Churchill
Alaska
Hitchcock
Committee On Appropriations
Insurance firms pledge fair settlements for San Francisco losses
Thirty one independent insurance companies met in San Francisco on June 18 and pledged to settle local losses on a fair and honest basis, effectively breaking from the Underwriters' Adjusting Bureau. They rebelled against what they termed unjust and arbitrary settlement practices.
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San Francisco
Maplelawn Farm Barn Showcased At Sumner Washington
Article notes Maplelawn Farm in Sumner Washington owned by W H Paulhamus president of the Washington State Horticultural Society. The barn houses 68 cows mostly registered Jerseys. alfalfa hay and bran feed. many prize winners among animals. aims for a working herd. Milk yield targeted at 25 pounds for ten and a half months with daily cow-by-cow accounting using scales and a Babcock tester.
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Maplelawn Farm
Sumner
Wash
W. H. Paulhamus
Washington State Horticultural Society
Pauthamus
Intensive Farming Chosen Over Pasture In Puyallup Valley
The article notes daily ensilage and grooming for cows, with exercise in a spacious lot. In summer green feed is cut and brought to the barn. Land in the Puyallup Valley is valued around $1000 per acre due to a thriving berry business, making pasturing impractical.
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Puyallup
Alaska Cable Extension Plans and May Receipts
Preparations by the war department for extending the Alaska cable receive 170000 dollars from Congress. A branch will connect Juneau to Sitka and extend to Petersburg Wrangel Hadley and Ketchikan with duplexing machines boosting capacity about 75 percent. May telegraph receipts in Alaska reach 21000 dollars, a record since installation. In Minnesota the Republican state convention nominates a full ticket led by A L Cole and endorses Senator Knute Nelson for another term.
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Washington
War Department
Alaska
Congress
Juneau
Sitka
Frederick Sound
Petersburg
Wrangel
Hadley
Ketchikan
Geology and topography crews arrive in Skagway
Skagway dated June 18 reports D C Witherspoon and L M Prindle from Washington DC arriving to lead geological and topographic survey parties en route to the interior. Both have spent several seasons in Alaska.
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Skagway
D. C
Government bill to curb misrepresented goods sale in British Columbia
A June 18 report from New Westminster, British Columbia states a government bill seeks to penalize selling goods marked as gold or silver quality that do not meet the standard. The measure aims to protect buyers with a $100 fine for violations.
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New Westminster
B. C
Plan to reward best cows boosts milk value nationwide
A plan to raise milk cow value by five dollars per head could yield ninety million dollars for U S farmers. The author urges elimination of drones and better care for top animals and promises to present a photograph of the Maplelawn Farm milk cooling room next week with an explanation of milk handling.
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United States
Maplelawn Farm
Northern Pacific Summer Low Fares To Eastern Cities
During the summer and early fall dates each month the Northern Pacific offers low round trip rates to eastern points from St. Paul Minneapolis Kansas City Omaha St. Louis Chicago with specific prices. The North Coast Limited electric train is promoted as deluxe with no extra charge. For details contact J O McMullen Seattle Tinling Seattle or A D Charlton Portland.
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Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Louis
Chicago
J. O. McMullen
Seattle
Tinling
A. D. Charlton
Portland
Ore
Railway Work on Hood Canal Brinnon Route Progress
A crew of surveyors is reported working on the Port Angeles and Eastern railway route between here and Quileute. Property in Brinnon is rising in price following announcements of probable construction of the road.
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Brinnon
Wash
Port
Bridge Narrows Memorial Drafted for Seymour Narrows
Victoria BC June 18 at a board of trade meeting a memorial was drafted for submission to the Dominion government asking that surveys be held with a view to placing a bridge across Seymour Narrows.
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Victoria
B. C
Board of Trade
Dominion
Seymour Narrows
Kettle Valley Contract Let for 50 Miles of Rail Line
New Westminster June 19 The contract for fifty miles of railroad from Grand Forks to Franklin City has been awarded to W. P. Tierney and Co. The project covers the Kettle valley route and advances transportation plans in British Columbia.
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New Westminster
B. C
Messrs. W. P. Tierney & Co
Kettle Valley
Grand Forks
Franklin City
Lumpkin enters campaign amid Tillman race
Col W W Lumpkin launches a campaign against Senator Tillman amid a gubernatorial race where the liquor dispensary question is the central issue. The piece includes a humorous wire‑driven exchange about pricing and a note on Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress influencing the term muck rake in translations.
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Columbia
S. C
W. W. Lumpkin
Tillman
George
Courier-Tournal
Bunyan
Pilgrim's Progress
James A. Bailey Dies at Mount Vernon Showman's Life of Wealth and Charity
Obituary outlines James A. Bailey's rise from modest beginnings in Detroit to a leading showman. It notes his fortune of about 8 million, extensive European tours, and pivotal role in the Barnum and Bailey combination. Bailey is praised for secret benefactions and generous, quiet philanthropy.
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James A. Bailey
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Europe
Mr. Bailey
McGinnis
Detroit
Mich
Pontiac
Frederick Bailey
Lane & Robinson Circus
Bailey
Young Batley
Circus
Lake
J. E. Cooper
London
Sandwich Islands
Australia
India
South America
Hailey
Barnum
Balley
Barnum & Balley
Vienna
Professional cards and attorney notices
Dr Smits at Aberdeen General Hospital lists office hours 10 to 12 and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m with phone 614 in Crowther Wooding block near G and Heron streets. Another entry shows Dr. ffice hours 10 30 to 11 30 a m 1 80 to 4 30 and 7 to 8 p m with phone 135 in Hayes and Hayes Building.
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Crowther-Wooding Block
G and
Heron Streets
Ffice
Hayes & Hayes
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Maplelawn
Minnesota
Duluth
Minn
A. L. Cole
Walker
A. ©. Eberhardt
Mankato
C. C. Dinnehart
Slayton
E. T. Young
Appleton
Julius Schmal
Redwood Falls
G. Iverson
Rushford
Supreme Court
C. A. Pidgeon
Buffalo
C. F. Staples
West St. Paul
Knute Nelson
Geological Survey
Hoods Canal
Kettle Valley Contract
Sald
John Sharp Williams
Texas
House
Mr. Williams
Slayden
Williams
Scotland
Germany
France
Paris
W. Humboldt
Paavl Smits, M. D
DR Watkins
Everett E. Lane, D. D. S
Co. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Zelaska Block
E. H. Fox
Rrobert E. Taggart
Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
Jesse F. Murphy
U. S. Land Office
Continental Saloon O. C. Vammen
G Street
Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewett
South F Street
Andrew Blum
St. Pau
Fort William
Milwaukee
P. S. Locke
Aberdeen
John Halstead
Pacific Ave
Tacoma
W. Johnston Transfer Co
S. P Street
Roslyn Coal
J. M. Lupton
Mgr
Cor. H
Home Step
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
Bell Brothers
South FP Street
All Points East
Ocosta
H. B. Elder
N. P. Ry
N. P. Ay. Ge
Oregon
Grays Harbor
California
Los Angeles
The
C. E. Burrows Co., Agts
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Prop
F Street
Heron and
Wishkah
Samson’s Hotel
EB Streets
Tacoma, Wash
Swan Samson
Westport, Wash
Mary Smith
Wm. Ziegler
Boot and Shoemaker
Jerff
Tam
William Ziegler
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