Roosevelt appoints five to study government efficiency
President Roosevelt selects Charles H. Keep as chairman and four others to examine and reform methods across all departments. The commission aims to cut waste, standardize practices, reduce needless letter writing, and improve accountability and speed in public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles H. Keep
Forester
Department of Agriculture
Army
Navy
War Department
Navy Department
Schwab To Head New Steel Combine
Piteburg June 19 Charles M Schwab will head a vast steel combine with Bethlehem Steel as its nucleus. It aims to absorb ten smaller steel plants and control extensive coal lands and rail lines, totaling about 200000 acres. The venture will operate under a New Jersey charter, details still undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piteburg
Charles M. Schwab
United State Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Company
Schwab
New Jersey
New Interior Assistant Secretary Appointed in Washington
June 19 Melville W Miller has resigned as Assistant Secretary of the Interior and the president has accepted. Jesse E Wilson of Indiana Rensselaer Ind is named as the new assistant secretary at age 38 and is a practicing attorney in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Melville W. Miller
Department of the Interior
Miller
Jesse Wilson
Indiana
Rensselear, Ind
Jesse E. Wilson
Seattle Becomes Gateway to the Orient in Transit Trade
W W King of Great Northern notes Seattle’s rise as a major Orient gateway after a seventeen day Chicago trip. Rail and steamship agents press Seattle as a start point for freight and passengers, with folders from Pennsylvania System and Vanderbilt lines promoting the city. Business is expected to surge as Russo Japanese War details resolve, concentrating Orient trade through Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
W. W. King
Great Northern Steamship Company
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Here
Vanderbilt
Peace Conference Set for August Washington
Washington reports both Russia and Japan will appoint plenipotentiaries for a Washington conference likely mid August. M Clicoff chairs Russia’s delegation while Ito may be replaced by Yamagata if ill. Armistice talks show little progress as Japan declines to initiate the request.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
M. Clicoff
Marquis Ito
Yamagata
Ito
Marquis
Czar to hear delegates in historic Kremlin shift
In St Petersburg, June 19, the czar decided to receive delegates from the Moscow zemstvo and municipal congress. He also granted them freedom to speak frankly on national conditions without fear of punishment, signaling a new era toward constitutional rights and a national assembly. Delegates will meet the czar at Peterhof palace.
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St. Petersburg
Sergius
St. Petrsburg
Cazr
Moscow Zemstvo
Zemstvo and
Peterhof Palace
Japan's Peace Terms Reported Not Humiliating
In Vienna a Japanese embassy member tells Novoe Vreyma a peace offer will be moderate. It includes indemnity to cover war costs but rejects ceding Sakhalin or disarming Vladivostok. Japan seeks guarantees against renewed war for at least 50 years and aims for friendly future relations with Russia.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Novoe Vreyma
Vienna
Sakhalin
Vladivostok
Russia
Pacific
Judge Cotton Named to Oregon District Bench
After a Roosevelt meeting, Attorney General Moody announced the appointment of Judge W. W. Cotton of Portland to fill the Oregon district bench vacancy caused by Judge Charles B. Bellinger's death. Cotton may delay qualifying until September 1 to finish cases, with land fraud trials assigned to Judge De Haven of California by Judge Gilbert.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Moody
W. W. Cotton
Portland
Charles B. Bellinger
District of Oregon
Cotton
Oregon
de Haven
California
Gilbert
Good Chicken Coop and Draft Horse Advice
A practical design for a cheap durable chicken coop using glass panes and plastering lath plus a two-door roof for ventilation. The draft horse is favored for farmers for reliable income and strong market value, with care similar to lighter horses and higher profit margins for quality stock. Also includes notes on silo wall construction and a three-partition potato box plan.
Sorting and farming tips from a past agrarian guide
The article outlines practical farming advice on harvesting potatoes and cream delivery, then shifts to livestock care. It promotes three grade sorting via incline methods, daily cream delivery in summer, and every-other-day in winter, then argues against mongrel fowls, and offers pig rearing strategies with March or April arrival, feeding regimens, rape cover crops, and fattening methods. It ends with notes on bran and lime for poultry, stressing the importance of lime-rich feed and clover as a lime source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Meersch
Western Poultry Journal
Innovations in Cistern Design and Farm Notes
A Nebraska style summary notes W J Slack of Fort Wayne ideas for a bottom overflow cistern to keep water from becoming stale. It also includes farm tips on alfalfa pork yield, dairy cow feeding, poultry care, and selecting strong breeding stock with cautions against deformed eggs and weak stock.
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W. J. Slack
Fort Wayne
Ind
To Los Angeles postage rates for mail classes
A note outlines mailing costs with 13.50 for Second Class and 17.50 for First Class to Los Angeles. The figures indicate standard rate charges for parcel or letter delivery to the city.
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Grays Harbor
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Medical and legal notices of Aberdeen area professionals
Listings for physicians and surgeons with office hours and contacts in Aberdeen, Hoquiam, and surrounding towns. Includes Dr Karshner, Aberdeen General Hospital, Crowther Wooding Block offices, Hayes Hayes Bank office, A G Kinnison on Market Street, H Fox attorney at law, Robert E Taggart legal services, and building plans and estimates services with 30 years experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowther-Wooding Block
G and Heron Streets
1385
Heron Street
Elder and Charlton Named Agent and Director
H. B. Elder appointed as agent for the N. P. Ry with A. D. Charlton acting in a supervisory role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Elder
N. P. Ry
Information on government lands at Olympia land office
All persons seeking information about government lands should call Jesse F. Murphy four years register of Olympia land office in Aberdeen room 3 Dabney block.
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Jesse F. Murphy
Olympia Land Office
Dabney Block
Aberdeen
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. M. Schwab
NEW Steel Combine
Eastern Railroads
City
Orient
United States
Czar
Bellinger
W. Cotton
Ralee
Hoard
Belf
Independent
C. E. Burrows Co., Ag
Aberdeen, Wash
Tacoma
All Pointe East
Hoquiam
Paul Smits, M. D
W. M. Karshner, M. D
Physicians and Surgeons
Aberdeen General Hospital
Watkins
Everett E. Lane, D. D. S
Hayes & Hayes
M. Robb Stapp
Hayes & Hayes Bank
A. G. Kinnison
Market Street
C. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Zelaska Block
G Street
Acosta
H. Fox
Robert E. Taggart
W. Mason
A. D. Charlton
Canadian Pacific
Boston
Toronto
Montreal
Atlantic Lines
Phil S. Locke
J. W. Draper
C. Collins
A. B. Calder
Continental
O. C
Heron, Wash
Humboldt
Fred Hewett
Heron and
F Streets
The
Svea Gaaged
J. A. Moller
F Street
Meron
H. A. Tereda & CO
South G
East
Hume Street
Aberdeen Transfer CO
A. Ingebrightsen
Hayes & Hayes Bankers (Incorporated
Wash
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Wishkah
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
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