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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
2
News of the week notes the 16 500 ton British battleship Agenemone launched at Glasgow. It also mentions experiments to equip trains with telephones for conductor and engineer communication.
Walla Walla hosts the twenty fourth annual G A R encampment for the Department of Washington and Alaska. Delegates arrive by train as the Woman Relief Corps presents a silk flag to Walla Walla high school. Mayor Hunt welcomes the gathering and Governor Mead delivers the evening address.
Sipkane June 25. Assessor Dayton H. Stewart will reduce first class farm property assessments by 20 to 25 percent from March figures. He had directed deputies to assess at 60 percent of real value, but found this impossible for business property in Spokane, so he lowers farm assessments before recording them.
The Daily Telegraph reports from Tokyo that Yang Shih Kai will become Chinese governor general of Manchuria and command the forces, signaling a strong policy shift. General Ashima is named to head the administration with the same title of governor general of Manchuria.
The Washington State Poultry Association completed its organization with officers named President John Miller Vice President Mrs C J Grenache Secretary Stephen H Schreiner Treasurer J A Adams and trustees F A Morgan O A Beasley A Kroeber and Mr Schreiner Arrangements are under way for a large poultry show next December.
Porterville California June 25 1881 reports Tulare lake has reached its limit and sits within a mile of Corcoran with floodwaters likely to inundate Corcoran and possibly destroy Alpaugh as the lake steadily rises spreading northeast toward the San Joaquin river.
Obituary notes Lafayette Rogers a pioneer of the Puyallup valley has died. Other items report the Epworth League convention in Tacoma, a Spokane bridge span collapse under a streetcar and an investigation. King county plans a $500000 Lake Washington canal bond election. Farmers fear labor shortages amid a heavy harvest. The University of Washington summer school opens with record attendance and extensive registration.
Trondhjem June 25 William J. Bryan arrived to attend the coronation. He argued that private monopolies must be destroyed and corporations controlled, saying radical now reads conservative as public sentiment shifts. The Bryans will spend a week in Norway then England and sail home in August.
A Rock Island dispatch reports the completion of a deal in which the heirs of the late James Bailey sell the Sells Brothers show to Ringling Brothers. The move is expected to end the season long circus war.
Three members of the Citizens' Alliance from San Francisco visit Bellingham to rile public opinion against sailors and longshoremen on strike. They attempt to provoke riots by importing Japanese workers to inflame unionists.
Seattle market report lists bid prices to producers for oats barley wheat chicken feed bran shorts corn hay alfalfa eggs poultry wool live stock and lambs with per ton and per pound figures for Eastern and Western Washington and Puget Sound regions.
A list of farm commodities with current prices including Wheat-Club at 72c and Bluestem 74c, oats at 31.50 to 33.50, hay types from 13 to 22 dollars, feed components around 15 to 26, poultry prices for dressed and live birds, and eggs at 23 cents. Located under farm goods pricing.
Washington June 25 Senator Hale acting as chairman of the senate appropriations committee aims to finish congress by Friday and pass all supply and related bills. He notes no party lines split on policy as measures extending federal control advance, including railroad rate meat inspection pure food acts and canal and tariff changes.
Spokane Democrats announce a county direct primary system to nominate candidates for the fall ticket. Precinct primaries on July 21 will vote for offices, with a ten dollar deposit and ten day notice to the chairman. Caucuses on July 19 nominate delegates. ballots will list all candidates with room for write‑ins. The July 28 convention will ratify primaries and adopt a platform.
President Roosevelt plans a three week trip to the Panama isthmus in October or November aboard a navy cruiser to personally inspect the canal project. Secretary Taft and Panama Canal Commission Chairman Shonts are expected to accompany him.
Tacoma June 25. Washington Bankers Association closes with a resolution urging the legislature to enact an Australian style land title system. The certificate would prove ownership in fee simple and serve as collateral at banks, reducing abstracts and legal fees and simplifying transfers. If enacted it would be a major change.
Victoria B C June 25 J F Kennedy former publisher of the Japanese Advertiser of Yokohama says there is a general Japanese belief that another war with Russia is possible soon he cites discussions with leading Japanese statesmen as support and notes friction with Russia in Manchuria and Vladivostok where Japanese are restricted and twenty one arrested as spies
The fifth state assembly of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Hotel Lincoln with Rainier chapter as hostess. The gathering was among the most successful ever held with many prominent out of town women in attendance.
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