Legislative Gossip Braces For Crunching Session
Olympia reports a tense legislative endgame as the senate nears the halfway mark on the criminal code bill. Rail terminal tax questions split rail interests and counties while chattel lien measures move forward in the house. Embalmer regulations and a firemen pension bill advance, with the new educational code set for Monday night debate.
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Olympia
Senate
Railroad Commission
Tax Commission
Scott
Shhively
Erickson
Pierce County
McGregor
Benton County
Thayer
House
Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Representative Stone
Card of Thanks from the Melrose Family
We thank friends for their presence flowers and music shown in our hour of sorrow. W. M. Melrose Mildred Melrose.
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W. M. Melrose
Steel War Motives Rob the Market as Steel Trust Slashes Prices
The Steel Trust cut prices last week triggering a Wall Street sell off and fears it aims to cripple competitors and influence tariff policy. Analysts question motives while steel stocks plunged from prior highs with Republic Iron and Steel also dropping sharply.
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New York
Steel Trust
Wall Street
Louisville & Nashville
Trust
Taft
Congress
Corporation
Steel Common
Timbermen Meet in Tacoma Discuss Tariff Fight
At the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers association gathering in Tacoma the Port Blakeley Mill's D E Skinner reported optimistic prospects for preserving protective lumber tariffs. A one day output levy funded a campaign, with Griggs Long and Ames named to a new aid committee. Standing committees named: Grays Harbor area members over freight rates, tariff revision, cargo inspection, statistics and labor, transportation and markets.
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Tacoma
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Tacoma Commercial Club
D. E. Skinner
Port Blakeley
Washington
D. C
Everett G. Griggs
George S. Long
E. G. Ames
Grays Harbor
Gee
H. Emerson
Hoquiam
W. B. Mack
Aberdeen
A.Y.P
E. O.mclaughlin
Market declines across rail, steel, and industrials prompt broad losses
From 218-4 to 17 1-2, preferred fell 41-2 to 75 1-2. Colorado Fuel dropped from 375-8 to 301-2, Railway Steel Spring down 1 to 421-2, Pressed Steel Car lost 11-2 to 34. All sections nearly demoralized with rail shares and industrials selling in large quantities. Prices fell one two and three points from Friday. The market ended with little improvement over the low est figures.
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Colorado
Aberdeen Herald Notes Fine Job Printing at Moderate Prices
The Aberdeen Herald highlights its printing services offering quality work at affordable rates for local orders. It promotes reliable turnaround and competitive pricing to attract customers seeking cost efficient printing solutions.
Additional Judges Pushed for Western Oregon Districts
Washington Feb 27 The bill to add a federal judge for the Western District of Washington becomes law and includes a provision for an extra judge in Oregon. Senator Fulton of Oregon could join the bench after March 4. House opposition shifted after efforts by Senators Lodge and others led to a conference and a rising vote of 140 to 56. The conference report is to be adopted by the Senate Monday and signed by the President promptly.
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Washington
Oregon
Charles W. Fulton
Fulton
House Committee
Harry C. Lodge
Massachusetts
House
James R. Mann
Illinois
Senate
Trust heads Booth and Robins indicted in Chicago bank fraud
W Vernon Booth president of the so called fish trust A Booth Co and F Robins former assistant treasurer were indicted for conspiring to steal 300000 from the Continental Bank of Chicago. The firm faces 6 million in liabilities with assets around 3 million. Robins described false bank statements used to bolster credit, keeping the true condition hidden from the public for a month after Continental was notified.
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Booth
The
Fish Trust
Chicago
W. Vernon Booth
A. Booth & Co
F. Robins
Continental Bank of Chicago
Roberts
Robins
Continental Bank
Advisors Selected to Complete Taft Cabinet
New York report states Franklin McVeagh of Illinois accepted the treasury secretary post, completing Taft’s cabinet. The lineup includes Knox, McVeagh, Dickinson, Wickersham, Hitchcock, Wilson, Ballinger, and Nagel, with Taft awaiting full cabinet proclamation.
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Taft
Franklin McVeagh
New York
Chicago
Mr. Taft
New York City
Tariff on Lumber Cuts Rough Lumber Duty in Half
Washington February 27 The Ways and Means Committee recommends reducing the duty on rough lumber from two dollars to one per thousand feet. The majority vote supports the cut, while the minority favors placing all lumber on the free list. The panel has not set duties for high grade lumber. The lumber trade fears Canadian cheap wood could flood U S markets if rough lumber were free.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Ways and Means
Canada
Grays Harbor Record Briefs
A twice weekly transcript covers happenings on Grays Harbor including local events, notices, and brief community items. The column highlights community life and recurring notes from the Aber district.
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Grays Harbor
Tariff Reform Gains Momentum as Indianapolis Meeting Opens
The Indianapolis convention signals broad support for immediate tariff revision with manufacturers uniting to curb the Protective Tariff League. J. W. Van Cleave rebukes the league for shaping conventions and cabinet posts, while calls grow to reduce duties on raw materials and speed legislation. If reform stalls, voters may punish pledge breakers in the next elections.
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Washington
Indianapolis
J. W. van Cleave
American Protective Tariff League
Taft
Congress
Root
Germany
National Association of Manufacturers
Wilbur F. Wakeman
League
Chehalis County souvenir card design contest announced
The Chehalis County A.Y.P. Exposition invites entries for a souvenir postal card design with a week’s Seattle hotel stay and expo admission as the prize. Submissions must be sealed and sent to H. D. Chapman in Aberdeen by 6 p.m. on Wednesday March 10.
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Chehalis County
A.Y.P. Exposition
Lumber Exchange Building
Aberdeen
Washington
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American Tariff League
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