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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1907
Page
6
A speaker critiques unearned wealth and argues for distributing a portion of the nation’s wealth to ensure fairness. He defends property rights, praises the railroad system, and notes the United States’ dominance in cotton production and export readiness, stressing cautious governance and justice.
An impassioned piece by W I Vernon urging fair treatment and education for Black citizens. It celebrates progress by former slaves, calls for moral reform, and argues learning rights strengthen the republic. The article frames progress as essential to national safety and civic duty.
Edouard Muller president of Switzerland argues for a commercial treaty to expand trade with the United States and ease emigration. He notes Swiss exports to the U S at 5 million dollars last year while imports from the U S totaled 11.4 million, with Swiss duties largely paid by Switzerland and American goods taxed minimally. He dismisses fears of US decline and warns against tensions with Japan.
Former cabinet member Richard Olney argues unions should engage in politics to shield the nation from trust power. He claims trusts are an economic evolution that steady wages and growth require, while laborers must use the ballot to pursue equal opportunity, thrift, and fair taxation. The article defends laborers’ competence to decide political questions and urges united, informed voting to safeguard democracy.
A city merchant once tipped a street sweeper sixpence each Saturday. After he mispaid a half sovereign the sweeper invited him to visit a late afternoon office where two clerks worked. The man returned to find the sweeper now neatly dressed and claiming larger receipts, returning half a sovereign and joking that the sixpence was forgotten.
The piece traces how storm terms like typhoon, tornado, and hurricane entered English via Portuguese and Spanish. It notes old spellings such as hurri cane and Herocane reflect attempts to derive the word for readers. The origin traces to Carib huracan or furacan carried by navigators from the west, with hurry-like sense guiding adoption.
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