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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1905
Page
3
Washington’s ninth legislature reported 178 of 645 bills passed both houses with most becoming law. The railroad commission measure emerged as the session’s key enacted bill. Governors’ potential disapproval unlikely, aside from the capital removal bill already vetoed. House passed 61 bills and Senate 29 toward adjournment.
The Great Northern Railroad announces the steamer Dakota will sail from New York for Hongkong around April 3, routing around Africa to match timing with the Minnesota. Dakota to be delivered March 20, coal and merchandise to be loaded at Philadelphia Newport News and New York, then sail after April 3. The ship, eleven tons heavier than the Minnesota, will be the largest freighter at sea and will alter Pacific runs with mid Pacific passes.
Tokyo reports that the British steamers Venus and Aphrodite were captured by Japanese warships on March 4 and March 6 respectively. Since the war began Japan has taken 32 contraband steamships over 100000 tons, each a thousand tons or more.
Minneapolis March 8 Former Judge A M Harrison appointed receiver for the Coe Commission Company a firm with multiple Northwest branches including Washington state The receivership followed a small municipal court judgment and is linked to trouble during the recent wheat bulge.
Mines laid by the Royal Engineers at Esqui malt are being raised and will be shipped to England on the Pentheli sea. The submarine mining corps of the garrison to be disbanded as the defense work shifts to the navy. Ottawa seeks removal of royalties on placer and quartz gold and larger mining claims. The theatrical manager A M Palmer dies in New York at 67 after brief illness. he led the Actors Fund of America and helped found the Players' Club.
Postmaster General Cortelyou announces that P. Hitchcock of Massachusetts has been chosen as first assistant postmaster general. Hitchcock previously served as chief clerk in the department of commerce and labor and was assistant secretary of the Republican national committee during the presidential campaign.
Pullman on March 8 report states eight students from the state agricultural college were suspended for three weeks after they captured a student guarding a supper prepared for Professor S. H. Clark who lectured February 28. They intended to absorb the meal.
In Everett on March 9 clairvoyants and fortune tellers have removed their signs as required by a new city ordinance. They are expected to relocate to other areas. The ordinance also imposes a quarterly license fee of 25 dollars.
In Cynthiana Kentucky on March 9 the grand jury, after over a week, returns 200 indictments against Standard Oil Company for selling oil from a wagon without a license. Fines range from 50 to 1000 dollars per case.
A writer in the Great Round World describes three elderly captains at Snug Harbor sharing memories and plans after fifty-two years at sea. The scene features a dresser chest, old photographs, and humorous exchanges about marriage and luxury, reflecting pride, ambition, and lingering wanderlust.
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