New City Council Organized in Aberdeen
Mayor Benn outlines council organization and policy priorities after election. Quackenbush reelected president. Phillips and Schneider named to police and fire posts. Committees appointed. calls for fiscal restraint, permanent streets, water supply, free Chehalis bridge access, rail line extension, and cemetery improvements.
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Alexander
Cc. C. Quackenbush
Bailey
Crivyea
Quackenbush
Council
Judiciary Committee
J. M. Phillips
Adam Schneider
France
Chehalis River
South Aberdeen
Wishkah
Aberdeen
Highland Home
Market Street
Wishkah River
North Aberdeen Bridge
Tacoma
E. B. Benn
Gibson String Quintette to play concert at Harbor Hall
A unique musical event comes to Harbor next Thursday May 5 with the Gibson String Quintette in a two hour concert at the Knights of Pythias hall followed by a dance. Local players C D Stewart and S Wetteland head a group featuring mando cello harp guitar and tenor mandola noted as Northwest’s only ensemble with those instruments. The quintette will be joined by prominent locals for an evening of refined music and dancing afterward.
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Harbor
Gibson String Quintette
Knights of Pythias Hall
C. D. Stewart
S. Wetteland
R. F. Scaraghini
O. T. Taylor
Northwest
Pythian Ball Room
American Cash Record touted as future profit machine
An advertisement extols the American Cash Record as a million-dollar profit venture within two years, claiming the cash recorder can be built for 235 to 350 dollars and sold for 500, with a unique market across banks stores and factories in the United States and Canada. It asserts no competitors exist yet and promises substantial investor gains and local economic benefit to Aberdeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick Reaper
United States
Canada
Aberdeen
American Cash Record Co
Market for more machines than factories can build grows
The report notes a vast, expanding demand for machinery that outstrips production capacity for ten years. It highlights a booming market with strong growth prospects and widespread interest from buyers.
Actors to Present Taft Medal at May 9 Ceremony
President Taft will receive the first ever Actors' Fund medal on May 9 in New York when he attends the opening of the Actors' Fund fair. A twelve actress committee will present the gold medal designed by Chester Leach.
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Taft
New York
Washington
Actors’ Fund
Chester Leach
Mr. Beach
Archer M. Huntington
American Numismatic Society
Edward J. Deitsch
Lion in Pittsburg cage incident and antidotal ads
A lion fondled a child’s hand through a cage in Pittsburg in a striking danger tale. The piece then pivots to a Dr King’s New Discovery advertisement touting cures for croup colds and whooping cough with testimonials from Mrs George B Davis and pricing details.
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Pittsburg
A. W. Shelley
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Birmingham
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Gibson String Quartette
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N. Y
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Minn
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ST. Joseph
Milwaukee
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ST. Louis
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Yellowstone Park
H. B. Elder
Aberdeen, Wash
A. D. Charlton
Portland
BAY View Hotel
F. R. Wells
Prop
Hume Street
East Heron St
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