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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1905
Page
3
Warsaw reports a May Day death toll of sixty two with about two hundred wounded. Troops patrol streets as strikes widen to Lodz with 75,000 out, while crowds corner police at the Tenth district station and nationalist demonstrations loom.
Testimony in the closed court martial for General Stoessel's surrender of Port Arthur alleges mismanagement and favoritism. Officers claim strongholds could have held longer and accuse Stoessel of focusing on food supplies. A witness cites paying 18 for a turkey. Mrs Stoessel reportedly owned forty cows selling milk at 50 cents a bottle. Friends say witnesses are biased for not receiving decorations.
New York on May 4 the jury in the Nan Patterson case was discharged after failing to reach a verdict. Recorder Goff cautioned secrecy on their stance as most favored acquittal though exact split was unknown. If no retrial is pursued Patterson may be released on bail or recognizance and the indictment quashed.
Robert Mathers of Rock Island and J J Hill of Great Northern testifying before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee argue rate setting hinges on production costs and regional needs. Hill cites lumber and flour movements, claims discrimination can aid national transport, and criticizes the ICC for being too focused on expanding its power.
Thurston county superior court Judge Linn sustained the state's demurrer to the complaint filed by Ernest and L. Hutchinson of Seattle doing business as the National Trading and Importing Company. The suit sought to restrain the governor and attorney general from enforcing the trading stamp ban set to take effect June 9.
The Supreme Court denied John A. Benson's motion for a rehearing in his case seeking removal from New York to the District of Columbia for trial on charges of defrauding the government in timber and public land misappropriation on the Pacific coast. A mandate was ordered for immediate issuance.
A notice lists new mailing charges with two rate classes. Second class mail is set at 13.50 and first class at 17.50 to be applied to shipments headed to Los Angeles.
The article celebrates the Simplon tunnel project, noting its 12.26 mile passage through the Alps, cutting Calais to Milan distance to 585 miles, and restoring Genoa as a port. It highlights engineering courage, methods, heat from superheated air, and water inflows deep in the mountain, with ties to volcanic phenomena.
The article warns that Great Salt Lake will share the destiny of the vast desert to its west. It portrays the lake as a briny, lifeless body and predicts an impending decline or disappearance.
Schedule data lists train times for Tacoma Seattle and Portland and points east with a series of times. It includes professional cards for M D Smits D Watkins and other local doctors and an attorney at Dabney Block with office on Heron Street.
Reports describe 1904 drilling speeds and drainage gradient work while facing floods at 4 400 metres from Iselle. Swiss and Italian teams contend with hot springs, high temperatures, and crushed timber until a final breach is sealed. discoveries hint at earthquake and volcano theories from the tunnel data.
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