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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
8
At a weekly luncheon in Hotel Washington Aberdeen officials pledged to observe May 30 as Flag Day and Memorial Day with a large parade. Civilians and Civil and Spanish War veterans will join to attest Aberdeen's loyalty to the flag and to the best government on earth.
Louis H. Burnett of Burnett Bros. jewelry "Aberdeen" was notified by Gov. Hay of his appointment as a Washington delegate to the Northwest Development congress to be held in Seattle from June 5 to 8.
Under a new city ordinance the dog catcher is busy collecting dogs and destroying those not rescued by owners in time. The law forbids dogs on streets unless held on a leash.
Elma on May 8 reports the Depew Brothers have started converting the Elma Brick and Power Company buildings into a shingle mill. The project will provide steady work for about 15 men.
Elma May 8. The pioneer grocery and meat firm Struble and Glancey plans a concrete addition west of their present store to handle expanding trade at an estimated cost of 6000 dollars.
A local listing notes Evans Drug Co offering a great variety of paper novels and other reading matter for customers. The ad highlights diverse reading options available at the drugstore.
Chung Mun Yew, famed Yale coxswain and longtime interpreter, appointed minister of the Chinese republic in Washington. He steered Yale to victory over Harvard in 1883, studied Thames currents, and later served as Chinese consul general in Manila and as an adviser on railroad finance. He is a widower with one son and was classmates with Horace D. Taft.
The fragment notes Newfoundland as an early British colony discovered by John Cabot in 1497, highlighting its colonial origin and historical naming.
Frank N. Meyer, former Agriculture Department explorer, reports a Siberian bush cherry surviving near 40 degrees below zero and an apricot enduring 80 degrees below zero. Seeds and cuttings will aid farmers in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana and other cold states. alfalfa and grain also found. Meyer was briefly detained as a spy during travels in Siberia and Central Asia.
The British ambassador and Mrs. Bryce plan a round the world trip including Australia and New Zealand. He aims to finish work on historical and political features and is believed to be retiring from diplomacy to pursue a literary career after five years in Washington.
"Hungry" Hogan, a Chicago cab driver, won the Democratic nomination for congressman at large in Illinois as a joke on the primary ticket. He defeated William E. Williams of Pittsfield with 15,000 votes in Chicago, aided by a humorous Democratic boss named Gilligan. Hogan's popularity came from his appetite and he spent 90 cents on campaign expenses.
A brief exchange from a Boston transit script shows a smaller man asking for space and the taller man grousing about the request. The dialogue highlights frictions over seating and courtesy aboard a transit vehicle.
Life notes that the new opera house has exceptional acoustics with some in the family circle claiming every word spoken in their box could be heard clearly.
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