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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1912
Page
2
The shop highlights a busy shoe department with about twenty youth styles in patent and dull leathers, white and tan. Prices start at 39e for small sizes up to 3.00 for larger sizes, with boys oxfords ranging 2.00 to 3.00. Ladies low shoes feature patent kid and alternatives, with top grades at 4.00 and good qualities at 3.00 or less.
The article explains that 1,300 additional marines will join in New York and Norfolk for action in Cuba. It notes the Cuban government welcomes the dispatch to Guantanamo and would permit marines and bluejackets to land without explicit local Cuban approval if danger arises, with naval commanders to use discretion.
The contract for the Electric building at Broadway and Heron streets was let to Advance Construction Co of Portland. The $50,000 project must be finished by November 1, with occupancy expected by October 1, as piling is completed and superstructure work to start at once.
The piece outlines a shift from union to open shop at Grays Harbor after the Rothschilds purchase and 50 to 50 stock split with the Grays Harbor Stevedore Co. Unionists resist while employers highlight peaceful operations, fair pay, and loyalty of veteran workers. IWW involvement and threats to disrupt harbor trade are discussed, with references to legal positions and local public sentiment.
Aberdeen finished second by beating Centralia 12 to 1 in a home game last Friday. Marshall misjudged a long drive and is out with a leg injury. Wentzel from California impressed, promising future double plays with Rheams. Umpire Golden delayed the game to eject a policeman, drawing fan cheers while critics urged better conduct from some spectators. President Albers attended, praising the contest.
The senior class went to North Beach and the freshman class to Westport Saturday. Both groups traveled by steamer Champion and returned the same day.
In the Chehalis county matter W T Younger v Union Cooperative Company the supreme court upheld a lower court award for personal injuries suffered while escaping an explosion in a boiler shop.
Chehalis county militiamen plan to abandon the state rifle range southwest of Hoquiam and purchase a new range near Montesano. They propose erecting two club buildings, one by the Chehalis county national guard and the other by Company G members. A committee led by Maj. G. W. Robertson Capt. R. H. Fleet and Lieut Comeau will pursue the move with the adjutant general.
A. L. Mohler, president of the Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line, said Harriman system orders for new equipment exceed prior orders. He stated the company must press ahead to handle the anticipated enormous crops across the system this year.
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