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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1901
Page
5
The Aberdeen Herald announces it is the oldest paper on Grays Harbor with the largest circulation in Chehalis County. Advertising contracts rely on this claim and payments may be forfeited if the circulation assertion is not absolutely true. City official paper. Thursday, November 7, 1901.
City councils urged to approve an interurban railway franchise as soon as possible. The plan duplicates a prior grant with strong city protections and seeks removal of Heron street bridge crossing to avoid delay. Financing will be raised by Harbor residents, with construction bids and estimates to follow once granted. Public support in both cities is strong and impatient with delays.
The Oregonian notes Booker T. Washington’s social prominence after dining with President and other elites, including Queen Victoria tea, and uses the moment to question subsidies for shipbuilders. It argues subsidies favor the rich, not farmers or workers, and tax funding benefits shipyards and those who build ships.
Judge William K. Townsend, U S District Court in New Haven Conn, addressed the American Bar Association in Denver opposing Congressman Littlefield on insular decisions. Townsend hailed a Supreme Court ruling affirming the framers did not intend the U S to become a cripple among nations.
The Commoner notes that mourning for Lincoln Garfield and McKinley endures in American hearts. It argues that the assassination of a president strikes at every citizen and marks a lasting scar on the republic.
The judge's remarks defend natural rights and warn against imperial overreach. The piece argues the United States should avoid European monarchic temptations and retain republican simplicity after the Spanish American War. It notes Philippine and US rights have been interfered with and cautions against overreaching for world power.
The mourning period for President McKinley ends October 13 with flags raised from half-mast. Officials note the official grief period concludes, but people should resume activity while maintaining respectful remembrance as history moves forward.
U S preliminary census shows 1900 invested capital for shipyards excluding navy yards at 76.7 million dollars, up 181 percent from 1899, with 46 121 wage earners and 24.39 million in wages. Production valued at 7.34 million dollars up nearly 93 percent, 1 083 establishments, materials cost 33.03 million. The piece frames protective discrimination as undermining equality of opportunity.
Meagre post election reports indicate Seth Low won Greater New York mayoral race by about 40000 for Republicans. GOP gains include state supreme court seats and other offices. Republican wins noted in many states while Maryland Mississippi Kentucky Virginia lean Democratic. United Labor Party claims San Francisco mayoral post.
A Home Notes item explains that Russian girls desiring to study at universities must undergo a civil marriage with a male student before attending, a legally binding union that ends after courses finish if they do not choose to remain together. It cites Sonya Kovalevski as an example who married a student she met only then.
A political figure defends themselves against charges of diverting public money. The critic accuses, while the politician retorts that if money could be taken from the treasury, they would not hand it out but keep it. The exchange mirrors a heated public policy debate.
The steamer Coronado arrived from San Francisco and now loads at the Anderson and Middleton mill for San Pedro. The section also notes a marriage in the city, construction plans on Market and G streets, and a serious accident at Wilson Bros mill leaving Ole Lofquist in critical condition with skull fractures. Further items include river harbor cost estimates and a timber land loan inquiry.
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