Abolish Terminal Rates Shocks Grays Harbor Region
Northern Pacific Railway plans to end terminal rates to Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor on January 1, raising costs for carload and smaller shipments. Aberdeen Hoquiam and Cosmopolis leaders form a protest committee, wire lawmakers and officials, and weigh legal action as they seek hearings and possible injunction.
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Northern Pacific Railway
Grays Harbor
Willipa Harbor
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Cosmopolis
West & Slade Grocery Co
N. P
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. Rupert
J. W. Crary
Jas. W. Parks
Mack
United States
Piles
Seattle
Washington
Interstate Commission
Samuel H. Piles
Franklin K. Lane
Washington, D. C
Chamber of Commerce
Neil Cooney
Fred Foster
Hogglam
Boy Loses Arm In Hunting Accident Near Book Ranch
Amfred Willikson seventeen son of Captain Thomas Willikson of the steamer Iola, residing at 813 Terrace Avenue, lost his left arm above the elbow Saturday morning while hunting near the Book ranch in South Aberdeen. He was seated on a dock when the gun discharged as he picked it up muzzle foremost, injuring his arm between the elbow and shoulder. He was taken to St Josephs hospital and is reported improving.
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Amfred Willikson
Thomas Willikson
Iola
Terrace Avenue
Aberdeen
Book
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Impressions of Aberdeen by Major Patton
Major Patton former Aberdeen editor and current Bellingham Reveille editor visited Aberdeen after six years away. He notes rapid growth from about four thousand residents to around sixteen thousand, with brick and stone buildings replacing wooden shacks after a 1905 fire. He cites improvements including fire limits, hotels, clubs, streetcars, an opera house, and new residences, saying Aberdeen will soon rank with Bellingham in Washington.
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Major Patton
Bellingham
H. W. Patton
Aberdeen Bulletin
Washington
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Ton. G. Kaufman
Portland
Seattle
Gompers Retains AFL Presidency as Toronto Named Next Meeting
In Denver on November 21 Samuel Gompers was re elected president of the American Federation of Labor with near unanimity. James Duncan of Quincy Mass John Mitchell of Spring Valley Ills and James O Connell of Washington D C were elected as vice presidents along with five others and John Alpine replaced Daniel J Keefe on the executive council. Toronto was chosen as the next AFL meeting site.
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Denver
Samuel Gompers
James Duncan
Quincy
Mass
John Mitchell
Spring Valley
Ills
James O'Connell
Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
John R. Alpine
Daniel J. Keefe
Charles Heske
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
Toronto
Elks Show Delights Grays Harbor Audiences
The Elks lodge presented a locally produced play last Wednesday and Thursday in this city and Friday in Hoquiam. Spectators praised the cast and called it perhaps the most enjoyed theatrical production ever shown on Grays Harbor.
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Lodge of Elks
Hoquiam
Grays Harbor
Night in Bohemia Draws Big Crowds in Harbor
The play is praised as clever and professional by Harbor audiences. Over three nights it entertains audiences with flawless amateur performance. Receipts total 1979 dollars, with Aberdeen Elks netting about 900 dollars for their building fund. At Hoquiam closing, W R Micfarlane presents Fred Isensee a gold emblematic charm for his portrayal of Officer Callahan and Rubenstein.
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Bohemia
Aberdeen Elks
Hoquiam
W. R. Micfarlane
Behal
Fred Isensee
Callahan and Rubenstein
Narrow escape for pastor struck by live wiring
Rev. Charles McDermoth, pastor of the Congregational church, suffered severe burns on both hands after stepping on a furnace and grabbing a hanging electric lamp in the church basement. Damp shoes created a complete circuit and a nearby trolley wire coupling amplified the shock before a worker on site rescued him. He escaped with burns and shock but no serious injury.
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Charles McDermoth
Congregational Church
McDermoth
Forged Checks Linked to Missing American Contracting Bookkeeper
Jake Hendricks once the bookkeeper for American Contracting Co has resurfaced through forged checks he allegedly issued. Local banks report about $100 in counterfeit signatures of company president B J Garman and investigators fear there are more such tests of fraud to come as Hendricks vanished weeks ago leaving his rooms in disorder.
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Jake Hendricks
The
American Contracting Co
B. J. Garman
Hendricks
The Herald Two Times A Week Delivers All News
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Socialist Notions A Beautiful Theory
Editor Sleraid invites opposing view to a paragraph on socialism from a Nov 19 1908 issue. The writer argues socialism can ensure full value of each product, equal needs, universal education, and employment, while criticizing private provision for posterity as futile.
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Sleraid
H. Danskanen
Herald
Goodwin
H. K. Thaw
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