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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
4
Details of publication schedule and contact info for the Grays Harbor Herald in Aberdeen Washington. Includes editor contact C J Carney, post office mailing, subscription rates, ad copy deadlines, and circulation claim. Advertising contracts tied to claimed circulation.
JILABEL H J H Rice is noted as County Clerk ED M Hoover serves as County Attorney E H Fox is the County Assessor John Richardson is a County Commissioner 1st District A J Jackson holds the Third District seat Charles McIntyre is also listed among county officials
The Aberdeen city debate urges careful planning before filling tidelands with Hydraulic options questioned for cost. The piece warns against rushed action and mentions Arthur E. Graham becoming a licensed attorney after naturalization on October 15.
The Hoquiam City Council requires that all applicants for franchises publish the proposed text and that public utility franchises pay remuneration. The policy could be adopted by Aberdeen to leverage upcoming railroad lines due next year. Lee Lysons advocates moving primary elections to May or June to allow factions to heal before November, though he criticizes the primary law.
The report hopes the Heron street water main laid beneath cement sidewalks will not prove a costly mistake for the city as it introduces a new method.
A historical critique contrasts Theodore Roosevelt's early Civil Service reform stance with his later use of appointing power. It notes him suspending the Civil Service law multiple times to reward allies, including Gifford Pinchot, and argues the president wields power above the law.
The Steel Trust sets export bars at 18.71 per ton delivered at tidewater or 17.41 at the mill and charges American buyers 27 per ton. The note argues US buyers pay 9.59 more than foreign customers, urging production and lower pricing to spur work and competition against tariff-driven profits.
Just before the Republican convention in Chicago John D. Rockefeller said he preferred Taft for president. Taft has been nominated and Roosevelt seeks to sway public opinion by portraying Taft’s opponents as aligned with big trusts.
The quote suggests Republicans linked tariffs to prosperity while Democrats warned of adversity. It claims the 1908 platform dropped the familiar tariff line as the nation faced what is described as the severest panic the world had witnessed.
The statement recalls Senator Aldrich describing the October financial panic as the most acute in U S history and notes the enduring Republican opposition to tariff reform. It highlights the persistence of a high tariff stance alongside the crisis remark.
The excerpt questions whether Taft supports or opposes trusts and his stance on abolishing tariff protection for trust goods. It notes Bryan calls for adding competing trust goods to the free list, while Taft does not state whether he supports such a measure.
William Jennings Bryan contrasts Republican focus on elite prosperity with Democratic aim for shared prosperity built on a solid foundation, arguing for broader distribution of benefits rather than monopolized gains.
In 1893 4s called democratic panic seventeen banks failed while the 1907 8 panic under Roosevelt saw forty three banks stop payment. Republicans use these figures to dodge criticism.
The question asks whether Taft supports equal legal rights for organized labor and, if so, why he favors abolishing jury trials in labor cases. It seeks Taft’s stance and reasoning on equal rights under the law and on juries in labor disputes.
Spokane and Seattle papers criticize J. H. Schively deputy insurance commissioner and Republican nominee, citing alleged abuses and a tainted record. A 1907 Seattle agents’ resolution urged his defeat to protect public interests amid a Chehalis County tour of local Republican candidates.
Grays Harbor News endorses Eldridge Wheeler for state superintendent of public instruction. Wheeler, Chehalis county superintendent of schools, has eighteen years in the county and is praised as a leading educator. The piece urges every Chehalis voter to support him in November.
The passage argues that a president trailing in a political campaign creates a muddy scene where the boundary between official duties and partisan pollution blurs, making it hard to separate the office from aggressive party tactics.
In Pearson’s Weekly a duo of Indian jugglers captivates spectators with a drum and a performer wearing bells and colorful garb. He uses a bamboo supra to mix rice and grain and then deftly separates them into two piles without losing a grain, as the crowd gasps at the precision.
A mock dialogue from Puck features a millionaire praising regular pocket money for his son Bobby who is under ten. The boy handles his “revenue” to learn money value and even threatens a justice of the peace over an auto accident fine, while his parents cover luxuries but not fines.
A spiritual column warns against red light temptations such as saloons and gambling in favor of white light home and industry. It urges the reader to heed warnings, avoid dens of vice, and pursue honest work and moral safety. The piece contrasts danger in nightlife with the promise of peaceful, virtuous domestic life.
A discussion warns that ordinary colds can lead to serious illness such as pneumonia chronic catarrh and set the stage for infections like diphtheria scarlet fever measles and whooping cough. It touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the quickest cure and notes Evans Drug Co sells it.
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