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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1914
Page
1
The Aberdeen World notes President Wilson and three cabinet members publicly back Judge W. W. Black, Democratic nominee for U S Senate from Washington. Letters from Wilson and Interior Secretary Franklin K Lane praise Black and urge voter support, highlighting party unity and Northwest alignment.
Senator Henry F. Ashurst of Arizona hails the Democratic majority as deserved and sustained. He lauds the 63rd Congress for tackling domestic issues during a European war, praising President Wilson's cautious leadership and urging continued neutrality and reforms supported by Republicans and progressives. The piece includes a note from Josephus Daniels on Judge W. W. Black’s Senate candidacy and Navy matters, with Daniels planning future visits to Washington and Pacific coast cities.
Hoquiam General Hospital expanded with a new 30 000 wing totaling three stories and 90 by 36 feet. The concrete structure, built by Grays Harbor Construction since May 1, enhances Southwestern Washington’s medical facilities. Architect J R McGlauflin prepared the plans.
The proclamation praises gratitude amid wartime discipline, notes peace and aid to the suffering, and emphasizes mutual interdependence. It highlights gains like the Panama Canal opening and closer American continental ties, then designates Thursday November 26 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer for the nation.
A long list of polling places and election officers for Aberdeen general election distributed by ward and precinct. It names exact locations such as East Curtis street, Wilson Bros old mill office, Young block Wishkah and H streets, and more, with inspectors and judges for each precinct. The column also notes a Presbyterians win in a spelling contest and school closures for a teachers’ meeting in Tacoma.
Victor Anderson a Hoquiam resident and sailor with the E. K. Wood Lumber fleet fell from the log boom into the Hoquiam river at 7 30 PM while attempting to be rescued, drowning as Albert Anderson rowed toward him. He was Finnish and unmarried, a regular Harbor visitor.
Judge Black and Charles Drury tour the district praising President Wilson. They claim broad support across Willapa Harbor Grays Harbor Montesano Chehalis Centralia Tacoma and Pierce County. Reports show Democratic sentiment rising with endorsements from Governor Lister and local leaders and predictions of large majorities on election day.
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