LaFollette Seamen's Bill debated amid shifting views
The piece argues vast misunderstanding surrounds the LaFollette Seamen's Bill, noting Furuseth and Kyne present a different view from shipowners. It outlines bill provisions on crew composition, safety rules, desertion penalties, and wage effects, plus the broader implications for Pacific trade and U S shipping costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wilson
Peter B. Kyne
Saturday Evening Post
Andrew Furuseth
International Sailors’ Union
Labor Council
Furuseth
National Capital
Ship Owners Association
Kyne
Congress
Taft
Pacific
Southern Pacific Railroad
Orient
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Minnesota
Great Northernern Railroad
Robert Dollar Company
Robert Dollar
Dollar Company
Proposal for saloon closure leads to social reform plan
The piece argues closing saloons from January 1, 1916, and proposes repurposing spaces for recreation and education. It urges benevolent societies and churches to partner, create a community center with bowling, reading rooms, baths, and affordable refreshments, funded by use and events. It warns against bootlegging and supports a fair occupational tax as a last resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Hotel Washington Registers Show National Visitors
The register lists travelers from San Francisco Tacoma Seattle Portland Everett Olympia Bellingham New York Boston Chicago Canada Rochester Detroit and more visiting the city. The piece urges kind treatment of guests to leave a strong impression and spread word of the city’s fine features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Day
San Francisco
P. S. Herbert
Tacoma
Jack Connor
Seattle
Mrs. Jones
Portland
S. Banks
Everett
F. W. Donnelly
Olympia
J. W. Ager
Bellingham
C. Lesser
New York
W. G. Cushing
Boston
Max Steifel
Chicago
G. Diffner
Canada
E. B. Overman
Rochester
C. Ramsdell
Detroit
Washington
Via Wireless at Weir theatre tonight and Liberty next week
The Aberdeen Herald notes the Weir theatre hosts the film Via Wireless this evening and the Liberty theatre in Seattle screens it next week. The piece touts Weir as the best place for top plays and endorses the Herald as the trusted paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Washington
Weir Theatre
Seattle
Liberty Theatre
Weir
Aberdeen Herald
Grays Harbor County
Wise
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U.S. A
The
Aberdeen Printing Company
Herald Office
East Wishkah Street
LaFollette Seamen's Bill
Mr. Furuseth
Municipal Economy
Wishkah
Tberdeen Printing CO
MO A. Stimson
A. E. Ott
East Wishkah St
Earth
Aberdeen, Wash
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