31 May 1912
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Newspaper
Hayward Twice A Week Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
1
Publication details for Hayward California newspaper at 616 Castro Street issued Tuesdays and Fridays. Rates listed, including annual subscription and advertising rates. Second class matter entered July 1909 at Hayward post office under March 3 1879 act.
A local plea argues Alameda County residents should decide on any annexation with San Francisco. It criticizes a Greater San Francisco Association drive and Oakland rivalries, urging voters to reject expansion plans and instead favor growth toward Burlingame, San Mateo, and Redwood City. Authorities in Oakland and Berkeley are cited, with Roosevelt’s “Let the people rule” invoked.
A dated essay argues macadam roads lose value as rubber tires wear the binding of stones. It claims dust, debris, and road wear harm nearby homes and crops while the automobile will replace macadam. It predicts a new road type must supplant the former method.
State Labor Commissioner John P. McLaughlin testified before the Oakland Board of Supervisors that laborers on the Dublin Canyon road reconstruction were forced to work beyond an eight hour limit on public work. The board sent the complaint to the Roads Committee while other items addressed motorist speed in Washington Township and public health efforts as communal, not purely medical, concerns.
A historical overview discusses the shift in thinking about contagious diseases and the role of sanitation. It traces the move from private to societal responsibility, noting how understanding transmission by vectors such as mosquitoes and rats transformed approaches to prevention and quarantine, highlighting plagues, fever, and waterborne illness as shared public concerns.
Commencing June 1 to July 10 round trip excursion tickets will be on sale from points in California with stopovers in both directions between Delta and Portland. Tickets sold at one and one third fare final return limit July. For further information contact SFP Agent of Broadway and 5th Street Oaklane Cal.
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