County board to weigh Interurban rail rights on county roads
Chehalis county commissioners prepare to decide whether to grant Grays Harbor Interurban Co. a public road franchise spanning nearly the entire county. Public protests exceed 700 signers, with opponents arguing the plan jeopardizes safety and agricultural progress.
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Interurban
Grays Harbor
Chehalis County
Davis
Board of County Commissioners
Chehalis
Washington Railway & Navigation Company
Seattle
Harbor
Montesano
Elma
Finch Building Opens In Aberdeen With Leases Signed
The five story Finch building at Heron and H streets was completed and turned over to the Finch Investment Co. on the first of the month. About $130,000 was invested and leases across floors one through five have been signed by Aberdeen Drug Co. and various professionals, lawyers, and firms including Comeau Insurance, Dr. Faward B. Riley, Cham berlain and Croxall, Boner and Boner, J. A. McNiven, Christian Science, E. J. Adams, Stewart & Tucker, Harbor Sound Investment, Loomis, McKay, Silvey, Watson Vernon, Hackett & Corkery, Saginaw Timber, Pacific Lumber, United States Customs, and others. The project marks a new era for Aberdeen’s business structures and aims to attract professional tenants quickly.
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Heron and
H Streets
Finch Investment Co
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Drug Company
Heron
Aberdeen Realty Syndicate Hs
Comeau Insurance Company
Faward B. Riley
J. A. McNiven
Cc. E. Bartlett
Christian Science Reading
E. J. Adams
Stewart & Tucker
Harbor Sound Investment Company
F. W. Loomis
T. H. McKay
A. L. Silvey
Watson Vernon
Hackett & Corkery Logging Company
Fred Furth
Aberdeen Auditing and Bonding Company
W. J. Egerer
J. A. Hood
Saginaw Timber Company
Washington Room Company
Wilhelm Jensen
Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau
United States Customs
Edward C. Kinch
Seattle Fraud Ruling Hits Dr Hall Electro Vigor Firm
The Post Office Department issued a fraud order against the Dr Hall Electro Vigor Company of Seattle and denied its use of the mails. Previously, while based in San Francisco Denver and Chicago, the firm faced a mail ban and lost a DC Supreme Court injunction appeal.
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Seattle
Post Office Department Today
Dr. Hall Electro Vigor Company
San Francisco
Denver
Chicago
Post Office Department
Postmaster General
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
City Elections Bring Few Voters Yet Define Future Leadership
In Aberdeen an upcoming city election pits Myles against O'Dell in the First Ward and Nordgren against Hills in the Fourth, as six council seats at stake over two years. The piece lists polling places, inspectors, judges, and clerks across all wards, noting primary results and local ambitions amid a generally low voter interest.
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Stiiker
Myles
Nordgren
Aberdeen
John F. Myles
Harry O'Dell
John A. Nordgren
R. J. Hills
O'Dell
South Aberdeen
East Aberdeen
Hills
Hose House
H. C. Knowles
Hunt
P. E. Secore
J. W. May
Louis Roser
Old Wilson
Wm. Palmer
Lewis Beach
James Johnson
Fred Gilbreath
John Hanson
North Aberdeen
A. Camillo
Oregon and Washington Milwaukee Joint Line Opens May 15
Tacoma April 8 D W Campbell assistant general manager announced the joint line from Gate to Grays Harbor will begin operation by May 15. Track crews have made satisfactory progress and service is being arranged for the middle of May.
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Tacoma
D. W. Campbell
Oregon & Washington
Milwaukee
Gate
Grays Harbor
Campbell
Imperial Window Glass trust faces Sherman Act probe
Federal officials say after a 90 day inquiry they will present evidence to a special grand jury in Pittsburg that the Imperial Window Glass company is a monopoly. The West Virginia formed holding company controls 33 plants in 11 states with offices in Illinois Indiana Kansas Massachusetts Michigan North Carolina New York Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Subpoenas have been issued to prominent glassmakers and witnesses. Prices are said to be compared with American Window Glass with only slight differences.
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Pittsburg
Imperial Window Glass Company
West Virginia
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Massachusetts
Michigan
North Carolina
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
United States
Jordan
Department of Justice
American Window Glass Company
Ballinger vows legal action over Collier's accusations
Washington April 2 Richard A Ballinger secretary of the interior said he will appeal to courts over articles in Collier s weekly he intends to bring them to justice in due time He would not say when or how but warned the law will warrant penalties if he lives long enough The piece titled Ballinger Shuster accuses him of unpardonable breach of professional honor in a Seattle bankruptcy case
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Washington, D. C
Richard A. Ballinger
Secretary of the Interior
Collier's Weekly
Collier's
Ballinger—Shuster
United States District Court
Seattle
Light and Heavy Nauling Service Ad by A A Star Transfer
For light and heavy nauling call A A Star Transfer Co. Phone 4201.
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A. A. Star Transfer Co
Beveridge Favored by Insurgents at Indiana GOP Meet
Indiana Republicans brace for a one day state convention in Indianapolis where Beveridge supporters push for a bold tariff reform platform. They forecast endorsement of the senator against the Payne Aldrich tariff and a tariff commission plan backed by Roosevelt. Standpatters resist but Beveridge presides and aims to drive his reelection message.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
United States
Beveridge
Senate
Roosevelt
Resolutions Committee
Payne-Aldrich
Taft
Watson
Hemenway
Cannon Organization
Not Guilty Verdict Shocks Oregon Trust Case
The jury in the Walter H. Moore case, president of the defunct Oregon Trust and Savings bank, returned a not guilty verdict after more than 380 hours of deliberation. The report praised for its rarity and urged stern censure for Moore’s alleged guilty knowledge. The court allowed the verdict to stand as the district attorney planned a new indictment on similar charges.
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Portland
Ore
Walter H. Moore
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank
Oregon
Moore
Bronaugh
District Attorney’s Office
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