Aberdeen Daily Herald Early 20th Century Ad
Aberdeen Washington weekly notice details rates and delivery requirements from J Carney editor stating circulation and publication schedule. It proclaims the Herald as the oldest paper on Rays Harbor with broad Chehalis county circulation and notes advertising contracts are based on this claim. It ends with endorsements for Wilson and Marshall for president and vice president.
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Herald
Rays Harbor
Chesalle County
Unions and Socialism in Hoquiam Clash Over Politics
A Hoquiam trades council faces criticism for mixing union aims with party politics and publishing a paper seen as socialist. It quotes Lincoln Steffens on the Darrow case, arguing crime as social and revolutionary rather than individual, accusing the council of bias against patriotic unionists.
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Hoquiam
Gompers
Mitchell
Trades and Labor Council of
Darrow
McNamaras
Labor Council Defends McNamara Case As Steel Trust Target
Hoquiam Trades and Labor council via its organ argues William and Frank McNamara faced harsh fate due to intolerable steel industry conditions. They blame the Steel Trust and Structural Iron Workers' Union for repression aided by police, courts, militia, and federal troops. The piece defends the McNamaras as acting to save their union and families.
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Steffens
Labor Movement
MccNamaras
Steel Trust
Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Pennsylvania Steel Mills
MlcNamaras
the Herald
Hoquiam
Grays Harbor
Dangerous Roads Along Wishkah River Prompt Action
The article argues the Wishkah river road is dangerously unguarded after two deaths. It condemns neglect of riverbank roads and urges swift fixes using available timber logs to block vehicle passage and prevent future accidents.
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Wishkah
Triumph of Progressive Democracy Editorial Endorses Wilson Marshall
The Lincoln Daily Star declares in favor of Woodrow Wilson for president and Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana for vice president. The Baltimore convention’s nomination is framed as a bugle call to progressives, echoed and reverberating nationwide.
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Lincoln
Spirited Brush Between Two Polo Playing Society Women
In New York society polo fever rises among women as Meadow Brook Club wives form the Meadow Lark team at Meadowbrook Westbury. Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock and Mrs. J Watson Webb are noted players with coaching from husbands and participation on mixed teams. The Hitchcock family, including Helen and Thomas, is actively involved in the sport.
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New York
Meadowbrook Club
Westbury
Meadow Lark
Thomas Hitchcock
J. Watson Webb
Star endorses Wilson and Bryan as progressive path to victory
The Nebraska Star urges unity for the Democratic ticket led by Woodrow Wilson and championed by William Jennings Bryan after Baltimore. It condemns Taft and Roosevelt, lauds Clark, and predicts a November victory with progressive platform ideals as relief from GOP governance.
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Republican Party
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Star
Nebraska
Champ Clark
House
Missouri
Congress
Clark
Democratic Party
Baltimore
William Jennings Bryan
Wall Street
the Star
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Business Conditions Improve Amid Global Unease
The report notes firmer U S industrial activity with rising profits and heavy railroad merchandise flow. Labor demand is strong and money rates tighten. While domestic costs rise, international outlook shows unrest and European activity, with higher prices for steel copper wool and leather benefiting producers but not consumers. Grain prices have fallen, hinting at lower food costs, and crop prospects look bright.
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Europe
United States
Aggregate yield promises heavy rail traffic and prosperity
The forecast points to abundant aggregate yield bringing heavy railroad traffic and sustained business for rail mills and equipment firms. Overall, this mobility is seen as ensuring continued good times for the people.
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Christian Science Monitor
Motorcycle collision with signal wire injures two near Hoquiam
John Walker and Earl Reuter were injured Sunday near Oakville when their motorcycle struck a signal wire stretched along the highway as they passed troops. Walker suffered neck and leg cuts. Reuter sustained a badly bruised arm. They returned to Hoquiam for treatment and were to remain off duty several days.
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Hoquiam
John Walker
Earl Reuter
Oakville
Walker
Gate
Reuter
Hoqui
County Fair Exhibits Gath ering for Chehalis County
W. H. Hay collects countywide agricultural exhibits for the Chehalis County Fair. He will call on farmers or accept stored donations, crediting each exhibitor when displayed in the fall. Focus now on grains and grasses, with vegetables and roots later. J. E. Calder, Secretary.
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Montesano
W. H. Hay
Chehalis
J. E. Calder
Hold Pioneer Party Hoquiam Hosts Old Timers Euchre Night
Hoquiam July 31 Mr and Mrs W L Adams hosted a card party honoring Mrs John Soule of Alameda Cal Mr and Mrs Peter Autzen of Portland and Mr and Mrs KK Wood of San Francisco Invitations went to former euchre players from Hoquiam 24 years ago Also present were Geo H Emerson J O Stearns Geo L Davis O M Kellogg J E Lyons Dr T C Frary Fred G Foster Dr John South Frank M Kellogg Alex Polson R E Dandy Sidney Moor Heath and O P Burrows The old euchre game was played.
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J. O. Stearns
Geo. L. Davis
O. M. Kellogg
J. E. Lyons
T. C. Frary
Fred G. Foster
John South
Frank M. Kellogg
Alex Polson
R. E. Dandy
Sidney Moor Heath
O. P. Burrows
Injured logger Jack G. Murphy in critical condition
Hoquiam July 31 Jack G Murphy a well known logger was critically injured when a logging line broke at the Hunley and Dineen road camp near Copalis Crossing The line struck him on the head tearing the left ear and fracturing the skull He was taken to Hoquiam General Hospital Murphy is a longtime Hoquiam resident with many friends in Grays Harbor.
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Hoquiam
Jack G. Murphy
Hunley & Dineen Road
Copalis Crossing
Hoquiam General Hospital
Murphy
Grays Harbor
City to seek East Side fill in Campbell's plat
After a owners meeting in Hoquiam a petition to the city commission requests filling East Side Campbell's plat from Seventeenth street north. Preliminary legal steps will likely be taken with costs estimated at 126.67 per lot and total property owner cost about 11147.04 under a contract with Tacoma Dredging in a government dredging project on the Hoquiam river.
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Hoquiam
City Commission
Campbell's
Seventeenth Street
Tacoma Dredging Company
Hoquiam River
Auto Goes Into Ditch Near Wilderness
Charles W Camp of North Yakima was injured when a car driven by Mrs Camp from the beach to Hoquiam went off the road near Wilderness. The steering gear failure caused the vehicle to plunge into a ditch. Mr Camp was cut about the head and both were brought to Hoquiam for medical aid. The car will be brought up today.
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Hoquiam
Charles W
North Yakima
Fishel of Quinsault Becomes a Candidate for County Post
Fishel of the Quinsault country announced in Hoquiam that he will seek the county commissioner seat in the third district. This mirrors a second candidate, FE. L. Carman of Hoquiam, in the race. Neighbors had urged Fishel to run to back the Quiniault road project, persuading him after Carman expressed willingness to run.
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Hoquiam
EB. Fishel
Quinsault
FE. L. Carman
Fishel
Carman
Quiniault
Motorcyclist Plunges From Wharf in Hoquiam Exhibition Ride
Arthur Whisner, a Tacoma motorcyclist, plunged fifteen feet from the Eighth Street wharf while performing exhibition riding. His machine fell on him, but he escaped serious injury, suffering only a head cut and a bruised hip.
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Hoquiam
Arthur Whisner
Tacoma
Eighth Street
Whisner
Empire Lumber Chief In Talks To Acquire Two Montesano Mills
A H Culver vice president of Empire Lumber Co Pierce county in Montesano for negotiations with Syverson mill and Ninemire Montesano Mill Co. aimed at taking both mills. Final negotiations expected and properties may pass into new hands after court involvement spanning six months. This would be a major development for Montesano.
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Montesano
A. EH. Culver
Empire Lumber Co
Pierce County
Syverson Mill
Ninemire Or
Montesano Mill Company
Hoquiam Welcomes New Continental Telegraph Head
R. L. Robson arrived to assume charge of the local Continental Telegraph office in Hoquiam. He comes from Mansi tee Michigan and has long telegraph experience. He plans to move his family to Hoquiam soon.
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Hoquiam
R. L. Robson
Continental Telegraph Company
Robson
Manistee
Mich
Hoquiam Motorcyclists Plan Westport Beach Picnic Races
Hoquiam Motorcycle club prepares a tandem picnic and race meet at Westport beach next Sunday. A five mile course will host several races with some starting and finishing at the same point.
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Hoquiam
Hoquiam Motorcycle Club
Westport Beach
Power Of The Octopus Explained With Suckers And Jaws
An article describes how octopus suckers grip with a retracting piston and powerful jaws like a parrot beak. It notes the animal’s color changing to hide from predators and its battles with conger eels, sharks, and Whites as it hunts crabs and lobsters.
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Wetopus
A Bull Ring Beggar
An account from Jarry A Prancek in Our Months Afoot In Spain describes a bullfight incident. A rookie banderillero slips during the thrust and is booted around the ring by the bull. A fifteen year old boy leaps barriers, taunts the bull, and narrowly avoids goring as toreros maintain control.
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Spain
Jarry A Prancek
Banderillero
Cutis
Dex Feroust
Antit
Apple tree varieties and seed selection discussed by Harper’s
The piece explains that apples result from grafted trees, seeds produce poor fruit, and careful selection over years yields better varieties. It notes potential outcomes from seed and stresses long cultivation leading to improved cultivars in the present development.
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Ortega
Harper's
Goethe Described As Handsomest Man of Europe
The portrait notes Goethe as six feet tall with Roman features and a Hebraic complexion, presenting a commanding appearance. Even in extreme old age he retained much of the personal good looks that once made him attractive.
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Goethe
Europe
Prizefighter Confronts School Master Over Boy Beating
A prizefighter enters a school with his son and demands punishment for a boy. The nervous school master admits, You give this boy of mine a thrashing yesterday, didn’t yer. The scene reflects a tense dispute over discipline witnessed in a London Punch style exchange.
Principal Characters in Play Include Baby and Horse
The fragment notes a dramatist crafting a work focusing on a baby and a horse, praising Americanizing the drama by emphasizing mite and mane. It hints at a stylized stage approach and suggests a strong animal and infant pairing as central figures.
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Mite
Mane
Abilities and Mind Reading Asked in Odd Exchange
A terse exchange questions belief in mind reading with a quip about a spouse who can read minds though not waiting for confessions. The fragment hints at humorous banter or a personal remark within a record-herald style clipping.
Marriage Licenses Issued This Week in Montesano
The Montesano weekly list shows licenses granted to Lyman H. Swan from Los Angeles and Marion Gammill of New York City, G W Roberts to Myrtle A Helliker of Aberdeen, C W Sprague to Alice Post of Elma, Ed O Berglund to Elma I McCleary of Cleveland.
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Montesano
Lyman H. Swan
Los Angeles
Marion Gammill
New York City
G W. Roberts
Myrtle A. Helliker
Aberdeen
C. W. Sprague
Alice Post
Elma
Ed. O. Berglund
Elma I
Cleveland
McCleary
Train kills mare on Harbor line near Cloquallum bridge
July 31 report says a valuable mare owned by D. L Woodland was fatally struck by a passenger train after escaping a broken fence and wandering onto the tracks near the Cloquallum bridge. The horse died following the collision.
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Velma
D. L Woodland
Cloquallum Bridge
Tacoma death cuts short Elma native Tessie Seybold Miller
Word reached Elma on Monday of the sudden death in Tacoma of Mrs. Chas Miller formerly Miss Tessie Seybold a well known resident of this city. The cause of death was not disclosed.
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Elma
Tacoma
Chas. Miller
Tessie Seybold
Auto overturns on hill near Satsop injures Schafer family
Dennis Schafer and his family were traveling to Gate City when their car skid on a hill near Satsop. The vehicle overturned, and the occupants were thrown from the car with only minor bruises and cuts reported.
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Satsop
Dennis Schafer
Gate City
Cal der to meet Hay committee on St Paul exhibit plans
Montesano report states J E Calder travels to Seattle to confer with a committee appointed by Governor Hay to organize an exhibit at St Paul from November 12 to 23. The trip aims to coordinate preparations for a state showcase.
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Montesano
J. E. Calder
Seattle
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