How We Avoided Mexican War
Washington reports reveal near miss of U.S. armed intervention in Mexico as Carranza rejected peace overtures from Carbajal and headed toward conflict. President Wilson resisted pressure to send troops fearing war with constitutionalists. Paul Fuller and George C. Carothers worked to align Villa and Carranza for a provisional peace.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Carbajal
Mexico City
Wilson
Vera Cruz
Lujan
Paul Fuller
New York
Villa
Fuller
Bryan
Washington City
George C. Carothers
Another Arrest in Elma Bank Robbery Case
Montesano reports Souholoff Aslandek was arrested in Portland by Sheriff Mathews on Tuesday night. He is named as one of the Bank of Elma robbers and the man outside the bank who shot at Civil Engineer Rodney Maxwell.
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Mathews
Man
Portland
Elma
Montesano
Souholoff Aslandek
Sehelle Mathews
Bank of Elma
Aslandek
Dopr
Rodney Maxwell
Hodoff
Dobreff
Massogow
Burns Agency
Seattle
Burns
Maxwell
Homestead Lands Examined For Timber Value In Lewis County
Forest officials report that lands in western Lewis County in townships 11 and 12 north are nonagricultural due to poor soil and steep slopes. The 13 269.84 acre tract near Huffaker Mountain contains vast merchantable Dodgins fir and is part of Rainier National Forest. Swindling by unscrupulous land locators prompted a warning that applicants must inspect forest land themselves and file forms locally.
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Allen
Tacoma
Secretary of Agriculture
Lewis County
Cispus-Cowlitz Divide
Huffaker Mountain
Rainier National Forest
National Forest
Appointment of Safety Committees Across Industries
A Mullenger claims adjuster of the State Industrial Committee is visiting Grays Harbor to appoint safety committees in outdoor industrial operations not covered by the State Labor Commissioner. He reports strong cooperation from loggers employers and employees as meetings proceed.
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A. Mullenger
Clain
State Industrial Committee
Grays Harbor
Toking
Mullenger
Burnett Bros Move Jewelry Stock to New Store Site
Burnett Bros relocate their jewelry stock from Lumber Exchange block to a newly opened shop that was formerly Emil Pfund Jewelry Co. space. The move signals a refreshed showroom location for the business and continues its local retail presence.
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Burnett Bros
Lumber Exchange
Emil Pfund Jewelry Co
Wilson Urges Neutrality and Fair Speech in War Crisis
President Wilson urges Americans to act with neutrality and fairness amid the European conflict. He warns against partisan speech and calls for impartial thought and conduct to protect the nation from distress and disaster.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
America
Bank Cashier Files a Suit for Libel
Montesano August 9 R. M. Price cashier of the Montesano National Bank sues E. G. Friedrichson for $5000 alleging criminal libel accusing Price of being a thief who stole $50 from the bank. Complaint says the statement is a willful and malicious falsehood.
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Montesano
R. M. Price
Montesano National Bank
E. G. Friedrichson
Price
National Bank
Germans Take Brussels as Cavalry Seizes City
Paris reports German cavalry occupied Brussels with strong columns pursuing the Belgian army withdrawing toward Antwerp. Officials say Alsace gains for German cause include German prisoners and 24 captured guns. Lorraine sees setbacks with French positions along the Seine and the Marne to the Rhine.
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Pius X
Rome
United States
Paris
Brussels
Antwerp
Alsace
Muelhausen
Altkirch
Rhine
Lorraine
Seine
Marne
Mrs Black Dies in Aberdeen After Long Illness
Cynthia S. Black former city librarian and Aberdeen pioneer died early Wednesday at 409 East Market Street after a long illness. The body sent to Tacoma for cremation with ashes returned for Fern Hill Cemetery interment. Private services held at home with Rev. Chas McDermoth officiating. Survived by two sons Scott and Don Paine, brother Captain Fred Scott, and several sisters and half-siblings.
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Cynthia S. Black
Aberdeen
East Market Street
Tacoma
Fern Hill Cemetery
Chas. McDermoth
Black
St. Johns New Brunswick
L. E. Paine
Paine
Standard Oil Co
Geo. S. Black
E Methodist Church
the Pythian
Women of Woodcraft
Aberdeen Pioneers’ Association
Scott
Don Paine
Fred Scott
San Francisco
A. L. Burgess
Fenton Smith
South Bend
G.S. Dyer
John E. Dyer
Willapa
Nettie Gowers
Government ships to handle ocean traffic
President Wilson approved a plan with Democratic leaders to spend 25 million dollars to buy ocean going vessels. The ships would be government owned and operated by a shipping board with government insurance for war risks. The program aims to boost foreign trade, especially with South and Central America, under a government controlled company similar to the Panama Railway.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
House
Senate
United States
Congress
South
Central America
Panama Railway Company
Most Equitable Assessment Yet Made by County Board
The Chehalis county board of equalization adjourned sine die after two days focused on timber land and tideland valuations. Mayor Eugene France of Aberdeen pushed for equal reductions, while Deputy Assessor A B Wilson defended the assessor’s figures. A 15 percent cut on tidelands was adopted, with the assessor’s office largely steering changes and the board praising the overall equity of the rolls.
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Tidelands
Wiley
Montesano
County Board of Equalization
Eugene France
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor Commercial Co
National Box & Lumber Co
Tideland
Hoquiam
Earings
Jedgen
France
A. B. Wilson
Girard
Hoculum
E.duction
Aberdeen Committee
McGillicuddy
Chehalis County
War splits Hoquiam lodge over European conflict
Dissension in Hoquiam lodge No. 500 of the Austrian National Croatian society led Servian sympathizers to break from the group after a tumultuous meeting at Eagles hall. The majority proposed renaming to the Dalmatian National Austrian society, while minority leaders claimed the chair and left for Tacoma. Shouts favored Austria and Germany as the rowdy session ended with the militant faction parading the hall.
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Hoquiam
Hoquiam Lodge No. 500
Eagles’ Hall
Austria
Servia
Michael Vondanovich
Vodanovitch
Tacoma
Fire at Grays Harbor shingles mill causes heavy loss
Aug 20 Overtime afternoon blaze tore through the dry kiln of the Grays Harbor Commercial company shingle mill in Cosmopolis. Fire alarm summoned the plant crew and Aberdeen department. shingles were ruined but insured. The drought dryness heightened fears during the blaze.
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Grays Harbor Commercial Co
Dale
Cosmopolis
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen Department
Contractors ready to start tide flat filling project
The contractors for filling the second tide flat district have pipes and sluicing boxes laid and await electric power. If power is supplied, pumps will begin operations Monday morning.
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Tide Flat
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México
Rainier National Park
Ira Nelson Morris
Sweden
Europe
American Press Association
Illiam II
Germany
London
Algace
Russia
North Sea
Mediterranean
William
Japan
Mrs. Black
Board OF Equalization
Rolls Equitable
Trian Creation
Saratyn At
Wvercey Ge Foquiam
Via
Cosmopo
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