O W R N Drives 1000 New Freight Cars for Harvest Demand
The O W R N Co orders 1000 new boxcars to be ready by harvest time, delivering about 50 cars daily to stations in Oregon and Washington since August 1. The move aims to prevent car shortages mid October as Pacific fruit and other shipments expand. 2000 refrigerator cars also go to Pacific Fruit Express bringing total to 13000.
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Oregon
Washington
F. W. Robinson
Union Pacific
Pacific Fruit Express
Bureau of Railway Economics
Shortage Easing Except on Extraordinary Occasions
A report notes that shortages will be largely obviated except in extraordinary occasions, signaling improved supply conditions and greater market resilience despite occasional constraints.
Labor Day Observance List of Trade Unions Named
Continued from Page One the notice lists unions including Pressmen Typographical Longshoremen Aberdeen and Hoquiam Teamsters Cooks and Waiters Stage Employes Shingle Weavers Sawmill Workers and Woodsmen as part of Labor Day observances.
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Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Well Known Hoquiam Merchant Shot in Knee by Son
Hoquiam August 21 Henry Levi of Levi and Baer was accidentally shot in the knee Tuesday. While the party waited at Point Granville for a boat to Hoh river Melbourne Levi, his son, and J S McKee cleaned an automatic pistol. A remaining cartridge exploded injuring Henry Levi’s right leg near the knee. He was taken to Moclipss and returned home the same evening with no serious injuries expected.
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Hoquiam
Henry Levi
Levi & Baer
J. S. McKee
Melbourne Lves
Hoh
Point Granville
Hoh River
McKee
Melbourne Levi
Mr. Levi
Levi
Moclips
Prosser Colonel Showcases Fine German Coach Colts
Col C G Baker mayor of Prosser travels to Grays Harbor visiting Aberdeen and Hoquiam to admire his fine span of pure bred German Coach colts. The mayor is impressed by local progress as reported by The Herald.
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C. G. Baker
Prosser
Hoquiam
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Grays Harbor Gun Club Plans Five Day Hunt
The Grays Harbor Rod and Gun Club schedules a five day hunt October 1 to 5 with nearly 150 members split into two divisions. Each division has a captain and squads assigned to different game. On October 5 game is collected at a designated place and the larger haul wins. A banquet of wild game will follow at a local lodge hall. Expecting grouse pigeons bear deer ducks and trout the event promises a lavish wild meat spread. Committee members are F. Be Hite Oswald Bell and Del Castle. Every attending member signed the hunt roster.
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Grays Harbor
F. BE
Hite
Oswald Bell
del Castle
Analysis of Paying Material Demanded
Hoquiam August 21 The filing with the city commission demands halt to settlement of contracts equalizing improvements and street work until an expert chemist analyzes paving material. Property owners claim specifications were disregarded affecting about one mile of paving.
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Hoquiam
Hoquiam City
Forged Sunset Shingle Checks Passed in Elma Heist
About 25 dollars in forged Sunset Shingle Company checks were cashed at Elma Saturday night. Blank checks were likely stolen from the Montesano office the same day. The bogus signatures remained undiscovered until the checks reached Montesano, giving the suspects a day’s head start.
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Montesano
Sunset Shingle Company
Elma
Drowned man E W Porter found near Eureka mill slip
The body of E W Porter, who drowned last Wednesday when he missed his footing on the Eureka Lumber dock while the Temple E Dorr was docking, was found Tuesday afternoon near the Eureka mill slip by Roy Bazzo. The coroner was notified and the body taken to the morgue. The funeral was held Wednesday from the home of the widow's parents Mr and Mrs John Mc Feely.
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Hoquiam
E. W. Porter
Eureka Lumber Company
Temple E. Dorr
Eureka Mill
Roy Bazzo
John McFeely
Whistling Doors and Auto Servants
A London inventor is rumored to have created a system where a whistle from a bed could unlock a door or power other home devices via tuned wires and a magnet. The concept relies on specific whistle notes, but practicality falters due to effort, key accuracy, and accessibility.
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London
Saturday Evening Post
Hoquiam Commissioners Face Recall Over Barn Contract
Demands filed against Mayor Chris Knoell Commissioner William Ogden and Commissioner N. P. Willis allege they used day labor to build a city barn without bidding as required by the Allen law. Barn cost about $3,000, surpassing the $500 bid threshold.
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Hoquiam
Chris Knoell
William K. Ogden
N. P. Willis
Camp worker suffers fractured leg in Grays Harbor accident
Andrew Wald an employee at Camp 2 of the Grays Harbor Logging Co. was brought to the city Wednesday and taken to Grays Harbor hospital with a broken leg sustained in an accident while working in the camp.
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Andrew Wald
Grays Harbor
Patterson Returns From European Bank Manager Tour
W. J. Patterson manager of Hayes & Hayes bank returns Wednesday night from a three month Europe tour with his family. He expresses pleasure at being back on American soil and enjoyed the trip.
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W. J. Patterson
Hayes & Hayes Bank
Europe
Mr. Patterson
Nebraska Woman Designs Jar Guard for Preserves
A Nebraska woman creates a cooking utensil to prevent spills when water boils in preserving jars. The device uses two rings of different diameters and a flat perforated plate to support and guard jars, keeping them above the water and preventing tipping as the boil occurs.
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Nebraska
Fruit Themed Embroidery Designs Brighten Balkan Fabrics
New fruit decorated crapes eta mines and epanges fill demand for edgl and striking color combinations and relief from floral decorations. Decorations by fruitists inch beyond apples or plums as they suggest fruit in form and color, offering interest in the patterns.
Home Remedies From Aimed Instructions
The article lists simple kitchen and laundry tips such as boiling milk with water to prevent burning and adding soup to starch for a gloss. It also describes a nervous headache remedy involving tying hair high and applying hot water to the neck to ease symptoms.
Custard Pie With Banana or Coconut Filling
A vintage custard pie recipe uses one pint milk one heaping tablespoon corn starch two egg yolks sugar and chocolate or banana coconut options. Bake in pastry shell with meringue topping from two egg whites four tablespoons sugar, then brown in oven.
Oatmeal Cookies Step By Step Recipe
Cream three quarters of a cup of butter with one cup of sugar. Add two well beaten eggs. Sift three quarters of a teaspoon of soda with two cups of flour. Add half a teaspoon of salt and one teaspoon of cinnamon. Mix in two cups of uncooked rolled oats and one scant cup of chopped raisins with a little flour. Drop teaspoonfuls onto a greased pan and bake in a moderate oven.
John Paul Jones Plans European Invasion In Sport World
John Paul Jones announces a bold push into Europe in the sports arena aiming to expand influence and competition. Details on events and dates remain to be confirmed.
John Paul Jones Angled to Race British Stars Abroad
American track star John Paul Jones of Cornell plans to go abroad late this summer to race British sprinters. He recently set a world record for the mile at Cambridge last May in 4 minutes 14.2 seconds and will be missed at upcoming U.S. events.
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John Paul Jones
Cornell University
Jones
Cambridge
Smith Praises Foreign Golfers After British Open Trip
Four American professionals including Alec Smith John J McDermott Tom McNamara Michael J Brady and Alec Campbell returned from England after competing in the British Open. Smith praised the hospitality of the French and English and said Americans must defend the title here next month at home. He noted Vardon Ray Reid plus Arnaud Massy and Louis Tellier would join the foreign field and expressed confidence in American prospects.
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Vardon
Ray
Reid
England
Arnaud Massy
Louis Tellier
France
America
Smith
la Boulie
Boston Red Sox shakeup ends Jake Stuhl era
Garland Stuhl is relieved as manager of the world champion Red Sox. Bill Carrigan is promoted to manager amid an air of mystery. Stuhl plans to stay part owner with holdings valued between ten thousand and twenty five thousand dollars.
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Garland
Jake) Stuhl
Boston Red Sox
Bill Carrigan
Jake
Boston Champions
Hofman Sues Chicago Club for 3000 Damages Over Termination
Arthur Hofman, former Chicago National League player, sues the Chicago club for 3000 dollars claiming damages from the termination of his contract. Hofman was traded to the Pittsburgh Nationals and later assigned to the Chattanooga Southern league club.
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Arthur Hofman
Chicago
Hofman
Pittsburgh Nationals
Chattanooga
King Cole Throws No Hit Game in Milwaukee Victory
Leonard King Cole once a Chicago National star and now with the Columbus association team pitched a no hitter in Milwaukee beating the locals 3 to 1. He struck out four and kept the form that earned his sobriquet King.
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Leonard
King") Cole
Columbus Association
Milwaukee
Cole
King
Dundee Faces Welsh in 20 Round Vernon Bout
Johnny Dundee, newly moved up from featherweight, agreed to a twenty round fight with British champion Freddie Welsh at Vernon. Welsh wired from Edmonton accepting the terms for the scheduled match scheduled for August 15 or September 1.
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Johnny Dundee
Freddie Welsh
Vernon
Welsh
Edmonton
Canada
Abel Kiviat Aiming For Mile Record This Season
Abel Kiviat plans a final mile push before the season ends. The New York crowd believes he can capture the mark and add another milestone to his career.
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Abel Kiviat
Poet Laureate of the Scilly Isles Dies at Eighty Two
The obituary notes Robert Maybe, known as Poet Laureate of the Scilly Isles, died about twenty years ago at age eighty two. He was illiterate in the usual sense but dictated much poetry and could memorize lengthy works after brief readings. His memory was remarkable and he could improvise verses from a simple outline.
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England
Robert Maybe
Scilly Isles
London Graphic
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