Blanket Françise Passes Amid County Controversy
Chehalis county commissioners grant a broad blanket franchise for Eldridge Wheeler and associates to operate electric and rail lines across county roads. Critics say the deal, pushed in executive session, undervalues public roads and benefits a promoter group, prompting calls for a grand jury investigation and recall action.
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Eldridge Wheeler
Chehalis
Abel
Herald
Board of County Commissioners
Ilma Commercial Club
Elma Commercial Club
Grays Harbor
Westport
Summit
Montesano Vidette
W. H. Abel
Abe Reuf
Chehalis County
Wheeler
J. D. Crary
Grays Harbor Railway & Light Co
J. B. Bridges
W. KE. Campbell
W. E. Campbell
Board of Commissioners
Arland and
Davis
Hopkins
Boss Abel
Aberdeen
Montesano
Oakville
Elma
Chehalis River
Pacific Ocean
Moclips
South Aberdeen
Bear Gulch
Quinsault Lake
Northern Pacific
Gate City
Campbell
Arland
Coun
Taft submits annual message outlining tariff, reforms
The president’s annual message to Congress, 18,000 words, highlights the Zelaya affair as a cruel episode, promises a special Nicaraguan message, urges budget balance, questions tariff revision until facts exist, notes sugar frauds and white slave traffic, cites prosperity, defends tariff levels, seeks a tariff board, supports postal savings banks, and calls for natural resource conservation including waterways reclamation and irrigation.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Zelaya
Tice
Taft
Hoquiam Bonds Declared Illegal In City Election
Hoquiam officials learn that 85 000 dollars of city bonds failed to meet legal requirements. A New York expert declared them illegal and ordered a new special election to authorize the debt refinancing. Mayor Frary noted the error and that bids from several firms awaited a legal issuance.
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Hoquiam
New York
Frary
Dismissal Plea in Buck Stove Boycott Case to Reach Supreme Court
Washington DC December 8. The American Federation of Labor seeks dismissal of the original Buck Stove and Range boycott judgment from Judge Gould. Gompers Mitchell and Morrison, under contempt for violation of the injunction, are parties to the appeal. The AFL argues no injunctions were issued in the first court and asks for complete dismissal.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the
United States
American Federation of Labor
Gould
Buck Stove & Range Co
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Supreme Court
Bucks Store
Bucks Store and Range Company
Federationist
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Buck Stove & Range Company
F E Jones Retires From Real Estate Firm
F E Jones senior partner in the firm F E Jones Co retires and the office will be run by his son E F Jones junior partner. F B Jones an Aberdeen pioneer and former county assessor retires from active duties but keeps an interest in the firm.
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F. E. Jones
F. E. Jones Co
E. F. Jones
F. B. Jones
Aberdeen
Montesano
Grays Harbor
Trade prompt service for Gurney Express Dray calls
For Gurney Express or Dray, call 14, A. A. Star Transfer. Your offers promptly filled, tf.
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Gurney
County Dads Session Votes Road Repair Licenses and Extensions
At the December session the county commissioners received a Humptumps to Quinault Lake road petition and a B I Scott communication, approved Thomas Connor's liquor license renewal, and dismissed a remonstrance due to lack of objections. They planned to coordinate with the state highway commission on 1910 funding, addressed a Davis Creek bridge issue, reviewed the Fords Prairie to Blockhouse road, allowed FitzGerald and McDonnell to cross the Pearson road, granted Cook & Wigand extra time on the N O Fry road, ordered a $15 right of way payment to W R Inmon, approved plumbing and heating bonds for the courthouse, and ordered a partial refund of bid deposits to several bidders.
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Montes'ano
Humptaips
Quindault Lake
B. I. Scott
Davis
Thomas Connor
Satsop
Connor
Robertson
State Highway Commission
Wet Hart
Oakville
Davis Creek
SK. Stevens
Fords Prairie
Blockhouse
Brewer
W. R. Inmon
Township 16
N. R
C. L. Peterson Plumbing Company
C. A. Pinckney & Co
Court House
Trainmen Deny Strike Reports From Taft Message
William G. Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen assures President Taft that reports of a general railroad strike are unfounded. He says action will depend on member expressions via the general commission and that demands east of Chicago cannot be form for consideration before early 1910.
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Chicago
William G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Taft
Lee
General Commission For
Brotherhood of Railroad
City council acts to streamline police oversight and code updates
Aberdeen city fathers approve a mayor and chief led police oversight plan and adopt a new city code. Resignations of Sargeant Dean and Officer Kelley are Voted, budget items pass, and street improvements on Mead Blakely Queen Farragut proceed.
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Quackenbush
Wade
Sargeant Dean
Kelley
Dean
C. P. McAlpine
D Street
Henry Burgette
North Aberdeen
McDougall
River Street
Mead, Blakely
Queen and
Farragut Streets
Aberdeen
Paritas
City Hall
T. W. Kelley
Schneider
Star
A. G. Long
Portland
Furth
King and
Boone Streets
Kensal Construction Co
Heron Street
Ewart
John Hegdale
Block 51
Third Street
K and
Michigan
City Treasurer Sargent Reports November Funds and Allocations
City Treasurer Sargent presents November cash on hand across funds: current expense 3628.21 water 4421.08 special improvement 43573.08 interest on bonded indebtedness 731.94 sinking 31216.61 park 362.61 library 38.68 Find franchise 500.00 total 84471.96. Disposal: cash in banks 56791.00 warrants in sinking fund 27412.67 cash in office 268.29.
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Sargent
Forest Reserve Fund Apportioned Across Counties
State Treasurer Lewis apportioned 16017.56 dollars received from the federal government among counties entitled to a share of timber sale proceeds. Chehalis County receives 141.88 dollars and other counties follow in the distribution.
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Olympia
Dec
Lewis
Chehalis County
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Francise
Bey
Pach Bros
N.Y
CY Couneil
Brotherhood
Taft Trev
Forest Reserve Fund
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