Hilts Must Stand Trial For City Impeachment Charges
City Council will try Councilman R J Hilts next Wednesday night on impeachment charges alleging unfounded claims of graft inefficiency against the engineering police and street departments. The resolutions accuse him of disturbing city government and making unsubstantiated oral charges in council meetings.
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R. J. Hilts
Hilts
Aberdeen
R .T. Hilts
R. J. Hills
Saicety
Look For Better Price In Lumber
Lumbermen expect a modest rise in prices within the next few weeks as mills have curtailed output to balance with demand. A prominent lumberman said orders are slack but foresees improved business and higher prices as production tightens to stimulus the market.
Port District election polling places consolidated in several wards
Precincts in multiple Wards are combined with one voting site for the Port District election. Ballots say Port of Grays Harbor Yes or No. Commissioners: A C McNeill Montesano W J Patterson Aberdeen Frank H Lamb Hoquiam. Voting sites listed across the city. James B McNamara and John J McNamara are en route to San Quentin for life and 15 years respectively after 1910 Times bombing and Llewellyn Iron Works dynamiting with guard details aboard a train.
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Port James B
John J. Mc
Namara
San
Quentin
Port of Grays Harbor
A. C. McNeill
Montesano
W. J. Patterson
Aberdeen
Frank H. Lamb
Hoquiam
Washington
Heron Street
City Hall
Hayes & Davis Grocery Co
Market and
Michigan Avenue
Los Angeles
James B. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
San Quentin Penitentiary
Los Angeles Times
Llewellyn Iron Works
John J. McNamara
Clarence
Darrow
John J
McNamaras
Little Way
James B
Hammell
Jobin J
Brain
McNamara Brothers
Grays Harbor Delegate Pushes for Harbor Funding
Albert Johnson of Hoquiam, editor of the Grays Harbor Washingtonian, travels in Washington to lobby for a $500,000 river and harbor bill to extend the Grays Harbor jetty. He met President Taft for an hour and spoke to the river and harbor committee, with hopes of approval. Johnson attended the Gridiron Club December dinner, where Western Washington dominated guest attendance.
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Washington, D. C
Albert Johnson
Hoquiam
Grays Harbor
Washingtonian
National Rivers and Harbor Congress
National Capital
Johnson
Taft
House, River and Harbor Committee
Gridiron Club
Washington
Humphrey
Hugh Wallace
S. A. Perkins
Tacoma
Ashmun Brown
Seattle
L. Vernon
Everett
More Men Told To Leave City After I W W Arrests
Seven I W W members were quietly arrested during a secret meeting on Thursday night and escorted to the city limits by 200 police. One member who avoided violence alerted authorities, and the expelled member who returned was also removed. The fate of the remaining plotters is unknown but none will likely return to Aberdeen soon.
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Crowés
Aberdeen
Man Readmitted To Organization After Threat Of Violence
Eight members were removed from the group. One near farewell announced he owned property in Aberdeen with a wife and family here and offered to stay away if allowed back. A vote over his return sided with those willing to forgive. three refused, but the majority granted his readmission to the fold.
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Aberdeen
Catoma Cafe Opens in Hoge Building Seattle
Tom A. Williams former Fairmont hotel cafe manager writes friends he has opened the Catoma cafe in the Hoge building Seattle on Second avenue and Cherry streets in the former Rathskeller location.
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Tom A. Williams
Fairmont Hotel
Hoge
Seattle
Second Avenue
Cherry Streets
Rathskeller
Supreme Court Sets Priority For Criminal Appeals
The supreme court issued a rule to advance in custody criminal appeals to the head of the docket. The measure aims to reduce state prison costs and lessen harm to prisoners who may be innocent but cannot post bond.
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Supreme Court
Olympia
Dec
Chamber of Commerce HQ Moves to New Building
The Chamber of Commerce will relocate from the Finch building fifth floor to the City Retail Lumber Company premises sharing the corner Pearson block room with the firm. The club seeks a quality exhibit for its rooms as it outgrows current quarters.
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Chamber of Commerce
Finch
City Retail Lumber Company
Pearson
Reasons for Forming Port District of Grays Harbor
The Panama Canal opening promises major shifts in trade routes benefiting Washington lumber and wheat shipments. A Grays Harbor Port District would boost regional commerce, raise land values, and spur population growth across Chehalis County while uniting county interests and infrastructure development.
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Grays Harbor
Chehalis County
Frank H. Lamb
Panama Canal
Cape Horn
New York
Seattle
Cape
Asia
Europe
Suez
European
Panama
Washington
New York City
Atlantic
Pacific
Middle Northwest
Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Dakotas
Oregon
Montana
Interior
Rockies
Spokane
Butte
Pacific Coast
Chehalis
Elma
Captains Die On High Sea Off Grays Harbor
Captain Errickson of the steamer Centralia dies at the wheel near Grays Harbor while en route to San Francisco with lumber. First Officer Evanson assumes helm. body sent to Hoquiam. Widow and two children reside in San Pedro. Remains shipped to burial by local Masons. Captain Johnson of the schooner Bowden dies at sea after long illness. burial at sea requested and carried out by his crew. Bowden due to arrive, spoken by the A. J. West.
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Charles Errickson
Centralia
Grays Harbor
San Francisco
A. Johnson
Bowden
High Seas
Errickson
Chris Evanson
Hoquiam
San Pedro
Johnson
A. J. West
Lake Quinsault Visitor Reports Damaged Roads After Rains
Elmer Adams of Lake Quinsault arrived in the city today describing roads in bad shape from heavy rains, with sections nearly impassable. The traveler noted weather conditions affecting travel as he returned from his home yesterday.
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Elmer Adams
Lake Quinsault
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Cleveland
Plain Dealer
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