County road franchise sparks legal battle over public vs private roads
Chehalis county faces a fight as Eldridge Wheeler and backers incorporate to push an electric road franchise tied to county roads. Critics warn of public risk, lack of safeguards, and potential forfeiture, while supporters seek financial gain and rapid buildout.
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Eldridge Wheeler Electric Road
E. O. McGlauflin
Hoquiam
A. L. Paine
Phil. S. Locke
Aberdeen
W. H. Abel
Montesano
J. M. Clapp
Seattle
R. I. Lytle
P. S. Locke
Neil Cooney
Eldridge Wheeler
Wheeler
Montesane
Seattle Times
A. V. Boullon
Boullon
Chehalis County
The
Herald
G. M. Powell
Chehalis
Ldridge Wheeler
Elma
Zelaya resigns as Nicaragua president amid revolt
December 18 report from Managua states Jose Santos Zelaya has submitted his resignation to congress as revolutionary unrest grows. The U S ships remain in Nicaraguan ports while the crowd presses for change and Dr Jose Madriz travels to assume leadership, though Estrada wields influence over successors.
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Managua
Jose Santos Zelaya
Nicaragua
Congress
United States
Zelaya
Jose Madriz
Central American Court of Justice
Madriz
Estrada
Vasquez
Rama
Herald Printery Offers Commercial Vob Printing
Commercial vob printing available at moderate prices from Herald Printery located at 408 East Wishkah Street.
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Herald Printery
East
Wishkah Street
Copenhagen University finds no proof Cook reached the North Pole
A Copenhagen University committee failed to find evidence that Dr. Frederick A. Cook reached the North Pole in its preliminary review. The consistory and examining committee kept findings secret, with further investigations ordered and no public release until the committee concludes its work.
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Copenhagen
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Explorer
Associated Press
University of
Milwaukee extension work resumes after flood delay
Tacoma December 18 work restarts on the Milwaukee line from McKenna to Gate City with 150 men and a pile driver to replace flood damaged bridge and washouts. Superintendent Foster says the line survived the storms well and the delay totals about two months as weather allows rapid progress toward Gate City.
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Tacoma
Milwaukee
McKenna
Gate City
Aberdeen
W. B. Foster
Grays Harbor Harbor Upgrades Urged by Editorial
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer cites army engineer praise for Grays Harbor improvements and argues that a $1,000,000 federal addition would rival San Francisco harbor. It notes prior bar conditions, now thriving industries, shipyards, and wage growth, urging Congress to fund further expansion.
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Grays Harbor
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
United States Army
San Francisco
Congress
America
Pacific
Cold Wave Grips East and South with Record Low Temps
A brutal cold front chilled the nation from the Great Lakes to the Rockies. Temperatures plunged to 30 below in Wyoming and below zero in several inland cities, with two deaths attributed to the cold in Chicago. A storm from Texas to Tennessee brought snow and high winds, with four inches in Santa Fe area and Memphis records nearby.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Lander
Wyo
Denver
St. Paul
New Richmond
Wis
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Memphis
Mexico
New Mexico
May Build Canal Inland Waterway Project Planned
Engineer Charles N. Hudson announces an inside canal from South Bay to the Columbia River to be built within a year. Rights of way secured, Inland Waterway & Canal Co. formed at South Bend with $3,000 capitalization, $1,000 held by Aberdeen. total project cost $60,000. Construction to begin in spring with dredges, fast passenger launches, mail boats, and pontoons for freight, opening a 200 mile protected water route and drainage for 10,000 acres of land.
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South Bay
Columbia River
Charles N. Hudson
Hudson
South Bend
Inland Waterway & Canal Company
Olympia
Aberdeen
Seattle to San Francisco Through Train Service Begins
The Shastra Limited, Southern Pacific's crack train, will run from Seattle to San Francisco after January 1. It marks the first through passenger service on this coast with regular operation from Seattle to the Golden Gate and promises a one night rail trip. The service is a joint arrangement between Southern Pacific and Northern Pacific.
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Southern Pacific
Portland
San Francisco
Seattle
Golden Gate
Northern Pacific
Receiver Appointed for Montesano Planing Mill Co
Montesano Planing Mill Co. placed in the hands of receiver George Everett of Montesano after a prolonged financial struggle. A $5,000 bond secures the appointment, made with the consent of stockholders and principal creditors following a prior failed attempt to place affairs under receivership.
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Montesano
Montesano Planing Mill Co
George Everett
Turkey raffle to fund Christmas tree for children
A turkey raffle at the Elks' club rooms will take place tomorrow evening. Proceeds will fund a Christmas tree for the children.
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Elks’ Club
Tariff Abuses Fuel Sugar Trust Power and US Dependence
A December American Review of Reviews excerpt argues the Sugar Trust profits from tariff gaps worst in the raw to refined sugar differential. It says Louisiana cane growers face coercive protection and that Cuba could refine locally if tariffs were fair. The piece cites West Indies supply control and urges abolition of the dirty versus clean sugar distinction. It questions Washington honesty and calls for punitive action at the source of power.
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Cuba
West India Islands
Louisiana
Sugar Trust
Americana Sugar Refining Company
United States
Washington
West Indies
American Review of Reviews
Trains Shift as Oregon and Washington Line Damaged
Floods wash out nearly all O and W line from Gate to Aberdeen including bridges. Harriman system will run freight into Grays Harbor via Northern Pacific tracks to Aberdeen and Hoquiam for months. Local freight from Tacoma to Grays Harbor rerouted over Northern Pacific routes.
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Oregon & Washington
Union Pacific
Grays Harbor
Harriman
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Northern Pacific
Gate
Grays Harbor Country
Tacoma
Harriman System
Milwaukee
Attorney General Rules on School Election Spending
In Olympia on December 18 the attorney general issued an opinion for the bureau of inspection and supervision of public offices. It states that districts not in first class cannot hire attorneys nor can school directors incur traveling expenses charged to the district.
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Olympia
Attorney General
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices
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Pittsburg Dispatch
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Pole
McKenna Gate City
Seattle Post-Intelligence
City Messenger Co
Turkey
the Sugar Trust
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