Body Still Uncovered in Hoff man Case Indian Creek Search Continues
Amid ongoing search efforts at the mouth of Indian Creek, crews drag waters and probe mud flats for the body of John Hoffman believed murdered with Charles Hedberg. William Gohl proclaims his innocence and claims to be alive in Alaska, while a push for a grand jury to investigate Grays Harbor crimes grows amid public safety concerns.
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Indian Creek
Gohl
Hedberg
John HoffMan
Charles Hedberg
Hoffman
William Gohl
Alaska
The
Washingtonian
Aberdeen
A. W. Jacobson
Jacobson
Payette
W. W. Anstie
Gus. Miller
Ranier
Oregon
Miller
Anstie
Portland
Grays Harbor
Sheriff’s Office
Chehalis County
Makers of Paper Pay Stiff Fines
Twenty six manufacturing firms of the Paper Board Association pleaded guilty as an association in the U S circuit court after grand jury indictment for restraint of trade. Each was fined two thousand dollars totaling fifty two thousand, most paid in cash. The move ends a second papermen organization linked to John M Parks. The fiber and manila combine previously faced similar action.
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New York
Paper Board Association
United States Circuit Court
John AH. Parks
She Fiber
Manila
Tocey
Paber Board Association
Ladies Aid Feted by Mrs Manning at Baptist Church
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church was entertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs. B Manning of 20 West Market Street.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
B. Manning
West Market Street
Consumer awakening to price pressures and tariffs
The Portland Telegram notes rising living costs driven by price fixing through combinations and tariffs. It argues that foreign competition is strangled while domestic groups raise prices, foretelling tariff reform and meat abstention as signals of broad public concern.
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Portland Telegram
Will Let Uncle Sam Fix Prices
Governor Hay receives a Spokane Hazelwood company proposal to have a federal representative dictate prices for 90 days or a year. The letter argues that Northwest hazelwood plants handle about $2,000,000 yearly in food products and should set fair profits, costs, and consumer prices as part of the national cost of living investigation.
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Olympia
M. E. Hay
Hazelwood Company
Spokane
Agricultural Department
Washington
United States Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Northwest
Tuberculosis Exhibit Opens at Eagles Hall
The tuberculosis exhibit by the State Board of Health opened this afternoon at Eagles Hall and will be repeated tomorrow afternoon.
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State Board of Health
Eagles Hall
National testimonial honors Arctic explorer Peary in New York
On February 8 Commander Robert E. Peary was feted in the Metropolitan Opera House New York with a national testimonial and a $10,000 purse for his north pole discovery. The event was led by Governor Hughes and executive committee head Robert Erskine Ely with German minister von Schoen handling tariff discussions. Henry W. Taft, brother of the president, suffered erysipelas in Los Angeles and was born in Cincinnati May 27.
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Robert E. Peary
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Hughes
North Pole
Peary
Robert Erskine Ely
United States
Herr von Schoen
Henry W. Taft
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Alphonso Taft
Macon Demands Probe Into Immigration Commission Junket
Arkansas congressman Macon renewed his attack on the immigration commission urging a three man investigative panel. He cited Patten of the Immigration Restriction League and charged the 1907 Europe trip cost $657,993 with six members and seven employees claiming $50,000 advance while reports show only $20,675 spent.
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Washington
Immigration Commission
Representative Macon
Arkansas
Macon
J. H. Patten
Immigration Restriction League
Bennett
New York
Mr. Macon
New Yorker
Commission of Three
Europe
Expense Accounts Itemized as Luxury Charges
A report itemizes expenses including steamship and railroad charges, hotel bills, telegraph, wines, whisky, cognacs, mineral waters, cigars and grooming services. The auditor allowed luxury items like wines and cognac but dis allowed shaves and cigars, while Mr. Macon called hotel stops and menu feasting at public expense.
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Macon
Aberdeen Loses Fight Over Baseball Franchise
Superior Court Commissioner Robert Lindsay denied Aberdeen stockholders a restraining order to stop the Northwestern League from scheduling games without Aberdeen. The decision cites league bylaws authorizing dropping a club for business reasons and manager Clarence Rowland receiving $1000 forfeited money after franchise revocation. A mandate seeking reinstatement is scheduled for February 18.
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Seattle
Superior Court
Robert Lindsay
Aberdeen Baseball Club
Northwestern League
Aberdeen
Clarence Rowland
Washington Leads in Postal Savings Amid Panic Era
Senator Carter cited statistics on postal savings orders from March 1, 1907, to March 1, 1908. Washington state showed the highest investment in money orders for saving, a notable feature of the period's activity during the panic.
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Washington
Carter
Postal Savings Bank
United States
County Commissioners OK 225000 Bond to Build Roads
At the last county meeting the board authorized a 225000 bond issue to fund road projects across Chehalis county. Planned work includes an Elma to Olympia 10 mile stretch and 18 mile links from South Aberdeen to Westport Humptulips to Quiniault plus a Chehalis river bridge at Montesano with total costs around 240000. The move aims to secure state funds at the Good Roads Association convention in Aberdeen on February 23 24.
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Board of County Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
Elma
Olympia
Aberdeen
Westport
Humptulips
Quiniault
Chehal
Chehalis County
The
Good Roads Association
Postoffice Safe in Rochester Robbed. Explosion Hurtles Door
The Rochester post office safe, about 10 miles from Centralia, was blown open in the early hours. The blast occurred around 2 am while the large steel safe door was blown to pieces. Postmaster J E Dowling found the scene and reported the combination uninjured. Amount stolen unknown.
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Centralia
Rochester
J. E. Dowling
New Candy Firm Lane and Olson Buys Townsend Plant
Lane and Olson, recently from Seattle, have purchased the candy manufacturing business from Albert Townsend, who will devote his attention to baking. The new firm plans extensive plant improvements and expansion of the business.
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Lane & Olson
Seattle
Albert Townsend
United They Stand Beneficiaries of Special Privileges
A historical analysis argues that organized money coalition behind subsidies and monopolies dominates politics over public principles. Milo W. Barnes warns about the unity of plunderers, their disciplined votes, and the danger of divided popular factions. The piece urges mass organization to resist wealth power in politics.
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Milo W. Barnes
National Monthly
Bolt
Republican Party
National Honor Patriots
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Fi. W. Tava
Robert Ershine
Ely
Henry W. Tap't
Baron von Schoen
Immigration Committee
NEW Candy Firm
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