City Dads Consider Settlement and Budget Actions
The city council deliberated a possible settlement with Mayor France guiding the effort. An ordinance asked the Andrew Carnegie Library Fund for 20000 to enlarge the library. J P Carlson won the garbage contract for one year. bids for cement and street work were reviewed. Saloon licenses renewed. roadway project on Front street approved. bids on bridge bells investigated. protest over a stairway assessment referred. volunteer fire department seeks an old engine.
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Terrace Heights
France
Andrew Carnegie Library Fund
J. P. Carlson
C. F. Jensen
Quick Print Co
Willis R. Lebo Co
Aberdeen
Lebo Company
Olympic Portland Cement Co
Washington Portland Cement Co
Superior Portland Cement Co
Royal Saloon
Hotel Washington
Moe & Johnson
Front Street
Scott
Marion
Heron Street
East Wishkah
East Heron
Kansas Street
Cherry Street
Jefferson Street
Tiger
Funeral of B. S. Philbrick Hoquiam Pioneer Civil War Veteran
The funeral of B S Philbrick Hoquiam pioneer and civil war veteran was held at the First Presbyterian church and Hoquiam cemetery with G A R Odd Fellows and other organizations taking part. Rev J W Beard noted the deceaseds service to the country and the honors won on many fields as a heritage greater than money.
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Hoquiam
B. S. Philbrick
First Presbyterian Church
Hoquiam Cemetery
Odd Fellows
Philbrick
J. W. Beard
Grand Knight Charles E. Smith Visits Everett Banquet
Grand Knight Charles E. Smith of Everett inspected DeMolia Commandery on Monday. After the meeting Knights adjourned to Hotel Washington where a banquet honored the visiting Grand Knight.
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Charles E. Smith
Everett
City
DeMolia Commandery
Hotel
Washington
Particular Printers Aberdeen Printing Co
Local printing firm Aberdeen Printing Co located at 309 East Wishkah Street offers custom job printing services including business cards letterheads and flyers for small businesses and individuals. Contact details and service scope are listed for area customers seeking immediate print solutions.
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Particular Printers
Aberdeen Printing Co
East Wishkah St
Developers Meet in Hoquiam for Two Day Program
The South west Washington Development association holds its annual meeting in Hoquiam with President E L Brewer and local leaders praising regional growth. The two day program includes registrations at the Elks’ Home, a general meeting, reports from clubs, and talks on agriculture, immigration, the Panama Canal, and the Olympic Peninsula. An evening dance concludes Friday activities.
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Southwest Washington Development Association
Hoquiam
E. L. Brewer
Grays Harbor
Elks’ Home
L. H. Brewer
James P. H. Callahan
Frank H. Lamb
F. H. Stanard
Seattle
Olympic Peninsula
E. Arney
Spokane
Immigration
State meeting agenda lists speakers on immigration and land topics
On Saturday February 14 Ellis' Home hosts an executive and resolution committee morning, with Governor Ernest R. Lister and Rev. J. W. Beard among speakers. N. B. Coffman and Senator J. E. Leonard also present. Afternoon session includes officer reports and election program subject to change.
Persistent Carlyle and the Fire of a Manuscript
The father of Thomas Carlyle was a skilled stonemason celebrated for his walls. After Carlyle burned the manuscript of his Prench Revolution, he again labored to rewrite it, putting his best blood into the work despite the setback.
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Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Prench
Boston Globe
Glace nuts recipe using mixed nuts and sugar glaze
A historic confection method describes glazing walnuts filberts almonds Brazil nuts and pecans in a sugar syrup. Boil one half pound sugar with one half cup water until threads add vinegar boil to color, then dip nuts quickly and dry. Re dip and cool on paraffin paper.
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Brazil
Night school grows at Montesano high school
Montesano Feb 13 Prof Wheeler expands foreigners classes from one night to two weekly sessions. Ten or twelve men and women attended the first meeting and many more are expected. The free course covers English reading writing civics U S history and political economy taught by volunteer teachers to help pair citizens.
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Montesano
Montesano High School
Wheeler
United States
Sommerville Sues Abel for Accounting over 1000 Dollar Security
Sommerville filed suit against W H Abel alleging a security contract for 1000 dollars grew to 1700 and seeking an accounting and judgment for any amounts due. He claims Abel refuses to provide an accounting or statements.
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Merville
W. H. Abel
Abel
Mr. Sommerville
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Monk Forgery Case
Montesano February 12 Judge Sheeks discharged the jury after 24 hours of deliberation with no verdict. Jurors had been split six to six until noon when eight to four favored conviction. One juror voiced mercy noting the defendant had suffered enough in this trial.
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Montesano
Sheeks
VARYING FORCE OF RADIUM RAYS IN THREE FORMS
The piece outlines three radium rays alpha beta and gamma with distinct ranges and penetrating power. Alpha rays stop at a thin sheet of paper and consist of helium nuclei moving at about 12 000 miles per second. Beta rays travel further and are negatively charged particles near 150 000 miles per second. Gamma rays penetrate most deeply and require heavy shielding to reduce intensity.
Primrose League Origins and Queen Victoria Link
The Primrose League was founded 1884 in memory of Lord Beaconsfield and his statue in Parliament Square. It is claimed the primrose was Beaconsfield’s favorite flower, though it was actually Queen Victoria’s favorite. a confusion led to the league’s rise.
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Lord Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield
Parliament Square
Queen Victoria
Bensonsfield
Muatters
New York American
Dinner Dilemma at Grace Household
A playful exchange at a family holiday dinner features Mr Smith teased by a maiden who comments on his appetite. He bravely answers that sitting beside Miss Grace would cause him to lose his appetite, revealing a comic courtship moment from Ladies' Home Journal.
Miniature Panama Canal Exhibit At Kaufman Furniture
The J. J. Kaufman Co. hosts a detailed 36 foot long replica of the Panama Canal with running water lights and working topography. B C Meads, in charge, spent three years in government service and can describe the exhibit as it unfolds. The free display is on the store’s third floor and invites a half hour viewing.
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Panama Canal
J. J. Kaufman Co
B. C. Meads
J. J. Kaufman
Fundraising Card Party For School Luncheons
A Parent-Teacher association event set for tomorrow afternoon at the Knights of Pythias hall to raise funds for maintaining noon-day cost price luncheons at Franklin school. The committee includes Mrs. A. E. Alexander Mrs. Sam Anderson Mrs. George Wolff Mrs. W. J. Long and Mrs. J. Lee.
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Knights of Pythias Hall
Parent-Teacher Association
Franklin School
A. E. Alexander
Sam Anderson
George Wolff
W. J. Long
J. Lee
Edward Beardsley Outlaw Farmer Surrenders After Siege
Edward Beardsley, a noted New York outlaw farmer, surrendered after a prolonged siege. Authorities reported no injuries during the standoff and moved to process him under state charges.
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New York
The Question of High or Low Taxes Rest With Taxpayers
Opinion piece argues taxes are locally levied and must be fair to taxpayers. It compares 1891 and 1913 levies in Chehalis county, noting tax growth outpacing property value, and calls for scrutiny of government spending versus value received.
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Washington
Chahalis
Tax Commission
Chehalis County
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