Norris Defends Insurgents Against Taft Cannon Pressure
Representative Norris of Nebraska declares Taft withholds patronage to coerce insurgent Republicans in the house. He accuses President Taft and Speaker Cannon of punishing those who oppose their policies and vows the insurgents will continue their fight while opposing Cannon and the house rule.
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Norris
Taft
Congress
Washington, D. C
House
Cannon
Representative Norris
Nebraska
Washington
New York
Mr. Norris
Hitchcock
Republican Congressional Committee
Pinchot Dismissal Sparks Support Across States
The Forestry Society of California telegrams Gifford Pinchot with steadfast backing for his public stance and judgment. In San Jose the Semper Virens club telegraphs its dismay at his dismissal and support for his principles. In Wallula Governor Miles C Moore declines comment, noting his Cunningham coal land ties while praising Pinchot as an efficient public servant.
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Los Angeles
Forestry Society of California
Gifford Pinchot
California
San Jose
Cal
Semper Virens Club of
Aberdeen Board Elects Officers After Elections
The Aberdeen school directors met last week to organize the newly elected board. Fred Weatherwax was named secretary and Mrs Louise Sauvigny vice president after her resignation for a better paying post at Hayes and Hayes bank. Waldo W Hart was re elected president.
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Aberdeen School
Fred Weatherwax
Louise Sauvigny
Hayes & Hayes Bank
Waldo W. Hart
Washington State Federation of Labor Session in Hoquiam
The ninth annual Washington State Federation of Labor opens Tuesday at Eagles hall Hoquiam with over 3800 delegates expected. John Z White of Chicago will deliver an address on Direct Legislation and Joyner Teats will speak on Just Compensation for the Workingman. Mrs Emma Smith De Voe will discuss Woman's Emancipation. Banquets, a theater program, a grand ball, and Aberdeen lodging for delegates are planned as Grays Harbor hosts.
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Washington State Federation of Labor
Eagles’ Hall
Hoquiam
Charles Perry Taylor
Tacoma
Joyner Teats
Emma Smith de Voe
John Z. White
Chicago
Mr. White
Federation
T. C. Frary
C. R. Case
Seattle
Electric Park Pavilion
Chester
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Gohl Brings Ashes and Slats to Broadway Hill
Reported incident on a Saturday morning shows William Gohl, linked to the Sailors Union, scattering ashes on Broadway hill walks. When boys removed the ashes, he nailed slats across the paths, prompting the youths to remove them and police to respond.
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Broadway Hill
William Gohl
The
Sailors Union
Gohl
Insurgents Win Victory in House Parley over Committee Control
In Washington on January 7 insurgent Republicans and Democrats defeated the Cannon faction 149 to 146 to adopt a joint resolution for a broad interior department and forestry bureau investigation. The plan assigns House and Senate joint committee oversight with the House naming its members, a change that unsettled Cannon allies and could face Senate rejection. Miles Poindexter urged committees be chosen by election, not by the Speaker, as three new allies joined the insurgents. Meanwhile in Olympia on January 6, State Treasurer Lewis postponed a military fund warrant payment call pending a report from the bureau on forged warrants issued to Ortis Hamilton.
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Washington
D. C
House of Representatives
Republican
Interior Department
Forestry Bureau
House
Senate
Cannon
Dalzell
Miles Poindexter
Spokane
Ballinger-Pinchot
Herbert Parsons
Butler Ames
Hamilton Fish
Pinchot
Olympia
Lewis
State Bureau of Inspection and Supervision
Ortis Hamilton
Hamilton
Tafts message calls for railroad regulation and new court
President Taft urges firm railroad regulation in a special message to Congress. He proposes a circuit court of commerce with five judges, pool rating authority, and allowed appeals to the Supreme Court. He backs federal charters, oversight, and ongoing action against unlawful combinations.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Taft
Circuit Court of Commerce
United States Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Executive Department
Department of Justice
Chehalis County pushes for two federal court sessions in Aberdeen
Attorneys initiate a campaign to hold two annual United States district court sessions in Aberdeen and to appoint a deputy US marshal. The effort is gaining popularity and is believed to succeed.
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United States
Chehalis County
Aberdeen
Road grab modified amid blows holes and contention
Grays Harbor Interurban Co. presents a modified Eldridge Wheeler franchise over county roads as the superior court weighs its validity. Changes aim to fix original mistakes and curb speculation, with a Herald view parallel on defects to be altered before final passage.
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Grays Harbor Interurban Co
Eldridge Wheeler
Herald
The New Franchise for Chehalis County Railroads
Eldridge Wheeler and associates obtain a 50 year franchise to construct operate and maintain electric or motor railroads across Chehalis County roads and bridges. Construction schedules target Aberdeen Montesano with stipulated penalties for delays and safety duties to keep bridges safe or county to cover costs if delays occur.
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Eldridge Wheeler
Chehalis County
Suggestions for Franchise Revisions to Interurban Road
Editorial outlines eight proposed fixes to an interurban franchise. It calls for strict limits on unlimited tracks and third rail, removal of water pipe rights, absolute forfeiture terms after seven years, and explicit performance standards for road location safety and maintenance. It also urges state authority checks and prompt compliance to avoid later legal challenges.
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State Highway Commission
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Anti-Cannon
California Forestry Clubs
Moore
Rogers
New York Herald
Otate Labor Federation
Gohl Butts
Czar Cannon
Pointdexter
Court of Commerce
Tion
Montesano
Elma
Board of Commissioners
Chehalis River
Polson’s Landing
Humptulips City
Quinsault Lake
Interurban
Herauld
Ccounty
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