Council Holds Busy Session in West Aberdeen
Aberdeen officials approved sewer construction to drain the West End along Sumner Oak Jeffries Fifth Martin and Duffy streets amid complaints of unsanitary conditions. They advertised garbage contracts for two or three years and sought bids for North Aberdeen and Heron street bridges. The council discussed a crab industry at Wishkah street dock and police protection for South Aberdeen amid delinquent taxes dating to 1908.
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West End
Sumner
Oak
Jeffries
Fifth
Martin
Duffy
Bose
Market
Washington Streets
North Aberdeen
Heron Street
Walker
West Aberdeen
Kelley
Schneider
Wishkah Street
Seattle
Hoquiam
Westport
Eugene France
William Tamblyn
Fire Department
Pacific Avenue
Independent Sand & Gravel Company
Timber markets eyed for British rail and mine props
Seattle January 14 A Commerce Bureau official reports talks with lumbermen on Pacific coast timber suitable for the United Kingdom market for mine props and railroad construction. He lists importers in Liverpool Manchester London and other ports and notes correspondence with American consuls to obtain specifications and prices.
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Seattle
United Kingdom
the Bureau ‘of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Baltic
Pacific
United States
London
R. P. Skinner
Liverpool
England
James Kennedy & Co
Moorfields
J. & W. Bellhouse
Hulme Hall Lane
Miles Platting
Manchester
William Marshall & Son
Old Street
E. C. Baltic Trading Co. Ltd
Lime Street Square
E. C. Robert Lander & Co
West Hartlepool
William Crandall &Co
Dover
Denny Mott & Dickson, Ltd
Fenchurch Street
E. C. Armstrong Addison & Co
Sunderland
James Grandidge
Cathcart Wharf
Birkenhead
Broadley Smith & Co
Dale St
Tunnison Visit Sparks Old-Triend Reunion in City
Mr and Mrs A C Tunnison arrive in Corvallis Oregon to renew friendships. He is a pioneer mill man formerly of Aberdeen where he worked at a saw mill owned by Captain Weatherwax and lost an arm in an accident.
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A. C. Tunnison
Corvallis
Oregon
Tunnison
Aberdeen
Standpatters Push Tariff Drive for 1916 Campaign
A Republican standpatters movement plans a high tariff propaganda push from now to the 1916 nominating convention with a large fund to back the effort. Pennsylvania manufacturers led the initial contributions, surpassing 300000 dollars to aid Boise Penrose’s reelection, while James R. Mann and Jacob H. Gallinger propel moves to restore the Payne Aldrich tariff.
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Washington, D. C
Republican
Serena E. Payne
Nelson W. Aldrich
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Boise Penrose
James R. Mann
Chicago
Jacob H. Gallinger
New Hampshire
Senate
Gallinger
Taft
Congress
Frank E. Doremus
Detroit
Doremus
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Chehalis County Delegation Receives Prime Committee Posts
In Olympia on January 14, Speaker Connor announced strong committee slots for Chehalis county reps M C Harris Fish eries roads and bridges rules and order congressional reapportionment and state library Dan Pearsall chairs state library and serves on constitutional revision game and game fish judiciary municipal corporations other than first class harbors and waterways R H Fleet chairs military affairs and serves on appropriations county and county boundaries engrossed bills and legislative reapportionment Senator E E Boner chairs elections and elections and serves on judiciary banks and banking labor fisheries and state school grants and title lands The delegation says they were well cared for with placement on key committees
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Olympia
Chehalis County
House
Senate
W. W. Connor
M. C. Harris
Dan Pearsall
State Library
R. H. Fleet
Hart
E. E. Boner
Representative Fleet
Aberdeen Faces Challenge in Ballard Franchise Bid
The committee seeking $6,000 to transfer the Ballard franchise to Aberdeen in the Northwestern baseball league reports weak support. Low business spirits and past treatment of Aberdeen are cited as reasons, casting doubt on securing the funds.
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Aberdeen
Ballard
Northwestern Baseball League
Uncertainty and Interest Shape Republican Contest in 1916
Washington notes great uncertainty adding interest to the Republican scene as old guard doctrines face a stiff intra party contest. Senators Borah Cummins Kenyon Townsend Norris Clapp stand against committing the party to a 1916 return to Payne Aldrich. Borah warns against any swing to reaction following the election.
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Washington
Senate
Penrose
Smoot
Borah
Idaho
Cummins
Kenyon
Iowa
Townsend
Michigan
Norris
Nebraska
Clapp
Minnesota
Payne
Aldrich
We Blame It On Wilson a Comic Verse
The poem satirically blames various woes on President Wilson and others as a chorus repeats the refrain. John O Keefe reports in New York World noting the light verse lampooning political figures and everyday troubles.
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War Office
New York World
Wilson
President Wilson
Smith
Jones
John O’keefe
Tragic stump accident claims William Cook’s son near Elma
On a Cedarville ranch nine miles east of Elma F G Cook and his father William Cook stacked stumps for burning. A stray stump rolled, crushing 32 year old Elma resident who died before help arrived. He left a wife and two children. The family were early settlers in the district.
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Elma
F. G. Cook
William Cook
Cedarville
Young Cook
Cook
J. C. Norton
George Quimby
Seeds for Aberdeen gardeners may arrive soon
Word from Congressman Albert Johnson says the department of agriculture will send a consignment of vegetable and a small allotment of flower seeds to Aberdeen. Those wanting flower seeds should write Mr. Johnson personally as supplies are limited.
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Albert Johnson
Department of Agriculture
Aberdeen
Johnson
Assault Justified In Hoquiam Fracas Over Shop Tools
In Hoquiam a dispute over a city blacksmith shop led to a Tuesday brawl between Chas. E. Arnold and his son Frank and J. B. Fitzimmons of Aberdeen. Fitzimmons injured, Frank Arnold jailed. assault charges dropped after evidence showed Fitzimmons was the aggressor.
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Hoquiam
Chas. E. Arnold
Frank
J. B. Fitzimmons
Aberdeen
Chas. Ross
Fitzimmons
Arnolds
Frank Arnold
Fitz
Arnold
Hoquiam General Hospital
Hurley
Ira N. Gardner
J. E. Stewart
Fitziimons
Funeral of Frank C Towle Held by Aberdeen Masonic Lodge
Frank C Towle aged 64 died Monday at a local hospital. His funeral was held yesterday afternoon under the Aberdeen Masonic lodge at Rigsel Pinnick Chapel. Towle was a pioneer resident of Mason County and Dean Baton was noted as a prominent Mason County figure in recent years.
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Frank.c. Towle
Aberdeen
Masonic Lodge
Rigsel & Pinnick
Towle Wall
Taupe
BATON
Jns
Mason County
Governor Lister's Olympia Speech Outlines Broad Reform
In Olympia on January 14, Governor Lister delivered a lengthy message proposing tax and governance reforms. He advocates economy, a constitutional convention, nonpartisan elections, a unified higher education board, a state architect, and new codes for education and libraries while criticizing growing tax burdens on counties and cities.
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Grante
Peter F. Clark
Street and Water Department
Egerer and Welland
J. B. Stewart
Princess Shakhovskaya
American Place Acenniation
Bureau of Commerce
Lister
Board of Regents
State Tax Commission
Capitol
Edward Meath
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