Chautauqua Opens at Electric Park With Strong Lineup
Tomorrow marks the start of a seven day chautauqua at Electric park Grays Harbor with Comos players Shakespeare scenes and Carson of the North Woods. Judge R M Wanamaker will lecture on federal state and local courts and Benjamin Fay Mills speaks Monday on The World on Fire. Tickets begin at 2 50 with a second batch at 3 and organizers expect record attendance.
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W. C. Mumaw
Chautauqua Association
Ellison-White Company
Chautauqua
Grays Harbor
Comos Players
Carson
North ‘Woods
R. M. Wanamaker
Benjamin Fay Mills
New York Marine Band
Grays Harbor Railway & Light Company
Hoquiam
Heikel Pharmacy
United States
America
Supreme Court of Ohio
Court of Common Pleas
Supreme Court
Wanamaker
Ohio
Fight to Keep Boat Shipment of Booze Out
Hoquiam and Aberdeen police push to stop liquor being carried to Grays Harbor by boat. The steam schooner Willamette raid Sunday night sparked a legal clash as captains and stewards claim full rights to stock. Courts will decide the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoquiam
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Jefferson Elected by House of Representatives in 1800
The 1800 presidential race ended without a majority, forcing the House to choose. Jefferson and Burr each had 73 votes, Adams 65, Pinckney 64, Jay 1. after six ballots Jefferson secured a majority of states and was declared president. Sixteen states voted. The note hints at a 1804 Pinckney defeat and a 1808 Madison next issue.
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Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
John Adams
C. O. Pinckney
Jefferson
Burr
Adams
Pinckney
Jay
House of Representatives
Aberdeen Lodge Prepares for Visiting Dokkies
Aberdeen Knights of Pythias arrange for August 7 reception for visiting Dokkies from Imperial Palace. Tehamah temple coordinates with Tacoma Olympia Centra lia South Bend and others. multiple committees named for reception publicity banquet memorial music and applications across Southwestern Washington towns.
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Dokkies
Imperial Palace
Knights of
George J. Wolff
Peter Creech
M. M. Stewart
J. W. Barkley
C. M. Cloud
R. V. Mack
J. W. Clark
J. E. Hutchinson
A. T. Fisher
W. H. Cady
Fred Davidson
E. A. Newton
W. C. Bailey
J. B. Brinkley
Dead Ones
W. D. Fetcher
Carl Elder
Wayne Little
C. C. Pinnick
William Appleyard
Aberdeen
J. A. Shiels
A. B. Cady
E. A. Olleman
Roscoe Conrad
R. A. Wiley
A. E. Graham
Louis Mortisen
H. W. Hansen
John Tenwick
A. W. Nelson
Elks Plan Rooms for State Convention Delegates
The Aberdeen lodge aims to house 700 visitors for the Hoquiam Elks state convention next month but has pledges for only 150 rooms so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge of Elks
Hoquiam Elks
Aberdeen Lodge
Longshoremen strike drags with mixed port reports
Unsettled settlement appears distant as a month of stalemate continues. Grays Harbor Stevedore Company reports little difficulty loading and unloading vessels locally while reports from San Francisco Seattle and Tacoma suggest slower progress and more tension.
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Grays Harbor
San Francisco
Seattle
Tacoma
Logging Camps of Grays Harbor Restarting After Fourth
All logging camps in Grays Harbor were closed for the Fourth of July but are now reopening. Some crews may be short handed as loggers rest in Aberdeen and Hoquiam, but by tomorrow night most will report for duty and next week every camp should run full blast.
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Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Pulitzer Quote on Moral Courage and Public Welfare
A quotation of Joseph Pulitzer highlighting the newspaper’s role in moral sense courage integrity humanity sympathy for the oppressed independence and devotion to public welfare.
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Joseph Pulitzer
Madison and Clinton in Early U S President Elections
In 1808 James Madison of Virginia led the Republican ticket with George Clinton of New York as running mate. The opposition Pinckney and Rufus King carried South Carolina and New York. Madison won 122 to 47 on election day. In 1812 Madison defeated Clinton 128 to 89 amid caucus nominations and Federalist backing. Watch for Monroe in 1816.
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James Madison
Virginia
George Clinton
New York
C. C. Pinckney
South Carolina
Rufus King
Madison
Pinckney
DeWitt Clinton
Clinton
Canneries See Season Decline in 1916 at Grays Harbor
Grays Harbor salmon and clam packing fell off this season with clam pack down about 50 percent due to clam scarcity. Salmon output stands at 16,000 cases versus 40,000 last year, though season overall remains slightly above normal. No significant salmon run before September. When it comes, Harbor canneries will operate at capacity.
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Grays Harbor
City Council Proceeds on Street Improvements and Repairs
The Aberdeen council approved paving West Hume from Washington to the railroad and began steps to address Second Avenue slides. The D street paving project was rejected. A graveling study for Heron street west end was ordered to aid Federal mill wagons. Drainage work will follow abutting property owner permissions. Water numbering system reforms and 25 cent changes were discussed. Neinist & Rodrick won a $400 contract to paint Heron street and North Aberdeen bridges. South Aberdeen streets Lawrence and Stockwell were ordered closed for unsafe plank conditions. Building Inspector L D Kelsey reported on progress.
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Hume Street
Washington Street
Second Avenue
D Street
Market
Randall
Heron Street
George Bowen
Phillips
Water Department
North Aberdeen
Neinist & Rodrick
Lawrence Street
Curtis
Stockwell Street
South Aberdeen
L. D. Kelsey
Dates in 1916 to Remember Intending Voters Should Paste This in Their Hats
Public notice outlines 1916 election filing and registration deadlines. July 14 begins candidacies. August 7 requires clerks to file voter lists. August 12 sets candidacy end. September 12 closes registration books. October 17 reopens. November 7 general election held the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Howell
Secretary of State
I. M. Howell
Gus Boding Killed at Lester Camp Near Montesano
Gus Boding aged 33 was killed Monday at the Lester camp near Montesano. A rigging slinger, he was struck on the head by a falling tree.
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Gus
Boding
Lester Camp
Montesano
Eagles Outing at Offut Lake Draws Large Grays Harbor Crowd
The Eagles of Grays Harbor plan their annual Outing at Offut Lake on August 6. Organizer Steve Girard estimates attendance between 4 000 and 5 000 people.
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Eagles of Grays Harbor
Offut Lake
Steve Girard
June permits include 37 building projects valued at 11470 dollars
During June 37 building permits were issued for buildings valued at 11470 dollars. A resolution directed the construction of a six foot plank sidewalk on the north side of Aberdeen avenue from Oak to Maple street.
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Aberdeen Avenue
Oak
Maple Street
June liquor permits rise in Grays Harbor county records
First six months under the dry law show 6125 liquor permits issued in Grays Harbor county. May to June jumps of 60 percent mirror earlier surges from February to April, suggesting demand is nearing saturation despite ongoing restrictions.
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Grays Harbor
Jones and Ormond wed in Seattle ceremony
Frank P. Jones and Mrs. Goldie Ormond of Seattle united in marriage at 11 a m in a Baptist church with Pastor W H Gibson officiating Miss Adwarge Fournier and Mr Clifford Selberg served as witnesses After the ceremony the couple traveled to the Catholic church where Fournier and Selberg were married The newlyweds departed by afternoon train for Seattle where they will reside
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Frank P. Jones
Goldie Ormond
Seattle
Baptist
W. H. Gibson
Adwarge Fournier
Clifford Selberg
Miss Fournier
Mr. Selberg
Insurance Rates Increased in Aberdeen by State Bureau Order
Ab erdeen residents face higher premiums as the State Rating bureau issues a directive. The increases affect about half the city due to papered walls and chimneys on wooden brackets, adding 25 cents per 100 for the first three causes and 10 cents per 100 for the subsequent cause.
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Aberdeen
State Rating Bureau
Merchants Picnic Association Announces Advertising Channel
The Merchants Picnic Association will issue its own program and advertising should be directed to Mr. A. E. Sparkes who represents the association and has credentials. No other propositions will be entertained.
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Merchants Picnic Association
A. E. Sparkes
Naval Militia Set for Alaska Cruise Tomorrow
The Fourth Division Naval Militia will embark from Tacoma tomorrow aboard the armored cruiser New Orleans with 33 members for a three week voyage to Sitka and San Francisco with shore leave. A second cruise with 33 more members will begin August 10 aboard the cruiser Vicksburg. Ensign William Donovan Jr will command the first group and Ensign John Freeman will lead the second.
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Naval Militia
Tacoma
New Orleans
Sitka
San Francisco
Vicksburg
William Donovan, Jr
John €. Freeman
Bricks Arrive for New Federal Post Office
Pile driving for the postoffice foundation is expected to finish by tomorrow as a large shipment of red brick arrives for construction of the federal building.
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Postoffice
Federal
Kilns Destroyed at Car lisle Lumber Mill
Mid day Wednesday fire destroyed kilns A and B at the Copalis Lumber mill in Carlisle. Loss near $10,000 with most stock burnt. Mill crew saved remaining kilns and mill. A P Sprague says new concrete fire proof kilns will start at once. total four fire proof kilns planned.
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Copalis Lumber Company
Carlisle
A. P. Sprague
Merchants Plan July 27 Picnic Across Aberdeen Hoquiam
Aberdeen and Hoquiam merchants prepare for the Grays Harbor merchants and clerks annual picnic at Offut lake on July 27. Two special trains will carry attendees and 2000 to 3000 people are expected with dancing and sports on the program. Executive committee includes J Y Martin and J W Huff with多 many local officials listed for transportation grounds and refreshments.
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Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Grays Harbor
Offut Lake
J. Y. Martin
J. W. Huff
W. H. McKnight
E. A. Newton
W. G. Powell
P. L. Tullus
F. A. Cook
A. V. LeClerc
James Warnken
F. A. Smith
Marshall
Day
J. W. Brock
Aberdeen Maintains Low Mortality and High Birth Rate in 1916
Aberdeen reports a six month total of 56 deaths and 114 births, with June showing four deaths and sixteen births. Government data place Aberdeen among a handful of U S cities with very low mortality for its size, and the city expects the record to continue through 1916.
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Aberdeen
United States
City begins weed cleanup in downtown area
Mayor J. M. Phillips under an city ordinance started a small crew to clear dandelions and weeds in the downtown district. He urged property owners citywide to join the effort and continue the work.
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J. M. Phillips
Migration to beaches draws Grays Harbor residents
Aberdeen residents and others from Grays Harbor are leaving in steady streams for the beaches and Lake Quinault for extended summer outings. Campers line the lakefront since the new highway’s completion.
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Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Lake Quinsault
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Tehamash
ELKS
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Aberdeen Printing Co
Fitzgerald
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Monroe
City Council
Santamber
Wwe
Eagles
Jones-Ormond
Alaska
Offat Lake
Clayton Rychard
Arnold Nelson
Max. McGrew
Ralph West
C. A. Olsen
N. Abramson
Ernest Eklund
George Eshom
Bert Hayes
Edgar Jones
Cliff Selberg
W. W. Maxey
A. H. Ward
E. H. Shelley
Frank Lindner
J. S. Ryan
Lee Cunningham
W. J. Robinson
L. B. Hogan
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