City Council Reports Regular Meeting Actions and Street Changes
President Hart led the session with talks on street grade changes and oil storage rules. The board awarded contracts for sidewalks and graveling, approved a 3 inch fire tap, and set a 5 percent early payment discount for Sewer District C and D. A high priced horse was fatally injured on Market Street prompting damages claims.
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Hart
C. R. Pratsch
Wishkah
Franklin
Board of Education
Heron and I Streets
Vaudette
G. H. Flour Co
Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle Co
A. B. Brown & Co
Hume Street
Fifth Street
Broadway
N Street
Ninth
Tenth
Lower Broadway
A. H. Moulton
I. B. Glidden
Second Street
Glidden
W. J. Woods
Standard Oil Escapes Big Fine Reversal in Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reversed Judge Landis ruling in government suit against Standard Oil Co Indiana. Court ordered retrial after overturning a $29 240 000 fine. Opinion authored by Judge Grosscup with concurred views from Judges Baker and Seaman.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
K. M. Landis
District Court
Standard Oil Co
Landis
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Peter Grosscup
Baker
Seaman
Grosscup
National politics letter outlines Bryan Kern plan
In Washington July 20 a special correspondence describes Democratic strategy shifting to win key Western states Ohio Indiana and Illinois while countering Hearst and Socialist influences. It discusses campaign funds taft Republican funds and the push for pre election publicity and donor transparency.
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Washington, D. C
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
John Worth Kern
Indiana
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Ohio
Ilinois
Bryan
Hearst
Hearst Organization
Illinois
California
Wisconsin
la Follette
Milwaukee
Taft
Wall Street
Republican Campaign
Republican Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Commerce and Labor
Republican National Committee
Standard Oil Trust
Democratic Committee
Hot Springs
Robert Miller
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted As Summer Tonic
An old advertisement touts Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as the most effective summer tonic. It lists 35 cents for Tea or Tablets and credits W. B. Paine & Co. as the distributor.
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Sally
Miranda Jane
Gate-Post
Hollister
W. B. Paine & Co
Tideland fill plan faces bids and council scrutiny
The city revisits tidelands filling with American Dredging Co proposing lower bids after earlier rejections. Debate centers on which lands to fill, cost per cubic yard, and impact on streets, alleys, and homes, with market and H streets cited as key examples of feasible grading and disposal challenges.
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American Dredging Co
Herald
Grays Harbor
Division Street
Broadway
Chehalis River
Wishkah River
Busi
W’shkah
H Street
Post
Portland
The
Market Street
Twenty five Cents Is the Price of Peace
An advertisement for Chamberlain's Salve claims rapid relief from itching and smarting caused by skin diseases. Listed price is 25 cents and Evans Drug Co. sells the item.
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Chamberlain
Evans Drug Co
Aber Deen Herald Summary Shine
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Black Cats edge Seattle in 6 0 series opener
Aberdeen defeated Seattle 6 to 0 in the first game as Starkell dominated on the mound. Seattle managed three hits and two Seattle errors aided Aberdeen while Red Ehret started the game at the park before a large crowd.
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Aberdeen
Seattle
Cats
Starkell
Heimrich
Charlie Moore
George Fitzgerald
Julie Strei
Brunstine
Ehree
Seattle c
Eddie Householder
Fink
Firth
Fortier
Cahill
Foxy Starkell
Streib
van Buren
Brinker
Householder
Boettiger
Graham
Streich
Shingle Mill Fire Destroys Kilns at Hoquiam
A fire destroyed two dry kilns at the Coats Shingle Company in Hoquiam, holding 4,000,000 shingles. Damage estimated at $10,000, insured. Sparks from Polson shingle mill refuse pile likely started the blaze. Firefighters worked through the night. the north shed was saved, and wind aided containment. Coats Coats of Aberdeen and Jesse Lewis of Hoquiam plan immediate rebuilding.
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Coats Shingle Company
Hoquiam
Coats
Polson
Soule
Egger
Frank Monroe
Coats Shingle Co
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