Wilson leaves Little White House for speech acceptance
Governor Wilson changes from gray to serge, writes his acceptance speech in Seagirt New Jersey. He plans isolation to craft his address with key allies Reed Stone and Henry. Champ Clark likely centers campaigning as Wilson reads on immigration stance. The Little White House scene emphasizes the pull between crowds and policy drafting.
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Seagirt
N. J
Wilson
White House
Baltimore
Reed and Stone
Missouri
Henry
Texas
Champ Clark
Stump
Reed
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Ohio
Congress
G. Kenada
Magyar Nosihsava
Kenada
America
Ex-Assessor to Probe Tax Rolls for Six Years
Chehalis County board of commissioners adopts a resolution directing the county assessor to examine field books tax rolls and Board of Equalization minutes from 1906 to 1911 for possible misrepresentation in timber and other property valuations. If underassessment is found the assessor may re assess and pursue collection.
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Chehalis
Board of Equalization
Chehalis County
Peter Schaster
Weyerhaeuser Timber Co
Aberdeen
O. C. Schneider
Westport
Lumber cargo trains set new records at Grays Harbor
Arrivals include the steamship Plaiades from Portland schooner W J Patterson from San Pedro and barkentine 8 C Allen from Honolulu with record lumber shipments. Harlesden will load 3.5 million feet for Panama and Avalon launched at Hoquiam will carry 1,000,000 feet of lumber with 27 passengers.
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Plaiades
California-Atlantic Steamship Company
Portland
W. J. Patterson
San Pedro
Barkentine
Honolulu
Daisy Mitchell
Grays Harbor
Raymond
Newburg
Coronado
Avalon
Hoquiam
Frances Paine
Hart-Wood Company
San Francisco
Willapa
Christense
Ferry costs questioned as new road opens Grays Harbor
Westport July 24 The Aberdeen to Westport auto trip highlights the route’s value for beach access and settlement while the South Bay ferry costs $500 monthly. Critics say a cable ferry at the whaling station could have been self sustaining and fault the county engineer for moving the site to a steamboat operated crossing. The engineer reportedly favored the head bay road, delaying ferry plans and lengthening travel.
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Westport
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
South Bay
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce Committee
Chamber of Commerce Committee
South Side Telephone Line Nears Completion
The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce reports the south side telephone line will be finished within two weeks. The whaling station line is complete and operational, built by Harbor Telephone. A cable plan connects to Westport and Cohassett Beach via Mrs. H. B. Waldron's project. Gaillac and Benson led six months of work marking a key link for Aberdeen and Hoquiam shipping.
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South Side
A. C. Gaillac
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce Committee
Whaling Station
Harbor Telephone Company
H. B. Waldron
Cohassett Beach
Westport
Cohassett
Gaillac
J. B. Benson
Chamber of Commercce Committee
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Warrant Call Clears Montesano General Fund
Montesano officials announce the last of the general indebtedness fund warrants have been called and interest stopped. The old fund has long dragged on and the present call will bring in all warrants and wipe out the fund entirely.
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Montesano
Glenn Burrows Dies After Appen dectomy
Aberdeen reports the death of Glenn S Burrows at the Locke ranch on Lake Quinault after an appendicitis operation. He suffered peritonitis despite early signs of recovery and died Tuesday morning. Funeral is at 2 pm tomorrow at the Presbyterian church with Masonic rites and Rev R F Cooper officiating.
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Glenn S. Burrows
Locke Ranch
Lake Quinsault
United States National Bank
Mr. Burrows
Locke Home
Wilson Resolution with Teeth Sparks Tax Probe Debate
The Herald reports that Commissioners Hopkins and Davis forced a Monday vote ordering the assessor to conduct a full probe as proposed by Wilson, challenging their earlier stance that no fraud existed. The dispute centers on who should lead the investigation and how findings would be acted upon, with ongoing concerns about accountability and public benefit.
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Washington
Martin V. Littleton
New York
House Steel Trust
Stanley
Littleton
Senate
House
Fresald
Hopkins
Davis
Boar
Wilson
Weyerhdueser
The
Herald
Taxpayers League
Jones
Board of Commissioners
iWison
Weyerhaueser Timber Co
Logging Congress Seeks Electricity Use to Cut Fires
David Davis of the Pacific Logging Congress urges electricity adoption in woods to reduce fire hazards. He notes electric donkey engines are spreading along the coast and aims to promote the logging engineer role for broader science in logging. The meeting occurs in Tacoma at Glide rink on South 11th and L streets.
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David Davis
Pacific Logging Congress
Tacoma
Glide Rink
11Th
Davis
Presby Ladies Aid Event Postponed After Burrows Death
The Ladies' Aid society entertainment by Mrs. B F Johnson at the Presbyterian church was postponed tomorrow afternoon due to the death of Glenn S Burrows.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
B. F. Johnson
Glenn S. Burrows
Puyallup Inventor Seeks Study of Log Car Stake Device
July 24 report describes S P George of Puyallup proposing a car stake device called the chock block to replace wooden stakes on flat cars. Delegates at the Pacific logging convention in Tacoma will study themechanism which saves about 60 cents per car and reduces unloading risk. The device consists of a steel quarter circle held by a pin in a car channel. releasing the pin drops the stake and allows logs to roll off.
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Puyallup
S. P. George
Tacoma
Chicago,Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Company
Frank Dwight
Evergreen Lumber Company
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Porter
Rochester
Walter B. Beals
2D Infantry
National Guard of Washington
Marion P. Maus
Beals
John E. Carroll
Claude K. Rhinehart
Masons
Logging Congress
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