Drowned Woman Found Near North Aberdeen Boat
The body of 75 year old Mrs Iane Sedgwick Hart was found beneath a motor boat moored on the Wishkah River near North Aberdeen. Relatives include son Nat Hart city electrician and two married daughters. The coroner苏s office and police investigated with the theory that she stepped into the river in darkness. burial plans call for interment beside her husband in Walla Walla.
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Walter Young
Wishkah
Aberdeen
Iane Sedgwick Hart
Nat. Hart
City Electrician
Walla Walla
Young
R. F. Hunter
Whiteside Morgue
Fitzgerald Lures Motorcycle Thieves From Seattle to Arrest
Deputy Sheriff Fitzgerald tracked Sam Ross and Sam Ferry with aliases from Seattle to Centralia and Toledo. The pair had bought a motorcycle with a down payment, stolen another, sold one wheel for 150 dollars, and planned to ship the other to San Francisco aboard the President. Seattle officials arrested them within 24 hours as they prepared to sail.
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Montesano
Sam Ross
Sam Ferry
Seattle
Fitzgerald
Fitz
Centralia
Toledo
San Francisco
Circular saws mark county roads in Olympic highway
Montesano July 29 circular saw mile signs for the Olympic highway will mark routes with white signs and black lettering. Signs show the next town name and distance in both directions, such as Aberdeen 11 miles and Montesano 1 mile, funded by mill men with painting contracted and wording by Engineer H S Shorey.
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Montesano
Aberdeen
H. S. Shorey
Montesano Commercial Club declines to join Grays Harbor water plan
At a Montesano Commercial Club meeting on July 30 the group discussed uniting with Grays Harbor to secure a permanent water supply and decided it would not be advantageous for Montesano to participate.
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Montesano
Congressman Albert Johnson files renomination declaration
Olympia July 30 Congressman Albert Johnson filed his declaration of candidacy for re nomination on the Republican ticket as representative in congress from the Third Congressional District. He notes the sixty third congress is in session and appeals directly to southwest Washington citizens for support in primaries and on election day.
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Olympia
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Washington
Congress
Mrs S B McMillan Returns Home From Abroad
Hoquiam resident Mrs S B McMillan arrives after a 17 month absence touring Europe Washington D C Atlantic coast cities Glacier National Park and attending the National Federation of Women's Clubs in Chicago The traveler recalls meeting notable personages and sightseeing abroad and in the United States.
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Hoquiam
McMillan
Europe
Washington, D. C
Atlantic Coast
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
Chicago
Glacier National Park
America
Redmen Councils Adjourn at Hoquiam Gathering
The two day session of the Improved Order of Redmen and the Degree of Pocahontas for the Washington reservation closed with afternoon meetings. Delegates dispersed on late trains while most stayed for an evening auto tour hosted by the Hoquiam Automobile Club and Hoquiam Commercial Club.
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Hoquiam
Fourteen to Seventeen-Year-Olds Searched Over Ship Cabin Loot
In Hoquiam on July 30 police hunted three youths aged 15 to 17 for ransacking the captain's cabin of the four masted schooner Sophie Christensen moored in the river. Two boys were arrested. one remained at large. Recovered loot included a marine glass a revolver and a razor.
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Hoquiam
Sophie Christensen
Two Sentenced For Ram Page Assault In Montesano
John Mattson of Elma was jailed three months for knocking down a night watchman and beating him unconscious. William Sigel of Aberdeen received seven months for stealing two second hand watches.
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Montesano
John Mattson
Elma
Sheeks
Wm. Sigel
Aberdeen
Oleanders of Bermuda in New York Post feature
The New York Post notes Bermuda’s Oleander Isles, praising the tree like shrubs towering twenty feet high. It highlights pink white and crimson blossoms that flourish through summer into autumn, with oleander used as windbreaks and hedges, and Bermuda’s flowers thriving year round.
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Anthony Trollope
Bermuda
Islands
New York Post
The Mistress Explains A Bottle For Hot Or Cold
The lady of the house explains to the new colored maid about a metal bottle that can keep contents hot or cold. The maid questions how the bottle knows whether hot or cold is wanted, prompting a communal reaction.
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Missus
Political Dope Sheet for Northwest District Races
The list shows candidates by office and party across counties including Montesano Aberdeen Hoquiam and Elma. Notable names include W. D. Campbell J. A. Graham Geo Robertson and J. W. Hodge with districts spanning First and Third.
Myles Announces Candidacy for County Assessor Seat
John F. Myles declares his bid for the Republican nomination for county assessor subject to the Republican primary on September 8.
Local Republican Seeks County Commissioner Seat
Paid advertisement announcing candidacy for county commissioner on the Republican ticket. The candidate states entry subject to party voters in the local commissioner district at the party primary in September.
McGilicuddy seeks re election as County Treasurer
Jerry A McGillicuddy Jr announces his candidacy for re election as County Treasurer of Chehalis County Washington. He aims to secure the Democratic nomination at the September 8 1914 primaries and asks voters to consider him in the contest.
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Chehalis County
Washington
Jerry A. McGillicuddy, Jr
Birdwell Announces County Clerk Candidacy in Washington
W W Birdwell declares his bid for the Republican nomination for County Clerk of Chehalis County Washington subject to voters at the September 8 1914 primaries. The early announcement signals he seeks the office and the party backing.
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Chehalis County
Washington
Ww. C. Birdwell
Geo. D. Robertson
State Representative Candidacy in 29th District
Paid advertisement announces W. O. McCaw as Republican primary candidate for State Representative from the 29th District with the decision date September 8, 1914.
Robertson Announces Candidacy for Chehalis County Engineer
Public notice by GEO. D. Robertson announcing Republican candidacy for Chehalis County Engineer in the upcoming primaries on September 8, 1914.
Mother's Baking Day and the Baker as Benefactor
A St Louis Times column argues bakers liberated women by carving out a baking day once common in homes. It recalls the old heat of ovens and kneading, praising bakers for giving mothers more time for duties beyond the kitchen and transforming domestic labor.
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St. Louis Times
Why It Is the St. Lawrence
The article recounts how the St. Lawrence river got its name from the festival of St. Lawrence and a 1534 discovery by Jacques Cartier. It notes Cartier’s voyage up the gulf, reaching Stadacona near Quebec, and mentions failed French colonization a century later due to harsh treatment of Indigenous peoples.
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St. Lawrence
Jacques Cartier
Magdalen Islands
Gulf
St. Malo
Rimouski
Quebec
Stadacona
London Chronicle
Irishmen Foot Race for World Tour Prize Ends in Tragedy
In 1895 three Irishmen pledged a 150000 purse for a circumnavigation on foot. They deposited one third each in Dublin. Two died in Australia while Captain Trevelyan finished the trek to claim the entire prize, with a Dublin hospital named as fallback if all perished.
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Bank of Dublin
Dublin
Europe
Asia Minor
Egypt
Australia
Trevelyan
Not Always Certain
A terse exchange about certainty in romantic praise unfolds as a daughter complains about vague compliments from a young man, while the mother cautions against labeling him until a definite outcome is known.
County Auditor Primary Decision Noted in 1914 Filing
County auditor candidate W. D. Campbell announces decision pending the Republican primary on September 8, 1914, indicating a formal candidacy and ballot status.
Bacon Nominated for County Clerk in Republican Primary
The Republican nomination for County Clerk goes to Bessie M. Bacon subject to the outcome of the September 8 1914 primary.
County Assessor Appointment Note
County Assessor subject to the de SHERMAN HOOVER.
Prosecution Official Ties to Republican Primary Race
The Prosecuting Attorney announces J. E. Stewart as subject to the decision of the Republican Primary, outlining the filing or designation process pending primary results.
Pearsall Announces Candidacy for 29th District
Dan Pearsall announces his run for Representative from the 29th District subject to Republican primary voters approval on September 8 1914. He seeks election through the party process and asks voters to support him at the polls.
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Dan Pearsall
Nomination Date for Sheriff on Republican Ticket
Date for the nomination for the office of Sheriff on the Republican ticket, subject to voters in the Primary elections, September. J. A. Graham.
Representative Twenty-Ninth District Seeks GOP Primary
A political notice states for representative of the Twenty-ninth District the seat is subject to the Republican primary on Sept. 8, 1914, with R. H. Fleet named.
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R. H. Fleet
Cass announces candidacy for Washington’s Third District
Dr William E Cass announces his candidacy for Representative in Congress as a Democrat in Washington's Third District. He states he seeks the party’s support at the September 8 1914 primary and will run in the November election.
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Third
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Tucke
Dundee
East Heron Street
Aberdeen, Wash
Ione Sedgwick Hart
Wishkah River
Pinaud
Lilag
Pinaud Building
New York
Congressman Johnson
Mrs. McMillan
Redmen
Norman S. Richards
Oakville
W. O. McCaw
T. H. McKay
W. M. Melrose
A. J. Stewart
A. E. Veatch
G. M. Powell
Neushkah
F. D. Aronld
W. D. Campbell
Isom Noe
J. B. Stewart
W. Smith
Martin F. Smith
Beasie Bacon
W. C. Birdwell
W. C. McNeeley
Constance Clark
J. F. Myles
Sherman Hoover
E. E. Ogden
G. H. Shaw
Asa B. Wilson
J. A. Graham
Schelle Mathews
L. J. Kolts
J. A. McGillicuddy, Jr
Thad Smith
J. B. Kirkaldie
James Glancey
E. E. Fisher
Quinsault
John F. Myles
Geo. J. Wolff
Bessie M. Bacon
J. E. Stewart
Aberdeen Carriage Co
Peter Ibsen
Auto Bodies
East Wishkab
H. L. Cook & CO
Grays Harbor
the Electric Service & Supply
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