Splash Day Remembrances Highlight 20 Year Ago Hoquiam Festivities
The Hoquiam Eagles planned the third annual Splash celebration with echoes of 20 years past. The Aberdeen Herald recalls a July Fourth in which Lem Willey won a 100 yard dash, Emil Milette placed in a boys race, and contests ranged from hose contests to tug of war.
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Harbor
Hoquiam
N. W. Bush
S. F. Coons
Fiero
Herald
Aberga
Heron Street
G Street
Lem Willey
Sam Moak
George McLafferty
Moak
Emil Milette
Aberdeen
Tacoma
Tacoma Athletic Club
Tacomas
Loggers
Insane Hospital Commitment After Superior Court Exam
Examination in the superior court on Tuesday led to Olive B. Dudley of Cosmopolis being committed to the Fort Steilacoom hospital for the insane.
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Olive B. Dudley
Cosmopolis
Fort Steilacoom Hospital
Polson Camps On Holiday For July Fourth Break
Polson Logging closes all camps for ten days or two weeks in line with the usual Fourth of July custom. Other logging camps are expected to follow with similar closures this week.
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Polson
Polson Logging Company
Telegraph and Telephone System: Peak of American Industry
The piece lauds telegraph and telephone networks as pinnacle American inventions and organizational feats. It notes the United States leads in counts of telephones, investments, and wire mileage, highlighting the nation’s dominance in global communications.
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Spiring
United States
Europe
Countries
A Simple Sleep Technique From H Addington Bruce
A Kansas City Times report outlines a method to defeat sleeplessness using a moonlit wall spot or imagined object. The procedure emphasizes total stillness, mental calm, and gazing with half closed eyes until eyelids grow heavy and sleep arrives.
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H. Addington Bruce
Kansas City Times
Uncertain Coyness in Poetry Lite by Louisville Courier-Journal
Reader notes question what a poet meant by a woman being uncertain coy and hard to please in hours of done ax. The discussion touches on interpretation while a separate nalestudy quips about choosing a bat among others.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Hugo’s Vision of Peace for World
Poetic proclamation by Victor Hugo calling for a united Europe and peaceful co existence among France England Germany Russia and other nations. The text imagines a future where war ends ballots replace bullets and the US and Europe grow together in trade culture and shared progress.
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France
Russia
Italy
Mizhnnd
Germany
Continent
Normandy
Brittany
Bureauty
Lorraine
Alsace
Rene
Paris
London
Petersburg
Berlin
Rouen
Zamiens
Boston
Philadelphia
United States of Europe
Victor Hugo
Kings Question on Park Costs Ended in a Crowned Jest
King George II wished to add Green Park to his palace grounds despite public dislike. He asked his minister the cost and was told it would be a matter of three crowns. The remark suited the moment, leaving the park with the people and the throne with the king.
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George II
Green Park
London
Car Windows and Fussy Women
A Toledo Blade quotation notes a street car window puzzle driven by a fussy woman who cannot decide if the window should go up or down. The punchline claims she wants it closed when open and open when closed.
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Toledo Blade
An Invitation from the Princeton Tiger
A playful exchange between two speakers cited by the Princeton Tiger. The line “My dear, you look sweet enough to kiss” followed by “That’s the way I intended to look, Jack” suggests a lighthearted social moment featured in the paper.
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Jack
Princeton Tiger
Hoquiam Prepares Splash Opening With Clean-Up Days
Hoquiam to stage a Splash opening July 1 with mayoral proclamation designating Tuesday and Wednesday as cleanup days. Merchants may observe the state holiday Saturday. Splash parade features cash prizes for civic and military groups, decorated autos and floats. A naturalization ceremony will follow the parade with Chaplain Couden and President Wolfe as speakers.
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Hoquiam
J. S. McKee
Ernest Lister
Aberdeen
Hoquiam Public Library
Couden
National House of Representatives
Wolfe
The
Eagles
Orpheus Concert Delights Local Music Lovers
The Orpheus club gave a Tuesday night program at the Grand that pleased friends of the local musical group. Director S Wetteland shared praise with Theo Karl Johnston Seattle tenor Gerard Tanning Seattle pianist and club members for a refined performance. The chorus piano accompaniment by Miss Ethel Myers of Seattle and Miss Margit Wetteland plus solos by Merrill Hastert and Rigg completed a program worthy of professional musicians.
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Orpheus Club
Grand
S. Wetteland
Theo Karl Johnston
Seattle
Gerard Tanning
Johnston
Tanning
Club
Ethel Myers
Margit Wetteland
Merrill, Hastert and Rigg
Night Rider Trials Set to Start in Pacific County
Tomorrow at Raymond the trial of the first of the North River night rider cases begins. The disputes stem from conflicts between Mrs. Margaret M. Ross and her neighbors. Each defendant will face a separate trial on 48 indictments, prolonging court activity for two years or more.
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Raymond
Margaret M. Ross
Pacific County Superior Court
Milk Cans Condemned In Grays Harbor County
George Sell weights and measures deputy condemns more than 100 one gallon milk cans in Grays Harbor county for being short some are pint short. He will prosecute dealers using short cans in future and has these cans in his Monte sano courthouse office.
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George Sell
Weights and Measures
Grays Harbor
Montesano
Pioneers Plan August Meeting at Westport
J. B. Calder of Montesano conferred with Frank Peterson and other old settlers about the annual Pioneers of Grays Harbor county meeting to be held at Westport on August 25.
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Westport
J. B. Calder of
Montesano
Frank Peterson
Grays Harbor County
Autoists Must Show Tags Under New Law Enforcement
Starting today motorists without licenses face arrest as County Speed Officer Smith enforces the new law. Drivers have been given time to comply, but officials say time is up and tags must be displayed.
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Smith
Lewis Davis Held on Theft and Robbery Charge
Lewis Davis was charged with stealing a pair of shears from Montesano tailor John Bergstrom and held him up with soldering tongs. He received 30 days in the county jail and was noted to be intoxicated at the time of the offense.
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Lewis Davis
John Bergstrom
Montesano
Davis
Elma to Host League Game Between Black Cats
A. H. Griffen announces Elma will host a league game soon featuring the Black Cats against another league team in a scheduled matchup.
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Elma
A. H. Griffen
Aberdeen Baseball Association
Black Cats
Herald Spotlight for Grays Harbor Advertisers
The Herald remains Grays Harbor county’s most circulated newspaper appealing to wide readership. Advertisers view the paper as a key channel to reach local audiences across the region.
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the Herald
Grays Harbor County
Wise Advertisers
Palmer, Pennsylvanian who led caucus years
Alexander Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania recently completed a third term in Congress on March 4. A Democrat, he lost the Senate bid to Boies Penrose in the 1910 campaign. Palmer rose as a leading party figure and caucus chairman, guiding tariff and currency debates, and he now chairs the Democratic national committee campaign.
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Alexander Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Federal Court of Claims
Congress
Mitchell
People of
United States Senate
Boies Penrose
Mr. Palmer
Wilson
Baltimore
House
Palmer
Charles M. Schwab
Underwood
Stroudsburg
Democratic National Committee
Ruler of the Hellenes and Greece's WWI politics
The article notes King Constantine of Greece faced pressure to enter World War I against the Turks as allied fleets bombarded the Dardanelles. He demanded Premier Venizelos resign, sparking widespread protest as the nation debated neutrality versus joining the Triple Entente. Constantine, born 1868 in Athens, rose to rule in 1913 after King George was assassinated at Saloniki. He married Princess Sophia in 1889, a sister of the German emperor, whose conversion from Lutheranism caused backlash in European royal circles.
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Greece
Constantine
Venizelos
Athens
George
Saloniki
Sophia
Europe
Buckingham's Pranks and a Duchess in Peril
The defeated Charlee L. is replaced by Buckingham the daredevil who hides as a mountebank in London. For days he mocks stern Puritans while the infamous Duke faces danger. His sister, the Duchess of Richmond, narrowly witnesses the mob dragging her carriage. She recognizes him but cannot betray him.
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Buckingham
Charlee L
London
Duchess of Richmond
Cigarette Beetle A Curious Yet Destructive Pest
The cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne is a nearly universal tropical pest that feeds on many items but chiefly harms tobacco by boring holes in cigar and cigarette wrappers. Adults vary in size with tobacco quality. experiments show beetles from better cigars grow larger. Attempts to sterilize cigars with an X ray device failed, leaving the beetle hard to eradicate.
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America
C. A. Ealand
Hats and Bonnets in Meeting Houses Stir Colonial Towns
In colonial times towns like Andover Massachusetts and Abington voted on whether women should remove hats or bonnets during worship. Debates framed modesty and propriety, with several towns declaring sitting with head coverings during service indecent and others urging bonnets be hung on pegs.
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Andover
Mass
Abington
An Egg Trick Spins On End Demonstration
A description from American Boy explains an egg spinning trick. Hold a raw egg on end on a smooth plate and spin it. Quick stop with a hand, then lift the hand. The egg resumes spinning due to the liquid inside continuing to whirl after the shell stops, then reaccelerates when released.
The Roads of Norway Gates Delaying Travelers
The article notes a great number of gates, over 10,000 in Norway, must be opened by travelers. These gates mark farm boundaries or separate home fields from wasteland, causing inconvenience as travelers must stop, alight, and open them.
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Norway
Rail and motor coach schedules from Aberdeen to Tacoma and Seattle
Rail and gasoline motor car timetables show westbound and eastbound departures from Aberdeen and Seattle via Tacoma, Portland, and Elma. Details include train numbers 421 and 465 via Point Defiance, 423 via Dupoint, and motor car No 551 552 with stopovers at Elma and McCleary.
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Bam
Tacoma
Seattle
Ada Caine Dehance
Portland
Point Defiance
Psiot Defiance
Moclifs
Wvia Dupgent
P. m
Elma
McCleary
Chicago
Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Sekites
Wenwe
Owl Train Timetable From Aberdeen To Centralia
Train schedule shows multiple cars and routes between Aberdeen and Centralia with stops at Tacoma Seattle Portland and Centralia. Details include departure and arrival times for Train No 42 and Train No 41 Motor Car services through and connections to Seattle and Portland.
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Centralia
H.W
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
CentraMa
Shasta Limited
California
Puget Sound
Persians
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