Avalanche Tragedy Strikes Cascade Tunnel Area
Twenty three dead or missing and many injured after a Wellington avalanche swept two Great Northern trains from a high ledge. Superintendent O Neill s private car and three locomotives were buried. day coach and smoker vanished. Rescue work proceeds amid heavy difficulties with many passengers missing or rescued.
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O'Neill
Everett
Wellington
Cascade Tunnel
Great Northern
Spokane Express
Overland Mail
J. H. O'Neil
Great Northern Railroad
Ki. M. Barnhart
Spokane
Wash
James McNevy
Seattle
William H. May
Chemainus
Nellie Sharp
K. Lemman
Hhunters
Krances
Lillian Starrett
A. R. Vail
Trinidad
High T—Herald
Gckburn
William Dorety
A. R. Dahy
Charles Jennison
J. Welly
T. S. Osborne
A. B. Longcoy
Lewis Walker
Cook
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Cantrell
Vancouver
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Nick Cici
Burlington
Alex Chisholm
Rossaland
B. C
Sol Cohen
Anna Covington
Olympia
George I. Davis
Gus Ebert
Mila Ell
C. S. Ellinge
I, Fisher
Bass
Golord Gat
Mike Georheim
Joe Gimminesti
Luigi Cimilanesti
John Tist
Ash
Oterai
L. Vasti
George Fileron
L. M. Latsch
John Mackie
A. G. Mahler
Burt Mathews
Cincinnati
William May
James Monroe
Katherine O'Reilly
R. Ga. Thompson
J. M. Thompson
Bellingham
R. W. Topping
Ashland
Ohio
Ray Forsyth
Monroe
John Grays
Nooksack
Womaas
Duncan
Purcell and
Cary
Portland Prepares First Pacific Northwest Aviation Meet
Portland hosts its first aviation meet March 5 to 7 promising flying machines and dirigible balloons over the city. Charles K Hamilton, famed Curtiss flyer, targets high and low speed and altitude records. Four Portland aeroplanes enter. major prizes lure amateur pilots. rail rates set to draw large regional crowds.
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Portland
Pacific Northwest
D. O. Lively
Charles K. Hamilton
Los Angeles
Bridge Club Guests Dine With Mrs Moffat In Rainy Session
The Tuesday Bridge club met at 1828 West First Street hosted by Mrs. W. Moffat. Despite showers, attendance remained strong as members enjoyed an afternoon of play and social time with the host.
Maud Powell Delights Butte Audience In Violin Recital
The Butte Miner reports Maud Powell's Broadway theater recital met with rapturous applause. Powell responded to three recalls with additional numbers including Schubert's Serenade. The audience and critics praised her growing mastery and spirited encore performance.
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Miss Powell
Butte
Maud Powell
Fire Dept Responds to Noon Blaze at Local Shack
Fire crews were called around 1 p m yesterday to a smell shack near the Western Cooperage works. The fire was extinguished with little damage reported.
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Western /Cooperage works
Root comments spark party divide over federal income tax amendment
United States Senator Root sent a letter to State Senator Davenport opposing Governor Hughes on the income tax amendment. Read in both houses, Democrats approve while Republicans sit in silence. Root argues the amendment taxes income without apportionment and leaves incomes subject to national taxation to existing rules.
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United States
Root
Hughes
Davenport
Lbany
N.Y
United State
Judiciary
Senate
Congress
Aberdeen bankers form syndicate to buy state bank assets
A group of Aberdeen businessmen including FL G. Jones and W B Nack formed a syndicate to acquire the Aberdeen State Bank assets and stock. They plan to merge with Chehalis County Bank and the United States National Bank, with Jones as president of the new consolidated bank and Paull as cashier. Bradley and Miller retire but stay connected locally.
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Aberdeen
FL G. Jones
W. B. Nack
Pi Paull
I Cc. Furth
George J. Wolff
J. TI. Read
R. J. Eliott
Aberdeen State Bank
State Bank
Chehalis County Bank
United States National Bank
J. Bradley
C. W. Miller
Jones
The
National Bank
Consolidated Bank
Paull
Fournier Goes South as Aberdeen Player Joins Coast League
Aberdeen baseball player John Fournier leaves for Sacramento, joining the Coast League club. The Aberdeen native began pro ball with Seattle in 1908, then moved to Aberdeen, then Portland and Sacramento. A catcher with solid hitting, he contributed timely hits last season.
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Fournier
Aberdeen
Sacramento
John Fournier
Cal
Seattle
Black Cats
Portland
Flood Warnings as Upper Canyon Reports Severe Flooding
Advices from the upper Wynco die canyon above Montesano indicate half the country between Aberdeen and Montesano is waterlogged. Floods may repeat last November’s pattern. Louis Larsson, arriving in Montesano after a four day trek from the canyon, notes unprecedented deep snow for the season.
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Wyncodie
Montesano
Aberdeen
Louis Larsson
Berry growing urged as key industry for Grays Harbor county
A. Rupert of West and Slade Grocery urges Chehalis County to diversify into berry farming citing Puyallup Valley success. He notes raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries and root vegetables thrive locally with high per acre profits and potential markets in Minnesota and Eastern cities.
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Chamber of Commerce
A. Rupert
West and Slade Grocery Co
Grays Harbor
Washington
Minnesota
Chicago
Boston
Puyallup Valley
Wrong Views of Census Washington D C March 2 1910
Readers learn the Census Bureau clarifies that census data are kept confidential and that the 1910 census begins April 15. Officials urge clergy, doctors, teachers and employers to inform the public, reassure fears, and encourage full cooperation.
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Washington, D. Cgc
United Census Bureau
Census Bureau
United States
Bureau
County Board Delays Interurban Vote On Aberdeen Seattle Line
At a special county commissioners meeting the Aberdeen Seattle interurban proposal was postponed to April 5. Engineer Sammons argued for a private right of way road reducing Aberdeen Seattle distance to 87 miles. Opponents urged rail exclusion from public roads and the board opened a path to a modified franchise for study.
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Board of County Commissioners
Aberdeen-Seattle
Ecounty Commissioners
Seattle
Aken
W. Bb. Sammons
Aberdeen
Elma
Montesano
Grays Harbor
Sammons
John C. Hogan
Hogan
Grays Harbor Interurban Company
T’ammons
Seatile
Hagen
County plans to end cruises for timber lands
Thurston county deputy assessor Frank V. Donnelly proposes using existing timber cruise records to determine land value without hiring expert cruisers. If owners refuse to report, state tax commission will aid in summoning them to present cruise books for oath and examination. Delay at Aberdeen Junction noted as a separate aside.
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Olympia
Frank V. Donnelly
Thurston County
State Tax Commission
Donnelly
Quinault Indian Kills Two Follows In On Mountain Standoff
Fred Pope, a Quinault Indian, shot and killed Adam Hawk and Holt William after an alleged assault on Leona Chenois. Coroner and federal agents rush to Tahola as Pope, armed with rifles and a revolver, hides on a mountain. His son Johnny leads supporters ready to resist arrest amid tribal tensions.
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Fred Pope
Quinault
Adam Hawk
Dod William
Smits
F. R. Archer
United States
Joseph Bh. Slatter
Tacoma
Tahola
Pope
Leona Chenois
Joe Chenoise
Hoquiam
Moelips
Albert Barclay
Troquiam
Hawk
Chenoise
Indian Agency
Chenois
Barclay
William
Holt William
William Washington
Hawks
Constabulary
Washington
Hoh William
Johnny Pope
Fire Destroys Wheeler Bros Office Late Night
A fire broke out at Wheeler Bros office at 9 PM last night on South G street. Firemen responded quickly and extinguished the blaze after gas jet heat melted a solder joint allowing gas to ignite.
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Wheeler Bros
South G Street
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Canyon
Birdmen
Grand Theater
Senator Root
New York
Chehalis County
Bureau of Commerce and Labor Issues
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