Bids Placed On Bridge Swing Crew As Council Delays Decision
Three bidders sought the Heron street bridge swinging job, each proposing three men on eight hour shifts. Gopper alone provided a certified check with a $65 monthly per man bid, while Gilbert and Church Mason Graham offered higher monthly sums. The council budget allowed $180 monthly, and bids were sent to the Street committee and city engineer for action.
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Heron Street
C. M. Gopper
Gopper
W. P. Gilbert
J. F. Church
J. E. Mason
R. BE. Graham
France
Third Avenue
Bland Street
F Street
Kelsey
T. M. Moulton
Street Committee
Morgan Street
Boarder Assaults Landlord Over Double Board Bill
Gust Kesti was sentenced to ten days in the county jail for third degree assault on Mary Lund after a dispute over a board bill. Lund testified through a Finn interpreter that Kesti seized her by the arm and pinched it, while Kesti argued he had paid the first month twice and threatened further.
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Gust Kesti
Justice of the Peace
I. N. Gardner
Mary Lund
Mrs. Lund
Kesti
J. E. Stewart
C. Y. Fenwick
Final High School Debates Close For Forensic Contest
Tonight the state wide forensic contest ends as Centralia meets Aberdeen in the single tax debate at the local auditorium. Hoquiam faces Castle Rock while Montesano debates Chehalis with Hoquiam on the negative side. Each team has balanced home and away debates and positions to prove rostrum preeminence across the state.
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Centralia High School
Aberdeen High School
Aberdeen
Hoquiam High School
Castle Rock
Montesano
Chehalis
Hoquiam
Clarence Caldwell
Marion
Ceseg
Ford shooting mystery perplexes Aberdeen police
William Ford remains firm that his brother in law Charles Doe shot him, while Aberdeen police and Sheriff Schelle Matthews doubt the claim. A site visit to the South Beach road cabin yielded no new clues, and investigators confirm the gun used belonged to Ford.
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William Ford
Aberdeen
Schelle Matthews
Ford
Aberdeen General Hospital
Charles Doe
W. J. Seaman
Sheriff Matthews
South Beach Road
Centralia Debate Program Names Teams and Judges
Centralia announces a debate featuring Gertrude Markell Gladys Petry and Cranston Goddard with judges Dr F L Monk Montesano A E Heaton Elma superintendent and P W Harvey Elma Chronicle editor W C Mumaw as chairman The program includes piano solo by Catherine Miller vocal by Elizabeth Green and prize awards in an essay on Julius Caesar plus choral selections by Girls and Boys Glee clubs.
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Centralia
Gertrude Markell
Gladys Petry
Cranston Goddard
F.L. Monk
Montesano
A. E. Heaton
Elma
Catherine Miller
Elizabeth Green
Julius Caesar
Glee Club
Tug Manette Sinks Twice After Dock Repairs
Hoquiam reports a grisly water front mystery as the tug Manette sank twice within days. Raised after the first immersion, no cause was found. a second sudden sinking Tuesday night stunned officials. Crew had been cleaning, pumping, and repairing when she went down again.
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Hoquiam
Grays Harbor Construction Company
Local Aberdeen Moose Take Five-Set Victory Over Hoquiam
The Aberdeen Moose volleyball team defeated Hoquiam Moose in five games on Hoquiam’s court. Hoquiam won the first two, Aberdeen the next three. Aberdeen players included C. H. King and Robert Slattery. Hoquiam lineup featured Glen Hart, Herb Hart and Dr G I Hurley. C H Roads handled the officiating whistle.
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Aberdeen Moose
Hoquiam Moose
Hoquiam
Aberdeen
Glen Hart
Herb Hart
Woodcock
Carroll
George Myers
L. Luce
Dr. G. I
Typhoid Grips Queets Indians in Hoquiam Area
Reports from the Queets Indians north of Tahola say typhoid is spreading, with Sorenson Sam, 10, dead. Government doctor cannot reach due to impassable trails. Captain Martin Erickson of the Phoenix plans to depart with medicines and stores to aid the stricken families and whites alike.
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Hoquiam
Tahola
Martin Erickson
Phoenix
Sorenson Sam
Queens
Fanning
Captain Erickson
The
Meeting of Webate Mothers' Club at Samuel Benn School
A meeting of the Webate Mothers' Club was held yesterday after moon in the Samuel Benn school building to consider the boys' selection and await the judges' decision.
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Webate
Mothers' Club
Samuel Benn School
Jmoon
Home Damaged in Hoquiam Fire
Fire at Herbert Wyckoff residence 215 Chenault avenue caused about 700 dollars in furniture damage. Insurance covered 300 dollars. The blaze started from the parlor heater Wednesday evening.
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Hoquiam
Herbert Wyckoff
Chenault Avenue
Body Found Partially Buried on Westport Beach
A man’s body was discovered partially buried in sand near No 2 light off Westport by M McGuire and his brother. The corpse, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, wore a check shirt and black trousers with a leather belt. teeth are gold filled or crowned, offering a potential identification clue.
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Francis H. Leggett
No. 2
Westport
M. McGuire
Empty skiff washes ashore at Westport
A fishing skiff was found ashore yesterday at Westport with slicker boots and oars in place. Milton McGuire discovered the boat, and no missing fisher has been reported in days. the vessel may have broken loose from its moorings.
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Westport
Milton McGuire
City seeks relief funds for Hoquiam needy
Hoquiam mayor urges $1000 relief drive and Associated Charities begins collecting donations. The Washingtonian office reports $155 received in the first 24 hours after the appeal, with subscriptions already started by local citizens.
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Hoquiam
McKee
Associated Charities
The
Washingtonian
Grays Harbor Big Playground Highlighted by Engineer
Hoquiam officials and businessmen heard C. E. Fowler of Seattle praise Grays Harbor as a playground region at a Hoquiam Commercial Club meeting. A resolution urged the legislature to allow Hoquiam to lease land north of the city for park use, while M. R. Colby and A. P. Sprague backed the proposed dock and port plan amid talks on freight facilities including lumber.
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Hoquiam
Grays Harbor
Pacific Northwest
C. E. Fowler
Seattle
Hoquiam Commercial Club
A. P. Sprague
Copalis Lumber Company
Port Commission
Lyman to Speak in Aberdeen on Jetty Extension Pursuit
Prof. W D Lyman of Whitman College, a director of the National Rivers and Harbors congress, is due to address the Aberdeen Commercial club around April 1. He is expected to speak here and before the Hoquiam Chamber of Commerce on the proposed jetty extension.
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Aberdeen Commercial Club
W. D. Lyman
Whitman College
National Rivers ‘and Harbors Congress
Hoquiam
Romantic view of trench life from German artillery captain
Dr. Arthur Prytek a Berlin physician and artillery captain writes from Verdun near the front to Aberdeen merchant George J. Wolff praising the trenches as protected, well supplied and bearable noting three days on, three off. He recalls earlier fears but stresses morale and the universal spirit of workers and professionals in Germany. His brother Oscar is an artillery officer and prominent Berlin lawyer.
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Arthur Prytek
George J. Wolff
Prytek
Berlin
Verdun
France
Wolff
Belgium
Dr. Prytek
Oscar Prytek
63rd Congress Ends With Record Duration and Major Laws
The 63rd Congress, in session 637 days, closed after enacting key measures including tariff and income tax reforms, a new currency system, a federal trade commission, anti trust amendments, Panama Canal free tone repeal, Alaska railroad authorization, armed forces use in Mexico, war tax, war risk insurance, and 21 peace treaties. President Wilson also began delivering messages in person to Congress as the adjournment echoed across Washington. A wave of retirements followed, with nine senators and many house members leaving office.
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Federal Trade Commission
Alaska
Mexico
Wilson
Congress
Coffee Roasting Chain Draws Aberdeen Guests to Fagan
In Aberdeen, C A Fagan prepares a wholesale coffee, tea and spice quarters at 303 East Wishkah Street. After a few days of setup, he will welcome visitors to see the endless coffee roasting chain and related machinery before launching a house to house campaign to spur grocers and housekeepers to buy.
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Wishkah Street
Fagan
Fagan’s
Aberdeen
Mr. Fagan
Elks Elect Officers in Hoquiam Lodge
Hoquiam lodge No. 1082 B P O E elected Exalted Ruler J C Shaw Leading Knight Dan Hanrahan Loyal Knight T D Sharp Lecturing Knight Geo Brault Secretary D S Palmer Treasurer Geo F Palmer Tiler A G Anderson and trustee P J Mourant for three years Delegate Ia H Brewer alternate Frank H Lamb. District Deputy Henry W Parrott of Bellingham will visit March 16.
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Hoquiam
Hoquiam Lodge No
J. C. Shaw
Dan Hanrahan
T. D. Sharp
Geo. Brault
D. S. Palmer
Geo. F. Palmer
A. G. Anderson
P. J. Moura
Japan Seeks No War With U S Says Missionary
Dr J C Worley a 15 year Japan missionary told a First Presbyterian Church audience that U S Japan relations are cordial aside from jingo press. he urged renewed missionary work in Japan as a better solution than arming for future tensions.
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Worley
Japan
United States
J. C. Worley
First Presbyterian Church
Court Bill Advances in Second Reading for Aberdeen Sessions
Olympia March 4 Benete bill No 187 providing for holding sessions of the Chehalis county superior court at Aberdeen was read a second time today before the house and is up for final passage tomorrow.
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Aberdeen
Olympia
Benete
Chehalia County
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