Insurgents in House push to oust Cannon and back Hinds
Insurgent Republicans and Democrats discuss removing Speaker Joseph Cannon and elevating Asher C. Hinds a parliamentarian not in Congress to preside. Advocates argue for reform and a nonmember speaker as a ideal course amid the Cannon controversy.
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Congress
A. C. Hinds
House
Washington
Cannon
Asher C. Hinds
Representative Poindexter
Hinds
New England
United States
House of Representatives
Senator Borah for Income Tax
Senator Borah of Idaho and Lawson Purdy of New York city argued for a federal income tax at the Economic club. Borah cited Aldrich's claim that $300,000,000 could be saved by business methods and warned that the tax falls on consumption, not wealth, urging accountability.
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New York
Senator Borah
Idaho
Lawson Purdy
Department of Taxes and Assessments
New York City
Economic Club
Borah
Aldrich
State Seeks Termination Of Forest Reserve Lands
Washington March 25 The Land Commissioner Ross and Attorney General Bell with Secretary Ballinger visited the White House and plan a meeting with the president to back a bill by Representative Hamer Idaho. They seek approval to select forest reserve lands to replace school sections lost to forest reserves and intend to urge interior department rule changes.
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Washington
Ross
Bell
Ballinger
White House
Hamer
Idaho
Committee On Public Lands
Secretary of Agriculture
Lands In Black
Department of the Interior
Friends in Council to Meet With Mrs Beam at Simpson Ave
The Friends in Council will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Frank Beam at 604 Simpson Avenue to discuss planned activities and community concerns.
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Friends In Council
Frank Beam
Simpson Avenue
Old Swindle Drops Up at Port Townsend
In a Port Townsend ruling Judge Still found Maston Taylor liable for 3500 dollars plus 8 percent interest in the case Edward and Amanda Kohl versus Maston Taylor and C T Hall. The Kohls had traded their farm for stock in the California Kitchen Cabinet Company and exclusive selling rights and later sought recovery after discovering they were swindled out of about 60000 dollars through the scheme. The suit originated in Aberdeen and was moved for trial here.
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Port Townsend
California
Hoquiam
Aberdeen
Edward
Amanda Kohl
Maston Taylor
C. T. Hall
Kohls
Co. T. Wall
Taylor
Light and Heavy Nauling Service Ad
For light and heavy hauling call the A. A. Star Transfer Co. Phone 4201.
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A. A. Star Transfer Co
Southwest Washington Develop ment association formed at Centralia
Delegates from Pacific Chehalis Lewis Cowlitz Clarke Wahkiakum Skamania Thurston Mason and Klickitat counties formed the Southwestern Washington Development association. Officers named C O Gingrich president J E Barnes secretary W J Patterson vice president with a plan to promote good roads river and harbor improvements across the region. A banquet for the visitors followed at Hotel Centralia.
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Centralia
Commercial Clubs
Southwestern Washington
Southwestern
Raymond
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
South Bend
Washington
C. O. Gingrich
Chehant
J. IE. Barnes
W. J. Patterson
Commercial Club
Hotel Centralia
Centralia Commercial Club
Grays Harbor Railway Bridge to Rise Over Chehalis River
J R Holman chief engineer of Grays Harbor Puget Sound railway says the new steel bridge over the Chehalis River will be built this summer and ready for traffic by October 15 with Aberdeen trains expected by November 1 if no delays occur. He also serves as assistant manager for Harriman interests in Washington and is coordinating the bridge project and related Lindstrom Shipbuilding Company condemnation suit.
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J. R. Holman
Grays Harbor & Puget Sound Railway
Chehalis River
Holman
Harriman
Washington
Lindstrom Shipbuilding Company
Aberdeen
Dunne Grills Taft at Chicago Luncheon
Edward F. Dunne former Chicago mayor ridiculed Taft’s cabinet choices at a luncheon with the Irish Fellowship Club. He named Knox Handy Nagel Ballinger Hitchcock Dickson MacVeagh and criticized the Payne Aldrich law as betrayal. He condemned the Winnona tariff speech as a sham admission of sacrificing public interests for party gains.
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Chicago
Taft
Edward F. Dunne
Dunne
Knox
Steel Trust
Pennsylvania
Nagel
Standard Oil Company
Ballinger
Congress
Hitchcock
Lassoer
Illinois Central
Dickson
MacVeagh
Odd lengths lumber given free for four months
The Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers Association endorsed the Portland retailers resolution to supply odd lengths for six months at no cost to retailers with payment to start after six months. The six months coverage applies only to 11 18 15 and 17 foot lengths, ending four months from now.
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Seattle
Pacific Oast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Portland
Sympathetic strike ends in Philadelphia
The three week general sympathetic strike in support of trolley men ended tonight in Philadelphia. Tomorrow the Central Labor Union will direct all who quit work in sympathy with the striking carmen to return to work Monday morning and will ask union members to financially support the street car strikers until their demands are granted by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company.
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Philadelphia
Central Labor Union
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Fire destroys Raymond home and contents
A blaze yesterday consumed Charles Nadeau's residence at Raymond with an estimated loss of 3500 dollars, partly covered by insurance.
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Raymond
Charles Nadeau
Custom House Figures Show Grays Harbor Lumber Trade
More than 600 vessels carried 452 604 000 feet of lumber shingles and lath from Grays Harbor in 1909. Aberdeen mills supplied about two thirds of shipments with 486 vessels and 305 707 000 feet. December saw the peak Aberdeen activity at 45 departures for 33 442 000 feet while February was slowest. Hoquiam’s top month was July with 19 000 000 feet from 21 vessels. February was again light with 6 740 000 feet from 11 ships. The data, compiled for Puget Sound district customs chief F C Harper, is used to compare Aberdeen and Hoquiam amid Hoquiam’s bid to move the customs office.
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Grays Harbor
H. M. Delanty
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
F. C. Harper
Puget Sound
Mrs Rowland Hosts Afternoon in Honor of Sister
Mrs C F Rowland entertained Friday afternoon at her home 700 East First Street in honor of her sister Mrs C Outterson of Philadelphia.
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C. F. Rowland
East First Street
Mrs. C. Outterson
Philadelphia
Public Good First James R Garfield Urges Progressive Party
James R Garfield former secretary of the interior urged the Republican Party to continue its progressive path saying the public good must come first. He argued for regulations over corporations at national and state levels to safeguard the public and enforce laws against unfair business.
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Cleveland
James R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Tippecanoe
Republican Party
Southern California Welcome For Puget Sound Visitors
Two hundred excursionists from Puget Sound cities arrived in Los Angeles and were hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at a public reception. Joseph Scott welcomed the group, with A. M. Wade, A. R. Titlow, C. P. Wiley and Vivian P. Carkeek delivering responses. The visitors will stay in Southern California for several days.
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Los Angeles
Puget Sound
Government sues for timber land in Mason County
The United States files suit to recover two quarter sections of timber land in Mason County from John A. Sells Jane Doe Sells Jeanette Sutton William Coyner and Jane Doe Coyner valued at 10000. The government claims an unlawful conspiracy with Henry M. Sutton and that Sells transferred portions to Sutton and Coyner after acquisition.
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Tacoma
United States
Mason County
John A. Sells
Jane Doe” Sells
Jeanette Sutton
William Coyner
Jane Doe" Coyner
Henry M. Sutton
Sutton
Coyne
No Gift Franchises For Pierce County Policy Stated
Pierce County commissioners deny Stone & Webster fifty year franchise to build a pole line on county road between Electron and Kapowin. The vote sets a precedent and declares a policy against granting franchises for less than value received. Puget Sound Power Company is named in the application, with tax disputes dating to 1907.
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Tacoma
Stone & Webster
Electron
Kapowin
Pierce County
Puget Sound Power Company
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