Timber cruise in Chehalis county under McGillicuddy
May 10 Montesano reports start of timber land cruising for assessment. Thirty-two men work from south and east toward north and west with aim to finish by August 1. Record creation, blue prints, and potential revenue noted. large timber owners may supply private estimates to reduce costs.
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Court House
Ed. M. Hoover
Hoquiam
O. K
Mr. McGillicuddy
Weverhauerser Timber Co
McGillicuddy
Sailors fight on schooner R. C. Slade off Honolulu
Mail advisories from Honolulu report a large clash between non union crew of the schooner R. C. Slade and union sailors ashore. The fight near the railway wharf left a crew member with a knife wound and led to arrests as the Slade prepared to sail for Grays Harbor.
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Tacoma
Honolulu
R. C. Slade
Slade
Grays Harbor
Sonerud
H. Henry
O. Timber
E. G. Scott
Scott
United States
Neilson
Juarez Insurectos Win Amid Rebel Skirmishes
Insurectos claim a victory in Juarez as Federals clash with rebels. The latest reports note continuing unrest with separate battles and shifting control in border city areas.
Madero Forces Hold Juarez as Peace Talks Loom
Provisional capital for Madero and his staff after a bloody defeat of federal forces. Navarro surrenders with hundreds of troops. Diaz blamed for the carnage while Madero signals readiness to press for definite peace terms. Rebels control the city and seek strong concessions.
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Ciudad Juarez
F. I. Madero, Jr
Navarro
General Madero
Diaz
Garibaldi
Madero
Army of Liberation
Insurrectos
Chihuahua
Mexico City
Juarez
Southwestern Washington backs Grays Harbor as soldiers home site
The executive council of the Southwestern Washington Development Association endorsed Grays Harbor coast between Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor as the suitable Northwest site for a national soldiers home. Members include W. J. Patterson Abcrdeen N B Coffman Chehalis Edward C Finch Aberdeen A C Little Raymond J E Barnes Centralia. Portland Tacoma Seattle groups will be asked to join.
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Chehalis
Southwestern Washington Development Association
W. J. Patterson
Aberdeen
N. B. Coffman
Edward C. Finch
A. C. Little
Raymond
J. E. Barnes
Centralia
Grays Harbor
National Soldiers
Northwest
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Willapa Harbor
Northwest lumbermen aim to lift common lumber prices
Western Washington and Oregon lumbermen plan a coordinated rally to raise prices for common lumber including boards and timbers. A new discount sheet will show reductions on some upper items while a general curtailment plan was postponed.
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Seattle
Washington
Oregon
Gentralia
Northwest
Arizona and New Mexico Statehood Considered by House
Washington May 9 The house receiving reports from resolutions inquiry and territories committees approved a subcommittee plan to grant statehood to Arizona and New Mexico after both vote on constitutional amendments. Arizona would resubmit recall provisions and vote on removing the judiciary. New Mexico would amend to ease future constitutional changes. The joint resolution by Chairman Flood will be taken up later this week.
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Washington
New Mexico
Arizona
House
Committee On Resolutions of Inquiry
Committee On Territories
Flood
Lack of System Evident in Grays Harbor City Council
The council grapples with missing city property once taken by former water superintendent Geo Fr McDoucall and calls for a system of accountability. Items reported absent include tool chests a trundle wagon a calculator and a pressure gauge. The matter goes to the water committee for investigation and a reform plan to secure bonds and inventories.
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Geo
Nobos
Grays Harbor
A. E. Graham
Railroad leaders to attend Chehalis convention
Southwestern Washington Development association officials announce a June 1–3 Chehalis convention with Northern Pacific executives L. J. Bricker Plummer and Charlton slated to attend. George S. Long of Weyerhaeuser Timber will speak, and Samuel Hill of Seattle endorses the good roads push amid a hoped legislative revival.
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Chehalis
Southwestern Washington Development Association
Northern Pacific
Elliott
L. J. Bricker
Messrs. Plummer and
Charlton
Land and Passenger
Hannaford
N. B. Coffman
Washington
George S. Long
Tacoma
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
Long
Vancouver
Samuel Hill
Seattle
Lumber Market Outlook in Grays Harbor Shifts
Grays Harbor lumber manufacturers expect market improvement soon as log prices have fallen recently. Chehalis county logger Daniel McCrimmon, now in Portland, notes price cuts in Oregon and predicts Pacific Northwest mills will boost business. Willapa harbor prices have dropped to 6.50, 7.50, and 8.50, with potential competition to Portland as the scale remains lower.
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Grays Harbor
Daniel McCrimmon
Chehalis County
Portland
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Willapao Harbor
Girl Shot Dead by Playmate in Aberdeen Woodshed
Emily McGilton a 10 year old yard worker's daughter was killed instantly by a .22 rifle fired by Celia Carlson another child who believed the gun was a toy air rifle. The tragedy occurred in the Wilson residence woodshed as the girls played after school. Coroner ruled accidental and an inquest was unnecessary.
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Emily McGilton
Thomas Www. McGilton
Wilson Brothers & Co
Aberdeen
Celia Carlson
Jonathan H. Wilson
Wilson Mill
Wilson
East Heron Street
Elizabeth Wieland
Carlson Girl
Carlson
McGilton
Elizaeth Wieland
Elizaeth
Emily
Elizabeth
Celia
Bertha First German Vessel to Dock at Grays Harbor
The German bark Bertha arrived in ballast from Port Allen on Tuesday and will load at the Wilson Brothers mill for the West Coast, shipping over 1 900 000 feet. The vessel is slightly larger than the Glenmark and marks its first Grays Harbor call after visits to Portland San Francisco and Puget Sound.
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Bertha
Port Allen
Hawaiian Islands
Wilson Brother
Glenmark
Grays Harbor
Portland
San Francisco
Puget Sound
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Executive Council of
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