Sioux Falls Leads South Dakota In Three Member City Plan
Sioux Falls, population 15 000, first in the state to adopt the three member commission form of city government ten years ago. The plan has spread to Huron Yankton Canton Dell Rapids Chamberlain the capital Rapid City Vermilion and Aberdeen.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Huron
Yankton
Canton
Dell Rapids
Chamberlain
Rapid City
Vermillion
State University
Aberdeen
George W. Burnside
Burnsides
Yast Spring
Burnside
Yast
Senator Jones on Grays Harbor Visit
Senator Wesley L. Jones visits Grays Harbor as guest of Hoquiam Commercial Club. He speaks at the Hotel Grayport luncheon and tours the harbor to explain jetty extension needs.
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Wesley L. Jones
Grays Harbor
Hoquiam
Government sues Chehalis county over Indian homestead tax
In Tacoma a federal suit alleges Chehalis county wrongly taxed Sampson Johns, an Indian on a Chehalis homestead. The United States seeks to nullify the taxes, halt further levies, and restore title to the government held in trust for Johns after his 1900 patent. Co defendants include county treasurer, assessor, and commissioners.
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Tacoma
Department of the Interior
United States
Chehalis County
United States District Court
Jerry MccGillicuddy
R. A. Wiley
C. N. Wilson
Phil S. Locke
Ernest Fisher
Chehal
Johns
Chehalis
Recall Law Sustained by Supreme Court Ruling
The Washington Supreme Court upholds Judge R B Albertson of King County Superior Court and sustains the 1912 constitutional amendment for recall of public officers. It also supports the validity of the recall law from the last legislature and, in a Spokane ruling, holds state recall law takes precedence over city charter recalls.
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Supreme Court
Olympia
R. B. Albertson
King County Superior Court
Spokane
Aberdeen suit seeks three thousand dollars in damages
Ed Soderlund sues the City of Aberdeen and the Tacoma Dredging Co. for $3000 claiming that fill settled tideland and damaged his home at Fifth and Division streets by breaking foundations and injuring the building.
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Ed. Soderlund
City of
Aberdeen
Tacoma Dredging Co
Soderlund
Fifth
Division Streets
Reckless Shooting Complaints Rise Near Eighth and L Streets
Residents near Eighth and L streets report reckless gunfire in the gulch. A window at A. L. Davenport’s home was damaged by a stray shot Sunday, and police will monitor the area to identify the shooters.
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Eighth and
L Streets
A. L. Davenport
Committed to asylum for mental breakdown
Arthur DeGibault, whose nervous breakdown was noted in the Herald, was taken to the Steilacoom insane asylum yesterday in an auto with W. H. Tamblyn, chief of the fire department and a longtime friend. The cause of his mental trouble is unknown though his domestic and financial affairs are in good condition.
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Arthur DeGibault
Steilacoom
W. H. Tamblyn
Halloween Pranks Tripped Local Officials and Nurses
Grays Harbor hospital nurses staged a Halloween joke on six physicians and local businessmen Whiteside and Bricker. Dummy figures with pumpkin heads lit by bulbs were placed on an operating table and lights off for a scare. Mischief extended to streetcar tracks and a Broadway Conductor. Chief Seaman’s patrol reduced vandalism that year.
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Grays Harbor Hospital
Whiteside and
Bricker
Whiteside Undertaking Co
Whiteside Company
W. R. Whiteside
Mildred Ensign
Market
D Streets
Dick Miles
Broadway
Aberdeen
William Seaman
Hallowe’en
Seaman
Boy shoots himself with target pistol at Hutton ranch
Kimball Carlson aged 15 nephew of Mrs C R Hutton living at the Hutton ranch above Lake Quinsault shot himself through the left leg Saturday. He was brought to Hoquiam for medical care Saturday night.
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Kimball Carlson
C. R. Hutton
Hutton Ranch
Lake Quinsault
Hoquiam
Rustic Flower Shop Opens in Aberdeen by Mrs Mildred Demeree
Mrs Mildred Demeree, Montesano florist, opens The Rustic Flower Shop in the Electric building on Broadway Aberdeen selling plants and cut flowers. She specializes in floral designs and decorations.
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Mildred Demeree
Montesano
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Herald: Grays Harbor County News Briefs
The Semi-Weekly Aberdeen Herald informs readers on Grays Harbor affairs including local events, weather notes, and community notices. Readers are invited to stay connected with county happenings and civic updates through the paper.
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Aberdeen Herald
Grays Harbor
Sailor Fors Dies by Hanging in City Jail
Albert Fors a Swedish born sailor aged 53 long at sea and held in the city jail on a sanity suspicion died by hanging in his cell a heating pipe suspended above the corridor table. He was found by a jailer at ten oclock and his body sent to Whiteside morgue pending funeral arrangements. He sailed recently on the schooner W. J. Patterson from June nineteen to October twenty two.
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Albert Fors
Delanty
Fors
Whiteside
Sweden
W. J. Patterson
Baby Dorothy Seeks Foster Home Through Seattle Society
Sixteen month old Dorothy, battered by neglect, arrives at the Washington Children's Home Society Receiving Home in Ravenna Heights Seattle. She will be cared for until a reliable home opens, with feeding fresh air exercise and love. The Receiving Home houses thirty six other children aged two weeks to fourteen years seeking families. Full details available at the Superintendent’s office 323 New York Block Seattle.
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Seattle
Dorothy
Washington Children's Home Society
Ravenna Heights
New York Block
New Postoffice Established at Greenwood
The Wishkeh valley opens a new Greenwood post office four and a half miles above Wishkah with Mike Spisak as postmaster. He has qualified and the office will open once supplies arrive, per the Herald.
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Greenwood
Wishkeh Valley
Wishkah
Mike Spisak
Spisak
Hoquiam Beats Portland Lincoln High 6–0 for Northwest Lead
Hoquiam defeated Portland Lincoln High 6 to 0 with a first minute score setup by Boyer. The win places Hoquiam in contention for the Northwest championship alongside Everett and Aberdeen as crowd cheers and officials praised the fast, hard play.
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Hoquiam High
Lincoln High
Portland
Hoquiam
Boyer
Lincoln
Oregon
Mulkey
Graham
Davidson
Levi
Everett
Aberdeen
W. J. Smith
Queen Anne
Fowler
Franklin
Seattle
Borleske
Yellmaster
Hartshorn
Anderson
Baker
Abel
Dog Rescues Baby From Slough Near South Aberdeen Hotel
Samuel Ross of the South Aberdeen hotel reports his bird dog saved his three year old son who fell into a slough. The dog leaped after the boy and grabbed him by the arm, pulling him toward the bank as the lad struggled in swift water. The domestic reached the scene and brought the child ashore. he was only chilled and unharmed.
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Samuel Ross
South Aberdeen
Friday
Ross Home
Read It in the Herald You Know It Was So
A playful adage underscores the Herald as the trusted source of truth for readers. The line signals local pride in the newspaper’s authority and consistent messaging across community pages.
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the Herald
Aberdeen Football Team Outclasses Tacoma 13 to 7
Aberdeen defeats Tacoma 13 to 7 in a clash watched by about 4500 fans. Johnson and Pinckney starred with drop kicks and a 65 yard run. Tacoma was penalized for rough play, while Aberdeen showcased strong teamwork under Coach Hawley and sent Tacoma out of championship contention.
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Aberdeen
Tacoma
Aberdeen Boys
Tacoma Tribune
Willikson
Johnson
Beymer
Tacoma Boys
Crane
Srength
Hawley
Grays Harbor
Grays Harbor Boys
Pingle
Pinckney
City of Destiny
Stadium
Stadium High
Stadium High School
Carlton Hotel
High School Debate Opens In Hoquiam
Hoquiam and Aberdeen high schools prepare for a state series debate Friday night in Hoquiam on a Northwest issue the resolution calls to exclude all unskilled labor from Southern and Eastern Europe from entering the United States. Hoquiam's affirmative team includes Clayton Rychard Cecil Hughes and Bessie Burrows while Aberdeen's negative features James McDonald Dwight Wellington and Marion Crary. The issue will be a major topic at the American Federation convention.
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Hoquiam
Aberdeen
Northwest
Europe
United States
Clayton Rychard
Cecil Hughes
Bessie Burrows
Labor Meeting Announced for Seattle in Coming Days
A notice announces a labor proceeding to be held in Seattle within a few days. Details on attendees or agenda are limited in the readable fragments.
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Seattle
Salvation Army Names New Aberdeen Officers
Major J. C. Galley and his wife and daughter of the Salvation Army will arrive in Aberdeen next Friday to assume charge of the local corps. A reception will be held that evening and a public welcome meeting is planned for Saturday evening.
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J. C. Galley
Salvation Army
Aberdeen
Train derailed by cow near Centralia causes no injuries
The O W train from Centralia to Chehalis derailed Sunday afternoon eight and a half miles west of Centralia after a cow ignored signals. The baggage car telescoped on the tender but no one was hurt. The Herald notes its wide circulation in Chehalis County.
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Centralia
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