Major Abbott Urges Aberdeen to Open Rail Franchises
The letter from Major L A Abbott of Jacksonville urges Aberdeen officials to approve Union Pacific and other railroad franchises, arguing water and rail access are vital to Grays Harbor’s growth. He credits past city leaders and warns that hesitation could drive industry away, urging capable, forward looking council members.
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Major Abbott
Jacksonville
Florida
Herald
Union Pacific Railway
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
State of
Washington
Pacific Coast
Tam
Milwaukee Road
America
Union
Cliff Weatherwax
Lorimer Secures Theater for Shepherd King Deal
Lorimer visits A. L. Erlanger and offers a substantial weekly guarantee for a theater to produce The Shepherd King. He presents fourteen $1,000 bills and offers four weeks in advance, arranging the arrangement in a bold negotiation.
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Wright Lorimer
A. L. Erlanger
Erlanger
Lorimer
New York
Knickerbocker
Union Pacific eyes Aberdeen as coal and shipping hub
Union Pacific plans vast coal bunkers on the Chehalis river waterfront north of Anderson Middleton mill to store and ship coal from 10 000 acres near Centralia. The railroad will lay rails to Aberdeen by January 1 with a station at Costaspolis and a bridge over the Chehalis river, Aberdeen Construction Co. hired for waterfront station work.
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Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Puget Sound
Union Pacific
Chehalis River
Anderson, & Middleton
Centralia
San Francisco
South Abedeen
Costaspolis
South Aberdeen
Aberdeen Construction Company
Aberdeen School District 5 Registration for December 4 1909
Notice to all potential voters in Aberdeen School District No. 5 that a school election will be held on December 4, 1909. Voters must register at the secretary of the school board or at Aberdeen city clerk if not already registered. Special notice to women to register.
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Aberdeen
L. A. Abbott
Trouble on the trolley in Aberdeen injures conductor
Conductor Drake was knocked unconscious after a street car fight in Aberdeen Tuesday night. Two men boarded as the car left the city. one struck him and fled. Drake suffered facial bruises and cuts but doctors do not regard injuries as serious. The car returned to Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen
Drake
Aberdeen General Hospital
Supreme Court voids Hoquiam Ontario street assessment
The Washington State Supreme Court rules the Ontario street improvement assessment in Hoquiam is void because legal notices were not printed in the official paper and charter provisions were ignored. It grants the injunction for Polson Shingle and Coates Shingle to stop city collection. The court also reverses a lower court judgment in McCandless vs Peterson on tax foreclosure.
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Olympia
Ontario Street
Hoquiam
Supreme Court
Polson Shingle Company
Coates Shingle Company
Frank M. McCandless
Fred T. Peterson
Lower Court
Pinchot Seeks Clear Stance From Taft On Conservation Fight
Rumor says Gifford Pinchot has written to President Taft asking to define his status in the administration to settle the dispute over conservation policies with Secretary Ballinger. The letter reportedly requests Taft to declare support for Pinchot or Ballinger.
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Washington, D. C
Gifford Pinchot
Taft
Interior Ballinger
Pinchot
Ballinger
Aberdeen Pythians Aid Cherry Mine Sufferers
Wishkah lodge K of P adopts resolutions expressing sympathy for relatives and friends of Cherry Mine disaster victims. Members note most of the Pythias lodge in Cherry was wiped out and intend to forward a donation and support to the survivors.
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Aberdeen Pythians
Wishkah Lodge
K. of P
Cherry, Ill
Nise
Pythias
Muon
Aberdeen Steam Laundry List Debut in Records
Unclear OCR fragment references a laundry list from Aberdeen Steam Laundry and a GED list. The text hints at a departure in laundry work and mentions ROVE DEY and FORMW DRY. No clear event date or names beyond the laundry facility appear.
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Ah- Foramw Dry
Aberdeen Steam
Erdeen Steam
Window Demolished by Wind Struck Sign Board
A large plate glass window at the FL J Becker store was smashed this forenoon when a sign board from West Coast Advertising company, stood against the storefront, was blown by the wind into the window. Workmen boarded up the opening awaiting replacement glass.
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FL J. Becker
West Coast Advertising Company
Police raid targets young cigarette sellers in restricted district
Police conduct a raid on youths lingering in a restricted area. Chief Dean deals with the troublemakers, offering guidance and warnings as part of a crackdown.
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Dean
Lunghi Foregoes Indoor Racing After Rough Madison Gauze
Emilio Lunghi, the Italian sprint star, announced he is finished with indoor running. In his only indoor appearance at Madison Square Garden the 1000 yard event saw Lunghi start slowly then surge but swing wide, losing five to ten yards per turn and finishing far from place. His bold strides nearly sent him into the rail as the field quickened around him.
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Emilio Lunghi
Emilio
Lunghi
Madison Square Garden
Boston to Build Modern Ice Hockey Center
Boston will be a leading eastern center for ice hockey by season’s end 1909. Construction on the Boston Arena, mainly for skating, has begun with around the clock work and three shifts, aiming for completion by Christmas.
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Boston
Boston Arena
Tide Land Filling Contested as Council Holds Short Session
Aberdeen council members convened with Mayor Benn absent. W Ingram was elected chair. Attorney Wade warned tide land filling may fail in court but advised passing the ordinance and pursuing a single friendly condemnation suit to secure bids if court action proves favorable. McAlpine seeks 8500 damages for his son Leon’s drowning near Market and D streets last month. A light at Fifth and North F was referred. Improvements for Clark Fordney and Lewis streets approved. The tide land filling ordinance west of K street was passed and G Brown liquor license transferred to M Movovitch.
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Benn
C. C. Quackenbush
W. Ingram
Wade
K. C. McAlpine
Leon
Market
D Streets
Fifth
F Street
Clark, Fordney
Lewis Streets
Aberdeen
Thanksgiving Proclamation Declares Thanksgiving Day in Washington
Gov M E Hay of Washington issues the states proclamation designating Thursday November 25 as Thanksgiving Day following the presidents federal proclamation. He calls for universal observance of the holiday across Washington in gratitude for harvests and prosperity.
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Olympia
Hay
Gea
I. M. E. Hay
State of Washington
United States
Counternational Church Talk on Citizenship by Pastor
A church leader in the Counterational community plans a sermon addressing citizenship themes and their link to national festivals. The pastor will equate civic participation with spiritual duties and discuss how observances shape identity among congregants.
Cabinet Meeting Says No Mention Of Ballin Pinchot Fight
The first cabinet meeting since the President’s return lasted three hours but did not discuss the Ballin Pinchot dispute. Officials remain tight lipped though the issue persists with Bal linger and associates in the administration. Fred Dennett will detail Alaska coal lands in his upcoming annual report and emphasize the 1908 act’s forfeiture provisions for unlawful coal land trusts.
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Washington, D. C
Pallinger
Forester Pinchot
Connecticut
Ballinger
Fred Dennett
General Land Office
Alaska
Glavis
Rebekahs Hold Sixteenth Semiannual Meeting in Hoquiam
In Hoquiam Nov 17 the Chehalis county Rebekahs met despite stormy weather. Mrs Frank Rogers opened the session and business was transacted. Initiations followed a feature secret work and Seattle’s Mrs McDonald gave a speech on the order. A banquet concluded the gathering.
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Hoquiam
Rebekahs
Chehalis
Frank Rogers
McDonald
Seattle
The
Old Time Storm Disrupts Streets and Windows at Boston Store
A west to east easterly storm floods streets and sways signs as blasts topple a theater billboard and shatter a plate glass window at F. J. Becker sporting goods. The window was insured by the Jones Agency and the incident highlights the storm’s violence.
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Arctic
Boston
F. J. Becker Sporting Goods
Becker
Jones Agency
Harding
Vancouver Attorney Appointed Superior Judge Aide
Donald Mc Masters of Vancouver was appointed by Governor Hav to the Superior Court bench for the district including Clarke Cimea and Skamania counties. The announcement came today in Olympia as the appointment was formalized.
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Olympia
Donald McMasters
Vancouver
Cov
A Clarke
Cimea “Tar
Skamania Coun
Evans Drug Co Announces All Round Sale
Evans Drug Co plans an all round sale with notable price cuts on a wide range of items. Event details and exact discounts are not confirmed in the available text.
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Noth
Evans Drug Co
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