Tacoma Tribune Opposes McCredie for Congress in Tacoma
The Tacoma Tribune blasts Judge McCredie of Portland as a Portland insider, urges Republicans in Pierce and Grays Harbor to reject his candidacy, and suggests Democrats could win the seat to replace Cushman. The paper argues McCredie’s interests are in Oregon, not Washington, and warns Tacoma voters against supporting him.
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Republican Paper
Tacoma
Oregon
Grays Harbor
Pierce County
McCredie
Portland
Ore
Congress
Portiana
Olympia
Columbia River
Puyallup
Judge McCredie
Vancouver
Oregon City
Washington
James H. Ashton
Harmon
Finca
F. W. Cushman
Aberdeen Council Stands 6 and 6 on Union Pacific Franchise
A crowded Aberdeen council meeting debated the Union Pacific franchise with six votes for and against, ending in a tied vote that prompted reformers to promise a mass citizen meeting. The council moved to delay, while railroad officials pledged minimal sidewalk work and city officials approved related street and tax measures.
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Council
Union Pacific
Aberdeen
Benn
W.W. B. Mack
M. R. Sherwood
Hoquiam
South Aberdeen
Frank G. Jones
Ed. C. Finch
Jas. A. Hood
Northern Pacific Railroad
Quackenbush
Holman
Death of Mrs Minnie White at 609 West Heron Street
Mrs Minnie White aged 47 5 died Tuesday night at the family home in this city after a lingering illness. She leaves her husband and a son Art Starr and a daughter in Oregon. The body rests at the undertaking parlors of S A Randolph awaiting the daughter’s arrival before funeral arrangements are made.
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Minnie White
West Heron Street
Northwestern league directors meet to award Seattle title
President W. H. Lucas convenes the Northwestern league at 2 p m Saturday in Hotel Seattle Seattle to formally award the championship to Seattle elect officers for the new year review treasurer books and discuss other matters of importance. Officials may discuss next year's circuit but no action is expected at this time.
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W. H. Lucas
Seattle
Taft and the Aldrich tariff clash across papers
President Taft champions the Aldrich wing and downward revision while progressive critics from La Follette’s Magazine Wall Street Journal and Harper’s Weekly challenge the tariff’s sincerity. The New York Times notes Taft’s Payne Aldrich bill as worse than Dingley.
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Taft
Winona
LaPollette’s
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
Aldrich
Republican Party
United States
Middle West
Congress
Cannon
Tawney
House Committee On Appropriations
LaPol
Lette's Magazine
East
Harper’s Weekly
Grover Cleveland
New Furniture Plant Opens in Aberdeen
The Aberdeen Furniture factory began operations with 75 workers after a $50,900 investment. Henry Goldwater, from Berkeley, serves as president and manager. The plant houses 40 machines to produce medium grade dining room, bedroom, and kitchen furniture mainly from fir and imitation quarter sawed oak. It is among four new industries added to Aberdeen's key enterprises this year.
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Aberdeen
Henry Goldwater
Berkeley
County Lads Montesano Board Lets New Chehalis Court House
Chehalis county commissioners award the contract for a new Chehalis court house to Sylliansen & Sando of Seattle at 134481 dollars, to be Tenino stone and completed in a year. Bids ranged widely, plumbing and heating bids awarded to Aberdeen firms, and taxes for 1909 set with several mills across county and state. The board also commended Executive Commissioner H D Chapman for Seattle exposition work and authorized disposal of the exposition building after the event.
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Seattle
Aberdeen
Chapman
Montesano
Board of County
Chehalis County
Sylliansen & Sando
First Street
Broad Street
Carl Peterson
C. A. Pinckney Co
Peterson
Pinckney
C. A. Pinckney
H. D. Chapman
New Sound Train Starts Seattle to Aberdeen Service
Northern Pacific launches a Seattle to Aberdeen harbor service with five stops between Aberdeen and Seattle. Train 11 departs Seattle at 7 a.m. through Tacoma Olympia Oakville Elma Montesano arriving Aberdeen 11:40 a.m. and Hoquiam at noon. Train 10 returns from Hoquiam at 5:30 p.m. to Seattle 10:30 p.m. No flag stops and no connections to Portland. Equipment touted as first class for harbor business.
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Northern Pacific
Seattle
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Tacoma
Olympia
Oakville
Elma
Montesano
Hoquiam
Portland
Columbia River
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Alexander, Wiley
Dolan
Bailey
Iorth
Newell
Ingram
O'Hare
Crioyen
Wiley
Quacken
Bush
Weatherwax
J. A. Hood
Opera House
C. V. Loy
Heron Street
Kendall Garbage Co
Cc. F. Jensen
E. R. Sauerborn
Wm. Borden
Boone and
King Streets
J. Street
Donnell
St. Lou's
Aberdeen Company
the County Lads
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