Poultry Judge Collier Sees Washington Light in Politics
Harry H. Collier, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor and noted Northwest poultry judge, judges the Chehalis County fair display and shares views from the Nashville convention. He predicts strong Wilson support in Washington and discusses state politics and direct primaries.
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Harry H. Collier
Northwest
City
Chehalis County Fair
American Poultry Association
Nashville
America
Eastern
Middle West
Washington
Puget Sound
Grays Harbor
Chicago
BE. C. Branch
Missouri
Branch
Tennessee
Swashville
Woodrow Wilson
Hooper
Aberdeen
Chatanooga
Knoxville
Memphis
Saturday Evening Post
Sam Blythe
United States
Maine
Massachusetts
North Yakima
Wilson
Chehalis County
Citizens Protest Fill Conditions in South Market District
Dozen plus property owners appear before the city council protesting tide flat fill near Market Street south and west of M Street. They seek a square deal with fill not just silt, and threaten withholding bonds if contracts are not met. A special meeting is set to review the Tacoma Dredging Company work and ensure action at the next council session. The city treasurer is instructed to pay due amounts and the fire chief reports pump expenses through late September 1912.
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Market Street
M. Street
Morck
Egerer
McCaw
Millette
Miles Pearsall
Frazier
Sayers
Marek
Tacoma Dredging Company
Pearsall
Newell
Banquet Ties Railroad Men on Grays Harbor
A P Chapman general agent of the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound rail road hosted a banquet at the Washington hotel on Grays Harbor to honor Milwaukee and local employes. Attendees included W R Rohm A L Lark C C Trott and others. A transportation club for all Grays Harbor railroad workers was proposed to boost line cooperation and fellowship with monthly meetings planned if formed.
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Grays Harbor
A. P Chapman
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railroad
Milwaukee
Washington Hotel
A. P. Chapman
W. R. Rohm
A. L. Lark
C. C. Trott
C. P. Reid
M. B. Lytle
George Ross
G. S. Kirk
John Dolle
G. O. Davis
T. S. Sharp
Richard Trott
William Shields
W. B. Foster
J. C. Thompson
Hunters Have Thrilling Trip On Tough Waters
A party of local hunters stranded for two days on mud flats when their boat the Pansy ran aground below Hoquiam. After harrowing delays near the lower bay the life saving crew finally landed them at Westport, with nets fouling the propeller on the return voyage.
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Aberdeen
Westport
Wm. Anderson
Jacobsen
John Hussie
Hoquiam
Democrats Optimistic on Washington State Victory for Wilson
Seattle dispatch reports Democratic leaders optimistic about sweeping Washington's state and congressional tickets for Woodrow Wilson. They cite past vote gaps, party split with the progressives, and newly enfranchised women voters boosting turnout.
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Seattle
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
of Washington
Progressive Party
Republican Party
Taft
Roosevelt
Democratic State Committee
Sheriff Orders Warden To District Over Duck Hunt
Sheriff Ed Payette directed a game warden to the lower bay district Wednesday morning amid reports two men were duck hunting from a gasoline motor boat. The comment notes opportunities may not have been greater for the other fellow.
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Lower Bay
Ed Payette
County Fair Opens at Electric Park in Chehalis County
The Chehalis County Fair opens with 5000 exhibits noted by Secretary J. E. Calder. Aberdeen Hoquiam participants arrive. two horticulture buildings, a new poultry house, and well filled stock pens mark progress. Aberdeen day today and East End Friday. weekend features include a free-for-all Sunday and a baby show Friday.
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Electric Park
Chehalis County
J. E. Calder
Aberdeen
East End
Hoquiam
West End
Aberdeen Civic Improvement Association
Professor Little
Montesano
Oakville
Fair Grounds
Calder
Aberdeen Council Enacts 1913 Budget and Debt Plan
In a special session the Aberdeen council voted to cut taxes from 29 to 16 mills and issue bonds to pay city indebtedness. The 1913 budget totals about $105 000 with four tenths mill for library and twenty seven hundredths for parks. Fourteen mills fund general running expenses while the remaining two mills cover warrant debt of about $85 000.
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Aberdeen
Two Men Committed to Fort Steilacoom Asylum
Charles W. Palmer and Frank Cale of Aberdeen were committed to the Fort Steilacoom asylum by the superior court. Guards departed with the pair today. Cale had attempted suicide by jumping from the C W R N bridge at Aberdeen last Saturday.
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Montesano
Charles W. Palmer
Frank Cale
Aberdeen
Fort Steilacoom
Superior Court
Cale
Voters Face Choice Between Free Government and Special Privilege
Quote from Woodrow Wilson frames a ballot question on governance. It contrasts a government free to serve all citizens with one that dispenses special favors and is controlled by those who receive them. The remark emphasizes equality of service versus targeted advantage.
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Woodrow Wilson
New York Wins Third Game of Series
New York takes the third game of the series against Boston 2 to 1. The Yankees tally 2 runs on 7 hits with 1 error, led by Marquard and yer s. Boston scores 1 run on 7 hits with no errors. O'Brien Bedi ent Cady and Carrigan secure the batteries.
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New York
Marquard
Yers
Boston
O’brien
Bedient
Cady
Carrigan
Peterson Construction Seen As Likely Bidder On $5 Million Irrigation Project
Carlson Gylling of Peterson Construction, formerly Aberdeen Construction, predicts the firm will secure the Kittitas county irrigation contract known as the high line ditch. The project, financed by the county, would feed water to over 90 000 acres and cost about 5 million dollars with work starting within two weeks.
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Peterson Construction Company
Aberdeen Construction Company
Kittitas County
Carl Gylling
Aberdeen
Gylling
CleElum and Ros Vn
Easton
Northern Pacific
Commissioner Rejects 22 Oil Lease Applications in Aberdeen
Olympia based State Commissioner of Public Lands Ross denies 22 Aberdeen citizens leases for oil and gas prospecting and plans to reject 95 more. He says he cannot blanket the entire Olympic peninsula with leases to test for oil.
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Olympia
Wash
State Commissioner of Public Lands
Ross
Aberdeen
Olympic Peninsula
Rifle Contest Opens On New Montesano Range
The first rifle contest on the new range near Montesano, purchased for Company G, drew about 50 spectators. The range is described as one of the best in the Pacific Northwest. Winners will join the regular rifle team for the upcoming match between the Second Washington regiment and the Duke of Connaughts Own Rifles.
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Montesano
Pacific Northwest
Washington Regiment
Duke of Connaught's Own
No More Turkey Says Greek Boy
According to reports, 15 Greek laborers from Hoquiam plan to depart for Greece to aid in the war against Turkey. Greeks from Harbor cities await word from the Greek consul in Tacoma before heading East, hoping to support their homeland and resolve tensions with Turkey.
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Hoquiam
Turkey
Harry Ferguson
Tacoma
United States
Aberdeen
Tong
Arrest of James Irving on camp fire negligence charge
James Irving of this city was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal Albers of Tacoma on a charge of negligently caring for a camp fire left burning. He was questioned by U S Commissioner Dan Pearsall and bound over to Tacoma for trial in $500, posting the bonds immediately. Irving and a companion had been in the Olympic mountains months ago on a hunting and fishing trip, admitting camp fires were built but claiming they were extinguished before leaving.
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James Irving
United States
Albers
Tacoma
Irving
Dan Pearsall
Olympic Mountains
Not Guilty in Aberdeen Murder Trial
A Chehalis County jury acquitted J S Creech of Aberdeen and Raymond in the killing of Aberdeen detective Frank Welch after under three hours deliberation. The verdict, reached around 8 pm, ended a high profile case marked by dramatic courtroom exchanges and sharp accusations of police misconduct.
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Aberdeen
Montesano
Superior Court
J. S. Creech
Raymond
Frank Welch
Creech
Chehalis
Welch
John Walsh
Hell
George Kempter
Walsh
E. E. Boner
Woodmen Plan Major Rallies on Grays Harbor
The Woodmen of the World local camp schedules a harbor wide rally on October 28 with all Grays Harbor camps and branch lines joining from Centria to Montesano. F H Rosenberg and others arrange for Montesano leaders Professor Wheeler and mayor to guide the delegation as Aberdeen hosts the event sequence.
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Woodmen of the World
Grays Harbor
Centralia Down
F. H. Rosenberg
P. C. Demeree
Cc. O. Smith
Montesano
Professor Wheeler
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Writ blocks suspended sentence in Chehalis case
Attorney F W Loomis applies for a writ of prohibition to stop a justice of the peace from enforcing a suspended sentence in the Sam Druximan case. Judge Mason Irwin grants the writ, highlighting a notable county court incident amid Druximan’s arrest for fighting in a cigar store.
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F. W Loomis
Mason Irwin
Sam Druximan
Chehalis County Court
Druximan
Pennant
F. K. Drake
Loomis
Justice of the Peace
The Herald Follows You to the Beach Warning
A brief notice warns readers the Herald will shadow readers at the beach if they reveal their office address. Readers are reminded of privacy boundaries and the newspaper's outreach policy.
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