Shinglemen Plan Large Seattle Dinner for Congressmen
Washington shingle manufacturers invite California Oregon and Washington lawmakers and about 150 business leaders to a October 30 banquet at the Arctic club. Speakers include officials and editors discussing duty on shingles forestry conservation and freight rates as part of a Pacific Coast Manufacturers Association gathering.
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Seattle
Congress
California
Oregon
Washington
Arctic Club
Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
John E. Miller
J. E. Chilberg
D. P. Simons, Jr
John L. Wilson
J. H. Bloedel
John McMaster
John H. McGraw
A. J. Blethen
George H. Emerson
D. A. Ford
E. G. Griggs
C. F. White
Victor H. Beckman
Kitchen Cabinet Victims Reimbursed in Hoquiam Settlement
Hoquiam residents recover 87 percent of their $21 000 stake in the kitchen cabinet swindle tied to Curtis and Rosner. Settlement made after two men claimed to represent the original firm repurchased territorial rights sold by C E Bean. McTaggart Styles Smith and Ponischil among those who settled the claims.
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Hoquiam
Chehalis County
Curtis & Rosner
L. McTaggart
C. E. Bean
McTaggart
Curtis & Roser
J. Scroop Styles
C. W. Smith
A. Ponischil
Clarke County Attorneys See First Judicial Robe
In Vancouver Washington on October 22 Judge John R. Mitchell of the Mason and Thurston counties superior court opened a case for Clarke County attorneys and court attendants to view the required judicial gown. Judge McCredie is disqualified by financial interest in a $150000 specific performance suit. The judge refused to buy a gown and commissioners would not pay. The room grew warm and Mitchell unbuttoned his vest.
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Vancouver
Wash
John R. Mitchell
Superior Court of
Mason
Thurston
Clarke County
Mitchell
W. W. McCredie
McCredie
Voters Question McCredie On Path To Congress
The Aberdeen Herald plans to publish direct yes or no answers from Judge W W McCredie to a set of pivotal questions. The queries probe alignment with Humphrey and Cannonism versus Poindexter and progressive Republicans, oath and gown rules, and river harbor funding impacts for Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor.
Burrows Loses Commission Suit in Grays Harbor Deal
Superior Court reversed in a case involving A. J. Burrows of Aberdeen who claimed a $1000 commission from the sale of the Grays Harbor Gas Co to W. W. Seymour of Tacoma. Seymour appeals as Burrows seeks a new trial to resolve if Burrows held an option. The defense contends Burrows provided misleading information.
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A. J. Burrows
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor Gas Company
W. W. Seymour
Tacoma
Supreme Court
Seymour
Burrows
Aberdeen Chamber Meeting Urges Roads to Fertile Valleys
All business men and property owners in Aberdeen are urged to attend the Chamber of Commerce meeting in the City Council room tomorrow night. The vital topic is the importance of roads to the fertile valleys surrounding Aberdeen for farmers and city consumers.
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Aberdeen
Chamber OF Commerce
City Council
Widow Loses Damage Suit Over 1907 Montesano Accident
In Olympia the Washington Supreme Court rules Chehalis County Logging Company not liable for David Wilkie’s death and Mrs Wilkie’s injuries after a buggy toppled from a log road edge. Court finds no proof the company caused the crash and a separate alarm from beef alone was insufficient.
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Olympia
Chehalis County
David Wilkie
Montesano
State Supreme Court
Wilkie
Supreme Court
Funeral for Senator Martin N Johnson in Petersburg
The funeral for late U S Senator Martin N Johnson will be held at his Petersburg home next Sunday. Supporters of Marshall Gronna clash over eligibility to succeed Johnson while Hanna backers urge entry. Governor Burke as a Democrat likely to appoint a Democrat to fill the vacancy.
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Fargo
N. D
United States
Martin N. Johnson
Petersburg
Marshall
Gronna
Johnson
Hanna
Burke
Loraine garden tracts and new town lots in Chehalis county
See Engen 307 E Wishkah St about the Loraine garden tracts and lots in the new town of Loraine Chehalis county along the U P Railway line. Evans Drug Co information appears in the notice.
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Engen
New Road to Aberdeen Could Tie Vancouver to Grays Harbor
Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports Aberdeen rumors that North Bank road plans a Vancouver to Grays Harbor line via the Columbia river Willapa Harbor and North river district. The route would add three or four transcontinental connections and boost timber and freight from Grays Harbor and adjacent regions.
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Aberdeen
North Bank
Vancouver
Grays Harbor
Columbia River
Willapa Harbor
North River District
Northern Pacific
Harriann
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Milwaukee
Lower
Olympic Peninsula
Olympic Mountains
Seattle P.I
Second Prune Crop Harvested In Montesano Yard
J W Wisdom of Montesano reports a tree of silver prunes yielding a second crop. The fruit is well formed and begins to ripen though smaller than the first crop. Wisdom attributes it to early spring frosts that killed many blossoms and allowed a new bloom cycle to set fruit.
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Montesano
J. W. Wisdom
Wisdom
County Officials Appointed for 46 Precincts in Chehalis County
Chehalis County commissioners set November 2 for a special election with an inspector and two judges at each of 46 precincts. Audit shows only 21 Democratic election officers located. Other actions include road reports, ferry scow contract approved for 310, condemnation for Union Pacific grade crossings, bridge repair bids, and a quarter ending balance of 242000.09. Board adjourned to November 1.
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Montesano
Board of County Commissioners
Chehalis
A. Anderson
Chas. Heise
Chehalis River
Blockhouse
J. P. Nelson
Aberdeen
S. D. Winiger
Wyncodie
Chas. Roderick
Union Pacific By. Co
Harbor dredging to deepen north channel at Aberdeen
Government dredger to be moved from Portland to the inner harbor next month to clear a shoal in the north channel. Engineer E L Carpenter supports surveys to determine dirt removal, estimated at about 100000 yards, and whether to reroute the channel to stop rapid shoaling. Sediment comes from a nearby slough discharging into the bay, making this area one of the harbor’s worst shoal spots.
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Portland
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor City
U. S
E. L. Carpenter
Inner Harbor
Judge McCredie Campaign Oath Violated Says Voters
A 1909 Washington oath documents Judge W W McCredie as Superior Court judge for Clarke Cowlitz Klickitat Skamania counties who seeks Congress in 1910 while holding office. The state constitution bars judges from holding another office. voters are asked what they think of the candidate.
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W. W. McCredie
Congress
State of Washington
McCredie
Clarke, Cowlitz
Klikitat
Skamania
United States
State OF
I. M. Howell
Clarke County
Olympia
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Republican Party
Coast to coast in grip of cold wave
Washington reports a nationwide cold spell as a rain storm from near St Louis moves eastward. Temperatures fall along the Rockies and much of the East with a brief rise in the Far Northwest offering little relief before the system moves offshore.
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Washington
United States
St. Louis
Rockies
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
The Heraia Ice a Week Tell It All
Heraia unveils a week of events detailing community goals and milestones. Officials announce schedules and key dates for projected improvements, inviting public input and noting budgetary considerations.
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Robel
Con
Gress
J. H. Shiveley
Judge McCredie
Herald
Humphrey
Cannonism
Poindexter
Spokane
House
Bourne
Chamberalin
Portland Commercial Club
Northwest
Willipa Harbor
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Court of Logging Company
Husband
M. N. Johnson
the Inner Harbor
Deenen
North Channel
Evans Drug Co
McCredie Ineligile
County of
Clarke
John Wilkinson
Secretary of State
Sam H. Nichols
Secretary of
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