Labor Day Observed with Parades and Motorcycle Races
Labor Day celebrations in Grays Harbor drew crowds from Chehalis county as a parade toured Main Streets and a grand theater program showcased floats by electricians and the Women's Card and Label league. Ernest P. Marsh urged unions to prepare for Panama Canal immigrant impact while praising worker unity. The day featured motorcycle races Aberdeen to Centralia, 119 miles, Ed French of Hoquiam setting a 2 45 time for the 119 mile course.
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Grays Harbor
Electricians
Women’s Card and Label League
Ernest P. Marsh
State Federation of Labor
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
Aberdeen
Centralia
Return
Chub Philbrick
Heron Street
Oakville
Ed French
Hoquiam
Washington
Ed. French
L. L. Luce
George French
A. Anderson
Shingle Weavers Win Five Inning Baseball At Electric Park
Afternoon program at Electric Park featured athletic events and dancing starting 1 30. Shingle Weavers def Aberdeen picket in a five inning ball game. Winners include Armstrong of Aberdeen in multiple sprint events and Esther Mead and Gertrude Calvert of Aberdeen in girls egg race. Grand ball last night praised. Koch and Mrs. Cole won the grand waltz prize.
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Electric Park
Hoquiam Shingle Weavers
Aberdeen
Shingle Weavers
KE. Armstrong
Donald Abel
Hoquiam
William Leacock
A. Gibbert
Loren Gearhart
Esther Mead
Gertrude Calvert
E. Armstrong
Stanley Griffin
John Kashincke
Anna Johnson
Mary Fisher
A. J. Sanders
the Park
J. Brown
S. N. Burlanck
H. A. Hansen
W. E. Lockner
Ed. Carlson
Wm. N. Johnson
J. F. Koch
Frank Cole
The Herald Reports Advertisers Seize Ad Space
The Herald notes a surge in advertiser demand as local businesses rush to secure prime print slots. Cardholders report higher rates and new packages for campaigns, with several brands launching limited time promos across city editions.
Valuations Rise for Milk Cows and Lumber in Montesano Area
Montesano report shows Assessor R A Wiley increasing valuations for milk cows lumber and lumber products while cutting values for horses sheep hogs and autos. Total property value rise limited to about 1.3 million with personal property up 1,168,889. Hoquiam and Aberdeen real estate gains noted along with 50k to 75k in supplemental rolls to be handled by the treasurer.
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Montesano
R. A. Wiley
Aberdeen
Wiley
Timber Sale on Reserve on Olympic National Forest
The Forest Service announces a large timber sale on the Olympic peninsula in Washington. About 103 million board feet of saw timber and 43 440 linear feet of cedar poles are offered with prices ranging from 0 50 to 2 per thousand feet for saw timber and one to one and a half cents per foot for cedar poles. Estimated total returns approach 26000 dollars with 35 percent allocated to Washington for schools and roads in Clallam and Jefferson counties.
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Washington, D. C
Olympic Peninsula
Washington
Forest Service
Olympic National Forest
State of Washington
Clallam
Jefferson Counties
Olympic Forest
Settler Agency expands field in Chehalis area
The Southwest Washington Settlers' Agency board met in Chehalis with N B Coffman and others, pledging several thousand acres for larger operations. They plan low price long term land sales, up to 6 percent interest, and are creating a Swiss colony on 1200 acres in Humptulips river valley with buyers from Seattle Spokane Chehalis Portland and San Francisco.
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Chehalis
Southwest Washington Settlers’ Agency
N. B. Coffman
George P. Larsen
George S. Long
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
Tacoma
Ralph Burnside
Sunset Timber Company
Raymond
L. I. Wakefield
White Star Lumber Company
Elma
D. F. Davies
Eastern Railway & Lumber Company
Centralia
W. B. Mack
Slade Lumber Company
Aberdeen
Weyerhaeuse
Humptulips River Valley
Seattle
Spokane
Portland
San Francisco
Settlers’ Agency
Wash
May fish to eat Elma ruling on salmon catching
A justice of the peace in Elma and a deputy prosecutor affirmed a rule allowing any man to catch salmon for personal use at any time and place except by dynamiting. Harry F. Sellers was arrested for netting salmon in the Chehalis river for family use. the defense argued the law permits such catching. The decision affects about fifty local families and others along the river who rely on salmon meat during season.
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Elma
Justice of the Peace
H. L. Grayson
A. E. Cross
Esses
Harry F. Sellers
Chehalis
E. S. Avey
Poindexter defends against libel accusations over relatives
Washington senator Poindexter rejects charges that he appointed 11 relatives to federal posts and sold Virginia land to the government. He cites a single warrantable appointment of his son to Annapolis and says other relatives’ ties are misstatements. He attacks Seattle Post-Intelligencer editor Bone and condemns lawless actions blamed on IWW disorders.
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Washington
Poindexter
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Virginia
William Poindexter
Senate
Scott C. Bone
The
Post-Intelligencer
Seattle
Man Bone
Wilson Acquires Stake in Montesano Auto Firm
Commissioner C N Wilson bought the E A Bacon interest in the Montesano Automobile Company and took possession. J S Foss remains the other partner, with the city’s largest garage and auto business.
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Montesano
C. N. Wilson
E. A. Bacon
Montesano Automobile Company
J. S. Foss
Motorcycle Run Ends in Collision on Crowded Street
An Aberdeen motorcycle race ending on Heron street led to a crash when pacemaker William McKean struck an automobile driven by Mrs. Ed Larkin. McKean suffered a broken kneecap and shock but survived after hospital evaluation. The crowd and officials faced criticism over race permissions and street patrols.
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Heron Street
William McKean
Ed. Larkin
Heron
H Streets
McKean
Aberdeen Drug Co
Aberdeen General Hospital
Larkin
A. Emerson Cross
Baby
Grays Harbor County News Reaches Eastern Readers
The Semi-Weekly Aberdeen Herald reports on Grays Harbor County developments for distant readers. It highlights local governance, economy, and events likely to interest audiences in the region.
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Aberdeen Herald
Grays Harbor
New Tariff Seen As Benefit To Farmers In Early Senate Vote
The tariff bill is expected to pass the Senate in early September and is hailed as a farmer friendly reform. It places farming machinery and tools on the free list and shifts relief to clothing and manufactured food. beef and other farm product tariffs are criticized as help to monopolies. Treasury plans offer $50 million to aid crop movement in the south and west, with potential doubling if needed, boosting business and promising broad prosperity after passage.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Beef
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Washington
Wilson
Extravagant expenditures anger Chehalis taxpayers
A Ray mond Review excerpt critiquing public spending in Chehalis county rings alarm bells over costly buildings and contracts. It cites a Monroe reform school $40 000 residence, a $3 000 superintendent, and six kegs of horse shoes in four months as examples of waste. The piece urges tax payer organization to curb extravagance and warns of rising levies and foreclosures if trends continue.
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Pacific Northwest
Monroe Reformatory
Chehalis County
Washington
Washingtonian
Monroe
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Olympic Forest Reserve
Board of Directors
Humptulips Valley
Elma Justice
Fellows
Donahey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bill
Sulzer and Tammany
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Albany
Sulzer
Executive
Raymond Review
Herald of
Hoquiam Washingtonian
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
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