Aberdeen Labor Day Parade And Festivities On Grays Harbor
Aberdeen marks Labor Day with a 9:30 a m parade on F street led by James Stevens as marshal. unions from Hoquiam and Aberdeen join, followed by a long parade order listing many trades. Events include a five inning Hoquiam vs Aberdeen ball game and multiple children and open races with cash prizes. Grand Ball slated for Electric Pavilion on Sept 4 and Sept 6.
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Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Wil
Pavilion
James Stevens Marshal
E. Burckhard
HH. A. Livermore
F Street
Hoquiam
Electric Pavilion
New Union Mill Co Office Begin Piling and Structure
Piling for the Union Mill Co office foundation is finished and construction will proceed rapidly. The 36 by 42 foot ground plan with a 13 foot ceiling will feature native wood finishes and serve as a highly practical harbor office. FP C Wheeler buys the former Presbyterian manse on Fourth and L and plans a two story modern remodel with dormers.
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Union Mill Co
FP. C. Wheeler
Fourth
Aberdeen schools to reopen after vacation and new health department
Aberdeen schools resume tomorrow with labor day holiday observed. Franklin school gains a new furnace doubling heating capacity. A health supervision department led by Mrs. Henrietta W. Randall will oversee student health and truancy with an assistant. The roster lists principals and teachers for all levels across Whitman, Stevents, and Junction City campuses.
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Aberdeen
Franklin
Henrietta W. Randall
Randall
Agron Newell
Jessie Gibson
Ruth Fogle
Harriet Cox
Geo. B. Miller
Worth McClure
Samuel Moyer
KE. A. Rogers
Daisy Uren
Assembly Hall
Geo. Whitfield
St. A
Kathryn Annston
May Becker
Mabel Orr
Ella Gordon
Miss Crandall
Mary Mason
Eva Fleming
Snedicor
Minnie Cogger
Maude A. Bailey
Whitman
Mollie Jeans
Rose de Klotz
Stevents
Gertrude Welsh
Gertrude Johnson
Junction City
Margaret Baker
Probable Strike Looms Over Grays Harbor Shingle Wages
Grays Harbor shingle manufacturers and shingle weavers union met at the Washington Hotel to push a 20 cent per thousand wage rise. Manufacturers refused citing a 10 cent drop in market quotes and said they are not in a position to grant the increase. Some weavers oppose a strike while radicals may push for action, though manufacturers deny plans for an open shop.
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Grays Harbor
Elma Meeting Set to Decide Open Shop Motion
Mills face possible indefinite shutdown as shingle manufacturers of the county plan a meeting in Elma to discuss the strike and the push for open shop operations. Some push for open shop, others demand full escalation toward the limit regardless of strike action.
Fee for Marriage Licenses Still Three Dollars
Olympia reports Attorney General Bell rules the marriage license fee remains three dollars despite a legislature move to two dollars. He states two dollars goes to the auditor and one dollar to the county clerk for certificate registration under the old law, which the new act did not replace. Bell also addresses apportioning horticultural inspector costs among counties based on where work occurs.
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Olympia
Genral Bell
Bell
R. M. Strudevant
Columbia County
R. E., Morris
San Juan County
Johnston in the Toils
Police officer Jensen answered a strange call from F. J. Becker’s store at 6 and Wishkah streets. The caller claimed to be a prisoner named S. W. Johnston asking for rescue, though not in jail, prompting a curious morning scene.
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Mr. Johnston
Becker
Junction City
Aberdeen
Johnston
Jensen
F. J. Becker
Wishkah
S. W. Johnston
Danish reception awaits Dr Cook after pole claim
News from Copenhagen reports Dr Frederick A Cook of the American expedition reaching the North Pole on April 21, 1908 with two Eskimo companions. Copenhagen prepares a regal welcome while Cook promises data to prove his claim to the pole amid praise from Danish officials and press.
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Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Denmark
Lerwick
Cook
Skagen
Peary
Drr. Cook
Royal Geographical Society
M. G. Melchor
Hans Egede
Maurice F. Egan
Carmel E. Egan
W. Gould Brokaw
Dr. Cook
Oldenburg
Taft
King Frederick
Johann F. CC. Hansen
Commodore Hovgaard
The
Pole
United States
Engineer Killed in Tacoma-Northern Pacific Collision
Olympia Sept 4 Two trains collided head on at the east portal of the Olympia tunnel on the Northern Pacific Warren of Tacoma the engineer was killed. The engine car was demolished two cars of shingles and two cars of lumber piled up wrecked a long section of tunnel roof damaged water mains gas lines broken and traffic halted until late tonight. Passengers and mail were transferred at Olympia.
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Olympia
Warren
Tacoma
Northern Pacific
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Fire Department
Aberdeen Band
S. Cigar Makers
Hoquiam Band
Charles Perry Tailor
Washington State Federation of Labor
Electric Park
Elma
Chas. McDermoth
A. OD. Wood
Sidney Fuller
R. C. Sargent
Broadway
F. F. Green
Episcopal Church
O. M. Kellogg
A. D. Wood
C. H. Alburty
Emily Hart
M. P. Mullinax
Cape Skagen
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