Congressman's Attack on Editor Sparks Seattle Rally
Congressman J W Bryan denounces Alden J Blethen as evil and corrupt at a Seattle gathering. He cites faked photographs and links to vice, urging citizens to withdraw support from The Times and its advertisers amid accusations of corruption and civic discord.
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Seattle
Alden J. Blethen
J. W. Bryan
Druimland Pavilion
Bryan
House of Representatives
King County Fair
Seattle Times
Congressman Bryan
M. A. Matthews
Col. Blethen
Cotterill
Blethen
Wappenstein
Seattle Daily
Sunday Times
Times
Parent Teacher Meeting at Franklin School
The Franklin school PTA held a Wednesday afternoon meeting with many parents expressing interest. Mrs. George J. Wolff Mrs. W. J. Long and Mrs. Cauthorne were appointed to form a committee to locate reference books and pictures for the grammar school as urged by Principal Worth McClure.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Franklin School
George J. Wolff
W. J. Long
Cost Of Schools Explored In Reader Exchange
A letter criticizes a Herald tax discussion and compares state school costs. Edward B. Crary argues Aberdeen’s costs align with peers, cites Russell Sage Foundation figures showing Washington leads in per pupil spending, and links funding to educational quality and civic outcomes. The writer notes high Aberdeen tax levies versus Spokane and Tacoma and questions the overall budget plan.
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Herald
Aberdeen
Tacoma
Spokane
State Bureau of Inspection of Public Offices
Ifs Cae Ceatetecesn
Pacome
Sedatarate Asain Coleneeed
Bookano
Bec Eaneser i Erety
Bellingham
Everett
Eess
United States
Russel Sage Foundation Fund
Division of Education
of Washington
California
New York
Massachusett
Nevvada
Colorado
Montana
South Carolina
Edward B. Crary
Crary
Hoquiam
Cosmopolis
Elma
Boy Drowns in Hoquiam River at Lytle Mill
Sept 19 Hoquiam nine year old Albert Pope of 604 Polk street drowned in the Hoquiam river near the Lytle shingle mill Tuesday evening. Volunteers dragged the river but the body had not yet been recovered. Conflicting local reports say he disappeared from a boat boom or sank while learning to swim.
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Hoquiam
Albert Pope
W. H. Pope
Polk Street
Lytle
Governor Lister Opens Prison Reform Work Program
In Olympia on September 18 Governor Ernest Lister announced moving thirty convicts from the state penitentiary at Walla Walla to highway construction under no restraint against escape. The governor frames the plan as business policy to build discipline, responsibility, and useful labor, with 50 cent daily wages for inmates with families and potential expansion if the trial succeeds.
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Olympia
Ernest Lister
Walla Walla
Henry Drum
State of
Washington
Plan Visit From Hoquiam to Tacoma Commercial Club
The Hoquiam Commercial Club proposes a 50 member delegation to visit the Tacoma Commercial Club in the coming weeks. They will depart by evening train, spend the night in Tacoma, and return on the midnight Pullman, aiming to unite Southwest business leaders.
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Hoquiam Commercial Club
Tacoma
Hoquiam
Grayport
Tacoma Commercial Club
Donkey engineer and Aberdeen girl in double accident
Robert Hiner, a donkey engineer, and Miss Jessie McCracken of Aberdeen, were seriously injured in a pair of linked accidents near Ocosta. Hiner, after leaving Hoquiam on a motorcycle, lay unconscious in mud below the Indian Slough bridge. McCracken suffered a facial wound when she was thrown from a carriage during a collision on the West bridge. Hiner may face skull fracture treatment. McCracken’s disfigurement is feared permanent.
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Robert Hiner
Ocosta
Jessie McCracken
Aberdeen
Mce Cracken
Hiner
Hoquiam
Henry Anderson
Young Anderson
Lloyd C. Burtis
Anderson
Palmer Convicted in Larceny Case on Schooner John S. Crocker
J. H. Palmer was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing a watch chain and spy glass from the schooner John S. Crocker. He was convicted in police court yesterday and sentenced to 15 days in jail.
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J. H. Palmer
Johns. Crocker
Oil Drill Down 145 Feet in Hohi District Progress Reported
George E Woodard superintendent of the Jefferson Oil company reports satisfactory progress in the Hoh river district drill despite new equipment. The hole reached 145 feet with two shifts drilling 24 hours daily through sand gravel and blue clay and shows oil seepage. Prospects praised as promising with casing supplies ample for eight months.
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George E. Woodard
Jefferson Oil Company
Hoh River
Woodard
Tom Soule
Hohi
Corn Roast On Dabney Hill Impresses Local Youth
A group of young people gathered on Dabney Hill Tuesday evening for a social corn roast. The event offered fellowship and casual recreation in a rural community setting.
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Dabney Hill
Aberdeen Taxpayers Meet To Cut Local Taxes
A mass meeting of Aberdeen taxpayers is set for Friday night in the city council chamber at eight. Mayor France will attend along with the city council and board of education to discuss ways and means to reduce the local tax budgets. Citizens are urged to attend and participate by voice and vote.
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Aberdeen
France
Board OF Education
County Fair Highlights Busy Elma Event September Run
Elma hosts a county fair October 1 to 5 emphasizing agricultural displays yet featuring women sewing cooking and crafts. School exhibits drill teams and stock judging share the spotlight with a strong farm products showing and a baby contest judged by physicians with cash prizes. Horse racing and motorcycle speed events promise thrills at the Chehalis county fairgrounds.
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Elma
Washington
Chehalis County Fair Grounds
Northwest
Southwest Washington Fair
Puyallup
Oakville
PTA Discusses Child Diet and Reading Impact
The Terrace Heights Circle met at the school with Mrs. W. H. Emmons leading a discussion on proper diets for schoolchildren. Miss Rhinehart the city librarian gave an address on how reading and pictures affect children.
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Terrace Heights
Parent-Teacher Association
W. H. Emmons
Miss Rhinehart
Guild Serves Lunch at St Andrew's Episcopal Church
The St Andrew's Guild will serve a luncheon starting at 11 30 tomorrow in the Electric building on Broadway.
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Ladies of St. Andrew's Guild of the Episcopal Church
Electric
Broadway
Unfair comparison on timber vs agricultural lands debate
Montesano farmers challenge timber owners tax status in a lengthy Aberdeen World piece. It contrasts a 320 acre timber purchase with 584 acres of cleared Chehalis county land, noting large tax changes and rail access, and urges a tax history review over two decades.
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Montesano
Aberdeen World
Hoquiam Washingtonian
Washington
Chehalis River
Satsop
Chehalis County
Edward F. Foster
Geo. Wood
Lucy Ann Oberg
Wishkah
Aberdeen
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