History repeats in Aberdeen water and bridge vote
Aberdeen voters face a Saturday ballot on acquiring the Wishkah water project and purchasing the A J West toll bridge. The piece recalls 1892 a combined move uniting water and bridge interests, with A J West and John G Lewis noting how private ventures funded early city utilities and tolls before public ownership.
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Aberdeen
Wishkah
A. J. West
John G. Lewis
South Aberdeen
West Toll Bridge
Municipal Bridge
Municipal Water Plant
James A. Hood
Heron Street
Aberdeen Bridge Company
Samuel Benn
Wilson Bros. & Company
Reuben H. Evans
A. J. Rest
Wilsons
San Francisco Bridge Company
Water Bonds Question Urges Large-Scale Public Vote
In a civic missive the author argues for a city wide water bond approval. It emphasizes public welfare over individual preference, warns against patchwork solutions, and urges voters to consider financing feasibility and the city's future needs. Mr and Mrs Voter are urged to choose the best interests of the city.
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Heron Street
Charles R. Wilson
Wilson Bros. & Company
Lincoln
America
Aberdeen High Shows Strong Start in Grays Harbor Football
The Aberdeen high school team opened the season with a 19 to 7 victory over the local Moose. Jefferson high school of Portland is scheduled to visit Aberdeen next Saturday for a key matchup.
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Aberdeen High School
Moose
Grays Harbor
Harbor
Jefferson High School of
Portland
Aberdeen
Heron Street Bridge Delays Traffic During Repairs
The Heron Street bridge proved essential to Aberdeen traffic as crews repairing the draw motor forced tenders to operate the draw by hand for an hour. Cars traveling to Montesano and other upriver points became gridlocked, backing up along West Heron and East Hume streets for blocks.
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Heron Street
Aberdeen
Montesano
West Heron
East Hume Streets
Five Councilmen Offer To Serve Without Pay
Aberdeen council debated a motion to donate services, asking the mayor to serve without salary and waiving council honorariums. The measure failed by one vote as members split on fund use, while the council approved minor donations and routine palace work.
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Eugene France
J. D. Walker
J.M. Bowes
A.S. Brecht
W. J. Egerer
J. H. Empey
J. W. Fraser
A. J. Grant
E. A. Milette
Anton Pista
W. H. McWhinney
Walker
Empey
Milette
Fraser
Pista
McWhinney
McKnight
J. M. Phillips
Aberdeen
Girl Wounds Lover Then Kills Herself in Aberdeen Tragedy
Anna Johnson aged 22 shot at her lover John Stein on East Wishkah street in East Aberdeen after an attempted murder failed. She then killed herself with a bullet to the temple. Stein was briefly detained but released after prosecutors declined charges.
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Anna Johnson
John Stein
Stein
East Wishkah Street
East Aberdeen
Stewart
Four Hoquiam Residents Hurt In 15 Foot Highway Crash
Sunday on the Olympic highway near Wilderness Mrs. Charles Kearney driving lost control at a turn and plunged 15 feet into a ditch. Dean S Palmer Hoquiam Elks secretary suffered a fractured arm and bruises. Charles Kearney endured multiple rib fractures. Mrs Kearney and Miss McConneghy a public school teacher received bruises and severe shocks.
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Hoquiam
Olympic
Wilderness
Charles Kearney
Dean S. Palmer
Hoquiam Elks Lodge
Kearney
Twin Cities Seek Municipal Economy
In Aberdeen and Hoquiam a push for tax reductions and salary-free council service gains momentum. Former Aberdeen mayor Eugene France advocates $350 monthly savings by unpaid council members, while Hoquiam’s Commercial club plans a fall meeting to urge retrenchment by city, county, and school authorities led by W L Adams of Hoquiam First National Bank.
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Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Eugene France
France
W. L. Adams
Frank Ross to Surrender for Assault, Reports Say
Frank Ross will surrender to Pacific county authorities and begin his jail term for assault on A. A. Bradley. His mother Mrs. Margaret M. Ross says he would have joined his brother in jail sooner if he knew the reprieve had not been extended.
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Frank Ross
Pacific County
A. A. Bradley
Margaret M. Ross
Frank
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R. H. Evans
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Alexander Young
Wilson
Heron Street Bridge
Phillips
Poe
Chehalis River
Ruth I. Scofield
J. B. Haynes
Aberdeen Civic Improvement Association
Haynes
McKee
W. Berg
Seattle
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Westbridge
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