Centralia Baseball Meeting Sparks Citywide Interest
A meeting in Centralia City Hall gathered promoters and fans to form a local baseball club for the season. Ken Bly was elected president with AM Daubney secretary treasurer. Theo Hoss and others named to the board of trustees. W K Patton named manager to assemble a squad as the Twin City Company pledges a five cent fare for game days.
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Centralia
Charles Gilchrist
B. C. Cuddy
Ken Bly
AM. W. Daubney
Theo. Hoss
E. E. Tervbnur
Fred Cole
Oita City
W. OL. Patton
W. Ki. Patt
Seaxon
Twin City
Ie Duthy
Centriin
Svitt
Seattle G A R and W R C push for training school reforms
The Seattle Grand Army of the Republic and the Women s Relief Corps urge improvements at the State Training School. Resolutions demand better conditions and greater support for veterans families. Papers note broader post actions and public interest in the issue.
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Stovebs
Orsed Army of the Republic
Woen
Relief Corp
Orate
Sserlig
Arny
Thay
Sebael
le Pest
Seattle
TPS Prine Post
Centinla
Grand Army
Margaret E Mile
Seattle Corp
Actin
Seattle Post
Vtois
Whderstom
Rome
Child Nearly Drowns in Old Mill Ditch
Four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nisalax of 21 West Second Street fell into a pool of water in an old mill ditch while playing with other children. Passersby heard screams, the mother rushed to rescue, the child lost consciousness briefly but soon recovered.
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Nisalax
West Second — Street
Fifth Anniversary Observance Marks San Francisco Disaster
San Francisco marked the fifth anniversary of the great earthquake and fire with flags at half mast. The catastrophe killed about 453 people and caused property losses in the millions as the city remembered the calamity and its aftermath.
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San Francisco
Cal
China
Officials Charged In grafting case in Oxford courtroom
United Press reports from Ont on April 1 that Byron McCarty Mitchell and Mitchell J. Vaelaman were brought to trial after charges of grafting were filed against them. They appeared in court as proceedings began.
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United Press
Levine
Wired SY
Thomas
Chehalis Railroad Wins 50 Year City Franchise
At a Chehalis city council meeting on April 18 the Chehalis and Cowlitz Railroad secured a fifty year franchise. Despite initial council opposition and protests from property owners over steam trains on residential streets, the measure passed with a single-track allowance. The deal may affect Northern Pacific plans for a new depot on Railroad Street. The outcome, and any potential repeal attempts, remain to be seen.
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Chehalis
Northern Pacific 1S
Chehalis & Cowlitz
Pacific Avenue
Railroad Street
Railroad Kings in Squabble
B F Bush was elected president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and is also president of the Western Midland Railroad. The entry notes friction among directors over policy and Gould's succession, with Adams, Warburg, and Vanderbilt threatening to resign as Rockefeller Morgan Kuhn Loeb interests loom.
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United Press
Washington
B. F. Bush
Missouri Pacife
Western Midrland Railroad
Rockefeller
Morgan, Kuhn and Loeb
Gould
Adams
Warburg
Vanderbilt
Aged Nan Footricken Paralyzed in City Arrival
An elderly man, believed to be 87, who recently settled near the city from another state, suffered paralysis last night and is not expected to live. He previously served in his home state in six terms and participated in the Mexican and Civil wars. He is described as well-to-do with notable capital.
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Vaughan
Vaughan Iivomladd
Searon
Chehalis
Miller
Chehals
Mey
Aliahasy
Wilkins
Wilsow
Callahan
Chehaia
Herry Mayer
Wilking
Butte
Stockton
Alfier
H. Pitchner
Portland
L. G. Taylor
Monahan
Frank Jenseth
Granite Falle
Wl Melride
CB. de Volt
Kelco
Sino Kain
la Conter
Wash
Ive
al Surdenmiss
Summers
Ite
Cst
Mexico May Propose Neutral Zone Policy At Border
White House reports indicate Mexico will suggest a definite restrictive policy on the border. An announcement is expected this afternoon with discussions likely to involve the insurgents and a broad ten mile wide cordon along the frontier.
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Mexico
Washington
Witle
Horder
Wees
United States
South Dakota Cities Vote on Balloons
Mispelled telegraphic wire report says South Dakota spring weldings were held in various stations with the ballot option adding to interest in the contests.
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South Dakota
Vartona
Magnates Blamed for deaths in factory blaze verdict
United Press reports Isaac Harris and Max Blanck of the Triangle Waist Company face blame for the death of Mary Hermas as coroner's jury finds culpable negligence for failing to keep a door unlocked. The bosses, already indicted for manslaughter over 145 worker deaths, are cited in the verdict.
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New York
Issac Harris
Max Blanck
Friangle Waltst Company
Mary Hermas
Harris
Blanck
Taft reply shocks Douglas residents in Mexican border incident
Five American citizens were wounded in Douglas as bullets came from Mexican soil. President Taft advised local authorities to urge residents to hide out rather than deploy troops to the border. The message sparked indignation among Douglas citizens and local leaders.
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Douglas
Artz
Taft
Arizona
Tatti
Horder
Democrats Eye Wilson Northwest Visit in 1924 Campaign
Pacific Northwest Democrats watch Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey as he plans a Northwest trip his first to Seattle. Wilson, former Princeton president, will be hosted by the Princeton Club and State University in Seattle. Analysts in the East expect a Democratic nomination battle between Harmon of Ohio and Wilson.
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United Press
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Statehouse
Trenton, Coy
Wilson
Princeton University
Northwest
Princeton Club
State University
Gov. Harman
Ohio
Gov. Wilson
Naval Militia Organizing in Washington State
The Washington Naval Militia moves from temporary status to a permanent branch under state law. It has drawn volunteers from Tacoma, Tremerton, Seattle, and Aberdeen with new companies forming and enrollment rising as the governor approves the structure and commissioning terms.
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United Presa
Suattiy Pri
Naval Militia
Washington
Betas Wisi
Ty Regent Wellistature
Eltison
Tacoma
Tremertan
Seattle
Aberdeen
Bovernanayt
Wisconsin suit over inheritance tax on nonresident stock
A Madison case seeks $1,000,000 plus interest from trustees of Marshall Wiel estate of Chicago to recover inheritance taxes on stocks and bonds held in Wisconsin. The trial, delayed, aims to settle if Wisconsin can tax stocks owned by a nonresident decedent and a Wisconsin corporation.
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Madison
Wis
Wiscertain
Marshall Wiel
Chicago
Wisconsii
Rallolds
Wisennain Corporation
Tond to Feed 107 Engines at Tono Coal Field
Representatives of the Harriman system finished a study of the Tono coal fields and deem a new mine necessary to meet growing demand. The Washington Union Coal Company plans 107 Mikado engines to lift output to about 8,000 tons daily, signaling major development for Tong as a potential leading colliery center in Washington. A second mine may follow as output could rise twenty to thirtyfold. Continued on Page Four.
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Harriman
Tono
Corporation
Tong
Washington
Washington Union Coal Company
Centralia Man Reappears After False Disappearance
S Wheeler of Centralia has not disappeared. He reappeared in Centralia after a mistaken report of his vanishing. Friends and police in Tacoma and Seattle had searched docks and waterfronts, fearing foul play, but Wheeler explained he went to Olympia after stopping in Tacoma and hurriedly boarded the Greyhound.
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S. Wheeler
Mr. Wheeler
Centralia
East Maple Street
Tacoma
Seattle
Maple Street
Wheeler
Spurgeon
Indianapolis
Mfr
Mr -Spur-gen
Mr. Spurgeon
Mrs. Wheeler
Sayine
Olympia
Greyhound
Spurgeo
Rebels Begin Assault To Take Juarez
EL PASO April 18 Rebels opened an offensive to seize Juarez as battering units attacked at dawn. Federal troops reportedly retreated after initial shelling while Mexican authorities warned of continued fire. With orders for reinforcements issued, observers expect an imminent clash as forces converge near the border city.
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EL Paso
Choro
Artag
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Spaulding Ros
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Giravting
Chehalis Failroad
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Tart
Trey
Juarez
Eeports Tpowin
Sappond
Howard Juaron
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