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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
5
United Press dispatches from London report that famine and massacre plague Teheran and Tab ris as Russians engage Hidais tribesmen near the city. Cossacks loot streets while martial law is proclaimed in Teheran and rumors swirl about cabinet disputes over Shuster.
United Press dispatch from Pittsburgh reports George Bridges arrested with a suitcase of dynamite while intoxicated. He confessed to handling the explosive and is suspected in a plot to dynamite Monessen mills. Details about sources and ties to labor wage actions remain limited.
Chicago December 26 United States wire reports say lawyers for the Packers object to pre 1905 evidence under Judge Humphrey. The defense seeks immunity for certain executives and asks the government to clarify which matters are permissible. Witnesses note Louis Swift and Arthur Veeder credited with forming the packers plan, while Armour’s attendance is disputed.
Pretrial hearing for Nathan Larvey in Wirt county Oregon featured a defense that shifted to a full defense stance. Prosecutors called witnesses to establish the moment of the alleged crime and the defendant's fear, while Larvey entered a plea of insanity.
A venire of 800 names was drawn at Boston for January 17 to select jurors for the trial of Richeson on murder charges. Attorneys say they will rely on the defense to be fair and will not declare the case. In a separate note, Dr B J Bickford and his son were injured when the father's wheel struck a curb, causing a spill that left the doctor with a forehead gash and other injuries to both.
Infant Linn Leroy Whistler son of J L Whistler died in city Saturday. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from Whistler residence. Rev Wood officiated. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
An article notes public fascination with the Schwaben airship and its passenger service during a period when German aviation honors Count Zeppelin. It mentions Prince Estel Frederick and other royals aboard, with observers curious about the new travel era and the value of the airship experience amid novelty and luxury.
In Chehalis on Saturday several arrests occurred as three couples were fined for pocket picking during Christmas. George Forward and others faced charges in the city court, while three weddings took place that afternoon, including George Cherie and Maude Rebhelting of Centralia. A Cincinnati visitor, Adam P White, attended his daughter Frances W Dunnings wedding to Francis W Dunning, officiated by Justice P C Beaufort.
W W Ward of the state auditing board says Pe Ell town records are the best kept in the state outside Tacoma. He notes a separate cash account is maintained and calls the bath tub trust dispoved. The piece questions yearly expenditures but claims they are kept comfortably within amount.
George Moore of Hitfe was paid 30 dollars in County Auditor Swofford office for the bounty on three wild sate skins killed near his woods. The payment occurred Saturday afternoon in the county offices.
Voters in Centralia Thursday will evaluate the commission form of government as proposed to replace the contested fifty year water franchise. The issue grew from opposition to Washington Oregon Corporation bids and a local press battle, ending with over seventy percent repudiating the News-Examiner’s misrepresentations and embracing municipal government reform.
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