Twin City Light & Traction chief touts plan to Centralia
Centralia council heard Tice of the Twin City Light and Traction Company spin a rosy tale of absorbing by Oregon and Washington Company. The piece questions the plan’s progress, notes a letter promising $10 600 posting, and hints at confidential dealings and misinformed promises to councilors.
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Cenirilia Dee le
Tice
Twin City Light & Tréetlon Company
Agan
Twin City Light & Traction Company
Centra- Uoly
Oregon & Washington Company
Portland
Reporta
Twin City Light Traction Company
Centralia
Twin City
Welch
Mr. Tice
Philadelphia
Chronicle
Christmas Family at Sullivan Home in Centralia
A Christmas gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. G. Sullivan on 1 Street included head of the family George W. Rutledge. Attendees listed include Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Mahom of Porter, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Shotwell of Brattle Rock, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Taker of Olympia, and others from Portland Little Rock Tonino Oakville.
Ruthledge Family Ties Highlight 1900 Golden Wedding
The Ruthledge family of Tenino and Centralia figures link back to a sixty year marriage in Indiana. Mrs Ruthledge died eight years ago and the couple celebrated a Christmas day golden wedding in 1900 with children and grandchildren present. Ruthledge arrived in Olympia February 28, 1899 traveling from Mississippi to Orleans Havana the Isthmus and Ban Francisco. G. W. Ruthledge is a descendant of a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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C. Ruthledge
Tenino
C . Sullivan
Centralia
Fred
George Esham
C. Car) Shotwell
Roy Shotwell
George
Boyd Sullivan
A. Hilander
Mr. Ruthledge
Indiana
Ruthredge
Olympia
Mississippi
Orleans
Havana
Isthmus
Ban Franche
G. W. Rutledge
Ruthledge
Christmas in Jail For Beggars In Jain Centralia
Two beggars will spend Christmas in the county jail after Justice Trewell sentenced them this morning following police testimony. He urged them to hang stockings for Santa, but warned the evidence showed guilt and Santa would not visit them in jail. Sheriff Urquhart may act if stockings stay empty.
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Centralia
Trewelling
Hinckwell
Smith
Santa Claus
Santa
Eotity
Bante Claus
Brake Beam Drops Trigger Derailed Northern Pacific Freight
Yesterday afternoon near Tenino the brake beam on a Northern Pacific freight car broke and derailed several cars just beyond Tenino in the Centralia turn around. The wreck halted trains for hours with detours via Gate City until the track was cleared. No injuries reported. The exact number of cars thrown off remains unknown.
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Centralia
Tenino
Gate City
Trafic
Centralia Seeks New Chief of Police Amid Contenders
In Centralia on December 22, three additional applicants joined J. H. Stout for the city police chief job alongside the mayor’s favored candidate R. Jackson. J. B. Taylor and J. W. Dennis urged Stout’s appointment via petition, which the council referred to Mayor Guerrier for action. The mayor warned the petition holds little sway. A stray closing line notes a fictional remark about Napoleon and a woman named Dame Pashion.
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Centralia
Guerrier
R. Jackson
J. B. Taylor
J. W. Dennis
J. H. Stout
Mount Hood interurban line eyed for Pacific Northwest
Portland reports indicate Harriman Canadian interests back a Portland to Puget Sound electric interurban. Engineers survey water power on Lewis and Coweeman rivers while Canadian money and Toronto firms lead construction. Potentially linking Portland over O and N tracks to Vancouver and Seattle with shared terminals in Tacoma.
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Portland
New Mount Hood Railway & Power,company
Pacific Northwest
Puget Sound
Here
Tacoma
Sattle
Lewis
Coweeman
Kelso
Kalama
Cascades
Mount Hood Road
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Mount Hood
Fim
Smith, Kerry & , Chase
Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Harriman
H. D. Babcock
Tela
Mount Hond
Oregon-Washington
Peninsula
North Bank
Columbia
Tenino Holds Funeral for D Richards in Town
Tenino gathers this afternoon to honor D Richards killed two days ago. Businesses close as services begin at 2 pm under C L Stickiin of Centralia. Strong lodge turnout and a grand floral display surround the casket with wreaths from local groups and fraternal orders.
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C. L. Stickiin
Centralia
Odd Fellowship
Brothers of the Order
Afina
Modern
Woodmen of America
Rampant Rum Demon Tame This Season In Centralia
Centralia police report a unusually light number of incidents during Christmas season with few disasters. Nobriatas gathered and many youths were bound for court, but most offenders received admonition rather than harsher penalties.
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Centralia
Polica
Thera
Four Miners Plunge From Car in Kopiah Mine
In Centralia on December 23 four miners aboard a cage were jolted to the bottom of the Wilson Mine shaft as car timbers broke. The car wrecked and timbers splintered. all four were injured chiefly with cuts and bruises, none seriously. Dr. Livingstone treated the wounds and the men were brought to Centralia General Hospital.
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Centralia
Wilson
Koplah
Livingstone
Centralia General Hospital
Tenino Mill to Resume Operations Soon
Centralia reports Leo Polheim's Tenino mill will restart by the start of the new year after a two month shutdown. Many locals expect payroll activity to resume, with workers having relocated but enough men likely to rejoin the effort.
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Leo Polheim
Teniny
Four Die as Gas Leak Hits Seattle Lodging House
Seattle dated December 26 reports four men dead and one fatally injured in a gas plumbing accident at the Pacific lodging house. The injured William Parker may die. Four others remain in critical condition, all occupying different rooms. Police are not pursuing an investigation. The tale notes the weariness of punctuality, with a jab at a person named Winn always an hour early.
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Seattle
Yorlerdas
William Parker
Polles
Supplant Fir Trees With Fruit Orchards Expansion Plan
Nelson December 22 The Canyon City Lumber Company BC plans converting 12 500 acre timber limits at Canyon City near Creston into orchards. With 400 workers presently, about 2000 trees were planted last year as the company logs 800 to 1400 acres annually to clear, plant approved varieties, tend young orchards and market land when bearing. A $4000 stamping machine and a $4000 interplaner gasoline engine will speed the operation, enabling rapid land clearing and road building as the company shifts toward fruit production.
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Nelson
B.C
Canyon City
British Columbia
Creston
Luis
Aon-Wcre
Mining Men Reopen Work at Mack Renr Coal Mine
An authentic report announces Mack Renr Coal Mine in Tenino will start work immediately. Miners will receive steady employment and back pay held during recent downturns, easing tensions among workers and operators after weeks of disruption.
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Centralia
Funeral for Mrs. Ann Topper in Grand Mound
The funeral for Mrs. Ann Topper of Grand Mound was held at 1:30 pm from her son George B. Topper's home. Rev. J. Reid officiated and interment followed at Grand Mound cemetery. She was 83 years old and survived by Ed Topper of Centralia and siblings Alles Armstrong, Helen Caldwell, and John Topper.
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Ann Tiza Toppar
Grand Mowid
George B. Topper
Grand Mound
J. Reid
Bha
Los Kd. Topper
Centralia
Alles Armatrong
Los Angeles
California
Helen Caldwell
Oregon
John Topper
Louis Bride Then Marry Notion Ends In Lunacy
A fragmented OCR passage describes a bride named Louis who married, then showed signs of madness. It notes she must have been just crazy to gain marriage and subsequently harm herself. The text lacks clear dates or formal names beyond Louis and Nod.
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Noman Sig
Louis
Cragy
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Christmas Family
Eunton
Jain
Connel
Eignera
Ara Tha Paraona
Napoleon
Dame Pashion
American Press Association
New York
Walt
Salvation Army
Volunteers of America
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Portland-Puget South
Tavomik
Milwaukee
Shafi
Kueneral
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