Centralia's Depots and Holiday Trade Reflections
The piece denounces Centralia’s aging Northern Pacific depot as a perpetual eyesore, urges removal or replacement, and links poor depot conditions to reduced evening shopping. It notes Chehalis benefits from Centralia traffic and criticizes Twin City Light & Traction for insufficient lighting hindering downtown commerce.
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Chehalis
Centralia
Chehalia
Twin City Light & Traction Company
Chebalis
Gity Light & Traction Company
Centrelia
HOUST COMMERCIAL CLUB BOOSTER CAMPAIGN URGED
A call to sustain the Centralia Commercial club on a solid financial footing enters a new year. Despite limited concrete results from last year, the group argues the work done is valuable and worth the cost, with more gains expected from prior efforts. It warns that halting now would waste funds already spent and erase city gains from favorable advertising.
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Centralia Commercial Club
Durth
Real good manners from those with ra bpod and Kindanas for sheir tallow
The text praises manners rooted in ra bpod and Kindanas, and notes curiosity about what plumbers and hourly workers contribute to their craft and time. It reflects a reflective, somewhat archaic tone about social behavior and labor.
Spy Should Force Railroad Rights in City Streets
City officials must compel railroad companies to observe municipal rights. The Northern Pacific has monopolized Fifth street with three tracks, blocking street access and dividing property. Without council action, railroads will continue to encroach on streets like Firth and others, harming urban mobility.
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Fifth Street
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Itth Strees
Firth Etreat
Tower Avenue
Main Street
Early start on improvements in Centralia paving plans
A City Council report outlines an ambitious paving program for Insurance and Investment Co. Centralia with about nine blocks slated for paving next year. Four blocks will connect South Tower avenue to current paving, with more blocks on North Tower avenue and cross streets. The article explains the lengthy process from engineering and plans to legal notices, typically three months, and possible delays from district extensions or public opposition. It urges residents and property owners to raise obstacles early and support preparatory work to shorten costs and disruption.
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Centralia
Shack Rota
Northern Pacific Railroad
Union
Northern Pacific
Northern Paethe
Insurance and Investment Co
South Tower Avenue
North Tower Avenue
Apple Growing In Lewis County Exposition Invite
The Chronicle proposes to publish practical reports from local apple growers to identify varieties suited to the climate and to share successes and failures. It invites readers to submit experiment results, aiming to advance Lewis County toward leading apple production while noting pests and disease considerations.
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Iddewis County
Lewis County
the Chronicle
Foporta
Property deeds and mortgages flood Centralia area records
A dense list of deeds and mortgages records transfers and liens involving many local residents and firms. Names include Saterworth, Cook, Wheeler, Spurgeon, Thompson, Cameron, Graber, Dach, Larsen, Mehl, McCormick, Oftedal, Hill, Rhodes, Fay, Meyers, Ward, Walley, Hoerth, Boynton, Dickerson, and many others across Centralia Chehalis East Morton and surrounding towns. Transactions include lot transfers, warrants of deed, and mortgage amounts such as 1000, 260, 225, 600, 800, 4006, and more, with numerous parcels described by section and block references.
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Saterworth Et al
Cook
Mountain , View Cemetery
Enoch Wheeler
George Spurgeon
Jacob Thompson
George'st
Jacob Johnson
Mathew Janson
Mary W Cameron
Wheeler
Geo Spurgeon
Stasberg Et
Stahleberg
Bessie Mehl
Parks
Griffin
Washington
Centralia
Hulbert
F Hill
East Morton
Hans Oftedal
Hurburt
B. F. Hill
Oftedal
Morton
Noah Stevenson
Bilza Moon
Meyers
Stanard Lbr & Column Co
Cora Gragen & Hus
Lizzie M Wolff
MF Ward
Sea RR
Lizzie Walley
Hus
Mary White
Urquhart
Chehalis
Kirkpatric & We
Evert L Chautry
McCor Mick
Hageman
Chehails
Claughton
Wiiza James
Baker
Warda
Centralia, Field & Lease Co
Geo Quinn
City Garden
Fleming
Richards
Imp
Central
Tracey Spencer
J Galloway
Augustus Bonin
F Haymond
Benjamine Woods
Robert T
St John Treas
Chas van Ronk
Cantralia
Sprague
Chas Scherlenburg
Wosk
Katherine Hoerth
Lydia Boynton
Dobson & Lonahues
Boynton
Dobaon & Donnhoo
Karl
Waters
Nthehild Bros
Tonodteta
Matt Tuehinoms
Leonard
Property transfers and filings listed in lengthy land docket
A compile of miscellaneous deeds liens and mining claims detailing transfers of ownership mortgage dates and public notices across numerous sections and townships including references to McGrail Scaggs Contratla Herttua Herman Elliott Viles Maynard Leatherwood McCormick Matson Whitelaw and others with dollar values noted for each transaction and filings in Centralia and surrounding areas.
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Lbr-Co
Sec
Thos McGrail
Roy Scaggs
Roy Scagee
Alba. Smith
John Cantwell
GR. Damon
Leatherwood
C &C
Kinney
Lis Pendens
F. M. Steinborn
Wash
Centralia
W. A. Hossack
Eee
HW. McCormick
Martin Everett
McCormick
Jeb
Prost
Ell
J. HE
Frost
T.G Matson
NJ Brown
JS Whitelaw Et al
Calstia & Castle
Fast Trans Bligh Eight Are Killed in Crash
A collision between two fast trains near Nevada Ohio killed eight people and injured about eighty. Both trains traveled at high speed on the same track after a prior wreck blocked the opposite track. One engine derailed and another plunged into a baggage car as crews and passengers died.
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Rucyrus
Sis
Tyers
Nevada
Enat
Ardges
Record of 33 rapid divorces in Seattle court
In Seattle on December 21, thirty three divorces were granted in three hours, a new record for speed and continuity in the Superior Court. Judge A W Prater noted most cases featured two witnesses and averaged five minutes twenty one seconds, while attorneys called it remarkable. Fourteen marriages were also recorded today amid matrimonial tensions.
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Seattle
Jces
Loca
Earca
A. W. Prater
New Cureall Discovery Allegedly Found In 606 Drug
United Press dispatch from New York reports a claimed breakthrough by Dr Eitoer and Professor Ehrlich involving a modified form of the 606 compound said to kill germs of a brown disease. Dr Samuel W Lambert praises the finding as a Christmas gift to mankind, noting potential to revolutionize surgery and medicine.
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United Press
New York
Der
Axtat
Eitoer
Paul Whrlich
Frankfort
Samuel W. Lambert
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. Lambert
Journal of the American Medical Association
Eitugr
Dr Lambert
Witner
Strikers Plan Acid Attack Campaign Revealed
Chicago police disclose a confession from Cheop Hile Juli detailing a planned strike by garment workers. The accused allegedly instructed participants to throw acid at attackers, aiming at Edward Oleson who was blinded by a prior attack. Authorities warn against a repeat of the incident as they investigate the plot.
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Chicago
Atrikting
Aliegal
Juli
Edward Oleson
Agsart
Ptolemy's Paper Trust Aims to Hoard World Learning
In ancient Egypt Ptolemy sought to block papyrus export via a Paper Trust to keep learning confined in Egypt. The Alexandrian library founder intended to regulate knowledge flow, but King Porganus favored study and invented parchment from animal skins. Parchment became the durable writing material, altering how knowledge persisted.
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Pitsburg Disputch
Ptolemy
Philadelphia
Egypt
Nits
Porganus
Parchmant
Hamad
Porganua
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Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Centralia Chronicle Publishing Company
Homez Crawford Hampton A. Steele
Union Loan & Trust Company
Magnulis Streets
City Editor
American Press Association
General Office
Citic
Han
Houst Commercial Club
Ki. Davis Nozom
Noxom
Blackstone
Kent
Mackatone
Hetter Ga
Kangna City
Star
O'Connall
West Coast Ld Co
Fisher
Herselinga Et al
East Marton
B. Salzer Valley
Jnc. Rosetux
Matt L. Maryla
JC Matson
Mary J Brown
Bill
Sala Pere
Frop
James W Garretty Iver
NW Sac
W. Doty Lhr and Shingle Company
Peter Hoke
De@ste Meming
Publie
WH Richards
Centralia Investment Company
Vinst Paper Trust
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