Tragic Thompson Death Suspected Robbery Cover-up
Deputy Sheriff and coroner investigate whether Edwin Thompson was drugged and robbed before being placed on a railroad track to fake an accident. He carried 3000 in notes and land deeds, with witnesses noting liquor odor while investigators consider foul play and possible intoxication.
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Edwin Thompson
Thompson
Sherif Tom Tayter
Crover Sticklin
T. BE. Thompson
Mount Vernon
Sticklin
Centralia
Cdy
Prosser
Soevera
Foster
Democrats Honor Andrew Jackson Banquet Sparks Lewis County Democracy
A Lewis County Democratic banquet at the Jackson Day event in the Hotel Central drew speakers including Judge W W Wieck and Judge Black. Toastmaster A E Judd led addresses on party unity and Democratic doctrine while a straw vote favored Wilson and Clark in early tallies.
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A. E. Judd
Juckson Tay
Cemtratin
Kerches
Turthet
Voustmaster Judd
Heathers
Attorneyohn AL. Ponder
Carey
John Ponder
TR. Daguer
Lewis County
Trinida
Theodore Hoes
Judge Black
Prosmit National
Judd
Thomas Crawford
The
Nails Chronicle
T. TH. McClayry
C. O. Gingrich
FE. TE. Mee Broon
G. R. Sibkey
Anton Heen
Charles Hass
John Galvin
Tom Lowe
City Commission Holds First Session in Centralia
The newly elected City Commission convened at City Hall with William Keir named commissioner of public works and Albert Sears as commissioner of finance. They moved the regular meeting time to Thursdays and required all motions to be written. Former clerk W H Hodge advised on payrolls receipts and city finances, urged higher property taxation, defended Fire Chief Miller, and urged proper conduct of the city engineer’s duties. Re-employment of city employees was deferred for later action.
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New City Commission
William Keir
Public Works
Albert Sears
Kerr
Boars
W. H. Hodge
Hodge
Miller
Pacific Canal
Centralia
Ecity
Ety
Bayan and Lafollette Ave Confab at Washington Meet
United Press Leased Wire reports a gathering at Upton station as William J. Bryan from the South and Senator La Follette from Wisconsin discuss national politics. The meeting drew Democrats and Republicans with talk of reform and the pending resolution for direct election of senators, leaving some skeptics.
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Washington, D.C
William J. Dyran
Nebraska
Senator LaPullett
Wisconsin
Upton Station
Democratic Party
Betts
Lean Eh
Taft
Democratic National Communit‘ie
Mr. Ryan
LaFollette
Tostaethie
Bryan
Senater
Compress
Poplar Wete
La Follette Denies Third National Party Talk
In Washington on January 8, La Follette, seeking the presidential nomination, flatly denied that his Chicago depot meeting with Ruan signified any plan to form a new national party. He dismissed the suggestion as the same old rumor.
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Washington, D. C
Ruan
Chicago Depot
la Pollette
Bryan Announces He Is Out Of Race
A final declaration that he will not be a candidate for the presidency was made this morning by William Jennings Bryan at the Jackson Day banquet in Washington. The statement confirms Bryan's withdrawal from the 1900 presidential race.
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Bryan
Washington, D. C
Int
William Jenkings Bryan
Suffering Cases Tap Local Charity in Centralia
January reports show only a few poverty cases in Centralia, with four families aided by the local relief board. The charity distributed nurses for typhoid and infant illness, found work for employed men, and sheltered two women at the police station. An elderly veteran, George Jackson, was taken in by a private family after wandering to the station in a half starved condition.
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Centralia
Aeria
Neach
Dail
Seminary Hilluda
Y & Lumber Comy
Luca
Teelack
George Jackson
Insalls
Centralia Sets Daytime Meetings and Offices for Commission
The Centralia commission, sworn in today, plans to hold future meetings in daytime hours. The group intends to move regular meetings from Tuesday evenings and establish offices on the first floor of City Hall with posted hours for public business.
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Melock
Commission
Koe
Sentence Richeson To Die For Murder In Boston
The Rev Richeson pleads guilty to murdering Avis Linnel and is sentenced to death by electrocution in the week of May 13. The court urges a revised golden rule for all.
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Boston
Jac
Avis Linnel
Richeson
Inferno at Equitable Life building claims many lives
A massive early January fire at the Equitable Life Insurance Society building in New York City caused extensive casualties and vast property loss. Initial tallies ranged from ten to twenty eight dead with estimates of damages between fifteen and thirty million dollars as hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze and several survivors were found.
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United Press
New York
Equitable Life Insurance Society
Hanes
William Giblin
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company
Giblin
Broadway
Nassau Streets
Dan
Wiliam Walsh
Seibert
Guisseppe Conti
John Sarz
John Campion
RUSH WORK ON RR SHOPS
A C Greene NP agent was awarded grading work to begin tomorrow for tracks to the proposed new machine shops and roundhouse in the city. J M Perkins, chief engineer, is in Centralia aiding preparations. grading starts south of the Martin mill near the Grays Harbor line. Greene expects about three weeks to complete grading and track work as plans remain unshown.
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Thompson
Lidwin Thompson
Proseer
Great Northern
Centralia
A. C. Greene
Northern Pacific
Northern
Pseific ix Peints
Roundhouse
J. M. Perkins
Taegma
Greene
Perkins
Chronicle
Martin Mill
Grays Harbor
Green
Supreme Court invalidates Washington sixteen hour railroad law
The United States Supreme Court ruled the Washington state law prohibiting railroad workers from exceeding sixteen consecutive hours unconstitutional. The decision holds the state measure conflicts with federal law, limiting the hours that railroad workers may be employed.
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United Preset
Washington, Bb
United States Supreme Court
Washington State
Alon
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