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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
8
Rochester rapidly develops with a planned printing office and a weekly newspaper. A proven Oregon publisher is set to start the venture, drawn by Rochester Commercial Club members. The eight page folio will feature a Want Ad column, with advertisers already guaranteeing ample income.
Carpenters began remodeling the lower floor of City Hall to support the newly elected city commission. The entrance to the city clerk is removed and the office is raised to house all clerks. A glass wall and counter will separate the clerk and Engineer Asterbury. Drafting rooms and the engineer’s quarters will be repurposed as offices for the commissioners. Work will take about a week to complete.
United Press dispatch from Chicago reports a record cold spell with temperatures three below prior lows and a predicted drop of twelve degrees. Northwest conditions worsen rail service, coal shortages loom, and widespread suffering grows as a coal famine is feared.
Gust Danes, ex-employee of the Wisconsin Libel Company of Litfell now in Raymond, fled suit yesterday in Lewis County Superior Court seeking 610,000 for injuries claimed from March 1909. He says while clearing a saw with vapors clogged he lost three fingers of one hand while working the sink slasher at the mill and asks for loss time and medical expenses and doctor bills.
United Press dispatch reports that Interagency Commerce Commissioner Prouty was chosen as chairman for the year. The vote also named Clements to a key post, signaling leadership changes within the commission.
Samuel Waring and M R Eastman, Centrailia residents, were found mentally unbalanced by a sanity commission led by Drs Kniskern and Bickford. Eastman, about 65 and once a prosperous lawyer, will be moved to Steilacoom asylum today after his custody. The court action follows testimony from neighbors and witnesses about his erratic behavior and memory loss.
Water flooded the courthouse basement yesterday owing to cold weather. An old gasoline engine in the storeroom was restarted to pump water and allow building a fire. The boiler firebox, submerged Tuesday morning, remained undamaged.
Reports from Honolua indicate ships remain off Hawaii as naval authorities order cruisers to stay at Honolulu and relocate funds from San Francisco. New instructions suggest the fleet will not sail to Chinese waters, with preparations for a return to sea noted but uncertain in detail.
Washington report states Major General Carter, chief of staff, warned that 32,000 trained Japanese troops have been smuggled into Hawaii since the Russo-Japanese War. He said the United States realized the danger and began steps to deploy troops to the islands.
United Press dispatch reports Jack Johnson will press Corbett to apologize for accusations of fake contestants and seeks a formal settlement in or out of the ring. Johnson vows to invite Corbett to a rough bout if he refuses to apologize, while Corbett pledges to prove fake associations by Waufman and Corbett.
Former attorney for Charles W. Morse, Edmund C. Curtis mounts a pardon bid. Curtis, once Morse’s legal counsel, seeks clemency amid ongoing scrutiny of the case and its historical implications.
New York dispatch reports a half billion dollars removed from the Equitable Building with one and a half billions still hidden in vaults of the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company under ice. Tomorrow an attempt will remove 159000 from August Belmont vaults, with no vaults believed to be damaged.
Howard Bridge quoting portions of Inside History of the Car Company and Carnegie’s testimony notes that the law must curb excessive prices. He says you cannot trust human nature and supports Roosevelt’s view on corporate sovereignty, while contrasting Taft and Roosevelt ideas on trusts. Carnegie endorses Roosevelt’s approach.
A report from Bonfucia describes Turkish gunboats sunk after a one hour battle with Italian forces. Vyho boats carrying contraband for troops in Vieman Arabia were found following a weeklong search. Many Turks are feared dead and several Ko Hvnlians were injured during the clash.
United Press Leased Wire reports a strike by British colliery miners seems likely after voting unanimously for a minimum wage. The treasury holds 10 million pounds, and a March 1 strike date is anticipated if they walk out, with rent a key factor in the dispute. A separate Los Angeles item humorously chronicles a snore arrestor inventor offering a device to police chief Sebastine, who declines to test it.
Edith Smith a Warrenville country school teacher and daughter of Winlock resident was shot dead by Sylvester Adams. Adams fled then died by suicide. A note found expressed refusal of advances from a married man, the target’s husband or close relation.
A garbled report notes alleged drug activity in San Francisco with names and substances like cocaine and morphine cited. The text suggests cases of deception involving messengers and youths, ending with claims of misrepresented drugs and impaired individuals.
Residents report water cuts harming beer production as the Aurhenser-Nuset Brewery suspends output. A city official urges rationing while younger drinkers question the move and older residents voice concern over shortages and rising costs.
Harry Wallace, a self described Centralia resident, was arrested by Chief Doyle in Chehalis yesterday on a complaint by Jacob Inet that a blanket valued at $2 was stolen. He was found guilty of petit larceny and fined 49 dollars plus costs, or 15 days in jail. He resists arrest and a broader past record will be checked during confinement.
The P. R. Stahl Drug Company has been incorporated in this city with P. R. Stahl and E. Garlichs named as incorporators. The firm is capitalized at $3009. Mr Stan, senior member, has been in the drug business in Centralia for the past 29 years.
J A Hedwall formerly with Twin City Woodworking buys a 50 percent stake in Centralia Plan taetil Company. After a fire at the Rhebalis concern months ago he left Chehalis to fund a new location in Centralia.
Elva M. Spurgeon petitions for divorce from G. G. Spurgeon and custody of two children citing his Walla Walla sentence and absence. Hattie L. Brock seeks divorce from Stanley J. Brock alleging cruelty and inhuman treatment and requests custody of a small child.
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