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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1911
Page
2
Centralia faces a pivotal chance to become a woolen mill town. A proposal from Kans. operator F. M. McAfee prompts locals to respond, promising payroll and growth while guarding against stigma of a “dead” city. The piece warns against overbuilding and urges careful immigration and labor policy.
A Chehalis protest urges replacing imported foreign labor with local workers. The piece argues locals deserve labor, taxes, and spending power, and claims Italian and Greek workers may move to Centralia if Chehalis restricts them. It warns businesses may shift paving work and calls for vigilance from local residents.
The article argues there are enough working men in Centralia for current jobs but warns of a potential shortage if conditions worsen. It discusses a Biblically themed immigration campaign to attract workers and notes concerns about how newcomers might be perceived and employed.
Ray Baker recovered from two straight losses as Raymond Wing Gane defeated South Bend 11 to 2 on Saturday afternoon. Baker allowed three hits and struck out ten while Miller excelled in right field for Reymond. River Rate’s errors defined the game, and McCarthy stabilized shortstop for a struggling defense.
United Press report from Shuttle July 3 notes Sherman hotel chambermaid Mrs Hattie M Miller aged 15 was found dead by heart disease after an evening piano session. Roomers heard music and assumed she slept. Coroner confirmed heart disease as cause. Miller had recently filled a short term post and was in correspondence with New England Trust. presumed from refined but reduced means.
N P Brown was hurt Friday morning at Sopena depot while tightening a loose wagon wheel. A wrench twisted his hands and back as his team started unexpectedly. He suffers a sprained shoulder and both wrists.
Havillond and South Bend split a doubleheader in Raymond with morning 1 0 shutout win by Havillond and an afternoon 16 to 2 victory for South Bend. Hemelcke held Raymond to two hits in game one while Green yielded seven in game two.
Two Union county youths, Hunter and Lund, are under arrest in La Grande Oregon after a herd of cattle was stolen and driven to the town and sold. Local authorities report the case remains under investigation with charges filed against the pair.
A cutter from Hammerfest, Norway arrives at Christiana reporting the Norwegian steamer Felipse foundered near Iceland. The vessel carried 66 persons and it is believed all are lost.
A marriage certificate was issued yesterday from the office of Auditor Swofford in Chehalls. The certificate applied for by and granted to John J. Welly from Mossy Rock and Elsie Taylor from Toledo, marking another family union recorded in the district. VESSELS MUST HAVE WIRELESS United Pro eased Wire Washington D C Fly 1 Under new regulations ships with over 70 passengers must have wireless capability and an operator with a certificate to relay messages within 700 miles. The rule aims to ensure communication at sea.
United Press dispatch from Washington reports Representative Sisson of Mississippi introduced a house resolution to form a five member committee to probe whispers that congressmen hold land ownership near Union Station and the Capitol and may be selling it to the government. The land is being purchased piecemeal at about 500000 dollars per year under a sundry bill, with the vice president speaker and capitol superintendent on the negotiating commission.
In Auburn New York a deadly Asiatic cholera outbreak is reported at a common lodging house. Italian immigrant Tomaso Birardi died after arriving three weeks earlier. Police quarantined the building and fumigation followed as authorities fear additional cases amid crowded conditions. Cremation of the deceased completed.
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