Improvement Seekers Defeated In Chehalis Pay Plan Clash
March 28 report from Chehalis shows counciltabling two petitions on the Main Street improvement. supporters urged $400 factory assessment and opponents demanded council follow property holder wishes. Mayor Gingrich castigated critics, boosting his own faction while crowds and signatures shifted toward delaying action.
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Chehalle
Gingrich
T. A. Stephens
Carl Motter
Chehalis
Stephena
Callison
N¢Ttle
Tambers
Ghehnlis
Furniture Fretory
Unusual Chehalis Wedding Unites Young Couple
Judge Rice marries a 19 year old groom from St Johns Oregon and a Chehalis girl under 15 in Chehalis. Parents consented as the youths refused to wait for maturer age. The ceremony was performed by Judge Rice.
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Chehalis
Aav Wert Wright
St. Johns
Ore
Hettie Bennett
Chehalls
Judie Rice
Dog ordinance passes. dogs may run at large within limits
On Tall March 28 Al We Chabalia met to discuss an ordinance allowing dogs to run at large within Chehatla limits. West supported the ordinance while Green objected. a chase led to arrest and fines for the dog's owner if not captured.
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al We Chabalia
Jast
Chehatla
Cannerlman West
Comet Green
Thonduris Preidential Chair Replaced at Mondniag Rally
Virnpresident Franalaen Nalinin announced replacement of De Viln by Woot Herd Guaweele at the Thonduris preditontial chair during Mondniag March 28 events, as SKW TORDURAS CUESTVENT tied Pips and Lange Wire in the traffic race.
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Lange
Traucicatua
Mondniag
Franalaen Nalinin
Frat Virnpresident
Thonduris
Lane Woot Herd Guaweele
de Viln
Montreal embezzler held on fraud charges in Pittsburg
Charles R. Sheldon alias Charles D. Washburn of Montreal was arrested in Pittsburg on embezzlement and false pretenses charges involving up to $2,000,000. Also known as C. W. Rosa, he claimed a legitimate business while evading extraction rights and offered to submit his books to authorities. A $10,000 reward had been offered after Montreal inquiries.
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Pittsburg
Charles R. Sheldon
Charles D. Washburn
Montreal
Canada
Sheldon
C. W. Rosa
Am Informa
Crown Authority
Day and Right Shifts Speed Chehalis Street Paving
A double shift of about 100 men is working on Chehalis street improvements to speed paving. The flat shift runs 4 AM to 12 30 PM with a breakfast break at 8 30. The second shift from 12 30 PM to 9 PM uses lantern and electric light as needed. Superintendent Speaker of Warren Construction Company is pushing to finish this summer.
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Chehalis
Speaker
Warren Construction Company
Orma
Open Street Garg for Tit Warm Weather
With warm weather passengers between Centralia and Chehalis will briefly ride in open street cars. Reconstructed old cars gain sun protection with front and rear chairs and open sides. Manager Tice plans initial use before closing car service as climate warms. Volcanic Crate limits full open car operation. about half the passengers can be served.
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Centra- Tia Ant Chehalis
Tice
Wiht
Warner Weather
Cio
Mrs Waston Suffering Appendicitis In This City
Mrs Gua Weston is ill at home with appendicitis and struggles with a fever. A foreman presented Abivor Gaynor with a hawk at an arterial point, while the mayor attended a local function nearby.
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Ale
Taconn
Coronav
Gaynor
Twin Cities Auto Club Idea Gains Growing Favor
Centralia and Chehalis auto owners discuss forming a Twin City Automobile Club. Members would fund road fixes, mark hazards, arrange meets, and develop the venture into a larger organization. Initiative is seen as the key to starting the movement.
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Centralia
Chehalis
Centra- Ha
Olympia
Clobd
Auto Club
New State Highway Chief Expected to Receive $5600 Salary
After June 5th the governor will appoint W. R. White of Olympia as state highway commissioner to succeed J. L. Bowlby. White is slated to receive the $5600 annual salary provided by the last legislative session. The law takes effect June 8th but is not seen as blocking White’s appointment. Bowlby was appointed August 1, 1909, and his term ended March 12, 1911, after objections to another appointment.
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W. R.white
Olympia
J. L. Bowlby
Rowlby
Lieutenant Scales May Join Militia Staff
Representative William Scales of Centralia, a Second Lieutenant with Company M, may be appointed to a last rank in the third battalion of the State Regiment as Battalion Quartermaster and Commissary. He previously served in the Philippines in the commissary department and his nomination hinges on regimental command approval.
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William Scales
Centralia
Istate
Batttalion Quartermaster & Commissary
Scales
Beales
Philippines
Thompson Sought for Bad Checks in Portland and Twin Cities
John E. Thompson, a well known figure in Centralia and Chahals, is wanted by Portland police for passing bad checks. He has ties to Fort land and is sought by Sheriff Urquhart and city chiefs Roberts and Herndon for potential extradition. Thompson once sought a Che halls high school principal job.
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John E. Thompson
Centralia
Chahals
Portland
Thompson
Ft Sa
Fortland
Urquhart
Twin Cities
Poliee Roberts
Herndon
Sheriff's Office
Che Halls
AUSAIA AND JAPAN TO WREST CONCESSIONS FROM CHINA
United Press dispatches from London report that China granted most Russian demands except a Russian consul at Kabdo. The concessions may be only temporary as the Russian syndicate expands in Southeast China. The Times predicts Russia and Japan may soon press Manchuria concessions, risking an armed clash.
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United Press
London
Pekin Dispatches
China
Kabdo
London Times Today
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Five Years In Pen For $75,000 Fraud
In Sagem Oregon on March 2 the sentence of five years in the penitentary was affirmed for a $75,000 theft from the Oregon Trust Savings Bank of Portland. The higher court upheld the verdict and collection court actions.
Got A Million Death By Own Action Reported
Fragmentary text mentions a death by own action and references locations and individuals with unclear roles. No coherent names or dates remain readable to establish a clear incident, authorities, or outcome for a concise summary.
Civil War Veteran John Shanley Dies in Portland
John H. Shanley, 73, a former Centralia resident, died in Portland last Friday after health decline and a paralytic episode. He served in the Confederate Army, lived in Centralia for 26 years, relocated to Seattle, then farmed near Winlock. He leaves a daughter in Portland and sons in Chehalis and Winlock.
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Centralia
John H. Shanley
Portland
Shanley
Memphis
Tenn
Seattle
Chebalis
Winlock
Local Policeman Becomes Motorman in Training
William Muhn, recently a special policeman and night watchman for a merchant storage, begins training as motorman for Twin City Light and Traction Company. He starts yesterday and will serve as temporary motorman until a permanent vacancy on a regular car footboard arises. Muhn is relieved by Fred Northrup of the Annex Cafe.
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William Muhn
Twin City Light’ & Traction Company
Mubn
Fred Northrup
Tio MAR WANTS GOOD WIFE
A Seattle man seeking a 25 to 32 year old respectable woman with good health and a desire to marry posts an ad in his hometown. He works for a local public corporation and laments loneliness, noting he has lived here for two years and will have ads in Seattle papers upon return from Paget Sound.
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Seattle
Paget
Sowad Ig
Musical Convention Opens With Delegates Sessions in City
Delegates to the National Federation of Musical Clubs meet in the Orpheus club rooms for the biennial convention. A representatives’ consort rehearsed, and a choir concert was planned. The event will feature a Welch session and school children’s demonstrations with prizes announced by George Chadwick and Horatio Wait.
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National Federation of Musical Clubs
Orpheus Chi Rooms
George Wo Chadwick
Chetodera
Horatio W
Yale
Seritage
Hanes
Tang
Wriday
Averting Consort
War department to send militia officers for maneuvers
Washington March 28. The War Department will apportion 200 national guard officers to San Antonio Texas and 85 to San Diego California for two weeks of instructional service with mobilized regulars starting April 4. In total about 1,000 militia officers will participate at federal expense. The San Antonio list includes Alabama to 6, New York 29, Texas 5 among others. San Diego lists Arizona 2 California 10 Montana 2 New Mexico 8 Oregon 6 and others.
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National Guard
War Department
San Antonio
Tex
San Diego
Cal
Department
Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
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Minois
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Virginia
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Idaho
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New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
No Pay If Town Population Below 600 Revealed
United Press dispatch from Olympia reports Attorney General Ball says a town with 6000 residents must pay a constable on salary rather than fees. Placed on hold as the county officials refused a salary warrant for Puyallup, potential litigation looms. Also Spokane county opinion states the sheriff can collect only 80 cents for serving arrest warrants, though a constable may be paid two dollars for the same service.
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United Press
Olympia
Ball
Plarca
Puyallup
Spokane County
Bell
Children sue GlO dad for back pay
Detroit, Mich March 25. Children of Isaac FP Ready sue their father for wages totaling 9060 for six years of farm labor with monthly pay between 12 and 40 dollars. The 70 year old man, reputed wealthy at $70000, had given pocket money, and guardianship actions were previously attempted. The suit follows an earlier case and seeks wages as an aftermath.
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Detroit
Mich
Isasc
Soarty
Ready
Two Wills Vetoed by Governor in Five Days
The last bills sent by the House and Senate were reviewed by Governor M B L Flay. Only two measures were vetoed, with one detailing a court order on contracts and the other addressing a labor or tenancy provision. The governor indicated the state could not accept the contested terms as written.
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Tuul
M. BL. Flay
Jenson
Becsia
Auoply
Reese
Sypron
Penton
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John Shanley
Ofhger Mukn LO Motorman
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