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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1912
Page
6
While returning from Alice on Thursday afternoon the Chehalis-Rifle auto stage burned wiring in the engine causing caustic damage. Clarke McMillan, the owner, estimates the loss at 2000 dollars. Service was not interrupted as a replacement car was rushed from Tacoma Thursday night.
Chehalls city attorney C A Studebaker announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Lewis County prosecuting attorney. He has served as city attorney of Chehalis for several years and expects support from many friends across the county in his campaign.
A fraud report from Centralia describes a man posing as a saloon worker and cashing checks for 9.40 drawn on the Fire & Long bank to the order of William Dupnellan. He claimed to represent Randall & Howard, a logging concern, and fled after the sightings. Police seek the suspect, and neighboring towns have been asked to help locate him.
An Army official said the Salvation Army may build a new hall on the present site if a buyer is not found for the current property. The proposed project has a $16,000 cost estimate and would replace the existing structure with a new Army hall.
An aged woman reports relief after taking Cardui, claiming headaches and backache vanished and she gained strength to do housework. The testimonial extols the tonic as beneficial for women and urges readers to try it, noting the product ships in plain wrapper.
At a May meeting of the recently organized trades council in this city, officers were chosen including John Stout of Chehalis as president, John Dennis of Centralia as first vice president, R C Tavera of Centralia as second vice president, Dan EB Mavis of Tono as third vice president, Bige Eddy of Centralia as recording secretary, J W Leftwich of Centralia as treasurer and sergeant at arms, with Leftwich also serving as statistician. Charles Perry Taylor, secretary treasurer of the State Federation of Labor, spoke on union operation.
Chehalis and Tacoma high schools schedule a May 18 game in Chehalis to decide the state championship. Tacoma has dominated northern districts while Chehalis aims to claim the title, with both teams intensively preparing.
The old wage rate of $2 per 10 hour day, used before several mills closed last fall, has again taken effect. About 550 men in three mills in the area and many more in surrounding areas will be affected, after a period when wages fell to $1.80 per day.
May 4 19th century Toledo residents protest new water charges effective May 1. Meetings with Mayor Douge and a water committee sought answers from Water Company officials while an attorney from Poleda faces scrutiny amid ongoing tender conflicts and alleged extortion claims.
A garbled report notes the completion of a key obligation and a leadership change at Calan Teunt Companys with a new president taking office today amid historic disruptions dating from 1907.
In May 4 reports from New Orleans area indicate Fordoch and Ravenwood are submerged as Mississippi floods devastate 60 million square miles of Louisiana water. Estimated losses top ninety million dollars with twenty five million from recent breaks. Rice losses reach two million and other crops seven million. no fatalities reported.
Chicago editors produced four page editions as pressmen and stereotypers walk off in a strike. Leaders seek support from other trades, with small riots reported downtown and fears of broader violence later in the day.
In Baltimore on May 4 four candidates Roosevelt Taft Harmon and Clerk push for Maryland delegates. Taft and Roosevelt clash in a close race with wide crowds at Westminster Weymar Frederick Watertown and Cumberland. Taft plans to visit Laurel Aberdeen Elkton Belair Havre and Negrace while Roosevelt targets Westminster Weymar Frederick Watertown and Cumberland amid coal district interest.
New York May 1 The body of Col John Jacob Astor victim of the Titanic disaster was buried this afternoon beside his mother in Trinity Cemetery Washington Heights. Services were held at Rhine Cliff on the Hudson with flags at half mast and business generally suspended.
A shaky OCR piece notes Woodrow Wilson, candidate for the Democratic nomination, voicing support for Chinese and Japanese exclusion. The report quotes a telegraph response from California voters and frames immigration restriction as a major issue amid fears of nonwhite settlement.
A May 4 writ proceedings in a Maryland court seek extradition of a suspect named in a robbery case. The filing names Camila and Tink Monteralat as central figures in the request, with the request to transfer the case under international or state extradition laws.
New York March 4 A court ruling holds a husband may not leave his wife for nagging saying a man must endure such treatment. Judge Marean granted Mrs Kahler a separation and ordered $10 weekly alimony while requiring peace and no further harassment as long as payments are made.
PORTLAND May 4 The steamer Weorse R. Yosburg was struck yesterday off the Nehalem river and is high and dry with little damage. The captain and crew remain aboard and a tug will pull it off at high tide. The barge Nehalem is carried over the bar by wind and tide and is now safe in the river.
Maxwell car driven by George Jour Waan won the light car race on the Santa Monica course. The average speed recorded was 61.8 miles per hour over a ten mile course with 100 spectators. Dona Via Mercer won the medium car race.
Fragmentary text mentions days Mexicans unite to fight Americans and references Huey and US interaction. No coherent event or date is identifiable. cannot determine a definite news item or outcome from the readable portions.
Fragmentary report notes a Roosevelt hen control meeting in King County. Delegates from various districts gathered in Aberdeen on May 11 to discuss conversion proposals and schedule a convention. The text is garbled but indicates a formal gathering with regional participation and timing.
Centralia defeats Chehalis 6 to 2 in the opening game of the Incal State League season before about 600 fans. A wet diamond and early errors marked the contest, with Centralia scoring in the fourth and seventh innings to secure the win. Hill and Roche sparked the offense, while Callahan, Haley, Hauseman, and Ladd contributed errors helping Centralia pull away.
New York May 4 Lon don suffragettes joining todays great suffrage demonstration will wear thirty eight cent bars turning back critics who doubt their sincerity. The parade requires white straw headpieces with a downtilted Mortarboard, except for a few allowed near regalia, as a test of devotion and seriousness.
A fragment from a political squib questions the payment to bankers and city officials tied to Washington Oregon Berf. It mentions Thomas Crawford of the Daily Chronicle riding with a representative and ponders the amount received, hinting at graft and mercenary motives.
Harry L. Barnard, a noted Indiana food expert, announces he will step down from Wiley's position as successor to Wiley. Barnard names his replacement and outlines future plans for the department.
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