Hills vow to keep Great Northern railhold on West
Spokane dispatch reports Louis W. Hill president of the Great Northern declares the Hill line will not yield Northern Pacific interests to the Northwestern or any railroad. He says the western states bordering the Pacific remain in their fight for settlers while he plans an immigration and advertising tour through Washington to attract newcomers and boost railroad traffic. He arrives in Spokane with Carl Gray and other Great Northern officials aboard a private train.
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Spokane
Hills
Northern Pacific
Northwestern
Burlington
North Bnox
Northwestern Hill
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Gray
Hill
Pacific
Montana
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Washington
Oregon
The
Dakotas
Carl R. Grayana
Great Northern
President Hill
North Bank
Portland
Declamatory Contest Won by Aberdeen
Frederick Hart of Aberdeen won the Southwest Washington declamatory contest at Chehalis High School. Judges from Whitworth Tacoma and Vancouver each chose a different winner but Hart received the decision. Other contestants included Glen Bates Chehalis Ray Grass Centralia Rene Harris Olympia Margaret Hull Kelso Gizzie Johnston Castle Rock Sanna Hansen Wintock and Ray Thurber. A public notice then details a private real estate sale under a Superior Court order in Thorston County with property described and sale to the highest bidder at the Cantri fia office May 7 or 8, 1912.
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Frederick Hart
Aberdeen
Southwest Washington
Centralia
Cuba
Rene Harris
Olympia
Margaret Hull
Kelso
Mandy
Gizzie Johnston
Castle Rock
Sanna Johansen
Wintock
Annett
Ray Thurber
Superior Court of
State of Washington
Thorston County
Miller
West Mapgoolia Biedel
Lewis
Nand
Mleven
Ceti
Tanah Posse
Tawis
Gail
Claude Berlin HS Maron Escape When A Plane Falls
Claude Berlin, during a trial flight at the fair grounds, fell 40 feet after the engine failed. The aeroplane was badly damaged but Berlin escaped with only scratches. Parts were ordered from New York, with repairs expected in about two weeks. The incident may affect Hub City Festival flights. About 50 invited spectators witnessed the events after a 400 foot ascent earlier.
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Fair Grounds
Claude Berlin
New Parta
Lere
New York
Mr. Berlin
Berlin
Stormy Prospects For Republican State Convention
Aberdeen Washington May 14 Efforts by Governor Hay and gubernatorial candidate Lawrence to settle the Republican fight over the national delegation loom larger than the state committee meeting. Substantial factions strive to avoid a split that could heal too slowly before November. Taft and Roosevelt leaders resent outside interference as party leaders fear two conventions may be inevitable.
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United Press
Aberdeen
Wash
M. B. Hay
Lawrence
Wollnessday
Taft
Roosevelt
Work Begins on Yelm Irrigation Ditch Project
Olympia May 14 Actual construction work is progressing rapidly on 11 miles of irrigation ditch by the Yelm Irrigation Company to water 5000 to 6000 acres of prairie land in southeastern Thurston county. About 70 men and many teams are at work. grading is to be completed in June.
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United Press
Olympia
Yelm Irrigation Company
Nigqually
Thurston County
Ole Solberg
Fred Carlyon
Seattle
Yelm Prairie
C. Jayne
Government Navigation Service
I. W. Sparks
State Experimenty) Station
Vuyallap
Ambiguous Text on Restrictions Policy Sparks Debate
Fragmentary lines from a historic note reveal debate over restrictions and party positions. The excerpt mentions a convention, allegiance to a leader, and reference to Republican and Lew Monaly, with unclear context and several garbled terms.
Bellano retreat as Orozco reports rebel defeat
Gen Orozco concedes defeat at Conjos and orders insurrecto mobilization at Bellano after a day of brisk fighting. Federal artillery under generals Cumpa and Artagimedo flanked the rebels, who abandoned four positions before retreating toward Bellano.
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United Press
Rbellano
Mex
Oroveo
Escalon
Bellano
Taftites and Progressive factions split Lewis County convention
In Chehalis the Lewis County Republican convention split into two groups as Progressive and Taft factions failed to unite. Early, both sides organized separately. by afternoon the majority report led to a two-convention setup with 141 Progressives and 100 Taft delegates. Each side planned to send representatives to Aberdeen.
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Lewis County
Chehalis
County Central Committee
Glide Theatre
Taft
J. H E. Bush
Thomas Crawford
Centralia
H. W. Twiss
Claquato
Charles Gilchrist
James Urquhart
W.H. Twiss
Committee On Credentias
Slath
Pe EU
Gilchrist
Tellowa Hall
W. H. Twiss
Oach
Aberdeen
Minnesota Roosevelt landslide in state primaries
St Paul May 13 The latest returns show Roosevelt carrying every congressional district except perhaps two and winning twenty of twenty-four delegates to the national convention.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Roosevelt
Socialists Seek Hanford Backing in Cleveland Convention
Delegates at the Socialist party national convention in Indianapolis aligned behind a push to compel Judge C. H. Hanford of Seattle to recall his ruling annulling Leonard Oleson’s citizenship papers. If not, Oleson faces impeachment steps and potential relief through a new inquiry or action.
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Indianapolis
Socialist Party
United States
Dudge C.H. Hanford
Seattle
Leonard Oleson
Taronia
Stolen Bicycle From Clergyman Reported
A bicycle was stolen from the woodshed of Rev. Reid, with the thief presumed to have fled last night. The missing wheel was taken to a repair shop yesterday, police are investigating, and a search is under way for both the bicycle and the thief.
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Reid
Red
Seattle
Tha’ Tainister
Strike limits Hearst papers and legal notices collide
The presamen strike ends with Examiner printing four pages and plans to eight tomorrow while city papers face potential cuts. No violence or arrests reported. Also notices in Lewis County Washington state final accounting of Alfred F Cruttenden estate and homestead set aside hearing April 19 1912 at Chehalis Court House with objections due in writing. Clerk O W Monfort seals the record.
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San Francisco
Examiner
Publishers’ Association
Superior Court
Lewis County
Washington
Alfred F. Cruttenden
Susan A. Cruttenden
Court House
Chehalis
Lowle County
Card Court
Walt
W. A. Westover
Said
Maren
W. Monfort
Notice of Timber Sale on School Land in Washington
Public timber sale scheduled June 1 1912 at the county outpost in Chehalis County Washington. Timber on NW P of Section 3 Township 18 North Range 4 East WM containing 64 acres appraised 15640 dollars and timber on NW P 4 of Section 34 Township 13 North Range 4 East WM containing 160 acres appraised 7840 dollars. Sale by the County Auditor or the State Land Commissioners for cash on sale day.
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Salin
W. M
East W. M
Thoreok
Commissioner of Public Lands
Tacomea
NW Ted
GW Fed
NW P
Thaber
Dube
State of
Washington
Alllea
Qin Gants
Wald Parnly
Morse
Ansiiboit
Pablta Santa
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Bell
Walter Damrosch
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Hanford
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Miss Fields
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