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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1911
Page
8
Nov 3 report outlines policies by A B Judd and John Tiblin for Chehalis city governance. They seek economic management, pure water via gravity systems, and use of home labor on municipal projects to aid local workers and economic interests.
In Chehalis, councilman-elect A St John plans a suit to declare Charles Dieckman’s seat vacant after Dieckman refuses to vacate. The action follows councilmembers’ refusal to approve new leadership, with debates over the legality of City Attorney Studebaker's ruling and the commission form of government.
Mas Bhik and partners of the Trish Sha Widet Company pleads not guilty to manslaughter after a factory fire in spring that killed 146 people, most of them factory girls, during a arraignment before Judge O Sullivan in New York on November 8.
Kansas City reports United Press Teased Wire that President Franklin of the Watermakers' union ordered a strike to begin tomorrow, alleging that the Big Four Western In Mana Southern Indiana Harbor & Belt railroads granted contracts.
Charton 0 Beotl Illag id Perry, once sought in Cowitt County, was sentenced Saturday by Judge HL FB McKenney in Kelna. Scott pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses and received from tires to five years at Walla Walla.
A list of victims and relatives includes Ethel Thorpe Eleventh Street Tillie Rosebach 1172 Railroad Avenue Mrs Ethel Henry 22 who came from Kansas with a six month old daughter Vera Mulford 856 Gear Niece of Mrs A T Mulford Bertha Crown 887 Geary Street Sadie Westfall 1315 Market Eva Gilmore Tenth Street Wilson Bertha Istagle daughter of Mrs Henry MM White and two young survivors Miss Bessie Cochran Tithel and Miss va Zavalosek daughter of Peter Zavalosek of Filicl y Street 18 years old Street 17 years old Sister of Mrs James
Inquest hears a pot of boiling paraffin in the same room as hundreds of pounds of powder. Eight young women died yesterday afternoon when the Imperial Powder Works exploded. Reports suggest smoking may have occurred at the plant. Paraffin was heated by electricity and used to coat paper for wrapping powder. The room held the paraffin tank and the mixer area where the women worked. Friction and cause of the fire remain unresolved. Frank A Hull, an electrician, discovered the blaze and escaped.
A catastrophic blaze at the Imperial Powder Company plant on Oval Creek last afternoon killed seven young women who worked in the packing room. Bertha Crown survived. the others, including Tillie Hoshaeh Eva Gilmore and Ethel Thorpe, were found burned in a corner of the debris. Firefighters and bystanders were stunned as the inferno swept through the facility. one man, Rick Caeen, helped aid witnesses before the flames overwhelmed the scene.
Gloom over both Chehalis and nearby city as fire's source remains unknown. Funeral plans center on a single service for eight bodies identified in two cases. coroner's jury convenes. Imperial Powder Company plant on Coal Creek suffers extensive losses. Cassius N. Cole chairs, Victor Becier oversees.
In Chehalis eight victims face $7000 each under new employes compensation law while only $270 remains cash. Imperial Powder Co contributed but Dupont refuses coverage citing extra hazard. The tragedy prompts state to pursue Dupont and test constitutionality of the law.
A large fire at Frances Burns Lumber Company mill 20 miles above On t estay destroyed the mill and high grade lumber in yards. Estimated loss about 750000 with 56000 insured. Many workers and families affected. homes burned and belongings of employees lost.
Twenty five thousand eight hundred dollars in bank notes and coins uncovered under a sidewalk near the robbery site. Workmen, tearing up the wooden walk, discovered the loot tied to the September 11 theft. No arrests yet. two men held on vagrancy charges in Vancouver, authorities probing ties to the bank heist.
War time dispatch reports the American and Austrian consulates in Tripoli at risk as Turkish shells strike near colonial buildings. The Frankfurter Zeitung claims up to 20,000 natives have been executed amid the chaos, reflecting severe local unrest and danger to foreign missions.
In Vienna authorities move to heighten military readiness along the Wallan frontier amid possible hostilities. Reports say Austria expects a strike against Italy while observers note Italy may target other Turkish positions, signaling tense regional maneuvers.
Chehalis High School football faces the State Training School squad Saturday afternoon on the latter’s grounds. Both teams are noted for success this season and local fans anticipate an exciting contest. Star quarterback Scott is expected to return for Chehalis after a bout with typhoid.
William White, a former state training school inmate, is charged in November with stealing a hunting knife valued at $1.50. Mrs. L. D. Peters files in Superior Court to treat White as a juvenile delinquent. White, living near Chehalis, was recently released on parole.
Clarence Wright, the second of two Chehalis arrestees for stealing a ride on the Northern Pacific, was returned to his Spokane home yesterday by Chehalis Chief of Police Doyle. After failed efforts to commit him to the state training school, Wright’s father sent a ticket to Spokane where his partner Oscar Tremont had already been sent last Tuesday.
A man named John Bosnia, described as a minor from Southern Europe, was arrested in Vancouver for alleged complicity in the Montreal bank robbery at New Westminster. The crime involved about $255,000 taken, with authorities locating $3,700 in cash and $4,000 in cash equivalents.
A raid on blind pig dens occurred in Pe Ell area this afternoon. authorities, led by Sheriff Urgas Hart, secured several suspects. One man, later identified as Perry Watson, was detained after a struggle, with testimony and a search continuing at the Westover residence in Chehalis.
The body of Professor Montgomery, killed in a fall yesterday during an operation, was brought to Oakland today for date. Officials said the incident remains under investigation as details emerge from Santa Clara.
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