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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1911
Page
2
A 1911 discussion condemns big business and trusts while endorsing reform via a city commission. It weighs Democrat and Socialist attitudes toward monopolies, praises the commission system, and explains petition signing obligations for mayoral and commissioner candidates.
British MPs and dignitaries visited the White City near London to view a Brennan Monorail demonstration. The single track car uses a gyroscope for stability and promised potential beyond a toy, with experts debating its scientific basis and future impact.
No. 32, llagel Grimes, the Chehalis girl who ran away last Thursday and was found in Portland Saturday by a deputy for Sheriff Urquhart, was sentenced to the State Training School by Court Commissioner W. A. Westover yesterday. She said she left home to earn money for clothes and was willing to work, having secured domestic work in a Portland home when arrested.
The Chelalig Lumber Company plant at Littel, destroyed by fire weeks ago, will be rebuilt immediately. President Wheeler told the Citizens' Club in Chehalis that the new facility will be larger and more modern than the old one.
A.J. Elkins was arrested for attempting to commit suicide and released in Superior Court after a sanity commission found him of sound mind. The incident followed his wife rejecting contact after an alleged threat to end his life. The report notes rising living costs and tobacco price trends unrelated to the case.
United Press reports mass Socialist protests in Parlin on November 21 urging overthrow of the monarchy due to war policies and economic distress. The rally, led by Karl Liebknecht and August Bebel associates, signals a broad push toward universal suffrage and far-reaching political change amid famine and high taxes.
Labor notes credit unions for most of the country’s awe in work claims, cites steel and coal output records, and notes wage rises and shorter hours in Atlanta. reports on engineers backing patent law reform, a trivia claim about diesel-free cities, and a stray sale listing for pullets.
The Giermenk workers union praises women strikers while noting tensions in textile and garment sectors. It cites a national dispute between officers and leaders of the Journeyman Garbers Union over a mill erection and a mill site offer near Telea Oklahoma for a barber home. Taft declares strikes may be used for secondary boycott and broader legal aims, urging courage to uphold worker rights nationwide.
Judge A S Rice opens a December 4 term with jury trials listed. Cases include State vs Eva Ven eigs and State vs George Veness for the Wine Lock fire. State vs Lester Hunter for desertion. State vs W D White for assault. State vs L J Young for murder. State vs Fred Reige. State vs G M Jess ing. State vs Joseph Milanowski for liquor without license. Tate Waton vs Wilson Coal Co. Samuel Holycruss vs Veness Lumber. I M Said vs Twin City Light & Traction. Arthur K Bennett vs Dr W Kennicott for malpractice. Willard. Llurd Jones vs Chehalis River Lumber & Shingle Co. Chehalis vs.
A garbled historical clipping mentions a person connected to a surrender or sentence and a Northern Pacific line. Incoherent phrases reference Chehalts mely yesterday and a council or county scene with vague actions and dates. The legible names and concrete events are insufficient for a precise summary.
Abstract complaint notes a company fined for employing Gialgunderig, with references to an insurance commission and penalties under a terna timeline. Names include Mortord, Torin, and Grawh, amid a report of penalties and regulatory action.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Ane drew Urguhart former Johan of Chehatly who died at The Dales Ore last Saturday night aged 60. Survived by two daughters and one son, she was mother-in-law of Henry Urquhart, Lowla County Sheriff. New treeephone Brooks Now printing in service at 200m aged completed.
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