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Newspaper

Centralia Weekly Chronicle

Location

Centralia, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1911

Page

2

Primary Law Critique and Open Nomination Debate

The Chehalis Nugget defends direct primary reform while criticizing party tickets and noting the commission form of government allows voters to choose the best candidates across parties. It condemns attempts to sow factional strife between Chehalis and Centralia, and urges fair coverage amid ongoing municipal water cup plans and local media tensions.

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Growth of Cities Under Commission Government

Government statistics show many rapidly growing U S cities adopt commission form. Of 22 cities over 25k doubling 1900–10, 13 used commission government while 9 did not. Among 188 non commission cities only 9 doubled in that decade. Commission cities had a higher doubling rate.

United States

Chehalis Editor Urged to Be Informed on Commission Government

A reader criticizes Chehalis Daily Nugget for misrepresenting recall rules for commission government. The letter notes Seattle and Tacoma differ due to preexisting charters and cites a 35 percent recall petition threshold, urging informed discussion of Chehalis adopting the form.

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North End residents seek station on Upper Tower Avenue

Residents urge a council station on Upper Tower Avenue via petition as new equipment arrival imminent and current site cannot be chosen without formal petition. council cannot act on initiative.

Upper Tower Avenue Thay

Time to Act Noted in Centralia News Examiner

The Centralia News Examiner questions a claim about a new station, guessing it refers to a new fire station rather than a passenger station. The paper doubts the council can act without a petition and notes uneven city interest.

Centralia News Examiner News-Examiner

Atlantic Deeper Waterways Meet Opens in Richmond

About 1,000 delegates gather for the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convention in Richmond to discuss deepening eastern waterways and advancing a chain of inland routes from Boston to Beaufort North Carolina and onward to Florida cities. Several links along the proposed intercoastal route are already completed or under construction.

Richmond United States Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association Boston Beaufort N. G Florida

Telephone exchange dispute settled by Supreme Court decision

The long running difficulties between the Silver Creek and Chehalis exchanges were resolved by a Supreme Court ruling. Within weeks the Silver Creek line of 213 phones will be connected to Chehalis central as manager Coffman of Chehalis indicated yesterday.

Silver Creek

Gaby Deslys Delays U S Engagement Plans

London dispatch reports Paris vaudeville star Gaby Deslys failing to start an eleventh week engagement in the United States as scheduled. Her first appearance is now set for late September in New York with a reported four thousand dollar weekly salary. It notes Lisbon revolutions and Manuels throne loss as background, and odd aging fossil claims appear in the same item.

United Press London Gaby Deslys Lisbon Manuel United States New York Miss Deslys America

Jet of the other company line connects 25 phones at Agate Inc

A note states that the jet of the other company line will connect 25 telephones at Agate Inc from the to time, linking other sections.

Agate Inc Andy

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