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Newspaper

Centralia Weekly Chronicle

Location

Centralia, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1912

Page

5

Two Children Run Down by Auto in Centralia

William Joyce aged four and Mat tie Joyce aged ten, children of R A Joyce, were struck by an auto driven by C F Dixon at the corner of Mium and King Streets near the children's home. The boy suffered serious injuries including a broken arm and leg. both children were rushed to the hospital. Dixon, en route to Little Rock with his family, returned after the accident and expressed regret. The girl left the danger zone. the boy's condition improved by morning but remained in danger at 2 pm.

William Joyce Mattie Joyce R. A. Joyce C. F. Dixon Employes Mumn King A Treats Dixon Little Rock Centralia

Centralia Commercial Club Seeks Citizen Fund Committee

A letter from the Centralia Commercial Club president outlines a plan to form a 15 member committee of local businessmen and citizens to draft a schedule of assessments for 1972 and part of 1973. The committee will elect a chairman and coordinate funding to sustain the club through financial difficulties.

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Government to dissolve trust in telephones

United Press dispatch reports the government plans to dissolve parts of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company merger. The Roll Telephone Company and Western Union merged two years ago, and the action targets a partial dissolution to separate divisions while investigations continue with no public progress recently disclosed.

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Perkins Sees Governor Marechal In Harvester Destiny

United Press report from New York dated September 17 quotes former Morgan partner W. Perkins as saying Governor Marechal, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, spoke today about Perkins presiding over the destinies of the International Harvester Company.

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Head of Great Northern backs Southwest Washington fair prize

Loupis W. Hill, chairman of the Great Northern Hail Board, advocates the county fair as a rapid development agency and offers two silver cups as prizes for the best school team in grains grasses vegetables and forage plants. Farmers are urged to exhibit choicest produce at the Southwest Washington fair, hoped to be among the state’s best.

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Miners Denounce News-Examiner Over Labor Day Speech

The Mendota and Av 2269 UMW locals denounce the News-Examiner as malicious and slanderous for attributing views to Harry Ferguson. They express regret for the attack amid the Graya Harter strike and commend Ferguson for his conduct, recording the resolution in minutes.

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Roosevelt Corrects Credit For Irrigation In Speech

Reno Nevada September 14 Roosevelt challenged claims of credit for major projects including irrigation and pure food laws. He warned against passing reclamation bills and criticized administration measures, stressing understanding dry farms versus irrigation ditches and outlining land development plans for agricultural settlers and homemakers who till their own soil. The speech drew an enthusiastic reception.

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Wilson Campaign Tour to Start Tomorrow as Planned

Gov Wilson, Democratic nominee for president, will begin his campaign tour tomorrow from New Jersey. He travels by private car and will be accompanied by his secretary, stenographers, and eight newspaper correspondents. The stop list includes Columbus, Ohio, where he is slated to arrive Monday morning.

SBA Girt N. J Wondrow Wilson LWO Columbus Ha Ia Duao

Chronicle plans library fund gift instead of prize contest

The Daily Chronicle abandons its prize subscription contest and offers 25 percent of all receipts for subscriptions to be donated to the Centralia Carnegie Library Fund. Only one quarter of collected payments will go to the library, with emphasis on new and renewed subscriptions to boost book purchases.

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Heavy Storms Do Great Damage in Two States

Weather bureau announcements report floods and heavy gales sweeping Alabama and Florida. Rainfall near Mobile reached one and a half inches, lower wharves flooded, and reports are sparse. In Pensacola, a river steamer named National sank after being struck by a seventy-six inch gale.

Washington Alabama Florida Thhe Weather Bureau Pensacola National

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