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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1898
Page
5
Tua Ber seeks a Jive correspondent in Napavine Dryad Salkum and Newaukum to cover local matters. The call invites interested readers to respond and join the effort.
A Seattle restaurant cook assaulted a coworker last week and the victim died Sunday. The assailant then killed himself in King County Jail, avoiding old age as the cause of death.
Hanna is reelected as Ohio senator with 73 votes to 70 for McKerson and one member absent. The result surprises opponents who believed Hanna would be defeated. The article questions what is wrong with Hanna and hints at public doubt.
The Yakima Republic questions Lewis and Jones duty in the lower house while the Walla Walla Union hints Washington’s representatives will appear on payday. The note frames a political discussion about state representation in Congress.
Prof. Barto of Tacoma was acquitted of adultery with Maggie Shields Barto of Peril. He questions legal avenues to reach those who provoked the proceedings and caused disgrace and humiliation.
CoLong L Parison of the Cosmopolis Enterprise takes Col Heath of the Willapa Pilot to task for rash assertions on recording free silver coinage. Col Heath is well posted on the coinage issue and is expected to respond with knowledge in due course.
The notice requests signed items for publication and poetry submissions. It states signatories guarantee good faith. It notes spring poetry is priced at four dollars per line.
The printers union declares the state printing office unfair and denounces Coloneell's Tacoma Sun for refusing to pay union wages. The piece laments labor conditions and predicts union workers may learn from the episode.
A Chehalis proposal urges strict curfew enforcement to curb youth street activity and notes parallel needs to enforce nuisance and public health related ordinances, including addressing sink holes and related dangers in the city.
A garbled report attributes statements to Cuban General Maxuro Gomez claiming Cubans will persist in their struggle for absolute independence. It mentions Spain pressuring the United States to curb freedoms and prayers, reflecting tension between Cuba, Spain, and America.
The state GOP faces no four hour debate on adopting a resolution backing gold standard maintenance. The party split in 1896 over a free silver stance and now aims to align with future platforms and monetary policy.
A fragmented report notes calls for congressional action to relieve hardship with a $200,000 appropriation. References to Le Roi and Advocate editor hints at political maneuvering and delays. Several unnamed courtiers and senators are involved amid discussion of aid distribution.
Fragmentary OCR suggests brief notes on constructions or erections linked to a group labeled We of the agi. Limited readable words indicate early 20th century civic or fraternal activity without clear names, dates, or places.
The piece notes ongoing pension debates and veteran concern over past reform under Cleveland. It emphasizes that current senior soldiers and pensioners feel strongly about the issue, recalling reforms viewed as persecutory and unfair.
A mob hanged murderer Chadwick Marshall in Colfax Friday night after Judge McDonald voided indictments citing lack of preliminary examination. The populist judge, famed for a gelding ruling, faces criticism as court delay is blamed for mob violence.
The Advocate disputes claims of percel and boodle influencing the 1896 election. It notes McKinley secured 271 electoral votes and a 603,514 popular vote margin over Bryan with 286,728 votes ahead of all opponents, urging factual correction and an independent inquiry.
Oregonian notes Washington state now solidly Republican due to improved conditions and a large eastward influx since November 1896. About 10 000 new voters boost GOP and gold-standard support, with leaders predicting a Republican legislature and Senators loyal to the party.
The article notes Durrant was hanged Friday after nearly three years' delay. Convicted on circumstantial evidence of Blanche Lamont's murder, he protested innocence amid lingering doubt. It criticizes trial practices for delaying justice and cites other criminals who avoided execution before final punishment.
Colonel Bannister leads Cen tra News to critique Ohio politics and to argue that voters supported M A Hanna for U S senator, noting a Republican ticket victory and legislature backed by popular choice. The piece praises direct election sentiment while calling the underdog’s protest loud.
Ezra Meeker of Tacoma called on Ed Lowry of Claquato this week and announced the Meekers have entered the vegetable evaporating business.
J M Kepner arrives Seattle direct from the Klondike with a business mission ahead and claims sold on rich profits. Mrs Kepner meets him in Seattle and Mr Kepner plans to return east in about two months. The Chehalis group plans to aid others if Dawson faces a winter food shortage.
A Mitchell sues Dick Lynch et al and Annie Arnold files for divorce from Erwin Arnold. Fred Vennes faces lottery ticket charges. W D Kimbrough, administrator, sues Jesse Beared et al for foreclosure vendor’s lien. John Bassett, J C Bush and John Dobson named appraisers for the late Wan Pearson. Olof Pearson named administrator. Mrs. Sarah Burnap named guardian of grandchildren Robert Joseph Benjamin and Charles Nickels. Final account of Wm Dittmar approved and discharged as administrator of the Dittmar estate. Appeals filed in Scheubertich and Twiss vs Miles cases.
The article extols the joy of childbirth and declares Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women. It claims the medicine strengthens and purifies feminine organs, helps produce healthy children, eases childbirth, and cures weaknesses or derangements, with authority from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo.
Offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable case of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy. Includes endorsements from Toledo wholesalers West & Tavax Warpixe Kinnan & Marvin and claims a 75 cent price per bottle with testimonials offered.
The exportation of American manufactures may gross due to the protective system aiding manufacturers to perfect processes and machinery, enabling entry into global markets. New Britain, Youn. Record.
An editorial argues that higher tariffs on shoddy and inferior woolens will boost American manufacturers and workers. It says quality improves when protected from foreign low-cost fabrics, and American labor gains with longer wear and better value, ending the era of shoddy.
The Lewiston Journal summarizes Democratic leaders pressing tariff reform amid a friction-filled era. It notes Bryan's continued leadership for the Chicago platform while adjusting monetary emphasis and opposing capital and court power, with the 1896 mounting challenge seen as unlikely to recur.
A terse excerpt from the Seeton Transcript discusses Jonah's role as a symbol of resilience. It recalls the value of lived experience over credentials and imagines how his notoriety could anchor him to houses indefinitely.
In the matter of the estate of Swan Pearson deceased creditors are notified that all claims must be presented to the administrator, OLoFrs, at his home on Second Street, Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington within one year from the date of this notice.
The document records treasurer instructions for warrants and fund passages including General Fund warrants up to November 516, October bridge warrants up to November 32, and related notes. It also references indigent notices and interest computations for January.
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