Eight Hour Day Proposal Seen as Harmful to State Industry
The Spokane Spokesman-Review argues that a proposed initiative mandating an eight hour day would ruin Washington industries by forcing wage cuts and higher production costs. It says nursing and farming would face prohibitive expenses and that competition from outside the state would intensify. The Tacoma Tribune notes increased wartime government power to protect national interests.
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Washington
Spokane Spokesman-Review
America's Impregnable Financial Position Amid Unprecedented Funds
The United States faces no threat to commerce as treasury data show near two billion in assets including gold, silver, and bullion. Congress expanded the Aldrich Vreeland authority, enabling rapid currency mobilization to support business. Banks nationwide report ample resources, with grain states needing funds to move crops.
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Treasury
United States
Congress
United States Treasury
Senate
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Seattle
Tacoma
Editor defends platform against single tax charge in Raymond Review
The Raymond Review editor rejects claims that a state platform plank favors Henry George's single tax. He notes minimal floor discussion, argues the plank only proposes letting voters revise outdated laws, and predicts a three year process before constitutional amendment.
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Little
Raymond Review
Democratic State Platform
King County
Henry George
State Tax Commission
Herald
Grays Harbor
Endicott Johnson travel salesmen report big shoe shipments rise
One hundred traveling men gathered for the regular summer meeting of Endicott Johnson Co at Rochester reported shoe shipments for the first six months of 1914 up two million dollars from the same period last year. They say the outlook is bright for the largest fall business in the firm's history.
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Endicott, Johnson & Co
Rochester
Washington
Grim faced man and waiter spark petty revenge tale
A Chicago Herald snippet recalls a waiter who served a grim man and a pert girl. The man complained about every item and the bill totaled one ninety. The man offered a two dollar bill and the waiter considers a two-nickel sting as repayment.
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Chicago Herald
Legend of Avernus Lake Near Naples
The lake Avernus in the Naples area is famed for its poisonous waters and superstition. Ancient lore linked it to the entrance to Hades where Ulysses descended to the lower regions.
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Naples
Hades
Ulysses
Suffrage argued for its educational value against boxing crowds
The piece contends that women at boxing matches are drawn by social habit, not cruelty, and that suffrage offers educational benefits. It argues American women are not in danger of losing their minds to boxing, as they remain mentally occupied with other interests, contrasting with English behavior.
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America
Vision of Transatlantic Flight From Early Aviation Tales
A speaker describes the quickness of crossing the Atlantic and the potential of flying machines. Higher altitude reduces air resistance and enables faster speeds. Wind at two miles up drives vessels toward Europe, with speeds from twenty five to fifty miles per hour aiding progress.
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Newfoundland
Ireland
Atlantic
Ocean
Europe
The American Woman’s Culture Is Her Self Adoration
A critique notes that American women are valued for beauty and status rather than culture or motherhood. It argues men demand elegance while women pursue envy and conspicuous display, judging self adoration as the guiding impulse behind fashion and social rank.
Injustice to Fail to Have Women Represented in Constitutional Convention
Former President Roosevelt argues for women’s inclusion in the constitutional convention citing women in state boards, education, and as shareholders. He notes women’s prominent public roles, urging representation and claiming women have vital interests and insights to offer in constitutional matters.
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New York State
State Commission For the Blind
Widowed Mothers’ Pension Commission
New York City
Bureau of Factory Inspection
Great Northern President Bets Silver Cup at Washington State Fair
Louis W. Hill, president of Great Northern Railway, signals his interest in the Washington State Fair in North Yakima from September 21 to 26 by offering a handsome silver cup as a special prize for the best agricultural exhibit grown in Great Northern territory or along subsidiary lines in Washington. Farmers urged to enter and boost the fair’s success.
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Louis W. Hill
North Yakima
Wash
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Territory
Washington
Braving Aerial Iciness and the Altitude Dare
Augustus Post recalls ballooning versus aeroplane ascent. He notes aviators push upward in spirals against wind and cold, chasing higher altitude marks while balloonists ride gas up with less strain. The piece blends observations on risk, gear, and the harsh realities of high flight.
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Augustus Post
American Magazine
Americans in Germany Missing as War Declared
Mrs Roscoe Conrad and her sister Miss Mabel McClymont were to travel in Germany on July 31 during a European tour. Relatives and friends fear their safety as war breaks out. Congressman Johnson seeks to locate them through the state department.
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Roscoe Conrad
Mabel McClymont
Germany
Europe
Congressman Johnson
State Department
Send the Twice a Week Herald to Eastern Friends
A weekly schedule note invites readers to forward the twice weekly Herald to inquiring friends in the East. The item emphasizes sharing regional news and maintaining readership networks.
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Twice-A-Weeck Herald
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