New Laws Take Effect Throughout Washington
Special to The Herald reports June 10 marked the enactment of most 191 laws from the last session in Washington. New crimes include drunkenness of jitney drivers and joy riding. penalties apply for seed with low germination and for passing off fake legal papers. Labor picketing and boycotting become crimes under the new laws. Universal registration is adopted, absentee voting allowed, and petitions must be signed at registration offices. Several bills await the 1916 election referendum, with notable withdrawals and appointments to state boards amid partisan shifts.
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Herald
Olympia
Frank M. Lamborn
State Printing Office
Grange
State Federation of Labor
Farmers’ Union
State Land Board
C. R. Jackson
J. W. Brislawn
E. W. Ferris
Lister
I. M. Howell
Edward Meath
Clark V. Savidge
State Department of Agriculture
University of Washington
Don’t Overwork Storage Battery
A Willard Storage Battery expert warns car owners against overloading generators and batteries by extra electrical equipment or insufficient daytime driving. If the starter is overworked, other causes should be checked before taxing the battery. Also included are ads for Dr King’s New Life Pills and Kickapoo Worm Killer, plus brief anecdotes.
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Electric Service & Supply Company
Willard Storage Battery Company
Argentina Tightens Rail Rules With Centralized Oversight
Argentina operates under a powerful railroad commission, the direccion general de ferrocarriles, which dictates train numbers and car allocations. Night trains require sleeping cars and dining cars, with mail and safety equipment mandatory. All passenger coaches receive monthly disinfection and delays must be reported with reasons.
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Argentina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Direccion General de Ferrocarriles
New York Tribune
Rehearsal Rush Before Society Dinner
A speaker urges urgency to reach a home event as a wife hosts a large society dinner at eight. The dialogue notes the clock shows six, and a rehearsal is needed before leaving.
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Kansas City Journal
Tracts Used as Curl Pipers and Old City Notes in London
A temperance missionary recalls leaving tracts with a Glasgow woman who later used them as curl pipes on her head. Damascus is described as possibly the world’s oldest city with biblical links, while a Yorkshire acres versus Bible letters puzzle concludes acres outnumber letters, citing figures from London Notes and Queues.
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Glasgow
Yorkshire
Ncres
London
Vinegar Destroys Typhoid Germs In Salads
Paris doctors Loir and Legagneusx report vinegar kills typhoid bacillus in one hour. A liter of water with ten grams of vinegar (about a third of an ounce) immersing washed salad leaves for about an hour and a quarter may remove typhoid risk. This method applies to vegetables eaten uncooked.
The Proof Conclusive Dispute Over Her Cooking
A quarrel at home centers on cooking ability with remarks about his mother and his father’s dyspepsia. The exchange escalates as both sides defend or attack skill and lineage.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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Partizan
Board of Equalization
Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Public Service Commission
Partizan Politics
Chehalis County
Grays Harbor
Chehalis
Lewis County
Federal Reserve System
Commission
Dr. King
New Life
Hungary
Boston Transcript
American Press Association
Tallapoosa
United States Revenue Service
Misa Mabel Hartwell
Alabama
Abraham
Damascus
Syrian Desert
Josephus
Aram
Shem
Lewis’ Big Store
Aberdeen
Big Ben
Arrow
Triangle
H. Lewis & CO
East Heron Street
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