Law Laughs at Twenty Two Officials for Misusing Funds
Olympia report details a $113 726 61 deficiency in last legislature credits, with 22 officers and trustees facing criminal or civil action for overspending beyond appropriations. Governor Mead pressed as investigations consider why deficiencies were approved, citing prior Yakima Fair and printer’s office overruns.
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W. C. Bell
State of Washington
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Albert E. Mead
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Palmer
King County
Public Printer’s Office
Aberdeen Cats Clinch Series and Move Toward Pennant
Aberdeen wins the series in Vancouver, finishing three games back in third place. Starkell, Siever, and Pernell shine on the mound with stingy defense and timely hitting led by Bower and Campbell. The club heads to Portland to face Pearl Casey's Colts, aiming to sustain form and avoid overconfidence after a seven game win streak.
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Swalm
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Pernell
Joe Bower
Lejene
Siever
O’brien
Portland
Pearl Casey
Milwaukee Road Seeks Right of Way Into Olympic Peninsula
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad applied for rights of way on state lands in Chehalis county south west corner and Jefferson county northwest corner. The move suggests a coastal build toward the Olympic peninsula, with rail lines along the Pacific coast entering the region.
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Chicago,Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Chehalis County
Jefferson County
Pacific Coast
Olympic Mountains
Lewis All Right Seattle Bond Check Clears
The investigating committee finished checking bonds and securities in State Treasurer John G. Lewis's office and found everything to be okay. Senator Pliny L. Allen said the panel will review receipts and disbursements next, and has sent letters to twenty two depositories for account statements to tally with Lewis's figures.
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O. Fishback
Will Build Tub and Pail Factory in South Aberdeen
Fayette Bousfield and his wife and son will arrive in Aberdeen tomorrow to locate and arrange for the tub and pail factory. The deeded site will host the new plant, with construction to start at once and operations aimed by year end. Minneapolis mechanics will be brought in to install machinery after completion.
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Aberdeen
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Minneapolis
Aberdeen Herald Grays Harbor Chronicle
The Aberdeen Herald delivers two weekly editions covering Grays Harbor events. This advance-pledge newspaper costs $1.50 per year and focuses on local happenings for its readership.
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Aberdeen Herald
Grays Harbor
Ruth and Ross Expose State Payoffs Amid Political Fight
Olympia May 15 Senator Ruth leads a stand against a probe of Land Commissioner Ross and others while holding a paid post not funded by the state Ruth defended persecuted men yet holds a lucrative contract in public lands affairs He named engineer A S Ruth to inspect dredging work for the Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Co and keeps final say on reports A photo shows the steamer Skookum towing a massive log raft near Grays Harbor for an Aberdeen A Y P exposition promo.
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Forrest
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Aberdeen
Hamilton Bond Void In Seattle
The National Surety Company refuses to reimburse Oregon state for a $20 000 bond of former Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton citing failure to file his oath of office with the secretary of state The company’s attorney John W Rogers says Hamilton never fulfilled the appointment terms and was not legally Adjutant General, after an office search failed to reveal any oath record.
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Ortis Hamilton
Seattle
Hamilton
Secretary of State
John W. Rogers
Attorney Roberts
Insurance Chief Schively in Spokane for Embezzlement Charges
Spokane May 15 J H Schively state insurance commissioner is in Spokane to confer with attorneys amid embezzlement charges. He says he will not resign and his counsel argues any criminal liability lies with the secretary of state, not Schively, citing policy changes after he took the insurance department.
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Spokane
J. H. Schively
Israel
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Secretary of State
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Insurance Department
New Teachers Named by Board of Education for Next Year
The Board of Education elected several new teachers for the coming year. Eva Fleming of Kane Pennsylvania Ruth Lieber of Marinette Wisconsin Gertrude Bell of Aberdeen Eva Monteith of St Johns Michigan and Anna Hanson of Jamestown New York join staff. Professor W L Greenleaf will devote all his time to the manual training department in local schools after assisting Aberdeen and Hoquiam last year.
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Eva Fleming
Kane
Ruth Lieber
Marinette
Wis
Gertrude Bell
Aberdeen
Eva Monteith
St. Johns, Mich
Anna Hanson
Jamestown
N. Y
W. L. Greenleaf
Hoquiam
Bristow Bolts Aldrich Tariff Fight in Senate
Washington correspondent reports Senator Bristow of Kansas will bolt the Aldrich tariff bill if concessions to the Lead Trust are not secured. He warns the GOP faces a split and vows to vote against the bill unless substantial reductions are included.
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Cummins
Dolliver
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Nelson
Payne
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