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Mothers Day Proclamation and Spokane Graft Alarm
Governor Marion E. Hay proclaims May 8 1910 as mothers day urging white flowers and church programs. The piece then details a Spokane graft scandal report accusing State Land Commissioner E W Ross and others of multi million loss and calls for investigation prosecution and resignation. It also notes Legh Freeman a Seattle based candidate for U S senate and local opinions.
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Hay
Marion E. Hay
State of Washington
Commonwealth
Legislative Investigating Committee
State Land Commissioner
State Land Office
E. W. Ross
Ross
State Land Commissioner’s Office
Weyerhauser Syndicate
Washington
Land Department
D. C
Yakima Democrat
Freeman
Seattle
State Taxpayers’ League
Legh Freeman
Senate
Republican Party