Ballinger Seen as Likely Secretary of Interior
Washington watchers say R A Ballinger of Seattle will join Taft's cabinet as Secretary of the Interior. Once a cowboy, Ballinger rose with support from Senator Ingalls and Secretary Garfield, later fronting the land department under Roosevelt, then transitioning to law practice before Taft's camp elevated him to the Pacific coast post.
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R. A. Ballinger
Seattle
Interior
Taft
National Capitol
Walter Clark
Washington
the Post-Intelligencer
Judge Ballinger
Ballinger
John J. Ingalls
Garfield
Roosevelt
Land Department
Hitchcock
Taft Parsnerons
Pacific Coast
King County
Senator Piles
Washington code commission proposes sweeping criminal code changes
The Washington Code Commission in Olympia presents a drafted criminal code equaling any state in the Union with major revisions. Changes include juror insanity decisions moved to courts, pool selling and bookmaking felonies, horse racing allowed with penalties for betting, and severe punishments for accidental shootings. Misdemeanors split into plain and gross with distinct penalties.
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Washington
Code Commission
Olympia
New York
Minnesota
Schedule of Valuation for Live Stock 1909 Assessments
County Assessor J K DePriest furnishes valuations for live stock to be assessed in 1909. Taxes will be computed at 60 percent of these valuations. Listing includes horses and cattle with ranges for heavy draft work horses saddle and range horses, and registered stock bulls with price estimates.
Brunswick serves coffee and sandwiches around the clock
The Brunswick offers hot coffee and sandwiches at all hours and proclaims both items are fine. A taste will convince you.
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Brunswick
Your View of the Bank from Kennewick Ad
An advertisement for the First National Bank of Kennewick touts the bank as the safest place to save money. It emphasizes security and interest earnings and invites readers to become depositors.
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First National Bank
Bbank
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Fuller's
Hawes
Abe Lincoln
Lewiston-Clarketon
Newton
J. W. Lipe
Clarkston
Chas. H. Lilly .C
Waington
The
C.H. Collins Co
H. A. Howee
Kennewick
Shanafelt & Sons
Brent
County Assessor
J. K. DePriest
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