State Capital Notes on Divorces and Legislation
The Echo reports 1910 divorce totals by county with King at 1091 and Chelan minor figures, plus state crime and civil case counts. It notes proposed reforms on taxation for fruit land, higher marriage licenses, holiday observance shifts, capital punishment persistence, and pending major measures like employer compensation and public utilities.
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Chelan County
King County
Spokan
Pierce
Yakima
Snohomish
King
Adams Counties
State Bureau of Inspection
States move toward approving a federal income tax amendment
The Seattle Times reports growing support for the sixteenth amendment across states. Ten have ratified and four rejected, with strong backing in Western and Northern legislatures while Eastern states oppose more due to higher incomes.
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United States
New York
New England
Illinois Senate
House
Ohio
Senate
Oregon
Arkansas
Alabama
South Carolina
Kentucky
Maryland
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Michigan
Kansas
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Seattle Times
Seattle Chamber backs keeping capital in Olympia
By resolution the Seattle Chamber of Commerce opposes moving the capital from Olympia. It cites no financial justification and argues completing the current capital setup is economical. It urges expanding permanent capitol facilities within existing foundations to relieve cramped offices.
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Seattle
Flagg
Capitol Commission
Seattle Recall Victory Sees George Dilling Top Mayor Gill
Seattle voters approved the recall of Mayor Gill with George W. Dilling winning a 6214 plurality as 87 percent of the 62,314 ballots cast. Women voters surged to the polls for the first time since territorial days, aiding Dilling alongside a strong Socialist showing from Dr. E J Brown. Dilling plans to reorganize the police department and ease ongoing political strife.
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Seattle
Gill
Los Angeles
George W. Dilling
Dilling
Western Washington Development Plans Boost Rail Line and Cattle Revival
A Portland Development Association convention in Vancouver features speakers on railway expansion. Harriman lines authorize 8 million dollars for the North Coast road, shortening Portland to Spokane by about 50 miles with completion aimed for 1912. Talks cover bridge work over the Snake River and Palouse canyon. Cattle industry revival follows improved marketing from Portland. ranges to be restocked and fall roundup anticipated. Hill and Harriman pledge 1000 dollars each to Portland Rose Festival to support heavy festival traffic. Portland joins Puget Sound cities and California to aid China famine relief with food shipments at no charge. A congressional bill proposes 50 thousand dollars for two new salmon hatcheries on the lower Columbia, boosting catches for Washington and Oregon fishermen.
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Harriman Lines
Washington
Portland
Spokane
Power City
Snake River
Palouse Canyon
Columbia River
Congress
Senate
House
Oregon
Columbia
Spring Rail Rates Offer Westward Migration
Railroads restore the usual $25 fare from Missouri river ports to the Northwest with a one way spring rate in effect March 10 through April 10. Eastern points share the same prices: Chicago 33 dollars, St. Louis 32, Baltimore 48.25, New York 50, Buffalo 42.50, Cincinnati 37.90, Detroit 38, Milwaukee 31.50, Philadelphia and Washington 49.75.
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Missouri River
Northwest
Washington
Middle West
Chicago
St. Louis
Baltimore
New York City
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Forest lands in Wenatchee National Forest acreage figures
Forest Supervisor Sylvester supplied The Echo with figures showing Wenatchee National Forest encompasses 1 157 908 acres of land of which 502 268 acres have been granted patented or patents pending leaving the remainder under federal jurisdiction.
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Sylvester
Wenatchee National Forest
Northwest charity drives and labor reform outline
The Northwest shows broad relief mobilization with Seattle Chamber and Red Cross coordinating aid to China via flour rice dried fish and cloth while rail, shipping lines, and governments offer free transport. Separately opposition to an employes compensation bill grows as workers fear wage losses and administration costs, amid existing ten hour and state labor debates. Washington adopts oil burner tech for locomotives to reduce fire risk and fuel use.
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Northwest
Seattle Commercial Club
Red Cross Society
Buford
Pacific
Dollar Steamship Company
San Francisco
The
Hill Steamship Line
Seattle
The Pistol Problem in American Life
Marshalltown Times-Republican argues that easy access to automatic pistols fuels violence across towns. The piece questions marketing, lack of purchaser records, and the social costs of widespread weapon carry. It urges action to restrict sales and address gun culture nationwide.
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David G. Phillips
Phillips
United States
Marshalltown
Iowa
Times-Republican
Arrest and Release After Theft Allegations
Marshal Fitz arrested a man naming himself Smith on a hotel keeper charge. Mrs Bailet later claimed Smith stole goods and cash, but she declined to file charges. Smith admitted taking money and goods, paid back some funds, and was released after being helped toward Spokane, prompting critique of legal standards.
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Marshal Fitz
Smith
Champ Clark to Drive Mules If Elected Speaker
Champ Clark would drive a pair of mules down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington if elected speaker of the house. Col Luke Emerson of Missouri will supply and groom the mules, claiming they are the finest looking pair in America. Clark is expected to succeed Cannon and the mules will be ready in time for the ceremony.
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Champ Clark
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C
Clark
Col
Luke Emerson
Pike County
Missouri
Emerson
Col. Emerson
America
Cannon
Washington
Glasses Stay Clear in Warm Rooms
Advice to prevent moisture on eyeglasses when entering warm rooms from cold weather. Apply soap to both sides of the lenses, rub with a cloth, then polish with tissue paper to keep lenses clear.
TWO LEAVENWORTHIANS GONE
Deaths of Mrs D A Burgett and Luther A Coats mark sorrow in Leavenworth. Mrs Burgett aged 21 with two children. funeral at Congregational church amid snow. Coats, 24, from Wenatchee, died of septicemia after foot injury and bone tuberculosis. funeral at Methodist church with Modern Woodmen honors.
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D. A. Burgett
Leavenworth
Congregational
W. V. Davis
Howard
Leavenworth Cemetery
Luther Austin Coats
Wenatchee General Hospital
Wenatchee
Independence
Oregon
Valentine's Day Observed in Public School Rooms
St Valentine’s Day was celebrated with Valentine Boxes in most rooms of the public school. The high school skipped the tradition as older students, boxes held decorative and plain love notes, a postmaster delivered the messages to every child, none were missed, and the event brought amusement, some instruction, and no harm.
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Thurston County
Hay
Appropriations Committee
Chehalis
Fisheries Department
Fidalgo
Meskill
Orting
Port Orchard
Bellingham
Development Association
Vancouver
Portland Commercial Club
the Hill and Harriman Lines
Puget Sound
California
China
Orient
News OF
Pacific Northwest
Forestry Service
Great Northern
Western
Cascade Division
Everett
Olympia
Supreme Court of the
Leavenworthians
Luther A. Coats
Wenatchee Hospital
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