Washington state industrial notes and local projects 1913
End of 28 days in the 1913 session shows 681 bills outstanding while 321 were introduced and three passed. Reported local activity includes Walla Walla hospital rebuild at 250000, Ridgefield sawmill reorganization, four Chehalis wood gas plants costing 250000, Port Angeles movie theatre at 2000, and mayoral veto on power rate. Also mentions Dupont Powder plant explosion, state tax rate 5.89 per person for 1914, and various business changes across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
R. D. Vandeveer
Bert Rhine
Shoshone
Sedro-Wooley
T. E. Empey
Spokane
Hillyard Furniture & Hardware Co
Anderson Shipyards
Harbor Island
Ferndale
Mt. Vernon Milk Co
Gill
Seattle
Dupont
Tacoma
State May Buy Logged-off Lands for Reforestation
Fire Warden Ferris will propose a bill to allow the state to buy lands with delinquent taxes, paying counties the due taxes while acquiring ownership via delinquent tax certificates. The plan aims to keep these lands for reforestation and prevent exploitation by buyers.
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Ferris
Washington
Nature
Mount Rainier Scenic Loop Proposal From Olympia Debate
A strong lobby in Olympia advances a plan for a Mount Rainier loop road that the federal government would fund if Washington builds fourteen miles of connecting state road near Orting. The project would cost the state about 84000 while the government spends roughly 1 million on the scenic loop around the mountain, about 100 miles long with grades under five percent and access to premier mountain scenery. The board of control also bought 100 tons of sugar early to beat rising prices. institutions use 225 tons yearly.
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Olympia
Mount Rainier
United States
State of Washington
Orting
Pierce County
Hghe Park
Seattle
Tacoma
State Board of Control
Appearance And Character Defy First Impressions
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt contrasts appearances with true character. It cites encounters where a frail looking foe or a quiet youth outwitted stronger rivals, noting figures like Billy Rocap and General Custer changing opinions once actions prove them. The piece reflects on preconceptions in stories and real life.
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Jet Harte
Hils
Raphael
England
Francis Bacon
London
Stephen Crane
Crane
Philadelphia
Billy Rocap
America
Rob Burdette
General Custer
Philadelphia Ledger
Hurried Husband Forgets Kiss Sparks Home Tension
A New Orleans States item recounts a wife’s heartbreak after her husband leaves for work without a kiss. He pondered work and world affairs, while she faced another day of routine isolation, craving a token of love. He is urged to return with gifts and two kisses tonight.
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Wominike
Goodby
Man
New Orleans
Belgium Fields Show Raised Banks And Blue Flax Blooms
The London Mail notes Belgium uses high earth banks instead of hedges shaping fields. Beet roots dominate crops along roadsides with flax fields blooming pale blue in summer. Belgian asparagus is famed across Europe.
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Belgium
England
Europe
London Mail
The Lost Repeater and the Swift Court Etiquette
The tale recounts Monsieur at Louis XIV's court discovering his watch stolen at a levee and telling his valets to scatter as the watch strikes. A French gentleman later notes robbers attacked him at o clock in the afternoon with a brisk remark about opening early.
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Monsieur
Louis XIV
Cornhill Magazine
Modern Parents Question Childcare and Summer Camp Dilemmas
A dialogue notes modern parents debating how long children spend away from home. One parent wonders if two kids are a problem while the other explains children attend camps for varying durations including a long sehours period and several weeks, leaving the decision of where to send them unclear.
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Sehours
The Word Pension Shifts Meaning Over Time
A London Chronicle piece explains how pension and stipend evolved from Latin roots. Pension denotes broad deferred pay while stipend becomes associated with magistrates and clergy. The piece traces how lump sums for soldiers led to modern uses.
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London Chronicle
How the Trouble Began Over a Washing Machine
A man reads a newspaper and jokes about a horse washing device then a baby washing machine. His companion objects, and a club remark reveals his claim that the scene exposes insincerity of women.
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Ale
UC announces six year public health degree
San Francisco reports the University of California will award a new six year degree in public health to train experts in preventive medicine. The program aims to prevent illness so people never need a doctor, shifting focus from curing the sick to keeping everyone well.
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San Francisco
University of California
District Fruit Growers Meet Chooses 31 Delegates
Fruit growers from Okanogan Douglas Grant and Chelan counties met in Wenatchee last Saturday and elected thirty-one delegates to the four state meeting in Tacoma Monday. J B Adams named to steering committee of five. Delegation favors a plan to fix a uniform selling price for the northwest apple crop to save the industry.
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Okanogan
Douglas
Grant
Chelan
Wenatchee
Tacoma
J. B. Adams
Northwest
Governor Lister Receives Belgian Relief Appreciation Letter
A Belgian minister in Washington, E Havenith, thanks Governor Lister for supportive efforts and a special proclamation urging Washington residents to aid Belgium relief. The note welcomes the steamship Washington’s Rotterdam voyage carrying full cargo for Belgian sufferers.
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Lister
E. Havenith
Belgium
Washington
Rotterdam
Pass It On Dollar Debt Message
A call to lend a dollar if you owe one, to help others pay debts and eventually reach the person who owes you, with the lender hoping to get it back for keeps.
Decline in Industrial Accidents Reported by Commission
The industrial insurance commission reports 882 accidents in January, down from 1,031 in January 1914 and 1,110 in January 1913. Of the 882 incidents, eleven were fatal.
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The
Industrial Insurance Commission
Travelers Seek Absent Voter Act for 500000 Disfranchised Men
The Traveling Good Government Association representing about 120000 members pushes for an Absent Voters Act allowing any citizen to vote in any district on election day with a district certificate. Proponents like Billy Van cite railroad workers and traveling salesmen as affected, aiming for state passage and a constitutional amendment.
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United States
Travelers Good Government Association
Minnesota
Arizona
Masssachussets
Missouri
North Dakota
Braska
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Oregon
Billy B. van
Traveler’s Good Government Association
van Harbor
New Hampshire
Billy van
Justice of the Peace
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Industrial News
Ridgefield
H. J. Potter
Chehalis County
Port Angeles
W. C. Nelson
Bellingham
Easton
Double Eagle
Ed Hedrick
W. H. Martin Merchadise
South Bend
Davenport
Attalia News-Tribune
Post Office Department
Middle West Supply Co
Columbus
Echo Office
Mt. Rainier
Maxwell
Detroit
Wm. Stage, Agt
Peshastin, Wa
Cromer
Isis
Whitby
Betsy Cains
Spain
London Sun
College Health
California
District Fruit Growers’ Meeting
Paul Weigand
Miss Nason
Chikamin Hotel
Jim Hill
Cascades
Jim
Wheeler’s City Drug Store
Rexall Agency
Rutherford Mercantile Co
Joe Massies
Peach Blossom Flour
Wenatchee Milling Co
Wenatchee, Wash
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