County and State News Items in Olympia Coverage
Olympia reports on Sun day theater and pool hall bill by Senator French of Clarke county. Spokane official Gordon C. Corbaley earns 6000 yearly. a universal eight hour law is proposed with a five member committee. Warren WA boys unveil a motor sled claiming 60 mph. State land sales show under 60 percent sale rate from twenty seven counties. Chelan prosecutor appoints John H. Dunbar as deputy. Governor Lister cites President Wilson on Washington travel plans. Calls for mixed convention primary reforms and registration laws. King county Scenic Highway progress with ten miles finished and new bridges. Judge Grimshaw denies liens on apples for unpaid labor. See also primary ballot bill and party affiliation rules. Union Pacific wins 1914 Safety Medal for high railway safety. Jitney craze in Seattle suspected to fade as profits shrink. Northwest may gain 15000 steel freight cars for Russian order via Seattle. Electric Boat Co awarded three coast defense submarines built by Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co. Six submarines total at that yard. Bushnell tender nearing completion.
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Northwest
Washington, D. C
Electric Boat Co
New Jersey
Coast Defense
Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co
J. W. Patterson
Seattle
Bushnell
Echoes of the City News: What’s Doin’ and Brewing
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Peshastin Residents Across Week in Washington and Oregon
Peshastin merchants attend Wenatchee business while the Ladies Community Aid Society meets Mrs. W M Taylor hosts. Apple shipments from Peshastin Fruigrowers average two cars weekly for foreign markets. Gilla Pendleton visits Oroville. Mrs M Rumphr stays in Wenatchee. A party at Mr and Mrs Chas Stage home draws a large crowd. Gus Groze and family return from Big Bend visits. W M Love returns from Kentucky. Hugh Stewart comes back from California. Miss Ida Coons is seriously ill. The Yakima Valley is cited as the best bet for Northern Pacific by Judge Geo T Reid of Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peshastin Fruigrowers
Gilla Pendleton
Oroville
M. Rumphr
Wenatchee
Chas
Gus Groze
Big Bend
W. M. Love
Kentucky
Hugh Stewart
Points
California
Ida Coons
State industrial news from Olympia and across Washington
Governor Lister urges a prepared itemized budget with pre session data and oversight over institutions. Reports cover new post offices, road and bridge contracts, lumber mill resumptions, rail and streetcar debates, cannery plans, and regional industry boosts. Includes power, canneries, roads, and oil found in depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Lister
State Board of Finance
Former Leavenworth man heir to large estate
Charles Gant once lived in Leavenworth and, missing for months, is named heir to about $10,000 left by his Canadian father. He worked for Leavenworth Mercantile Co. for years, vanished one morning, and efforts to locate him continue. His brother and friends pursue clues while noting two other heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gant
Canada
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Spokesman Review
Gant
H. K. Berry
Echo
Charley
War News Highlights Across Eastern Front and Air Raid
The week saw Austro German gains in Bukovina threaten Romania as Kirlibaba pass opened paths to Budapest while Russia presses toward Thorn. A scattered Polish front lies between German and Russian lines along the Vistula. A German air raid on England causes civilian casualties. in Alsace French advances near Mulhouse are checked as Germans hold the Rhine valley.
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Russia
Budapest
Bukovina
Kirlibaba
Transylvania
Austria
Roumania
Bucharest
Thorn
Petrograd
Poland
Vistula
Warsaw
England
Alsace
Mulhausen
Rhine
Leather prices driven by auto demand and bound volumes
W A Wilkins of the Pacific Bindery tells University of Washington journalism students that auto upholstery fuels a 50 percent rise in hide prices, shrinking leather bindings for books. New York bans Law sheep binding for health reasons, switching to English buckram, while cow hides remain dominant.
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W. A. Wilkins
Pacific Bindery
Seattle
University of Washington Department of Journalism
New York
Empire State
America
Wilkins
Europe
Atlantic
England
Five Victims of San Diego Explosion Given Naval Funeral
On board the U S S San Diego Guaymas Mexico with full naval honors funeral services were held for five victims of the boiler explosion after a steaming trial. The bodies were transferred to the U S S Saturn and bound for San Francisco via La Paz and San Diego.
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San Diego
Guaymas
Mexico
Wireless
Cal
United States
Saturn
San Francisco
la Paz
Local notes on lumber, society, and roads
A crew of ten clears Chewawa river for spring log drives for Lamb Davis Lumber Co. Uncle Tom Hendricks visits Leavenworth from Cashmere. Fred Crollard and Arthur Bosquet aid masquerade music. Prof McDaniels class expands at the Opera House. The Ladies Guild becomes Industrial Society with Mrs Del McCoy president and Mrs Geo Walker secretary. next meeting Feb 2. Dam repairs at Lamb Davis dam underway. W H Resburg reports LaRica and Badger States mines employing 25 men. County commissioners approve Deer Park and Waverly highway plan costing 150000 dollars.
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Congregational Church
Ladies Guild
The
Industrial Society
del McCoy
Geo. T. Walker
A. J. Martin
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Senator French
Clarke County
Gordon C. Corbaley
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
State Federation of Labor
Warren
B. J. Williams
Chelan County
John H. Dunbar
Mr. Dunbar
Justice Dunbar
State Supreme Court
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
Sharpstein
Senate
Taylor and Martin
King County
Grimshaw
Lane
American Museum of Safety
Union Pacific
Seattle Car & Foundry Co
Wm. Piggott
Puget Sound
Peshastin
F. A. Wingate
J. A. Warman
Ladies Community Aid Society
W. M. Taylor
Yakima Valley
Northern Pacific
Geo. T. Reid
State Industrial News
State Public Service Commission
Chehalis
Newaukum
Napavine Road
Kalama
Lewis River
Everett
Aberdeen
Hans Hanson
Port Angeles
Wm. Conton
Gill
Ridgfield
Grand Rapids
C. A. Lynch
Rosalia
J. C. Almach
Rockford
Loomis
Okanogan
Marcus
Davenport
Kettle Falls
Pacific Power & Light Co
Toppenish
Edgecliff
Davis
Buckley—Steel
White River
Goodyear Timber Co
Port Angelus
Clallam Bay
New Hill
Philadelphia
Bremerton Navy Yard
Bremerton
Spokane & Eastern Trust Co
Spokane
Coeur d’ Alenes
Alaska
Idaho
Leavenworth
Chas. Gant
Machvines
Drury Stow
Wheeler’s City Drug Store
Rexall Agency
House Committee On Appropriations
Eastern Washington
Wenatchee Valley
Thos. Nolan
D. R. McCamley
Chewawa River
Lamb Davis Lumber Co
A. B. Lind
Tom Hendricks
Cashmere
Missouri
Fred Crollard
Arthur Bosquet
Lamb- Davis Lumber Co
W. H. Resburg
Blewett
LaRica
Badger States
Deer Park
Waverly
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