Congress Eyes Efficient Voting System To End Roll Calls
Speaker Champ Clark notes that long sessions waste valuable time on repeated roll calls. A Milwaukee efficiency engineer, Barlowf, proposes an electrical voting device already praised by members and possibly to be adopted this session, with Wisconsin already using it.
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Champ Clark
Congress
House
House of Representatives
B. L. Bobroff
Milwaukee
Bobroff
Hall of Fame
Committee On Ways and Means
Committee On Accounts
Big Business Funds Education to Shape Government Views
The piece argues that advertising and news columns push the idea that government cannot form its own conclusions on armor plate and railroad regulation while industry spends heavily to educate the public. It notes no group spends cash to present the opposing side, explaining why people doubt government competence and who benefits in the clash between interests and the people.
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Wm. E. Cass
Vancouver
Wash
W. W. Black
Everett
Ernest Lister
Cass
Gov. Lister
Judge Black
Dr. Cass
Lister
Everett Jurist
Democratic Party
Sulzer
New York
Black
Strained Washington Urges Calm in Mexican Tensions
The article reflects tense days in Washington with a call for cool heads as Uncle Sam aims to preserve dignity and honor while showing leniency toward Mexico amid stubborn Carranza factions and other Mexican figures.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
America
Mexico
Carranza
Adlerika touted for fast relief in Leavenworth
Local notices praise Adlerika for quick cleansing with buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. One spoonful claims to relieve constipation sour stomach and gas by acting on both bowel sections. A short course may aid chronic indigestion and prevent appendicitis. Wheeler's Drug Store and The Echo offer printing services.
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Leavenworth
Wheeler’s Drug Store
Are You Registered For The Primary Election
Voters must register to vote in the fall primary. City residents register at city hall with City Clerk Brown as the registration officer. Outside city limits, registration is at Tumwater Light & Water with L. H. Hart as registration officer.
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Brown
Tumwater Light & Water Office
L. H. Hart
May Port of Seattle trade hits record ocean cargo
Port of Seattle reports May cargo surpassing forty million dollars marking the largest ocean trade from the harbor. Growth noted in coastal Alaska California and southern routes plus strong Oriental traffic. Open shop longshore policy expands labor and freight throughput across Puget Sound ports.
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Seattle
Alaska
California
Strikers Clash Mostly With Non-Union Men Amid Picketing
Minor clashes have occurred between strikers and non-union workers while civil authorities provide full protection to employers and current staff. The report notes limited violence and emphasizes police presence to maintain order during labor tensions.
Fish Commission moves 5 million trout eggs from state stations
The state fish commissioner reports more than 5 000 000 cutthroat and rainbow trout eggs collected in 60 days from eastern hatcheries except Packwood in Lewis county. Chelan and Twin Lakes provided 3 600 000 eggs, while 3 000 000 steelhead eggs come from the Pateros Methow hatchery. Distribution plans and county allocations follow, with Chelan 500 000 King 300 000 Spokane 250 000 Pierce 100 000 Pend Oreille 300 000 Stevens 300 000.
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Packwood
Lewis County
Lake Chelan
Twin Lakes
Chelan County
Pateros- Methow
Darwin
Chelan
King
Spokane
Pierce
Pend Oreille
Stevens
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W. Zoxley
Leavenworth, Wash
DR. J. Stillson Judah
Leavenworth Hospital
Attorneys AT Law
FF. Whitney
Wenatchee
D. B. Hughes
J. A. Adams
Hughes& Adams Attorneys At Law
Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
Wenatchee, Wash
Fred Kemp
BK. L. Baker
Ira Thomas
H. Hannan
Thomas & Hannan Lawyers
Wenatche
Crollard & Crollard Lawyers
B. J. Williams
Corbin
Williams
Lewis J. Nelson
Elliott Block
E. H. Fox
Eight St
Weeler
Leavenworth, Washington
John E. Porter
Attorney At Law
Notary Public
Columbia Valley Bank
Wenatchee Wash
Knights of
Pythias
Harry Warner
D.C
A.R. Brown
Zarthan Lodge No
Masonic Temple
E Mohler
W.M
A. G. McKeown
The
Echo
the Echo
Olympic Peninsula
Port Townsend
Lake Crescent
Port Angeles
Sequim
Puget Sound
Sloan
James S. Ferguson
Philadelphia
Echo Office
Wenatchee Lake and
Winton
Head of Lake
Phoning Lake
Wm. A. Nelson P. O. Telma
Elman Hotel
W. E. Tomlinson
Prop
Ashe
Third Ave
Cherry ST
Rutherford Mercantile Co
Rutherford Co
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Standard Oil Company
Mutual Mercantile Co
Harrington
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Floup
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