Review of Work of State Legislature in Olympia
Olympia report notes the fourteenth session passed 20 bills, with eight veto overrides and a conservative, doubtful tone. Major actions included new budget rules, a fish code boosting state revenue, auto code funds, and first aid and nine other measures while many reform bills died or were shelved. Governor Lister faced attempts to curb patronage, and jitney bus regulation was deferred to municipalities.
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House
Senate
McArdle Tax Commission
Lister
State Land Boards and
Board of Equalization
Tax Commission
Sharpstein
Whitney
University of Washington
Water Code Commission
Republican
Tanner
Hart
Conner
Board of Control
Medical Lake
House Rules Committee
Public Morals Committee
Rittman Secrets A Gift To Public Warns Of New Supply
Washington reports Dr. Walter F. Rittman has patented two processes to boost gasoline output from petroleum by 200 percent and to produce toluol and benzol from crude petroleum for dyestuffs and explosives. The government plans to license these methods for free use to increase domestic supply and reduce dependence on foreign sources.
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Washington
Department of the Interior
Walter F. Rittman
Rittman
Bureau of Mines
Lane
Germany
United States
Columbia University
New
Death rate statistics for 1913 in United States area
Census bureau reports a 14.1 death rate per 1000 in 1913 versus 13.9 in 1912 for the registration area. Deaths totaled about 890,948. Washington state had the lowest rate at 8.5 and New Hampshire the highest at 17.1. Seattle 8.4 was the lowest city rate over 100,000, Memphis 20.8 the highest. Average age at death 39.2 for males and 40.6 for females. infant deaths under one year 18 percent. Tuberculosis fell to 147.6 per 100,000 from 149.5. cancer rose to 78.9 per 100,000. Personal crisis reports were 9,998 at 15.8 per 100,000.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Washington State
New Hampshire
Seattle
Memphis
Commerce Commission Bans Pentagonal Trunk Exclusion
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission refused railroads from excluding pentagonal trunks from regular baggage service. Railroads sought higher rates for oddly shaped trunks, while baggagemasters lament the ruling and imagine filling cars with conical, slanted, or starfish shaped luggage.
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Commerce Commission
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Convict Prison to Field Colorado Baseball Team
Warden Tom J. Tynan of Canon City proposes a prison baseball team to compete with state league clubs and nearby towns. He aims to train convicts on four acres, use games to reward good behavior, and possibly schedule trips to play Denver Grizzlies.
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Canon City
Colo
Tom J. Tynan
Colorado Penitentiary
Tynan
Ty Cobb
Feds
Denver Grizzlies
Letter From Wreck Survives Empress of Ireland Disaster
Fergus Falls Minnesota Professor J O A Larson of Park Region college received a letter that sank with the Empress of Ireland. The preserved note, uncovered by divers, was addressed to him in Oxford where he was a Rhodes scholar and was forwarded to England then to Fergus Falls.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
J. O. A. Larson
Park Region College
Larson
Oxford
England
Sloan's Liniment touted for quick rheumatism relief
Advertisement claims Sloan's Liniment provides instant relief for rheumatic pains by topical application. It promises penetrating action, quick relief for colds, swollen joints, lumbago and sciatica with a 25 cent bottle, plus a money back guarantee. Two new bridges are planned between Olympia and Shelton.
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Sloan
Olympia
Shelton
Lumber Prices Fall Ripe for Building Now
Lumber and building material cost lower today than later, making this a good moment to begin construction or repairs. Stronger demand expected as markets shift, encouraging faster projects and investment.
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American Press Association
Colorado Convicts
The
Rutherford Mercantile Co
Joe Massies
Harrington
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Leavenworth
Lamb
Davis Lumber Co
Peshastin
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