State Officials Meet in Topeka on Certification Plan
State superintendents gather to discuss a uniform teacher certification system with J M Lahue urging adoption of the Washington plan. The Pacific Highway and roads to two continents are discussed alongside political moves in Governor Hay’s administration. The Northwest Conference on Charities and Correction opens in Seattle with broader talks on social reform and recreation.
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Topeka
Kansas
J. M. Lahue
Olympia
Layhue
Washington
Three Nations
Northwest Conference of Charities and Correction
Seattle
Northwest
Northwestern States
Lands to be Sold at Public Action November 4 1911
The commissioner of public lands lists state lands scheduled for public sale on Saturday November 4 1911, beginning at ten o'clock in the forenoon in the morning session.
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Commissioner of Public Lands
State school funds apportioned to counties by official
A total of 231451.55 in state school money is distributed by H. B. Dewey ending October 10, 1911. Chelan 3665.25, King 49740.27, Spokane 28387.15, Pierce 23571.79, Wahkiakum 524, Skamania 565. Larger counties receive the bulk of the distribution.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Chelan County
King County
Spokane County
Pierce County
H. B. Dewey
Pierce
Wahkiakum County
Skamania County
C W B M Society Meets with Mrs Anna Sampson
The C W B M Society met Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Anna Sampson. The program included a song service led by Miss Noble and recitation on The Need of Prayer. Mrs. Pinch read scripture, Mrs. Atwood presided at the piano, and Mrs. W B Simpson spoke on The Women of the Bible focusing on Priscilla.
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C. W. B. M. Society
Anna Sampson
Priscilla
Prisca
Aquilla
K. of P. Hall
Meda Noble
Attorneys Attend Industrial Insurance Convention in Chicago
The attorney general W. V. Tanner and C. A. Pratt of the industrial insurance commission travel to Chicago for a convention of delegates from states with industrial insurance laws. The gathering is held at the request of Chairman George A. Lee of the Washington commission.
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W. V. Tanner
C. A. Pratt
The
Industrial Insurance Commission
Chicago
George A. Lee
Washington Commission
Industrial Insurance Fund Reaches Quarter Million Mark
The fund of the industrial insurance commission held by the state treasurer to pay for accidents has reached the quarter million mark. All disbursements must compensate injured workmen, none for administration expenses.
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The
Industrial Insurance Commission
Woldenberg Figures Under Fire in Leavenworth Water Debate
The Utter Absurdity of His Estimates and Calculations is shown up as The Echo interviews local builders and engineers to challenge Mr. Woldenberg's water system cost figures for Leavenworth. They label his numbers implausible, noting higher costs for dam and intake, ditching, bridge work, and road construction.
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Woldenberg
Jacobsen
Tumwater Light and Water Company
Mr. Woldenberg
Leavenworth
Snow Creek
Icicle River
Willis
Forestry Department
Front
Eighth Streets
Buckingham
Blankenship
Wenatchee River
Chiwavkum
Icicle Canal Company
The
Echo
R. €. Buckingham
Chelan Consolidated Mining Company
Red Mountain
Washington Steel and Iron Company
Cascade Orchards
Icicle Canyon
T. M. Lewis
Chelan County
W. R. Prowell
Wenatchee
Prowell
Interest in Steel Plant Progress and Magnetite Samples
The Interior Department sent a two page inquiry to Manager Robert about the steel plant progress and requests samples of magnetite ore from Blewett. Government labs at Johns Hopkins will test ore to study magnetite's use in iron and steel making, noting magnetite's vast US deposits and high quality for armor and steel.
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Robert
Interior Department
Blewett
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
United States
Sheridan
Letter from Clearwater editor echoes Leavenworth memory
A reader in Clearwater Idaho writes to the Echo recalling Leavenworth improvements since leaving two years ago. He mentions owning 160 acres nearby and plans to visit Leavenworth in early November to see old friends.
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Echo
The
Leavenworth
Ditch Digging Costs Debated By Locals In Seattle Commentary
The letter scene criticizes excessive drilling and sharpening costs for trench work. George Ouren and W H Franklin dispute four cent per foot estimates for 232 to 234 foot deep ditches and note rock, pipe laying, and drill sharpening raise costs. Paul Weigand reported present in Seattle.
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Tana
Idaho
Washington
Alaska
Leavenworth
Woldenberg
George Ouren
Wenatchee
W. H. Franklin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Fairchild
M. E. Hay
State Railway Commission
Fairchild
New Public Utilities Commission
Hay
Atlantic-Pacific Transport Company
New York
Puget Sound
Panama Canal
B. N. Baker
Pacific Northwest
Howard Elliot
Northern Pacific Railway
Board of State Land Commissioners
Fred M. Berry
Chiwaukum
Great Northern Railway
Icicle
Tumwater Light & Water Company
U.S
Clearwater, Idaho
Paul Weigand
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