Immigration and banking notes from Washington report
Commissioner Caminetti urges changes to the Chinese exclusion act and cautions on the seaman's bill while warning that Chinese laborers enter under false pretenses as seamen. Federal Reserve banks face a February 22 deadline to join the currency system. 6,849 banks have signed. Other items cover agricultural investigations, navy promotions, Alaska coal lands, and President Wilson’s health spells.
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Washington
Caminetti
Bureau of Immigration
Wilson
Congress
Senate Debates Post Office Bill Raises Rural Carrier Pay
The senate committee completed the post office appropriation bill with a total $5,000,000 above the house version. It proposes raising maximum rural carrier salaries to $1200.
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Senate
House
County Gleanings and Local Notices in Whatcom County
Petition drives for statewide prohibition attract signatures from registered voters. Whatcom County forms an agricultural and industrial contest committee with 13 members including Roeder and Parker. Climax Shingle Company to resume in near future under Ed Brown. Missoula job change for Victor Aitken with Milwaukee railroad. Sumas plans a two day Fourth of July celebration July 3 and 4. Peru cuts a president for being too economical. taxpayers urged to hire him at the courthouse. State agriculture commissioner Perkins resigns after a chilly Ferndale farmers meeting. Horticultural inspector Flint remains on the job.
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Whatcom County
Committee For Agricultural and Industrial Contest
W. A. Roeder
C. E. Klint
H. H. Matteson
B. M. Davenport
P. A. Wright
W. P. Brown
Julius Parker
C. E. Kirk
L. B. Fields
Sam EK. Tift
Vera Franklin
John Cramer
Peru
Court House
J. H. Perkins
Ferndale
Flint
Fruit Growers Meeting in Lynden This Saturday
The Lynden Fruit Growers Association calls a meeting at Jamieson hall next Saturday February 21 at 10 A M. The purpose is to raise funds to finance the cannery or seek other financing. Mr Thompson the new Lynden cannery superintendent will attend to discuss berry supply and contracts for vegetable acreage.
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Lynden
Clover Seed Growing in Western Washington
A Ferndale meeting led by L. W. Flaharty of the National Department of Agriculture outlined clover seed growth in Washington Oregon and Idaho. Red clover yields six to ten bushels per acre with profits and soil nitrogen benefits. peas as nurse crops, and spring clipping timing crucial to maximize yield.
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Ferndale
Washington
L. W. Flaharty
National Department of Agriculture
Idaho
Oregon
Tangent
Clover and Pea Farming plan features in Western Washington
A Washington Clover Seed Growers Association report outlines clover and pea rotations for soil fertility and weed control. It notes two-crop potential, costs, hay and straw yields, and recommendations for integrating clover with peas, plus weed management and local accounting of county expenses.
County Auditor Reports Big Reductions in 1913 Debts
The county auditor's annual report shows indebtedness cuts across road and ditch districts, bond debt, and general county funds. Total current expenses dropped from 135,304.95 in 1912 to 122,233.86 in 1913 while receipts totaled 1,169,133.98 and disbursements 1,160,687.43.
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Superior Court
Frank W. Bixby
Virgil Peringer
Grand Jury
Whatcom County Fair Dates Set at Lynden
At a directors meeting of the Whatcom County Fair Association the Lynden exhibition and fair were scheduled for September 30 and October 1 2 and 3. Improvements include painting exhibit halls seeding the north grounds into lawn and parking. A community exhibit prize is planned with eligibility for all communities in the county except Lynden. The directors aim to make this the best fair ever.
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Whatcom County Fair Association
Lynden
Public meeting on next Monday night to discuss baseball club
A firemen's club meeting will be held next Monday at 8 pm inviting all interested. The agenda includes organizing a first class baseball club for the 1914 season and seeks broad participation.
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Firemens’ Club
Firemen's Club
Y P B Basket Social At Odd Fellows Hall
The Y P B held a basket social at Odd Fellows hall Monday evening attended by about 75 members. The program featured piano solo by Alitha Liandaal reading by Fred Lash and others, with Mrs Gustin delivering an address and a Boys Quartet performance. Auctioneer Johanson disposed of baskets netting the Branch $25.65.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Atbout
Alitha Liandaal
Bessie Frick
Fred Lash
Eli Tremysin
Lucille Eeker
Gustin
Miss McGugat
Boys
Lela Breckenridge
Elsie Worthen
Mr Simpson
Johanson
Surprise visit to Mr Brouwer by church youth group
About fifty youths from the Christian Reformed Church surprised Mr and Mrs Brouwer at the parsonage last week. They shared a pleasant evening with the pastor and family and presented a handsome hall tray as a token of appreciation.
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Christian Reformed Church
Brouwer
Highway Contracts to Let by State March 16
State highway commission will award about 700000 dollars in road work during March. Four Snoqualmie Pass contracts totaling 280000 dollars cover 22 miles amid legislative contention. March 9 sees two National Park highway contracts around 34000 dollars. February 16 awards Inland Empire highway work from Spokane south for about seven miles.
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State Highway Commission
Pacific
Snoqualmie Pass
Biue
National Park Highway
Pierce County
Spokane
Rev Father Ryan to lead services at St Josephs Church
Rev Father Ryan will hold services at St Josephs Church on Sunday February 22.
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Father Ryan Will
St. Joseph's Church
Desperado Donnelly Led Sheriff to Hidden Loot
Sheriff Don McKee traced Mike Donnelly the escaped prisoner to a hollow tree near the Monroe reformatory where he hid since December 20. The seized stock included rifles and ammunition and totaled six hundred dollars in stolen goods.
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Desperado
Lod
Everett
Mike Donnelly
Walla Walla
Don McKee
Donnelly
Monroe
May Make Starch of Potatoes Ridgefield
John F. Griffith, a local farmer, discusses producing starch from potatoes. A mill would operate like a flour mill with farmers delivering potatoes and taking home starch. The factory would keep a reasonable portion as payment. Further developments are expected.
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Ridgefield
John F. Griffith
Three Japanese Men Killed in Pacific County Mill Murders
Three Japanese laborers at Walville Lumber mill in Pacific County near the Lewis county line were killed in October and November last year. Authorities say the deaths resulted from card games and a Tacoma underworld woman is being sought in connection with the cases.
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South Bend
Pacific County
Lewis County
Walville Lumber Company
Tacoma
Founders Day Address at Walla Walld Whitman College
General Hazard Stevens of Boston spoke at the Founders Day observance for Whitman College. He spoke about his father General Isaac I. Stevens, first governor of Washington territory, and noted the 1859 founding of the seminary which grew into the college. Founders Day is February 16 commemorating Father Eells.
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Walla Walld
Whitman College
Hazard Stevens
Boston
Isaac J. Stevens
Washington Territory
Father Eells
Initiative is Expensive in State Referendum Costs
Olympia estimates from Secretary of State Howell place the cost of submitting ten initiative measures to Washington voters next November at about 7500 dollars per measure. If all pass, the total reaches about 100000 dollars, roughly the price of a typical legislative session. The estimate covers only the state's share for mailing books with the measures and arguments to registered voters 55 days before the election.
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Olympia
Howell
Washington
Railways Refuse to Pay Taxes in Lincoln County
Railways Great Northern Northern Pacific Spokane Portland and Seattle and North Coast refuse to pay property taxes as equalized in Lincoln county. Commissioners face a $125 000 tax shortfall equal to 22 cents per dollar raised by taxation.
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Davenport
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
North Coast
Lincoln County
Tacoma to Vote on Charter Amendment April 7
Tacoma voters will decide a proposed amendment to establish a central city purchasing bureau and agent. The agent will handle purchases under $500 as defined by the charter.
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Tacoma
Banks on Crippled Turkeys North Yakimah Because
The fragmentary note mentions banks and crippled turkeys tied to North Yakima and an unspecified cause. No clear event, date, or entities create a coherent news item from the readable text.
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North
Yakimah
Turkeys for Cascades liberation arrive clipped and vulnerable
Yakima county ordered turkeys intended for release in the foothills of the Cascades arrived with clipped wings and in poor condition. County Auditor Newcomb wired objections to accepting birds in that state, citing safety and suitability concerns.
Washington Brieflets State News Summary
The Wenatchee Leavenworth Chelan and Waterville baseball league forms with a April 5 start. Oil found at Seguin as well sinking continues. Washington sells thousands of potatoes to California with 500 plus tons shipped. All high school teachers must be college graduates, exceptions for special instructors. State banks report resources of 122.93 million versus 114.91 million earlier. Yakima death rate 8.05 per 1000. non residents deaths raise it. Open land remaining in Seattle Vancouver districts may close land offices. Willapa harbor lumber cut down 10 million feet from 1912. total 279.39 million feet. Shingle output 249.86 million in 1913 down from 313.35 million. Treaty with Sequamish Indians cited in port Madison case over game law violations. W Waters appointed income tax collector for eastern Washington with Spokane or Walla Walla HQ. Robert T. Hodge enrolls at University of Washington after bar exam failures. 1914 Yakima reclamation funds allocated: Sunnyside 658k, Tieton 113k, storage 609k, pumping plant aids 6500 acres. Supreme court rules legislature can raise public official salaries beyond prior limits. several salaries updated. The Tribune lists 50-cent herd records.
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Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Chelan
Waterville
Seguin
Washington State
California
Seattle
Washington
Hanson
Yakima County
North Yakima
Vancouver
Department
United States Land
Olympia
Willapa Harbor
Spokane
Walla Walla
Robert T. Hodge
University of Washington
Law
Hodge
Yakima
F. K. Lane
Sunnyside
Tieton
Benton
Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
Statistics
State Insurance Department
Clausen
Tanner
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Commissioner of Immigration
Japan
M. C. Elliott
Federal Reserve Bank Organization
Treasury Department
United States
Weather Bureau
Panama Canal
Insular
Department of Agriculture
Houston
Alaska
Washington, D. C
Ed. Brown
Climax Shingle Company
Victor Aitken
Aitken
Missoula
Montana
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Sumas
Fruit Growers’ Meeting
Washington Clover Seed Growers’ Association
W. H. Kaufman
P. J. Frack
Y. P. B. Basket Social
Mr. Brouwer
Whitman
Ures
State of Washington
State Board of Education
Tribune
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