The Little Woman at Home and Independence Day
A patriotic essay stresses the role of women in shaping home life and national character. It honors mothers and wives as the backbone of virtue, urges pride in the flag, and recalls Fourth of July celebrations and the founding ideals that continue to guide the nation. It notes the need for civic education and wholesome celebration without excessive noise or danger.
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Abraham Lincoln
God
Mother
Napoleon
France
Washington
John Hancock
Philadelphia
Walter Scottner
Progressive County rallies schedule set for Whatcom County
The Progressive Central Committee announces organization meetings in Whatcom County with dates in Sumas July 3 Bellingham July 4 Blaine July 6 Lynden July 7 Ferndale July 4 Custer July 6 and Lawrence July 19 Acting chairman Herbsman travels with US Senate candidate Ole Hanson and Congressional candidates Jack Campbell Dora Cryderman and W J Biggar.
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Progressive Central Committee
Whatcom County
Sumas
Bellingham
Blaine
Lynden
Ferndale
Custer
Lawrence
Herbsman
Ole Hanson
United States
Jack Campbell
Dora Cryderman
W. J. Biggar
Congress
Hanson to Speak at Lynden Open Air Meeting July 7
Ole Hanson will address Lynden residents in an open air gathering on vacant Third and Front streets opposite the Electric Theatre Tuesday evening July 7. He will outline his platform and candidacy for United States Senator to succeed Yakima Lorimer Jones, with Herbsman and Hanson reporting on Progressive meetings across the state. Hanson will also speak in Custer Ferndale Blaine and Lawrence.
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Ole Hanson
Lynden
Jamieson
Opera House
State Central Committee
Hanson
United States
Yakima
Lorimer Jones
Third
Electric Theatre
Messrs
Herbsman
State
Whatcom County
Custer
Ferndale
Blaine
Lawrence
Lumber Mills Planned at Sound Shipping Point
A new company led by the Weyerhauser family plans immediate construction of two large lumber mills at a convenient Sound shipping point. The move suggests the tariff and eight hour law will not force business out when profits remain reasonable.
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Weyerhausers
Friday Harbor Journal
Dinner Planned for July 3 at the Hall
Ww R C announces a dinner on Friday July 3 inviting members to attend with husbands and to bring saw and hammer. A basket of good things to eat is requested.
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Ww. R. C
Revolutionary Quotations on Liberty and Patriotism
A collection of 18th century quotes from Franklin Adams Jefferson Mason Ames Lee and Hamilton emphasizing virtue liberty patriotism unity and readiness to defend rights. The excerpts urge vigilance courage perseverance and shared duty among free people.
Seven Sisters Initiative No 6 Against Stock Scams
Opinion piece arguing for Initiative Measure No 6 Blue Sky law to regulate investment companies. It cites fraud losses of 29 million dollars via mail fraud, defends licensing by the public service commission, and asserts the measure protects the poor and legitimate business while limiting wild cat schemes.
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State of Washington
DeLarm
Columbia
Parker
United States
Hillman
McNeil's Island
Public Service Commission
Committee On Banks and Banking
State Bankers’ Association
The Great Conflict in Political Rhetoric
The Oregon Journal condemns a New York gathering’s remarks as reactionary. It calls the standpatter critique a bourbonist protest againstWilson and notes Penrose in Pennsylvania Foraker in Ohio Cannon in Illinois and Oregon standpat leaders urging the same divisive stance. The piece emphasizes a widening partisan gulf and irreconcilable viewpoints across the nation.
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New York
The
Oregon Journal
Wilson
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Foraker
Ohio
Cannon
Illinois
Oregon
Standpatism vs Progressiveism Defined as National Divide
A historic political essay contrasts standpatism and progressiveism as irreconcilable forces. It labels standpatism as anti democratic and the progressive agenda as empowering the many over the few through tax changes tariffs and currency reform. The piece frames the conflict as the central political struggle of the nation.
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Republican Party
Progressive Party
Woodrow Wilson
Wall Street
State apportionment totals for Whatcom San Juan and Skagit counties
Whatcom county schools receive 11367.45 of the 251415.90 apportionment. San Juan county gets 775.03 and Skagit 6565.59. The figures outline the distribution of state funds among the three counties.
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Whatcom County
San Juan County
Skagit
Lynden Cannery Buzzes With Activity This Week
The Lynden Cannery operates at full force supplying local berry and fruit growers. About 50 workers are employed as raspberries and cherries flood in this week. It will accept products until six tomorrow night before a closing for July 4th, growers advised.
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Lynden Cannery
Wilson Promises Record Business Boom Under New Freedom Plan
President Wilson in Washington last Thursday urged a new constitutional framework for freedom of business and signaled a coming era of the greatest business boom in the nation s history. He framed it as final rebuttal to opponents of trust legislation and to prophecies of hard times with emphatic resolve.
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Congress
Wilson
Washington
Democratic State Convention Scheduled in Seattle on July 18
A Democratic state convention is called to meet in Seattle on July 18. Whatcom County holds 31 delegates. Acting Chairman J C Herbsman sent circular letters to county Progressive committees seeking opinions on timing and location for the Progressive state convention, with July 15 as a likely date and Seattle or North Yakima as possible venues.
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Seattle
Whatcom County
J. C. Herbsman
Progressive Party
North Yakima
Big Doings at Sumas Week of June Festivities
Sumas plans a full celebration from June 29 to July 4 with a carnival, a coronation of a queen, and Whatcom County's best races. Boxing matches tug of war foot races motorcycle races from Bellingham to Sumas and other events will entertain sports fans.
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Sumas
Whatcom County
Bellingham
Excursion Fares From Lynden and Valley Points
The B. and B. R. announces one fare round trips from Lynden and nearby valleys to all on the road. Selling dates July 3 and 4 with return until July 6. Lynden train at 9:30 a m. Also every Sunday an excursion to Glacier for 1.00 round trip through August 30.
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Lynden
Glacier
Snday
Washington Industry News Highlights Second Quarter Activity
Saturday wage laws show minimums for women and youth in Seattle area shops. Rail sale to Northern Pacific prompts service upgrades. Mansfield builds brick and concrete boom. Wenatchee cherries ship, Kennewick pears arrive, and Oregon Pure Food law case moves in federal court. Public Welfare challenge to minimums. statewide road and power projects advance.
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North Yakima and Valley
Northern Pacific
Mansfield
Seattle
Alaska
Public Welfare Commission
Asphalt Machinery Co
Albany
Ore
Crescent Manufacturing Co
Oregon
Gale
Wenatchee
Kennewick
Evergreen Telephone Co
Centralia
Spokane
Willipn Oil Co
Raymond
Greer
Clearwater
Cheney
Tacoma Friends of Industrial Education
Bellingham
Lake Samish
Waterfront
State
Pacific Power Co
Pierce County
Lister
Tacoma
State Tax Board
Tacoma Capitalists
Auburn
West Virginia Joins Prohibition States
West Virginia moves into the prohibition column with effect next Tuesday at midnight. The nine-state list now includes Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Maine, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Combined, these areas cover 2,132,726 square miles and about 46,029,750 people, nearly 60 percent of the U S population.
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West Virginia
Georgia
Kansas
Mississippi
Maine
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Soldier's Sweetheart at Hawley's Hall Friday July 10
Home Talent Play presented by the W R C at Hawley's Hall features a local cast and promises ample interest and feeling. The production titled A Soldier's Sweetheart will be staged Friday evening with all parts by local performers.
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Hawley’s Hall
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Margaret E. Sangster
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Bohemia
Progressive County
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Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
Dickinson
J. M. Mason
Fisher Ames
Henry Lee
Pan
Thomas Jefferson
William Penn
Alexander Hamilton
Seven Sisters
C. J
Washington Industrial Review
W. Va
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