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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1909
Page
8
Olympia February 11 The labor representative from Snohomish county J B Campbell announces a novel house bill that would appoint four female labor commissioners for Washington state under its provisions the measure envisions reforming the state labor leadership and oversight.
The Pacific fleet sails from Mare Island to Bremerton for extensive repairs with fire control system work planned. Four cruisers are assigned to Bremerton yard while the rest proceed to San Francisco. Tugs Fortune and Navajo will rendezvous at Magdalena Bay to set targets for gunners.
VALDEZ Alaska Feb 11 The Alaska road commission will establish its headquarters here next Monday with the office moved from Bragway.
In St Peters burg on Feb 11 Russian parliament members push a bill to end the death penalty saying support grows. President Khomyakott addressed Stolypin on behalf of 16 condemned men for jail break attempts. The debate continues as figures weigh the measure.
James Bryce the British ambassador to the United States has sent Washington an invitation to Canada’s minister of agriculture to attend the dry farming congress by February 23. The invitation seeks Dominion representation at the event.
Mrs Meda F Wieher of 1414 Brant Harrivon remonstrated as deputies tried to remove her week-old baby to take her to the county jail for commitment proceedings. She clung to the child, claimed belonging to the Sacred Heart, and resisted entry to the jail and court. The child was eventually returned to the father. The case heads before the insanity commission.
Chicago February reports Rear Admiral Robley D Evans urging expansion of the Navy to 48 battleships for Atlantic and Pacific defense. He cites long hull miles, successful target and battle drills, and asserts U S gun crews outrank any aboard competing fleets.
In Sacramento on February 1, the California assembly, under pressure from President Roosevelt and Governor Gillet, reconsidered and rejected the Japanese school segregation bill by 41 to 387. A renewed attempt to reconsider ended in a tie, leaving no anti Japanese measure pending.
An advertisement touts a cough remedy mixing glycerine virgin pine oil and whisky. The formula claims to break a cold in 24 hours and cure any cough that is curable, with assurances of genuine pine compound from a Cincinnati chemical company.
Helena Mont February 11 United Press Thomas Hamby a former South Carolinian convicted in federal court on a bigamy charge was fined 160 dollars given six months in jail suspended and ordered to marry an Indian woman Mary la Brecht Mackfoot maiden The second marriage was declared void due to the first wife’s knowledge Judges order immediate marriage and marshal to enforce it Residents near Pike and Pine protested a fire district realignment with Pike and Belmont territory to join the third district
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