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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1909
Page
8
A bill introduced in Carson seeks to establish an Nevada exhibition at the Alaska-Yukon exposition in Seattle. The item notes Georgia leading in negro population with 1 034 818 people.
Evelyn Frances Kellogg and Eugene Einer, tenor of the San Francisco Opera, wed at Plymouth Congregational Church Watler Annex with friends present. The couple, well known to Seattle theatre goers, plan a life long engagement. Washington reports the president has sent W. H. MetCoy’s name to the Senate for postmaster at Reardon.
In Westminster the temperance side won as HM H Marshall and N R Brown were elected license commissioners. F J Lynch was defeated in the vote. In Washington the Senate passed a bill to establish a United States assay office in Los Angeles.
In Olympia January 27 a proposed bill seeks severe punishment for men who abuse their wives. Lawmakers favor the measure but fear ridicule for introducing a “wife beater” bill. Senator Stevenson of Pomeroy may carry the bill in the Senate.
In Olympia on January 27, T J Dillon reports the House shows strong labor support while the Senate, though not hostile, leans less decisively. Palmer of King County opposes the eight hour bill in the House, while committee members like Falconer and Cotterill of King County show mixed or cautious positions, suggesting the outcome will hinge on labor versus employer interests.
Olympia January 27 A revenue and taxation committee plans a broad tax measure covering nearly every professional occupation including doctors teachers agents barbers and shopkeepers The sponsor Representative Lambert argues the plan could raise state revenue from half a million to one million dollars annually Idaho Local Option Bill Advances Despite Republican caucus opposition Boise January 27 the local option bill passes the house with expected amendments All passenger steamers depart Colman docks for Puget Sound Navy Yards.
In 1907 the United States boasted 1,221,199 miles of Western Union telegraph wire, reflecting the network's vast reach across the nation. The figure underscores the era's rapid expansion of communications infrastructure and the companys pivotal role in linking cities and towns.
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