Crescent Drilling to Resume At Tenino Oil Well
Crescent Oi Co President John C Slater says casing replacement and a damaged shoe are nearly finished and drilling will restart tomorrow. He expects oil in large quantities within weeks, with a depth target of 1 886 feet and no stock sales, focus is oil development in Washington.
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Star Today
John C. Slater
Crescent Oi! Co
Tenino
Slater
Crescent
O. K
Williamson
California
Washington
Darken Your Gray Hair With Sage and Sulphur Compound
A traditional remedy from grandmothers day is revived as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound sold for 60 cents in drug stores. The product promises natural, even darkening of gray hair and improves scalp condition with simple application.
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Wyeth
Abolishment of Second Choice Voting Sparks Olympia Debate
In Olympia on March 4 Representative W. J. Lane pressed to replace party ballots with a blanket ballot in house bill 271 to end second choice primaries. Opponents argued party control and reforms, while Murphine warned of future governor nominations if second choice voting is removed.
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Olympia
W. J. Lane
Tacoma
Gov
Lister
Elmer F Halsey
Lane
Frank Reeves
Roland H Hartley
Everett
Socialista and
Brathershites
E. H. Gale
King
Murphine
Thomas F. Murphine
James M. Hogan
Thomas N Swale
Bob Hodge
Steamship Monopolies Seek Legislation to Bar Competition
In Olympia lawmakers debate Senate Bill 301 as steamship firms and farmers clash over public utility rules. Farmers operating Athlon challenge Kitsap Navigation and Liberty Bay lines, arguing for competitive service while private boats Hyak Falcon and Athlon dock at Poulsbo and Seattle. Senator Iverson and partners push for a certificate of necessity, but the clause was killed in the senate and may reappear in the house.
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House
Liberty Bay Transportation Co
Liberty Tay Transportation Co
Poulsbo
Seattle
Kitsap County Navigation Co
Liberty Hay Points
Seat
Farmers’ Cooperative Company
Falcon
Gazzam
W. EF. Gazzam
Kitsap Navigation Co
Athlon
Hyak
Slang
Pany
Saya
Veter Iverson
Kiteap
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Mason Countlea
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CAZZAM MUST BOOST HIS RATE
The public service commission ordered Kitsap Transportation Co. to restore the 25 cent fare each way between Seattle and Poulsbo after residents petitioned for higher rates. Liberty Bay Co. had purchased the steamer Athlon and started improved service, while Falcon was added and rates lowered to crush competition. Hearing held in Chamber of Commerce room.
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Liberty Bay Co
Public Service Commission
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Bay
Athlon
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Hyakon
Falcon
Chamber of Commerce Assembly Room
When the Most Radical of Women Speak
A 1915 column about a Free Thought and Free Speech club gathering where Mrs Wellington Smythe addresses the group. The narrator contemplates free speech, Aunt Mary’s traditional view, and the shift from old conventions to new paths for women in public discourse.
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Wellington Smythe
Aunt Mary
Mother Waverly
Mary
Texas Guinan Recalls Informal Kaiser's Visit in Berlin
Miss Texas Guinan the Fifi of The Whirl of the World recalls a summer encounter with Kaiser Wilhelm II on Unter den Linden in Berlin. She sat reading when Uhlans and troops passed, an officer seized her arm, the Kaiser intervened and asked about America. She explains the conversation lasted about ten minutes and she learned the Kaiser’s title only later.
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Whirl of the World” Company
Kaiser William
Germany
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Midweek Screen Review from Local Theaters
Freddie Film presents a roundup of current billings: The Death Dice at Class A with a jealous heroine and an innocent man. The Gratitude of Conductor 786 in a comedy drama. Dustin Farnum in The Virginian at Alaska with Western flair. Beneath the Sea at Mission. Gertie the Dinosaur at the Liberty. The Country Boy at Liberty with Marschal Nelilan. The Lure at Colonial on white slave traffic theme. Ambrose’s Sour Grapes and The Man Who Came Back. Cabiria at Clemmer with organ interludes. various shorts at Odeon and Melbourne. Master Key at Grand. The Still Small Voice and The Understudy at Clemmer. Three Weeks at Alhambra concluding Sunday.
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Irene Hunt
Melbourne
Box of Chocolates
Geo. Ade
Grand
Master Key
Ree
Clemmer
Cabiria
D'Annunzio
Alhambra
The Lure and The Virginian Lead Week's Bill
The program lists multiple films and stage works including The Lure, Ambrose's Sour Grapes, The Man Who Came Back, Beneath the Sea, Gerty, The Country Boy, The Virginian featuring Dustin Farnum, The Death Dice, The Gratitude of Conductor 786, The Burglar M D, Cupid and Dress Suit, Closed Gates, The Master Key, A Night of Thrills, The Adventures of the Nimble Dollar, Ye College Playhouse Her Bargain with Ayres, and other dramas and comedies through Friday and Saturday nights.
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Greenwood
Vian
Ye College Playhouse
Ayres
Herm Secret
Fido
Cities to Get County Funds Direct Road Aid
Olympia dispatch reports a senate approved bill to return 15 percent of city tax revenue from large counties to city road improvements that connect with county roads. The measure, known as 8, B, 204, was introduced by McCleary of Whatcom.
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Olympia
Senate
McCleary F
Whatcom
Cascarets Offer Quick Cleanse for Digestive Health
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle nightly aid to cleanse the stomach, remove undigested food and bile, and regulate bowels and liver. It promises morning relief from headaches and constipation, recommending a 10 cent box for adults and children alike.
Evening Salon Sparks Morals Debate Among Women
In the town, Mrs. Smythe and other clubwomen clash with traditional views on morality and personal choice. Attitudes range from shock at Nietszchean notions to defense of individual love and self rule as Aunt Mary and Mother Waverly weigh in. The scene ends with a note that the discussion continues tomorrow.
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Smythe
Emma Goldman
Sherman
Haas
Mother Waverly
Aunt Mary
Exempt Campuses From Taxation Passes Senate
In Olympia on March 4 the senate approved a bill exempting campuses from taxation. Senator Sharpstein of Walla Walla opposed, arguing that endowments from Carnegie Rockefeller and others should not be tax exempt even if funds go to education. The measure passed nearly unanimously.
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Olympia
Senate
Sharpstein
Walla Walla
Carnegie
Rockefeller
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