Voters to choose one third of U.S. Senate in 1912 elections
Voters will directly elect one third of the Senate for the first time. States voting include Kentucky Alabama and Georgia for new terms, with major contests in Oregon Missouri Colorado and more. Elihu Root Uncle Ike Stephenson Theodore Burton and George Perkins retire from national politics.
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Slippery Bank Bandit Again Dodgers Pursuit
The Sedro-Woolley bank bandit eludes pursuing officers once more with four companions dead. He has surfaced near Beattie then vanished into thin air as the manhunt broadens nationwide. The Saturday hunt near Golden Gardens park was abandoned as authorities fear his flight north or a Seattle disguise.
Labor leaders affirm Ole Hanson’s labor support in 1909
Everett Washington 1914 letter from J P Marsh president of the Washington State Federation of Labor confirms Ole Hanson served on the house labor committee and supported labor backed measures during the 1909 legislative session. Campbell chaired the labor and labor statistics committee and worked with Hanson on labor legislation.
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the Star
Ole Hanson
Labor Legisla
J. P. Marsh
Washington State Federation of Labor
Ole Hanson Poised to Win Test Polls Statewide
A wave of newspaper editorials and straw polls across Washington state signals Ole Hanson leading in early polls for U S senator. Publications from Wenatchee to Prosser and Spokane Chronicle show Hanson ahead, with small pockets backing Jones and Binck.
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Spokane
Wenatchee World
Chelan County
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U. S. Senate
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Washington
Congress
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Wash
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Olympia
United States
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Burlington Journal
Pierce County
Oakesdale Tribune
Tribune
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la Crosse
Spokane Chronicle
Tekon Blade
Wilson
W. W. Black
Wm. Lorimer
Archbald
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Wenatchee
Snohomish
North Yakima
Binck
Howard Cosgrove
Taft Republican Club
Wenetchee
Cosgrove
Paris Temps censored figure on German prisoners in France
A Paris Temps report shows the censor replaced the numbers in a claim about German prisoners in France. The article notes the published figure was left blank in several places, resulting in a stated minimum without specific totals for prisoners or civilians interned.
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Paris
Paris Temps
France
Pape's Diapepsin Relief for Indigestion in Minutes
An advertisement promises fast relief from indigestion and dyspepsia. It touts Pape's Diapepsin as safe and certain, claiming symptoms vanish in five minutes and that the digestive aid strengthens the stomach to handle favorite foods. It urges readers to buy a fifty-cent case at any drug store.
Seven Million Women Vote If Suffrage Wins
Addressing the suffrage era, notes indicate seven million women voting under a potential amendment with references to 1912 and 1913 milestones in Ohio and related movements. The fragmentary text hints at organize a vote or meet limits and partial suffrage observations.
Women Gain Voice in 1916 States and Federal Suffrage
The 1916 election extends women's influence to 17 states and hints that public pressure will push Congress to pass a federal suffrage amendment. Suffrage leaders in key states express confidence after months of campaigning while opponents fear losses in Montana as liquor interests oppose the measures.
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