Landon Campaign Bio Highlights Senate Service and Labor Reform
Dan Landon, elected to the State Senate in 1910 and re elected with the largest legislative vote, chaired Harbor Committee and served on Labor and Appro Committees. He backed the Initiative Referendum and Employers' Compensation Act, Minimum Wage and Eight Hour Law, plus funded Washington Canal and Domestic Science Building. He opposed measures seen as harming labor and municipal ownership and supported port development and Alaska expansion.
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Dan Landon
State Senate
Senate
Washington Canal
Seattle
Bremer Yard
Alaska
City Returns to Warrants for Salary Payments
The city plans to issue September 10 salary warrants marked Not paid on account of insufficient funds. Comptroller reports the general fund was overdrawn $145,267.12 as of September 1. Warrants will be cashed by banks and carry 5 percent interest. Mayor Gill blames Renick law for restricting transfers between funds, forcing a return to warrants despite millions in bank deposits.
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Carrolls
Renick
Chamber of Commerce
Gill
Renton Fair Opens With Aviation Exhibits And Carnival
The King County Grange fair begins in Renton in three large tents for a three day run. Hubbard the aviator will perform daily exhibitions. Livestock poultry and agriculture displays rival larger fairs. State and city officials speak daily. Contests music baseball games comic operas and a grand street carnival conclude each evening.
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King County Grange Fair
Renton
Hubbard
State Grange
Renton City
Western publicity drive approved for East Coast
Delegates at the Pacific Coast publicity conference vote to spend 120000 over the next two years to showcase Western climate, scenery and industry to Eastern audiences. Oregon’s Mark Woodruff calls for widespread weather reports. A Tacoma meeting on Oct 11 will finalize plans with East Coast bureaus and participation from Canadian coast cities.
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Pacific Coast Publicity Conference
Mark Woodruff
Oregon
Northwest
Tacoma
Weather favorable for crops and harvest reports
The local weather bureau notes warm dry conditions with abundant sunshine aiding late oats and wheat harvests, third alfalfa growth, vegetables and fruit. Corn and hops thrive, hops nearing picking, potatoes hurt by blight, irrigated pear harvest strong, pastures improving. The Balmon fishing steamer Thistle arrived in Seattle with Bristol Bay cannery crew.
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Thistle
Seattle
Bristol Bay
Navy Yard Route Time Card Change Effective Monday
A notice announces a time card change for the Navy Yard Route effective Monday September 11. The update affects work hours and scheduling for personnel assigned to the route, with implications for payroll and shift coordination.
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Navy Yard
Painted legs become bathing beach fad among girls
At bathing beaches painted leg designs surge in popularity with heart shapes leading the trend. Girls compete in creating unique patterns featuring animals and flowers, as shown in the example.
Wastage Compared With European Families Cited
Statisticians claim wastage from an average American family of a dozen members earning about $100 monthly could feed a French or Belgian family of the same size. The assertion contrasts domestic spending with continental living costs.
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Etatiaticians
English Remedy Promises Relief for Catarrhal Deafness
An English method for catarrhal deafness and head noises is promoted as a constitutional cure. The home remedy uses Parmint mixed with hot water and sugar, taken four times daily, to reduce Eustachian tube inflammation and balance ear pressure. The article urges sufferers to try the recipe.
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America
England
Congress Moves Toward Adjournment After Record Appropriations
Congress reorganized and expanded the army and navy, approved near 700 million dollars in peace time budgets, and enacted major acts including rural credits and a rivers and harbors bill. It confirmed two Supreme Court nominees, adopted workmen compensation, and passed eight hour railroad labor rules amid failed votes on suffrage prohibition and other reforms.
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Congress
Philippines
Louisa D. Brandeis
John H. Clarke
Supreme Court
Tariff Commission
United States
Postal Banka
Colombia
la Follette
Rubles
Senate
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Congress to Quit After Record Eight Months of Session
Congress plans to adjourn late this evening or tomorrow after a nine-month session that broke legislative records in several areas. The report notes major actions and milestones achieved during the period as lawmakers prepare to close deliberations.
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Washington
Congress
Q-Ran Hair Color Restorer Promises Quick Gray Coverage
An advertisement touts Q-Ran Hair Color Restorer as acting on hair roots to melt damage and restore even dark color. It claims gray coverage, softer longer hair, dandruff control, and a money-back guarantee selling 60 cents a big bottle at Bartell's drug stores Beattie Washington with mail order for out-of-town buyers.
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Bartell's
Beattie
Mall
Appropriations Totals Reach Nearly Two Billion for Next Year
Congress closes authorized appropriations and contracts totalling about 1.947 billion dollars for the upcoming year. The eight hour bill averts a nationwide railroad strike and a revenue law raises 205 thousand dollars with tariff commission provisions. The measure also endows the president with power to retaliate against the British blacklist and the British metal seizures.
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Ing
Congress
Tariff Commission
Various Washington State News Across Sectors
The Pacific Northwest Library Association elected Co mpton of Seattle as treasurer during Everett sessions. Wenatchee hosts 16th Washington Funeral Directors convention with over 75 undertakers expected. Shoemaker killed Mrs. Dan Davis then shot himself in a rooming house. Lieut. H C Davidson's aeroplane cylinder exploded at 4000 feet near San Diego, he landed safely. Senator Jones proposed a corrupt practices act amendment making liquor contributions a felony. Judge Dykeman suspended a barber’s insane sentence and released him on good behavior. Prosecutor Lundin seeks a $200 reward for Franciscc Van der Helden, alleged killer of J A and Mrs Collinson. Spokane bankers praise federal fund bank in Spokane. Over 23 Washington corporations struck from state records for license nonpayment. Seattle Chamber urges Webb bill passage via telegram to Senator Jones. An architectural photograph collection from the Washington State Chapter of the AIA is on display at the Seattle Public Library. Seattle Friends say John W Considine’s Montana deals help offset theatrical losses.
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Wenatchee
Washington Funeral Directors’ Association
Harry Shoemaker
Dan Davis
Lieut
H. C. Davidson
San Diego
Senator Jones
Dykeman
Montgomery
Lundin
Franciscc van der Helden
J. A. Collinson
Spokane
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Federal Fund
Washington
Secretary of State
Olympia
Jones
Congress
Public Library
Washington State
American Institute of Architects
Seattle
Friends of
John W Considine
Montana
Flashes on Mount Rainier light up Seattle area
A large display of calcium rockets lit Mount Rainier on Wednesday at 8 30 p m. King County Grange members fired the rockets. The flashes were visible from the Farlington and Seattle Country clubs and distant as Olympia.
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Seattle
Mt. Rainier
King County Grange Association
Calcium Rockets
Farlington
Olympia
Man Denies Charge After Surrender In Threat Claim
Claude Lambuth denied threatening his wife after it was reported she signed a complaint charging him with threatening to take her life. He walked into police headquarters at 6 p m Wednesday and surrendered.
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Claude Lambuth
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Pike
Renick Law Forces
Renton’s Fair
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Undine
California
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Witatis
Union Dentists
Pike St
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Happyland
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Mme. Petrova
Eugene Levy
Mgr
Co. Compton
Pacific Northwest Library Association
Everett
State of
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Roland H. Hartley
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Mille
Hartley
Press Club
Fifth Avenue
University Street
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