Compromise in State Fruit Inspection Plan Reached
Protesters from Chelan County and others secure a limited power commission instead of a full state appointment. Counties will appoint inspectors initially, with exams by Washington State University Pullman faculty and county commissioners involvement. Deputies may be sent to counties lacking inspectors, and inspector wages set at four dollars a day with county option to raise.
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Chelan County
State Senate
Thos
Stat Lege
Pullman
Graves Alters Press Bill Warning In Olympia
In Olympia on February 25 Graves amended his press bill after further changes and suggested allowing newspapers to print references while barring accounts of executions burnings or lynchings of criminals.
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Olympia
Graves
Lid Tight in Tacoma as City Closes Shops
Tacoma remained a closed town with most venues shuttered as Mayor Wright threatened arrests for Sunday openings. Saloons and larger cigar stores closed by order while some drugstores and newsstands stayed open. theaters and newspapers largely operated. A mass meeting at First Methodist Church discussed good government amid criticism of the mayor’s policy.
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Tacoma
Wright
H. G. Rowland
Pierce County
First Methodist Church
Murderer Receives Life Sentence in Temescal Canyon
Anton Besold was convicted of murdering his wife and received a life imprisonment sentence. He took her to a secluded spot in Temescal Canyon near Los Angeles and shot her. The victim was a consumptive. three days after the murder Besold married another woman. The couple had formerly lived in Bellingham, Washington.
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Los Angeles
Anton Besold
Bessod
Temescal Canyon
Here
Ben Sold
Bellingham
Wash
Colfax farmers push spring work as frost dissolves
Warm spell ends frost, farmers plow and sow wheat with deep soil moisture. Fall sown crop shows slow growth but no damage while many fields will be reseeded. Stock, fed longer through winter, now graze outside and look strong as local markets overflow with poultry from nearby jetty.
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Colfax
Spokane Stakes Big Cut in Freight Rates
Spokane battles for a lower east to west freight terminal rate that has plagued the city since rail lines opened. National attention grows as the Interstate Commerce Commission may order reductions, potentially sparking nationwide relief for intermediate territory and ranchers.
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Spokane
Inland Empire
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific Coast
Mississippi River
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Washington Times
Commission
United States
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Cyclone Devastates Southern Philippine Islands
A cyclone struck southern Philippine Islands killing about two hundred people and leaving thousands homeless. Communications with the islands have been interrupted.
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Philippine Islands
Manila
No Prize Ahead Without Leaving Desirable Burdens
The phrase suggests a path forward requires shedding or renouncing many appealing but distracting things to reach a prize. It emphasizes discipline and prioritization over immediate gratification.
Bryan Not a Favorite in Democratic Ranks
Washington dispatch reports the 1908 Democratic Party in Congress remains divided over policy and leadership. Critics doubt William Jennings Bryan can unite the party, amid opposition to government ownership of railways and continued disagreements with the Roosevelt administration.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Brownsville
Tillman
Culbertson
Chamber
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Congress
Senate
House
Mr. Bryan
Madison Square Garden
U S Sub Treasury Is Robbed In Chicago
The Chicago sub-treasury suffered a major theft with estimates from 175000 to 200000 dollars missing. Secret Service Chief Wilkie will take charge of the investigation as Treasury officials, including Secretary Shaw, review the loss. The money, in large denominations, was likely taken last Monday or the day before, with the discovery Tuesday.
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Chicago
the Tribune Today
United States Treasury
Washington
Wilkie
United States Secret Service
Shaw
Treasury Department
William Boldenwick
Secret Service
Sub-Treasury
Uncle Sam
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Arthur Gunn
Wenatchee Development Company
Wenatchee Avenue
Wenatchee, Wash
Moses
Bailey
Senator Bailey
Texas
Standard Oil Company
John Sharp Williams
U. S. Sub-Treasury
Office of National Treasury
John A. Gellatly
Jon
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