Washington State News of Interest
A sweeping Washington state news digest notes forthcoming Ber Rath Day Adventists encampment in Yakima, a severe Hoquiam Bash and Door plant fire in Montesano, potato transport strains in Takima valley, and varied local plans from Camas sewer projects to Clarke county pavement. Reports mention peace jubilee planning in Tacoma, track meet at Beattie, and educational appointments across Yakima and Spokane with congress-like meetings in Brokane.
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Yakima
Aberdeen
Washington
Tacoma
Hoquiam Bash and Door Company
Montesano
Yakime County
C. B. Wood
William M. Thompson
Clarke County
Hee
Columbia River
Camas
Cty
Takimi
Willam Wilson
Bunnyside
Yakime Valley
Beattie
Columbia River District
Woman's Hapital Foreign and Home Minsion Societies
Mra
Elina Deth Fors
Philen
Ed. Briscoe Bors
Orillia
Apokane
State Public Service Commission
Geattlemen
Fleet Washington Infantry
Tacoma Metal Trades Council
Washington, D. C
State Bank of North Dakota to be seated in Bismarck
The Industrial commission chose Bismarck as the site for the State Bank of North Dakota and will start establishing the institution immediately. James Waters, state bank examiner, was selected to head the bank. It will hold practically all state funds and serve as reserve banker for over 700 state concerns.
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North Dakota State Bank
Bismarck
N. D
State Bank of
North Dakota
Industrial Commission
James
Waters
Choswn
China Desires Treaty Annulled Pressed by Pekin
Paris. China urges nullification of the 21 demands Japan presented early in 1915. A Pekin government cable to the Japanese peace delegation says the terms are incompatible with League principles and were imposed by force at Port Arthur and South Manchurian railways concessions, echoing German Shantung terms.
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Paris
Japan
Pekin
China
League of Nazism
Haron Makino
Prussia
Port Arthur
Local Woman Falls Into Five Months Sleep Mystery
In Oakland California Mrs. Julia Morton has slept for five months with no sign of waking. Eleven physicians are baffled by the case after she seemed to recover from illness, then entered a prolonged stupor and has not opened her eyes or shown clear consciousness since.
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Oakland
Cal
Julia Morton
Danzig Port Used for Polish Troop Return
Poland's troops in France will land at Danzig and be moved along German proposed routes with Allied approval. Marshal Foch telegraphed that Allies may use Danzig as the port for returning Polish forces, along with other transport options to speed arrivals. The Danzig port usage was set in the November armistice.
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Paria
Danzig
France
Germany
Marshall Foch
Germin
Omaha Tornado Damages Dwellings No Fatalities Reported
A tornado swept western Omaha Sunday night injuring scores though no deaths are confirmed. About 35 to 36 dwellings were damaged or destroyed, streetcar tracks lifted with passengers shaken but unharmed. Damage extended to Elmwood area farms with livestock losses and hail harming wheat fields. a farmhouse resident was carried 200 feet with minor injuries.
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Omaha
Elmwood
The Cosmetic of the Inanimate Paint Keeper of Surfaces
A fragmentary era of copy asserts paint as a universal preserver from Noah to Pharaohs to modern ships and aircraft. It proclaims paint as the wood of ancient Britons and the shield for tombs, ships, hospitals, homes, and barns, promising decay prevention and ongoing preservation.
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Noah
Sistine Chapel
Ferdinand
New Spain
Painted farm buildings boost loan value across regions
An American Agriculturist summary reports bankers across Michigan Ohio Minnesota Illinois and other states find that well painted farm buildings raise loan values by 20 to 50 percent. Officials note better upkeep signals thrift and reduces risk, with lenders often offering higher amounts and cheaper rates for painted structures and fences.
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Tm Hwn
Hittaol
Michigan
Obie
Lyduinme
Mimseurl
Tate
Hoey Wo
Tempeinae
Unis
Ant
Ioan
Farma
Minnesota
Dlchols Bank
Northern Illinois
Paint and illiteracy in backwoods states
A Washington report from the Bureau of Industrial Research notes a link between high illiteracy and low paint use. It cites that in regions with low schooling paint is rare on barns and outbuildings, while common exterior coatings appear where literacy is higher. It suggests a cultural gap in utility and understanding of paint value.
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Washington, D. C
Bitutational Bureau
Bureau of Inustrial Research
President Wilson Orders Steamer to French Port
Paris reports that President Wilson ordered the United States to move George Washington to a French port. Officials debate whether the action is a step toward forcing an early peace conference agreement. Rumors of an ultimatum circulated, but officials deny any withdrawal from the conference.
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Paris
Wilson
United States
George Washington
Bove
Save
Hungarian Minister Reported Killed in Budapest Rumor
Rumors in official circles report the Hungarian foreign minister Bela Kun killed as Budapest purportedly overthrows the communist government. A separate wireless message claims a Bavarian Soviet Republic proclaimed in Munich under German armistice supervision.
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Vienna
Budapest
A Eay
Bela Kun
Bavaria
Belgium
Munich
Mathias Eroberger
Dry Nation Sparks Home Distilling Dilemma
The nation’s shift to prohibition leaves households pondering how to store homemade spirits without risking legal trouble. Experts warn that even small-scale operations may breach enforcement rules, urging adherence to prevailing laws and safe storage practices.
Tacoma Club Hears Urgent Water Plea for Methow-Okano Irrigation
Eastern Washington orchard owners representing two million dollars in land pleaded at a Tacoma Commercial Club meeting for swift action by the State Reclamation Service on the Methow-Okano irrigation project. A club committee of Tyter Howe Brown and Benteen urged immediate Olympia action. Also, Washington’s highway program plans bids June 2 for 79 miles of hard surface work, costing about 1.075 million, with extensive paving along Inland Empire, Sunset, and Pacific highways including sections near Spokane, Appleway, Lincoln county, Yakima, Walla Walla, and Seat He to Auburt in King County.
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Spokane
State
Publc Service Commission
Harry M. Wicks
Leclate
Tronsia
Walla Walla vi
L. F. Hert
L. F. Galger
Tacoma
H. M. Hert
Brerett
George Donald
Okano Fen
State Board of Education
Ralph Williamson
Yakima
Hf. C. Lucas
Hilenaburg
United States
Wan Guan Uy
Northwest
Inland Empire ‘Teachers’ Association
Brokane
Pacific Coast
California
Stanford
Washington State
Oregon
State Reclamation Service
Washington
Tacoma Commercial Club
Olympia
EB. R. Tyter
Brewster Community Club
M. B. Howe
Waterville Commercial Club
George D. Brown
W. H. Benteen
Wenatchee
Lincoln County
Inland Empire
Walla Walla
Wattsburg
Seat He
Auburt
King County
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Bisson
University of Montana At
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Inland Empire Teachers’ Association
C. M. Elliott
Idaho State Normal Achnol
Lewinton
T. L. Kirk
Dallas
Freester
Hide
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Cowlite
Toledo
Pierce County
W. B. Hawthorne
C. W. McNear
Chicago
Peres County
Frederick Hansen
Edward J. West
Iiving
Wolf Larsen
Edwin B. Tobey
Charles Hannen
Cape Mars
South America
Victor Street
Bay City
Allcraft
C. W. Clausen
L. D. McArdie
House
Jefferson
State Bureau of Inspection
Fred D. Chestnut
Ivar Pederson
Seattle
George L. Zandel
Melbourne
Clemmons
George Clemmons
Walter Howes
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