Acting Governor Hay
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- Feb 10, 1909Olympia Lawmakers Refuse to Scapegoat Japanese Residents—For NowA cable from Tokyo and a Pierce County bill barring foreigners from public works force the Washington House to confront anti-Japanese legislation.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Feb 13, 1909The State's Long-Overdue Debt to Country EditorsAfter months of carrying the state's land sale advertisements on credit, Washington's rural newspapers are finally seeing a payout.Olympia, WA
- Feb 17, 1909A Deadlocked Senate, and a Pierce County Man Holding the SwitchThirteen roll calls, thirteen 21-21 ties. As Olympia's galleries packed the senate chamber for a fight over local option, the whole thing came down to two senators quietly promising to change sides.Olympia, WA
- Mar 11, 1909The Last-Week Jam in Olympia: Liquor, Primaries and a Budget Nobody CountedWith the 60-day session expiring, Washington's lawmakers settle local option, rewrite the primary ballot, kill the initiative and abandon the joint budget committee — leaving taxpayers to foot a three-mill levy.Olympia, WA
- Mar 11, 1909A $125 Doctorate: Bellingham's Normal School Principal on TrialSixteen charges — misapplied funds, incompetence and a mail-order Ph.D. — land the best-known educator in the Northwest before a governor-ordered hearing.Bellingham, WA
- Apr 1, 1909The Struggle for Labor's Voice in OlympiaA scathing critique of Washington's 1909 legislative session, highlighting failures in labor protection and the growing influence of corporate lobbyists.Everett, WA