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- McMillan on the Brink of Washing Away
A farmer appeals to commissioners as a diverted river threatens to swallow his town.
- Newport Schools Close Banner Year, Approve $8,000 Bond and Plan New Wing
Eighth-grade graduation, teacher re-elections, and a unanimous bond vote cap a successful school year as the board moves to expand the building.
- Teachers Weep Over the Ruthless Slaughter of Birds
A visiting conservationist urges Tacoma educators to abandon feathered hats in protest of plume hunting.
- Suffragists Patch Up a Convention Fight—After Silencing Washington’s Delegates
A credentials dispute over the Spokane delegation turned a Seattle suffrage convention into a faction fight. The national body restored harmony but stripped Washington women of their votes in the deliberations.
- The Fashion Cost of Bird Extinction
A national wildlife advocate warns Tacoma women that wearing feathered hats is fueling a $800 million annual agricultural crisis.
- Calispel Valley Ranchers Move to Dike Out the Pend Oreille
A petition for a new diking district would protect 11,000 acres from annual floods—and add thousands to Stevens County's tax rolls.
- Olympia Moves to Outlaw the Insanity Defense — and Gag the Press on Murders
With the 1909 session half gone, Washington's legislature advances local option and an anti-racetrack gambling bill, while a sweeping new criminal code would strip juries of the insanity plea and bar newspapers from covering homicides before trial.