Many Shipyards on Sound in Early Days
The article recalls Puget Sound shipbuilding history from Balboa to Moran, detailing wooden ships carved from fir, early yards at Tumwater and Port Madison, the first steamers and naval vessels built at Seattle, and the rise of Moran’s yard with vessels like the Rowan, Tatoosh, Nebraska, Minnie A. Cain, and James Johnson. It notes the shift from wooden to steel ships and the era’s rough, hands-on craft.
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Port L
Seattle
Lake Union
Pacific
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Cortez
Central America
Behring Sea
Vitus Behring
Kamchatka
Behring
Alaskan
Seward
Northwest America
Vancouver Island
Nootka
Clayoquot
Robert Gray
Tumwater
Utsolady
Port Madison
Puget Sound
Robert Moran
William, Sherman
Frank
Rowan
Cape Flattery
San Francisco
Nebraska
Moran
Minnie A. Cain
Barkentine
James Johnson
Yukon
Klondike
Public Land Sale Set for January in Lewis County
A public sale of state land in Lewis County is advertised for Tuesday January 4 1921 at the county auditor office. Tracts include forty acres with improvements valued at 1540 nine miles southwest of Chehalis. two more forty acre plots valued at 1000 each, logged off land near Chehalis and near Meskill. sale details listed by township and section.
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Chehalis
Lewis County
Meskill
Gov Cox backs Harding ally to fill unexpired Senate term
Gov. Cox telegrams President-elect Harding offering cooperation in naming Sen. elect Frank B. Willis to fill J. Harding's unexpired Senate term. Cox cites a spirit of helpfulness for efficient government across party lines. China famine claim reaches Seattle via consul general Chu. Paris notes rise in world newsprint as France lifts pulp import ban.
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Columbus
Gov. Cox
Harding
Frank B. Willis
J. Harding
Senate
Seattle
Chao-Hsin Chu
United
I _ PARIS
Farm Federation Seeks New Laws At Indianapolis Session
The American Farm Bureau Federation reelected J. R. Howard of Iowa as president and elected O. E. Bradfute of Ohio as vice president. Western region nominees for the national executive board were W. H. Walker Utah J. F. Burton California and W. G. Jamieson Colorado. The body urged Congress to enact a legislative program including tariff changes income tax reform Esch Cummins Act and other measures and asked President elect Harding to name a secretary of agriculture with broad farming understanding. The resolutions also favored an opposition to strikes and lockouts.
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Indianapolis
Ind
J. R. Howard
Iowa
American Farm Bureau Federation
O. E. Bradfute
Ohio Farmers
Western
W. H. Walker
California
J. F. Burton
Utah
W. G. Jamieson
Colorado
Congress
Harding
Federation
Secret Rapallo understanding linked loan and defense pact
Rome reports a secret Rapallo agreement where Italy would lend 1.5 billion lire to Jugoslavia via an Italian bank. The understanding allegedly underpins an Italian-Sloven defense alliance. Other notes mention Mexico recognizing the new government, Brazil follow, and various political moves.
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Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Rapallo
Adriatic
Giornale d'Italian
Bee School To Boost Honey Production In Seattle
A bee school will be held in Seattle January 27 to 29 with specialists from Washington State College and others discussing bee care and honey production. Promoters include J. O. Wallace of Chehalis and A. B. Nystrom, highlighting the rise of bee stands to replace imported honey as dairy lands and clover alfalfa grow.
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Seattle
Washington State College
J. O. Wallace
Chehalis
Bee Keepers’ Asociation
A. B. Nystrom
King County
Chamber of Commerce
Holstein Club Elects Leaders in Lewis County
H R Shoultes of Adna was elected president of the Lewis County Holstein-Friesian Club at the Chehalis annual meeting. Chris Henrichsen Forest and E W Moses Chehalis Route 3 were named vice presidents with E A Donaldson Route 1 as secretary treasurer. M P Frame of Ceres and George J Galvin of Centralia join the executive committee alongside officers. Auditors are James Chamberlain Ceres, Glenn Roundtree Boistfort, and W L Bevington Route 2 Chehalis. The note adds that express rate increases impact mail carriers more than the general public.
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Chehalis
H. R. Shoultes
Adna
Lewis County
Holstein-Friesian Club
Chris Henrichsen
Forest
E. W. Moses
E. A. Donaldson
M. P. Frame
Ceres
George J. Galvin
Centralia
Succor Calls From Europe Lure U S Away From Aid
A short wartime item notes Europe begs for relief while the United States shifts focus away from sending aid, keeping its current program on hold and awaiting new directives.
Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights Agriculture’s Global Role
Dr E O Holland, president of the state college, told Renton at the King County Farm Bureau gathering that agriculture underpins food clothing and shelter and an unstable industry destabilizes the world. Speakers included Renton Mayor William Tonkin bureau secretary Mrs F A Pontius and George W Hayton with executive committee members named for dairying soils crops and other areas. The event closed with remarks on politics and restraint.
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The
State College
King County Farm Bureau
Renton
George F. Richards
Bellevue
George M. Clark
William Tonkin
Rent
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Des Moines
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Shields-Livengood Motor CO
East Pike St
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Fashions
First Ave
Seattle P.I
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Chauncey Wright Restaurant CO
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University St
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Apex Motor Corporation
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General Distributors Corporation
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