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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1922
Page
6
The report notes a four cent drop in butter prices with brisk demand and balanced supply. A shipment from Louisiana to Seattle points to stable pricing at around $6.40 per crate. Tomatoes remain abundant while peas move slowly at about 3 cents per pound. Prices paid to shippers are listed for Beattie delivery and related dairy products.
In Bordeaux detectives investigate why a wealthy American forgave Mile Adela Dass after she was accused of stealing jewels worth 100000 dollars. Police trace the young woman’s career across several American cities, hinting at a deeper plot beyond a simple theft.
Three masked bandits held up the Granton branch of the Royal Bank for Scotland in Edinburgh. They threw red pepper in the eyes of all the employees and escaped with about $10,000. Police search for the suspects.
A crowded market listing details prices and items across stalls in PLACE and WESTLAKE including sugar, beef, coffee, canned goods, baking powder and dairy products. The chaotic OCR reads numbers like 96 per 100 sacks and various stall numbers with staple groceries and produce.
Metra extraordinary volume marks the market open as Studebaker climbs to 119 for a 1 percent gain. Steel common leads a strong turnover with Sinclair active up to 25 percent as Baldwin, American Locomotive, and others follow the uptrend. Opening prices show gains across several issues including General Electric 1654 and American Woolen 5 percent, with widespread early strength in rail and industrials.
Chicago April 4 irregular grain prices on the Chicago board of trade with no ceiling pressure noted. Large orders from commission houses and mixed closes across wheat corn and oats. Cash wheat No 3 red 1.02 dollars No 3 spring 1.38 seventy five, May wheat opened 1.93, July wheat mixed, May corn 58 and unchanged, oats 36, July oats near unchanged.
Portland police say Phillip Cornwall, 19, of Pine Court, fled in a stolen auto from a Seattle doctor and was captured. Howard Jandraw, 1, of 216 W. McCraw, and Cornwall were held for extradition to Seattle after the arrest in Portland on Tuesday.
Water will be shut off on the service mains east of 16th avenue and south of West Kenyon at Wednesday April 5 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Areas affected include the thigh service mains east of 16th ave. and vicinity between 8 W. and south of W. Kenyon.
The report notes Germany produces about four and a half times more potatoes than the United States, highlighting a substantial agricultural difference between the nations.
A lengthy list of vessel movements and arrivals across Pacific ports including Juneau London Yokohama and Seattle with multiple steamers and freighters named. Entries note southbound sailings from Beattie and Meattie and arrivals at Port Gamble Tacoma and Seattle. Numerous ships such as Panaman, lye Maru, Tal lthytine and others appear with dates and terminals referenced in terse harbor notices.
The notice outlines multiple Seattle charter amendments and initiatives to be voted on May 2 1922. It covers Section 11 of Article IX on city tax rates and emergency appropriations, a 30 of Article IV public offense penalties, Article VIII changes including a new Board of Public Works and a transportation department, a new Section 7(b) creating the Transportation Chief remit, and a municipal railway funding plan. It also details duties of the King County Humane Society as city pound master and animal control provisions.
Weather Bureau report from Seattle dated April 4 at 5 AM notes barometer rising and cloudy wind up to 10 miles per hour. Observations mention two-masted vessel J. A. Moffett at 7 AM with grey hull and black crack with a white band. earlier sighting noted.
Ships and barges noted arriving and departing with times in April. Vessels include Mainter from San Francisco via Bellingham arriving 4 46 am and Palle of Cipole from San Pedro at 2 20 am. Jete Phyllis from San Francisco at 9 45 pm. Admiral Parragut routes via multiple ports and dates. Cordova to eastern Alaska and Mantey Dollar to Vancouver among others.
The university nutrition laboratory invites parents to weekly open sessions Wednesdays from 2 to 4 at the Home Economics building. Experts Martha Koehne and W W Borchard, with George J Motr, offer consultations and demonstrations for child feeding issues, with a 15 cent lab fee. The program partners with churches and clubs to extend help.
Notice to electors announces initiative measure 83908. It outlines that the petition seeks an ordinance related to unspecified subjects and invites voters to consider the proposal and its provisions. The fragment provides limited details beyond the measure number and general intent.
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