Oil Tax Advocated By Huerta In Mexico City
Adolfo de la Huerta, former provisional president and now secretary of the treasury, urges a national petroleum tax of 10 percent of value. He cites Mexico's revenue, expenses, and graft, arguing the tax would aid credit restoration and foster production while protecting foreign interests and removing special privileges.
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CH. Newell
Mexico City
Mexico
Adolfo de la Houerta
General Obregon
the Treasury
Obregon
Oklahoma
Texas
Harding
Huerta
Carranza
Thompson plan to issue United States consolidated bonds
M W Thompson governor of the War credits board proposes replacing about 20 billion in Liberty bonds and Victory notes with new United States consolidated bonds. These would mature 20 to 50 years with no fixed rate and interest set by the federal reserve to match current market returns.
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M. W. Thompson
War Credits Board
Thompson & Worley
Wall St
Thompson
United States Consolidated
Federal Reserve Board
Nationwide Drive for Irish Recognition Launches
The American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic began a nationwide effort to recruit one million members after a two day convention ended with five thousand delegates. Resolutions urging Congress to recognize the Irish Republic were adopted. Edward L. Doheny of Los Angeles was elected president.
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Chicago
American Association For the Recognition
Congress
Edward L. Doheney
Los Angeles
Bandit Gang Robs Mexican Central Train Near Chihuahua City
A 26 member gang led by Rodriguez former Villa officer held up a Mexican Central train near Chihuahua City and escaped with 90000 aliver penos according to reports from El Paso.
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EL Paso
Texas
Rodriguez
Villa
Chihuahua City
Supreme Court upholds license for Phinney Ave merry-go-round
The state supreme court on Monday upheld a King County Superior Court ruling that prevents the city council from revoking the license allowing Robert Vincent to operate a merry-go-round and other amusement devices on Phinney Avenue near Woodland Park.
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State Supreme Court
King County Superior Court
Robert ©. Vincent Ia
Phinney Ave
Woodland Park
West Mahwah Sank Steamship Recovery Noted After Inspection
Following its annual inspection, the steamship West Mahwah is praised as a top bulk wartime vessel. Officials say upkeep costs have totaled less than 100 dollars over the past year. Captain Paul E. McDonald commands the ship.
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West Mahwah
J. F. Duthie
Arrivals and Departures List From Pacific Ports
Arrivals include the Northeaster from Tacoma at 3 am April 15 and the Admiral Evans for San Diego via San Francisco and San Pedro at noon. Also listed are the Admiral Goodrich for Anchorage via Point Wells and Southeast Alaska at 7 am, the Hreekline for Harbor at 6:36, the Weet Mahwah for Sydney via Tacoma and Possession Point at 2:15 pm, and the Kidridge for Masila via Yokohama Kobe Shanghai Hongkong at 7:20 pm. Other ships include Haven for New York via multiple ports at 4:20 pm, the Abner Coburn for Egegik at 2:18 pm, and the Henry T. Scott for Tacoma at 4:40 pm.
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Admiral Evans
San Diego
San Francisco
Sean Pedro
Admiral Goodrich
Anchorage
Alaska
Point Wells
Hreekline
Hembay
Mahwah
Sydney
Tacoma
Possession Point
Kidridge
Masila
Yokohama
Kobe
Shanghai
Hongkong
Street Haven
New York
Vessels in Other Ports Dispatches and Arrivals
Shipping notes list arrivals and sailings across ports Yokohama San Francisco and Astoria. Vessels include Kateri Marc Wheatland Montana Oleum Skomasan Maru Weather Laieta President Analga Lyman Stewart Theodore Roosevelt Steel Worker Yala and others with routes from Seattle Beattie Portland and Beattie with times noted in April records.
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Yokohama
Kateri Marc
Seattle
Wheatland Montana
Beattie
San Francisco
Oleum
Skomasan Maru
Portland
Weat Laieta
Analga
Seattie
Arrved
Lyman Stewart
Transoceanic Fleet Movements and Port Entries Update
Wireless Canadian Government Wiretaps report schedules ships near Beattie and Ketchikan with southbound departures to Yokohama and San Francisco. Vessels include City of Beattie and West Ison, with ports Seattle Port Townsend Yokohama and Honolulu routes noted alongside terminal assignments in Seattle ships moored and docked.
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Beattie
Ketchikan
Birmingham City
Flattery
Railroads blamed for wasting a billion dollars yearly
Chicago April 20 W Jett Lauck economist for railroad unions said in a public statement that railroads waste over a billion dollars a year. He cited old worn locomotives costing more coal than modern engines, inefficient shop management, high labor turnover, and large propaganda expenditures.
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Chicago
W. Jett Lauck
Jauck
New York Market Opens With Little Change on Day of Dull Trade
lack of development in the news generally affecting stock prices left the New York exchange with small shifts. Mexican Petroleum rose to 145 but faded. sugar stocks fell. several issues showed fractional gains or losses while Central Leather eased.
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New York
New York Exchange
Soatars Uewday
Mexican Petroleum
Studebaker
Sinclair
Crucible
Atlantic Gulf
American Remar
Uniteates Bteel
Kaldwin Locomotive
Northern Pacific
Pacrel Openet
International Paper
New Haven
Gugere and Steel Srecks
Wheat and corn futures rise on Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago April 20 growers and traders pushed grain prices higher after a slow start as heavy demand from commission houses spurred broad gains. May wheat opened unchanged then rose, July wheat higher, May corn up, July corn turned positive, oats rallied later with mixed initial moves and cash wheat listed for No 3 red and No 3 soft red varieties.
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Chicago
Abe
Ife
Chicago Board of Trade Etinceday
Chicago Live Stock Market Report April 10
Chicago reports hog receipts 70,000 with price down 10 to 26 cents. Hogs traded around 4.20 to 4.60 for choice grades. Cattle receipts 11,600 with steady market. hogs, cattle, and sheep values listed for slaughterers, butchers, and feeders. Sheep receipts 24,000 with lambs near 7.80 to 8.25 and ewes around 2.05.
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Chicago
Frede
Lamba
Bae Oie
Foreign Exchange Opens Firm In New York Trading
Foreign exchange opened regular today with Sterling at 2.92 dollars, lire at 6.04, marks at 9.6157, and francs at 6.0784. The market closed firm with Canadian dollars at 0.4150, sterling near 61.92, and other spot quotes showing slight gains.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Trregular
Tire
Marke
Kromen
Denver Live Stock Market Report Summary
Denver April 16 cattle market notes show calves and feeders trading around 4.56 to 5.60 per unit with tops near 7.25 to 8.25. Sheep and lamb receipts total 6 100 with lambs from 5.50 to 9.60, ewes around 5.00 to 5.50.
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Denver
Necetpta
Lambe
Ewes
Portland Market Stocks Hold Steady on April Report
Portland market notes show steady conditions with Howe receipts at 225 and Bheep receipts at 112. Prices for hens around 30 cents each, with Putter and Cheene-tle Ib listed among steady items.
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Portland
Cattie
Howe
San Francisco Produce Market Report Apr 20
Extrag 27 Ke th prime firsts 26 0 Ib Cheese California Cata fancy Ite Th reee Batras 29 0 dos No 1 Aktion 2S dos extra pullets 364 0 dos undersized pullets Die dex.
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San Francisco
Sam Francisco
California
Harding Plans On Many Trips
President Harding announced plans for frequent speeches outside Washington with two definite engagements set Birmingham in fall for the citys 50th anniversary and New York May 23 for a 125th anniversary dinner. He also plans a April 27 trip to Hampton Roads aboard the Mayflower to review the fleet. A Rainbow division veterans delegation met the president today.
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Dent Harding
Washington
Harding
Wilson
White House
Birmingham
New York City
New York
Commercelal
Hampton Roads
Rainbow Division
France
St Joseph Boy Choir Plans Apr 29 Concert
The St Joseph Boy Choir rehearses for a concert on April 29 at the Holy Names academy auditorium. Seattle Symphony members and the Knickerbocker quartet will assist in the program.
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St. Joseph Boy Choir
Boys’ Choir
St. Joseph’s Church
Holy Names Academy
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Knickerbocker Quartet
Divorces Granted Under Poor Persons Privilege in England
In England, divorces under the poor persons privilege are awarded only to individuals with weekly income under $20, reflecting a strict eligibility threshold for financially constrained applicants.
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England
State Products Show Big Gain in Washington 1914 to 1919
A U S census report via the Washington Chamber of Commerce shows Washington manufacturing value rising from 64.39 million in 1914 to 272.6 million in 1919. Materials value grew from 37.77 million to 149 million, with plants increasing from 1,044 to 1,221 and employment from 15,791 to 40,000, a 153 percent rise.
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Washington
Industrial Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Willam H. Steuart
United States Census of Manufacturers
Cheap coal from China eyed to lower prices in America
H. Blalock, local director of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, was told by Julien Arnold, commercial attache, that coal could be brought from China to America as ballast in ships at eight dollars and fifteen cents a ton. The plan could reduce local coal prices materially.
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China
America
H. Blalock
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Julien Arnold
Arnold
Public Markets Sell Daily Provisions Across City Stalls
A bustling market roundup lists stall numbers and goods from Pike to Westlake. Shoppers find butter, sugar, soap, Del Monte products, canned beans, tomatoes, pears, and citrus, with prices per item and bulk options noted across stalls.
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Oregon
del Monte
Halle
Mexican Tomatoes Arrive on Seattle Market
Two cars of Mexican tomatoes reached the Seattle market on Wednesday in satisfactory condition and sold at 5 per lug, repacked lugs at 5 60. A car of Alamo lettuce also arrived. Prices for asparagus ranged from 14 to 18 cents on California stock and 20 to 24 cents locally, with weak demand. A car of Los Angeles strawberries was expected Thursday. The market held steady on prices for 15 cup crates at 3.25, while orange movement was good and apple sales slackened. California butter prices rose, and the egg market showed mixed signals from shaky to steady.
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Seattle
Asparagua
California
Los Angeles
Berry Growers UK Big Merger Unites Northwest Canning Firms
Three hundred berry growers gathered in Puyallup to approve merging the Puyallup & Sumner Fruit Growers Canning Co into the Oregon Washington Canning & Preserving Co, a $10,000,000 entity. The four Puyallup plants and 17 stations will transfer for about $800,000 value. The new firm aims to expand distribution to 6,600 wholesalers nationwide and keep current brands and the 325,000 jam plant near completion in Puyallup with 20 million annual capacity.
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Puyallup
Puyallup & Sumner Fruit Growers’ Canning Company
Oregon Washington Canning & V
Northwest
W. H. Paulhamus
The
Fruit Growers Company
Gordon C. Corbaley
Seattle
Wil
Puyallup & Sumner
Paulhamua
Baw
United States
Puyallup & Sumner Company
Oregon- Washington Company
Ita
Exaggerated Denials From Mabel Norman On Divorce Rumors
Mabel Norman, Mack Sennett star, laughed off reports she sought Reno residence to obtain a divorce. She insisted she is not married and called the rumors greatly exaggerated while at the Sennett cradle.
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Angeles
Cal
Mabel Norman
Mack Sennett
Reno
Nev
Miss Norman
Sennett Crable
Reflo
City Council to Decide Site for Municipal Market
The council will meet Monday afternoon to decide the location of the municipal farmers market. The public grounds committee voted in favor of the Westlake site with Erickson and Drake backing it while Carroll remains undecided. The current market must move when Elliott arterial highway is completed.
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Westlake
Erickson and
Drake
Carroll
Elliott
In India a twenty-toed elephant challenges sacred Siamese lore
A curious report notes an Indian elephant with 20 toes is deemed more valuable than the revered white elephant in Siam. The tale contrasts local belief with royal or ceremonial significance, highlighting unusual zoological trivia and cultural awe.
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India
Siam
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