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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1920
Page
7
The 1800 ton steamship West Mahwah was launched at J F Duthie yard in Seattle at 6 PM Tuesday. Mrs Joseph A Swal wife of the Union Bank president acted as sponsor.
Fragmentary directory text shows times and routes including a 19 30am direct, a 12 3 pe event two hours, a 6FP 10pm trip and a 2 20pm date. Data is incomplete but indicates transportation or timetable listings within Seattle Star directory pages.
First shipment of Louisiana strawberries arrives on the local wholesale market Wednesday afternoon with early berries expected to fetch about 5.50 per crate of 34 boxes. Head lettuce from California brings 5 to 5 per crate Wednesday morning as heat shipments arrive later. Potatoes steady with ample supply likely to last until May 15. Yakima gems quoted 176 to 185 per ton with locals at 165. Cabbage sells for 7 cents a pound. Oranges expected by boat Wednesday afternoon. Butter and eggs unchanged.
Local markets report price data for dairy creamery items grain feed and poultry. Prices paid to shippers include beef cattle steers poultry and various farm products with several price points and unit measures noted. The document lists specific numbers for weights and prices across multiple categories and regions.
In Grass Valley California on April 21 a Chinaman was seen yearly decorating the grave of a horse shot during a 1902 stage robbery near Forest Hill. He placed American flags at the grave and tended it as a memorial.
A scan of market stalls shows a wide range of groceries and goods including coffee, tea, soap, macaroni, canned beans, milk, butter, beef, veal, lard, oranges, apples, cocoa, canned tuna, pancake mix, and baking powder. Prices are mixed with many items listed as small cents per unit, reflecting a bustling market inventory.
The New York Stock Exchange opened weak with United States Rubber down near 4 percent at 106 and other issues mixed. Lackawanna Steel led a retreat despite a new high earlier, while General Motors and Prescott Arrow fell to multi year lows as the market swung with bear pressure.
The Chicago grain market opened lower with pressure from nervous traders and heavy selling in morning trading. Reports of better weather and forecasts for a larger corn crop offered some support, while May corn opened down at 1.72, July at 1.44, September at 1.61, and oats also fell from initial declines.
Chicago stockyards show cattle and sheep receipts with prices. Cattle receipts 11,000 head with mix of beef steers and cows selling to 15.50 for cows and 16.66 for higher grades. calves around 15.00. Sheep receipts 9,000 head with lambs at 17.50 and ewes around 10.60.
New York reports coffee and exchange rates with commodity prices including sugar raw and refined. Portland market shows cattle and sheep prices, butter, cheese, eggs, hens, and other daily farm goods with assorted ranges and receipts.
Grain features at the Chicago Board of Trade closed with sharp declines across the board. May corn down 4 1 2 cents from the open, May oats off 3 cents, with July and September contracts also lower. Traders cited a tight financial climate, anticipated restraint by the Federal Reserve, and Japan’s distress as bearish factors.
Ottawa plans urged tariff reciprocity between Canada and the Finnish West Indies to boost trade. A May or June meeting of importers and exporters will push for 50 percent tariffs or more, raising U S concerns about competitive advantage and aiming to boost direct West Indian-Canadian shipping and a de facto trade union. Canadian government will add 63 tramp steamers to West Indian trade.
Readable lines describe tidal phases for Seattle including low and high tides with approximate times and heights. The fragment mentions first low tide and subsequent high tide with numeric values and a brief note on sequence.
The U S Shipping Board sold the steamer Colthrops to Pioneer Steamship Co New York for 1 682376. Castlewood sold to Victor 8 Fox Co for 944248 and Eastport for 1189299. All ships are steel cargo vessels. Hulks of coroanuta used by manufacturers to be turned and proceed as before.
A campaign to raise 600000 for a stadium fund mobilizes 40 Washington alumni summoned to the campaign headquarter s at 6 pm. The fund stood at 190000 at noon as 800 St. O.T.C. cadets paraded downtown. President Henry Surmise and Student Manager Darwin Melaneat urged swift support.
The Knowdur Schools club schedules its second meeting in the Chamber of Commerce assembly hall next Wednesday at 7 p m. It is fostered by Pacific area educational committees of the Chamber and open to all citizens interested in Seattle schools. The club aims to enlist public interest and support in examining the local school situation.
At Logansport Indiana on April 21 two lions escaped a broken cage at the railway station after a lock failed. Railroad workers released the cage and the animals wandered before a vaudeville actor who owned them coaxed them back to their den as townspeople scattered.
San Francisco dispatch says American and allied actions in Liberia are seen as a failure by returning soldiers aboard the transport Thomas. About 000 veterans and 38 Ned Crome narnes arrive with many veterans from the Philippines and Siberia. Some plan to return to Siberia while convalescents are taken to Letterman hospital. The Siberian railroad is deteriorating and could be destroyed without urgent action.
In Dallas Texas April 212 a pesthouse runabout carrying smallpox patients and others was struck by a touring car near a hospital. The crowd rushed to help and question the injured but the driver claimed no injuries and the crowd dispersed. A few bystanders suffered minor harm in the ensuing stampede.
Bernard Gardeen an 18 year old German stowaway who arrived in New York last November by swimming ashore has been arrested in Champion and charged with immigration violations. Inspector Harry R. Landis in Chicago notified him of impending deportation as authorities move to remove him from the United States.
Constantinople April 771. Sultan Mohammed VI issues decree naming May 1 as marriage day across Turkey to promote weddings and halt birth-rate decline. Politically framed as a social program, the measure invites public celebration and family formation.
Mrs. Sarah F. M. Wheeler, 71, fell from a Brooklyn third story window and landed in a flower bed. Doctors found a scratch on her left hand as the most serious injury. She quipped that she has fallen from that window twice in 11 years and will avoid it in the future.
In Trenton on April 21 a charge in a divorce case cites that Harry Wright of New York accused Veronica Wright of Atlantic City and a hotel bellboy of tying up a bet over a kiss after they allegedly pitched pennies for kisses. The claim is part of the divorce filing.
In Chicago on April 21, about 4 000 striking switchmen fled a mass meeting after leaders failed to appear. 600 stayed inside as others jeered and prepared to return to work. District Attorney Clyne pledged to pursue prosecutions under the Lever Act.
A brief item notes that the plainer a woman the longer it takes her to choose a bonnet. The regional observation reflects fashion patience and social expectations of headwear selection.
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