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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1921

Page

4

Merger of Two Banks Made Here

Arrangements for a merger of Guaranty Bank & Trust Co and Northwest Trust & State bank are completed for August 15. The two banks will consolidate at the Northwest Trust & State location on Second Ave and Madison St. The merged bank will carry a capital and surplus of 450000. Announcement comes from Henry Pickard and E Shorrock, presidents of the respective banks.

Guaranty Bank @ Trust Co Northwest Trust & State Bank Tuesaday Northwest Trust & i Bank Second Ave Madison St Henry Pickard Guaranty Bank & Trust Co E. Shorrock Trust & State Bank

Crew Sues Captain for Unpaid Wages

Eight members of the steamship Axfon's crew filed a federal suit Monday seeking about $9,000 in unpaid wages from Captain Tory Hedmark. Hedmark reportedly has not collected about $1,200 of his own wages.

Luit Ax- Fon Tory Hedmark Hedmark

Public Market stalls list food items and prices

A dense inventory of stalls at a public market lists items such as creamery butter, fresh milk, salmon, halibut, cheese, coffee, beans, rice, oats, oats, olives, bacon, tea, sugar, eggs, bread, and various canned goods with prices like 4 for 2 and 20 cents per unit. The crowding of stalls hints at a bustling market setting with multiple vendors.

Goa

Tides in Seattle Ship News Report

High tide times listed for Seattle including 15 a m and 4:22 p m with second high and low tides noted. Weather section reports rising barometer, cloudy skies, southerly wind at 11 miles per hour near Tatoosh Island in August.

Seattle Weather Bureau Tatoosh Irland

Arrivals and Departures List Ships and Times

Arrivals and departures include Derblay from Antofagasta via Tacoma at 11 30 am and Juneau from Southwestern via Southeastern Alaska and Bellingham at 12 20 am. Westham from Piritieh Columbia porta at 1 40 am Aus b ttr Rosalia Ma honey from San Francisco at 1 35 pm Prince Albert from Aiitied Columbia ports via Tacoma at 9 pm Morace X Maxter from Bagie Harbor at 7 pm West Canon from Shanghai via Kobe and Yokohama at 6 35 pm Aug south tr Lurtine for Monolaln via Kaholul Mile and Port Allen at noon Spokane for Southeastern Alaska at 9 am Aug 1 to Prince Albert for Mritish Columbia ports at 10 55 pm etr Cyilliwack for British Columbia ports at 5 35 pm Canadian fishing steamer Givenchy for British Columbia ports at 6 20 pm Casualty Raymond Aug ? Efforts to Moat etr Canadian Exporter at highide last night were unsuccessful. Still aground with U C G Bmnohomieh standing by. Weather conditions held good.

Derblay Antofagasta Tacoma Juneau Southwestern Alaska Bellingham Bagie Harbor Weat Canon Shanghai Kobe Yokohama Lurtine Kaholul Mile Port Allen Spokane Prince Albert Raymond Etr Highide Shere U. & C. G. Bmnohomieh

Maritime Shipping Log of Pacific Ports and North Atlantic Arrivals

Vessels in various ports listed with dates and routes include arrivals at Avonmouth Liverpool London and Balboa from Seattle and Heattia. ships sailing to North Pacific ports from Cardiff Cebu and Mongkonge. Honolulu and San Francisco departures and arrivals. notable ships City of Spokane President Admiral Goodrich Edward R. Weat and Lyman Stewart among others with times around 11 pm and 4 pm and August dates.

Avonmouth Str Steel Age Seattle Liverpool Etr Spectator Heatt London Etr Noorderaijk Seattia Newport Ena Etr Keats North Pacific Porta Cardiff Angiesta Cebu Protestlaus Mongkonge Spokane Stattie Balboa Pomona Moerdijk Myrmiden Honolulu Edward R. Weat Belingham San Francisco Admiral Goodrich Lyman Stewart Beattia Astoria Mpielades

Booklet Planned for Northwest Merchants Convention

Reports from committees that united to make the Northwest Merchants' convention and Buyers' week a success will be published in booklet form for distribution among exhibitors. The decision was approved by the executive committee.

Northwest Merchants’ Convention

Luckenback Vessel Pleiades Makes Seattle Debut

The steamer Pleiades of the Luckenback line arrived at Seattle’s Spokane Street terminal on Tuesday marking the first appearance in the port. The vessel will begin new services between Seattle and Gulf of Mexico ports.

Luckenback Pleiades Luckenback Lines Seattle Spokanest Gulf of Mexico

Pierce County Officials Say Klan Not Worried If Law Is Followed

Tacoma authorities report Ku Klux Klan activity concerns are low as long as demonstrators observe the law and avoid unlawful acts. County officials emphasize public safety and order during any protests or gatherings.

Tacoma Ku Klux Klan Pierce County

Economic map shows Pacific coast in good and poor zones

A Federal Reserve District map from San Francisco rates Pacific coast areas as good to poor. Western Washington largely good while Eastern Washington many poor zones. Retail sales rise 5.5 percent in Seattle from May to June signaling revival, with Seattle and Oakland leading gains. California and Spokane show declines. Washington June business failures total 30, losses around 942,656 dollars. California has 66 failures totaling 761,186 dollars.

Seattle Pacific Coast Washington Spokane Idaho Oregon Utah Ama Arizona California San Francisco Salt Lake Sacramento Los Angeles Oakland Portland

Prices Irregular as New York Trading Opens

The New York stock market opened firm with Northern Pacific at a monthly high and other oils advancing slightly. Opening quotes showed mixed moves with several rails and industrials up or down as traders awaited direction.

N.Y NW York Northern Pacific Southern Railway New Haven Mexican Petroleum Atlantic Gulf Pan-American New Yor Central Utah Reading United States Steel Ueangee Taldwin Locomotive Dethiehem “I Union Pacific Studebaker Vailey Rubber Kelly-Springfield General Electric Great Northerm Pfu Southern Pacific

Grain quotas rise as export pace quickens at Chicago trade

Increased export demand boosts grain quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade despite rain across the belt. Corn oats and wheat show fractional gains by close with September and December contracts posting modest rises while cattle and lamb markets move variedly and remain steady overall.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Raina I Ki Manning & Co

Livestock Market Report Segments Mixed Cattle and Sheep

Receipts show cattle and sheep trade with varied moves. Cattle stations report 1 600 head with steers around 4 to 8 dollars, cows and heifers near 5 dollars, stockers 4.50 to 5.50, calves to 1 768.74, top bids around 16 55, bulk near 9.8 to 10. Sheep receipts total 6 906 with lambs at about 8 09 to 8 75 and ewes near 14 60 to 15 00. market higher.

Cattle and Market Prices Steady Across Livestock

Market notes show steady cattle with mixed steers at 6.26 to 6.75, fair to good steers 4.75 to 6.25, cows and heifers 5.45 to 5.50, canners 1.75 to 2.50, calves 6.50 to 11. Prime heavies at 6 to 11.50, fall to good lambs 5.60 to 6.60, yearlings 2.60 to 3.50, wethers 2 to 3. Oveals and other items listed with small changes. Foreign exchange in New York shows sterling at 2.55% to 2.56% and francs, lire, marks with slight shifts.

Foreign Exchange New York France

Money on Call and Market Rates in New York

New York money on call stands at five percent, with six percent on merchantable paper. Silver prices show London at 28 1 2, New York at 29 1 2.

New York Mercantile Paper London

Working stiff volunteers for Kiwanis camp help

A plain man, a carpenter described as a working stiff all his life, enters the secretary’s office seeking to volunteer for a camp project. He expresses desire to give back to kids and improve opportunities he missed as a child, and is booked for the task.

Republic Kiwanis Club

Bride Angered by Husband Drinks Poison

San Francisco report states Mrs. Anna Hampton, 22, quarreled with her husband the day after their wedding and drank poison, leaving her near death as medical teams rush to save her.

San Francisco Anna Hampton

Butter Prices Rise Three Cents in Seattle Market

A three cent butter price increase in the Seattle dairy market Tuesday is blamed on large shipments to higher markets and strong ice cream demand due to warm weather. Local creamery bricks sell for 42 cents and cubes for 41 cents per pound. Potatoes move slowly while creamed peas fetch 15 cents a pound and green corn sells at 5 for a nack of seven dozen. The second carrot crop is due in about ten days with no fruit changes reported.

Seattle

Yakima Banks Withdraw From State Guaranty Fund

Yakima Trust Co and Yakima Valley Bank announced their withdrawal from the state guaranty fund effective January 28, 192%. President O A Mletcher cited high costs as the reason for the exit. Anchorage Alaska four prospectors report unusually rich gold quartz from the head of the Kage river watershed.

Yakima Yakima Trust Company Yakima Valley Bank State Guaranty Fund 0. A. Mletcher Yakma Valley Bank Anchorage Alaska Kage

Chicago Car Lots Butler Hotel Grain Recta

Fragmented OCR text reports numbers and items including wheat, cars, and costs. It references Manning and a branding cost with estimates like 400 wheat, 1 076 cars, and 900 cars, plus various numeric entries. The readable data is incomplete and lacks a coherent event or narrative.

Chicago Butler

Lies in Blood All Night Under Bridge

Portland reports a man, M. F. Lorenzen, 42, found at dawn beneath a bridge on Cornell road with four self inflicted knife wounds. He survived exposure and blood loss and is said to have a fair chance of recovery.

Portland M. F. Lorenzen Cornell Road Altho

Spruce Hearing Opened in U S Court Over Land Right

The civil case of United States Spruce Production Company against Mary I. Sears and others opened Tuesday before Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer. It concerns a right of way through defendants' land in Clallam County obtained by the plaintiffs.

Mary I. Sears United States Spruce Production Company Jeremiah Neterer Clallam County

Skagit River Project Talk Planned by Skagit Engineer

Uhden chief engineer of the Skagit power development will address the Kiwanis club Wednesday on The Skagit River Project. Other features are on the program. Yakima shippers protest reduced railway fruit rates effective only until December 31.

Uhden Skagit Development Co F. Uhden Skagit Kiwanis Club Skagit River Yakima Yakima Ehippers

Bank Clearings Reported With Mixed Figures

The item lists clearings and balances showing a large total and a separate smaller balance. Figures appear inconsistent with possible decimal or digit errors but indicate substantial financial activity for the period.

Fire Delays Stock Exchange Opening In New York

A fire behind the north end of the annunciator board delayed trading on the New York Stock Exchange until noon. Smoke filled the room though firefighters contained the blaze by 11 a.m. The fire, started by chromed wires, burned wooden platforms behind the board and prompted a delayed opening while traders waited.

New York New York Stock Exchange

We'll Bite What We Call It Chan

W L Chandler president of the National Purchasing Agents association objects to the name Far East as applied to lands across the sea from the Pacific coast. He suggested Monday night at a banquet in his honor that a name be adopted that will not denote great distance and will aid commerce.

W. L. Chandler National Purchasing Agents’ Association Far East Pacific Coast Chandler Blanc’s

Many Ships Needed to Carry Lumber

After the marine unions strike ends, Seattle firms say shipping firms are using nearly every vessel to move Oregon and Washington lumber to California. California ships arrive with cargoes and return south with lumber, according to several Seattle firms.

Oregon Washington California Seattle

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