Coliseum Shoe Sale Draws Crowds in Chicago Riot of Deals
In Chicago the Coliseum hosts Ben L. Eppstein’s shoe sale counting 2,000,000 pairs offered at $1.75 each. Police cordon crowds as vendors claim wholesale pricing from suppliers amid claims retailers are spies and a shift toward lower prices. The event, likened to a fair, is pitched as a relief from high retail costs.
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Chicago
Ben L. Eppstein
United
Eppstein
Community Bales Association
WHEAT ACREAGE DOWN IN CANADA FOR SPRING AND FALL
Canada reports a lower total area sown to wheat for spring and fall. The Bureau estimates overall wheat acreage lower than 1919, with fall and spring wheat figures given and declines noted in prairie provinces. Oats and potatoes show modest changes, while total prairie wheat area falls from last year.
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Bureau of Ies
Canada
Canada builds better roads across provinces
Ontario plans a five year highway expansion with a 5 million dollar budget and total 1.8 million. Good Roads leader F Squire cites Dominion totals of 350000 miles of highways and 37500 miles of rail, noting highway land value and stock equal to rail capitals while automobiles reach 500 million. Provinces push steel and concrete bridge work, aiming rapid continental highway completion from coast to coast.
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Ontario
Department of the Works
F. Squire
Good Roads Association
Dominion
Priarie
Oing
Columbia
Alberta
Main
Quebec
Ver
Herbert Hoover
Hief
United States
Skirts Parachute Save Woman in Berlin Window
A Berlin resident Frau Em Westphal leaned from a fourth floor window when a skirt she wore acted as a makeshift parachute saving her from a fall into the court below.
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Lin
Py Mall
Frau Em- Westphal
Berlin
Mately
Ship News Tides in Seattle
Low tide at 4:29 and second high tide at 8:12 are noted for Seattle harbor. Mariners and local crews monitor water levels for docking and shipping schedules.
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Seattle
Wronpaday
Arabia Mary Liner Due In Victoria With 229 Tons Silk
The K. S. Liner Arabia Mary is due in Victoria Tuesday carrying 229 tons of silk along with en efe8 wood and general cargo. After discharging at Victoria and Vancouver she will proceed to Seattle.
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Victoria
Seattle
Vancouver
Arrivals and Vessels at Puget Sound Ports and Docks
A dated listing details arrivals on August 3 including ships Mukilteo from San Pedro via San Francisco at 95, Amur from Trilieh Columba via Tacoma, Challambra from Norfolk via Tremerton, and more. It catalogues vessels in Seattle Smith Cove, Mukilteo Pier, West Jester, Admiral Behley bunkers, and multiple drydocks and shore facilities with numerous ship names and regional ports listed.
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Mukilteo
San Pedro
San Frenchco
Ote Amur
Trilieh Columba Perte
Tacoma
Norfolk
Tremerton
Redende
Bouthenatert Alaska
Bee Easign
Vancouver
Seattle
Smith Cove
Henry Villard
Amer
Mukilteo Pier
West Jester
Bngster
Skagway
Milkesas Mara Mer
Admiral Behley
Pacific Coast Bunkere
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EL ML T. Umatilla. Hanford et. terminal—@tr Eastern Temple Duthie garde
Weatboro East Waterway
West
Jena
Atr
Jeacup
Todd Drydocks
Ditr
Eastern Soldier
Redondo
Leontusm
Puget Sound Bridge
US. & & Patterson
Lake Unstom
Mhaite Broxton
Leota
Endymica
Fort Jackson
Addison
Roughton
Bowcement
Bourneville
Allen
Abilia
Adria
Capraria
Biestra
Twin
Abydos
Arcademia
Academia
Pesvta
Dlack Wolf
Bickland
Bastine
Blanford
Agron
Anthon
Fort Harrison
Fort Stanwix
Imufka
Kitoa
Scott
Apes
Cagnacas
Cotten
Cinegras
Card's
Elissa
Henry Wilson
Salvater
Alice
Meter
Oregon
Ames Yards
Roosevelt
Heffernan Drydocks
Moter Echr
Coolche
Etr
Challambra
Labor War Splits Canadian Unions in Winnipeg Battle
In Winnipeg on August 3 1920 labor unions wage a civil war between the one big radical union and the reorganized Trades and Labor council. Both sides claim to expose the other and expect settlement before winter. The dispute centers on international links with American unions and funding from international headquarters.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Trades and Labor Council
International Trades Union Movement
West
Workers’ Defense Committee
Radicals
Yankees
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Montreal
Pinched in Raid Out on $500 Bail
J. P. Palmer A. Bush and Frank Cody were arrested in a Sunnydale roadhouse raid Sunday morning. They were taken into federal custody on bench warrants Tuesday and released on $500 bail each.
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J. P. Palmer
A. Bush
Frank Cody
Sunnydale
Thirty Five Admitted to U S Citizenship
Thirty five men and women were admitted to citizenship Monday. Twenty six more were scheduled to appear before Superior Judge Frater Tuesday for examination. Hearings of four applicants were continued pending additional study and five applicants were denied.
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U. S
Frater
Regional Clearing and Balances Snapshot
Regional financial data shows clearings and balances for Seattle Spokane and Portland. Figures include Seattle clearings six point five million with balances around 1.75 million, Portland balances about 279 thousand and total clearings near 6.43 million.
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Seattle
Spokane
Heavy Selling Again Trims Gains on New York Trading
The New York stock market traded under heavy selling pressure in the late session as bear raids influenced many stocks amid European tensions. United States Steel and other majors fell earlier but rallied late, while call money eased and foreign exchange weakened as investors shifted to investment buying in rails like Great Northern and Northern Pacific.
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New York
Great Northern Preferred
Northern Pacific
United States
Mexican Petroleum
Ter
New York Stock Exchange
Studebaker
United States Rubber
New Maven
Baldwin
Republic Iron & Steel
SIN
Atchison
Texas Company
United Stated Steel
New York Central
Reading
United States Steel
Tts
Steele
Poland
London
Paria
Wheat futures rise to multi day highs in Chicago
Wheat futures climbed to the day’s peak as March delivery hit 2.22 a boost over Saturday and December closed at 2.29. September corn rose to 1.42, December to 1.26, oats peaked at 73 and December hogs at 60. Provisions gained with rain aiding the rally.
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Chicago
Livestock Market Reports Chicago and Des Moines
Receipts reach 19 000 head with steady to 100 lower trend for cattle and hogs. hogs top around 12 90 to 16 10 for butchers, cows and calves show varied prices, sheep receipts at 17 000 with lambs 7 40 to 15 70 and ewes around 30 in Chicago market analysis.
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Citicago
Manchoneness
California
Virginia Keystone
Pricce
America
Pancy
Public Markets Westlake and Pike Place stalls show varied goods
Market listings detail prices for groceries and household items across Westlake and Pike Place stalls including canned beans sea foods meats oils tea coffee sugar flour and dairy. Entries note brands quantities and unit prices with multiple stalls listed.
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Westlake
Olympic
van Camp
Gold Road
Foreign Exchange Market Opens Weak in Early Trade
The foreign exchange market opened weak with demand lower across currencies. The franc traded around 1.444 given a drop of 4 cents, the lire fell about 9 centimes, and the marks declined 2 centimes amid unsettled relations between Poland and Russia.
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York
France
Armistics
Polee
Ruselane
Money on Call Rates and Merchant Paper Update
Financial notes indicate money on call in New York at 9 percent for six months with merchantable paper at 9 percent. Parstiver London and Te in New York appear in the telegraphic market, reflecting interbank rate movements.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
London
Frisco Market Status Report Listings
Frisco market notes show trading in poultry and cheese with varied prices. Dutter-Fxtree at 184c per lb, undersized pullets at 16c per lb, extra pullets 10c per lb. Cheese California Mata fancy 27c per lb, other items priced per dozen or per pound amid diverse bids.
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San Francisco
California
Interstate Commerce to Order Coal Car Rights East
The Interstate Commerce Commission plans to order right of way for coal cars from Ohio and West Virginia mines to Lake Finneporta and for empties back to the mines to avert a winter fuel shortage in the Northern Prairie states. A 4,000 car daily target could deliver about 1.25 million tons weekly for 15 to 16 weeks, but would reduce coal shipments to other rail regions. officials warn actual relief depends on enforcing orders and boosting car availability.
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Washington, D. C
Ohio
West Virginia
Lake Finneporta
Interstate Commerce Commission
Staten
Toledo
Lorain
Cleveland
Conneaut
Ashtabula
Clark
Altchison
Northwest
Commission
Miss Miranda Steele Tenure at Sawmill Reaches 67 Years
In Claremont New Hampshire on August 3 Miss Miranda Steele aged 84 is noted for a 67 year career at the local sawmill. The long service marks a rare single employer record amid the town's industry.
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Claremont
N. H
Miranda Steele
Paper clothes debut on London market to curb laundry costs
London market sees paper clothes as a bold effort to cut laundry prices. The item list includes flavorings and foods alongside the unusual clothing concept, with prices noted in pence per pound for various goods and a playful aside on boiled beef and veal steaks.
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London
Tlondon
Tom Watsons at Four Cents a Pound Show West Coast Melons
A carload of Tom Watson watermelons from California arrived on Westhern Ave and were sold at four cents a pound, slightly above the usual melon market. Duckberry offerings rise with a $4.50 per acre price. vegetables stay steady as butter and eggs hold unchanged though eggs are firmer.
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Tom Watson
West
Westhern Ave
California
Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices list by region
A dense OCR compiled price table shows wholesale rates for vegetables and fruits by item and location. Cabbage 26 cents per pound, carrots 10 cents, celery 16 cents, cucumbers 10 cents, tomatoes 3.60 per crate, apples and pears listed with regional origins, and various berries, melons, and other produce priced by crate or per pound in Yakima and Imperial Valley regions.
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Yakima
Fia
Erate
Imperial Valley
Erte
Ternipe
Locel
Heane
Wholesale Beef Prices Fall Across the Nation
Chicago August 8 Wholesale beef prices declined materially across the country from late June to early July according to the Institute of American Meat Packers. The average wholesale price in the East dropped 10 to 16 percent with larger declines seen in cheaper grades than in choice beef. July supply exceeded June levels.
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Chicago
Institute of American Meat Packers
Cleveland site of first agricultural college in United States
In Cleveland Ohio deputy United States Marshal Frank Colligan led the U S marshal's office in the federal building during the absence of chief deputy W F Theodore on vacation. The article notes Cleveland as the site of the first agricultural college in the United States.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Freeman leads naval training station role amid Legion views
Freeman commanded the naval training station. Clifford, ex-president of the Bolo club and Spanish war veteran, is noted. The American Legion national committee includes Bishop Prent who has foreign missionary experience, contrasted with Dr Murphy seen as acting for pay to assist Japan. Committees plan a personal inspection of the Seattle Japanese colony that afternoon.
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Freeman
Clifford
Bolo Club
National Committee of the
American Legion
Bishop Prent
Episcopal Church
Murphy
Seattle
Mystery of Cecil Mo near death note on Fauntleroy beach
Detectives investigate a teen death linked to a pencil note found in a Pond’s cream jar. Cecil Mo near 14 years old, known for fits of temper and frequent “lost” behavior, disappeared after quitting his tug job on Thursday. Police are tracing the note’s timing and author.
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Cecil Monear
Fauntleroy Beach
Harold W. Fox
Madiaonst
A. RK. Poyntz
6Th Ave
Cecil
Flint
Enterprise
Mexicans Charged with First Degree Assault in Riot
Julien Parro and Joe Landa, both Mexicans, were charged with first degree assault by Prosecutor Fred C. Brown after a riot on August 1 involving a revolver razor butcher knife and other weapons. Joe Higuera, a Mexican resident, suffers gunshot wounds and slash injuries, treating with a fence silo to fend off attackers until aid arrived.
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Julien Parro
Joe Landa
Joe Higuera
Yeaier
Fred C. Brown
Higuera
Former assistant cashier claims discharge over politics
B. A. Turner, ex assistant cashier in the county auditor's department, says he was fired for opposing O. M. Spear as successor to Auditor Norman Wardall. Wardall counters that Turner's claim is unfounded and states the dismissal followed an office expense reduction decision.
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B. A. Turner
County Auditor's Department
O. M. Spear
Norman Wardall
Turner
Wardall
Funeral Services for Mrs Cassell
Mrs. Jennie Cassell 51 died Friday at home 1704 Hanford St Seattle. Burial followed this afternoon in Washells Cemetery after 2 pm Fremont chapel services by Rev Elbert E Hicks. She had lived in Seattle 23 years and is survived by husband Harry E Cassell a building contractor.
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Jennie Cassell
Hanford St
Washells Cemetery
Fremont
the Home Undertaking Company
Elbert E. Hicks
Cassell
Seattle
Harry E. Cassell
Boy With 12 Toes and 12 Fingers Is Hospitalized
New York August 3 Paul Anderson eleven year old was admitted to Bellevue hospital with twelve toes and twelve fingers. Doctors plan to amputate the extra digits to remove the superfluous appendages noted as duplicated by nature.
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New York
Paul Anderson
Bellevue Hospital
Railwaymen Endorse Lamping for Governor in Spokane
State Senator G B Lamping of Seattle won the endorsement of the local Railwaymen Welfare League for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. The league declined to back Robert Ridges of Seattle and aligned with a nonpartisan effort to influence primaries while keeping open endorsements across parties. They have already backed Forest L Hudson for U.S. senator and Thomas Corkery for Spokane district representative in the Republican primaries.
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Spokant
G. B. Lamping
Seattle
Railwaymen's Welfare League
Robert Ridges
Yakima
State Railwaymen's Welfare League
State Nonpartinan League
Richmond
Forest L. Hudson
United Blites
Thomas Corkery
Spokane
Republcan
Stop Mooing Cows Says Dogs Friend Urges City Action
Dr. R. M. Palmer a blooded Airedales breeder at 447 Renton Ave wrote to Councilman William Hickman Moore urging the council to curb mooing cows with calves removed and nightly yowling cats on apartment fences. Moore called it good counsel.
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R. M. Palmer
Renton Ave
William Hickman Moore
Dr. Palmer
Moore
Bathing in Booze Sparks Seattle Craze After Whisky Seizure
Customs officers dumped 1700 quarts of whiskey into Elliott Bay on Tuesday afternoon, the largest single confiscation in Seattle to date. The seized liquor had been stored at the appraiser's warehouse on Western Avenue and Lenora Street, with broader notes on escalating customs seizures in recent months. Mexico reportedly exports 132 million barrels annually.
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Elliott Bay
Seattle
Western Ave
Lenora St
County commissioners weigh fire protection options for city building garage
A committee including J. W. Blackwell W. W. Maguire and Fire Marshal Harry Bringh evaluated fire protection in the County City building garage. Blackwell opposed costly sprinkler plans citing about $60 000 price while Hinckwell favored an alarm and smoke vent system for about $1 750. Chairman Ramsay urged retrenchment to cut taxes. The piece notes a British cold vulcanizing rubber line invention.
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King County Board of Commissioners
J. W. Blackwell
W. W. MaGuire
Harry Bringh
Blackwell
Pringhurst
Hinckwell
Claude C. Ramsay
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