Local Notices and Classified Fragments From 1919 Update
Mixed notices include hair treatment ads and jewelry sales offers, a loan ad, and a public garage permit. Naval contracts seek bids for motor boats and chasers with sale details and deadlines. A protest window for property occupation closes September 1 1919.
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Bofus. & Naval
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department
Waashington
D. C
Rainter
San Francisco
Cal
Broadeill & FP
San Franccisco Cal
NAVY
Bureau of Paye Lice and Accounts
Josephu Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
12Th Ave
Le’s Rat
Bui
Naan
Walenet
Seattle Star Directory of Attorneys and Local Services
A chaotic directory listing attorneys at law chiropractors loan services and shops with scattered entries. It mentions Brall Established Attorneys at 215 Burke Building Main 7% beom Downs Ps 6staday Cow station free references to a Typewriter Co Western Flubber Co and Olympic Foundry Co plus a loan office offering quick confidential money on valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Beom Downs
P. Gorin
Central
Western Flubber Co
Universal Tele- Olympic Foundry Co
ICE
Lawrence
DGREN
Snell Iiley- Stewart
Ird
James P
Tional School
Chicago
Denny
Psen
Loggers Reject Subcontract Plan Amid War Contract Pressure
Washington state loggers recount a 1918 government push to accept a subcontract from the Siems Carey Kerbaugh outfit under wartime policy. They claim the contract threatened industry viability, granted the firm broad cancelable rights, and faced opposition from Maj Hitchock. Investigators plan to hear witnesses in Seattle and Portland, including aviators Norman Coles, Paul Coles, and James Archibald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aprice
Sieme Carey Kerbaugh
Washington
Sieme Carey Kerbaugh Corporation
Sieme Carey
Kerbaugh
Maj. Hitchock
Siems Carey Kerbaugh Corporation
Maj. Hitchcock
Siems-Carey- Kerbaugh Corporation
WsAf
Slem
Carey- Kerbaugh Corporation
Slems
Carey Ker Baueh Corporation
Carey Kerbaugh
Miles Poindexter
War Department
Department
Io Phewests Seeung Ahead
Carey-Kerbaugh Corporation
Cain
Frear
Seattie
Portland
Ore
Norman Coles
Paul Coles
James Archibald
Seattle
Downtown drug stores raided for alcohol
Walter Anderson controlled stores raided by gonastables under Frank T. Gordon Tuesday morning. Sound Drug at 915 First Ave yielded Jamaica ginger and alcohol products including 102 two-ounce bottles and 12% gallons. Seattle Drug at 308 Union St produced spirits of juniper and Jamaica ginger. Gordon notes Anderson was once broke and now wealthy. misdemeanor charges filed for possession, felony for sale. Prosecution by C A Batellie with Deputy Prosecutor Chene.
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Walter Anderson
Gonastables
Frank T. Gordon
Sound Drug Store
First Ave
James L. Lambert
D. H. Brown
Jamaica
Pact Ve Tonic
Gordon Gays
Seattle
Union St
Tom Mulligan
Anderson
Gordon
Spier Nlecetes Cheneuty
C. A. Bate Ie
Moving Picture Bus Notice Mentioned in Conversation
A fragmentary dialogue shows a husband entering the moving picture business and a note about shifting pictures during house cleaning. The text captures a casual exchange between a husband and Mrs Upstairs.
Sheriff Catches Yard of Fish as Vacation Prize
Vacation prodigals returned to their desks at the county city building Monday. Deputy Sheriff Matt Starwich came back after Yakima spent aiding Elks policy planning. Sheriff Jack Stringer visited, fishing off the cape with a string of fish described as yard long and salmon of romantic proportions.
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John D. Carmody
Elks
Jack Stringer
Jack
Cape
Altho
Railroad tax held illegal in city streets
Corporation Counsel Walter F. Meier ruled that the city cannot levy local improvement assessments on railway franchises in public streets. He noted a franchise provision requiring sidewalks ties the railway to a city contract, enforceable only as such, and cited four prior unsuccessful court attempts on similar property. The opinion states street occupancy is an easement, not property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation
Walter F. Meier
A. H. Dimock
Spee
Sui of Board of Public Works
Meier
C. & W. Railroad Company
Speeders Fined No Leniency in Court
Tuesday saw strict penalties for speeders in Acting. Judge Eugene Childe presided as police court handle fines. J A Clark fined 50 dollars and had car held. George Albers case postponed. J Bordeaux’s charges dismissed. Warren Hurley 30, Manley 45, Byrne 15, Franklin 30 dollars fined by Officer Rawley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speedera
Eugene Childe
J. A. Clark
Warren
Clark
George Albers
Albers Bros. Milling Co
KB. J. Bordeaux
Hurley
B. A. Manley
F. E B. Byrne
W. EB. Franklin
C., ©. Rawley
Bianca Shipping Firm to Move Main Offices to Seattle
The Bianca Shipping corporation, a Norwegian firm now incorporated in New York, will shift its main offices to Seattle soon. Captain N. M. Gram, son of Norwegian shipbuilder Peter M. Gram and president of the company, stated the plan on Tuesday. The article notes a belief that daily kindness matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bianca Shipping Corporation
New York
Seattle
N. M. Gram
Peter M. Gram
Wage Scale Sets Longshore Pay At 90 Cents An Hour
Longshoremen and related workers in the Northwest will receive 90 cents per hour in straight time and 1.35 dollars for overtime under a new wage scale. Weighers, clickers, and spotters earn the same. Lumber handlers get 95 cents straight and 1.40 overtime, while work on stow and freight cars pays 80 cents straight and 1.20 overtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Longshoremen
Northweat
Vessel Movements and Arrivals Across Pacific Ports
Ocean shipping news records inbound and outbound movements with details on vessels, routes, and times. Ports listed include Ta m, Port Angeles, Everett, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Seattle, and San Francisco with multiple ships and towing operations noted along with arrivals, sailings, and port calls.
Advertising in The Star Stands Out
The Star positions itself as the premier outlet for ads and promotions, inviting readers to consider its reach and impact for effective advertising campaigns.
Peach Week Opens with Plentiful Eastern Washington Peaches
Local markets report Eastern Washington peaches arriving in abundance as peach week begins. Prices drop to 60 cents a box for small peaches and up to 1 dollar for larger, with some quotes rising 60 cents in places. Consumers focus on peaches while other fruits see indifference. Butter shortages with rumors of a price advance also circulate among Portland dairy circles and Seattle market watchers.
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Washington
Loqal Commission
Cireles
Portland
Beattle
Wholesale Produce Prices and Market Report Listing
Wholesale dealers for vegetables fruits and other produce report prices by item including green peas horseradish root sweet corn tomatoes and apples with per basket per crate and per ton notes. The report lists Washington and California suppliers and market quotes, plus dairy prices and poultry figures for local shipments.
Market notes on fruits and cheese prices
Notes indicate scarce cantaloupes and firmer hide markets with unsettled trading. Cheeses show easier buying prices but jobbers remain well supplied at old quotations with no forecasted price change.
New York Stock News Buoyant Market Fluctuates Through Day
Stock prices rose in early trading with United States Steel up to 100% and Crucible Steel at 135%. Middleday momentum kept the market buoyant, with Allegheny and other steel producers strong. Prices eased near close as Steel common fell to 102% and related issues retreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Jaila
Olle
Allegrnee
Silahtty
Bteel
Haid- Yin
Crucible Steel
Hiethieberm Steel
Portland Market Status Shows Mixed Livestock Prices
Portland market report August 2 notes steady cattle prices with primes at 21.50 to 32 and mediums around 16 to 21.50, calves small at 1 to 3, hogs mixed to strong with primes near 21 to 32, lambs around 12.50 to 12, and butter cheese prices listed. Receipts indicate strong hogs and steady to firm cattle demand with broad ranges across grades.
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Portland
Staern
Brotlers
Frisco Market Prices Busy with Diverse Agricultural Goods
Frisco market notices list butter extras at 69 1 2 cents per pound firsts at 74 cents, eggs at 58 4 cents per dozen, oats at 36 cents, Parley cod at 303.05 per cental, seed prices around 2.10 to 3.20, peas green 74 0 cents per pound, potatoes old ice house 1.50 to 1.75, Oregon Washington Shimas crop garnet 2.50, elver white 2.25 to 2.68, onions 5.40 to 6 per 100 pounds, Montana 2 2560 245 per cental on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Francisco
Oregon
Washington
Shimas
Elver
Cneets
Ontana
Green
Bank Clearings in Seattle and Tacoma Figures
In the latest banking summary Seattle shows 1,604,811.00 in clearings while Tacoma records 888,404.00. The report lists additional figures including 564,326.00 and irregular entries bearing machine-like codes.
Bowler Sale Recasts Historic Vessel as South American Tramp
Bowler formerly the Zafira has been sold for 150000 dollars to U S Columbia interests and will operate as a tramp on South American coastwise trade. The Zafira played a role in the Spanish American War when Admiral Dewey bought coal cargo ships in Manila. It later lay at Bremer ton before Vancouver buyers acquired it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Bowler
United States of Columbia
Manila
Dewey
Bremerton
North Vancouver
Lloyds
Richest Silk Cargo Reaches Vancouver
The C P O liner Empress of Asia arrived with what is described as the most valuable silk cargo ever landed on the coast valued at ten million dollars. The cargo was being moved to a special train to take it East as duties to repatriate troops progressed. The Empress of Asia carried 350 passengers amid reports of ships Monteagle and Empress of Japan being requisitioned to return troops from Russia.
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Vancouver
B. C
C. P.O
Empress of Asia
Monteagle
Empress of Japan
Russia
Yogis
Booze Ship Skips Seattle for Vancouver Run
The Harrison Director Orator avoided Seattle on its current coast trip, routing directly to Vancouver to prevent waterfront investigators from uncovering a large English beer and whisky shipment. The liquor will be surrendered to British Columbia authorities at Vancouver docks under permit systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Harrison
Vancouver
British Columbia
German ore ship loading for Nipe Cuba lumber shipment
The steamer Goodspeed arrived at the Tacoma smelter last week with the first German ore cargo to the Sound since the war began. It will load 1 800 000 feet of lumber for Nipe Cuba under Civic Steamship Company direction.
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Goodspeed
Tacoma Smelter
Sound
Nipe
Cuba
Civic Steamship Company
Buoys Drift From Ben Mohr and Governor Rocks
Information from the Department of Marine and Fisheries Victoria B C reports red and black platform buoys marking Ben Mohr Rock and Governor Rock in the Trinormal channel have drifted away and will be replaced as soon as possible.
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Department of Marine and Fisheries
Victoria
B. C
Ben Mohr Rock
Governor Rock
Trienomal Channel
Record Pear Harvest Beats Acreage Claim in Yakima
In Yakima on August 26, J A Sauer, a Broadway district fruit grower, reports seventeen tons of Bartlett pears from an acre at sixty dollars per ton totaling 1020 dollars, claiming this as a record.
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J. A. Sauer
Broadway
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Seattle Star Directory
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Mradisen St
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