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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
7
The speaker, originator and legal representative of the railroad brotherhoods, advocates a Plumb plan that envisions joint operation of railroads by the government and employees, as he argued in Washington.
The house passed a bill to authorize the permanent rank of general for John J. Pershing. The honor likely will be conferred at a joint congressional session in Pershing's honor. No action was taken to confer a similar rank on Chief of Staff March.
In Liverpool the RSPCA branch abandons chloroform for a stray dog killing chamber and uses an electrocution box due to high chloroform costs. Public health and animal welfare authorities report the new method as the city adjusts to economic pressures.
A historical column lists numerous marriage entries across several places including Chicago Portland Tacoma and Seattle with ages and partners such as Frank Worthington Rows and Mary B Brown and many others. It also records divorces and separations involving multiple couples and a batch of death notices alongside numerous birth announcements and public notices.
The port commissioners on Wednesday decided there would be no tax levy for port operation properties in 1919. So far this year profits reach 178,000 while 1918 profits were 500,000 with expectations to rival last year by year end. Auditing staff salary increases averaging 5 percent were approved. department head raises were deferred.
Cape Tatoosh area reports mixed vessel movements including ships passing in and out of Seattle and nearby ports. Notable arrivals include Port Angeles, Seattle, and Vancouver-bound traffic with multiple tankers, freighters, and a whaleboat steamship noted.
Peaches unload rapidly as prices dip but a shortage of refrigerator cars in Yakima valley and east of the mountains tightens supplies. Seattle may lose grapes cantaloupes and watermelons. pears are firmer with green stock up to 2.75 a box. Butter and cheese products show firmness amid advancing first grade butter expectations.
Wholesale center lists prices for vegetables and fruit by the bag per ton and per pound. Items include cabbage, carrots, apples, grapes, peaches, pears, lemons, watermelon, corn, and more with varied local and farm names, weights, and per-unit prices.
The Star invites readers to associate advertising with the paper’s broad local reach and trusted prominence. The message emphasizes effective promotion for businesses seeking visibility in the community.
The Daily Hide bulletin on August 22 notes the hide market is weak and unsettled with no quotable prices and lower rates inevitable. The United States Grain Corporation reports weekly wheat flour purchases totaling 136000 barrels priced from 9 45 to 10 50 per barrel.
Stocks rise at the open led by United States Steel and Crucible Steel with gains across major issues. United States Rubber, Studebaker, Pan American and Mexican Petroleum post notable increases as market optimism pushes a broad advance.
Chicago market activities were dampened by heavy livestock receipts and lower openings across grain and cattle futures. Corn and cat futures posted declines with July and December contracts opening weaker and subsequent losses recorded through the trading session.
Cattle receipts were 20 head with a steady market. Good to choice steers 11 60 to 16 50, fair to good 7 40 to 9 50, calves to 21 00. Sheep receipts 2 248 head steady with prime tame at 12 60 to 15, yearlings 8 50 to 8 60, wethers 7 50 to 8 0. Butter 60 62 cents per lb, cheese 14 18 cents per lb.
Frisco market report lists Rutter-Extras eggs 69 cents per dozen, butter 69? per dozen, California fats fancy 14 percent, barley spot feed $2.05 to $2.07 per cental plus shipping, oats 2.15 to 5.20, red feed 13.56 to 12.95 per cental, potatoes new crop garnet 2.25 to 2.50, river white 2.25 to 2.65, onions unchanged.
Denver market data shows cattle receipts at 43 000 head with slow demand and lower prospects. steers near 100 to 13.50, cows and heifers around 7.95 to 11, stockers and feeders 7 to 11. hogs 1 500 head steady to lower with tops at 20 and most sales 18.75 to 19.50. sheep 14 000 head with lambs 14.75 to 15.25, yearlings 7.75 to 9.75, feeders 19 to 14.
Hogs sold under 20 dollars on the Kansas City market the first time since last March. Prices declined by 75 cents to a dollar on sales here.
Bank clearings and balances for Seattle reported with several figures. The fragment lists totals and multiple sub-entries such as 7,103,095.53 and 1,814,247.67 along with additional amounts like 1,048,517.00 and 636,848.00, indicating a financial summary page with several line items.
A fragmentary listing from public markets highlights stalls selling butter at 6 cents, Carnation and Federal milk in cans, Palmolive soap, Creme Olé, lava crates, peaches at 1.25 per crate, pears at 26 cents per basket, and various fish and canned goods from local stalls including Krietoferson’s milk station and other vendors.
Fragmented OCR item list notes various groceries and commodities such as pure cane sugar fresh fish including mackerel halibut salmon and canned goods with scattered prices like 10 cents and 7 cents. Several unreadable labels and stray terms appear among the inventory including hors de combat abbreviations and brand fragments.
Scattered OCR data lists fish items with prices such as 48¢ each for salmon and 10¢ for halibut. Mentions include black cod red snapper and ling cod with unclear quantities and descriptors. No clear event or issuer identified.
Fragmentary OCR reads stall items including Chinook salmon halibut trout meat and various sugars and perishable goods. Several tokens are garbled or stray numbers, hindering clear itemization and pricing summaries.
A fragmented catalog lists staple groceries and household items with prices. Items include lamb chops, pot roast, liberty steak, canned peaches, potatoes, sardines, soap brands, matches, toilet paper, sugar, and shortening. Prices shown are modest and vary by item.
In Cleveland Ohio on August 28 a four brotherhood leaders issued a return to work order to Pacific coast rail workers. If not back by Saturday morning the brotherhoods will aid the federal railroad administration in operating affected lines under government control. The order is expected to be obeyed.
Ted McDonald age 19 and his sister Jewell McDonald age 20 are jailed in Los Angeles on theft charges. They allegedly stole an automobile from Mrs. W. H. McNutt of Seattle and drove to Los Angeles. The pair claim a bill of sale exists from Mrs. McNutt’s husband, currently held by a brother in Portland, Oregon.
Striking San Francisco yardmen wired Washington demanding the government take over the Pacific Electric and reinstate its employer after a mass meeting of sympathetic rail workers. The strikers said they would stay out despite Oakland men returning to work.
The tiger is described as the poorest sea traveler among animals and the most prone to seasickness, highlighting its difficulty at sea.
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