Public ownership urged for U S street railways expert says
Delos F. Wilcox, leading traction authority, argues in favor of public ownership and operation as the only solution. He contends private firms with service at cost reduce incentives for efficiency and that fare hikes typically lessen railway usefulness, citing Cleveland 1910 and related studies. Charges allege funding biases and missing portions of Wilcox’s report.
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Delos F. Wilcox
New York
America
Wilcox
Federal Electric Railways Commission
American Electric Railway Asociation
Philip H. Gadsden
Commission
Cleveland
Sanders
Exec
Europe
Wilcox Ae
Many Milk Is OK'd by Voters Jamestown NY
Jamestown voters authorize a 150000 bond for a municipal milk plant to receive, pasteurize some, and distribute milk from local farmers. The project aims to improve quality and price while funding debt service. Mayor Samuel A. Carlson has long advocated municipal ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. Y
Samuel A. Carlson
Sherman Rogers to Speak in Seattle at Masonic Club
Sherman Rogers industrial editor of the Outlook will visit Seattle for a week to survey Pacific Northwest conditions for a series of Outlook articles. A former lumber jack, he will address a special Associated Industries meeting at the Masonic club rooms on Friday September 4 at 7 p.m. Also noted is France's sugar consumption dropping to about one eighth of prewar levels.
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Sherman Rogers
The
Outlook
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Rogers
Associated Industries
Masonic Club
Left Second High Tide Report From Beach Area
Weather bulletin notes a low tide at 14k a.m. and a high tide near 40 pm with lines showing tidal shifts. Observers document a late afternoon coastal pattern and advise beachgoers to heed local advisories.
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Seattle
Victoria Sets Nome to Nome Record in Eight Days
From Seattle to Nome in eight days with a stop at Akutan the Victoria carries Capt. John Johnson aboard and docks at Nome Sunday. The Cordova under Capt. C V Weaterlund may sail for Kotzebue sound, the farthest-north port on regular liners. The Arizona Maru leaves for Asian and Pacific ports with many passengers and freight. The Northwestern expected to arrive with 51000 cases of canned salmon and 300 passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Nome
Akutan
Alaska Stemship Company
Victoria
John Johnson
Cordova
C. V. Weaterlund
Kotzebue Sound
Northwestern
Seward
Cardona
Salvage Effort Abandoned for Princess Sophia Wreck
Vancouver reports that salvage operations on the Princess Sophia, sunk in Lynn Canal Alaska, have ended. Diver Walters arrived with the recovered safe containing about $12,000 in valuables. A Seattle syndicate halted further work due to insufficient funds.
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Vancouver
B. C
Lynn Canal
Walters
Seattle
Forty two ship firms facing charge in New York
Federal grand jury indicted 42 steamship companies and freight brokers for conspiracy and restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman act. The charges allege management through freight brokerage combines restrained interstate commerce in grain oil lumber coal and other commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Grand Jury
Dutch Steamer Still on Rocks at Point Reyes
The Dutch steamer Arakan remains ashore at Point Reyes after seven tugs failed to pull her off last night. A new tug float attempt is planned at high tide. Captain Samuel Von Ronkel and 70 crew stay aboard. his bride Mrs Von Ronkel and a Chinese party were ferried to San Francisco. Coast guard crews have Life Saving apparatus ready on the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Point Reyes
Samuel von Ronkel
Jones Bill to Be Discussed Here at Port of Seattle
Public airing of the Jones merchant marine law with pros and cons will be held at the Bell street wharf at 2 p m Wednesday under the auspices of the port commission. Port commissioners say the Jones bill is detrimental to Seattle interests. all interested persons are invited.
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Bell St
Port Commission
Port Commissioners
Seattle
Arrivals and Departures From San Diego and San Francisco
Arrivals and departures noted with vessels including Admiral Dewey from San Diego via San Francisco at noon August 30. Fehr Benjamin Packard from Nushagak in tow of tug Tyee at 4 46 p m. Bee from San Francisco via Tokyo at 8 p m. Hoboken from Tacoma at unknown time.
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Admiral Dewey
San Diego
San Francisco
Fehr Benj
Packard
Nushagak
Tyee
Londom
Btr
Diablo
Beattie
Tacoma
Manila
Yokohama
Seattle
Victoria
BMC H
B.C
Argyll
BR. C
Arizona
Rail Issues Rally Early On N Y Exchange Amid Mixed Trade
Stocks opened irregular as rail issues led gains and U S Steel and Mexican Petroleum climbed to near highs while several rails and industrials pulled back. The New York Evening Sun noted orderly early gains in rail prices, with later volume light and shipping stocks notably weak.
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N.Y. Exchange
New York
United States Steel
Baldwin
Baltimore & Ohio
New Haven
St. Louis Southwestern
Chesapeake & Ohio
Texas Company
Pan-American Petroleum
Canadian Pacific
Mexican Petroleum
Pennsylvania
Republic Steel
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
St. Louis South- Western
Iat
United States Steel Common
American International
Grain futures rise after late buying at Chicago Board
Chicago August 31 grain futures end firm after early losses with gains in wheat corn and oats. December wheat closes around 2.24 2 1 2, March up, September oats mixed, December oats up, cash wheat prices quoted for No 2 red and No 1 red. Provisions higher as market closes.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Heigher
Chicago Live Stock Prices and Receipts Report
Daily cattle and sheep receipts show 14 900 cattle head, market higher for butchers and feeders, 12 000 cattle head steady. beef prices range 4.78 to 17.25 per hundredweight, roughs and cows mixed. Sheep receipts near 20 000 with markets lower. lambs and ewes listed with varied prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wales
Ieee
Foreign Exchange Rates Open Sluggish With Little Change
The opening of the foreign exchange market shows minimal shifts. Sterling stays near 255 per dollar, France drops 8 centimes to 14.33¢, the franc weakens 1 centime to TL.$e, the mark edges up 1 centime to £.6fe, and the Canadian dollar remains around 8.9¢. Demand figures for other currencies are listed with small movements and cables noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Maritime and commodity notes mixed with port arrivals
Shipping reports from New York list coffee prices per pound and sugar details, followed by a long cargo and vessel movement summary. The text records arrivals and sailings at multiple ports including San Francisco Seattle and Yokohama, plus a note on Illinois rail and vehicle density. It lists ships by name and port, with dates in August and mentions a fleet of vessels and docking activity.
Crop Notes Yakima Valley Apples See Slight Price Dip
Crop notes indicate Jonathan apples in the Yakima Valley fetch modestly lower prices than last year, despite a shorter overall crop this season. The report highlights the uneven supply and modest demand affecting pricing outcomes.
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Jonathan
Yakima Valley
Public Markets ECONOMY Shopping list features canned goods and staples
A dense listing from stalls and brands shows prices for baking powder coconut milk sugar coffee tea tires and dairy items. It reflects a busy marketplace with multiple vendors offering meats cheeses canned goods and produce at varied prices across stalls.
Denver Cattle and Sheep Receipts Mixed on Market
Denver market report shows cattle receipts around 900 head with strong demand. Steers bring about 4.50 and cows and heifers range near 6 to 9, calves around 16.15 top, sheep receipts about 100 head with lambs around 12.50 and ewes near 8.26.
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Denver
Status of Frisco Market
Butter extras, 690 per lb prime firsts 6fc per lb. Pece extras 69c per dor, extra firts fe per dow firsts bbe per dor, seconds 460 per doz. Extra pullets 614%e per doz undersized pullets 39c per doz. Cheese California flats fancy 2b per lb firsts 1446 per tb.
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Francisco
California
Forbid Labor Day Parade in Denver
Denver under martial law due to fatal strike riots. Col. C. C. Ballou orders no demonstrations or parades for Labor Day. Eight thousand union men and their families planned a pre parade gathering but the military edict prohibits any public display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
C. C. Ballou
Arrest of 74 in Denver tramway strike riots
Denver reports 74 criminal capsuses issued by a special grand jury probe into the tramway strike riots four weeks earlier. Eight arrests have been made since yesterday afternoon. only one arrestee could post a 1500 dollar bond as the grand jury continues its investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Yams Arrive At Ten Cents On Local Market
California yams made their season debut on the local market Tuesday morning. They were large and of fine quality with prices around 10 cents a pound. Sweet corn steady at 2.25 a dozen ears. Local celery priced at 1 per dozen bunches. Eastern Washington plant and cantaloupe prices noted as market firming. Gravensteina apples from Eastern Washington quoted 7 to 3.25 a box. Winter banana apples from the district sold at 3.46 a box. Lovell peaches California at 1.75 a crate. No change in eggs or dairy prices Tuesday.
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California
Washington
Local Market Prices Mixed for Produce and Dairy
The list details vegetable and fruit pricing across districts with items like Carrots Celery Lettuce and Green Peppers. Dairy and poultry rates are listed alongside hay feed and grain prices, reflecting a broad regional market snapshot.
Mohr Named Advertising Manager for Pacific Coast Biscuit
William G. Mohr is appointed advertising manager for all Pacific Coast Biscuit Co. branches with Seattle headquarters. He credits consistent advertising for Snow Flakes salted crackers reaching 90 percent of stores on the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohr Made Biscuit Co
Pacific Coast Biscuit Company
William G. Mohr
Seattle
Mohr
Pacific Coast
Freight Rise Won’t Raise Building Cost Much
Chicago August 31 The American Lumberman reports freight advances will add less than 1 percent to the cost of a typical house. Mills operate near normal production with ample stocks but car shortages hinder prompt shipments. A grain-crop boom diverts cars to grain service while buyers rush orders to West Coast mills before rates take effect. Building programs slow due to finance labor and cement issues, keeping demand largely for immediate needs.
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Chicago
Lutherman
Vital Statistics and Marriage Licenses Summary
A jumble of birth and marriage notices lists names, locations, and affiliations. It includes births at Providence and Beattie General Hospital and multiple hospital affiliations, with names such as Karl N W boy, Beattie General Hospital girls, and various residences in Seattle, Beattie, Tacoma, and Victoria. Marriage licenses show couples like Ira W Van Credit and Metelle H Hianchard in Anacortes and Seattle, with ages and legal status noted.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Gir
Age van Credit
Ira W
Bremerton
Hianchard
Metelle H
Anacortes
Johnson
Frank W
Seattle
Sequim
Lang
Sylvia J
Beatt Lemieux
Breve
Aceae
Legal Leutosty
William WN
Victoria
Bernett, Barah
Osborne
Ellie C
Bellingham
Sheridan
John KE
Norton
Catherine M
Legal 4
Mabel
Tacoma
Alberteon
Ruth
Duty
Smith
Beattie
Soducurd
Button
Nettle
Nalmaren
John N, Beiah
Legal Peterson, Mathilda, Minneap- Gmb Ap Vsncccasunca Cveers
Sos Gal
Arthur W
Portland
Hager, Gross
Florence
Hanson
Chris
Wiceman
Olive
Divorces and deaths listed in Beattie area notices
Legal and death items list several individuals with locations in Beattie Tacoma Bremerton Portland Seattle and King County noting divorces granted death notices and ages including Hulda Redden Glenn Pumfrey Mary Clifton Patrick Hutlar Nick Goebel Eben Carpenter and Clifton Mary plus a note about chickens cleaning themselves by wallowing in oil.
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Stewart
John
Tacoma
Vane
Mabel
Bremerton
Yount
Glenn M
Portland
Legal
Herneckie
Altal
Legal de Vor
Franklin B
Yakima
Richmond
Helen
Beattie Legal van Dorn
Harold A
Waverly
A. Pehessovseves
Dawal Calhoun
Viretta D
Seattle
Dowling
Henrietta
Beattie
Pumfrey
Glenn_V
Beattie Palladino
Kug
Beattle
Redden
Hulda
Harry M
Jacobs
Rachel Deaths
Melton
Mise Velva
King County Hospital
Brunk
Nick
Goebel
William H
Dr. Baldwin's Hospital
Wood
John H
Walker
Hutlar
Patrick J
Donovan
Carpenter
Eben C
Clifton
Mary
Firth N
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Ship News
S. S. Victoria
Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Sophia
Alege
Weather Bureau
St. Crown of Galicia
Bkth Rolph
Columbia
New York Evening Sun Financial Review Today
Ip Mmate Cordova
Nanaimo, B. C
Avuguet
Admiral Sehiey
Hehr Abner Coburn
Bristol Bay
Heattie
Cape Flattery
Ater Cordova
Ketchikan
Nanaimo
Naval Communications
Richmond Towing Bee No
San Pedro
Yoremite
Cape Bianco
Myades
Honolulu
Tatoosh
Smith Cove
Endicott
Fulton Bell
T. Terminal
Alameda
Admiral Evana
Bee
Weet Ivan
Cordova Pacific Coast Coat Bunkers
Fastern Leader
Eastern Soldier
A. & L. &. Swiftcure
Admiral Schley
Pacific Coast Engineering
Kastern Temple
Skinner & Eddy Dock
Piridge & Dredging
Mtr
Patterson
Amen Yards
Fooseveilt
Lake Union Hulls
Piroxton
Laota
Endymion
Fort Jackson
Addison
Ploughton
Bowesmont
Bourneville
Allenhurat
Abilia
Adria
Capraria
Micetra
Delwin
Abydos
Arcademia
Academia
Peruta
Black Wolf
Bickland
Rastine
State of
Illinois
Nebraska
Mtalle
Lépton's
Dee
Tee Garden James
Lipton
Eugar
Westlake Seger Et al
Reliance
Paris
Madrid
Tokyo
Lieut
Yamagata
Budapest
Teleky
Warhipeton
Bos S
Peru
At - Esperta
Levell
Cale
Sue Plame Mradehaw
Raiian
Artian
Vannes
Rte
Almende
Ier
Valente
Manchurian
Virginia Keystone
Hirteke Nese Vreek
Presb Ranch
Young America
Dorks
Henne
Ees Hroilers
Reesters Cewee
Belgion Maree
Per
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Geeer Turkeye
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London
Brussels
Pacific
Victoria & VaNcouver
Princess” Atramships
Iees
Wester Way
Direct
Vancouver Island
City Ticket Oftice
Cts
Second Ave
K. L. Sturdee
Liberty and Victory
Gee
Seite Soh
Morris Broth
Bend House
Hil Elliott
Maia
J. W. Merriman
Near
First
Valances
Tacomate
United
Dentists
Third Avenue
Facoma
Colman Doe
Puget Sound
Colmar Rock
Marion
Tere Dinas
Port Townsend
Wiliteme
End
Angeles
Kingston
Alkury Y Laeier
Townsend
Aneville
Randay
Leet Sleax
ne @afy
Juan Istanda
Unday
Neah Bay
Ciesla
Teamer Kingston
Cana
Puget Sound Navigation Ticket Office
Colman Deck
Phome Main
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Railways Bond Corp
Pinney & Noble
3Rd Avenue
Columbia St
Wash
San Juan Islands
Siva
Colman Gook
San Juam Island
Richardson
Har- Anacortes
Orcas
Fast Sound
Olga
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