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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1919

Page

7

Man Lies Involves Boys In Crime Trial

James Day, 25, charged as alleged instructor in crime. Two youths, B W Smith and another, claim Day taught them criminal acts. Police report says boys lurked near lith avenue. a heavy club was used. Detectives questioned Day at Diamond hotel where he denied involvement.

James Day B. W. Smith Calkswell John Roberts Fry Roberts M. Pegger Lith Ave Robert Diamond Hoave. S Jackson St

Six Dead From Sleep Sickness in Seattle City

Seattle reports six deaths from sleeping sickness, or lethargic encephalitis, with over 60 cases since late October. Health Commissioner H M Read orders isolation of all cases while noting Seattle's population keeps the threat negligible and research continues.

Seattle H. M. Read Read Anna Collingwood Rayat City Health Department Wesley Compton Federal Ave Compton Jesse N. Botts Waters Ave Fred G. Gidner 17Th Ave. N Nora Bushell Michael Santo Irving Jr Pation

Prosecution of alleged seds delayed by illness

Deputy Prosecutor T. H. Patterson, assigned to the case, has been ill at home for four days and expects to resume real work by week’s end, delaying further prosecution of alleged seds and sects.

T. H. Patterson Patterson Altho

$400 000 Case Opened Here In North Bend Dam Suit

North Bend Lumber Co sues city for 400000 dollars over Cedar River reservoir dam breach blamed on heavy rain. Jury selection barred women after six had been called as talesmen. trial in Judge Everett Smith's court examined dam break from November 23 1918 with defense calling the event an act of God.

North Bend Lumber Co Everett Smith Cedar River Lumber Company L. B. Price Kent Water Works Walter F. Meier

Pankhurst Fires Warning on Bolshevism in Seattle Talk

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst denounces Bolshevism as a curse, links it to German machinations, and urges drastic action to free Russia from Bolshevik control. She proposes a volunteer force to aid a renunciation of Bolshevism and notes Russians seek stability. She heads to Portland for further lectures after Seattle.

Emmeline Pankhurst Russia Germany

Youths Attempt Daylight Robbery Foiled In Seattle Edge

Rudolph Wheat proprietor of a clothing store at 321 are 28S thwarted a daylight burglary at 9 am when two youths entered his shop and drew guns. Gross challenged them as they backed away, breaking a plate glass door while pedestrians pursued. Police searched the docks after they fled. Both suspects described as under 24, poorly dressed, one in a gray overcoat and slouch hat and the other in a gray suit and cap.

Seattle Rudolph Wheat Gross Gross’ Store Ion Jackson St Com Ave Groma

Public Markets Westlak Stalls Offer Bargains at Riverside Compound

Stalls display a wide array of groceries and staples with low prices including Dastank potatoes 100 a bag, Jonathan apples 1.50 per bag, flour 2%c, Kelloggs flakes 6c, pineapple and other canned goods, soups, oils, baking supplies, eggs 48c a dozen, and butter 1.16 per pound. Stalls reference 2022 Washington milk and Wisconsin creamery items with prices across meats, produce, and pantry staples.

Westlak Shebe Jonathan Beetek Alan Ee White Abe

Local Grocery Ad Notes Unclear Prices and Items

Fragmentary ad copy lists various canned goods and prices including corned beef and pork and beans. Mentions 400 unit? and Blue Label ketchup. reads like an older supermarket flyer with multiple small line items. The legible pieces show generic grocery items with inconsistent figures.

Puget Sound Steamers Schedule And Fare Notice

Puget Sound Navigation Co announces steamship service from Colman Dock to Victoria Tacoma Port Townsend and more with daily departures from 16th Street and Worend Street. Passengers are responsible for landing arrangements and ticket details show limited liability and weight allowances. schedules subject to change without notice.

Kreamer Puget Sound Navigation Co

Navel Oranges Hit Market As California Arrivals Increase

New oranges from California flood the local wholesale market as arrivals rise and trading picks up compared with recent days. Prices remain high and demand weak though expected to improve with greater shipments. San Francisco market saw a record drop of ten cents per dozen as Western supply grows. Local receipts and light shipping keep prices weak and further reductions anticipated. Fresh California vegetables also arrive and trading stays quiet.

California San Francisco

Local Market Prices for Vegetables Dairy and Live Stock

The page lists prices paid by wholesale markets for vegetables fruit and dairy goods in several regions. It includes onions garlic potatoes and beets as well as cheese butter and eggs with varied price per unit and per ton figures. It also notes hides wool and livestock prices for cattle and poultry and provides grain and feed pricing.

Pacific Steamship Plan to Expand Fleet and Faster Liner

Pacific Steamship Co owning the largest American fleet votes to raise $25,000,000 capitalization. The plan includes one or two fast liners capable of Seattle to San Francisco in 36 hours, plus a cargo armada through Shipping Board vessel purchases. Stockholders approved the expansions in Portland Maine.

Pacific Steamship Co Seattle San Francisco Shipping Board Portland

VESSEL MOVEMENTS AT THE CAPE UPDATE

Shipping reports from Cape Flattery and vicinity detail arrivals and departures. Vessels include the Admiral Pogreast and Suwa Maru, with other ships such as the Port Angeles Harbor fleet and Pacific routes noted, plus Admirals Evans and Reedberg movements and Norfolk to Seattle-bound traffic.

Quotations at Stockyards Primes

Fragments describe livestock grades with terms like medium to choice rough heavy pigs and best cows and heifers. The readable text centers on stockyard pricing and weight categories with unclear figures.

Red Pennant Storm Warnings Adopted Pacific Coast

A new storm warning system went into effect on the Pacific coast at 8 a m. A red pennant will signal moderately strong winds that hinder safe operation of small craft. The local weather bureau will display the pennant to warn mariners of approaching conditions.

Weather Bureau Pacific Coast

Wert Aleta Returns From Hamburg Voyage

The Seattle built vessel Wert Aleta is due at Bremerton Monday after discharging cargo in Hamburg. She will reload for Cardiff and Rotterdam, operated by W. G. Dawson & Co.

Feet of Shipping Board Europe Wert Aleta Mremerton Hamburg Cardiff Rotterdam W. GC. Dawson & Go

Four Alaska Ships Tied Up In Seattle

Four ships of the Alaska Steamship Co. are tied up in Seattle. The vessels named are the Jefferson, Santa Anna, Alaska and Victoria. The Jefferson arrived from the North Sunday, and the Northwestern is en route here from Alaska.

Alaska Seattle Alaska Steamship Co Jefferson Santa Anna Victoria Northwestern

Northwest lumber demand spans seas to foreign ports

Gueret, Jacks & Partners of Seattle advertise weekly rates to move 62,000,000 feet of lumber from the Northwest to foreign parts. The report notes Oregon timber is in demand worldwide from Teingtau to Piraeus.

Vennela Northwest Gueret, Jacks & Partners Seattle Washington Oregon Teingtau Piraeus

New York Stock Exchange Mixed Early Trading Amid Rally

Trading opened with a broad rally lifting many issues before bears reappeared around noon. Industrials such as Delaware & Hudson and Associated papers fell back while several leading stocks showed modest gains and losses amid fluctuating quotes.

Portland Market Report shows cattle steady amid mixed runs

Livestock prices in Portland reflect 1 715 head with cattle steadiness across grades. Cows and heifers bring 5 09 to 9 60, steers 5 50 to 8 60, calves about 8.00, and bulls around 6 60 to 7 60. Eggs and poultry list assorted per pound rates for Cheese and broilers with hens and chicks priced accordingly.

Portland Weth Hutter

Young Jasmine Kiddy christens Robin Hood in Seattle

Jasmine Kiddy seven year old daughter of John W. Eddy, former Duke of Port Blakeley, broke the bottle on the bow of the 10,400 ton steel steamship Robin Hood, fifth Plant launch in November. The ceremony was witnessed by Mrs Eddy and other youths. Seattle yards completed 50,400 tons for November and launched Manham earlier that day, with Mrs Alson B Woodruff christening.

Seattle Jasmine Kiddy John W. Eddy Robin Hood Seattle North Pacific Yard Manham Alson EB. Woodruff Seattle Yards Shipping Board

Steel reserved for building ships placed on market

The Home Office of the Shipping Board in Philadelphia announced that steel allocated for shipbuilding during the war will be released to the market. This move aims to aid in relieving the shortage and support vessel construction.

Home Office The Shipping Board Philadelphia

Shipyard Loses in Suit on Check

A stolen Ames shipyard check case ends with a ruling that an innocent holder can recover value from the original issuer. Checks totaling 10600 dollars were stolen on August 2. a 50 dollar check to W. E. Gilbert was cashed by Gemmil Nitty Boots Inc and later refused by the bank. The judge, Justice Brinker, held against the shipyard.

W. Brinker Ames W. E. Gilbert Gemmil Nitty Boots, Inc Justice Brinker

Frisco Market Status Briefly Reports Butter and Eggs Rates

In San Francisco on December 1 butter extras quoted at 6 1/2 cents per pound and eggs at 11 1/2 cents per dozen. Unsigned bulletin notes price levels for market items.

Ban Francisco

Sterling exchange rate movement in New York

Demand for Sterling rose as exchanges quoted 98 demand on the opened at 3 9975. Off and checks made a new low at 9 55 France per dollar. Sterling exchange in New York today won 4 dollars.

France Sterling Exchange New York

Big Appropriation Asked of Congress

Washington December 1 New session opens with requests for appropriations totaling 4,473,696,358.62 dollars. The figure is 1,155,790,000.80 less than the prior session's 5,629,486,909.42 dollar total for government expenditures.

Washington P. G Congress

Prince of Wales Arrives in London

The prince of Wales landed in Portsmouth from New York and arrived at Victoria station in London shortly after 1 o clock this morning to end his voyage.

Prince OF Wales London Victoria Station Portsmouth New York

Smart burglar shows new stunt in Pittsburg suburbs

A burglar roused a family and the neighbor, who used a gun in response. The intruder fled only a short distance after the neighbor fired once, having already ransacked the neighbor's house before the man returned home.

Pittsburg Dee

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