Repeals in Excise Tax Law Prompt 1922 Changes
Provisions of new excise tax repeal affect many items effective January 1, 1922. Tax rates on distilled spirits beverages soft drinks syrups ice cream and the energy tax on motor vessels lines and freight are altered or repealed. Amusement tax exemptions for the American Legion and women's auxiliary apply only if funds go to the groups. most sporting and certain articles are exempted.
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Customs
American Legion
Women's Auxiliary Units
Legion
Auxiliary
Local Markets List Aisle Prices On Staples
A long ledger of grocery stalls displays prices for sugar coffee canned goods dairy and meats. Items include pure cane sugar carnations milk butter cheese prunes and salmon with various brands and per unit costs. Stores in Lynden Yakima and nearby districts offer staples like potatoes fruit and crackers with weekly specials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pikak Flack
Borden's
Hoyer's Stall
Fed- Co-operative
Yakima
Armour
Tree
M. J “Cotiee
South End
Limited baggage for women flying to Paris in air travel
An inquiry reveals women passengers to Paris are restricted to 30 pounds of luggage. A passenger list includes evening dress, cape, hat, sports outfit, slippers, underwear, kimono, gloves, diary, brush, mirror, powder, and cold cream jars. The scene mentions passenger carts and a man drawing a Japanese jin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Seattle Port Reports Freight Savings and Conference Plans
A tentative report shows a 2.6 cent per ton saving in freight handling, about $1000 monthly, over 10 months, by the Seattle port. The port will attend the Pacific Northwest foreign trade conference in Tacoma. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha ship Tokiwa Maru, delayed by a search for Daigen Maru, arrived with around 3000 tons for Seattle and a small allotment of alkalies. George F. Nicholson, chief engineer for Seattle port, will take four months leave to Cork to aid the harbor board there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
M. J. Gormley
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Smith Cove
George F. Nicholson
Cork
Ireland
Harbor Board of
Nicholson
TATUOOSH ISLAND NAVAL WEATHER AND SHIP SCHEDULE
In the record from Tatuoosh Island a series of bearings and conditions are reported. The barometer rises with clear skies and northeast winds around five to thirteen miles per hour. Several ships including destroyers 305 202 305 S07 and various vessels such as Pacific Mendelta Katrina Luckend bach Empress of Japan are noted with times and movements.
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Tatuoosh Island
Destroyers
Dee
The
Pacific
Mendelta
St & mm
Sime Jon
Katrina Luckendbach
Schoceer
Empress of Japan
Vague Shipping Arrivals and Departures Logged
A jumble of vessel entries records arrivals from Manila Kobe and Antwerp and departures to Tacoma Everett New York and Winslow with times mostly in the afternoon and noon. Several ships named Admiral Watson Admiral Goedrich Mebne Otty and Satie appear among mixed port calls and passenger dates in December.
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Satie
Minnesotan
Tacoma
Admiral Goedrich
Everett
Mebne Otty
New York
GC & Surveyor
Winslow
Alaska Vessels Sail Southbound From Ketchikan
Two ships departed Ketchikan on December 1 bound for southbound routes. Princess Mary sailed at 1 59 PM, followed by Alame da with scheduled southbound passage.
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Alaska
Bkeageay
I Ketchikan
Alameda
Vessels in Port Seattle and Across the Coast
A detailed vessel movement log shows ships arriving and sailing from Seattle Beattie and nearby ports. Entries list ships such as the Alabama Mare Iowan Keystone State and Yowemite with dates December and times, plus port names including Shanghai Seattle Vancouver Port Townsend and Tacoma.
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Maniia
Alabama Mare
Seattie Shanghai
Beattie
Balled
Keystone State
San Pedro
Halled
Iowan
San Franciero
Yowemite
Seattle
Ety Steel Worker
Atoria
Etre Virginian
Heattie
Vancouver
H.C
Admiral Goodrich
Seattie
Artigas
Port Townsend
Paseed Tn
Jeneup
Mobile City
Tacoma
Liberal King Set to Replace Meighen in Canada
Premier W. L. Mackenzie King is poised to succeed Premier Meighen as the Liberal Party wins the recent elections. King, leader of the Liberal party in the House of Commons, assumes the prime ministership amid a Liberal victory.
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W. L. Mackenzie King
Meighen
Canada
Liberal Party
King
House of Com- Lone
Oils Lead in Early Oil Street Sales
Oil stocks show strength in early trading with Pacific Oil above 45 and California Petroleum near 49 percent. Standard Oil of New Jersey nears 190 in early highs as Mexican Petroleum holds near 120, while United States Rubber hits a new high around 57 and Rubber preferred rises over 26 points from a year’s low.
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Wall Street Journal
Financial Review
New York
Clle
Pacific Ol
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Standard of California
Mexican Petroleum
Ae Oil
California Petroleum
Ally -Rorieefield
Standard
Pmi
Haven
United States Rubber
Utah
Royal Dutch
Pennsylvania
Baldwin
Texas Company
Studebaker
Kelly-Springfield
Steed O of
California
Standard of New Jersey
Houston
Pacific of
United States
Fancy apples lead gains in Seattle market report
Market reports show steady overall commodities with rising fancy apples as cheaper grades clear out. Oranges stay in demand at 5.50 to 4 per box while Seattle’s mooded potatoes cause varied local prices. Yakima Gems hold high price, sprout quotes range, and egg butter lime market notes remain steady amid limited reliable detail.
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Seattle
Grain futures rise on Chicago Board of Trade trade
European news reports steady to higher prices on the Chicago board of trade as December wheat and options gain while receipts stay light. Milling demand remains slow and country deliveries fall, with corn and oats futures also finishing firmer after cautious activity and mixed receipts.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
St.o6
Ste
First Women MPs in British Parliament Noted
Mrs. Wintringham becomes the second woman to take a seat in the House of Commons joining Lady Astor as the two female MPs.
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Wintringham
House of Commons
Lady Astor
Young Men Scarce Methuselahs Taken
London dispatch reports over two months more than 200 marriages where grooms aged 60 to 70 wed brides not older than 22, highlighting a surge in elderly grooms and markedly younger brides in recent records.
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London
Bees Stinging Incident Claims Horse and Sufferer
Paris dispatch reports a Nolay farmer’s home hive disturbance led to a horse being stung to death and the owner severely stung while escaping the attack.
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Paris
Nolay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stalin
M. J
Ottage
Ship News
Pacific Northwest Foreign Trade Conference
Tacoma, A
Weather Bureau Report
Weet Jeacup
Manila
Admiral Wateon
Tekiwa
Kobe
Manukal
Honelela
Chile
Antwerp
Ste Tokiwaaru
Bell Street
V.a CC. GO
Unaiga
U. & Destroyers
Buchhanan
Evena
Grand Trunk Pacific Terminal
Admiral Watson
Wakena
Pacific Engineering Works
U. A C. G Algonquin
U. & Rhippine Heard Mooritage
Crome
Ater Delight
Deloea
Teonium
Melrose
Weat Hartland
Ater Lubrico
Anna EB. Moree
Silverado
Wallingford
West Cahokia
Western Knight
Weert Ison
Ate Weat Lewark
Connecticut Street
Mont Cervin
Kohnan Maru
Alaska Steamship
Str
Valder
Macy Street
Vu. & & Burnside
U. & & Dellwood
Milwaukee Ocean
Motorship
Spokane Street
Nebraska
East Waterway Dock & Warehouse Co
Oriffdu
Barveyor
Coquitlam City
Barace
Henry Villard
J. ©. Potter
Griffaon
Sehr Meteor
Sehr
J. W. Cilee
Bark
Belfast
de Amiom
Eos
Virginia Keys
Jis
Aaa
N. Y. Stock Exchange
Nish Low Close
Aternoon
Amer
Mts
Anaconda
Baldwin Locomotive
Canadian Pacific
Tawcal
General Motors
Hood
Missouri Pacific
New Haven
Pao Amer Petroleum
Merce Arrow Us
Aioe Ree KH HK
Spinech
Per Bow
Republic Iren & Meel
Heckistead
Orbie
Teenee
Beouthern Pacific Ee
Routhern Meadiway
Terespe
Oenwee Stromberg
Delaware
Mited Metall Mores
United Mates
Nubber
Rome Beauty
Utah Copper
Westinghouse Tis
Willys Overland
J. M
Lew Clowes
Isaa
Verman
Hwediah Krone
Rene
Norway
Vortland
Spokane
Beattie Deliv
Neree Faney
Od Lee
Si &c
Tee An
Asc
M. P
Sam
Cervic
Ciger
Nebel
Schrader
Norns
Thermos
Taubes
Auto Row
East Pike
Westlake
Ehbers
Ween
Oeee
Leew
Ween Tetewe
Weet
Army Steamer
Army
Camp Lewis Wireless
Third Avenue
University Street
Washington
Durant Motor CO
L. C. Smith
Seattle,Wash
Clip & Mail
Seattle Star
Boys of
Santa Claus
the Star
Seventh Avenue
Union
University
Adaress
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