East Business Leaders See Steady Comeback in 1920s
J L McPherson, Seattle Chamber of Commerce president, reports East business leaders foresee steady improvement, not rapid recovery, as Congress prepares Alaska measures and curbs new appropriations. He notes East centers show stronger conditions than some regions, cites consumer buying weakness, and Alaska development hearings postponed to next Congress.
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Seattle
J. L. McPherson
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC. C
Congress
McPherson
Washington
Alaskan Development Board
Alaska
National Capital
Charles F. Curry
House Committee On Territories
Senate
House
Cook N
Sanco
Harding
Pacific Coast
Marion
Capitol Hill
Four Men to Recover $2,725 in Domino Game Case
In Milwaukee four men seek restitution of 2725 dollars after an Africa themed domino game where it is alleged loaded dice were used. Court actions move forward as the case unfolds.
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Milwaukee
Know Her Faced Known to Millions as Illustrator Muse
Irene Marcel lus, a New York sculptor and model, has graced the studios of Flagg Christy and other artists who depict attractive girls or adorn magazine covers. Her fame is widespread among American audiences, yet her full name remains less familiar to many.
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Irene Marcellus
New York
Flagg, Christy
Pretty
Ship News Tides in Seattle
Tides in Seattle chart shows first high tide at 2.0 feet, second high tide at 10.8 feet, and low tides around 1:08 am and 6:15 pm. Vessel schedules reflect typical harbor timing and water levels for navigation.
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Seattle
WEEN
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Reports Six Month Profit Figures
Net profit for Nippon Yusen Kaisha over six months stood at 12,638,280.48 yen. The company shows paid up capital of 5,000 yen, reserve funds, and insurance, structural, repair and other funds totaling 92,679,635 yen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Revival Seen in Pacific Shipping Slump End Near
Monte J. Wright who left San Francisco for Seattle to become general freight agent of the Admiral Line predicts Transpacific shipping will rebound from its slump within two months as an adjustment nears.
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San Francisco
Monte J. Wright
Seattle
Admiral Line
United States Customs
San Francisco Bay
Isthmian Liner Due Early January From Shanghai
Isthmian Steamship line carrier Mobile City expected to arrive the first week of January and unload a large cargo while loading general freight for the North Atlantic port. Weather notes from Tatoosh Island report a failing barometer and cloudy skies with south west winds, and passage details include rain and varying wind speeds.
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Isthmian Liner
Shanghai
Isthmian Steamship Line
Mobile City
North Atlantc Port
Weather Bureau
Tatoosh Island
Maritime Arrivals and Departures in December Listings
Ships arrive and sail from San Pedro San Francisco Seattle and Vancouver with multiple vessels listed by name such as Queen Admiral Evans Sudbury Mawali Mare and Queen for Tacoma. The report notes December dates and times for arrivals at Hong Kong Panama and Auckland along with westbound and eastbound sailings and port calls.
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Queen
San Diego
San Pedro
San Francisco
Admiral Evans
Tacoma
Norwood
Sudbury
New York
Cristobal
Balboa
Hmawati Mara
Hongkong
Porte
Relief
Vancouver
BHC
Effingham
Wapema
Helsingham
Everett
Ie Lea
Auckland
N. Z
West Mahwah
Beattie
Bellingham
Honoelulu
Arabia Maru
Seattle
Yokohama
Delight
Heattie
Kobe
Manila
Panama
Endicott
London
Rotarian
Reon
Richmond Towing Bee No
Beattle
Port Townsend
Admiral Watson
San Frenedteco
Meattie
Camargo
Portland
Heattle
Columbia
Smith Cove
Eastern Lander
Westward Io
Ste Maquan
Weet Martland
Isilon
Fulton
Wakena
Johan Paulsen
Okhotak
Smith Cove Anchorage
Eldridge
Hawaii
Alameda
Surveyor
Algonquin
Atr
Northwestern
Admiral Evana
Pacific Coast Coal Butkers
Roane
Alaska
Skagway
Pacific Coast Engineering Works
Str
Bontam
Nile
Bingamon
Biscaya
Black Wolf
Blanford
Ocelwin
Boughton
Pesuta
Puyallup
Cagacan
Capraria
Cardia
Cenina
Charus
Chesterfield
Chaicia
Cinena
Cinyras
Corus
Cosian
Cola
Clone
Elissa
Electra
Endymion
Port Branwix
Fort Harrison
Fort Jackson
Fort Union
Imufka
Scott, Kitan
Ames Garde
Hoonsevelt
Heffernan Drydock
Cordova
Valdes
Maritime traffic and port activity report continues
Wireless Canadian Government logs show vessel movements near Milbank Sound and Alert Bay with southbound and anchorage details. Port Townsend, Seattle, and San Francisco ferries and cargo ships are listed with distances, times, and transit routes among Pacific coastal terminals and yards.
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Jefferson
Milbank Sound
Fehr
Garden Gate
Alert Bay
Latouche
Milbank
Missouri Pacific Officials Arrive for Line Inspections
C E K Perkina vice president C B Stone passenger traffic manager and C G Parsley assistant freight traffic manager will inspect Missouri Pacific Railroad lines for four days. Headquarters move from Boston block to 1620 Smith building in this city. officials arrive Friday morning.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
C. EK. Perkina
St. Louis
C. 8. Stone
C. G. Parsley
Boston Block
Smith Building
California Oil Production Surpasses Consumption in November
California's oil output rose above domestic use in November for the first time since July 1919. An average of 312,082 barrels were produced daily while shipments averaged 410,689 barrels daily, signaling a growing production surplus.
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San Francisco
California
Dividend Rails in Good Demand and Market Fluctuations
Dividend paying rails showed strong demand with notable gains while other stocks lagged. Reading rose to 82 and Southern Pacific neared six. New Haven and General Motors advanced. New York Air Brake fell on dividend-cut rumors. Seare-Roebuck weak due to poor mall orders. Anaconda dividend news barely affected its price. The session ended irregular with several soft spots including American Smelting preferred at a new low.
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New York
Dee
United States Steel
Southern Railway
Mexican Petroleum
Anaconda
Sinclair
Northern Pacific TS
New Haven
General Motors
Crucible Steel
Reading
Southern Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
Northern Pacific
Crucible
Chandler
New York Air Brake
Seare-Roebuck
Grain prices forced down on Chicago Board of Trade
Grain futures fell across most quotations at the Chicago Board of Trade with overall weak tones and lower trading as cotton weakness and general market pressure weighed on prices. Cash wheat quotes were No 2 hard at 1 73 and No 3 spring at 1 53 per bushel.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade T
Dee
Chicago market snapshot shows mixed meat and goods prices
Receipts show heavy cattle and sheep trade with varied prices. Wholesale staples list includes canned goods, dairy, coffee, and baking items across stalls in San Francisco, Pike Place, and Queen City markets.
Large oranges scarce as prices rise on Western markets
Western commission men report a tight orange supply as California crops mostly yield small year stock. Tuesday quotations range four to five dollars per box and Yakima prices hold at thirty five to forty dollars for gema. A shipment of spinach sprouts and greens was due in today. Butter and eggs markets show no change, with conditions tied to eastern demand.
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Western Ave. Commission
California
Yakima
Local Market Prices for Vegetables Dairy Poultry and Meat
Prices paid by Wheleeale dealers for vegetables and fruits, almonds, dairy products, poultry, and meat. quotations include barley, oats, wheat, hay, grain, feed, and various byproducts. Readable items list prices by commodity with brand and unit notes for stockyards, creamery products, and farm feeds.
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Teeame
Perth
Americm Cccci
Broilers
Chicago Car Lots Monday Quotations
Fragmentary notes show a city quotation column from L. B. Manning & Co listing grain terms and price cues. Referenced terms include Wheat and a vague price or bid notation. The legible portion provides no clear transactions or entities beyond the issuer and commodity tag.
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Chicago
L. B. Manning & Co
Second Avenue
Foreign Exchange Opens Slightly Higher In Mixed Trade
The New York market shows limited gains in early foreign exchange trading with sterling around 3.61 percent, the franc at 6.7, lire values fluctuating and Canadian dollar quoted near 0.8546. The overall tone indicates a cautious session as rates drift and minor movements appear across major currencies.
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New York
France
Portland Market Status and Prices Report
Portland market status notes nominal end unchanged. Butter 43 cents per pound. Vegetables 50 cents per dozen. Cheese Triplets 8 cents per pound. Hene ite per kilogram. Market remains steady with minor price listings across commodities.
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Portland
Denver Livestock Market Report Highlights Prices
Denver market reports mixed cattle activity with 900 head receipts. Steers bring about 7.08 to 9.50 per hundredweight, cows and heifers around 8 to 7.75, stockers and feeders 5.50 to 7.75, calves 18 to 16.56. Hog receipts 100 head push prices higher top at 10.89, hogs around 10.75, ewes 2.50 to 4.50, feeders about 9.
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Seeweess
Yewrum
Wethera
WWE
City Petes
Vances
Denver
Tambo
Marriage Licenses and Deaths in Seattle Area Public Records
Vital statistics list marriage license applicants by name and residence including Karin Magnuson Seattle and many others with Seattle and surrounding cities. The section also records deaths with names ages and addresses such as John Killien 22 and Michael F. Carroll 46, across local streets and hospitals.
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Magnuson
Karin
Seattle
Deda V
Beattie
Fink
Sylvester F
Oof Flick
Adeline J
Scott
Burton F
I Mendham
Jeanne BH
Robin
Max
Beattle
Seesese Cae Volinsky
Mary
Smith
Alexander A
Legal Brown
Lena
Legal Nott
Harry
Chariton
Myrtle B
Legal Hollick
Robert
Innua
Myrtle
Browe
Walter S
Mathews
Gladys L
Nieder
Mandel
Hereth
Clara
Cook
George H
Halter
Julia L
Kressler
Mark F
Legal
lTanner
Josie
Legal Safatrom
Gustave F
Legal Ronald
Weber
Anna
Legal Thurber
Legal Walton
James L
Kiot
Alexandra
Brown, Joseph
Port Orchard
Killien
John
First Ave
Carroll
Michael F
10Th
Mathiesen
Thyra
Johnson
City Hospital
Lowrey
David Db
Tlampart
Alaska
Copeland
Eliza H
Kenny
Hoffman
Martha
W. Anderson
Harry F
29Th Ave
Birello
Viele
Thomas
Coffee and Sugar Prices Amid Market Signals
Fragmentary OCR note shows an address and price hints for coffee and sugar in New York. The readable items reference a buyer or seller at a Manhattan location with associated per pound rates. Data is incomplete and lacks full details.
Produce Prices in San Francisco Market Report
Market notes from San Francisco on December 4 list various produce prices including 60 cents per pound for prime firsts and other items such as meters uc per ib and pullets priced per dose.
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San Francisco
Ban Francisco
Railroads Seek Immediate Guaranty Payments Under Act
The public service commission urges immediate payment of money due local railroads under the transportation act guaranty provisions. Funds are essential for operating expenses, the commission states, and have been held up by a treasury ruling.
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Comptroller of the Treasury
Public Service Commission
Sleeping Sickness Claims Seattle Boy
Sleeping sickness struck Seattle teenager Guy Beard on Christmas day while visiting friends in Walla Walla. Beard, 18, son of T A Beard of 4322 Winslow Place, Seattle, died at a hospital Monday. He was a student at Lincoln High School last year.
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Walla Walla
Guy Beard
T. A. Beard
Winslow Pl
Seattle
Lincoln High School
Anaconda Copper Co Declares a Dividend
The Anaconda Copper Mining company announced a $1 quarterly dividend in New York on December 28. Directors attributed the decision to prevailing metal market conditions, noting low prices and weak export demand reduced earnings.
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New York
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Oregon Highway Commissioner Dies at La Grande Home
Edward Be Kiddle, state highway commissioner, died at his La Grande area home after two hours of acute indigestion. The obituary notes he served as highway commissioner for Oregon and passed away this morning.
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LA Grande
Ore
Edward Be, Kiddle
Clearings and Balances Shown in Financial Ledger Fragment
A snippet from a financial ledger lists multiple entries for Clearings and Balances with figures including 41,206,284.02 and 1,563,076.00 alongside other amounts such as 519,429.00 and 4,755,063.00. The text appears as fragmented OCR with stray terms like OPARCED and ccccs acccs, offering limited context beyond numeric balances.
West Coast business conditions show rise in December review
The twelfth federal reserve district reports no pessimism in December with unemployment slightly above normal in November. Collections improve, Northwest wheat moves fast, retail sales rise, and a beet sugar crop exceeds last year’s by 30 percent. Unemployment remains higher in Washington and Portland but no strikes. wholesale sales, despite a line decline, total 11 months of 1920 exceed 1919. Rice damage noted from heavy rains and floods in Colusa.
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Ban Francisco
12Th
Federal Reserve District
Busines
District Federal Reserve Bank
California
Business Ledger
Northwest
State of
Washington
Portland
Seaboard
Pacific Northwest
Tacoma
Seattle
Colusa
Cal
War and media blamed for juvenile crime, Kansas professor says
Dr William A McKeever of Kansas University cites world war press and cinema as drivers of a rising juvenile crime wave. He urges censoring crime reports and placing cinemas under a morals receivership for 60 days, plus eradicating cigarettes to curb youth delinquency.
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L. B. Mickel Lawrence
Kans
William A. McKeever
Kansas University
McKeever
National Presbyterian Temperance Board
America
Mayflower Yacht Damaged by Fire at Wharf
The yacht Mayflower caught fire at her wharf, destroying crew and officers quarters. Damages estimated at $100,000. Cause not yet determined. The vessel hosted American presidents and cabinet officers and notable figures from many nations.
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Washington
Earth
Laborer Seeks 1500 Damages in Coal Car Injury Suit
Joseph W. Pierce, a laborer for B. W. Cornwall & Sons, sues in superior court for 1500 dollars claiming injuries while unloading a coal car on June 11. The case is an appeal from the industrial insurance commission's denial of Pierce's claim.
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B. W. Cornwall & Sons
Joseph W. Pierce
Pierce
Industrial Insurance Commission
Boot heels origin in Persia sandals used to keep feet from hot sand
The article notes that boot heels originated in Persia where they were attached to sandals to elevate the wearer's feet above burning sand.
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Persia
Edna Jones Engaged to Lloyd George’s Youngest Son
London newspapers announce the engagement of Miss Edna Jones to the youngest son of British prime minister David Lloyd George. The news ties a social match to a prominent political family.
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Edna Jones
David Lloyd George
London
Railroads Face Four Key Issues in Transportation Act
Washington dispatch reports four major questions looming over railroads as Congress debates the 6 per cent return guarantee. Rates, deficits, interstate versus intrastate authority, and labor tensions strain the plan to keep railroads operating under the 1920 transportation act.
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Washington
Interstate Common Mission
State Commerce Commission
DeWitt Cuyler
Association of Raliway BB Aves
Bech
Transportation Act
Interstate Commerce Csion
Treasury
Congress
Interstate Comm Commission
Interstate Commerce Comm
Water Competition Hits Railroads Hard
Railroads face higher freight costs after a 20 percent rate increase approved by the U.S. government. The industry notes it cannot show gains in receipts and warns that water routes between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts are favored, shifting traffic toward water competition.
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U.S
Pacific Atlantic Coasta
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Basic Conditions
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N. Y. K. Line
Financial Report
Ste Spokane
Wireless
U. & Naval Communications
Missouri Pacific
Mall
San Crisco
van Camp
Etenk
Bsc
Stenk
Favors
Sanitary
Queen City
Federal
Barton's
Armour's
Bbc
N. Y. Stock Exchange
Via Mancing & Co
Becomd
Mishlow Claes Atehiaoa
Amer Oar
Farry
Amer International
Amer Humatre
Amer . Tel
Tel
Haltimore
Ohio
Haldwin
Canadian Pacific
Gomlrionh . Sane
Hel Secott
Lackawanne
Mesican Petroleum
Ise
Au New Haven
Pan-Amet Petroleum
Board of Trade Pierce- Arrow
Lew Penorylvania
Nepublic
Reckleland
Dee Nee
Sinclair OW
Houthern Pacific
Mouthern Railway
Mtudebaker
Aes
Ae Texas Company
Tesas Pacific
Delaware
Union Pacific
Utah Copper
Vanadium Stee
Eveses On
MAT
Webern Ty Westinghouse
Willye- Overland
Reek Rapid Traneure
Alaska Joneau
Liberty Bonds Reries
Walla
Hubbard
Alabama
Oregon
Anaconda Copper Co
West Coast
Mayflower
Romania
Woman
K. Horikawa
M. Suzuki
Horikawa
Sun
Horikaw Hardware Store
Maynard
Kawa
Victoria
Port Angeles - Strait
San Juan Island Point
Bellingham - Anacorti
Byerson
Osman
Marion ST
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