Senate Kicks Interstate Rates Power In Transportation Bill
Washington February 18 The Interstate Commerce Commission would lose power over intrastate railroad rates under a bill by Senator Kenyon Iowa The measure aims to rewrite the Transportation Act if enacted Critics 20 states labor leaders and state officials argue the act is unconstitutional and would harm road funding and borrowing while forcing new Supreme Court challenges and federal state power fights
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kenyon
Iowa
Supreme Court
of Labor
Federation of Labor
Act
Abolish Middleman Plan Proposed by Farmers in Kansas City
The farmers' committee of 17 proposes a national non profit marketing association to eliminate middlemen, manage warehouses, export and fix departments, and maintain sales agencies across markets. A conference on rail rate adjustments between West and East markets is set for Chicago with Western lumber interests preparing to ship by water if rates change. Paul S. Collier, secretary of the New York Lumber Association, says the East now relies more on Western lumber and notes Atlantic coast lumbermen are touring Seattle.
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Kansas City
Farmers
West Coast
South Eastern Railway Systems
Chicago
West Coast Jum
Pacific
Paul S. Collier
New York Lumber Association
Everett
Seattle
Public Market stalls list assorted goods and prices
A crowded market page lists stalls with prices for milk bacon sugar tea canned fruits herring salmon and vegetables. It notes varieties like Libbys sliced peaches Del Monte fruits Carnation milk and Blue Ribbon sugar and mentions multiple stall numbers and items.
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Queen City
Libby's
del Monte
Barton's
Whatlake
Borden's
Stalin
Reliance
Rogers
Booth's
Crinco
Trans-Austrian Railways Provide Shower Paths
Through passengers on the trans Austrian railway are offered shower paths to refresh during long journeys.
Ship News Tides in Seattle
Seattle port traffic notes show high tides at 2:19 am and 2:14 am with 108 and 111 ft measurements, while 101 vessels totaling 150000 gross tons are tied in Japanese ports at year start. Tajima Maru sails from Yokohama to Seattle February 24 and the Liberator arrives Sunday on the Intercoastal run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tajima
Yokohama
Seattle
Liberator
Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Steam Co
Port
Queen Anne
Lincolnere Hallard
Queen Anne's
West Seattle
West Beattie
Broadway
Franklin
Ballard
Beavers
Quakers
Lincoln
Franklin Franklin
Mallard
Muse
Maasdorf
Hedenetrom
Aden
Wright Saee
Koch
Wissing Eneeserel
Saween-Eeedl
Grate
Miibur
Amith
Sehuneman Sons
Werts
Hahn
Shipping News Keeps Vessels Moving in Pacific Ports
February reports show multiple sailings and arrivals across Pacific ports including San Pedro San Francisco Tacoma and Seattle. Vessels such as the Lehigh Northwestern and Ala Meda navigate routes via Tacoma Portland Astoria and Victoria with varying departure and arrival times.
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Lehigh
Philadelphia
Tacoma
Portland
Astoria
San Francisco
Cristobal
Northwestern
Southwestern
Alaska
Wilfare
New York
San San Pedro
Savannah
iGnartnten
Maritime traffic bulletin from February listings
Reported by Wireless Canadian Government ships near Race Rocks and Cape Flattery update positions inbound and outbound. Arizonan bound for Seattle noted 45 miles north of the Columbia River at 5 pm. Providencia sailing San Francisco to Tacoma reported 35 miles south of Cape Flattery at 5 pm. Weat Jee sup Kobe to Beattie 3,577 miles from Cape Flattery at 5 pm.
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Warsepoy
Race Rocks
Cordova
Nanaimo
Columbia River
Seattice
Providencia
San Francisco
Tacoma
Cape Flattery
Jeesup
Kobe
Beattie
Oe Flattery
Arizonan
Seattie
Vessels in Port at Seattle and Puget Sound yards
A detailed list of ships and terminals around Seattle and Puget Sound includes names like Smith Cove Str Cross Keyra Str West Notua Hell terminal, CG Algongeta, Grand Trunk Pacific, City of Beattie, Admiral Watson, Northwestern, Weetward Ho, Weet Hart land, Bria...
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Seattle
Smith Cove
Cross Keyra
Notua Hell At
Grand Trunk Pacific
Semiral Rodman
City of Beattie
Admiral Watson Union Pacific Terminal
NC Brook
Northwestern
U. & Shipping Hoard Yarde
Iconium
Hartland
West
U S Officer s Wife Wins Jap Poetry Prize
Mrs Frances Cameron Burnett wife of Col Charles Burnett American military attache at Tokyo won fourth place in the emperor s annual poem contest She was in competition with native poets in the Tokyo event on February 18.
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Tokyo
Frances Cameron Burnett
Col
Charles Burnett
Industrial Stocks Slip on Opening at New York Exchange
New York February 18 Industrial stocks opened weak with pressure on many issues. Mexican Petroleum fell to around 100 percent, Atlantic Gulf slid to 64 percent, and International Paper dropped after price cut news. United States Steel rose to 42 percent, Baldwin Locomotive up to 90 percent, while rails held steady and Call money remained at 6 percent.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Atlantic Gulf
International Laper
United States Steel
Baldwin Locomotive
Crucible
Central Leather
Mexican Petroleum
Mei Reading
Pan-American Petroleum
Union Pacific
Bethlchem
International Paper
Allied Chemical
American Tobacco
Ajax
Aleo
N. Y. Stock Exchange
Meening
Miahlow Clee Atchison
Amer Mieet Mugar
Amer Oar & Pay
MS Imm
Amer International
Amer Hum
Amer Locomotive
Amer Tel
Tel
Caldwin Leeeemoti
General Motors
Kennecott
Lackawanne
Miesouri Pacific
New Haven
Northern Pacific
Amer Petroleum
Pierce-Arrow
Pennsylvania Mr
Republic Iron & Breel
Modale Ou
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Mrombere
Studebaker
Wenee
Texas Co
Texas Pacific
Tobacco Products
Unien of
Iestler Fovea &— Atehinon Gem
Ceeere
Nh & O
Golde
Meet & PF
Penn
J. Hh. Manning & Co
Mark — Hid
Diritianh
Piritheh Viet
Miritien
Pelaium Nestor Ssebonses
Belgium
W. IL
Setae Tewes
Berlin
Hamburg
Letpeia
Iaipeia
Mumiet OA
Frankfort
Paris
USA
Wheat Prices Rise on Short Coverings and Pest Reports
Chicago brokers lifted futures as shorts covered amid reports of green bug infestations in the Southwest and Hessian fly in soft winter wheat states. May wheat opened at 1.54 and traded higher. corn and oats also fluctuated with later gains as markets closed.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
J. Kh. Manning & Co
Datier
Menning & Co
Chicago Live Stock Receipts Show Mixed Market
Live stock receipts in Chicago show cattle and sheep results with varying bids and prices. Beef prices range around 78 to 10.90 with butcher and canner grades noted. sheep and lambs report steady to firm values with multiple lots listed. Markets indicate overall activity across cattle, beef, and sheep categories despite unclear figures.
New York Coffee and Sugar Price Brief
New York sugar and coffee price listings show raw and refined sugar at 65 77 4.49 dollars and refined granulated at 7.60. Coffee spot quotes include No Santos at 24 18 and No T Mio at 44 1 ⁵? cents per pound.
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N. Y
New York
Santos
Foreign Exchange Market Ends Lower In New York
The foreign exchange market closed lower in New York with the euro retreating to $2.94, amid scattered quotes for currencies including francs, lire, ducats, marks, kroner and Canadian dollars as trading eased in early February.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Pet
France
Denver Live Stock Market Report Feb 18
Denver cattle receipts 700 with market strong for steers 7.15 to 7.50, cows and heifers 6.50 to 6.75, stockers and feeders around 6.50, calves 7.10. Hogs receipts 2100 with top at 9.10 and bulk around 8.75. Sheep receipts 660 with market strong, lambs 5.25 to 5.50, ewes around 4.50 to 4.75.
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Denver
Portland Market Status Briefs February Receipts Steady Prices
Portland market data lists cattle receipts 74 with market steady. hog market steady. sheep receipts 240 with prices unchanged. Butter 6e per lb, margarine 21e per lb, cheese 4e per lb, hens 32c per lb.
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Portland
Vital Marriage and Death Notices from Seattle Area
A collage of names and brief entries lists marriages, divorces granted, and deaths with ages and addresses across Seattle and surrounding towns. The segment names individuals such as Stephen Jackall, Blanch Longley, James Searing, Ruth McCuen, Minnie Frewaldt, Hiram Pierce, Anna Cornwall, Olga Johnson, Plemon Richards, and many others, alongside ages and locales like Seattle, Portland, and Lake Forest Park, with scattered house numbers and street names.
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Jackall
Stephen Ft
Seattle
Longley
Blanch G
Searing
James Roy
McCuen
Ruth Anna
Winkler
Arthur W
Frewaldt
Minnie H
Startuy Biteman
J. J
Portland
Brown
EB. H
Pierce
Hiram
Vancouv
Cornwall
Anna J
Christian, J. L
Pettit
Luella M
Sumner
Amon
Sam
Limes
Estra
Swanson
Swen A
Johnson
Olga
Beattie
Richards
Plemon
Wilson
Grace
Rowe
C. W
Cherry At
Macbride
P. D
35Th Ave
Schey
Herman
Blanchard
Mick
Cesiree Sidney
Lake Forest Park
Rhone
Bunnyeide
Wallace
Kb. M
Dawnon
Smith
Senecast
Taylor
KR. J
Enone J. P
Blumenstein
F. G
Fontanelle
Wilcox
EB. C
Jeona
Empens
Ruth
Fouse
Nelson
Walden Hotel
Scholpp
Nellie A
N. I. Graves
Claudine W
Horrocks
Mary R
Creosote Graham
George J
Renton
Christina
Vandewerker
Caroline
Maramura
Enriko
Montha
Midway Hotel
Pearce
Samuel A
Scott on Alaska Service Steamship joins coastwise Alaska fleet
The steamship Henry T. Scott has been added to the Pacific Steamship Co. coastwise fleet serving Alaska, expanding capacity and routes for maritime transport.
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Scott
Alaska
Henry T. Scott
Pacific Steamship Co
Nation Faces Teacher Shortage in Public Schools
Washington reports show over 14 000 schools closed last year for lack of teachers and nearly 42 000 taught by underqualified staff. Edith Lathrop urges recruitment efforts similar to military. better salaries could attract qualified teachers and improve rural education.
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Washington
Edith Lathrop
Bureau of Education
Mise Lathrop
Cruit
Army
Navy
Perishables Steady in Seattle Market Report
Commodities arriving in Seattle Friday sold Thursday prices with overall steadiness. Bananas demand strong though supply limited, price steady at about 12.5 cents per pound, with possible small rise. Butter eggs cheese steady to firmer. various vegetables listed with wholesale prices and local supply notes.
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Seattle
Brussels
Colery
Florida
Imperial Valley
Los Angeles
Walla Walla
Arkansas
Bank cashier’s brother denies knowledge of embezzling case
Beem, brother of the prisoner, and Jacob Schaefer, bank president, say they did not know Paul Schaefer hid accounts to Embezzle funds. Captain Sullivan corroborates Paul’s claim he borrowed 1000 dollars to buy pork and beans, a single record transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schaefer
Jacob Schaefer
Paul
Charles Sullivan
Paul Schaefer
J. M. Brooks team dominates three-game league sweep
The J. M. Brooks squad won all three games in the league last night with a total of 3179. Tippe's Cafe swept Mabe's Cafe, and several teams split their series. Williams led scoring with 671, followed by Mabnken 666 and Huntoon 663. Williams and Hahnken posted top single games of 278 and 257, while Kanta had a 246.
Cigar Strike Called Off In Tampa
Cigar workers in Tampa have ended their strike as factories return to open shop operation. George Hi Leghorn, president of Morgan Cigar Co. of Tampa, confirmed all workers are back on the job.
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Tampa
Fla
Star
George Hi Leghorn
Morgan Cigar Co
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K. XN
Brooks
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Mahnken
Kidwell
Elke No. van Ornom
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Seattle National Bank
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THE
Bank For Savings
Tu Ave
Hiram Lindsay
University
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Brooklyn & Ravenna
N. E
Seattle Star
MR. Merchant
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