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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1920
Page
5
A long listing of land sales and real estate offers across the Puget Sound area. Includes acres for bottom land, 5 10 20 and 40 acre tracts near Seattle Ballard Green Lake and nearby towns, with mentions of payment terms and nearby developments. Also lists hotels, auctions, and various ads for equipment and services.
A collection of classified items offers Balte-G660 grocery and general store opportunities with living space and grounds, residences for sale, several business opportunities across cities, and legal notices announcing a public hearing and protest rights for a property at 623 Reneca east 76 feet. The listings include investments, trade considerations, and real estate ad details with names and addresses.
Arrivals and departures listed with trains from Seattle including February times. Varying vessels and routes noted such as Maru lines from Ta coma and Chiesa Maru via Vongkeng with times around 4 am and 10 pm.
A garbled shipping bulletin lists multiple vessels with routes and positions including Admiral Goodrich in Heymour Narrows southbound near 6116 P m, Redondo in Milbenk Sound northbound near 1 m, Alaska off Histere Light northbound at 8 15 p m, Letovebe near Eggleland southbound, US Nevael Communications near February 26 with Capt A W Lyons Richmond Bremerton 49 miles from Bremerton, Coazet Kobe Portland 66 miles from Astoria, Ideno San Pedro Portland 49 miles south of Columbia River, Moffett San Francisco Beattie miles south of Meatthe, Martwood Grays Harbor San Francisco, Santa Ines Bellingham Bam Francisco 41 miles north, Coanet Kobe Portland 440 miles from Astoria, Lansing Portland for Port Man Laie 130 miles from Port Gan Laie at 6 p m.
A long list of ships and moorings is documented around Seattle ports. Entries include Manila Maru, Alaska Steamship lines, Admirals Evans, and several drydocks at Duthie Yard and West Coast terminals with various vessel names and moorings listed. The report catalogs Smith Cove, Fulton Pier, Great Northern, and Eastern Crag facilities among others. A brief crime note reports Melo Taini, a 13 year old, sentenced to three months in jail and $200 fine after a confession, with reference to hotelier Robert Boote and a Seattle woman claiming her husband’s bootlegging departure jeopardized her family.
King County Dairymen's Association directors vote to distribute milk directly in Seattle. They plan depots on Beattie properties and will announce details next week. They claim prices would fall to cost plus a fair profit, ending competition in districts.
New York February 21 orders placed with the American Locomotive company in the last two days total more than six million dollars, rivaling the firm’s orders from three months prior. Demand surges as railroads expect to regain ownership March 1. Union Pacific placed nineteen Maillott and ten Mikado engines. Canadian National ordered fifty five locomotives.
Ex tel is sentenced to 40 days in county jail by Justice Otis W Brinker on a vagrancy charge. He has been convicted of criminal syndication and his case is under appeal.
Chicago beef prices fall to their lowest since March 1918 amid weak demand for cheaper cuts. Market observers cite attempts to curb living costs and governmental measures. Grain and flour sectors show narrower prices while retails resist deep discounts on meat.
New York coffee and sugar quotations from February 9 list No 7 tea coffee at 14 1/2 cents per pound No 4 sugar refined at 18 1/2 cents per pound and raw sugar at 10 1/6 to 11 1/6 cents per pound. Market notes show small variations in pricing.
Portland market report notes local dairy items with prices per pound and per product. Entries include creamery at 44 446 per lb, doe pricing for extras, tie per Th, and cheese items around 10 cents per unit, with several garbled entries indicating varied dairy goods and rates.
Internal Revenue Officer W. T. Becks announces stringent enforcement of the narcotics law. Pharmacists wishing to fill telephone prescriptions must have the actual prescription in hand, or risk refusal to comply.
Des Moines reports the Iowa state capitol building has changed hands again with Manuel Hughes named as the new buyer. Hughes was under observation at the police station today as details of the sale emerged.
A wry aphorism contrasts the cynic who says he is tired of the world with the world’s response that it is tired of him. The line hinges on irony and social observation.
The New York stock market opened irregular with fractional changes. General Motors rose to 251 1/2, others like Sinclair and American Woolen showed gains while United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel fluctuated. The session saw motor stocks under pressure and some profit taking, but the market closed higher with GM holding around 250 and several rails and utilities advancing.
Ben L Moore assistant district attorney for the past two and one half years will resign his federal position to take effect on April 1 It was made known Moore was appointed by Clay Alien when the latter was district attorney in June 1917 Moore has handled most of the important cases for the government in the past two years He will practice privately in Seattle.
A Washington department store begins a leather covered pint flask sale at four for a dollar, deep discount noted. In Belleville Illinois, February 21, William Jattman vows to give up church visits after a thief named Harglare steals his $5,000 private stock.
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