Police chiefs move to dismiss two officers after New Year brawl
Chief Warren announces McGill and Patrolman Clark will be fired after a New Year s Eve brawl in a city hotel room where McGill was shot in the leg. Kitty Martin remains jailed on an open charge. Warren cites lack of discipline and damage to the department s image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. McGill
Central Police Station
J. Clark
McGill
Jon F. Warren
Kitty Martin
Megm
Warren
Tarely
Fitsgerald
Meo
Clark
Medill
Potatoes Reach the $100 Mark on Local Market
Potatoes hit the $100 level on the local whole market Friday after a three week rise spurred by frost damage east of the mountains. Most sales were at $95 with expectations of $100 by night. Seattle grocers report many cases of frozen spuds and plan to buy at the high level as local potatoes gain $96 per ton versus Yakima Netted Gem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
California
Mayor’s Offer to Aid Skagit Project Is Declined
A. P. Devis of the U S reclamation service refuses to serve as a consultant for Seattle’s Skagit river dam and power plant proposal. Mayor B Pitzgerald had hoped Devis would lead the project, but a letter received states his name should no longer be connected to the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Devis
United States Reclamation Service
Washington, D. C
B. Pitzgerald
National Capital
Davis
Seattle
Skagit
Fitzgerald
Skagit River
Secretary of the Interior
Seattle to Import Fifty Thousand Gallons of Alcohol in 1920
Fifty thousand gallons of grain alcohol will be imported into Seattle in 1920 by Stewart & Holmes. Expert testimony and prosecutions influenced the allowance which would be worth over two and a half million dollars and could yield more than four hundred thousand quarts of near whiskey. The text also notes the return of Belgian king’s horses to Brussels after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Stewart & Holmes
Ee Een
Pea Cine Taborina Fanse
John Sullivan
England
Brussels
Local Market Prices And Product Listings
Market notes list varied produce prices for California and Washington items. Carrots, celery, onions, pumpkins, radishes, and other goods show per sack, per crate, or per dozen quotes, with many items labeled by origin and unit, reflecting a 1920s regional grocery ledger.
Fulton's Crew Seeks Late Matey Over Bail Loss
The crew of the Fulton seeks Manch Singh a Hindu former prisoner and Fulton employee who was released on $26 bail after being arrested as a disorderly person. He did not return to the ship after release, leaving the crew out the bail money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manch Singh
Fulton
Singh
Britisher Inspects Seattle Shipyards
John A. Sturrock vice-president of the Ohlson Ship Sale and Survey Company of Fall England toured Skinner and Eddy and Duthie yards in Seattle after conferring on shipbuilding costs with local operators. He arrived from Vancouver B C and plans to depart from New York January 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Sturrock
Ohlson Ship Sale and Survey Company
Fall
England
San Francisco
Great Britain
Skinner & Eddy and
Duthie
Sturrock
Vancouver
B.C
New York
Market Prices and Quotations From Local Commodities
Wholesale price quotes cover fruits dairy and livestock from regional shippers. Listings show per box or per unit prices for winesape cacao grape fruit and frozen items, plus live poultry dairy butter and eggs, meat carcass prices, hides, wool, and farm feed like barley corn alfalfa wheat and straw with regional stockyard quotations and commodity values.
New York Stock Exchange Opens Higher On Broad Rally
Stocks moved higher at the open with United States Steel at 1 NS, Baldwin around 1164, and International Paper up 1M. Key gains seen in Studebaker, United States Rubber and Imperial Oil as investors chase higher prices and stronger demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel
Baldwin
American
Republic
Mentean Petroleum
Tudebaker
United States Rubber
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Pan- American
Amaconda
Studebaker
United States
New Jersey
California
American Roach
Stromberg
Consolidated Gas
Chicago Live Stock Market News January Receipts Report
Chicago market reports show total receipts around 34 000 head with prices up about ten cents for cattle and hogs firm. Cattle receipts total 6 000 head with steady to modest gains. steer and heifer prices listed alongside cows calves and feeders with mixed up and down shifts. pork futures and wholesale quotes also noted with nearby contracts higher amid active trading.
Chicago grain market advances amid weak selling and weather
Chicago grain prices rose today as lack of selling pressure and severe weather hindered movement. January corn opened higher at 1.69 to 1.71, March corn and May contracts showed gains, oats and other grains mixed with slight movements and steadying later in the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marcorn
Bet
Lew Cleese
Denver Market Status
Denver market roundup reports cattle receipts of 3 000 head with steady prices. Cattle and calves mix shows Mierra at 1460, cows and heifers 7.56 to 16, stockers and feeders 40 to 56, calves 12.50. Hog receipts 676 head with top 14.95 and most sales 14.50. Sheep 100 head with lambs 15.50 to 17, ewes 9.50 to 4.25, feeder lambs 13.15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Itibe — Jom Csrsvoe
Denver
Mierra
Portland Market Prices Note Odd Entries
Market report lists fragmented item prices and weights for produce bought in Portland. Entries include figures like 6 to 22 per unit, several odd spellings, and unclear items such as Botter and Triplets with per tb or per th pricing.
Westlake Public Markets Meat Dairy and Produce Listings
Stall numbers show a wide range of items from Jonathan apples at $1.78 per box, Winesap apples at $2.25 per 109, to Flake White soap and Lipton tea. Fresh seafood includes salmon, halibut, and herring. dairy features whole milk and cream cheese. produce lists bananas, oranges, Brussels sprouts, and grapes. Several stalls offer nuts, peanut butter, honey, flour, and coffee, with various prices and bulk quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yekima Gema
Lipton
Florida
Amelia
Sanitary Stalin
Banan
Bie H
Local Market Meant for Fresh Dairy and Produce
The vendor list features tall 79 pure fresh milk at 126 qt, tan 46 milk, and 14%6 stall mix. Apples No. 1 Winerap priced at $2.25 per box plus green peas. Stall 65 offers home made potato salad with mayo. Stall 73 lists oranges at $1.15 per box, bananas and other fruit. Fresh seafood includes skinned catfish 15¢ per dozen and Alaska herring and black cod prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunkist Oran
Alaska
Market Stall Items and Prices Listing
A garbled list of stall numbers and goods with prices including butter cheese lard steak halibut salmon pumpkin soap and canned goods. Items appear with distorted spellings and inconsistent units, suggesting a fragmented market notice or vendor inventory from a street market page.
Derelict Scow Rescued Near Point Wilson
The coast guard cutter Arcada picked up a derelict scow eight miles northwest of Point Wilson on New Year's Day. The dangerous obstruction to navigation was towed to Port Townsend for removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Arcada
Point Wilson
New Years Day
Port Townsend
Bank Clearings Reported with Large Totals
A historical bank summary lists several clearings with figures such as 10,835,908.15 and 3,125,860.40 along with additional totals like 46,045.09 and 97,748.96 as part of a multimonth or multi-account ledger. The fragment indicates a financial data page with numerous numerals and placeholder text.
Start of year finds docks laden at three port terminals
At the start of 1920 the port commission stored 8287 tons of freight across Smith Cove, Bell Street, and Hell t docks. Smith Cove held 19,678 tons and Hell t docks 16,500 tons, showing a heavy buildup at port facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Commission
Smith Cove
Bell St
Hell #t
VESSEL MOVEMENTS SIGHTED AT THE CAPE REPORT
Shipping news from Tatooah Island and various ports lists arrivals and departures. Vessels including Admiral Dewey, President, and Crown of Toledo are noted with times and routes to Seattle, San Francisco, and Tacoma. Local yards and docks show tug, bunkers, and moorings along with coastwise movements.
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San Diego
Vie Gan Frenetece
Tanley
Nongkong
Porte
Fred Raster
Kegte Harbor
Wheatiend Mont
Tacoma
Alaska Veasris Junray
Alaska
Man Francisco
Melbourne
Str
Walmarine
Vancouver
B.C
Manila
Mtr
Hareid Dellar
H.C
Mtr Bldridge
Seattle
San Pedro
Bae Francines
SAN Francinco
Mtr Mehmed
Port Angeles
Admiral Geedmen
A Leons
Point Welle
Admiral Farragut
Meattie
Yosemite
lLediew
Celilo
Admiral Redman
Heattie
Providencia
Queen
Mtr F. & Leop
Leamee Stewart
San Francie
Victoria
D. C
Canada Maru
Beattie
Port
Panama
Rabte Harbor
Fred Naxter
Beattie Tacoma
Pulten
Huntieh
Columbia Porte
Tf Quadra
Firitannia
Jobs for Soldiers Put Up to Council
At the request of the city council, Corporation Counsel Walter F. Meier Friday drew up an ordinance authorizing the laying of double tracks on K Marginal way at a cost of $150,000. The ordinance indicates the work may proceed on contract or by day labor, which would provide employment for returning service men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Meier
U S Commissioner Relocates Offices to 410 Marion
United States Commissioner RK W McClelland moved his chambers from the American Bank building to new quarters at 410 Marion building Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
RK. W. McClelland
American Bank
Marion Building
Liquor Case Docketed Against Dave Patton
Hearing set for 2 p m Friday before Commissioner R W M on federal liquor law charges against Dave Patton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Patton
City pays $224 282 on 1918 injury and damage claims
Corporation Counsel Walter F Meter reports Seattle paid $14 934 to settle 1918 personal injury and property damage claims. Of 779 damage cases totaling $1 834 611, 182 settled for 224 252 and 267 were rejected. The year saw 70 injury suits totaling 101 141 with 12 verdicts for the city and 8 against it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Walter F. Meter
Clabes
Chamber Hears Corbaley Report at Friday Luncheon
Gordon C. Corbaley executive secretary of the chamber spoke after a two month East trip promoting Seattle. Rev Mark A. Matthews addressed Seattle progress over the last fifty years and future prospects during the annual luncheon at the Masonic club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Masonic Club
Gordon C. Corbaley
Mark A. Matthews
Corbaley
Seattle
Chamber
Dr. Matthews
Aged German Seeks Passport Home After War Years
Andreas Helz, 74, a German immigrant who arrived in 1914, plans to return to Germany after seven years away. He has one son in the German army and another in the United States, running a restaurant near First Ave and Seneca. Immigrants expect approval despite long absence. Helz is described as old and feeble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andreas Helz
Helz
Eugen
First Ave
Senecast
Helx
Hels
Germany
Seattle cafe range explosion injures dishwasher
An explosion at a Seattle cafe on Third Avenue demolished the kitchen range and blew out two windows. Peter Andrews, a dishwasher, escaped serious injuries when a gas feed defect caused the blast. About $500 damage reported. Andrews alerted Patrolman Joe LaViga after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Andrews
Boston
Third Ave
Andrews
Joe LaViga
Idataeien
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Daniel Ball
Yakima
Sack Hubbard
Tos
Kka
Nomr Cl
Sanato
Cherry
Britisher
Rome
Brayman
Fiorita
Pitvertsa
Virginia
Eda
Danny Products
Oseer Agents Creamery
Wisconsin
Ducke
Ives
Geewe
Per
Tere
Belgian
Ter
Victory Victory
Ahean
Morris Brothers, Inc
Jean Bard Vonee
Teattre
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Grain Market
Portland Market Report
Westlake
Pike Place
Italia
del Monte
U. & Weather Bureau
Tatooah Island
Ini
Union
Lyman Stewart
McClear
Admiral Dewey
Tr Creckdale
Melingham
Kido BO
Wireless Reports
U. &, Neval Commantecation
Glyndon
Cuba
Redende
Juneau
Seattie
Cross Keys
Prince Albert
Tyodareus
Great Northern Dock
Fastern Gale
Etr
Kashima Mare
Senta Ana
Jefferson
Alameda
Bergen
Grand Tronk
Admiral Nicholson
Admiral Bran
Admiral Rodman
City of Meattie
Pacific Coast
Omatile No
Skinner
Eddy Yarde
Robin Adair
Robin Gray
Robin Goodfellow
Beattie Spirtt
Alaska Breasmenip Co
Ote Victoria
Albers Dock
Ttr
West Begovta
Mtacy St
Burnettle
Hanford
Tr Maguan
East Waterway
Mir West Ison
Kush
Duthie Yard
West Maenereltine
Weat Ivan
Todd Arydocks
Eastern Guide
Ames Yarde
Fttr
Maid of Orleans
Byes Corus
Vrosvo
Whalingetra
Tanginak
Kodiak
Purveyor
Weat
Seattle Bunkers
Crookdale
Stimecon Mill
Acapulco
Tug
Tatoosh Gulownen
Cret Engine Works
Motorechr Kirketind
U. S
Federal
Mate
Meier
Entral Public Market
Waarem
Ace Ama Ave
J Pyre
Union A Aaae
American Grocery Stores CO
Help Yourself
Central Public Market
Central Grocery
Beattle Grocery
Occidental
Libby
Fisher’s
Buy
Country Club
Ys Gillion
Hill’s
Central Fruit Stores
Sunkist
Jonathan
Westlake Public Market
Times Square
Sixth
Torio
Sperry Drift
Lipton’s
Olympic Pa
Crisco
Zoble Grocery CO
Peacock Pancake UK
N.Y
Westlake Grocery
M. Cinnamon
Cinnamon’s
Holland
Vl Macy Fez Arursett
Westlake Ave
Liberty Fruit and Vegetable Co
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