City Must Guard Its Port Well
Maude Sweetman salutes Seattle port assets and warns that private interests may absorb public lands. She highlights Deep River Duwamish area, Port of Seattle facilities such as Spokane Street terminal, Bell Street, Smith Cove Pier A and B, Hanford Street elevator, and Balman Bay mooring basin, urging public ownership and vigilant oversight of port operations to prevent loss to private exploitation.
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Georgetown
Duwamish River
Duwamish
King County
Seattle
Spokane Street
Gov. Hart
Col. Lamping
Hanford Street
Commis
Gray-Rosenbaumann Co
Bell Street
Bell St
J. P. Todd
Smith Cove
trans-Pacific Steam
M States
Balman Bay
Bigallons
Pacific
Bandit's Widow Stands by Him Through Death and Life
In Little Rock Arkansas a widow recalls her life with the outlaw Tom Slaughter. She married him in Dallas in 1914, says she could have left but remained loyal, and notes she is glad he died in a prison break. She will spend her life with memories of him.
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Tom Slaughter
Dallas
Tex
Tom
Port trade shifts northward via Seattle and Canada
Chamber of Commerce data show northern route dominance in Pacific trade with Japan and China. 1920 imports from Japan totaled 46 million through Seattle, while San Francisco handled 21 million. Ogdensburg reported 55 million with Japan, reflecting Canadian lines gaining American freight.
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Seattle
Chamber of Comerce
China
Japan
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Ogdensburg
New York
Puget Sound
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Penn State Debaters Accept Challenge Toward Washington Meet
Sam Mullin student manager of Penn State debate announces the team will meet the University of Washington in a planned contest. Negotiations with the Eastern school have lasted weeks and a date likely falls between April 12 and 19.
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Penn State
University of Washington
Sam Mullin
University
Mountaineers Plan Two Hikes in the Pacific Northwest
Mountaineers of Seattle and Tacoma coordinate a joint hike on Vashon Island January 15 and a Tacoma group plans a February weekend hike to Snoqualmie Pass.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Vashon Island
Tacomins
Snoqualmie Pass
January Clearance Offers Boys Dressy Shoes at Bon Marche
The Bon Marche advertises a January clearance for children's and misses shoes. Brown calf dressy styles for boys, sizes 1 to 5 on the upper main floor at 4.95. Reduced prices apply to multiple size ranges including 5 to 8 at 2.95 and 8 to 11 at 3.45.
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BON Marche
Armour
Washington
Jilg
Manhattan Shirts
Bon Marcie
Louis
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Maude Sweetman
Bandit
Little Rock, Ark
Jan
Oriental Port
Chamber of Commerce
Kiddies’ Komfort Shoes
Windsor
Armour’s Star
Wer
Mary Clearan
Kayser
Bon Marché
Bargain Basement
Biig Savings
Union
Ecru
Bolivia
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