State Man Wants Seattle Board Seat Push
A statewide chorus backs a Seattle candidate for the U S Shipping Board as speakers urge unity to secure a national seat. Leaders including A F Haines urge Puget Sound to act as a single unit on freight rates and public service for eastern Washington and Port cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber of Commerce
Neton
Rob S. Boyns
Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce Today
Selec
Boyns
Tile Chamber
Chehalia
Bors’ Council
Seattle
Washington
Aberdeen
Hellingnet
Tacoma
Spokane
tSates Shipping Boar
State
Civic Bureau
Chamber
A. F. Haines
the Pacific Co
Puget Sound
Prices rise on Florida grapefruit and local produce
Prices for Florida grapefruit climbed as the season ends with late blossom fruit seen as inferior. Crate prices reached 7.59, while Imperial Valley grapefruit from California sold at 5.50. Green peppers rose to 20 cents a pound, spuds unchanged, bees down 2 cents a dozen, and ranch eggs listed at 53 cents with pullets at 44 and 45 cents.
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Florida
Western Ave
Imperial Valley
California
Ship News Highlights From Puget Sound and Seattle Port
Maritime bulletin covers tides at Pict, weather at Tatoosh Island, arrivals and departures including Governor from San Pedro and ships like City of Beattie. Lists vessels in port at Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria, with routes, times, and conditions. Weather and wireless reports note wind directions, barometer, and cloud cover.
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Hongkong
Seattle
Shanghai
Beattie
San Francisco
Horatean Maru
Admiral Evans
Ste Rainier
At & Pom Salle
Leteta
Astoria
Stee
Inventor
Mobile City
Seat
Tacoma
Norranua
Septtas
To. m
Wireless Canadian
Lafouche
Millbank Sound
Tr Cordova
Pallinas Island
Po Kane
Addenbrook Light
City of
Wrangel
Smith Cove
Hartland
Eastern
Great Northern
Banta Ama
Jefferson
Northwestern Bellet
Algonquin
Admiral Goodrith
Geoverner
Pacific Coast Coal Bunkers
Rose
Pacific Coast Engineering
Hull Rainbow
Explorer
Lake Union
Hells Abitia
Abnoba
Abydos
Addison
Allenhurst
Abmik
Anthen
Bayden
Bertrand
Bingamon
Biscaye
Black Wolf
Blanford
Oelwin
Oughton
Peruta
Puyallup
Cagacan
Capraria
Cardia
Ceaina
Charus
Chesterfield
Chalcts
Cineas
Cinyras
Bear Pressure Hits New York Exchange
The New York stock market opened soft with broad bear pressure on oils and independent steels. Major declines appeared in United States Steel Republic Baldwin Crucible and Mexican Petroleum while closing prices finished higher with gains in several names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel
Republic
Crucible
Baldwin
Mexican Petroleum
Pan-American
Southern Pacific
Central Leather
Sinclair
General Motors
Reading
General Asphalt
Atlantic Gulf
Southern Pacifict
American Woolen
Republic Iron @ Steel
Lalow
Bethlehem “I
Shorts
Studebaker
Hebhlehem “Ti
United States Rubber
Utah
Grain markets rise on wheat shortage in Chicago trade
Chicago buyers push March wheat to open near 1.65 and advance as supply lag persists. Other grains and provisions follow higher with May and July futures up, cash wheat at 1.57 to 1.72, cattle and hog receipts seen steady in brisk Chicago market.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Priday
L. B. Manning & Co
Second Avenue
Foreign exchange market opens with mixed rates
New York early market shows sterling at 3.77, 840 frames, with 2. tc, 1.470 Canadian dollars. Sterling quoted at 5.764 dollars, francs around 0.95, marks near 1.46, Canadian dollars cited.
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New York
Portland Market Status
Portland market status shows totals nominal and unchanged for hogs sheep and cheese. Prices for fowls hens triplets and hens per pound and per dozen appear at unchanged quoted rates reflecting a quiet market day.
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Portland
U K Mayor Plans Skagit River Power Project Financing
Mayor Hugh M Caldwell proposes using bond payments from a 5.5 million Skagit river power project to fund bids. Finance committee approves, bidders may acquire an additional 1 million in bonds. Public works calls for bids on 1 million in hydro electric machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh M. Caldwell
Skagit River
Board of Public Works
U. S. Foreign Trade Smashes Records in 1920
The Commerce Department reports 1920 U S foreign trade at record highs with exports totaling 8 228 006 000 and imports 5 279 000 000. December exports reach 720 000 000 while imports total 266 000 000. December 1919 figures are 681 000 000 and 381 000 000 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
Pacific Coast Business Survey Arrives In Seattle
J. Karcher Jr. traffic manager of the North Atlantic & Western Steamship Co. arrives in Seattle this week to oversee a complete survey of business conditions on the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
J. Karcher, Jr
North, Atlantic & Western Steamship Co
Seattle
Sugar wholesale price drops to 7.65 for 100 pounds
In San Francisco on January 21 the wholesale sugar price fell from 8.00 to 7.65 per 100 pounds, signaling a price drop in the commodity market. The note records the latest lower level for traders and buyers monitoring bulk sugar costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Francisco
Hardware men adjourn after annual Pacific Northwest meeting
The sixteenth annual convention of the Pacific Northwest Hardware and Implement Association, in session since Tuesday, closed Friday afternoon with an address on Straight Thinking by Herbert P. Sheets, secretary of the National Retail Hardware Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest Hardware & Implement Association
Seasion
Herbert P. Sheets
National Retail Hardware Association
Trade Slump With Orient Reported For December 1920
Port Warden Lathe notes a heavy December trade slump with the Orient due to weak Far East markets. Imports from the Atlantic and European ports rose while overall commerce fell to 28,295,494 dollars versus 71,670,795 dollars in December 1919.
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Orient
Fred M. Lathe
Far East
Atlantic
Frazier Praises Bank Act At Suburban Bankers Meeting
Raymond R. Frazier president of Washington Mutual Savings Bank praised the beneficial results achieved under the California bank act during a Suburban Bankers association meeting at the Elks club on Wednesday night.
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Frazier
BANK
Suburban Bankers’ Association
Elks’ Club
Raymond R. Frazier
Washington Mutual Savings Bank
California
Clearing and balance figures in a financial ledger
The extract lists clearing totals and balances: 4 456 219 37 in Clearings, 1 106 156 18 in Balances, plus 1 624 919 00 in Clearings and 689 412 00 in Balances. No context or dates provided.
Record Run Sets San Francisco to Portland Automotive Pace
Claude A. McGee and Roy B. Skinner, driving a 1021 Pulek coupe, completed the San Francisco to Portland dash in 29 hours 16 minutes, a new Western Union record that surpassed Southern Pacific's fastest schedule by 44 minutes. The mud splattered car faced three mountain ranges and severe conditions, marking the first enclosed car to attempt the course for a record.
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San Francisco
Portland
Claude A. McGree
Roy B. Skinner
Western Union
Southern Pacific
McGee
Ihs
Motorcycles Sent to Police to Fight Rising Crime Wave
In December 224 Indian Powerplus motorcycles and 168 sidecars were delivered to police departments in New York Philadelphia Boston and Cleveland to patrol streets and alleys. Sidecar passengers operate their own spotlight and are heavily armed. The machines enable rapid acceleration and high speed for patrol duty.
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Ind
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
Road and vehicle tips and road testing news from 1930s era
Practical notes advise yearly spindle heating to prevent steering wear and inspect radiator hose connections for decay. Air travel shows 2 101 passenger trips with 4 339 passengers and no freight, one fatal cause being a poor landing. Road surface testing aims to reduce tire wear and yearly costs. Goats have right of way in Switzerland, blocking jets on highways.
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Paris
London
Asphalt Association
Switzerland
Agai
Car Shortage in Spring Predicted by Dealers
Prominent figures in the auto industry forecast a spring shortage of new cars due to production curtailment and tighter credit. Alfred Reeves of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce warns deliveries may lag April to July unless production rises. Edward Jordan estimates 1,600,000 cars will go out of service this year, with many owners buying new vehicles, while dealers report about a 45 day supply.
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Epring
Alfred Reeves
The
National Automobile
Ft Ip
Jordan
T. L. Marshall
Stutz Motor Car Co
M. P. G. Replaces R. P. M. in Auto Jargon
New York January 22 M P G replaces R P M in automotive slang R P M meaning revolutions per minute. M P G stands for miles per gallon. The term will be used widely in selling at auto shows at the start of the year.
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New York
R.P. M
Nerve Speed Promises Relief Through Reolo
A sales pitch touts Reolo a reconstructive aid claimed to boost nerve power and vitality. It promises to revive depleted energy, improve mood and focus, and restore confidence after fatigue, urging readers to ask for it at local drug stores.
Average traveling costs and auto use rise in towns
The article notes motorists spend over 16 dollars daily on travel and cites autos as a growing benefit for towns on major highways. It mentions widespread car use among Navajo and Hopi tribes in Utah and compares global auto ownership to Europe’s ratio of one car per 220 people.
Causes of hard starting from too rich mixture
The text explains that excessive gasoline in the mixture makes starting difficult. Wait for the excess fuel to evaporate, then the engine should start on the first turn of the flywheel.
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Eckstein
Brothers & Co
Chamber of Com
Werner
Walla
Bos
Ship News
Perethow Side
Weather Bureau
Tatoosh Island
Bampoon
Strealthy
San Pedro
San Franciscn
Victoria
H.C
Ketchikan
Ater Apokane
Ser City of Beattie
Beattice
Naval Communications
Virginia Keystone
Wisconsin
Bob
New York Exchange
U. K
U. S
House
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
N. Y. Stock Exchange
Tehlew Atchison Pa
Amer International
Amer
Sumatra
Tel & Tel
Anaconda
Paltimore & Ohio Jth
Canadian Pacific
Leneral Motors Eteeetts
Thoodrich
Industrial Alconel
Kennecott
Lackawanna
Missouri Pacific
New Haven
Ns Northers Pacific
Pan-Amer, Petroleum
Pierce Arrow
Peoneyivenia
Weatinghouse
Uy Willye-Overland
Hireek Rapid Transit
Alaska
Juneau
Imuus
Liberty Bonds
Beriea High
Erie
Fecenad
J. Manning & Co
Pri Ave
Nh & O
Nh & Q
N. W
L&t
Senaten & Cae Pvt
Pritien Oe
Utl
Deceseeess
Belgium
Hamburg
Leipeig
Munich
Frankfort
Japan
United King
N. Y
Jan
Sugar—Jaw
Santos
Sacramento Canyon
Seattle Taxicab Company
Cherbourg
Aquitania
Mauretania
Plymouth
Che Saxonia
Carmania
Caronia
K. A
Albania
Glan
Saturnia Cassandra
Lond
Columbia
Cameronia
Rond Ave
Southampton
Deduly
Rerbourg &Mar
Jdunet Liverpool
Itlasgow
Hkeolo
Jalncea
Scaualn
Cy Box
Onze 7
Ing
TL Reynolds
Minor Ave
Wash
Superson Sal Syndicate
Fort W
Tex
TAC Safty - Lee
Comfor
San Juan Island
Bellingham - Anacorte
Port Townsend
Hood Canal
Neah Bay & Way Ports
Europe
Stewart Products Service Station
East Pike St
Broadway
Kelly-Springfield
Elprince
Yakima Walla Walla
GMC
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