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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment notes a local event with limited readable details. Names, places, or dates are unreadable, providing only a hint of a community occurrence without clear outcomes.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions a pen named son and a four che role sung for a local event. Names, places, or dates are unreadable, so the card notes a brief musical or educational activity with unclear participants.
Gov. Hart asked Congressman Johnson to include Washington in a planned House immigration committee study on Japanese conditions. State reports show a third of Seattle and Tacoma hotels owned by Japanese, with banks and canneries also involved. He urged action to reveal conditions of most serious interest.
Peking reports cabinet to approve General Chang’s proposal and government offer to the family. W A Reimert, a U S soldier connected with the Reformed Church and Mission, was killed June 14 during a Chang allied attack on the mission. Reimert’s death and a $45,000 dam claim loom as possible points of reparation, with uncertainty in anticipated acceptance by America.
The report notes Philippines support for Harrison as the presidential candidate. Delegates to the convention plan a gathering after 1 o'clock to discuss the Irish question, signaling a possible recess. Senator Glass, head of the resolutions committee, informs that the platform report will not be ready until 9 o'clock tonight.
Bobby Vernon a 14 month old from Mr and Mrs C H Vernon of Queen Anne Seattle was listed among the city's perfect babies. He registered in the top class after examination by Dr A Nicholson at the Bon Marche clinic and gained about ten pounds in four months with certified milk.
In Brockville Ontario Lady Waldo a 2 year old Friesian owned by A C Hardy has set a world record butter production pace. In 150 days she produced 11257 pounds of milk yielding 517 pounds of butter as observers call it a world record.
In 1914 the Pacific ports handled 54 percent of raw silk imports while New York received 12 percent. By 1918 New York dominated with over 80 percent, and Pacific ports dropped to about 1 percent.
In San Francisco the resolutions committee of the Democratic National Convention approved a Walsh amendment to the League of Nations plank by 32 to 18. The move splits party leaders, signals a public league debate, and may push the issue to the floor despite administration opposition. The committee adjourned after four hours of debate and secret-keeping measures, with votes highlighting tensions among Walsh, Bryan, and Pomerene against the administration line.
Seattle women helped ex service men reinstate policies under the war risk Insurance bureau. Nearly 300 reinstatements were processed at booths in downtown districts, with premiums paid and applications filed. Wednesday was the final day for those discharged before January 1, 1919 to reinstate their coverage.
Washington dispatch notes the reluctance of Mrs. Hi Johnson to be photographed despite her husband Hi Johnson's prominence. It highlights other public wives like Mrs. Carter Glass who avoid publicity and confirms Robert T. Lincoln also shuns camera exposure, with guards restricting photographers at Chevy Chase golf links.
Micky McCollister a famed bellhop who served Presidents Wilson Taft Bryan and King Albert married Hattie B Miller daughter of a wealthy cattleman in Los Angeles The couple met previously at the Hotel Ambassador in Atlantic City.
Butter prices jump two cents with wholesalers on Western Ave raising the yellow stuff to 67 cents a pound for bricks and 56 cents for cubes. Potato trading remains brisk as new spuds are cleaned for sale and canning season approaches. California green figs arrive from Grossman Brothers at 3.50 per box.
Retail listings show diverse items across stalls including meats like pot roast and lamb, canned goods such as tomatoes and coffee, seafood including halibut and salmon, produce like lemons and onions, and household staples like soap and washing powder. Prices range from a few cents to a few dollars, with multiple stalls listing specific brand items and bulk counts.
Fremont Nebraska experiences street flooding as a heavy dawn rain swells avenues and fills curbs. The city confronts inundation after the downpour. In unrelated data the United States imported one and a half billion pounds of coffee last year.
Wholesale meats and live poultry prices listed for various items including beef veal and broilers. Quotations from Meckyards show ranges such as 50 to 14.50 and 11.00 to 13.00 per unit, reflecting dealer and shipper rates.
July 1 report noting hog receipts around 92 000 with prices 85 to 40 cents lower, cattle receipts 10 000 with steady markets, sheep receipts 22 000 with market variations. Prices listed for hogs, cattle, and lambs across wholesale categories and packing figures.
Tide schedule for Seattle shows first high tide at noon and first low tide at 6:61 am with 68 ft, second high tide at 6:20 pm with 116 ft, second low tide at 11:41 pm with 68 ft.
Maritime notice lists ships arriving and sailing from Seattle and nearby ports. Vessels include Africa Maru Admiral Dewey Morningstar Prince George Wakena and Queen with schedules, routes to Beattie Vancouver Tacoma and Alaska via San Francisco and Port Townsend.
Wireless U Ss naval communications log lists vessels and positions near San Pedro San Francisco Portland and Seattle with bearings and distances. Entries include the lightship near Pedro 24 miles west of Mwifteure and other ships at various ranges from Beattie Spokane Yokohama Port Angeles and Prince Rupert.
A winded ledger lists ships and dock works across Seattle ports including Pacific Coast vessels along Pacific Coast coal bunkers and Lake Union listings. Notable names include Kifuku Maru Admiral Wat oon Providencia Roosevelt Meffernan drydock and Bracy terminations with multiple yard and dock references.
New York July 1. William H. Todd of Todd shipyards distributed stock bonuses totaling over $1 million to employees in New York. Awards ranged from one to fifty shares based on service length and merit, with a Tacoma presentation planned at the company yards there.
Two hundred fifty delegates representing twenty thousand Pennsylvania railroad workers met in Pittsburg to decide whether to resume talks with employers or call a strike to press wage demands.
About 77 million yards of jute bag ging are required annually in the United States to cover cotton goods. This demand reflects ongoing textile packaging needs and industry sourcing.
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