Tariff Act Links Shipping Bill to Trade Treaties
Washington dispatch explains how the merchant marine act of 1920 ties tariff policy to abrogation of wartime treaties. It notes a 10 percent tariff on goods brought by foreign ships and a 16 percent ad valorem discriminatory duty, with expectations of higher consumer costs if major shipping nations halt trade.
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Congress
United States
United
Petatteus
Italy
Japan
Germany
Austria-Han
Russia
Portugal
Wessels
Seattle Hosts Fall Pacific Coast Business Show
Seattle prepares the first Pacific Northwest business show of its kind. From dates in the fall through Sept 25, exhibitors will demonstrate modern devices and methods to a free, invitees-only audience. Organizers Nathan Wells Tupper and Waldo Tremaine Tupper invite executives to send letterheads to 333 Burke Building to secure invitation.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast
Pacific Northwest
Business Exposition Company
Nathan Wells Tupper
Waldo Tremaine Tupper
Deputy Can't Sit on Pension Board
Corporation Counsel Wal ter F. Meier notes a deputy cannot serve on the police and firemen's pension boards, restricting the deputy to ministerial duties of the city comptroller as a board member. The opinion was issued on Tuesday.
Ship News Tides in Seattle
Tide tables note times and heights for Seattle harbor listing second low tide at 2:01 PM and second high tide at 4:39 PM with minimal details in the fragmentary canal text.
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Seattle
Toham
Plan Contract With P. Ships
Tf negotiations between the Cana dian Pacific Oriental liners and the Seattle post office district are suc cessful, mail will soon be carried from the states to China and Japan thru direct contract. The Canadian postal department and the Empress liner officials at present are in a controversy over mall contracts. In the past the American mall has been handled by the Canadian post office. As the Americans are not members of the controversy, it is believed that an arrangement can be made to deal directly with the Empress Weasels.
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Seattle
States
China
Japan
U S Board to Live Up to Marine Act
Washington July 20 The United States Shipping Board vows to fully apply the Jones merchant marine act which grants rail rate preference for exports to American dependencies in American ships Chairman Benson announced before the National Association of Farmers.
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Washington
United States Shipping Board
Benson
National Association of Farmera
History of U S Shipping Published by New York Marine News
A complete history of the American merchant marine by the New York Marine News Co. spans 600 pages detailing shipbuilding and operation from the Revolutionary War to the present day.
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New York Marine News Co
Seattle Arrivals and Departures
Seattle ships list arrivals and departures on July 20. Admiral Dewey arrived from San Diego via San Francisco at a.m. Jefferson came from Southeastern Alaska to Tibam, U e Kansas Connecticut Michigan Minnesota South Carolina and New Hampshire from Annapole vie porte at 6 a.m. Lovejoy sailed for eastern Alabama at 1:15 a.m. Admiral Schrey departed for San Diego via San Francisco at mewa Alameda for Tecome at ? a.m.
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San Francisco
Jefferson
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Connecticut
Michigan
Minnesota
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Annapole Vie Porte
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Lovejoy
Etr
Admiral Schrey
Mewa
Alameda
Tecome At & Am
Vessels in Other Ports San Francisco Arrivals and Departures
Maritime notices list ships arriving in San Francisco on July 19 and 20 from Seattle Victoria Beattie and San Pedro with vessels including President Governor and Admiral Sebree. Mukilteo Tacoma and Tacoma entries show Wil mington sailing to Mukilteo and Seattle via Tacoma. Tacoma entries also report Admiral Sehrey Fulton Quadra and Admiral Schiey arrivals and departures for Beattie Vancouver and Beattie again with times noted in the early morning and evening hours.
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Maritime Traffic Bulletin From Pacific Northwest Waters
Reports from Wireless Canadian Government list several sea movements on July 19 81. J A Moffett sails 204 miles south of Ocean Falls B C bound south at 6 p m. Other vessels include Hartwood Grays Harbor bound for San Francisco 322 miles north of San Francisco, Lyman Stewart Seattle bound for Port San Lula 618 miles from Port San Lula at p m, Effingham Seattle bound for San Pedro 40 miles south of Columbia River, Admiral Dewey San Francisco bound for Beattie 168 miles from Beattie, De light Seattle bound for Yokohama 1476 miles from Cape Flattery, str Pansa Seattle bound for Shanghai 1690 miles from Beattie.
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Naval Communications
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Columbia River
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P. m
Delight
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Cape Flattery
Pansa
Shanghai
Vessels in Port at Seattle Today
Seattle harbor list of vessels anchored or docked at various piers and yards. Ships include Kashimi Maru, Hawali Maru, Kongosan, Admiral Schrey, Eastern Soldier, Snoqualmie fleet, and multiple named ships with owners and yards, reflecting a busy Puget Sound maritime scene.
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U. & & Colgon
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Kansas
U. B
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South Carolina
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Te Edmore
Jefferson Albers Mill
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Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Works
Patterson
Ames Drydock
Roonevelt
Man Escapes Fire Using Bed Clothes Rope
A man trapped in a Latona Avenue home slid to safety on a bed clothes rope after a blaze trapped him in a two story frame dwelling owned by L. M. Gran at 6633 Latona. Fire damage to house and contents is estimated at 900 dollars. cause is unknown.
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L. M. Gran
Latona Ave
Deported Reds Leave Seattle for Coast on Special Train
Twenty Russian deportees and five others left Seattle at midnight and were turned over to the deporting officer in Portland. They boarded a special train Monday for the East, according to a report to local immigration authorities Tuesday morning.
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Seattle
Portland
East
Huck Finn Spirits Spark Watermelon Car Theft
The tale notes Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer were present in spirit but not in body as 20 watermelons were stolen from a freight car on Railroad Ave and Marion St Tuesday. The melons belonged to Ryan Fruit Co.
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Tom Sawyer
Railroad Ave
Marion St
Ryan Fruit Ca
Railway Wage Award Has Little Effect on Market
Announcement of the wage award in Chicago had little effect on the New York Stock Exchange. Traders said union leaders’ reaction remained uncertain and the street awaited labor chiefs’ decision. Call money renewed at 5 percent. Steel common rose to 81 1 2 while Baldwin traded near 119 1 2.
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Phe Hiehem Steel
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Stromberg
Weather Aids Grain as Futures Slip and Steady
Chicago July 20 futures drifting as crop and weather reports calm traders. December wheat dips from opening, March wheat mixed, corn and oats slide on weather signals. Rail labor board award boosts sentiment. hog prices rise while provisions stay quiet. Cash wheat values listed for No 1 red to No 3 spring.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Rail Labor Board
Hogs and Cattle Receipts Boost Market Prices
Chicago market notes show hog receipts around 16 000 head with prices near 14 50 to 15 per hundredweight for butcher hogs and larders. Cattle receipts about 11 606 head with steer prices around 14 28 to 14 60 and stockers and feeders around 5 10, calves varied. Sheep receipts near 12 000 head with lambs about 7 50 and ewes around 18 to 19 per head.
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Ceeseee
Wisconsin Crearm Brick
lAmburger Terre
Portland Market Report from July 20
Portland market report notes prices for various goods including cutter tte per ib Pere 4¢ ite per doa Hene 18 ibe per ib brotiers 18 ite per ib Cheese Triplets 11 330 per Te.
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Portland
Pere
Frisco Market Report Notes Mixed Poultry and Cheese Prices
Status of Frisco Market lists several items with prices per unit or weight. Putter Pixtraa and Pixtras bring 600 per lb and 8¢ per dos respectively, while extra pullets and undersized pulleta are priced per dos. Cheese from California flats and Oregon triplets show varied quotes in terms of per ib and per io rates.
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Foreign Exchange Markets Open Easier in New York
Foreign exchange opened easier with demand sterling at 82.41 pence and lower francs at 12.326. Sterling dropped 0.18, francs down 20 centimes, marks at 2.55, Canadian dollars listed in brief market update from New York July 2.
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New York
Coffee and Sugar Quotations From New io July Twenty Sixth
New York coffee and sugar quotations listed with pricing details for various grades and grades per pound. A warning note highlights the danger of fires from matches and cigars and urges protection of weeds streams and scenery.
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New York
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Santos
Railroads Hit Hard by High Living Costs
Washington July 20 The high cost of living hurts railroads more than humans as wage pressures rise while lines struggle to meet operating costs. The report notes the strain on crews and finances amid inflation and economic uncertainty.
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Washington
Rising rail costs outpace general price hikes
The piece argues that railroads face far sharper cost increases than overall living costs. It notes government takeover of freight and passenger services brought no fare boosts, while track and equipment costs surged: locomotives rose from 27 476 to 75 760, boxcars from 1 000 to 3 000, and a 90 foot girder bridge from 6 427 to 15 117, reflecting substantial inflation in railway maintenance and expansion.
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Railronda
Rising costs push need for modern rail transport system
The report cites a 200 per cent rise in track materials over five years and over doubles in depot repairs. Railroads face 50 per cent higher labor and interest costs, plus more for coal and ice. It argues these expense increases justify an adequate, up to date transportation network.
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Elcc
Railroafiy
Morigna
135 Percent Increase Drives Rail Rate Discussion
Officials debate a 135 percent rise in railway charges, arguing for a square deal for railways while considering impacts on commerce and passengers. The discussion centers on pricing fairness and regulatory responses.
Bank Employees Picnic on Bainbridge Island
The Washington Mutual Savings bank hosted a picnic Sunday at Rol lin Sanford's Westwood country home on Bainbridge Island. Twenty five employees attended with swimming canoeing and lawn tennis. A musical program featured Herbert Bryant William Hates and J B Folk plus soprano Ruth Canfield who sang several solos.
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Washington Mutual Savings Bank
Rollin Sanford
Westwood
Bainbridge Island
Sweet corn prices slip on market dip and ribabagas soon
The report notes sweet corn at 5 dollars per crate, down nearly a dollar from yesterday. Rutabagas expected Friday, with Eastern Washington shipments due later in the week. Ranchers raise to 62 cents a dozen to retailers as Pulleta holds steady.
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Washington
San Francisco
Pulleta
Local Market Prices Paid for Vegetables and Fruit
Market price list shows per crate and per unit rates for produce including apples peaches grapes and melons. Items listed include cantaloupes casabas cherimoyas and pineapples with varying per crate and per pound prices from multiple sellers such as Thompeon seed and Wickstrom.
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Tan Washington
Royse
Anne
Lamberts
Crate
Wickstrom
Jitney Petition Seeks Special Election After Signatures Boost
W K R Crawford announced jitneurs have secured more signatures for the proposed jitney ordinance election. Judge Everett Smith upheld a demurrer, ruling the city comptroller did not exceed authority in excluding 11 812 unregistered voters. The petition now shows 14 914 valid signatures, 1 924 short of requirement, with a temporary injunction blocking enforcement until July 28 trial.
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W. KR. Crawford
Jitneurs
BE. C. Ewing
Everett Smith
Harry W. Carroll
Mayor Caldwell Hosts Notable Visitors in Five Months
In five months as Seattle's chief executive Mayor Caldwell welcomed generals admirals cabinet officers and financial leaders. Tuesday morning he greeted his most important guest his mother Mia T M well of Thomasville Georgia during Day of Days celebrations.
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Caldwell
Seattle
Mia. T. M. Well
Thomasville
U S Watches Plan to Lay Off Workers
Washington July 26. The government watches with deep interest the proposed layoff of men by the Pennsylvania railroad and the closing of the American woolen mills. No action indicated at White House today.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Woolen Mills
White House
Council Demands Halt to Gas Exports
Los Angeles July 20. City council adopts resolutions urging federal action to prevent gasoline exports until U S domestic needs are satisfied.
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Los Angeles
United States
Retail Prices Edge Up in May as WPI Dips
The labor department reported a two percent rise in consumer prices for the month ending June 15 while wholesale prices fell by one percent. The release presents contrasts between retail and wholesale inflation readings for the period.
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Washington
Labor Department
Siamese Have a Sense of Humor
A brief London column notes Siamese students test an educator by defining words such as Idar meaning a bad adjective for boy Kick as a verb of the foot Hop as a verb of the frog Wig as a hypocrite nair in a playful lesson.
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London
Idar
Nair
Two New Candidates File For Public Office
County Auditor Norman Wardall reported only two new candidates for public office on Tuesday. George T. Erickson seeking the 42nd district state representative seat and Co E Hughes aiming for the 45th district state representative post.
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Norman Wardall
George T. Erickson
Co. E. Hughes
Air Mail Executive Heads to Vancouver for Review
Edwain McGrath, superintendent of railway mail service, departs for Vancouver British Columbia on official business. He plans to push the Seattle Victoria air mail route and expects a definite decision on return.
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Edwain McGrath
Vancouver
BB. C
Seattle
Victoria Air Mail
Police Band Heads to National Traffic Convention in San Francisco
Members of the police band voted 322 in favor and 18 opposed to attending the National Traffic convention in San Francisco next month. A fundraiser will seek 2000 dollars for partial expenses. The U S state department reported tensions as Mexico demanded atonement from Mexican authorities for raids by troops of the De la Huerta government on the Alfred Matthews ranch in Nuevo Leon.
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San Francisco
Washington
Nuevo Laredo
Rico
de la Huerta
Alfred Matthews
Alton
State of Nuevo Leon
State Department
Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Incident Tallies This Year
Mary Beavenny, seven, of 1412 11th Avenue, darted from behind another car on 11th Avenue between Union and Piketts and was struck by a vehicle driven to Charles Hi. King, Barrymore hotel. She was rushed to Roosevelt Clinic at 1114 Boyton Avenue with a single cut on her cheek.
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Mary Beavenny
11Th Ave
Union
Piketts
Charles Hi. King
Barrymore Hotel
Roosevelt Clinic
Boyton Ave
Pedestrian Injured in City Auto Collision
Doyle A. 27 an electrician of 26 Summit Ave N is hospitalized at Beattle General with bruises after colliding with a car driven by A. A. Fisher 2039 Warsaw Ave at Sixth Ave and Holgate at 8 45 this Tuesday morning.
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FA Doyle
Summit Ave. N
Beattle General Hospital
A. A. Fisher
Warsaw
Sixth Ave
Holgate
Public Markets at WEATLAKE Mall Featured Bargains
READABLE items list stalls and prices across WEATLAKE Mall produce and groceries. Eggs onions potatoes oranges lemons bananas olives and canned goods show cuts and deals with multiple stalls offering reduced prices and bulk sacks.
Demand Fire Safety Plans for County Building
King County commissioners debated fire safety upgrades for the county city building. W Wes McGuire proposed an aeronlarm system over a sprinkler option costing 9000 versus 1750, noting gasoline storage in the county garage creates risk and that the budget lacks funds for the pricier system.
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Harry W. Bringhurst
King County Commissioners
W. Wes McGuire
MecGuire
May Still Eats Music in Jail
May Still Eats Music in Jail May Still Eats Music in Jail May Golden, 22, held as safecracker, pickpocket and shoplifter, ate her music without much zest in the city jail Tuesday. Her gloom deepened when told a carrying concealed charge will probably be pressed. As a safecracker, May is fine said Captain Tennant. KE, Tennant said after her capture. She was arrested at ave and Virginia st after fight. Lieut Gus Hasselblad and Patrolman P Knapp nabbed her after a struggle and a drawn gun. Mey told Captain Tennant her husband is in Spokane and they have been separated months. She said she chose crime as the easier way.
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Tennant Eaid
Heap
Ave
Virginia St
Gus Hasselblad
P. B. Knapp
Knapp
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