Scornered Move Aids Farmers by Unified Front
Illinois farmers merchants and bankers unite to pursue reconstructive sanity. Fox leads a four point platform: economy, collective buying and selling, expanded marketing, and surplus control to prevent oversupply. Bankers pledge loans and lenient payment terms. Manufacturers urge banker support and farmer prosperity with patient guidance and educational help.
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R. J. Gibbons
Chicago
Illinois
George A. Fox
State Agricultural Association
William C
State Bank Association
Perry Greeley Holden
International Harvester ‘Company
Canteloupe Season Opens With Early Market Prices
The cantaloupe season opened with 1.5 carloads of fruit and early quotes at 7.50 a crate and 8 a standard, later dropping to 7 and 7.50 as demand steadied. Strawberries may glut the market. fruit receipts Monday show crates at 2.50 to 3.50, greens at 1.50 to 2 a crate, peas at 15 cents a pound, eggs tightening, and butter steady.
Ship News Tides in Seattle and Loss of Sir Francis II
A Seattle column reports tidal times and depths for Monday through Tuesday. It narrates Capt. Thomas Drake describing the loss of his cruising schooner Sir Francis II off the Cuban coast in a storm, his second vessel lost. The piece also notes a canceled trawler auction, the Silver State sailing to Seattle with 150 Chinese coolie contract laborers, Krazy Kat winning a yacht race, City of Spokane’s swift voyage from Yokohama, and battleships Arkansas New York Wyoming arriving at Puget Sound with Portland tonnage data for May.
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New Orleans
Seattle
Thomas Drake
Capt. Drake
Silver State
Pacific Steamship Co
Shipping Board
New York
Havana
Northwest
Hongkong
Puget Sound
Arkansas
Bremerton
Wyoming
Small firms gain foothold in Seattle postwar era
A report from Seattle Chamber of Commerce industrial bureau notes steady influx of small business firms into Seattle since the war, indicating growing foothold in the local economy and entrepreneurial activity.
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Seattle
The
Industrial Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Pea
Denver Woman Kills Actor in Self-Defense Claim
Mrs. Helen Cass wife of a Denver policeman killed photoplay actor E S Kensington in Denver She says she shot him in self defense when he accosted her The incident unfolds as a legal case with the shooter asserting defense of necessity and threat posed by the victim to her safety.
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Helen Cass
Denver
E. S. Kensington
Jin Denver
Uneasy Trading Marks New York Exchange Opening
Uneasiness in New York trading surfaces at the open with many issues down. American Sugar and United States Steel slip early while American International rebounds from a low. General Electric and Studebaker show small moves as the market unsettledly begins the day. Foreign exchange also breaks with sterling opening at 5.79 dollars.
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New York
Cuba
United States Steel
American International
General Electric
General Motors
Royal
Sterling
Lecoff
Grain Market Settled After Rain Fluctuations in Chicago
Chicago June 6 The grain market showed more settled movement this week after volatile rains last week with narrow price margins for most grains. July wheat opened down 1.5 cents at 1.29 and later rose 1 cent. September wheat opened down 0.5 cent at 1.15 and closed up 1 cent. July corn opened down and finished up 1 cent. September corn opened down 0.5 cent at 6.640 and closed up 8. July oats opened up 0.5 cent at 8.0 and closed down 0.5. September oats opened down 0.5 cent at 4.14 and closed steady. Cash wheat varied by grade with prices listed. live stock markets also reported with hogs steady to 10 cents lower and cattle and sheep showing gains.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Jade
Bbc
Lamba
Portland Market Prices and Receipts Report
Portland market recap shows cattle receipts 96 with mixed price shifts. Prime lambs and yearlings listed, cows and heifers varied, pigs and Bees prices noted. eggs and butter/cheese values briefly listed amid overall slow trading.
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Portland
Sugar and Coffee Prices Mixed in New York Trade
New York sugar markets show raw sugar at 4.63 and granulated at 6.30 per 100 pounds while coffee quotes list Rio No 7 spot at 7 cents per pound and No 4 Santos at 9.4 cents per pound.
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N. Y
New York
Rio
San Francisco Produce Prices Aired In Trade Listing
A fragmented trade listing from San Francisco shows varying prices for butter extras at 36% per pound and 36%4 cents per pound, Kege extras, and other poultry and cheese items. The note mentions under sized pullets and California flats cheese at 16 4c per pound.
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San Francisco
California
Public Hearing Set on Puget Sound Food Fisheries
The state fisheries board schedules a public hearing at 10 a.m. on Monday June 20 in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room. Residents may present views on salmon and other food fishes to aid rehabilitation and perpetuation. Shellfish regulation is outside the board’s powers.
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Puget Sound
State Fisheries Board
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Pacific Oil Claim Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court dismissed the McKettrick Oil Co. writ of error, upholding Southern Pacific railroad’s claim to oil land in Kern County California, a dispute decided after lower court reversals.
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Washington
Southern Pacific Railroad
Kern County
California
McKettrick Oil Co
Supreme Court
Oil Company
Thief Steals Liberty Bonds From North Side Home
A burglar pried into James Johnston’s residence at 6721 Seventh Ave N W Sunday night and took $300 in Liberty bonds from a dresser drawer. No suspect or trace has been found.
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James Johnston
Seventh Ave. N. W
Romans Introduce Bricks in England By 44 A D
A historical note indicates Romans used bricks in England as early as 44 A D, marking early construction adaptation in the province. The statement highlights Roman architectural influence and the spread of brickmaking during the early empire.
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England
New Skagit Bill to Council on Large Bond Issue
Doubling the original estimate the ordinance calls for a 5 500 000 bond to complete the Gorge creek unit of the Skagit hydro project. Walter F Meter the Corporation Council sent it to the council finance committee Monday. Council may introduce the measure Monday afternoon as officials seek exact data and a comprehensive survey to justify the cost.
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Gorge Creek
Skagit Project
Council
Corporation
Walter F. Meter
A. L. Cohen
Ship Strike Fight in U S Court Today
Federal Judge E B Cushman scheduled a 2 pm hearing on the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association No 88 motion to dissolve a temporary restraining order tied to a ship strike. Over 50 affidavits from seamen reps claim unions remained peaceable and that the strike was a shipping board shutdown rather than a walkout.
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Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association No. 88
E. B. Cushman
Shipping Board
His Sunday at Home Proved a Mere Dream
George Ray left county jail after furnishing bond for a liquor law conviction and awaiting appeal decision. Deputy U S Marshal Colligan arrived with a new liquor charge warrant, sending him back to his cell. He is scheduled to appear before U S Commissioner McClelland on Monday.
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George Ray
United States
Frank Colligan
George
U. S
McClelland
Harding Deplores Tulsa Race War
President Harding told Lincoln Memorial university students that education solves the race problem and urged that there never be another Tulsa riot. He spoke during a brief stop in Oxford after visiting Valley Forge.
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Oxford
Harding
Lincoln Memorial University
Tulsa
Valley Forge
Knox
Porter Resolution Favored as Borah Alternative
Washington June 6. The Porter resolution, a substitute for the Borah disarmament plan, was ordered favorably reported by the House Foreign Affairs Committee and is backed by house leaders.
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Washington
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Power Plant Nears Full Commission for City Grid
The Lake Union steam plant unit valued at 1 100 000 is nearly complete and will undergo vibration tests and other checks with generators operated for test runs. City lighting department plans to bring the unit online once testing is finished.
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Lake Union
City Lighting Department
Pike Place Public Market stalls list pricing snapshot
A dense OCR of Pike Place stalls details prices across sections including Stall 11 63 79 66 109 102 24-26 94-96 and others. It catalogues goods from sugar milk coffee soap canned goods produce to meats with per unit prices and special items such as Royal White soap Creme Oil and Cottolene.
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New Sarhat
Ferth
Imperial Valley
Virginia Keystone
f.C.b
Seattle
Eric Seer
Wisconsin
Pike Place
Stalin
Hill
Queen City
Westlake
Rogers
Pillsbury’s
Campbell's
Historic Basement Bargains on Textiles and Rugs
A vintage sale lists Worsted Wilton and Axminster rugs in 9x12 sizes with major discounts from 195 to 125 dollars, plus numerous linoleum, carpeting, curtains, drapery fabrics, bedding and linens. It includes No. 60 Berkeley Cambric, Gingham, muslin, sheetings, and a wide range of apparel items from undergarments to coats, dresses, and shoes.
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Saxony
Axminster
C.ccoce
Berkeley Cambric
Berkeley
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Chicago Board of Trade
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