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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
7
Loneshoremen Cooperative Stevedoring plans a 25 percent cut in charges for Seattle steamship interests. Manager Robert Bridges says the move aims to prove the cooperative’s practicality by ending strikes and controversy over lists, replacing private firms and removing the jobber. The group will not settle wages or hours.
London June 15 Salvation Army officers barred from attending football matches after ten members of the Barton on Humber branch joined a game. The incident was treated as a serious breach and the band was suspended for one month.
A Royal Dublin Society spring show features cottage industry entrants including two women spinners over eight years old who had never traveled by train before. The Seattle Star notes its beet serials are up to date and appeal to broad readers with heart and thrills.
Three people were killed and several injured when Santa Fe passenger train No 4 derailed 12 miles west of La Junta Colorado. A doctors and nurses relief effort arrived as the injured and dead were transported to La Junta with the scientist Dr W F Harper and Pullman coachman B Swanson among the listed dead.
Dr A O Tait told a Seventh Day Adventist camp meeting in Coeur d Alene Idaho that evolution is all bunk and that the whale story is true claiming the whale swallowed Jonah.
King George will visit Wales on July 1 and 17 to open two large sanatoria near Denbigh and Talgarth built by the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial association. The charity was founded in 1910 to honor King Edward and combat tuberculosis in Wales.
Portland market listing lists butter and meat prices. Baxne at 28 43 cents per pound, Hene 20 26 cents per pound, brotiers 20 per pound, Cheene Takapulta 21 320 per pound. Prices arranged as commodity quotes for shoppers.
An advertisement from the INTERNATIONAL BOND COMPANY offers foreign and colonial government bonds at deep discounts, with prices for Japanese, British, French, Belgian, Italian, German, Mexican, Chinese bonds and city bonds in Berlin Tokyo London Paris. They promote a monthly payment plan with one fifth down and ten monthly payments, claiming connections in London Paris and Berlin and references from Seattle banks.
The Street remains glutted with cantaloupes and cauliflower yields poor quality due to dull weather. Sluggish demand lowers prices while local strawberries drop to 12 to 14 cents a pound with Oregon fruit at 12 to 148 cents. continued rain slows arrivals and the season.
Market price list shows vegetables fruits and dairy goods with per unit and crate quotes. Items include cabbage carrots cauliflower cucumbers green peppers lettuce potatoes spinach lettuce melons cantaloupes cherries grapes lemons oranges pears and more with regional notes from Imperial Valley Eastern Washington and Virginia. Dairy and poultry prices paid by wholesale and local creamery sales listed alongside meat and nut quotes.
Wireless Canadian Government logs identify multiple naval movements on June 14. Vessels including Admiral Evans near Balmon River heading north at 1 36 pm, City of Beattie near Alert Bay heading south at 1 pm, and Kedendo off Milbank Sound northbound at 2 15 pm. Also listed are Norwood and Bellingham relays for Heattie, Queen from San Francisco to Beattie at 196 miles out, Rainier for San Francisco 534 miles north, and Hercules for Oakland with a dock pontoon in tow 120 miles from Tateoth.
An overview of ships and dock activity around Seattle's harbor including ports, piers, and vessels such as the Maru, City of Beattie, Pacific Coast Engineering works, and other listed ships and dredging outfits. Grain futures and commodity notes follow with prices and closing figures from the Chicago Board of Trade.
Chicago stock receipts show cattle and hog markets mixed with light declines and steady to firm feeds. Prices for hogs at 460000 head, beef and veal steady to higher, with cattle and sheep receipts and pricing noted. New York foreign exchange opens steady with sterling around 3.92 and franc around 1.23. late close shows minor gains in franc checks.
The Seattle tide schedule lists the first high tide at 2:10 a.m. and the first low tide at 4:07 a.m. on June 15, with a second high tide at 4:49 p.m. and second low tide at 10:00 p.m. A follow up on June 16 shows tides at 1:00 a.m. and 6:57 p.m. with heights around 1 to 2 feet.
A June ship log lists vessels arriving and departing from Nome and Alaskan ports. Entries include the Queen from San Diego via San Francisco arriving around 7 am, Javen Maru from Kobe via Vancouver, and the Admiral Rodman leaving southeastern Alaska on June 15. Also noted are Everett and Admiral Parragut movements with various times and routes.
Ships listed arriving and sailing from San Pedro, San Francisco, and Tacoma. Vessels include Beattie, Governor, Annette Kelph, Everett, Norwood, and Northwestern with arrivals on June 14 to 18 and sails from Valparaiso, Victoria, and Da taon ta Beach, B. C. Dates and routes noted for each craft.
Seattle bankers and directors mark the 90th year of the Dexter Horton National Bank of Seattle. The bank traces its origins to founders Dexter Horton David Phillips and Arthur A. Denny, evolving from a pioneer grocery business into a prominent financial institution serving mining and lumber communities.
The fragment lists several monetary figures including valances, clearings, and balances for Tacoma Portland and other places. Totals shown include 1,586,757.59 for valances and 9,982,406.49 for Portland clearings, with other varying amounts like 1,161,969.00 and 94,286.00 in different lines.
The American Institute of Bankers begins a three day convention in Boston with 1300 delegates and wives. Governor Calvin Coolidge gave the welcome, Gardner B Merry opened the meeting and spoke, Stewart D Beckley delivered the response.
New York price quotations list coffee and sugar values for June 15. Coffee No File 154 per lb. Santos 13 8e per lb. Sugar Raw 20 20.07e per lb. granulated 21.10 24e per lb. A balanced man doesn’t have to part his hair or name in the middle.
Leave Arrive The Trans-Canada Limited runs daily from Vancouver reaching Montreal in 92 hours and Toronto in 87 hours. It offers 8 30 p m departures to Toronto and 7 45 p m to Minneapolis and St Paul with through sleepers to Chicago. Montreal service at 8 15 p m daily. Direct connections via through vestibulated trains to all Canadian and U S points. Ticket office 608 Second Ave Main 5588. K F Sturder general agent.
Detailed listing of prices from various stalls at public markets including coffee tea lard sugar butter eggs and canned goods with stall numbers and items. Denver cattle prices show 1,500 head market strong to 25 cents higher with steers $14.75 to $15.50 and calves to $11.50. Hog receipts 2,700 head with top at $14.80 and sheep 900 head with lambs at $15.75 to $16.54.
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