Two Dozen Men Rule Railroads
The article lists 24 men linked to major railroads and banks, naming their rail lines and affiliations. It notes the first eight men cluster around the banking houses and National City Bank, highlighting interlocking directorates across transportation and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
D. C
Reibert M. LaFollette
James SN
Northern Pacific
Colorado & Southern
House of
National City Bank
Elliott Ave Bids Rejected. Five-Week Postponement Recommended
The board of public works recommended delaying action on Elliott Ave bids for five weeks and rejecting the two bids submitted for the project estimated at $430,000. The lowest bid came from Jahn and Bresai, a contracting firm.
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Elliott Ave
Streeta
Committee
Board of Public Works
Jahn & Bresai
Alaska Herring and Importing Co Consolidates Seattle Office
FF. Waxbam, president, and other officials of the Alaska Herring and Importing Co. in Seattle today announce the consolidation of the Portland and Seattle branch houses, making Seattle their main office. The concern is located at the City dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FF. Waxbam
Alaska Herring and Importing Co
Seattle
Portland
City Dock
Pacific Northwest Products Label Aims for National Spotlight
The Pacific Northwest products committee of the Chamber of Commerce plans a distinctive colored label to keep regional goods before national eyes. The label idea is being developed to help manufacturers in the territory gain recognition.
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Pacific Northwest
The
Chamber of Commerce
CALL SUPPLY BIDS FOR ALASKA GOVERNMENT PROJECTS
Alaska Engineering Commission Bell Street Dock invites bids to supply merchandise for government rainl seed builders in the North. Bids accepted until March 20 for contracts to furnish required goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Call Supply
Alaska Engineering Cormrmfission
Bell St. Dock
Seattle Ship News Brief
Friday maritime brief from Seattle notes tide timings and harbor activity. First low tide at 12:00 PM and high tide around midafternoon, with ongoing port movement and vessel arrivals.
Second High Tide Tide Times Record
Partial OCR reads tide times including first and second high tides and low tides with scattered numbers. The readable items list morning and afternoon values but lack clear subjects, dates, or locations.
Milwaukee launches new cruiser with ceremony and champagne
Tacoma reports the launch of the Milwaukee, second in a new U S navy scout cruiser class, amid cheers and christening by Mrs. Rudolph Pfeil. The ship is slated for speed with 12 six inch guns and a dramatic launch with Lake Michigan water and champagne.
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Tacoma
Lake Michigan
Anjou
Milwaukee
U. S. Navy
Todd Dry Dock Corporation
Rudolph Pfeil
Eddie Hubbard
Seattle
Maritime passenger and freight sailings schedule fragment
A damaged OCR list shows multiple ships with routes and times from March dates. Entries include Northwestern from Southeastern via Southwestern Alaska at 7 and m, Liebre from Han Pedro at noon, President from San Pedro via San Francisco and Victoria at 9 45 p m, Eastholme from Britten Columbia ports, Henry T. Reott from Tacoma at 6 p m, Kennecott from Tacoma at 7 p m, Fulten from British Columbia ports, Walmarino from Vancouver via Ocean Palm at 11 30 a m, Edmore for Tacoma at 5 30 am, Kennecott for San Pedro via Port Blakeley at 7 15 p m, Brueh for Portland Maine via several ports, Canadian Prospector for Sydney via Vancouver and ports at 3 45 p m.
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Northwestern
Southeastern
Alaska
Liebre
Han, Pedro
President
San Pedro
San Francisco
Victoria
Eastholme
Britten Columbia
Henry T. Reott
Tacoma
Kennecott
At & P
Fulten
British Columbia
Edmore
Port Blakeley
Brueh
Portland
Ore
Cristobal
New York
Kosten
Canadian Prospector
Sydney
Vancouver
Ports
Alaskan Vessels Report From Multiple Ports
A compilation of vessel movements shows Ketchikan and San Pedro routes with several ships sailing or arriving. Beattie and Admiral Dewey appear in path notices, with Beattie linked to Seattle via Tacoma and San Francisco routes.
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New York
Anna KB. Morse
Beattie
Cristobal
San Pedro
San Francisco
Balboa
Alvarado
Seattle
Tacoma
Anacortes
Salina Cruz
Telephone
Halled
Arabian
Eureka
Sir Admiral Dewey
Hreet Ranger
Vancouver
B.C
Ste Edmore
Sam
Transcribed Wireless Marine Report Lines
A maritime wireless report lists northbound vessel positions with times from March 24 to March 25, detailing routes from Jefferson and Beattie area to various ports, including Redondo, Admiral Bebree abeam Cape Lazo, and routes to San Francisco and Yokohama with distances noted. It references the Wilson government wireless system and ships Mazatlan, Rainier, and Eldridge with voyage legs and distances.
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Wireless
Jefferson
Queen Charlotte
Ate Redondo
Wateon Rock
Anyoa
Reherca Island
Beattie
Bebree
Cape Lazo
U. & Wireless Communications
Mazatland
San Francisco
Vessels in Port at Seattle Harbor
A list of ships docked in Seattle including the Tajima Maru at Eastern Lead er and the Kamchatka at Bell Street Terminal. Also noted are vessels McKenzie Renshaw Stansbury and several others at Ol Dock and Admiral bodman along with American Can Co. Dock facilities.
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Seattle
Birth Cove
Str Eastern
Great Northern Terminal
Bell Street
Tr Kamchatka
McKenzie
Renshaw
Taion
Stansbury American Can Co
Admiral Bodman
Juneau
Spokane
Atr
Pacific Coast Coal Bunkers
Eastern Glen U. & Shipping Board Yard
Gtr
Weetward Tip
Himrod
Iconium
Yosemite
Jalapa
Kayseoka
Commercial
Henry T. Beatt
Alaska Steamship
Victoris
Bkay@way
Etr
Banta Ana
Stacy Street
Burnettle
Kant Waterway
Mary
Weat Notus
Todd Dry Docke
Forest King
Admiral Schley
U 8
C & G Garveyor
Echr
Maid of Orleana
Admiral Mayo
Ornant
Puget Hound Liridge @ Dredging Co
Atr Patterson
Amen Yard
Str
Roosevelt
Nettleton Lumber Co
Peruta
Puyallup
Cagacan
Apraria
Cardia
Cenina
Charus
Chesterfield
Chaicia
Cineas
Cinyras
Corus
Corian
Cola
Clone
Elissa
Electra
Endymion
Fort Standis
Fort Harrison
Fort Jackson
Butter market fluctuates as prices drift and shipments arrive
Local butter prices weaken Friday amid broader market drift while several fruit and vegetable items show mixed moves. A late shipment of commodities is expected, with apples and other fruit showing solid demand through the week.
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Oregon
Oldest Railroad Comes to Be Alive This Summer
The Baltimore 4 Onto line plans a district freight and passenger agency in Be alive this summer expanding service in the Pacific Northwest. The notice lists many local births marriages and deaths as portion of the era’s social notices.
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United States
Pacific Northwest Field
Baltimore 4
Plan Envelope Plant Opens in Northwest District
Plans reveal Northwest Envelope Manufacturing Company, recently incorporated, moving to erect an envelope making plant in the locality for immediate operation. The project signals local industrial expansion and job creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Envelope Manufacturing Company
Public Market stalls list diverse goods and prices
The page catalogs stalls at a public market listing items such as prunes corn beef coffee spices jam and canned goods with prices and measurements. It notes produce meats and dairy including lard honey and butter as well as canned fruits and vegetables and variety of household staples.
Unemployment Improves with Building and Mills Demand
J. H. Shielda, chief of the city free employment agency, reports unemployment conditions rapidly improving. Lumber mills are demanding more men, and the building spurt is helping relieve the situation.
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J. H. Shielda
City Free Employment Agency
Sale of Public Lands Set for April 5 by State Commissioner
Clark V. Sayidge state land commissioner announces a public lands sale on April 5. The list of properties is held by county auditors and auctions in each county will occur in front of the courthouse from 10 am to 4 pm.
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Clark V. Sayidge
Flour price drop hits Tacoma mill tied to Seat’s lead
Tacoma flour mill follows Seat’s lead with a 40 cent per barrel price cut. Local dealers report prices stabilizing across Washington and Oregon though demand shows no noticeable rise.
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Tacoma
Grays River Seeks Seattle Contractor for Highway
Grays River residents favor a Seattle firm to secure the contract for a $205,000 highway project from Grays River to Deep River. Portland firms are believed active in pursuing the job.
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Grays River
Seattle
Deep River
Portland
Kings County invites bids for 200 foot steel bridge
The King County commissioners called for bids to build a 200 foot steel bridge over the Snoqualmie River near Tolt. Bids will be opened at 10 a m on April 25.
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Aida
Snoqualmire River
Tolt
King County Commissioners
Bank Clearings and Balances Display Mixed Figures
An OCR snippet shows bank clearings and balances with several figures such as 4,267,480.62 and 1,396,569.44 alongside entries for Tacoma and related totals. The text includes garbled fragments like eeeee and nm eeeee and scattered balances 609,965.00 511,623.00 25,886.00 and 4,084,999.00 1,002,851.00.
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Tacoma
Italian Fiancée Sparks City Streetcar Chaos in Boston
Mass. commuters blocked traffic as Pia Claudini arrived from Italy to flee her sweetheart Mauro bowl. The couple embraced on the streetcar track near the Ferry Building as motormen and crowds watched, the driver returning to duty after the moment.
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Ban Francisco
Mass
Pia Claudini
Italy
Mauro Bowl
Epring
Chicago Livestock Market Summaries March 16 1920
Cattle and hog receipts reported with mixed prices as market shows slow trading. Hog and cattle prices varied with some declines noted in steer and heifer values while sheep and lambs posted firmer bids and steady demand. Wheat and corn futures not discussed.
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Chicago
Owen
Portland Market Report From March Edition
Portland market status outlines receipts for cattle hogs and sheep, noting steady market with prime and heavy categories. Prices listed include jambs at 750 and lambs around 4.50 to 1.50, with ewe and wether figures and other mixed tonnage figures in a busy market column.
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Portland
T. Yeamines
Ewes
Hutter
Local Produce Advert Fragment with Pricing Notes
Fragmentary San Francisco listing shows a 10¢ item price and mentions extras, California products, and a few unreadable lines. The readable portion references a jam or fruit item marketed under a generic label with limited pricing details per line. The text is garbled and lacks coherent item names or dates.
Still Stills Goats Near Norfolk Prompt Home Brew Proof
A battered dispatch notes goats found around Norfolk with upturned hoofs near a moonshine still, supplying proof of home brew quality. The report also mentions Canada packing 20 percent of its normal fish and Japan adding 500 000 cases of red fish to a salmon market alongside other regions. In Spokane, Everett L. Poindexter of Tacoma is cited as a man found dead from gas in a refrigerator car at Othello, with a male companion unconscious.
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Tacoma
4&P
Osaka Shosen Ka
Orient
Atlantic
O. 8. K. Line
Jap Line
Harriman
Richmond
Norfolk
Canada
Japan
Bpokane
Everett L. Poindexter
Immigrant Family Wealth Grows Since 1914
In the year ending June 36, 1970, the average immigrant family brought two and a half times as much money as in the year ending June 30, 1914, indicating substantial economic growth over the period.
Murder charges filed in Cronkhite camp death case
Federal complaint filed in Tacoma accuses Maj Alexander Cronkhite's killers Roland Pothier and Robert Rosenbluth of willful murder. The men, held elsewhere, face transfer to Tacoma for grand jury consideration with a Rhode Island bail dispute noted for Pothier.
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Alexander P. Cronkhite
Tacoma
Roland RK
Pothier
Robert Rosenbluth
East
Maj
Cronkhite
Camp Lewis
Providence
Rhode Island
Pothieria
Beattie
Rosenbluth
United States
Thos. W. Hammond
J. ¥. McAuley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Baunders
Alexander FP. Cronkhite
Porthier
Liberty
Master Burglar Receives 5 to 15 Year Penalty
Charlies Edmonds alias Nela Nelson pleaded guilty to burglary on Thursday after confessing to 26 similar crimes. Judge King Dykeman condemned his conduct and sentenced Edmonds to five to fifteen years in the penitentiary.
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Charlies Edmonds
Nela Nelson
King Dykeman
Edmonds
City Treasurers Exchange $1 Million Pocket Change
County Treasurer William A. Gaines delivered a $1,000,000 advance payment to City Treasurer Ed J. Terry on Friday morning to enable the city to call in $6,294 in outstanding warrants. The funds were due April 10 but earning interest at 6 percent by retiring the warrants, compared with 2 percent if left on deposit.
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Ed J. Terry
William A. Gaines
Thieves Keep Away From Grey's Home
HM C Grey denies a report his pistol was stolen and fears returning home after claims of guns stolen from a metropolitan garage. Grey asserts his arsenal remains intact at home and dismisses the story reported Friday.
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Grey
HM C. Grey
Delay Hearing On Street Car Suit Postponed
Federal Judge Cushman could not leave Tacoma Friday and the hearing on Seattle’s motion to dismiss Puget Sound Power and Light Co. federal suit was postponed with no new date set. The session was due at 2 p m Friday and no reschedule was announced.
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Cushman
Tacoma
Seattle
Puget Sound Power & Light Co
Long paving contract awarded for nine miles of concrete highway
The longest single paving contract to date has been let to Chas. E. Lind of Bellingham. Nine miles of road from Sumas to Linden will be paved with concrete under the project.
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Chas. E. Lind
Bellingham
Sumas
Linden
Giant 18 Foot Crab Caught Off Japan
An 18 foot crab, claimed to be the largest in the world, was caught recently off Japan, capturing wide attention in maritime circles. The claim of its size and origin sparked curiosity about the species and the fishing method used.
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Japan
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