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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1922
Page
5
Councilman Philip Tindall, recently away on a Kansas City trip, will return soon. He is currently in California studying the Japanese question as Guatemala’s Indian majority is noted in a regional briefing.
California products dominate the local wholesale scene with asparagus arriving freely and Washington stock rising. Butter markets soften while egg and dairy receipts show mixed shifts. cattle feed is grass based and a new flush season appears in about two weeks.
Chicago May 2 Mrs Jennie Barmore is ordered to isolation under health board authority. She is not sick but accused of carrying typhoid germs and may be imprisoned indefinitely if she refuses to stop handling food or sterilize hands while supervision continues.
Mrs. Fintey 4 and Shepard rescued Violet Helene seven, daughter of the Duchess de Tallyrand formerly Anna Gould, from sailing to Pilla Island after she traveled from France without an American escort.
London May 2. The Church Times prints an advertisement seeking an assistant priest with a sense of humor proportion and refinement. Bachelor preferred.
Genoa reports a fisherman drifted seven miles in rough seas after his boat cap sized. An airplane swooped low and dropped a rope, allowing him to be hauled to safety and reach the shore near Antibes.
BRIGHTON England May 2 Efforts aim to force Sussex county council members to travel third class instead of first for public economy. BUDDIF JOHNSON 22 alleged pickpocket was arrested at Third Ave and Main St Monday night by Detectives BE Yoris and C Fortner.
ChicagoMay 21 trading was dull with irregular price moves. May wheat opened at 41% and closed up. July unchanged to up. September up. May corn unchanged. July and September mixed, oats firmed slightly. Provisions fluctuated as soybeans not mentioned.
Chicago market report notes live stock receipts with price ranges for cattle veal and calves. Entries list heavy weight and packers sows with varied bids plus specific prices for cows steer and heifer categories. Receipts include lambs ewes and mounts with quoted averages and ranges across categories.
Market prices for cattle sheep and calves showing nominal ranges with notation of steers cows and bulls. San Francisco produce quotations list prime poultry eggs and butter. foreign exchange rates from New York opening easier with range for francs lire and marks.
The New York stock market opened with steady gains as prices moved higher in the first hour. International Paper rose to 62 1 2 percent, Jewel Tea climbed to 73, and Baldwin jumped to 119 1 2 amid optimism for cash conversions and merger prospects.
Augustine & Kyer of Seattle bought the third box of fresh early red cherries via Ryan Fruit Co. at 10 dollars per box of 10 pounds. The fruit arrived in good condition after combing several acres. The first box sold in San Francisco for fifty dollars, or five dollars per pound, signaling Beattle market’s growing importance. California shipments from Vacaville are expected in two weeks, handled by California Fruit Distributors.
Mrs. Barmore seeks a writ of habeas corpus to remove her from Chicago health control while insisting she is a typhoid carrier. Her isolation has sparked medical controversy over carrier existence as she remains confined at home, fearing to leave her shelter and facing social ostracism. Augusta, Me., noted as one of four state capitals named for General Meary Deasbor.
The notice lists a 2:29 p.m. high tide at minus 6.48 feet and a 6:41 p.m. time with 116 Kerond, followed by 10:37 p.m. and a depth of 13.5 feet. Details indicate harbor or navigation data for the day.
Meteorological bulletin from Weather Bureau reports a rising barometer on May 1 at 6:60 am and 6:20 am readings near Saginaw with winds around 20 miles per hour. The notation is partially garbled but indicates early morning observations and passage of a weather system.
Listings detail vessels in port at Smith Cove Terminal Pier A and surrounding docks, including Admiral Schiey Admiral Behrey and Mattie Sea, with routes from San Francisco Yokohama Kobe and Vancouver. Ports, piers, and ships such as Arumasan Mara, Fulton, Brookdale, Northwestern, Niponset, and West Cahokia are cataloged along with tug and dredging activity and related shipping board references.
A. J. Piesgraf, of 107 Columbia St, is charged with resisting an officer after leaping on Deputy Sheriff F. B. Kine when served with court papers Monday afternoon. The information was filed Tuesday in justice court.
In New York a bandit pointed a banana at Giusseppe Fiento in his store and ordered him to put his hands up. The thief fled with Fiento's watch and $150 from the till.
London May 2. The Mansion House ball awarded a prize for a lampshade costume. A spectator quipped that when his clothes wear out he will wear a lampshade and a rug.
In Algiers on May there is report that native Soudan wives provide four spear heads as tax payments but now must contribute eight. The note highlights rising wartime duties imposed on local communities.
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