Plan to Observe America Day Here
Saturday May 17 is proclaimed America day nationwide with Seattle joining in. Acting Mayor W D Lane announced the proclamation and the American Defense society backs the effort. Beattie’s preparations are handled by Frank Gates Jr and organizations wishing to participate should contact Gates in Room 412 county city building.
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Seattle
W. D. Lane
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Beattie
Frank Gates, Jr
Gates
Pacific Steamship fleet grows with four new vessels
Fifty eight vessels are now operated by the Pacific Steamship company. Twenty three are owned by the company and twenty five are chartered. The fleet was boosted this week by four new ships from Portland and four more launched at Seattle yards. The Redwood recently joined the Admiral line, expanding the flag count to reflect the bigger fleet.
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Seattle
Admiral Line
Pacific Steamship Co
Shipping Board
Austrian charged with wanton destruction of fish
K Diklich an Austrian faces trial in county court for wanton destruction of fish. State Fish Commissioner Darwin and Assistant Attorney General H H Cleland traveled to Coupeville for the case. Diklich allegedly threw overboard 8000 to 12000 fish at Holmes and faced a second charge of about 10000 pounds at Fort Discovery Bay. The trial was set to be hotly contested.
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Darwin
H. H. Cleland
Coupeville
Diklich
Holmes
Jefferson County
Fort Discovery Bay
Pipe Found to Be Old Scotch on Bowles & Company Dock
Officers investigated a peculiar find on the Bowles & Company dock Tuesday morning. Three barrels labeled lead pipe apparently contained an old scotch pipe and the barrels had sat on the dock for days awaiting examination by dry officers.
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Bowles & Company
Admiral Line shifting ships to Seattle San Diego route
Due to rising travel between Seattle and California, two Admiral Line ships now on the Alaska run will move to the Seattle San Diego service. The Admiral Farragut will join the Southern run, creating three weekly sailings from Seattle to California, while the Admiral Seahree moves from Alaska to San Diego service.
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California
Admiral Line
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Vessel Movements Sighted At The Cape In May Weather Report
Cape weather bulletin notes a two mast steam schooner southbound with dense fog and a south wind at 304 May 7. Other vessels including Niagara and Tenpaisan Maru reported passing or in port with varying fog, wind, and quayside arrivals and departures.
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Lyman Stewart
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Behr Salvator
Longshoremen In Session Seek Waterfront Open Shops
The Pacific Coast I. A. S. A. meets at the Labor temple since Monday with no action yet to force employers to hire only union men. The main topic is union reorganization for greater solidarity. A telegram was sent to Director of Railways Hines asking to restore the closed shop. no reply by Wednesday.
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French sailors bring crew for Albert Metin to Seattle
After four years in the French navy Capt Edouard Lucas arrives in Seattle with four officers and 20 men to form the crew of the motor ship Albert Metin. He recalls wartime service and notes differences in drink customs between France and America while the ship, built at Anderson Shipbuilding, plans to load lumber in Marshfield Oregon next week.
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Anderson Shipbuilding
Marshfield
Ore
Colman Dock
Island County
A. P. McCreight
Everett
Island
France Honors American Hero Quentin Roosevelt Name
France named one of its war vessels after Quentin Roosevelt to honor the late president and his son. Commander George F. L. Gotawet of the French navy said the Quentin Roosevelt, formerly a Russian ship, was turned over to France due to Russia lacking crews.
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Quentin Roosevelt
George F. L. Gotawet
Seattle
Russia
Goisset
Flotila
Dijon
Sub Attacks Drive Skipper to Pacific
Captain A. Skradel, formerly a Norwegian ship owner and master, takes command of the South American Pacific steamer Sinaloa at Pier 10 after arriving in San Francisco. He previously operated ships from Norwegian ports and joined the rifle coast shipping scene following wartime German undersea attacks.
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A. Skradel
Sinaloa
Pier
Skradel
Rifle
San Francisco
Washington lumber to Belgium amid wartime shipping moves
The motorship Brisk, sailing from Seattle for Falmouth, England, is likely to be sent to Belgium to transport Washington fir for reconstruction. The Berthanga, fifth Patterson McDonald shipyard product, moved to Vancouver to load lumber for Ridney. The clipper Columbia River, noted in San Francisco for its unusual rig, is due in port soon.
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Seattle
Falmouth
England
Belgium
Patterson-McDonald Shipyards
Vancouver
Ridney
Columbia
Amphion Society to Present Semiannual Concert
The Amphion society presents its semi annual concert at 8 15 p m Wednesday in the Masonic temple auditorium with Lotta Madden as assisting soloist. The Amphions are directed by Claude Madden.
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Masonic Temple Auditorium
Lotta Madden
Amphions
Claude Madden
Bank Clearings and Balances in Seattle and Tacoma
Clearings and balances for Seattle and Tacoma reported with figures: Seattle clearings totals and balances listed, Tacoma amounts shown. The page records intercity banking activity and overall monetary movement with specific sums.
Local Markets Reflect Shifting California Supply and Market Bets
The report notes Fiorin atrowberries arriving in Heatth by Saturday, with California shipments easing into Seattle and boosting local and Eastern Washington growers. Traders expect higher prices as California supply leaves the Seattle market while earlier quality woes in Los Angeles persist. Market quotes for turkeys, dairy, poultry, and grains show mixed but cautiously firmer tones amid changing supply dynamics.
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California
Los Angeles
Seattle
Washington
Public Markets PIN stalls offer pantry staples and seafood items
A crowded market listing shows stalls with sugar and soap, milk and margarine, flour and coffee, tomato sauce and canned goods. Beef, veal, and fish such as red snapper and halibut appear with prices. multiple stalls highlight Palm Olive soap, Libby's tomato sauce, and Royal baking powder amid broad grocery offerings.
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Libby
Grocery items and prices listed in old market stall notes
A scrambled catalog of shop items with brands and prices including margarine marigold 20 percent. strawberries. asparagus. new potatoes. Borden milk. sardines. puddings. bacon. Swedish sausage. butter. cheese. olive oil. pasta. coffee or cocoa products. sugar. Ghirardelli chocolate. peas.
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Mtalle
Washington
Grocery Store Price List and Goods Appearing
A noisy OCR list shows dairy items and produce with prices and quantities. It mentions milk 1% and large fish like Columbia river shad and king salmon, oats, dill pickles, butter, sauerkraut, buttermilk, creamery items, and other staples with scattered figures.
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Kristofersen
New York Market Report May 1 Coffee and Sugar Prices
New York market update shows coffee spot at 7.1 cents per pound, weekly average noted. Santos coffee at 13 percent, sugar centrifugal price at 87.28 dollars per metric ton.
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New York
Santos
Commodity prices in San Francisco markets May 1
Butter extras at 31 cents, cheese California fats 31, Red feed 2.15 to 2.20, shipping 2.40, potatoes 1.76 to 2.02, Oregon bur banks 302.25, Idaho gems 242.25, Washington gems 262.55, onions ice house California 4.25 per cental on street 4.25.
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Bolsheviks Slaughter Best Russian People
Two war tired Frenchmen pass through San Francisco en route to Paris as tensions rise amid reports from the European front.
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San Francisco
Paria
Portland Market Report shows varied cattle and sheep receipts
Portland market report dated May 7 lists cattle receipts with steady to firm ranges for steers cows and heifers and mixed loads. Pigs and hogs show prices around 18 to 20 dollars. Sheep receipts steady with prime lambs and yearlings cited, plus local dairy creamery and cheese mentions among miscellaneous items.
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Ore
Bert Pteers
Enty
Buik
E Hutter—City Creamery
Keew
Brothers
Oregon
New York Stock Market Opens Higher Amid Broad Advances
The New York stock market opened with broad strength on May 7 led by gains in most leaders. United States Steel was unchanged while Central Leather rose to 81% and American Smelting climbed to 74%, with Marine Preferred at 11 4 and American Smelting showing gains.
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United States Steel
Bolshevism Dismantled in Russia Comment Says Capt Crumiere
Capt Paul Crumiere and Lieut Edouard Violet speak on Bolshevik strength in Russia after years of conflict. Crumiere notes Bolsheviks killed off many of Russia’s best people before being subdued.
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Russia
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Crumiere
Going Up at Metropolitan Strikes Seattle Stage
Robert Street, the red blooded American aviator, stars in Going Up a musical comedy by Harbach Montgomery and Hirech presented by Cohan & Harris at the Metropolitan next week. An author of aviation books must fly a real plane to win the heroine amid farcical preflight scenes and merriment.
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Robert Street
Otto Harbach
James Montgomery
Louis A. Hirech
Cohan & Harris
Metropolitan
Mexico Excluded From League of Nations Relations
Washington reports authorities avoid comment on Mexico’s exclusion from the League of Nations. Three factors cited: Carranza’s friction with great powers over Tampico oil disputes, Mexico’s defaulted bonds totaling over 16.6 million pesos, and Mexico’s treaty restrictions on foreign bond sales, with guarantees of sincere international cooperation required for admission.
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League of Nations
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