Gompers Discusses Labor Struggles and Open Shop Fight
Washington May 18 Samuel Gompers leader of the American Federation of Labor outlines labor’s stance on wage reductions cost of living and profiteering. He argues against the open shop portraying it as an anti union crusade and warns of consequences if organized labor is crushed.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation ‘Labor
Gompers
Organized Labor Movement
Conpublic
Particu
America
Finance Ee
Governor Ocean Trial and Sea News From Portland and Seattle
Trial of Arne Mage third mate and Captain Harden in the Governor sinking continues as United States Steamboat Inspectors report. A $5 1800 suit over the Fortuna park raft drowning is filed. Northwestern carries full cargo from Alaska while Swiftscout shifts to Portland wheat trade amid weather notices and ship traffic data.
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Arne Mage
Harden
Governor
Shipping Board
Weat
Hartland
United States
Donald S. Ames
Harry C. Lord
Ernest Kellenberger
Vessels in Transit and Ports with May Schedules and Arrivals
May ship movements listed for Alaska to Puget Sound and British Columbia ports. Details include arrivals at Seattle Yokohama Seattle bound sailings from Petersburg and Skagway on May 12, and multiple vessels tied to Seattle docks and piers with times and vessel names such as Motorship Ruby Anvil and Weet Jappa.
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Tr Queen
San Pedro
Tthem
Wakena
British Columbia
Kem Aije
Seattle
Yokohama
Puentina Maru
Smith Cove
Piet A. Ate Katori Mare
Bell Street
Wm. Jones
Grand Trunk Pacific Terminal
Tr City of
United States Shipping Board
Ste Westward Mo
Tconium
Atr
Hastert Glen
Etr
Yosemite
Tippe- Stacy Street
Purnettle
Hanford Street
Henry & Grove
Spokane Street
Motoreship Libby
Maine
Todd Dry
Str
Forest King
I. Bh. Lovejoy
Weet Martland
Sehr
Admiral Mayo
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co
Patterson
Ames Yard
Roosevelt
Heffernan Dock
Ketchikan
Cordova Lake
Union
Sear
Levi W. Ostrander
Winstow Marine Railway
Anne Comyn
Berge Griffeon
Barga
Henry Villard
Coquitlam City
Santa Flavia
Money on Call and Foreign Exchange Rates
Money on call stands at 6 percent for six months. Mercury paper rates show 4 6Q percent and 7 percent on T. Bar silver in London quoted at 14%4. New York spot at 99 1/4 percent. Demand sterling trades around 91.99 percent.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
London
Baby of 4 on Trip Alone Across Ocean
New York May 13 Phyllis Ruth Toeque aged four began a solo voyage to England aboard the Saxonia. She is the daughter of F A Toeque of Louisville and intends to visit her grandfather Captain B H Toeque.
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Ocean
New York
Phyllis Ruth Toeque
England
Saxonia
F. A. €. Toeque
Louisville
Ising
Capt
BH. Toeque
They Lose Pension With Next Husband
London May 13 A British budget change is expected to cut the pension estimate by nearly 50 million dollars. The reduction stems from staffing economies at the ministry of pensions and affects widows who lose substantial sums on remarriage.
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London
Ministry of Pensions
City Official Drops Socks After Brief Try
Martins Ferry Ohio May 13 City Auditor A William Cross aged 65 wore his first pair of socks this week and discarded them last night The items were a joke gift with underwear To humor a friend he tried them but found socks very annoying and said he would not wear them again He stated he wants nothing more to do with the underwear either
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
William Cross
Cass
Market Opens Steady After Mixed Overnight Slump
New York stocks showed only modest changes at the opening with Industrial averages soft in parts while several issues recovered from the week’s lows. California Petroleum led gains, American Petroleum and United States Steel held steady, and General Motors slipped as traders blamed oversold conditions last week.
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New York
California Petroleum
Oita
Erican Petroleum
Union OU
United States Steel
American Sumatra
Raila
Reading
American Wooten
Sinclair
General Asphalt
Baldwin Locomotive
Republic Bteel
Bam
Si Brudebaker
Atlanticr Gulf
Sah
American Tel & Tel
General Motors
Goodrich
Terrices
Studebaker
Chandler
Wheat prices drift higher on favorable crop reports
In Chicago May trading, May wheat opened lower but recovered to end higher as crop-condition news boosted prices. May wheat finished around 1.414% to 1.42, July wheat rose to about 1.14% from the open, and corn and oats also closed higher on the session with cash wheat bids in the No 1 red range near $1.51.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Seattle Wholesale Produce Market Sees Weak Tone
The Seattle wholesale market showed a weak tone with dull trade and abundant stock. Three cars of strawberries from Vienna California sold for 9.25 to 4.50 a crate as prices varied by retailer. Mexican tomatoes arrived in excellent condition with little repacking needed and new Garnet potatoes quoted at 6 to 6 cents a pound. Butter held steady at 50 cents a pound for city creamery brick.
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Seattle
Vienna
Cal
Chicago Live Stock Prices Reported May 11
Chicago market data shows hog receipts at 71,000 with steady tone. pigs at $7.25. Cattle receipts 4,060 with beef at $7.25 to $9.75 for butcher stock. calves around $9. Sheep receipts 6,000 with higher prices for lambs and ewes.
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Chicago
Saten Too
New York Foreign Exchange Opens Mixed Amid Rates
The New York foreign exchange market opened slightly higher with the pound at 5.99 dollars and 89.99 percent. other currencies showed fractional moves including the French franc at 0.901, the Canadian dollar around 0.499, and the Austrian krones near 0.1805. Trading closed steady with the sterling at about 5.99 dollars and major pairs exhibiting small shifts.
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New York
Pforeten Exchange
Sterne
Frenes
Tire
France
New York Coffee and Sugar Market Report May 13
New York price notes show firm raw coffee at 4.77 to 6.79 and granulated sugar at about 14.30 with 6 1/3 ib for No 7 depot. Market details include brief commodity figures and small lot listings with partial grade indicators.
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N. Y
New York
Uger
Denver Live Stock Market May Receipts Report
Denver cattle receipts total 160 with 87 cows and stockers and feeders. Sheep receipts reach 1,400 with spring lambs selling around 10.00 to 10.50 per head and top lamb prices near 8.40 for bulk cattle market shows mostly lower trend with overall receipts and prices listed.
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Denver
Hhieher
Epring
Portland Market Status
Portland market reports steady conditions with cattle receipts at 59, hogs at 68, sheep at 99 and cheese at 23, while hens and other listed items show minor fluctuations. Prices remain largely unchanged across livestock and dairy goods in this edition.
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Portland
San Francisco Market Price Notes
A brief market update from San Francisco on May 12 lists assorted dairy and cheese prices. Entries include varied cheese types with small price points such as 3 1/2 cents and 11 to 16 cents for different extras and pulleta items.
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San Francisco
City plans ordinance for $1,320,000 utility bonds
Councillman Oliver T. Erickson urged the city law department to draft an ordinance issuing utility bonds totaling 1 320 000 dollars. The bonds would finance the 1921 1922 railway construction program outlined by Superintendent D W Henderson and tentatively approved by the utilities committee.
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City Law Department
Councillman
State Boasts Strong Business Conditions
President J A Swalwell of Union National bank told the Pacific Northwest products committee that the state’s business conditions compare favorably with others apart from California. He reported bankers expect a readjustment period of two to three years, not months, based on a recent American Bankers Association executive committee meeting in Pinehurst North Carolina.
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California
J. A. Swalwell
Union National Bank
Pacific Northwest Products Committee
Chamber of Commerce
American Bankers’ Association
Pinehurst
N. C
Swalwell
Births Marriages and Deaths in Local Vital Statistics
Birth notices list numerous individuals with initials and addresses, noting a mix of genders and locations. Marriage licenses record names and residences in Seattle Tacoma Centralia and Camp Lewin. Death notices provide names ages and addresses for several residents with current city details.
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Hughes
Ephraim
Tacoma
Baxter
Addie
Centralia
Wewetzer
Guat C
Seattle
Giles
Lillian
Lagal Baker
Herbert Lewin
Mansell
Dorothy Alice
Birmingham
J. M
Camp Lewin
Ingebo
Anna
Byrne
Charlea N
Poattigor
Oe Burnett
Isabell
Bellingham
Sloyer
Arthur W
Anderson
Judith
Arkus
Clement H
Legal Anderson
Maud Val
Harry George
Legal Miller
Anne Maud
Pearson
Deery
John
Ninth Ave
MacDonald
Helen HK
Union
Ardery
Lycurgus
W. Whited
Bert
29Th Ave
Clark
Mary J
Petricaky
Hegina
Canada
Harrie
William A
Thackeray
Neleh W
Fur Exchange confronts nine million debt in company statement
The International Fur Exchange, the largest wholesale fur house in the United States, announces a deficit of 9,202,437.15 and says reorganization plans are under consideration by major stockholders.
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ST. Louis
The
International Fur Exchange
United States
Ite
Pepperdine Tours Western Auto Stores Network
George Pepperdine, president and originator of the Western Auto Supply Agency, visits two local stores as part of a tour of the expanding mail order retail and wholesale chain. The network extends from Chicago to cities across the West.
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George Pepperdine
Western Auto Supply Agency
Pepperdine
Chicago
Weat
State public works cancels 90 day tariff hike hearing
The North Pacific Coast freight bureau tariff No 1B cancellation sets a 90 day suspension for rate increases in Western Washington after May 27 and a hearing on the proposed rate is planned.
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North Pacific Coast Freight Bureau
Washington
State Department of Public Works
Rattlesnake Bite Death of Child Near Fort Morgan
In Fort Morgan area on May 13 a two year old boy, son of Charles Carson, died within three hours after being bitten by a rattlesnake in a barnyard. The child had approached the reptile and was struck by the snake.
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Fort Morgan
Col
Charles Carson
Portland chemist arrested for alleged wife murder
Portland chemist Cree T. Gruetter is arrested in connection with the death of his wife on May 4, according to police reports and local officials. Investigators say the case centers on suspected foul play and ongoing inquiries are underway.
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Portland
Cree
T. W. Gruetter
Public Markets Listings Include Wide Range of Staples
The page catalogs shelves at Public Markets with prices for butter cream cheese lettuce sauerkraut cucumbers tomatoes lard beef pork lamb and salmon. It notes stall numbers and various brands like Snider's ketchup Carnation milk Libby's corn beef and Meadowbrook butter along with price points and product variety across multiple stalls.
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Lee
Westlake Pratia
Thousand Island
California
Meadowbrook
Auto Club
T. Steller
First Ave
Box of Salt Fatal to New York Woman
A box of salt dropped on the right foot of Mrs. Elizabeth Gebhardt in Queens caused a broken toe and flesh laceration. Blood poisoning developed and the woman died as a result.
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New York
Elizabeth Gebhardt
Queens
Stamp on the Letter Scene at Post Office Window
Comic caption from New York Evening World shows an elderly woman requesting stamp placement and a stamp clerk advising to place the stamp on the letter. The quick exchange captures a humorous moment at a post office counter.
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New York Evening World
City permits rise in April with 1091 actions
The city building department reports 1091 permits issued in April for new construction and alterations, with estimated costs totaling 1,439,855 dollars. The figures show an increase over prior periods.
Alimony goes to school daughter in $400000 case
Mrs Madeline Frank Brandeis travels to Los Angeles with her six month old daughter and states every cent of the $400000 alimony from her Omaha husband will be used for the child's upbringing and education. The baby Marie Madeline is nicknamed the $400000 baby due to the settlement.
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Los Angeles
Madeline Frank Brandeis
Omaha
Marie Madeline
Queen Mary Uses Personal Audit On Royal Expenses
Queen Mary refuses profiteers and personally reviews month end household accounts of Buckingham Palace and other royal residences to prevent overcharging. The practice underscores royal insistence on financial integrity within the monarchy.
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London
Mary
Buckingham Palace
Child Plays With Matches Burn Grafenschling Village
A child playing with a box of matches started a fire that destroyed the village of Grafenschling, home to 62 houses. Six people died in the blaze and all cattle perished after the outbreak.
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Vienna
Grafenschling
Is marriage a handicap in modern life
A Sunday paper questions whether marriage hinders progress as social norms shift, comparing relationships to a relay race in a brief, quotable editorial snippet.
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Punch
London
Christy Thomas Named Executive Secretary of Seattle Chamber
Christy Thomas, director of the Chamber of Commerce bureau of publicity, will become executive secretary of the Seattle chamber, announced by President Robert Boyns. The secretary and assistant to the president posts will be abolished, with Hadley and McPherson likely remaining in other roles.
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Christy Thomas
Chamber of Commerce Bureau of Publicity
Chamber
Robert &. Boyns
Members’ Council
Gordon C. Corbaley
Roy O. Hadley
J. L. McPherson
Hadley
Thomas
Seattle
New York
New York Herald
Los Angeles Times
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Seattle Chamber
Eighth Ave
Lawsuit Over Chauncey Wright Restaurants Trade Name
A. Frank of South Bend Indiana sues Samuel W Johnston Annie W Johnston and the U National Bank in federal court for 25000 alleging breach of contract to transfer the Chauncey Wright trading name. He says the defendants use the name for their own restaurants and seeks relief against the bank held in escrow.
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Chauncey Wright Restaurants
A. Frank South Bend
Ind
Samuel W. Johnston
Annie W Johnston
U National Bank
Frank Alrges
Wright
Johnston
Goodyear Elects Edgar Wilmer President
Edgar BE Wilmer of Milwaukee has been elected president of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Announcement was made at the company's general offices in Akron Ohio.
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Akron
Ohio
Edgar BE
Wilmer
Milwaukee
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Former Montana Chief Justice Injured in Auto Crash
San Francisco report states John B. Clayberg, 60, former chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court, remained in critical condition after being struck by a car.
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San Francisco
Auto
John B. Clayberg
Supreme Court of Montana
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