City questions tests on Seattle Lighting gas output
Corporation Counsel Walter F. Meier argued that the state public service commission is not giving Seattle gas issues proper consideration. City chemist findings for February show an average gas content of 569 Btu versus the 660 required. Meier demanded access to test results and asked Professor Whitwell of the University of Washington to submit his tests for public review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Service Commission
Seattle
Seattle Lighting Company
Walter F. Meter
Public Service Commission
Meler
Public Service Body
Whitwell
University of Washington
Public ‘Service Commission
Meier
Whitbe
Stick-ups thwarted by Bach's cry for help
Two armed suspects attempted a night street robbery at the corner of Minor avenue and John street against John Bach of 423 Pontius Ave. Bach yelled for help, scaring the assailants who fled from a car and drove away. Police were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bach
Pontius Ave
Minor Ave
John St
Bach
75-Year-Old Man Fights Off Highwayman in Georgetown
Georgetown police seek a highwayman who accosted a 75-year-old man nicknamed Dad Morgan. After sticking a gun in Morgan's ribs, the suspect was knocked away by a well directed blow from Morgan. Morgan lives in Georgetown and provided details to officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Morgan
Sedro-Woolley Plans Legion Armory Civic Center
Sedro-Woolley outlines a Legion home and civic center project valued at 59000 dollars. Architects Lawton and Moldenhour flag the Alaska building firm as designers for the armory and community facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedro-Woolley
Legion
Lawton & Moldenhour
Alaska
Still Manufacturer Is Declared Guilty
Harry P D Dunn was found guilty by a federal jury on charges of failure to pay revenue on stills manufactured. Final disposition of the case will be May 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry PD. Dunn
Silk Dusted by Cotton as Chinese Crop
Shanghai emerges as a cotton manufacturing hub according to Julius Rosenfeld, delegate at the Foreign Trades Convention. He cites over two million spindles in China’s cotton industry and large investments by English and Japanese capitalists, urging American action to seize opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Shanghai
Julius Rosenfeld
China
Anye
Mra. Rosenfeld
America
Friedman charged with first degree murder in Tacoma
Robert B. Friedman, 19, is released on 15000 bail after being charged with first degree murder in the death of his father, Phillip B. Friedman, in Tacoma. Deputy prosecutor Selden and Coroner D. Shaver say four skull fractures and multiple gunshot wounds suggest the blows followed the first shot. Sam Friedman witnessed the killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Robert B. Friedman
Phillip B. Friedman
Liberty
Selden
D. Shaver
Friedman
Sam Friedman
Police Seek Four Bandits After Alameda Cashier Hold Up
Alameda police and nearby towns hunted four gunmen who escaped after a revolver duel with Patrolman Homer Coffman. The would be robbers surprised by the officer during an apparent cashier hold up at an Alameda store yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda
Cal
Homer Coffman
Market Prices Unchanged on Local Wholesale Market
Quotations on the local wholesale market were practically unchanged Wednesday morning. A steamer from California brought small quantities of green peas and parsley with peas at 11 to 12 cents a pound and parsley at 5 cents a bunch. Rhubarb and berries held firm with cantaloupes and eggs showing steady or high prices as arrivals grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Kennewick
Local Market Prices Paid For Vegetables and Dairy Goods
Prices paid by wholesale dealers for vegetables and dairy items are listed with regional references to Virginia Kayetone Japan and Wisconsin cream. The report notes creamery prices and fresh dairy products, including various cheese types like Limburger and Swiss, with unspecified trips and broilers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatter
Ender
Brie Wage Sirielly
Wisconsin
Uytek
Limburger
America
Foreign Trade Experts Demand More Ships and Reform
In San Francisco on May 19 the Seventh National Foreign Trade Council urged that ships controlled by the United States Shipping Board remain under American ownership, and that 500,000 new rail boxcars be built. They called for swift congressional action to restore rail credit, expand Pacific trade links, fix exchange disparities, and move 173,000,000 bushels of grain to curb rising living costs. The convention pooled insights from 2,500 delegates on stabilizing transportation and preserving a U S merchant marine to prevent industry collapse and a financial panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pfrancisco
United States Shipping Board
Orient
Asia
American Pacific
Europe
United States
Seventh
National Foreign Trade Council
America
National Executive Council
New York
Reid
Harding
Federa Oe Corve
Keted Snores
Sumer
Binet
Brudebeaker
Seoul’ Motors
Beathern Pacific
Tesee Com S
Brudebarer
Baldwin
Warhington
Pan
American Petroleum
Public Market Ad Prices and Goods Listing
A dense inventory listing shows prices and items at stalls including milk cans beans tomatoes coffee and flour. It notes specific brands such as Carnation Royal baking powder Van Camp's and Golden West coffee along with meats and produce like Yakima Gem potatoes halibut salmon red snapper and asparagus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Weatlake
Pka
Woman to Report on Local Condition in Seattle
Mrs. Julia B. Rishel, assistant general administrative agent of the department of justice, is in Seattle to investigate officer offices. She will determine whether congestion of business from prohibition cases warrants more personnel in the United States district attorney marshal and district court clerk offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia B. Rishel
Department of Justice
Seattle
United States
District Court
Land Title Mysteries and Mortgage Foreclosure Risk
The article discusses the complexities of title abstracts and legal proceedings in foreclosures. It argues that laymen face risk and promotes Title Avenes Company as protection against missteps in securing a clear title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenes Company
Shipping Notes: Two Steamer Movements Amid Trade
Steamer Suwa Maru of Nippon Yusen Kaisha sailed from Yokohama to Seattle with a miscellaneous cargo and is due June 1. Steamer Diablo of Pacific Steamship Co on course from Arica to the Tacoma smelter, will discharge ore and then load flour for the Atlantic coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suwa Maru
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Yokohama
Seattle
Diablo
Pacific S$. & Co
Arica
Chile
Tacoma Smelter
Atlantic
Seattle Arrivals and Departures May Schedule
Arrivals include Saginaw from San Francisco via Mukilteo at 7 40 am May 14 Jefferson from the Eastern American ports at 6 50 am ate Queen from San Diego via San Francisco at 2 10 pm ate Richmond from San Francisco via Point Kibee at 11 45 pm Departures note May 19 to Queen for Tacoma at 5 TM May 19 Motor Vessel Lady Mine for Ketohutan and port Admiral Farragut for San Diego via San Francisco at 10 pm ate Eastern Gale for Honolulu via Bellingham at 11 90 am
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
San Francisco
Mukilteo
Jefferson
Amekan
Queen
San Diego
Richmond
Point Kibee
Ketohutan
Porte
Etr
Farragut
San Vrancigoe
Honolulu
Bellingham
Denver cattle market reports slow to higher gains
Denver May 19 cattle receipts total 900 head with prices up to 12.00 for steers and 10.76 for cows and heifers. Hog receipts 1,900 head show steady to higher market with top at 14.86 and most around 19.85. Sheep receipts 264 head mark unchanged with lambs around 19.26. A humorous aside notes a babbling brook is likely named for its silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Lamia
Chicago
Hutchers
Bond market opens lower amid mixed Liberty loan notes
New York trading opened with bonds showing declines. Fourth 44s traded around 665, down 1.60 from previous. second 4s fell to 57.40, a new low. third 44s steady at 46.40. Victory and Liberty issues eased slightly as market quotes slid toward a two week low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Victory
Liberty 1
Market Slump Pushes NYSE to New Lows Amid Weakness
The New York Stock Exchange faced a day of marked weakness with many issues sliding to new lows. Steel and petroleum shares led declines while investors faced higher money rates and a labor shortage, dampening buying and keeping the market practically without support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mey
Suez
Maldwin
Seopmen Petroleum
Investera
Beara
Cax
Ehaner
Foreign exchange opens with rallying quotes in New York
New York May 19 Latin quotations and market were strong at the open. Sterling opened at 2 904 dollars, France checks reached a new high up 70 centimes, live checks gained 18.189 dollars up 80 centimes, Canadian dollars at 898, demand marks 2.léé, cables 0.17e up 08 centimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Lée
34 Concerns in Japan Close Up
Kobe Japan April 1 analysis shows serious financial stress after a panic on April 7 when Masuda Dill Brokers and other large banks failed.34 weaving companies halted operations due to cash shortages and banks refusing to discount private paper, forcing many merchants out of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kobe
Japan
Masuda Dill
Emalier
Seattle Seen As Hub For Silk Manufacturing
A Chamber of Commerce industrial bureau report says Seattle is the Northwest’s ideal silk hub due to water power and cheap facilities. The survey of 2,000 citizens shows over 37,000,000 dollars spent on silk goods in Seattle and nearby each year, indicating a strong local market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Industrial Bureau of
The
Chamber of Commerce
Gseatue
Tide Time Notes for Seattle Show Low Tide
Tide timings for Seattle are listed with morning and evening high tides and a second high tide in the afternoon. The record notes a midday low tide and a late afternoon high tide around 2 28 PM.
Woman in Vlagin shoots husband in revenge
Mrs. Henry C. Fredericks, dying of tuberculosis, shot her husband six times as he prepared to leave for another woman. She waited in the basement of their Vlagin home and says she expects to die before trial, claiming revenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vlagin
Henry C. Fredericks
Lumber Mills Cut Prices Amid Higher Living Costs
Bloedel-Donovan lumber mills announced an average ten percent price cut on all grades effective immediately. Herbert Picordi pleaded guilty to violating the national prohibition law and was fined $200 by Judge Neterer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellingham
Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills
Herbert Picordi
Neterer
Steamers Schedule Fragment Shows Mixed Times
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple steamship times and routes with entries like 6am 9:00am 11:90am and daily trips. Mentions Washington and Ta- 11 90am, 2:00pm jetel trip, and fares such as $1 round. Certain lines are garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coma Direct
Rae
Corn Market Slips as Chicago Board Trades Recede
Chicago grain prices fade on the Board of Trade with corn dipping to 1.55 and 1.67 for July. Oats hold firm on modest demand while traders price in higher grain carry, good weather, and weak cash markets. Cattle and hog receipts rise as markets show mixed to steady to firm signals in Chicago. California dairy prices edge up with butter and eggs listed in San Francisco notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmicago
Chkf Board of Trade
Bio
New York Coffee and Sugar Quotations
New York May 19 Coffee No 7 Tie 15 6 per lb No 4 Santos 12 14 per lb Sugar raw 22 07 22 67 c per lb granulated 20 623 28 per lb To enable the blind to distinguish between the colors in pictures a German has invented a method for embossing each hue in a distinctive arrangement of dots lines or crosses
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Santos
Electric chief explains needs at Pasadena meeting
Public utilities face a tight money market and need about 759 million dollars in new capital to meet expanded demand, says Ed H Ballard president of the National Electric Light Association. He notes utilities depend on electric lighting and stress production and resource conservation. Governor Stephens opened the convention in Pasadena as sessions run through May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
Ed. H. Ballard
National Electric Light Association
Ballard
Stephens
Sessiona
Girl Aids Burglars in Piedmont Home Theft
A girl accompanied two burglars who last night robbed the home of E. Wright in Piedmont California of silverware clothing and jewelry valued at about 3000 dollars. Wright reported seeing the trio speed away in an automobile as he approached in his own car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Cal
E. Wright
Wright
Rate hearing set for San Francisco next Monday
Spokane May 19. Interstate Commerce Commission Examiner W A Disque announced another freight rate hearing will be held in San Francisco next Monday after adjournment of the Spokane session. He added the intermountain region may get a further hearing at Salt Lake City when the Frieco hearing is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
San Francisco
W. A. Disque
Interstate Commerce Commission
Intermountain
Balt Lake
Disque
Burglar Seen Leaving With $10 From Pitts Home
A resident, Mr. Pitts of 2806 Dearborn, reported a burglary Tuesday night after seeing a medium sized man wearing a cap flee his house. Pitts told police Wednesday the thief stole $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitts
Dearborn, Sr
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Commission “Whitewashes” Lighting Co
Mise
Fesenfeld
Preis
Vainute Manehurtian
Virginia Kayetone
Japanewe
Vopecgres
Feld Whelewale
Ieee Dalny
Te Shippers
Noge
Fred Fries
Angeles
Multnomah
Medo
Paul Wilso
M. J.T
Pall Karp Errup
Bbc
van Camp
Ofc
Italia
Washington Title Insurance Co
H. T. Harvey
Michigan State Loerd Dental Examineray
EITEL
Second and
Pike
Matamose
New York Stock Exchange
Piret
Lumber Company
Puget Sound
Colman Dock
Marion
Lanve Beattie
Vietora, B
C—Pert
Tewnernd
Port Anache
Stenmar Hel Duc
Jive Lisa Vices
Ange Daily 4
Vieteria
Deer Net Co
Thewite Vieteria
Beattie Bacarright
Tacoma Direct
Wittem
Pert
Townsend Street
Et Townsend
Olympic
Gailty lAnecortes
Ningham
Port Townsend
Port Angels and
Way Porte
Kteammer Utopia
Om Midn htiPort Towneend
Port Friday
Sunder Williams
Dune Rat
Port Angeles
Tod
Port Gambie
Kingston
Kingston Gambia
Leager
Townsend
Funday lHaneville
Heda
Telands
Oiopin
Pointea
Mon
Juan Telanda
Paseenmer Rete
Puget Sound Navigation CE
Mcket
Colmes
Tne
Chicago Grain Market
Frista
Alderwood Manor
Third Ave
Mary Chesney
Chauncey Wright's
University District
Lon
Ackerman & Harris
Prine
Borne
Jeorge H
Moore
Orpheum
Emeccit
Mason & Keeler
Henri Scott
Beth Beri
Ned Norworth
Rudline!—The Roseing Sinema
Htew
Nwiding
Ljerde Jeanings Mack Karty & Laight Bereee
Wilkes
Lewy
TONEY
C. Mats
Gus Hill
Minstrels
Colman
W. M. Miller
Care Scandinavian American Bank
Limerick
Seattle-Tacoma
Amis
Tok AS
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!