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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1922
Page
4
Wholesale market reports show weak prices for many vegetables with abundant receipts in California and Ington. Fresh green peas and sack peas are down, new potatoes steady, fruit prices mixed while apples and citrus hold. dairy and butter markets firm, with demand nudging up prices, and poultry and meats varying against stock receipts.
Bullish activity at the New York stock exchange sees widespread buying with General Motors at a yearly high near 14 percent after reporting 116,000 vehicles produced in the first four months of 1922. Sinclair shows dividend expectations while Republic and Steel common hold gains amid active trading.
May wheat fell sharply in Chicago with favorable weather, weak foreign markets, and easing demand causing heavy selling and few bids. Corn and oats drifted lower. traders noted dull activity and local interests doing most bidding while futures closed mixed across maturities.
Chicago live stock quotations show hog receipts at 62.6 market with various weights priced up to $10.75 and pigs around $9.25 to $10.15. cattle receipts 24,000 with mixed grades from choice to common, prices from $4.05 to $9.10, plus calves and feeders. Sheep receipts 14,000 with lambs at around $13.10 and yearlings near $2.50 to $10.75. Portland and San Francisco quotes follow, including New York foreign exchange, bank clearings, and hay grain and feed prices with corn, meal, and alfalfa notes.
A garbled OCR fragment lists various currency names and approximate values such as Belgian franc German mark Norwegian krone Danish krone and Greek drachma with unclear figures. It appears to be a partial foreign exchange table from an older newspaper page. The text is unreadable in places.
Virginia Rae, a Louisville born coloratura soprano and Poe descendant, sang the Bell Song from Dinorah over the telephone to concert director William Wade Hinshaw as he prepared to depart. He hired her sight unseen, recognizing her talent. Rae notes clothing influences her voice, preferring white, and has long pursued a career debuting with the Boston Opera Company.
New York May 22 Mrs Winifred Hudnut Valentino wife of Rudolph Valentino, a famed screen star, is said to be in hiding with her mother. Valentino faces a bigamy charge from an alleged marriage to a girl. It is believed she will depart soon for Nice where her stepfather owns a villa.
Seattle ship news notes tidal readings and maritime data with details of tide levels and harbor conditions. Public notices mention vessel movements and port activity amid routine navigation alerts across Seattle waters.
The report notes weather from Weather Bureau in Tatoosah Laland at 8 A M on May 11 with a cloudy sky and south wind at eight miles per hour. It records the two mast steam schooner Passed out, black stack, at 4 60 am.
A list of ships arriving and departing with times and routes. Vessels include Darge Griffeon from Winslow at 6 and M, Wilipolo from New York via Haltimore and others at 4 10 M, Mestean from New York via Philadelphia and San Francisco at 0 25 P M, and Prince George from Prince Rupert via perts at 4 05 P M. Other vessels named are Northland, Northwestern, Jefferson, Genta Flavia, May tt, and Willie A Minwine with destinations ranging from Tacoma to Copenhagen.
May dates show Beattie referenced in multiple ship movements arriving and sailing to and from California Baltimore San Pedro San Francisco and Tacoma. Vessels include Pacific Mary North Pacific Portre and Sngmaw with various Beattie connections and crew changes across May dates.
A garbled list of ships docks and facilities at Seattle Smith Cove and adjacent terminals. Vessels include Koa Maru and Mhidzouksa Maru with multiple docks and mooring locations such as Great Northern Terminal and Valen Of Deck Powerecir Ruby. Numerous ship names, docks, and minor entries fill the port scene with entries like City of Spokane and Morning Star, along with maintenance and dredging firms noted in the record.
A brief list outlines stall offerings across markets including roasts pot roast and beef items, cheeses like cream cheese and sharp varieties, jellies and jams, milks from Carnation and Borden, butter, sugar, cereal, crackers, honey, canned goods, and fresh produce. Notable stalls reference sanitary noted items and typical per unit prices in cents and dollars.
Four Seattle cabarets clash with city over licenses. Owners seek restraining orders to block police closures after council denies licenses to Butler Bungalow Lodge and Alhambra. Hearings set for Monday afternoon before Judge Calvin Hall. orders returnable May 1.
Spokane lawyer Mine Reba Hurn declares candidacy for the Republican nomination to the state senate from the Seventh district. She notes women’s historic entry to Olympia and argues for a full four year term to prove capability in the upper chamber. Hurn, nine years admitted to the bar, practices with her father in Spokane and is Northwestern Phi Beta Kappa. Another Spokane woman, Mrs KB Rees, also enters the race for the state legislature.
General Bandholz testified in the Bissard treason trial at Charlestown that he last saw Blizzard in Racine in August and could not confirm a request to send Blizzard to the fighting zone. He described union officials' actions during the armed miners’ march and said no threats were made, while noting officials were urged to disband the marchers.
Chicago May 22 Miss Perry Randolph 19 testified in a divorce case wearing a boyish coat and knickers. Judge Sabath ordered her to remove her hat, noting the others wore hats. The exchange revealed she was a girl and prompted light ribbing about age.
Students at Seattle Pacific College will present a recital of the Messiah at Third Avenue and Nickerson on Tuesday evening. Soloists Luella Stanhope, Mary Cathey, Hubert Levie, Robert Bradley will perform under director W. W. Cathey.
The House approved, without a record vote, a $31.442 million appropriation for numerous rivers and harbors improvement projects nationwide. The bill proceeds to the Senate.
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