Union Pacific Acquires Los Angeles and Salt Lake Rail Line
The Union Pacific has bought half of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railway stock and bonds from the Clark interests and now owns the entire road. The deal, valued at 29 million dollars in 4 percent L A and S L bonds, is exchanged for up to 6 million in Southern Pacific terminal bonds, 8.5 million in SP first refunding bonds, and 14.5 million in Oregon-Washington Railway bonds.
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New York
Union Pacific
Los Angeles and
Salt Lake
Clark
Los Angeles
Salt L
Southern Fir
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railway
Oregon-Washington Railway & Tion
Market Report Notes Kennewick Berries and Local Produce
A dull market tone Wednesday with Kennewick berries arriving in excellent condition and selling at 6.50 to 7.00 per 24 pint crate. California strawberries and Southern berries also traded as demand held steady amid varied prices for cherries, lettuce, potatoes, rhubarb, and dairy products. Mildred Leitch, daughter of Sam Leitch deputy clerk, died Tuesday at the family home. Records for Columbia Graphophone Co. to be prepared by Ralph Pollock and his Original Broken Melody Syncopators of Hippodrome for New York.
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California
Kennewick
Mildred Leitch
Sam KE. Leitch
United States District Court
Columbia Graphophone Co
Ralph Pollock
Hippodrome
New_York
Imperial
Brasil
Virginia Keystone
T. Ja
Mikk—Cvt
Fob
Seattle
Ship News Tides in Seattle
Tide tables for Seattle during May list daily low and high tides with times and heights. The schedule shows May entries with low tides around early morning and high tides in the afternoon, including measurements like 103 feet and 115 feet heights in the data.
Trial of West Hartland Captain Opens in Puget Sound
Trial of Capt. John Alwen master of the ship West Hartland, accused in the April 1 sinking of the Governor in Puget Sound, began before United States steamboat inspector William Fisher with testimony from third mate Arthur Ahren. A verdict date has not been set.
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John Alwen
Shipping Board
West Hartland
Governor
Puget Sound
William Fisher
United States
Arthur Ahren
H. H. Marden
Pioneers of State Plan Reunion Here
The Pioneers of the State of Washington will hold their annual reunion at Pioneer hall on Lake Washington at Madison street on June 7. Attendance of pioneers who have lived in Washington 40 years or more from all sections of the state is expected.
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State of Washington
Pioneer Hall
Lake Washington
Madison St
Washington
BUILD MODEL HIGHWAY BETWEEN DYER AND SCHERERVILLE
A two mile section of a new model highway is planned to be built between Dyer and Schererville in Lake county Indiana. County Surveyor Robert G Day reports the project will embody every modern improvement in highway construction.
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Dyer
Schererville
Lake County
Indiana
Robert G. Day
Steel Stocks Slide as New York Market Opens
May 25 report shows steel shares under pressure with United States Steel at 82 percent before selling off, Bethlehem Steel down to 57, and Republic Steel under 64. Studebaker and American Tobacco also fluctuated amid broader market weakness and mixed oil and rubber stock movements.
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York
United States Steel
Crucible Steel
Bethlehem H
Mexican Petroleum
Studebaker
United States Rubber
Baldwin
Halle
Mexican Farmie
Chasme Biel
Central
International Paper
General Asphalt
Republic Steel
Haldwin Locomotive
American Woolen
Pierce-Arrow
General Motors
American Tobacco
Cinelair
Chandler
Akron
California Petroleum
Pan-American A
Republic
Cuba
Pfd
Goodrich
General Iphalt
N. Y. Stock Exchange
Marning
Dutler
Mighlew Cleese Atchison Fis
Amer
Amer Car & Fay
Thethteherm Steel
Canadian Pacific
Mt Parcs
Mugar
Crucible
Geedrich
Oa Cai
Great Northern Ee
Industrial
Cetee Renee
Kennecott Inspiration
Lackawanna See
Mesican Petroleem
Miscouri Pacific New
Rockleland
Sinclair Ou
Routhern Pacific
Houthern Hallway
Mromberg
Mudebaker
Texas Company
Tenes Pacific Ttt
UN Bey
Tnten Cf
Delaware
Union Pacific Res
United
United States
J. D. Manning & Co
Mocksid
Atchison Gen
Onte
Hetichem Steet Hee
Central Pacific
Cave
Paul
Sui
Rathway Ba
Secceeserssees Ms
Cresevees
U. & Steet R
Vu P. Ketteenes
Belgium
Bertin W. LL. Eevee Ms
Hamburg
Mambure
Laipeig
Munich
Frankfort
May Wheat Soars in Chicago Grind Amid Drought News
Chicago on May 25 reports May wheat climbing on drought fears in Kansas and Nebraska. Prices surge from 1.74 1/4 to 1.90, with July wheat lower and corn and oats mixed. Denver, Portland markets show cattle hogs and sheep shifts, with varied receipts and price moves across regions.
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Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
Denver
Cole
Ste Lower
Trade Tourists See Montesano
A party of 110 Seattle business men toured Southwestern Washington and Columbia River points for trade potential. They visited Montesano Centralia Winlock Vancouver and headed to Portland. on Tuesday they rode through Tacoma Olympia Oakville Elma Hoquiam and Aberdeen. Olympia showed notable prospects including a $100,000 high school project.
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Seattle
Washington
Columbia River
Montesano
Centralia
Winlock
Vancouver
Portland
Tacoma
Olympia
Oakville
Elma
Hoquiam
Aberdeen
Rail freight rates cut to meet steamship competition
Transcontinental freight rates are to be reduced so rails can compete with Inter-coastal steamship lines. The information comes from a telegram to G. W. Luce, freight traffic manager of the Southern Pacific railroad.
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San Francisco
G. W. Luce
Southern Pacific Railroad
Pine cargo bound for Durban shipped from St Helens
Twenty carloads of Washington and Idaho white pine have been brought to St. Helens by the Dock and Terminal company to be loaded on the barkentine Hind for shipment to Durban South Africa.
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ST. Helens
Ore
Washington
Idaho
Durban
South Africa
Financial Totals and Clearings in Spokane and National Totals
The fragment lists monetary figures including 3,871,747.97 and 641,713.14 as clearings, 3,923,694.54 as balances, and Spokane clearings 1,602,945.00 with balances 6. 695,569.00. It appears as a financial ledger summary with partial figures and no full context.
Foreign exchange opens higher in New York
Foreign exchange opened higher in New York on May 25 with Sterling at $3.97%, francs at $0.0867, lire $0.0551, marks $0.0167, Canadian dollars $0.8950, and kronor $0.1502.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
France
Produce Prices In San Francisco Market Brief
May 26 San Francisco report lists Rutter Extras on Seventh Street with prime fruit and California flats as fancy. Extras and pullets priced per dozen, including undersized pullets and 196 dozen in total.
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San Francisco
Ban Francisco
California
New York Coffee and Sugar Prices and Grades
A rough OCR snippet lists New York coffee and sugar pricing with crude references to grades and market figures. It mentions dull raw coffee at 5.02 and refined at 6.60 with unclear May dating and spot Rio coffee details.
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N. Y
New York
Rio
Trade Commissioner Bell to Visit Seattle on Pacific Coast Tour
P. L. Bell, United States trade commissioner for Venezuela, will include Seattle in his Pacific coast tour and arrive here Thursday, per word received by 8 HL Blalock, district director of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Bell
U. S
Venezuela
Seattle
Pacific Coast
HL. Blalock
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commeres
Architects Mendel and James Open New Office in City
Architects Louis L. Mendel and Harry H. James, of the Empire and American Bank buildings, have associated to form Mendel & James and opened their new office at 411 American Bank building.
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Associated
Louis L. Mendel
Empire Building
Harry H. James
American Bank
American Bank Building
Mendel & James
Benefit dance at Railway Men's Hall for sick streetcar men
Friday night at 1431 First Ave the Railway Men's Hall hosts a dance and entertainment event to benefit sick and disabled streetcar workers. Proceeds support affected union members and their families.
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Railway Men's Hall
First Ave
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Ship News
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China Coal
Tront
South Manchurian Railway
China
Cross Keys
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Todd Dry Docks, Inc
Orient
Kitsap County Transportation Co
Poulsbo Transportation Co
Poulsbo
Department of Public Works
Weather Bureau
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Oxmo
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Princess Mary
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Smith Cove
Wheatland Montana
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Delent
Jefferson
Victoria
Cordova
Alameda
Admiral Redman
Admiral Bedley
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Goodrich
Spokane
Lehigh
Pacific Coast Coal Bunkere
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U. & Shipping Board
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Eastern Glen
Iconium
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Youemite
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Sir Steel Voyager
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Motorship Chukotak
Todd Dry
Patterson
Ames
Roosevelt
Heffernan Dock
Vaides
Ketchikan
Spehr
Chillicothe
Winslow Marine Railway
Schr
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Anne Comyn
Santa Flavia
Griffeon
Henry Villard
Coquitlam City
Pioneers of State Plan
Imeosion
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Heik
Mhleef
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Board of Trade
Einenday
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Boldt's
Telephone Directory
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Pway
Arras Inn Co
Arras Jean Ass
Arras William R
Arriaga
Julio Lazo
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Bleeckr Arrigali & Gonnelta
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