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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1919

Page

9

Basil Manly Warns Nation Faces Industrial War Over Technicality

M. Manly, joint chair of the National War Labor Board, argues the United States has been drawn into an industrial war by a technicality. He critiques injunctions and federal actions as failing to resolve miner demands and warns of widespread hardship if the issue is not addressed, urging unity among organized labor.

Ras M. Manly National War Labor Board Indianapolis Ind Toto Anderson National Treasury

Prison Inmates to Work State Coal Mine Near Lester

In Oklahoma inmates have volunteered to work at a state coal mine near Lester. Officials plan to start operations Friday and expect a daily output around 200 tons, with workers moved to the pit early each morning.

Lester Okla State Penitentiary

Woman Fights Thief in Downtown Office Building

Ester Gen a janitress at a downtown office building confronted a prowler and wrestled him until he discarded his coat and fled, leaving the coat behind in the struggle.

Weland Ester Gena Janitress

Coconuts Oil Storage Capacity Reported at 15 Million Gallons

A Philippine supply line reports traffic in coconut oil with storage capacity exceeding 15 million gallons. The figure indicates substantial imports and available stock for distribution.

Philippines

Diamond Medal Awaits State's Bravest Veteran

Adjt. Gen. Harvey J. Moss, commander of Washington National Guard, has waited for a veteran to claim a privately gifted diamond medal from retired jeweler Lewis Levy of 914 Boylston Ave. The article honors World War I heroes and asks who among them deserves the highest recognition.

Washington Ashington Estate Adjt Harvey J. Moss National Guard Lewis Levy Boylston Ave

Red Cross Drive in Seattle Lags in Membership Roll Call

Red Cross officials at 315 University St report slow public response to the membership drive with no disclosed totals. About 600 dollars was raised at a boxing event for Red Cross workers, while Corpus Christi recorded 1,503 new members in a one day drive, signaling strong support there.

Red Cross University St Red Crome Corpus Christi Texas Nald Littl

Wets Claim Ohio Victory in Prohibition Vote

In Columbus the wets say they defeated the Crabbe act as partial results show 59 counties in and 29 missing. The wets also contend the legislative ratification of the national prohibition amendment may pass, with uncertainty until all counties are tallied. James A White of the State Anti Gaboron league calls the Crabbe act situation critical and notes a potential shift with missing counties.

Columbus Ohio James A. White State Anti

Blatta Orientalis Must Go, He Says

James Manx a lodging house tenant at 118% Pike Street writes to Mayor Fitzgerald alleging that Japanese owners run many hotels for working men, rates rise while quality declines, a cockroach infestation troubles a patron, and hotel inspections seem ineffective, proposing a city ordinance to appoint a head roach killer.

James Manx Manx Pike St Fitzgerald O. K

Coffee vs near beer shocks court as drinker math

Six alcohol experts testified in St Louis federal court that two cups of coffee equal 21 pints of one half of one percent beer in kick. They said a stomach holds 2.75 and a quarter of a drink. Affidavits by Dr John Marshall and others support S J Loula brewers in restraining enforcement of the Volstead law.

ST. Louis United Presa All Authorities John Marshall University of Pennsylvania S J. Loula Brewers

Prohibition Won't Help Says Mayo Life Expectancy Claim

New York November 6 Prohibition will have no advantages claims Dr William J Mayo of Rochester Minnesota. He told the annual meeting of surgeons at the Waldorf that the average man would live 16 years longer without ban.

New York William J. Mayo Rochester Minn the Waldorf

Daughter of Harrison Becomes Indiana Bar Attorney

Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of former President Benjamin Harrison, has passed the bar exam and been admitted to practice in Indiana at age 22. The milestone marks her entry into the legal profession under her family name.

Benjamin Harrison United States Indiana Elizabeth Harrison

Locust Feast Gains Steam for Tientsin Peasants

Near Tientsin swarms of locusts attack grain fields but Chinese peasants drive them away and harvest the insects. They gather the locusts in baskets and sell them in the city as a rare food delicacy.

Tientsin

Hitchcock presses for direct treaty vote in Senate standoff

Washington action centers on a push by Senator Hitchcock to take a vote on the treaty with no qualifications. Falls objections and procedural moves spark dramatic scenes as senators rally from the cloak rooms and galleries.

Washington United Preas Hitchcock Lenroot Wisconsin Senate Fall New Mexico Altho Marshall Foreign Relations Committee House Underwood Alabama Jones Committee of the Whole

Dreams Wife Flirts Beats Her Divorce

Chicago reports Joel Sandler awoke enraged by imagined advances from a former suitor of his wife and beat her. The wife then filed for divorce. A cynical quip concludes that when two become one the missing one may be missed.

Chicago Joel Sandler Sandler

Big Estates Broken Up for Home Sites

The Russell Sage estate and other large New York realty holdings are being sold in large tracts for homebuilding. Tax surcharges and war levies are driving the market shift. The note emphasizes planning a business approach before execution.

New York Russell Sage

Rent HOG Bill Up Monday in Seattle Council

The fate of Mayor Fitzgeralds rent hog ordinance to curb high rents in Seattle rests with the ninemember city council next Monday afternoon. A committee of the whole approved the measure with three minor amendments and it carries an emergency clause requiring seven votes to pass. Votes are set to hinge on Thomson Lane and Erickson with Haas opposed and Wirick possibly for removing hotel regulation.

Fitzgerald Seattle Drake Moore Heaketh Belton Carroll Thomson Lane Erickson Haas Wirickaon Elimi

Market steady on spud prices and produce

Eastern Washington potatoes stand at 60 dollars per ton with small shipments in, while onions hold firm and new California arrivals like beans and green peppers reach 22 to 25 cents per pound wholesale. Wheat and flour exports from July 1 to October 24 total 562.9 million bushels and 6.9 million barrels.

Washington Western Ave Stow California Hutter and Egg Altho United States Grain Corporation

Local Market Prices From Oregon and Nearby Shippers

The record lists prices paid to shippers for meats, dairy, and animal products including live cattle, hides, wool, and tallow. It cites various grades and classifications, such as country cows, choice light hogs, dressed hides, and dry hides, with unit figures and quality notes.

Vessel Movements at Cape and Pacific Ports

A detailed report lists deep sea vessels sighted at the Cape and various Puget Sound and West Coast ports on November 6. It notes arrivals, departures, and positions of numerous ships including President, Catherine D, Prince Albert, Lyman Stewart, and others, with routes from Tacoma to British Columbia ports and Tokyo via Manila. Maritime activity centers on Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver Island, reflecting a busy day of cargo and passenger movements.

Seattle President Tacoma Catherine D Prince Albert Fushimi Maru Tsongkong Manila Porte Jefferson British Columbia Lyman Stewart Port Lule Etre Etr Banta Ana Alaskan Ete Crisfield New York Halboa Lansing Port Han Lule Prince Rupert B. C Ban Francisco Areyl Tr Thouffach Queenstown Halbos B. C. Victoria BR. C Bte Teton Hongkong J. A Monterey Nellingham Breekdale U. S. Naval Yosemite Port Ludlow San Francisco Point Wilson D. m Victoria Port Han Laie Port Fentale Cape Spencer Cordera Margaret Redwood Guy C. Goma Bge J. D. Petersmith Tr Western Koaight Anyou Alameda Grand Pacific Dock Admiral Watson Admiral Farragut Admiral Schrey Catherine Pier Skinner Devel Todd’s Gaffney Edmore Aten Parde Roosevelt Western Glen Weat Ivis Meffernan’s Lovejoy Echr Colleha Puget Sound Pridge Brookwood Eiliott Yerde Kirketind Sehr Bianet Patterson-McDonald Yarde Motor Schr Hoobhyalla Standard O11 Company Str Richmond Union Pacific Pier West Seattle T. & Brookdale Lake Union Trulle Snoqualmie Broxton Leota Modymioen Fort Jackson Addison Boughton Boweamont Bourneville Allenhurst Achilla Adria Capreria Klestra Odwin Abydos Arenademia Academia Peruta Black Wolf Kirkland Pastine Hianford Agron Anthon Fort Harrison Fort Stanwix Imufka Klten Loots Dione Cagacan Corian Clneyraa Cardia Eliasa Schre Azalea Henry Wilson Salvator Alice Wawona Bre Corus Daahing Wave Bk Oriental San Wan Tanginak Rorgen Kodiak U. @& & Burveyor Tr Patterson Shir Maid of Orleans Bee Fresno Charlies KR. Wilson John A Flthu Themeon Admiral Dewey Stimson Millen Wisteria Meacham & Tiabeock Yards Cinean Chalels Hull Charnia

Quotations at Blockyarde Hoge and cattle prices note

The document lists quotations for cattle including medium to choice steers and test cows and heifers with prices per hundredweight. It also notes calves and rough heavy categories, with figures like 14.50 to 18.60 and 9.00 to 8.75, and ends with a line about carbon under high explosive pressure crystallizing into diamonds.

Tourists Experience First Earthquake in Riverside

Hundreds of winter visitors in Riverside felt their first earthquake. Tenants in apartment houses reported stronger shaking while bungalow residents saw electric lights sway and heard doors windows and dishes rattle.

Riverside Cal

Public MarketsListing Items And Prices From Local Stalls

Market stalls advertise a variety of goods including rice soap margarine Cream of Wheat and canned vegetables. Prices shown include 15¢ for soap 26¢ for Del Monte catsup 61¢ for Wallington butter and 30¢ per pound for leg of lamb. Fresh salmon and canned goods feature among the offerings with varying per unit prices.

Poonomy Rogers del Monte

Local Market Ledger of Fresh Produce and Prices

Stall listings show milk at 12 cents per quart and Carnation milk at 12 1 2 cents. Various fish and seafood including salmon, crabs, trout, black cod, and oysters are priced per pound or per dozen. Butter, eggs, and a sack of Molly or Drifted Snow Gour cost listed amounts.

Local Market Supply List Shows Varied Fresh Produce and Goods

The listing outlines numerous stalls with pink and fresh seafood including salmon and red snapper, produce such as spinach and Brussels sprouts, apples, peaches, sweet potatoes, and beans. It notes items like lard compound, coffee, tea, olive oil, citrus powder, and butter with prices per unit or per box, across stalls 12, 18-25, 24-36, 46, 102, and 116.

Jersey

Westlake Market Daily Specials and Prices Summary

Buried in a fragmented listing, stalls advertise assorted goods and prices. Items include canned foods such as sardines, pork and beans, milk, and coffee, with sums like 26¢ 10¢ and 20¢ noted alongside stall numbers and brief product descriptions.

Westlake Ike Cane Booth Fisher

Jap Husband Says His Bride Hurled Platter in Fight

Minekichi Takahashi files for divorce claiming his wife Kiku became Americanized after arriving in the United States. He says she learned housework and, in one incident, hurled a dish at him and later a platter. He mentions she even made him cook his own meals.

Minekichi Takahashi Kiku Japan America Minekichi

Drug Clerks in New York Strike

Union drug clerks in New York went on strike announcing that registered pharmacists would stay available for prescriptions. They said members would return to old jobs or volunteer during epidemics and claimed over 1,000 out, while all drug stores remained open. They demand union recognition, a $50 weekly minimum, and an eight hour day.

New York

Wets Leading Kentucky Vote Across Counties

Reports from 45 of 120 Kentucky counties show wets ahead by 14 594 votes due to large wet city tallies. Anti Saloon leader N A Palmer says remaining dry counties will swing the result toward prohibition.

Louisville Kentucky N. A. Palmer

Honeymoon Memories Weigh On After Years Of Marriage

A reflective line notes how a husband grows tired of his wife revisiting past honeymoon conversations. The remark highlights strain in long marriage as memories resurfaced.

Grain futures dip as dealers pull back on opening trades

Chicago Board of Trade sees a choppy session as dealers pull back after reports of demand slack. December corn opens at 1.24 down, January corn and May corn follow with declines and oats slip further, while noon quotes show mixed moves across corn and bean contracts.

Chicago Chicago Board Im Inter ToSc

Portland Market Status Report Cattle Sheep and Eggs

Portland market report lists cattle receipts 22 head with prices for steers cows and bulls, hogs 472 head with prime mixed to rough heavy prices, sheep 2% head with prime lambs and yearlings, and small items including eggs cheese and poultry. Prices shown in dollars per hundredweight or per dozen as applicable.

Portland

Frisco Market Prices Include Produce and Eggs

Frisco market status listing shows extras and pricing for eggs at 80 cents per dozen, undersized pullets, and cheese in California flats with varying grades and per pound rates. Includes 67 cents per pound for extras and 22 percent per pound for firsts.

San Francisco California

Coal Operators Ready for Work

The Washington Coal Operators' association states the mines are open and have been operating daily since the strike began. They assert operators will resume production and that miners must return. they deny any agreement not to operate during the strike.

Washington Coal Operators’ Association Ing State

Hitchcock to See Wilson on Treaty

Senator Hitchcock, Democratic leader, will confer with President Wilson within the next two days on plans for final disposition of the peace treaty, Secretary Tumulty announced today.

Washington United Press Hitchcock Wileson Tumulty

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