Movement of Freight Increases Rail Traffic Across Nation
Albert Apple reports fall business boosts railroad freight traffic with 906 034 cars loaded in the week ending October 15, the highest since 1920. Coal shipments rise as shippers rush to Lake Erie ports before mid November navigation closes. Idle cars drop to about 122 000 while 1 825 000 cars run, leaving traffic near a fraction of normal.
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Albert Apple
Chicago
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
Lake Erie
Armistice Day Auto Parade Call Issued by Club
The Automobile club of Western Washington calls for autos to carry G. A. R. members and disabled WWI veterans in Friday Armistice day parade. Volunteers should call secretary at Elliott 2386. A French 75 arriving from American Lake will headline the National Guard display with motorized guns and caisson.
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Automobile Club of
Washington
Elliott
National Guard
Seattle
State Arsenal
American Lake
Alvin H. Hawkins
Veterans’ Eocommittee
J. Howard Darlington
Harding
Hart
Caldwell
C. Norman Dickison
James J. Greig
General Committee
Chamber forecasts lower hay rates regional freight shift
The Chamber expects a rate cut on hay and other non class and grain items from four southeast Washington counties to Seattle and Puget Sound. Action would come from the state Department of Public Works with the Transportation Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce in charge. Portland currently holds a 10 percent freight advantage as rates rise 5 percent between Seattle and the proposed territory and fall toward Portland.
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Chamber
Washington
Seattle
Puget Sound
Transportation Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
State Department of Public Works
Portland
Saitle
Civil Service Talk Set by Seattle Official
J Y C Kellogg of the civil service commission will discuss Seattle civil service problems before the Municipal League Tuesday noon at Meves cafeteria.
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Seattle
J. Y. C. Kellogg
The
Civil Service Commission
Municipal League
Meves
Ship News Tides in Seattle
Tides listed for Monday and Tuesday with first and second highs and lows and heights. Weather report notes at Tatoosh Island with overcast conditions, light southerly wind and a vessel passing within sight.
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Seattle
Weather Bureau
Tatoosh Island
T. Marper
Atraita
Arrivals and Departures in November Harbor Movements
Ships and steamers listed with arrival and departure times from various ports including Antwerp Norfolk Tacoma Balboa Grays Harbor Vancouver and Kobe. Vessels include Osage Admiral Dewey Cape Henry Prince Rupert Horace X Master Ayaha Maru and Knchey City with arrivals noon to 1:30 p m and departures through 6:15 p m.
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Deerfield
Antwerp
Balboa
Osage
Norfolk
Admiral Dewey
Tacoma
Cricket
San Francisco
Tr West
Rowa
San Pedro
Grays Harbor
Vancouver
B. C
Taccoma
Cape Henry
Baltimore
New York
Maldo
Kobe
Yokohama
Knchey City
Galveston
Honolulu
Everett
San Diego
Prince Rupert
Admiral Goodrich
Nomenty
Pacoma
Vessels In Other Ports Arrivals And Sailings
Shipping items list multiple vessels arriving at London and Tacoma with dates in November and ships departing to Seattle and San Francisco. Captains include Beattie and Luckenbach lines with several steamers such as Andrea F Luckenbach, Brush, Lehigh, and Robin Adair.
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London
Liam
Tacoma
Koston
Brush
Beattie
Lehigh
New York
Andrea F. Luckenbach
Haibea
Atr
Alaskan Co
Seattle
Atlanta City
Beatie
San Pedro
Salled
Whbilo
Robin Adair
San Francisco
Io- Mvia
Cold Harbor
At & P
Stanwood
San Branciaco
Ia m
Port activity and vessel movements in Seattle harbor detail
Maritime listings show numerous ships docking and sailing from Seattle including vessels bound for San Francisco Yokohama and Seattle, positions near Grays Harbor and Cape Flattery, plus diverse port facilities at Smith Cove Bell Street and Pier 11 with ships such as Kashima Maru West Jester Cordova and Admiral Rodman among others along with yard and dock operations by Puget Sound companies. The report enumerates ships by name, origin, destination, and current position in late afternoon light.
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U. & Naval
Osage
Seattle
New York
Admiral Goodrich
San Francisco
Vigilant
San Fran
Cinco
Hellingham
Tetopeh
Kal- Bier
Beattie
Wheatland
Montana
Shanghai
Spokane
Ketehikan
oXtehikan
Smith Cove
Kashima Maru
Bell Street
U. & Destroyer Wicks
U. & C. & Surveyor
U. EB. OC. G
Algonquin
U. & C. & Burnside Pier
West Jester
Cordova
Ste Alameda
Jefferson
Admiral Rodman
City of Seattle
Queen
Morristown
Admiral Dewey
Lconium
Western Knight
Silverado
Lubrico
Connecticut Street
Str Steel
Ste Ensley City
Ste Ayahaaru
Alaska Steamship Mooritage
Valdes East Waterway Dock & Warehouse Co
Karach Mary
West O' Lows Todd Drydocks
Hip Chillicothe
States Can Tax NYSE Membership, Court Rules
The Supreme Court ruled six to three that states and municipalities may impose property tax on NYSE membership. The decision upheld Hamilton County Ohio officials taxing Cincinnati broker John M Anderson. Justices Holmes Vandeventer and McReynolds dissented saying the ruling clashes with constitutional tax principles.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Supreme Court
Hamilton County
Ohio
John M. Anderson
Cincinnati
Holmes
Vandevanter
McReynolds
To Test Regulation of Grain Exchanges
John Hill Jr. of the Chicago Board of Trade filed the first suit challenging the Capper-Volstead future trading act now set to take effect December 4. The action questions the constitutionality of the regulation and will be argued before Federal Judge Landis in Chicago.
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Chicago
Landis
John Hill, Jr
Chicago Board of Trade
Whole List Strong at New York Opening
The market opened with a firm tone as many issues rose. Mexican Petroleum led gains with early strength, while Steel and oil shares posted solid early advances and Tea stocks showed broad strength, though Asphalt lagged amid overall gains.
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New York
Wall Street Journal Financial Review
Sted
Jones Tea
Mexican Petroleum
American Telephone
Sinclair
International Paper
American Can
Pan-American
Geseas Petroleum
Anexican Petroleum
Grain market climbs with Argentine bullish factor
Chicago prices rose across wheat corn and oats on November 7 as light receipts and Argentine demand supported futures. December wheat opened at 1.01 and later advanced. May wheat followed. December corn opened at 45 cents and gained. May corn rose as well. Oats also moved higher, with May oats up to 36 percent, shaping a steady cattle and hog market with mixed receipts and steady to higher values.
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Chicago
Chica Board of Trade
Oporta
Fromt
Moon
Bie
Denver Live Stock Receipts and Market Report Snapshot
Livestock receipts total 11 000 with slow market for steers cows and heifers. Top cattle at 4.25 with bulk around 6.76. Lambs strong at 7.50 to 8.25, ewes 2.50 to 4.25, feeders 7.5 to 15.0. Sugar and coffee quotes show quiet New York market with refined notes and miscellaneous produce prices in San Francisco reports.
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Plee
Lambe
N. Y. Stock Exchange
Hwanning & Ce Hatler
Atehtaon
Amer
Hethiehem Steel
Bey Tos
Canadian Pacific Ie
Central Leather
Cuba Cane Aes
General Motors
Eae
Goodrich
Great Northern
TAN
Ms Republic Tron & Beeson Aay
Ae Rock Inland Seeeeeeee Ag
Binelair
Southern Pacific
Routhern Railway
Strombere Tener Ween
Studebaker Aeereeee
Texan Company
Texas Ees
Tobacco
Oy Union Ol
Dewars
Union Pacific Stabeeee
United Retail
An An
United States Rubber
Utah
United
Vanadium Mtesi
Tee
Westinghouse
Willys Overland
Paice
Maren
Legion Asked for Hanging Evidence
Secretary of War Van today asked the American Legion to help obtain evidence on charges against Senator Watson Georgia Democrat that private soldiers were shot by officers overseas and that soldiers were hanged without trial. Hanford MacNider, commander of the American Legion, received the letter.
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Washington
Van
American Legion
Senator Watson
Georgia
Crat
Weeka
Hanford MacNider
Man 69 Nearly Drowned in Lake Washington Rescue
Richard Brammertz, 69, nearly drowned after walking off a Leschi ferry dock and plunging into Lake Washington. Spectators aided him as he sank, he was revived and taken to a city hospital before being returned home at 512 Sist Ave S. Brammertz cited an umbrella as obscuring his vision.
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Lake Washington
Leschi Ferry Landing
Sist Ave
Brammertz
Mary Elizabeth Day Pioneer of Seattle Dies at 94
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Day 94 a Seattle pioneer died at the Kenney Home Lincoln Beach Sunday. She helped shape early Seattle life and community efforts over decades.
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Mary Elizabeth Day
Seattle
Kenney
Lincoln Beach
Armistice Day Observances Center in Washington
From the nation’s capital to small towns Armistice Day is observed with preparations complete. The unknown soldier’s body nears Washington aboard the Olympia and will be escorted to Arlington cemetery with full honors led by President Harding. ceremonies include a sea aircraft escort and a procession from the Capitol to Arlington.
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Herbert W. Walker
Washington
Olympia
Dewey
Washington Navy Yard
Arlington Cemetery
Harding
Arlington
War Department
Pennsylvania Ave
White House
Public Market stalls list items at South End and Pike Place
A dense, itemized scan of stalls 66 through 199 and 102 to 105 at public markets. The list includes meats, dairy, produce, baking goods, canned goods, sugar, tea, coffee, and household staples with prices and stall numbers.
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South End
Eges
T. Hottie
Maine
Pike Place
Royal Nour
M. J
Supreme Bread
van Camp
China Opens 800 Mile Freight Motor Service
China launches a freight motor vehicle route covering 800 miles between Kalga and Urga. The service aims to improve logistics and regional transport links, signaling a modernization of overland freight corridors in the area.
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China
Kalga
Urga
Buyers active on grape market with mixed fruit quotes
Grape prices held firm as Lady finger grapes sold from 2.75 to 3 a lug and Valencia oranges for 6.76 to 7 a box. cranberries in at 22 a barrel and peaches, melons, and other produce showing varied but steady wholesale demand amid light receipts.
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Lady Inser
Black Ferreras
Cape Cod
Alaska
Can Ae Ee
Beara
Dow
Doe
Yakima Gemma
Marble Head
Young
Per
Brothers
BOR
Esc
Eccsreee
Gewee
Jonathane
Ecees
Casaba
Tahiti
Valencia
Cadacucs Wacabg
Persimmons
Gesscoras
Os Teureeatete Sa
Clee
Casezenes
Virginis Keystone
Coopeso Egenewe Ale Shovencaves
Daipa Eas
Seattle
Pullete
F.o
Urges Auto Park for Green Lake
R E Chapman city parks superintendent urged Seattle city council to pass a 2000 dollar appropriation for an auto park at Green Lake. He told the King County Democratic club that plans include a tourist camp with eventual capacity for 500 machines to retain auto tourist trade next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Green Lake
R. E. Chapman
King County Democratic Club
Chapman
Financers Blamed For Unemployment Says Witt
Peter Witt of Cleveland traction expert, addressing the Million Club, argues money powers push debt with cheap dollars to force repayment with dear ones, claiming financial manipulation drives high unemployment.
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Peter Witt
Cleveland Traction
Million&i Club
Witt
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Washington Information Bureau
Seattle Star
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J. Y. Humes
Price and Carter
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Westlake
GRAPE
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Meatswale Dealers
Whem
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Gore
Urges Auto Park
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New York Ave
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Krist
Chas. Schwartz Commettiat
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Tel
Paderewski
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Third Avenue
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Regis Safety
L. M. Rice
Enny
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