Profiteer in housing banished in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs Iowa a housing profiteering issue is highlighted as rents soar postwar while local business leaders blame war economy for profiteering. The Griffin Company plans to build 400 worker homes, other firms back cost plus 6 percent returns, and housing groups push affordable 18 to 25 dollar monthly payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wing
L. Infantry
Rainbow Division
Ealy
BR. Wallace
Council
Artemtic County
Council Bluffs
Griffin Company
of Commerce
Hing Association
Oom
Switchmen’s
Montha
Births and Licenses: Read Across Dated Notices
Vital Statistics section lists numerous birth announcements with names and addresses, including J W at 1498 Western and others from Detroit ave to Broadway. Licenses and residences show multiple adults across Spokane, Everett, Seattle, Snohomish and nearby towns with ages ranging from 18 to 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W
Western
Otte
Premi
Seattle
Claude
Vancouver
Wash
Ephrata
Ion
Fifth Ave
Broadway
Madison
R. A
Woodlawn
Ramohacks
Morekicht
Kaichiro
Namizi
M. G
S&s
Nee. Mantaro
Maynard R Famations
Main St
Hikotaro
Itomi
Itaro
Charles Ast
Imo
Saroku
Aiidit
Otoru
Seiro
Eng Mai
Washington At. i
Yealer Way
Kagenji
Ninth Ave
Gerald J
Spokane
Vian M
Lena
Donald M
Snohomish
Dorothy C
Everett
Wicent Vernon
Saat
James F
Tet & Ewell
Helen
Sequim
Ibergen
W. K
Adie i Beattle
Snell, Kalbh H
Three Lakes
Cleo H
Lowell M
Gertrude N. Rich
John T., Jr
Tacoma
Neworth
Roberta H
Apt
Wheat Yield Forecast Announced
In INGTON on October 9 agriculture officials forecast spring wheat yield at 214,007 bushels for 1920 and winter wheat at 1,000 bushels, totaling 750,648,000 bushels. The October spring forecast is 19,367,000 bushels below the September projection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Ship News Tides in Seattle
Tide report for Seattle notes high and low tides with times around early morning and afternoon. Changes reflect maritime schedule for vessels and harbor activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Ships Frozen in Yukon Ice Block Seattle Fleet
Five steamers carrying passengers are reported frozen in the ice on the Yukon river near Juneau. Nearly twenty five people including women and children bound for the states are said to have begun a 275 mile overland journey to Fairbanks from Rampart and Tanana. The vessels frozen are the Seattle II the Alaska and Yukon the Washburn and the Kestrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Yukon River
Fairbanks
Rampart
Tanana
Yukon
Port Officials of Coast to Meet Here
Pacific coast port officials will meet in Seattle for three days to discuss west coast port problems. Lippy, president of the local port commission, will chair the session at the Bell Auditorium next Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Seattle
West Coast
Portal
Lippy
Port Commission
Auditorium
Arrivals and Departures Log From Pacific Ports
Steamers report arrivals October 5 including Alameda from Anchorage via Uyak and Southwestern Alaska ports at 7 15 a.m. Irie from San Pedro and San Francisco via Vie tora BK C and Tasome at a.m. Friesland from Piritieh ports via Malboa Delight from Mantle and ports via Vancouver B C called October 5 President for San Pedro via Victoria and San Francisco Jalapa for Tacoma at a.m Burnside for geo duty at 3 15 p.m Bagioaw for San Francisco Port Angeles at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda
Anchorage
Uyak
Alaskan
Irie
San Pedro
San Francisco
Vietora
BK. C
Eter Friesland
Piritieh
Malboa
Delight
Mantle
Vancouver
B.C
Victoria
B. C
Jalapa
Tacoma At & A
Burnside
Bagioaw
Port Angeles
Vaides Sailings Reported Delayed and Mixed Times
Fragmented text records departures with multiple named figures and ports. Mentions Admiral Evans and Admiral Watson in southbound service, with unclear times and dates. Indicates City of Seattle also southbound but times are illegible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaides-Salied
Mtr
Admiral Evans
Ketchison
Gtr
Admiral Watson
City of Seattle
Vessels in Other Ports October Arrivals and Departures
Maritime notices list ships sailing and arriving in multiple ports. Str Tyla dareus departed Hongkong for Seattie October 6 while Beattie liners and other steamers like Meteor achr Cethana and Mtr Klamath arrived at Ban Pedro and Ban Francisco respectively around October 8–9. Additional entries show Stock ton and Saginaw calls at Astoria and Port Angues with Seattle-bound moves, plus Celilo likely on the Dungeness route and Jalape from Beattie docking in Tacoma October 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Str
Tyladareus
Seattie
Porta
New York
Steel Ranger
Beattie
Porta Ban Pedro
Meteorachr Cethana
Pera Ban Francisco
Mtr
Klamath
Btr
Farragut
Astoria
Stockton
Seattle
Maritime Vessel Movements Reported by Wireless Canadian Authority
Northbound traffic logged near Alert Bay and Seymour Narrows with times from 7 p m to 11 30 p m. Multiple ships listed in routes between Seattle Beattie and Yokohama with distances and times. Port calls include City of Spokane Edmore Maquan and others at Seattle piers and Islets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste Jefferson
Alert Bay
Seymour Narrows
Alaska
Queen Charlotte Sound
Public Markets Prices and Items Across Stalls
A crowded marketplace listing including Ibecan Royal baking powder 19¢, Campbell soups 16%¢, orange marmalade 19¢, Log Cabin syrup 2¢, Carnation milk 12%¢, No-Rub Naptha soap, Palmolive soap, Del Monte pork and beans, Royal white soap, Crisco 6 bars, and various produce. Several stalls show milk, butter, cheese, olives, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, grapes, and meats with per unit prices. The jumbled catalog notes multiple vendors, stall numbers, and frequent 2¢ to 49¢ price points across broad grocery and pantry categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Westlake
del Monte
Irregular Opening on New York Stock Market Oct 9
Prices showed broad irregularity at the day’s start with United States Steel and others moving up or down on varied bids. By close, several issues faded while a few gains held, and the Evening Sun notes a cautious, light trade in a market marking time before the Columbus Day holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel
United States Rubber
Pan-American Petroleum
Haldwin
Southern Railway
New Haven
Southern Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
American Beet
Texas & Pacific
Texan Company
Reading
Central Leather
Mexican Petroleum
Canadian Pacific
Taldwin
Chesapeake & Chblo
Bt, Louis & Southwestern
Nethlehem “Eh
Studebaker
Neading
American Sugar
New York Evening Sun Financial Review Today
Grain market firmer in tone on Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago on Oct 9 reports firmer grain quotations as commission houses buy after disappointing spring wheat crop figures. December wheat opens at 1.98 up 4 and gains. March wheat rises to 1.93. December corn opens 1.4 down, closes higher. oats rise. Cash grains listed include No 2 red 2.15, No 3 hard 2.00, No 3 spring 1.91.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
General Commission
Chicago Car Lots and Creta- to Cone at Reta
Fragmentary OCR with scattered numbers and words. Reading is difficult. no clear event dates or named entities emerge beyond Chicago. The readable bits suggest a local business or sales note but lack coherent facts to summarize a specific incident or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Reta
Chicago Live Stock Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago live stock market prices and receipts show higher tone for meat and steady beef and cattle values. Hog receipts around 1.00 per head with meat at 16.10, 15.26 for pigs. cattle receipts at 3.00 per head with beef 8.25 to 18.56. sheep receipts 1.6 per head with lambs 7.56 to 12.25 and ewes 4.75 to 5.5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rene
Bstechyards
Wien
Pleb Weewee
Foreign Exchange Rates Steady in New York Market
Opening quotations show demand for sterling at 3.60 and 1.50 percent off in New York. Currencies include francs around 6.68 cents, lire near 4.040, and marks about 1. Lie. overall foreign exchange closes steady with some quoted reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Exchange
New York
Get
France
New York Coffee and Sugar Market Update
New York trade notes show raw coffee at eight to the pound, granulated sugar at eleven and a half cents per pound, No 7 Mocca at twelve and a quarter cents, and No 4 Santos near twelve to fourteen cents per pound amid broad market fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
New York
Santos
Farmers lose corn profits amid bumper crop
Chicago, Oct. 9. Grain expert B. W. Snow says a record corn harvest and panicky prices wipe out expected farmer profits. He notes high production costs and wages deepen losses, while predicting temporary wheat price declines followed by a rebound as demand and supply adjust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
B. W. Snow
Snow
Snow Maid
Aail Snow
Chamber seeks fifty Seattle businessmen for trades tour
The Chamber of Commerce announces a trades relations tour for fifty more hustling Seattle business men. The trip starts at midnight October 17 and runs all days. An auto ride of 30 miles through irrigated and desert areas is planned to show reclamation contrasts. A special $80 rate covers fare meals berths and all expenses. Reservations through the Chamber transportation bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Okanagan
Chamber
Transportation Bureau of the
Cantaloupes and Apples Rally as Season Nears End
Prices for cantaloupes rise to 3.00 to 3.50 per crate while Jonathans move 2.00 to 3.50 a box. Oregon Concord grapes fetch 50 cents in 3 lb baskets and 2.50 per lug basket. Local potatoes improve after heavy rains and milk and dairy products show varied prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
New Freight Rates Set By Transcontinental Bureau
Freight Traffic Manager G W Luce of the Southern Pacific announced at a Chicago meeting by the trans continental freight bureau that export and import rates agreed September 21 will become effective after 36 days notice to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The new charges apply from Chicago and the West to the Pacific coast and from New York piers via routes including the Southern Pacific Morgan Line through Gulf ports. Rates for points east of Chicago will not be published due to lack of Eastern line concurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Luce
Southern Pacific Company
Chicago
Transcontinental Freight Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific Coast
New York
Southern Pacific
Gulf Porta
Pointa
Government drives to boost coal output and curb profiteering
Two government divisions act to secure coal for domestic consumers and curb price gouging. Railroads east of Wyoming and Montana rush coal cars to mines under interstate commission orders. Attorney General Palmer orders district attorneys and agents to gather profiteering evidence for grand juries under the Lever Act before October 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wyoming
Montana
Palmer
New Seattle Shoe Store Opens With Coastwide Chain
Ken Lindgren opens his fifth store along the coast introducing an exclusive Edmonds shoe agency in Seattle at 1424 Fourth Ave. The new shop specializes in men’s shoes and marks a growing regional chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Ken Lindgren
Edmonds
Hanging Men's Shoes
Fourth Ave
Cyclist Struck by Car In Sacramento Left On Road
Richard Cunningham riding a bicycle was struck by a speeding motorist in Sacramento and left on the road for an hour in the rain before a passer-by found him. He is seriously injured but alive. Edith Shea was also hit and died later in a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
Richard Cunningham
Edith Shea
India Seeks Plane Material in Alaska
India positions itself as an up‑and‑coming aviation nation and plans to buy Alaska cedar for aircraft materials and woodwork. The Chamber of Commerce leaked the move signaling potential industrial ties with Washington amid this push. Champion prize fliers are stunning men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Alaska
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Imports and Exports Report for Seattle Port 1920
The customs office releases Seattle port trade for July and August 1920. July imports total 9,343,162 dollars and exports 16,159,494 dollars. August imports amount to 12,358,492 dollars and exports to 11,355,846 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Customs Office
Seattle
Two German Princesses to Remarry in Gossip Tattle
Berlin dispatch reports two Hohenzollern princesses rethinking marriages. Princess Marie, widow of Prince Joachim of Prussia, engaged to Herr Guerard, a wealthy factory owner who recently divorced his wife. Princess Catherine claims an American influenced Cecilie’s divorce, recounting episodes from Cairo to Berlin and a Sphinx letter incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Marie
Joachim
Prussia
Herr Guerard
Catherina
Cecilie
Germany
Sphinn
Thys
Catherine
Cairo
Sphina
Fugitive Convict Captured Near Valparaiso
John Vaughn who escaped from the Michigan City penitentiary with Walter Young was captured yesterday at Kouts near Valparaiso. Vaughn, sentenced to 15 years ago for murder, offered no resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
John Vaughn
Michigan City
Walter Young
Kouts
Here
Vaughn
Dogs Roam Nightly as Bullies Rile Local Detective
Detective Mark M Freeman complains of two bulldogs that bark through the night, nip trousers, and overturn trash cans in his neighborhood. A letter from Ray F Moon invites a late night dog watch party at 440 22nd Ave to witness dogs at their best. Moon mocks the district’s dog population and hints at renewed conflict over roaming canines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark M. Freeman
Mark
Ray F. Moon
the Star
22Nd Ave
Emad
Missing Relatives Report Seeks Leads Across States
The Seattle Star receives a query from Corp. Ben Marks, state hospital, Clarinda Iowa, about brothers Jake Marks and Vinho Markovitz. They are said to live at 61 Treast St San Francisco, with a Beattie sister Merv Laurea Sabarich. Western Union warns of a wrong address telegram to Joe H. Davis from Belknap Iowa about his mother’s death, care of Pacific Nut Butter Co, and asks anyone who knows Davis to contact Western Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Buterick
11Th Ave
N. W
Seattle Star
Corp
Ben Marks
State Hospital
Clarinda
Iowa
Jake Markovitz
Marks
Vinho Markovitz
Treast St
San Francisco
Beattie
Seattle
Merv
Laurea Sabarich
Western Union
Joe H. Davis
Belknap
Pacific Nut Butter Co
Davis
Grand Army Promotions At University Of Washington
The Grand Army of the University promotes 28 members, with officers and new ranks approved by the President. Promotions include Majors Glen K. Wilson and Virgil P. Anderson, Lt Cols Field RK. Mrissck Louis F. Janeck and Kenneth JD. Otte, and Lt Albert L. Dyer, plus newly appointed captains and sergeants. Several NCOs are elevated or reduced in grade as part of the officer cadre reshuffle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great and Grand Army
University of Washington
Glen K. Wilson
Virgil P. Anderson
Leutenant
Field RK. Mrissck
Louis F. Janeck
Kenneth JD. Otte
Firet
Albert L. Dyer
Clarence Arai
Reuben W. Rapert
Joseph W. Hicks
Esra EK Bens
Luke J. Bene
Heryi W. Davis
Hiram BF. Wallace
Pverett Jeeon
Leroy de Hen
Clyde
Tartar
Wiilliam K. Scholtes
Frank M. Plummer
Mark L. Gray
Evergreen Lodge Holds Monthly Social Gathering
Evergreen lodge No. 2 A O U W hosted its monthly social in the Arcade building drawing more than 250 attendees. The event featured music, dancing, and card games with performances by William Phillips F X Plouf and pianist Prof. William Schanke shaping the entertainment for members and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergreen Lodge
Evergreen Lodge No. 2
William Phillips
F. X. , Plouf
William Schanke
Detective Williams Publishes Auto Theft Article
Detective F. B. Williams of the missing auto division at the pawnshop detail expands into authorship with a long feature on "Joy Rides and Auto Thieves" in the local motor ing publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Williams
Williams
Cox Opens Barnstorming Swing Through Indiana
Governor James M. Cox arrives in Bloomington after a day of campaign travel across southern Indiana. He counters Senator Harding’s Des Moines remark that President Wilson demanded ratification of the treaty without flaw and asserts his own position on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Indiana
Bloomington
Ind
James M. Cox
Harding
Des Moines
Wilson
Harding Speaks in Wichita Kansas on Keeping Promises
Senator Warren G Harding told the Wheat Show audience in Wichita that America must not join a league of nations with the idea it can sneak out of obligations. He urged an honorable America that keeps pledges at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kas
America
League of Nations
Warren G. Harding
Unfilled Tonnage Report From United States Steel
New York reveals unfilled tonnage for U S Steel totaled 10 374 804 on September 30 down from 10 805 038 August 31 a decrease of 430 234 as announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Operators' Training School Offers Paid Learn While You Train
The training school advertises a course in this work with pay during learning and promises to explain the many advantages of the vocation to interested applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Operators’ Training School of
Unclear OCR Retail Ad Highlights Local Store Details
Fragmentary ad copy lists clothing items and shop details in Phelps County. Mentions store addresses 620 Union and 64 Union, with references to sales staff and a Mr. Patton at 363 Empire. Tone resembles a local business notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credit Es Ou
Phelps Co
Gilbert Custo
Aepaira
Sam Weisfield
Cheow
Union
Peoplean
New York
A. B. Patton
Empire Patiot
Man Wanted for Mailing and Filing Department Post
Classified notice seeking an experienced man to handle mailing, filing and office supplies for a growing concern. Requires mature age, own handwriting applications with past experience, references and salary expectations. Address G-89 Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
City job ads seek trackmen drivers and other posts
A chaotic classified page lists city job openings including trackman motorman gripman conductor junior quarantine officer general store keeper water service inspector assistant bacteriologist and various labor and detective roles. Several ads offer sales travel and route work in Seattle with wages and contact points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir L G. Smith
United States
Seattle
Commission
Seid
Muckers
Covona
Smith Side
Buster Brown Shoe
Third Ave
American Foreign Deetective Agency
St. Louis
Seattle Star
23Rd
Jackson
16Th
Yesler
Donohue
Star Office
Janor
Pave
Danville
Sam Weisfield
Union
BUCS
Eas
New York
Mr. Smith
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Viest
Weather Bureau
Tatoosh Ieland
Friesland
San Juan
Wireless Canadian Goverent
U. &. Navel Communications
Mpokane
Kerenikan
Weatleon
Yokohama
Smith Cove
City of Spokane
Edmore
Maquan
Deble Yarde
Geriffan
Yoda Drydocks
Atr
Westward Ho
Kikton
Eastern Sword
Joseda
Lake Union
Hulle Abilia
Abnoba
Apydos
Addinon
Allenhurst
Ahmik
Anthon
Bayden
Bertrand
Bingamon
Biscayne
Minck Wolf
Bianfera
Gelwin
Houghton
Perute
Puyallup
Cabacen
Capraria
Cardia
Cenina
Charus
Chesterfield
Chatcia
Cineas
Cinyras
Corus
Cotten
Cola
Cione
Elissa
Electra
Endymion
Fort Harrison
Fort Jackson
Fort Standis
Fort Union
Imufka
Leotl
Kitan
Vincennes
Sir Brookdale
Ames Yardattr
Roosevelt
Fisher Flour Milla
Motorschr
George Washington
Diricke
POMC
Ecs
Cheeen
Evream Brie
America Ec
Terris Aly Wash Tripleta
Manning & Oe
Verge
Cloee Atchison
Amer
Ger & Farr
Amer Amer International
Sumetre
Anaconda Tel
Routherm Nailway
Stromberg Ee
Brudehaher Rene Ween
Teses
Terese Pacific Ween
Deirl Union Pacific
United Retail Mores
A. Va
U A Steel Am
Utah Copper
Ieee Ua
Westinghouse
Willye-Cveriana
Liberty Bonds
High Law Piret B'O
Pricea Feld Whaleaate
Artichohos
Yakima
Erate
Mhubbard
Steere
Lady Fingers
Malaga
Muscat
Peru
Thompson Reed
Ams
Mack
Barry Crawford
Nartiett
Clapy
Laian
Per Bes
Mrewterries Ues
Vahima
OPATO
Eaer Eeeenereeeree
Flehters
Princess Cecilie
Princess Marie
Evansville
Dewitt Hobbs
Hobbs
Mabel Speer
Mattie Hardin
Hobba
Miss Speer
Ireland
Miss Hardin
Keyd Owens
Indiana University
Ban Francisco
Hiram Johnson
East
Coolidge
Johnson
Bureau of Missing Relatives
Grand Army of the University
Wichita, Kansas
Puget Sound
Area Star
Tom Price
Sean Piah
Main Ang
Northwest
THE
Pacific Telephone
Rainier
Tupper
Wide Knowledge Commodities
Mareket
ifMott
Eberhardt
Hosital
Bertones
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