Shortage of Refrigerator Cars Hits Western Shipping Plans
Yakima chamber reports to the Commerce Department that lack of refrigerated cars threatens Idaho and Washington fruit and fish shipments. They seek sea and rail space changes to move Washington apples and fish to Gulf and Eastern markets, citing Seattle cold storage and coast-to-coast runs.
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Chicago
Idaho
Mar
the of Commerce
Yakima Chamber
Yakima
Seat
Seattle
Portland
Los Angeles
San Diego
Chamber
Wee S. Jones
Washington
Gulf
Eastern Mar
Trade Talks Signal Broad China United States Ties
Ambitious plans for expanded U S China trade emerge as Heu Un Yuen, a Chinese financier, arrives with a retinue to discuss a $20,000,000 loan and closer financial cooperation. The visit signals growing cooperation between Chinese and American financiers amid a broader economic dialogue.
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China
Heu UN Yuen
UN Yuen
New York
Vital Statistics List of Names and Deaths in Seattle and West
A long fragmented list shows births and deaths across Seattle Tacoma Portland and neighboring areas. It includes numerous names with ages and places such as San Francisco Nashville Colusa Seattle Tacoma Beattie Olympia and Des Moines. The note ends with markets closed for Columbus Day in New York and a quip about morning routines.
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Martin
Seattle
Lacqua
Mary
Legal
Claude
Age Georts A
San Francisco
Jessie M
Tacoma
Frank
Thomas Bellingham
Marche
William B. Nashville
Cora G. Colusa
Cal
Legal Gaylord
Myrtle
George W
Reta M. Harlowton
Anna C
Peretmela c
Elmer A
Portland
Minnie
Edwin L
Bremerton
Lila
Eugene
Mrs. la
George M
Ise
Oowne
Arthur
Spokane
Janet L
Martin J
Helen M
Legal Edward
Ellen D
Clay City
Wash
Hannah J
Bessie Reries
Pomeroy
Pach
Cornelia F
Alpha
Bellevue
Mineast
Alma N
Aiger
Emelia
Beattie
Seattle Ship News Tides
Tide readings show high and low tides through the day with measurements in feet. Times indicate low tides and second low tides, noting variations in height and sequence for the Seattle harbor area.
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Seattle
Maritime Weather and Shipping Movements Summary
October 12 records show a rising barometer and partly cloudy skies with light southerly winds of four mph. Several vessels, including the two-masted steamer Admiral Dewey and Nome City, are listed with passing times and towing status, while October 11 notes rain and southwest winds up to fifteen mph with vessel movements and arrivals in the same port area.
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Mtr
Admiral Dewey
Dollar
Sam
Nome City
Charles Nelson
Sir San Diego
Maritime Schedule Fragments From October Ports
Partial list of ships with origins and destinations including Fushimi Maru Maniia Victoria San Diego and Admiral Dewey San Francisco Tacoma Juneau Vancouver Alaskan ports and staggered times October 11 12 with several strads Admiral Sehley Alameda Teyohashi Maru and Valdes noted for harbor maneuvers and towing duties
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Maniia
Porta
Victoria
B.C
Admiral Dewey
San Diego
San Francisco
Peru
Copenhagen
West Ivie
Tacoma
Point Wells
Juneau
Marana
West Coast
Vancouver
Norweed
Alaskan
Bellingham
Admiral Sehley
Alameda
Mongkond
New Orleans
Everett
Bee Elwell
Bagie Harbor
Valdes
Tecoma
Shipping Movements Reported Near Petersburg and Ketchikan
Two steamers sail northbound from Petersburg on October 11 and October 1 with Str Bpo Kane and Str Jefferson listed at 2 a m and 7 p m respectively. From Ketchikan Str Princess Alice is noted northbound on October 1 at 7 p m.
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Petersburg
Bpokane
Jefferson
Ketchikan
Princess Alice
Maritime Movements Report From Pacific Northwest Ports
List of ships arriving and departing October 10 through October 12 across Seattle Bellingham Port Townsend Point Wells Everett Mukilteo Tacoma and other ports. Vessels include Str Col BL Drake Str President Str Quabbin Str Norwood Str Fushimi Maru Str West Irtse and more with origin points Seattle Tacoma Vancouver and Portland and notes on engine trouble towing and fire incidents.
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Monotolu
Delwood
Seattle
Bellingham
San Pedro
Richmond
Seattie
Point Wells
Col
BL. Drake
San Francisco
Quabbin
Heattie
Str
President
Victora
B. C
Springfield
Portland
Helfast
Tacoma
Norwood
Beattie
Port Townsend
Vancouver
Juneau
Heattie Everett
Mir Irise
Bagie Marbor
Bae Biwell
Mukilteo
City of
Apekane
Waldea
Maritime Movement Report From Wireless Canada
October 11 sightings show Norwood leaving Bott ingham southbound at 7 45 pm EtR, 44 miles south of Rose Spit. Lyman Stewart bound Seattle Oleum 754 miles from Oleum at 6 pm. Admiral Dewey from San Francisco to Seattle 133 miles from Seattle at 5 pm. Stanley Dollar Everett to San Francisco 710 miles from San Francisco at unspecified time. Kam chatka Anateska to Seattle 452 miles from Filattery at p m. Weet leon Seattle to Yokohama 1165 miles from Seattle at p m.
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Wireless
Norwood
Bottingham
Rose Spit
Naval Communications
Lyman Stewart
Seattle
Admiral Dewey
San Francisco
Seattie
Stanley Dollar
Everett
Kamchatka
Anateska
Filattery
Weet Leon
Yokohama
Vessels in Port at Seattle Smith Cove and surrounding docks
A list describes ships and docks at Seattle area ports including Smith Cove terminals Pier 10 U Saturn Palmyra Great Northern Toyohashi Maru Norwood Juneau Alameda City of Seattle Admiral Watson Panny Dutard Admiral Dewey Admiral Behiey Eastern Leader Milwaukee ocean dock J.D. Patera Griffdn East Waterway HBondo West Seattle elevator Westward Ho Elkton Rowita MH Rainbow Patterson George Washington Hullia Abilla Abnoba Aby dos Addi Allenhurst Anthon Bayden Hertrand Hingamon Biscayle Mack Wolf Blanford Boughton Pesuta Puyallup Cabacan Capraria Cardia Centna Charug Chesterfield Chaicia Cinena Cinyras Corus Cosian Cola Clone Elissa Electra Endymion Fort Harrison Fort Jackson Fort Manwis Fort Unton Imufka Leots Kitan Vincennes Brookdale Roosevelt Heffernan drydocks Oxmo Gedney.
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Seattle
Smith Cove
Maquan
Edmore
U, & & Saturn
Palmyra
Great Northern Docke
Toyohashi Maru
Norwood
Juneau
Alameda Grand Trunk Dock
City of
Pacific Coast Engineerie Works
Eastern Leader
Milwaukee Ocean Dock
Delight
Hanford St
Bk J
B. Lovejoy
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Works
Str
Rainbow
Patterson
Pisher Flourmilla
Motor Schr
George Washington
Lake Union
Hullia Abilla
Abnoba
Abydos
Addi
Allenhurst
Ahmik
Anthon
Bayden
Hertrand
Hingamon
Biscayle
Mack Wolf
Blanford
Erwin
Boughton
Pesuta
Puyallup
Cabacan
Capraria
Cardia
Centna
Charug
Chesterfield
Chaicia
Cinena
Cinyras
Corus
Cosian
Cola
Clone
Elissa
Electra
Endymion
Fort Harrison
Fort Jackson
Fort Manwis
Fort Unton
Imufka
Leots
Kitan
Vincennes
Brookdale
Ames Garde
Roosevelt
Heffernan Drydocks
Moter Schr Oxmo
Gedney
All Aboard for That Trade Relation Tour
C B Olacene of the Sales Managers association says 125 reservations are secured for a deluxe Seattle trade relations tour. The Chamber of Commerce is handling bookings as the committee pushes to fill 25 remaining places. The six day trip costs eighty dollars and includes fare berth meals and all.
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Washington
Seattle
C. B. Olacene
Sales’ Managers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Board of Trade Closed for Columbus Day
The Chicago Board of Trade remained closed today in observance of Columbus Day. A lighthearted memory aid appears in the text, joking about shopping for soap and candy to remember the holiday, reflecting casual domestic conversation embedded in the clipping.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Sweet Potatoes and Fruits See Market Prices Rise
Market brief notes rising demand for sweet potatoes with prices around 50 cents a pound for top stock and 4 to 5 cents changes for alternative lots. Concord grapes sell 76 cents a basket, hutter and eggs show price shifts, and numerous produce lines list local and Yakima origin per crate, sack, or case with varied rates.
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Concord
Hutter
Exes
Ranch Eges
Pulleta
Egen
Yakima
Alaska
Louisiana Vocne
Chicago Live Stock Market Report
Chicago hog receipts total 26 000 with prices 26 to 40 6 lower. Cattle receipts 16 000 with markets slow and steady to lower. Sheep receipts 29 000 with prices for lambs and ewes noted. figures reflect mixed shifts across hogs cattle and sheep segments.
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Chicago
Calven
County Officials Praise 1921 Tax Cut and Budget Trim
County commissioners and department heads who cut the 1921 budget and lowered the tax rate by about 20 percent receive praise from the Chamber of Commerce bureau of taxation. The report commends their courage and suggests the rate reduction benefits homeowners and small property owners while aiding industrial growth and employment. It argues a reasonable tax level drives development and prevents unemployment.
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Bureau of Taxation
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trustees
Board of County Commissioners
Interior Alaska Rich Mineral Discovery Reported
Dr. J. and Martin of the U S Geological Survey informed the Alaska Chamber of Commerce that preliminary work by the Treadwell company in the Kuskokwim river district shows a rich ore vein. The discovery marks a virgin interior Alaska field where rock mining begins, with ore profits shown even in early testing.
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J. & Martin
U. S. Geological Survey
Alaska Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Altho
Lierty
Treadwell
Kuskokwim River
Alaska
Sun Dodger Magazine Set to Debut at UW Campus
The Sun Dodger, University of Washington's comic monthly, will debut this school year on campus Thursday. Steele Lindsay, senior in the Journalism department, serves as editor of the magazine.
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Sun Dodger
University of Washington
Comic Monthly
Steele Lindsay
Journaliam
Public Markets KoCoNOMY Mtalle 27 39 Percent and Goods List
Public markets list prices at KoCoNOMY stalls with numerous items including Royal baking powder 19 cents, Post Toasties 19 cents, Campbell soups 10 cents, Carnation milk 12 to 14 cents, sugar 2 cents, orange marmalade and coffee notes, and varied dairy and pantry staples. Prices vary by stall with multiple brands and staples across stalls 11 to 166.
Farmers Seek $3 Wheat Amid Price Rise Projections
Washington estimates show farmers demand 3 per bushel, totaling 308 million dollars based on agriculture department data. A higher wheat price would raise bread costs across the year as increased farm prices ripple through the supply chain. Consumer expenditure already tops 812 million dollars for wheat so far this year with about 445 million bushels remaining unsold.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Reservoir Case Up In Court Over Volunteer Park Plans
Hearing resumes Wednesday in Judge Clay Allen's court on residents of Capitol Hill seeking an injunction to stop a second reservoir in Volunteer park. Homeowners near the park argue the project endangers Federal avenue homes and spoils the Olympic view from Volunteer park boulevard. Judge C. H. Hanford represents complainants. E. C. Ewing handles city defense.
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Capitol Hill
Volunteer Park
Clay Allen
Federal Ave
C. H. Hanford
E. C. Ewing
German Merchant Fleet Shrinks Since 1871
Berlin Oct 12 Germanys merchant fleet is smaller than in 1871 as dictated by the Versailles treaty. Current overseas traffic ships exceed 1,000 tons capacity totaling about 100,000 tons. Figures show a drastic decline from 1914 to 1920 with 962,350 tons net and 6,238,937 gross in 1914 dropping to about 750,000 to 900,000 tons by 1920.
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Berlin
Germany
Star Man Views Play Through Blind Newsie’s Eyes
A Star columnist recounts attending the Wilkes Theatre showing of A Voice in the Dark. The blind newsboy on stage and a blind vendor outside evoke a poignant, richly described experience. The reviewer and Ralph Kenyon discuss acting, misperception, and the power of imagination.
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Star Man
Newsie
Wilkes Theatre
Ralph Kenyon
56 Polish War Orphans Arrive From Horror Land
Nearly six dozen Polish war orphans arrived aboard the Fushima Maru at Smith Cove. Under Father Louis Grudzinski they will be housed and educated in Chicago while awaiting permission to return home. The Salvation Army arranged care if needed, and immigration officials granted landing clearance last night. The voyage followed horrors in Bolshevik Poland and the children face uncertain futures but hopeful prospects in America.
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Poland
Great Northern
at&Smith Cove
America
Japan
Louis Grudzinski
Chicago
Europe
Department of Labor
White
Salvation Army
East
Robbers Tie Hotel Man and Loot Place
In Portland Oregon two robbers bound J F Sofer proprietor of the Gordon hotel with rope and wrapped a quilt about his head then fled with 35 dollars and jewelry from the downtown hotel office. The robbery is described as daring.
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Portland
Ore
J. F. Sofer
Gordon Hotel
Gordon
Sofer
Ten Officers Slain by Irish Rioters in Dublin Attacks
In Dublin on October 12 Sinn Fein attackers killed five police officers during a raid on a Drumcondra house. One civilian was wounded as the assailants escaped. Three constables died near Ballinderry after an ambush.
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Dublin
Drumcondra
Ballinderry
World Series action as Cleveland rallies on offense
The narrative describes key moments in the game with Cleveland producing runs on a wild throw and Speaker's RBI triple. Coveleskie strengthens pitching as Jamieson and Grimes thwart Robins defensive plays, while O Neill's doubled effort and Robins' missed scoring chances frame the midgame tension.
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Gardner
Johnston
Grimes
Cleveland
Coveleskie
Jamieson
Miller
Koney
Speaker
O'Neill
Brooklyn Fires Rube Marquard
Brooklyn owner Ebbets bars Rube Marquard from the team after ticket scalping conviction. Marquard calls it a frame up while claiming no guilt and manager Robinson doubts any wrongful intent. Ebbet says no world series money will be withheld.
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Robinson
Marquard
Secrets in Kidnapping Case Stir Seattle Investigations
Detectives Strickland and Starwich report new evidence on the Bobby Stagg kidnaping case. Three witnesses were examined about concealing Bobby Stagg after the abduction before his flight to Vancouver and east. They await word from New York on the fate of Stagg the nurse Edith Nicholson and Betty Brainerd. Mrs Brainerd showed nervousness at a local bank after her daughter's arrest.
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Strickland
Starwich
Capt. Strickland
New York
George Stagg
Bobby
Edith Nicholson
Richmond
Stagg
Erastus Brainerd
Betty
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