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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1919

Page

16

NY Stock Exchange Opens With Mixed Early Gains

The New York Stock Exchange opened with mixed advances led by United States Steel at 108 and Mexican Petroleum at 251. Southern Pacific touched 108 while Whethehem Steel and Pierce Arrow posted gains. General Motors neared a record high as the market closed steady and firm with new highs briefly near Thursday's low.

New York Oet United States Steel Mundebaker Wethiehem Steel Tte Ateady

Local Market Prices for Vegetables and Farm Goods Advised

A detailed lists prices for cabbage carrots onions peppers and more with per unit and bulk rates. Includes fruit like apples pears grapes and peaches plus livestock and wool price mentions from Yakima and other local sources.

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Puget Sound Steamers Schedule Fragment

Fragmentary OCR provides scattered timing notes for the Puget Sound Steamers with incoherent entries. Scattered references include start times around 00 and 20 minute marks, mid day and late evening mentions, and unclear opponent or venue details.

Seattle Arrivals and Departures Notice

Maritime listings show ships arriving at and departing from Seattle with origins including Ta coma Tacoma Vancouver Hongkong and Anchorage. Vessels named include Rainier Jefferson Morning Star Alameda Sante Ana and Motorschr Wakenater with times noted around 2p.m. and 10 p.m. on October 11 and October 17.

Tacoma Palm Htr Canada Mara Hongkong Wakenater Columbia Rte Morning Star Vancouver Et & Mh Argyll Alameda Anchorage Alaskan Sante Ana Alaskhan

Vessels in Port at Seattle Today

A field list of ships and dock activities at Seattle ports with vessels at piers and drydocks. Names include Pacific Coast bunkers at Pier 7, Rainier Pier 2, Admiral Farragut Pier 1, and many others with yards and companies such as Skinner & Eddy, Gaffney, Patterson McDonald, and the Dredging Co. Appears as a catalog of ships, docks, and associated firms in port.

Seattle Dell Et Dtr Maliatta U. A S. Reef No Fulton Bee Kiwel Pirwood U. & Motor Echr Knufka Eiten Leot Diens Cagecan Cortan Cineyran Cardia Eitees Vehre Asaka Henry Wilson Balvator Alice Wavens Bee Corve Motor Vehr Daahing Wave Bk Oriental Mtr Ban Wan Commercial Motor Sehr Kirketind Str Admiral Dewey Meacham & Dabcock Pacific T. & & Brookdale

Market Corner List of Stalle Items and Prices

Public Markets corner shows a ledger of canned goods and staples with prices such as pink salmon 1 and 2 cans pork and beans 15¢, rice 10¢, margarine 2h¢, cream cheese, jarred honey, pot roast and lard listed among other items. It lists stall numbers and shifting prices in a brief shopping roundup.

Food Market Prices In A Busy Bargain Page

A crowded market listing shows stalls and prices for dairy milk Carnation 12 percent pure fresh milk 12 cents, crab packs two for four cents, whole salmon and mackerel priced low, canned goods 20 cents, pork and beans two for 25 cents, pancake flour 7 cents, oats in cans, sardines five cents, Royal baking powder three cents, sugar pens and M J B coffee 2.25 dollars, ketchup a few cents, patent flour 2.95 per sack.

PIKR Bering Sea Shepke

WESTLAKE MARKET LISTS PRICES AND STALLS

An OCR noisy notice lists stalls and food items with prices at Westlake Market. It mentions Jonathan apples 1.65 per box, Delicious apples 2.50 per box, Alaska turnips, and Kellogg's corn flakes among others. Prices are irregular and fragmented across entries.

Westlake Alaska Kellogg's del Monte

Ships Released On Yukon River By White Pass Fleet

Four ships owned by White Pass & Yukon Railway were released after breaking up in the Yukon river. The vessels were reported to be proceeding toward Dawson on Friday, according to H Wheeler, local manager.

Iee Yukon River White Pass & Yukon Railway H. Wheeler Dawson

Two Girls Held in Auto Thief Gang Near Chicago

Two girls are detained as members of a gang of automobile thieves in Chicago. They were with three men caught in a garage preparing to drive away a truck carrying $800 worth of stolen produce.

Motor Gang Chicago

Grief Coming to Rat Hordes in Winter Campaign

London reports a sweeping campaign against England’s rat population with a national rat week and coordinated local authorities. An estimated 40 million rats caused about 200 million dollars in damage last year as officials plan to deploy dogs ferrets and professional rat killers. Washington notes the 1920 census will count 110 million people, with mortgages data added. New York City and districts prepared for supervisors as the big population tally proceeds.

London England Witlter Board of Agriculture Washington Bam Rogers United States Census Bureau New York City

Tragic Drowning of Dorothy Booth Near Mallock Hatch

London report states Dorothy Booth a 21 year old dressmaker was found drowned in the canal near Mallock Hatch. A note indicates she was going to her mother and a dead soldier. The Smith Bible class in Indiana weighs nearly 10 tons with average attendance about that weight.

London Dorothy Booth Mallock Hatch Smith Bible Indianola

Barristers Seek End to Historic Wigs in Court

London reports agitation among English barristers to abolish the horsehair wig and gown that have long symbolized the profession in court. An eminent KC says the wig is hot and tickles and that the attire makes a man feel comic despite dignity.

London K. C

New Jersey Liquor Dealers Plead Guilty to Block Pershing Testimony

Four New Jersey liquor dealers who sought subpoenas for Gen. Pershing and Gen. Marek to prove demobilization have changed their plea to guilty before Judge Warren Davis. As a result, neither general will be called to testify.

Trenton N. J New Jersey Gen. Pershing Marek Warren Davia

Ship Resurrected From Sea Grave Returns To Port

A sailing ship named Alejandrina, long missing from shipping records, was salvaged after 20 years stranded on a reef in the Straits of Magellan. Captain reports her recovery during wartime tonnage searches. The vessel arrived at New York harbor amid news of the find.

New York Davy Jones Alejandrina Straits of Magellan

King Albert in Los Angeles Visit Sparked by Belgian Relief

King Albert Queen Elizabeth and the Belgian party were greeted in Los Angeles by Mayor Snyder and Gov. Stephens. They arrived at 9:30 AM and rode a rose strewn path to a dam erected in the Plaza. The king thanked the city for Belgian relief work as a band played America and he saluted respectfully.

Don FE. Chamberlain United Press Angeles King Albert Queen Elizabeth Southern California Southern Pacific Plaga Snyder Los Angeles Gov. Stephens California Minger Bnyder

Firemen Run Co operative Mess on Broadway

New York October 17 Firemen of Hook and Ladder Company No 4 organize a food fund and appoint a chef. They now prepare their own meals and boast they cannot be beat on Broadway.

New York K. P Hook and Ladder Company No. 4 H.C. L Broadway

Paid for refuge in naval reserve in New York

Several witnesses testified they paid Lieutenant Commander Christopher Marsden in the Brooklyn Navy Yard for soft berths in the naval reserve during the war. George Finstein, treasurer of the J Hinstein corporation, said he gave Marsden $250 and was enlisted despite being 30 pounds overweight and flat feet.

New York Christopher Marsden Brooklyn Navy Yard Naval Reserve George Finstein J. Hinstein Corporation Marsden

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