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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1919
Page
5
A fragmented OCR sheet shows varied items including shop and real estate ads, loans, and legal notices. It references repair shops, a music composer, songs, and rental spaces plus Navy procurement proposals and occupancy protests dated 1919.
Directory style listing shows attorneys practicing general and patent law with addresses in Burke and Third avenues. includes lenders offering collateral and short term loans. chiropractors and surgeons with office locations. miscellaneous services such as upholstery and jewelry loans. multiple company names and contact numbers appear in a dense, ad-like collage.
Grand Exalted Ruler Frank L Rain declares the Elks union has 600000 members and hopes for a million next year to fight Bolshevism and anarchism. He plans to preside at the initiation of 1500 candidates in Seattle and attends a Washington hotel banquet and Masonry luncheon Thursday.
In superior court Judge J T Ronald awarded four year old Dorothy Messick to her father William C Messick and ordered the mother to stay in the area to face a statutory charge. The judge admonished the mother about temptations from men and the child was placed with the father. Mrs Messick resides at 1122 Columbia St.
Edward Frostman sues for 2550 in superior court after a street car conductor kicked him in the stomach and threw him off a car at 15th Ave W and Nickerson on November 21 1918. He alleges internal injuries bruised muscles wrenched tendons swollen stomach nervous shock insomnia nausea mental anguish and humiliation though he escaped the car uninjured.
The Nippon Maru, an 11,000 ton T. K. K. liner, grounded on a rocky beach off Point Pedro near the Clit House at 7 20 A M Today. It was floated before 9 A M and expected to anchor in the bay at 10 45 A M No damage reported to the vessel which carries 283 passengers of which 114 are in first cabin.
An unknown steamer grounded off Nantucket and lifesaving crews rushed to the vessel after a telephone report received at New Bedford on October 22. The alert notes rescuers responding to aid the ship.
New York stock market edges up at the open with United States Steel at 110 and Bethlehem Steel at 167, along with gains for American Locomotive and Mexican Petroleum as early trading shows modest rises in several major shares.
Chicago grain prices opened slightly lower as long corn was liquidated and hog markets fell. Later trading saw modest gains with December corn at 1.23 and May corn around 1.21½, while other contracts fluctuated but edged higher. Provisions held steady to lower amid mixed action.
Denver reports cattle receipts of 5 000 head with a steady market. Steers bring 9.60 to 12.50, cows and heifers 4.75, stockers 7 to 11, calves 4.50 to 14. Lambs see 12.75 to 14.50, feeders 6.17, and hog receipts list 0 head with top about 14.10 and bulk around 12.76 to 13.50.
Portl and market receipts include 29 cattle with steady prices. Good to choice steers bring 9.00 to 9.60, cows and heifers up to 7.50, cattle listings show mixed quality. Sheep run 1,048 head with prime lambs at 11.00 to 11.50, wethers 7.60 to 8.60, yearlings 9.00, and prices for poultry and dairy products listed among minor items.
An 18 year old San Francisco stenographer who vanished on Christmas Eve was located in Seattle where Milton McGuire was arraigned on a Mann act violation. He is held on a 5000 dollar bond for further hearing. The girl, after going with him, lived as his wife and works at a Seattle apartment. Her name is withheld to protect privacy.
Federal investigators questioned five sugar dealers for overcharging beyond the 11 cent per pound limit set by the U S Equalization Board. Mrs W H Soper admitted selling at 15 cents a pound with costs cited, while Gillespie Grocery admitted selling two pounds for 25 cents as officials review new price factors.
The document itemizes local market prices for vegetables and fruits by sack, crate, or per unit across numerous items such as cabbage, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, squash, potatoes, apples, grapes, lemons, oranges, and nuts. It includes inconsistent OCR-like spellings and multiple regional references, with prices ranging from a few cents to several dollars per unit.
British and Eathonian destroyers sink two Bolshevik destroyers in Kaporia bay. The Bolsheviks attack. two Bolsheviki ships sunk with no British casualties. General Yudeniteh halts Petrograd advance awaiting reinforcements. An ultimatum threatens Helsingfors as Bermondt's aviators demand surrender by midnight. Dwina river crossings repulsed by Letts.
The steamship Cripple Creek, built by Skinner & Wddy, was delivered to the shipping board Tuesday after a successful trial trip. She will load flour for the Atlantic coast, with W. R. Grace & Co. as operators and managers. Capt. N. B. Nelson named skipper.
New York market notes list coffee and sugar prices for October 22. Coffee quotations show No 7 Rio and No 4 Manaos at 1546 per pound while centrifugal sugar stands at 7.2 1/2 cents per pound.
List of ships and lighterage marking positions, docks, and schooners in Seattle harbor. Details include names like Gray Cloud Brookdale Victoria Glyndon Jefferson Skinner Admiral Farragut Preeident Cripple Creek and others at various piers and yards.
A Paris born admirer of Franklin D. Roosevelt sends a $10 memorial contribution to the Roosevelt Memorial fund via Roosevel t Memorial headquarters in Seattle. Reports from Washington state show continued fundraising ahead of the memorial drive with city and county totals and organizational gifts. A Roosevelt film shown in Seattle benefits the fund, with rental proceeds directed to Hoonevelt Memorial.
The jury selection occupied most of Wednesday for the first degree murder trial of Harry T. Kittoe charged with shooting Leo Price, his father's chauffeur, June 22. Defenders are Hugh Caldwell and Walter Fulton. Deputy Prosecutor J. A. Frater leads with advice from Fred C. Brown.
Local attorney Jack Sommers sues August Mehlhorn Jr and Annie B. Neu, owners of the Mehlhorn building at 14 Second Ave, for 16000 damages after a protruding nail box caught his coat on December 21, 1918. The case, heard by Superior Judge Calvin B. Hall, details serious injuries from the fall on the sidewalk.
Members of the Washington Association of Drugless Physicians voted at their sixth annual convention to establish an official organ, a monthly magazine, for the dissemination of drugless treatment methods. The publication will be issued in Seattle, and Vancouver, Wash., was chosen as the next meeting place.
Archie Taft of Piper Taft sporting goods and Mrs Taft formerly Marie Storm daughter of Mr and Mrs W Storm 3510 Thurman Ave were married quietly Tuesday and left from Seattle Wednesday for a honeymoon trip eastward bound for New York City.
Tom Wilson faced assault charges from Deputy Prosecutor C C Dalton after a drunken wreck at 12th Ave N EB and 6 40th St. He allegedly dragged A M Fisher from his Ford on the University bridge and beat him. Wilson had been fined $100 for reckless driving earlier and now awaits trial.
Government sale offers sealed proposals for 16 destroyers including TAINBRIDGE TRUXTON BARRY WHIPPLE DALE WORDEN HULL FLUSSER PAUL JONES LAMSON PERRY PREWLE REID STEWART DECATUR. Vessels in Fourth Naval District Philadelphia location specifics available from Navy Yard Philadelphia. Inspect ships by appointment for cash bids with right to reject all proposals. Josephus Daniels secretary of the Navy. 6 10 19.
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