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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
5
After overhaul the steam er Queen of the Pacific Steamship Co will reenter the Seattle California service Monday. She will sail for San Francisco at nine o'clock that morning.
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A special committee appointed by the Aero Club of America and the Aerial League to organize the first aerial derby around the world was hosted Thursday noon at a luncheon in the Army and Navy club. Commodore Louis P. Beaumont, Benjamin Hillman, and Major Charles J. Glidden head the group, with Allen K. Hawley, William Graves Sharp, Col. Herbert Mapes, Capt. Mark Ovenden, and Henry Weehouse among accompanying aviation officials and supporters.
Market reports show outdoor tomatoes nearly exhausted with Thursday’s offerings minimal. Hothouse tomatoes likely to meet demand while Tokays from Oregon and Emperors from California feature in grapes. Florida grapefruit shipments rise in Seattle as prices may ease by week’s end. Potatoes remain firm.
J F Thornton of West Beattie altered an electric meter to avoid registering usage. He was arrested and charged with defrauding the city, convicted in Judge Ronald's court on Wednesday, with sentence to be pronounced later.
Prices for all grades except sweets drift lower through the week while butter and egg prices hold steady. Alaska egg shipments are exhausted and dealers expect a softer market. Local stock yards report 293 hogs and 385 cattle with hogs at 15 to 15.76 and cattle steady.
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