This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1921
Page
9
Sheriff Matt Starwich denied reports he sought state protection to guard the mine strike zone. He said no troops would be asked and his deputies are fully capable of handling the situation.
J A Stevenson, secretary of the street car men's union, was appointed to the city zoning commission on Saturday by Caldwell, replacing Louis Nash who resigned ten days earlier.
A dense market page lists stalls and prices for sugar, canned goods, coffee, soups, beans, crackers, soaps, dairy, meats, and baked items. Items include pure American cane sugar at 4 for 25 cents, Van Camp’s pork and beans, Campbell’s soups, Ghirardelli chocolate, Morton’s salt, Borden’s milk, and various produce and pantry staples with assorted price marks. Entities include Pike Place, Van Camp, Campbell, Ghirardelli, Morton, Borden, and Golden West.
Superior Judge J T Ronald took under advisement Friday the granting of a temporary injunction restraining William Bouck and associates from using the name and ritual of the Washington State Grange in a newly headed organization. A restraining order issued by Judge Everett Smith was dissolved by Judge Ronald.
A 1921 report details several pedestrian auto accidents. Dan Wolf struck 64 - Mar Hing at 4th Ave and University. Miss Zella Steele injured on Third Ave and Union by a runaway Geo. Mellan truck. An unknown man injured at 12th Ave and 5th St by P H Winton. Nyquist struck at 10th Ave and East 40th St by Wm Hein but uninjured. Dan Sanford bruised after being pushed on Gravus St bridge by a car driven by Fred Sunde. Joe Oudette struck on a viaduct near Leary St and Fourth Ave N W, carried 20 ft, by Leland Buckley. no injury.
A dense cargo and vessel listing covers Puget Sound ports with schedules, arrivals, and departures. The report notes multiple ships from Puget Sound ports including Kaisho Maru, Henry T. Boott, Northland, Astyanax, and Lyman Stewart with times from early morning to evening. Also listed are port facilities, dock allocations, and vessel movements through Seattle bell-street terminal and Spokane Street terminal along with Alaskan and transpacific routes and freight handling notes.
Weather data lists tides and times for Seattle with first high tide at 8:60 am reaching 10.7 feet and subsequent high tides and low tides noted. Barometer rising with cloudy skies and north winds around seven miles per hour. Davenport referenced with a time entry.
The New York Stock Exchange opened with a firm tone led by Union Carbide and New York Central as early trades rose. Copper and steel hit new highs while several rails and oils showed mixed results. Utah copper opened at 54 and Mexican Petroleum gained modestly amid broad activity across listed names.
Chicago prices eased after an early advance as optimism waned following the railroad strike news and export demand. Cattle and hogs show steady to lower bids while cash wheat and futures move amid mixed signals. a Denver death linked to a automobile crash is reported.
Denver live cattle quotes show market steady with Breers at 5.00 to 6.50 per unit and cows and heifers around 3.25 to 4.10. Sheep receipts total 11,000 with lambs at about 7.50 to 6.50 and feeders near 6.60.
The council ordinance to appropriate 10 000 dollars to divert fresh water springs into Green Lake was postponed two weeks by the finance committee.
Eight million cigars are bound for Seattle aboard the West Jester, now unloading at Vancouver after discharging 7,500 bales of hemp. Three million Manila cigars arrive with 200 tong of tea from China and Japan, queued for Seattle's markets.
A defendant in Everett faced charges for cashing nine forged Northern Pacific railroad payroll checks each worth 75 dollars 63 cents. The accused allegedly used the funds at local merchants to fraudulently obtain goods and services.
A Seattle doctor conducts a baking oven treatment on invalid patients at 405 Olive Street. A nurse places a dough pan in a Human Bake Oven, arousing dramatic relief in patients including Mike Mahoney of Morris Minnesota after a ten day course. The notice advertises Bake Oven Sanitarium offices at 450 Olive and Times Building with hours 9 am to 6 pm daily.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.