Miners at Odds Over Wages and Prices
United Mine Workers argues 1918 wage averages across states show miners earned far less than a decent standard of living while coal output rose to record levels. They blame operators and profiteering for price hikes despite a planned strike to begin November 1 and insist wage gains are needed to sustain living costs.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Illnois
Indiana
Ohio
Western Pennsylvania
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Statis
Department of Labor
the Bureau
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Washington
Operators Say Wages Are High in Coal Strike Era
Article by R Dawson Hall discusses how public sentiment hinges on proposed coal price hikes and a 60 percent wage demand by mine workers. It notes wage impacts, unionization patterns, strike timing, and the United Mine Workers’ finances as of July 41, highlighting potential economic and public support consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Dawson Hall
Coal Age
Coal Trade
Washington
United States Fuel Administration
Connellaville
Pennsylvania
Pocahontas
Thacker and Guyan
West Virginia
Kentucky
Utah
United Mine Workers of America
United States
United Mine Workers of Ae
Bank Clearings in Seattle and Tacoma Areas
The report lists clearings and balances for Seattle and Tacoma banks. Figures include Tacoma 2 750 760.00 and 1 235 981.00 with others showing 640 345.00 and 95 826.00 and 169 212.00 1 224 139.00.
Seattle Arrivals and Departures List October 21
Shipping notices list arrivals and movements in Seattle. Vessels from Manila Tac olo Gua ports and Yokohama Vancouver British Columbia join Tacoma San Francisco and Puget Sound routes. Notable entries include Mexica Mare Grace Dollar Phyllis for Tacoma Portland and navy yard escort Nanehan HM T Heather Eldridge and other ships with arrival times and sailing plans.
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Edmore
Manila
Mongkeong
Rateler
Tacoma
Tam
Mexica Mare
Gray
Dirilleh Coltumbia
British Columbia
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San Francisco
Grant
City of Beattie
Yormel Mary
Yokohama
Vancouver
BB. C
Gray Cloud
Dellingham
Grace Dollar
Portland
Phyllle
M. U. & Collier
Vessels in Port at Seattle Today
A dense list of ships and vessels at various Seattle docks and yards. Entries include names like Wakena J. D. Peters Catherine BD Alioth Admiral Farragut and City of Beattie along with multiple piers and bunkers. The roster mentions Pacific Coast yards and several drydocks and marine facilities in a snapshot of harbor activity.
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Seattle
Fmith
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Greg Greed
Mer
Farragut
Betiey
Beattie
Plier
Skinner & Eddy Yarte
Affingham
Effna
Eglantine
Muncy
Berneside
Spokane
Skagway
Edir Libby
Maine
Hanford Et
Ste Dahng
Ety
Calcutta
Duthie Yarde
Ftr
Deel
Todd's Drydock
Atr
Gaffes
Puget Bound
Breokwood Pieder Flour Milie
Crisfield
Ames Yarie
Cathiamet
Reesevelt
Weetern Glen
Weet Ivte
Heffernan’s Drydock
Str
Levejey
Achr
Coolcha
Billett Bay Yarde
Echr
Kirketied
Sehr
Bland
Patterson & McDonald
Beotgalia
Union Pacific Pier
Strormer
Mary Lake
Union
Seoquainde
Broxton
lLeota
Endymion
Fort Jackson
Addison
Doughton
Dowesmont
Dourneville
Allenhurst
Abilla
Adria
Capraria
Piestra
Odwin
Alydon
Arcademia
Academia
Perota
Black Welf
Hirkland
Wastine
Bianford
Agron
Anthon
Fort Morrison
Port Stanwix
Imofka
Ellen
Scott
Dione
Caan
Contan
Ocineyras
Cardia
Eileaa
Echre Araiea
Henry Wilson
Salvator
Alice
Wawona
Bee Corus
Motor Sehr
Dawking Wave
Bk Oriental
Ban Wan
Tenginak
Kodiak
Geattle North Pacific Yarde
Fity
Chicambe Commercial Roeder Works
Miral Dewey
Stimson Mill
Wisteria
Meacham & Habcock Yarde
Tr Chean
Etr
Chalcts
Hull
Charnia
Retail Eggs Hit Historic Highs Amid Wholesale Boost
Retailers in the city charge 9 to 1.00 per dozen for eggs as wholesalers push prices to a record level. Since last Saturday quotations rose from 80 cents to a three step increase, with dealers blaming demand for first grade stock. Creamery men warn butter prices are rising as condensaries ship large amounts abroad, tightening the market.
Local Market Prices for Wholesale Deniers and Produce
Wholesale market list shows prices paid across vendors for cabbage carrots celery onions garlic and peppers, with items like lettuce tomatoes potatoes and citrus. Local and Oregon per MT figures appear alongside fruit and nut prices, indicating a comprehensive daily price sheet for retailers and grocers.
Two More Ships to Be Launched
Honoring the local Shrine temple Skinner and Eddy will launch the steamship Nile November 17 with Mrs Kendrick wife of the order’s potentate christening. Saturday the steamship Egremont will be launched with Mrs Joshua Green as sponsor.
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Skinner & Eddy
Nile
Mra
W. F. Kendrick
Imperial
Order
Egremont
Joshua Green
Hulls Offered at Seventy Dollars Per Ton
Hulls in Lake Union may be disposed of at 70 dollars per ton. C. O. Yoakum, general manager of the sales and supply division of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, was notified Thursday. An office in Philadelphia fixed the price.
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Lake Union
C. O. Yoakum
Salos and Supply Division
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Philadelphia
Portland Market Status Update for Oct 11
Port.land cattle receipts 249 head and sheep 619 head show markets steady to strong. Cattle mainly good to choice steers at about 90.50, cows and heifers 5.60 to 7.60, calves around 40 to 80, bulls 6.60, mixed grades 11 to 14. Prime lambs 11 to 11.60, yearlings 8.50 to 9, ewes 5 to 7. Market tone varies by class with steady to stronger demand noted for cattle and sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Pt Sis
Necelpta
New York Coffee and Sugar Quotations Update
New York price quotations show coffee and sugar markets with mixed bids and slight shifts. Trading notes indicate No 7 cotta and No Ganton prices around 26027 every pound, reflecting ongoing market activity in early October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ganton
Public Markets Sanitary Bans and Food Prices List
A Sanitary Markets notice lists prices for various goods including large ealt mackerel at 45¢ per unit, salmon for canning at 12½¢, Carnation or Norden milk 60¢ per case, Del Monte hot sauce 26¢, Campbell's soups 10¢ can, KC baking powder 14¢, Emo coffee 10¢, fresh herring and red snapper priced per item, sugar cured picnics 26¢, lamb chops 30¢, round steak 18%0, veal cutlets 16¢, and beans priced per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell's
Eine Mae
Denver Livestock Market Report Highlights Steady Trade
Denver cattle receipts about 4,600 head with steady demand. Prices for cows and heifers hover around 7.26 to 9.60 per hundredweight, stockers and feeders 7.50 to 11.60, calves 7.00 to 12.60. Sheep and lambs see 1,600 head with lambs at 179 to 226, ewes 6.25 to 6.26, feeder lambs 123.40 to 13.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Feeder
Lamba
Market Notes From Ban Francisco Prices for Poultry and Butter
Obscure market listing from Ban Francisco shows butter at 64 cents per pound and various poultry prices per dozen or pound. Entries mention extras and undersized pullets with cents per unit, reflecting a historical commodity market rundown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Francisco
Cee Vane Famey
Cotton Crop Report Shows 61 Percent of Normal October
Washington outlets report the United States cotton crop condition at 61.1 percent of normal for October 25 in a special Bureau of Crop Estimates notice. The report was issued today at Congress request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Arena
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Congress
Undefined food market items listed with various meats and goods
Fragmentary OCR text shows stalls listing salmon codfish kippered calmen Norway herring and pork veal chops and steak along with beverages and suet items. Some words are garbled and dates or quantities are unclear. The passage resembles a market inventory or stall notice without coherent narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Beth
Market Prices and Groceries Listing Likely from Alaska Trade Note
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century price row lists items like fresh milk at 18¢ per quart and Carnation milk at 12 1 2 ¢ per can. Also shows tea, herring, bacon and various coded weights and brands, with scattered headings suggesting stall numbers and regional references such as east Alaska.
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Alaska
Hwift
Beet cows and nations report on calves bee
In a fragmented note the phrases reference beets cows and calves and nations. The text appears as clipped OCR with unrelated terms suggesting agricultural topics without clear events or names.
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New York Stock Exchange
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Seattle National Bank
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First National Bank
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Stock Exchange
Mindebaker
Pan-American
Goodrich
Republic
Chicago Market Report
Chicago
Denver Market Report
Frisco
Cotton Crop Report
Westlake
Bank For Savings Oona
Pine St
Fou Fourth Ave
Yakima
Nooth
Webb
Puget Sound Savings and Loan Association
Pike Street
Lake Washington
Port Commission
Smith Cove
the Bank
National Association of San Francisco
Trust Department
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Bank OF California, N. A
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Wakeman
Om. & White Manager
Thurston County
Thurston County Farms
Belmore Station
Northern Pacific Railroad
Olympia
Amp Lewis
Tumwater
Erogreaeus
A. H. Reid & Co
Cherry
Thurston County Lands
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