Chinese Exile and Migration Rise in America
A San Francisco report claims Chinese immigration declines as wages rise abroad and famine drives movement. By 20 years, estimates predict American Chinese numbers will fall from 133000 to about 25000 with many returning to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
China
Manchuria
Manella
Annam
Protectorate
Orient
Europe
Aland
Mexican
Pacific Porta
San Francisco
California
Republic
Colver Denounces Packers Plan At Stockyard Move
Washington reports Federal Trade Commissioner Colver and the League Women Voters condemn a plan by large meat packers to form a $30 million holding company to control principal stockyards and related assets. The Justice Department will let Attorney General Palmer decide, while Frederick H. Prince reenters the scene. Miss Jessie Haver of the League condemns pursuing action in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colver
League Women Voters
Department of Justice
Palmer
Soe
Packer Holdings
F. H. Prince & Co
Boston
Federal Trade
Frederick H. Prince
Prince
Armour
Chicago
Jessie Haver
League of Women Voters
Foreign Exchange Rates Hold Firm at New York Open
In New York on September 1 the market opened firm with demand sterling at 7.56 dollars, francs up 1 centime to 6.976, marks at 2.03 cents, and Canadian dollars around 79.5 to 89.70 cents. By close, sterling stood at 3.57 dollars and cents, francs at 6.99, and cables around 4.670 to 4.680.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Exchange
New York
Sept. L
Denver Market Status Cattle Receipts Report Strong
Denver market notes cattle receipts 1 160 head with demand firm. Steers bring 9 to 12 dollars cows and heifers 6 60 to 4 25 stockers and feeders 6 25 to 9 calves 4 12 to 12 Hoge receipts 300 head market in excess top 14 15 bulk 14 45 to 15 75 head 6 to 6 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Ceesee
Chicago
Onlem
Lamba
Seattle Ship News Tide Times and Measurements
Mariners note the tide schedule with multiple high and low tides listed. Times appear inconsistent but include two high tides around midafternoon and evening with measurements near 160 feet and 116 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piret
Pearl Shell Towed In For Repairs At Local Port
With her engines disabled, the Pearl Shell, a new Shell Oil steel oil tanker, was towed from Richmond Beach to port yesterday afternoon. The vessel carried oil to the Columbia River and Puget Sound area, and after repairs will resume south to fit her tanks again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Shell
Shell Oil Company
Richmond Beach
Columbia River
Puget
Cargo Sacrificed To Save Stranded Arakan At Point Reyes
At Point Reyes north of San Francisco stevedores worked through the night to jettison part of the million dollar cargo of the Dutch steamer Arakan in a bid to lighten the vessel and prevent a total loss. The ship was ashore amid fears of delays that could seal her fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Point Reyes
Arrivals and Departures List Coastal Steamers and Vessels
Arrivals include Admiral Redman from Southeastern Alaska at 6 30 a m and Eastern Victor from Vancouver at 6 40, Gan Juan from Cape Plattery at 37 p m August 31. Also noted are Skagwey from Tacoma and Heather from Eruige at 6 p m with Pear Shell towed by Tyee, and Cordova bound for Kotzebue Sound at 10 a m August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Redman
Alaska
Eastern Victor
Vancouver
B. C
Cape Plattery
Skagwey
Tacoma
Cordova
Kotzebue Sound
Admiral Schrey
San Diego
San Francisco
Admiral Dewey
Ote Kee
Everett
Moter Sehr Cethana
Wirtcure
Ins
Maritime traffic notices from Pacific routes and Seattle area
Report analyzes multiple vessel movements around August dates including San Francisco Seattle San Pedro Beattie and Destruction Island routes. Ships include Ahmer Coburn Quabbin Yosemite Celic CeliC and others with positions miles from Seattle and San Francisco and times around 8 p m or 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Naval Communications
Admiral Sehley
Heattle
San Francisco
Seattle
Ahmer Coburn
Bristol Bay
Beattie
Point Crescent
San Diego
Tacoma
San Pedro
Quabbin
Meattie
Yosemite
Seattie
Destruction Island
Celiic
Pumet Sound
Columbus River
Stradmore
Kobe
Vessels in Port at Seattle and Pacific Coast yards
List of ships and docks at Seattle Smith Cove and Pacific Coast facilities including tr Str names, piers, tugs, docks, drydocks, and yard names. Notable vessels include Heather Talbot Admiral Pvane Wat son A. Weat Northern Chief Commodore Roosevelt Wanderer Wallowa Comanche and several East Waterway and Hoboken terminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Cove
Redondo
Skaeway
Endicott
West
Ivan
Alameda
Hell St
A. L
Burydamas
Alice Cooke
Men
F. Pack
Duthie Yarde
Maquan
Atr
Griffes
East Waterway
Weat
Jeesup
Sehr
Northern Chief
Schr
Watson A. Weat
Todd Drydocks
Pearl Shell
Bithy Thomson
Pacific Coast Bridge & Dredging Works
Patterson
Ames Yards
Roosevelt
Heffernan Drydocks
Ehr Commodore
Mar
Zopora
Oregon
Bee Warnougal
U. & & Princeton
Wanderer
Wallowa
Comanche
Grand Trunk Dock
Admiral Rodman
Spokane St
Han Juan
lAbby, MecNeil & Libby
Sehr Henry Wilson
Tie Oriental
Aged laborer takes life in tap hotel room
A 69 year old laborer A Noonan ended his life by turning on gas jets in his room at a tap hotel on Eighth Avenue. Patrolman Faust found the body after the hotel proprietor reported the odor of gas. No identification was found and the body was taken to the morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Noonan
Eighth Ave
E. Faust
Nolan
Melon Thieves Outpace Patrolman in Boxcar Heist
Patrolman Edgar Barr surprised five men stealing watermelons from a boxcar but lawmakers say the thieves vanished before he could pursue them. The incident occurred at an unidentified yard, and no arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Barr
Apples Slow as Yet Amid Mixed Western Fruit Load
Western fruit brokers report apples lagging as the season opens. Elberta peaches arrive from east of the mountains but overall tree fruits are below normal as some crop is diverted to the East for higher prices. Prices mostly steady with modest declines for Canteloupes and other produce. dairy and poultry markets show minor shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eibertas
Trading Irregular at N. Y. Industrial List Gets Support
Trading in New York stocks showed irregular action as industrials received support while the market drifted. United States Steel rose to 88 1 2, Studebaker gained, and car makers stumbled after news of a receivership request for Owen Magnetic, with a broad selloff in motors and overall gains in the railroad group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Owen Magnetic Car Corporation
Alla Sinclair
Motors
Pierce-Arrow
Grain Market Ends Mixed on Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago traders faced an unsettled session as December wheat and September corn opened lower but closed mixed. Weather across the corn belt weighed on sentiment while large receipts influenced selling. Live cattle and hog markets showed varied demand with steady to lower prices across several classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciicago
Rept. L
Crama
Chicago Board of Trade
Vital Statistics and Notices from Regional Deaths Marriages
A compilation of births marriages and deaths with names ages and locations. Includes hospital births at Providence and Seattle General hospitals and Beattie General hospital as well as several births and deaths across King and nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curran
Richard
Providence Hospital
Bey Kneeland
C. PF
Beattie General Hospital
Grey
Manford
Fairview Ave
Boren
Robert L
Hiawatha
Bey Ford
Joseph M
Tiet Ave
Bey
Bolenet
Chester
Fist & Wait Rowe
David
Denny Way
Harkean
Joseph
Tiat Ave
Lamen
St Lukes
Joseph J
Route
Seattle
Teraci
15Th Ave
Goodewin
Irving H
Union
Gilbert
Cyrene J
Hadley
Adams
John
Seattle General Hospital
Potter
Rudolph
Duwamish Valley Sanitarium
Jordan
Walter
Charleston
Schottenkirk
Frank
Ellis Are
Mirch
N. W
Phillipa
Leslie BR
Soderquint
Oscar
Hemrick
Shoreland Drive
Fong. Laula
King County
Hosital
Sibicks
Pimelia
Rootvik
Anne
10Th N. W. Burnett
Ben My
Boylston Ave
Douglas
James Aaron
Federal Ave
Burne
James M
Engineer of Note Accepts City Job
A. P. Davis, director of the U S reclamation service, will act as advisory and consulting engineer in the Skagit river power project. The announcement was received by Mayor Hugh M Caldwell. Davis is one of the best known reclamation engineers in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Davis
U. S. Reclamation Service
Skagit River
Davis
Seattle
Hugh M. Caldwell
TJ Recalls Harrowing Chase at Headquarters
Railroad Ave and University St were the backdrop Tuesday night as TJ described an exhausting pursuit, saying he gave the man an awful chase and recounted details at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Ave
University St
Mayor Shreds Realty Firm Over Inaccurate Tax Ads
Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell condemned Henry Broderick Inc for an advertisement claiming Seattle's tax rate is twice that of Los Angeles and San Francisco and far above Portland. He cited County Assessor Frank Hull and noted different base valuations among cities, labeling the comparison unfair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Broderick, Inc
Seattle
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Hugh M. Caldwell
Caldwell
Realty Company
Frank W. Hull
Bouttle
Public Markets toONOMY Stall Finds Bargains
Readable OCR lists numerous grocery items and prices from a market stall. Items include Carnation milk, ground chocolate, peanut butter, sugar, eggs, veal and lamb steaks, pork roast, hashish unclear, Lipton tea, Karo syrup, Dutch cleanser, cheese varieties, salmon, pineapple, margarine, Post Toasties, honey, walnuts, and various produce with prices noted, reflecting a dense catalog of daily sale items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lipton
Tes Garden Fame
Cana
Santarky Ptalle
Wolfes
Bee
Fender Co to Build Factory in Seattle
The National Automatic Fender Company plans a Seattle factory to produce street car fenders. L. H. Gray, company president, announced the project after fenders already used on Seattle municipal railway cars showed satisfactory performance. Rainier Valley cars also benefited, helping pedestrians until cars could stop. Company officers include I. W. Gray president, A. L. Patterson vice president and GM, Rh. F. Guerin secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Automatic Fender Company
Seattle
L. H. Gray
Ite
Beattle Municipal Railway
D. W. Henderson
Rainier Valley
National Automatic Fender Co
I. WW. Gray
A. L. Patterson
Rh. F. Guerin
Seattle firm hires J. H. Kelley as sales manager
The note mentions a Seattle lived 15 to 25 years and lists pricing figures for Keee-47, Hens-26, and Cheene-Tripleta products with per unit and per pound rates. J. H. Kelley is named as sales manager for the new concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keee
Brotiers
Seattle
J. H. Kelley T
Night Thieves Busy with Victims Across Town
A series of nighttime burglaries targeted residents including Mrs. Otto Olson at 1410 Birdth Ave stealing jewelry and cash, Mrs. Mabel Daud at 6040 19th Ave fur wrap, P W Austin at 2206 First Ave tools clothing and $88, Mrs. Goldman at 1802 12th Ave laundry worth $59, Mrs. Etta Richardson at Ki 42nd St $11, Carl Foes at New Ceck Hotel shoes, and Sidney Conn at 200 16th Ave a bicycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Olson
Birsth Ave
M Hee Mabel Daud
19Th Ave
P. W. Austin
First Ave
Mra
Goldman
12Th Ave
Etta Richardson
Carl Foes
New Ceck
Sidney Conn
16Th Ave
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America
Packers
Ship News
Arakan
Weather Bureau
Tatoosh Island
Admiral Bchey
Schr Abner Coburn
Holyoke
Manila
Str
Delight
Bheanghalb
Pashim Mary
Mtr President
Victoria
B.C
Horace X. Baxter
Eagle Harbor
Astoria
Ace Weetward Hoe
BK. C
Port Townsend
Wireless Canadian
Moetersehr Apex
Millbank Sound
Sosee
Ceeevnes Doo
Cravensteine
Hiack Prince
Malaga
Ree Rose of
Peru
Thompson Beechoes
Leganherries
Kiberta
Craetera
Cal Bigale
Os Caos
Prince—Ii
Lee
Ivithe
Lee Tse Ao
Feanate
Virginia Keystone
Pecansier Dm
Freeh
Wisconsin
Reree Anne
Robes
Pam
CAOG
Ernest B
Roberts
Lillian
Bixler
Perry Jay
Cashmere
Traver
Beretta
A“ Robson
Chauncey James
Pasco
Hench
Marne
Aurora
L Townsend
Claude KL
Augusta
Mont
Warde
Edythe
Ose Dayton
Frank A
Legal I Stuart
Herschel H. Wallace
Idaho
Eees Beesceeceses Funfermas
Rosa
Livermore
Mildred
Miriam
Robert W.steinauer
William A
Laura
Cleaveland
Louise
Guy
Wash
Legal Legal
Mayor Raps Realty Firm
Broderick
Ptall & Leattie
Hacen
Westlake
Reliance Far Rubbers
Bledon
Nest
San Juan Islands
S & Bwus
Beaver
Bundage
Juan Seland Pointe
Melsinghem
Richardson
Thureday
Olga
Puget Sound
Colman Dock
Acne
Puget Sound Navigation
Canada
Adtian Pacific
BE. F. L. Sturder
Second Avenue
Fender CO
Hanton
Liberty and Victory
Wen
Latan
Teaas
Oes
Yew Morris Brothers, Inc
Central
Killott
Buck
M.a.gottstein
Dome
Seattles
Labor Day
SIOUX
Friday Harbor
East Sound
Bellingham
Anacortes
Brooke
Fast Sound
Puget Sound Navigation Company
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