Shipping Board Accused of Wasting Huge Sums
Washington dispatch reports the United States Shipping Board faced charges of waste and extravagance totaling hundreds of millions, with inflated payrolls and oversized staffs. Officials admit figures exist but refuse to release exact counts, while calls grow for a large deficiency appropriation as budget talks continue.
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Norris Quinn
Washington
United States Shipping Board
Shipping Board
London
Lasker
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Congress
After the Show We Head To Boldt a Advertisement
After the show the plan is to visit Boldt a advertising venue to enjoy post performance refreshments and discuss next appearances and opportunities for collaboration with local sponsors and venues.
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Boldt
Salvage Efforts Underway For Canadian Patrol Boat Givenchy
Preparations were made to salvage the Canadian fisheries patrol boat Givenchy after it ran aground on a reef off Britt at Columbia. Eighteen crew members are marooned ashore while the ship lies in the reef. The sole woman in the party, wife of Capt. Laird, has been taken to Vancouver.
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Givenchy
Britt
Columbia
Laird
Vancouver
Port Vessels Lay At Seattle Pier Listings
Readable entries list vessels and docks at Seattle harbor including Osmo Pier A Str Weet Himrod and Admiral Bcneys at Pier D Str Union Pacific Dock Frederick Lock enbdach and other moorings. The record mentions Lake Union personnel and several boats such as Glen Kontum and Anne Moree along with names like Levi W. Ostrander and W. F. Burrows among harbor references.
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Liverpool
Seattia Vigo
Eemdijk
Philadelphia
Etr
Admiral Dewey
Beattie
Salled
Beattia Gan Franchco
American
Seattle
Pa. m
Queen
Laeckenbech
Notus
Florence Luekendach
Tacoma
Arived
Ivis
A. m
Seattle Pier
Osmo
Himrod
Admiral Bcneys
Union Pacific Dock
Frederick Lockenbdach
Pacific Coast Engineering
Baohemieh
UC. & Ghippi
Delropa
Am Glen
Kontum
Heartland
Anne Moree
Biverade
Westivan
Patterson Yare
Gliver State
Winslow Marine Mernaingter
Echr
Camane
Griftee
Varge Barge
Hmenry Villard
Levi W. Ostrander
Lake Union
Gehr GC & Helmen
W. F. Burrows
Cranberry Crop Under Way in Ilwaco with Strong Prices
Ilwaco reports cranberry picking is well under way as the first shipment heads to Nome, Alaska on the last steamer. The crop exceeds last year’s yield and prices are expected to rise due to a below normal Eastern harvest, aiding local growers.
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Ilwaco
Nome
Alaska
Man Arrested on Auto Theft Charge
Clarence Taylor was arrested Tuesday on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing an automobile valued at $350 from A. Tinto on August 2.
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A. Tinto
Clarence Taylor
Oils Lead Early New York Trading Amid Oil Pact Optimism
In New York trading, Mexican Petroleum jumped to 110 and then above, with Baldwin rising to 9 as oils spurred markets. Industrials strengthened. leaders included General Asphalt, Studebaker, and United States Rubber. The session closed higher on renewed oil optimism and stock cover demand.
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New York
Mexico
Stock Exchange
Exican Petroleum
Ees
Baldwin Ma
Seare Eooseck & Fe
Soutsk. Railway
American Res. Se
Ian Cebier
Sadcllo
T. Baltimore & Ohio
Olle
Mexican Petroleum
Studebaker
United States
General Electric
Kelly-Springfield
Baldwin
Rices Inclu
General Asphalt
Grain Markets End Sharply Lower On Profit Taking
Grain futures closed down after a sharp advance as traders booked profits. Wheat and corn slipped with dampened demand while cotton held near recent highs and soybeans saw modest gains amid volatile trading.
Portland Market Status Today Quetatices Cattle-Market Steady
Market conditions show cattle and steer categories steady with bid ranges listed. Pigs and heifers priced, sheep numbers reported around 1 966. Valley farm output includes lambs priced near 6 0 and other fresh produce figures from San Francisco.
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Portland
Valley
Morris Gest Seeks Rescue for Parents From War Torn Odessa
New York September feature on Morris Gest, famed producer and Belasco heir, who for three and a half years has hunted for his parents in Russia. He learned his brother and family escaped to Warsaw while his parents stay in Odessa. Gest relays devotion to family amid war, hunger, and separation.
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New York
Morris Gest
Chu Chin Chow
Mecca
Aphrodite
Russia
Gest
Warsaw
Odessa
David Belasco
Market Report Shows Steady Meats and Livestock Prices
The report lists stewing beef, prime and common grades, and cattle categories with fluctuating but generally steady values. Beef and veal prices range across weight classes while cattle, cows, bulls, and sheep markets show varied but stable bidding and sales activity.
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Stew Mart
Owen
Quotettens Cattle-Receipts and Market Quotes
Market notes show cattle receipts and prices with steers near 6.40 to 7.26 per unit and tops around 9.20 for certain aged stock. Lambs around 8 to 10 cents, hogs steady with tops near 9.40. Coffee and sugar prices cited. foreign exchange opens weak with dollar values given for francs lire marks and kronen.
Bank Clearings Report Figures in The Ledger
Bank clearings show 5 492 754 961 785 038 35 2 281 288 00 1 086 708 00 642 797 00 63 545 00 listed across multiple entries. Totals reflect varying daily inflows and interbank transfers reported.
King George to Confer with Ministers on Ireland
London reports King George will likely hold a preliminary conference with his ministers before meeting with Lloyd George at Inverness to decide Ireland's fate.
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King George
Ireland
London
Lloyd George
Inverness
Oil Controversy Is Settled in Mexico
George T. Summerlin, head of the American embassy in Mexico City, reported a settlement agreement between the Mexican government and American oil firms on the export tax and other oil disputes. The report notes Majorca's year round 76 degree temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Washington
George T. Summerlin
Mexico City
State Department
Majorca
Spain
Heart’s risky dream to reunite family in America
An unnamed speaker expresses a bold goal to risk everything to achieve one major success and to see both parents enjoying life in the United States, underscoring a deep desire for family reunion and security.
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America
Wholesale markets show heavy peach receipts and mixed vegetable prices
The local wholesale market reports brisk peach demand at 90 cents to $1.00 per crate. Grapes fall to $3.00 per crate. ground cherries $1.75 to $3.00 per box. Lettuce weak due to Eastern market slump and oversupply. prices $2.00 to $3.75 per crate. Eggs, butter steady. a long list of vegetables and fruits priced locally.
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M. Checeves
Colery
Walla Walla
Dow
Gravenstein
Pontes
Tahiti
Pee— Thompson
Moore's Barly
Malagas
Ctalo Co
Sacces
Peare-Hartett
B. Wash
Whak Wale
Cceeeeenee
Sreevere
Cccececescces
Fragmented Poultry Feed Grades and Feedstock Items
A garbled OCR list catalogs various feed products and materials. Entries include Chick Feed, Chick Mash, Growing Feed, Scratch Feed, Wheat-Mixed feed, Hay blends, and Charcoal with scattered percentages and unit indicators. No coherent narrative or dates present.
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Crennes Beach
Public Market Ad Listing Bargains and Brands
A compact market notice advertises stalls 67 and 63 with assorted goods including Crystal White sea Carnation milk at 10 cents a can, J B coffee at 40 cents, Folger's coffee, fresh soda crackers, Searchlight matches at 25 cents a box, and other items.
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J. B
Folger’s
Ibe
Anaps, Inc
Bozes
Golden West
Arcadia Coffe
Borden's
Kellogg's
Westlake
Alaska
Swift
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Ship Board
Congressman Mas
Boston
High Shipping Board
Amusemen
Oare Moore
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
York
King
Watts & Hawiey
Meary
2 Meere
Clifford Wayne
Pasbiee
Taxi
Wilkes
Firth
Pine Elliott
Marvard
Loew’s Palace
Werth Wayten Peur
Lyie & Emerson
Lillian Biegler & Company
Burt Adler
Lamb & Goodrich
Itaan Metre
Metropolitan
New
Yd Miller
Blanche Bates
Mrs. Fair
D. W. Bush
Orator
Applied
Vadis
Ship News
Weather Bureau
Tatol Taland
Atraite
Admiral Farragut
Frederick Truckenbach
Mobile
Balboa
San Pedro
San Francseco
Bethel
Admiral
Chley
Chariton Hall
Seward
Comox
B. Lovejoy
Alitak
Inaho Maru
Everett
West Jappa
Wm. Jones
Scrulee
Horace X Banter
San Francisco
Segundo
Richmond
Ritka
Spokane
Ketchtan
City of
Naval Redle
Kobe
Tacome
Ape Flattery
Sp. m
Jeasup
Yokohama
Tatoosh
City of Spokane
Beattie At & m
Charies Halil
Comex
B. C
Wosoma
Port Townsend
P. m
Admiral Farregut
Eldridge
Seattie
Orient
Cape Flattery
Northland
Molla
Franklin Mallory
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
N. Y
Setae Wiley
Ember
Chicago Board of Trade
Manning & Ceer
Baste Tity
Alice Rohe
Chicago
Denver Live Stock
Foreign Exchange
France
Lire
Marka
Kromen
H. T. Lacelle
Diamond
Ladie
Sport Bults, Val
Misses’ Coats
Diamond Women’s Apparel
Whelemle
Tee Pilberte
M. Oc
Ccceseveene Walatte
Peanute
Virginia Keystone
China
UCTS
Fred
Rose & Company Investment Bankers
Broad St
City of New York
South End
Java
Iceland
Cal
American Portable House CO
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