Toledo Voters to decide 7 Million for street cars and buses
Toledo faces a November 2 vote on 7 million dollars in municipal streetcar and bus system bonds and a 25 year franchise for the current operator under a Doherty plan. The outcome may end a 20 year street car fight and affect fares, service and future transit strategy.
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Toledo
Cleveland
Organized Labor
Henry L. Doher
New York
The
Street Railway Co
Doherty
Michigan
de ‘Trost
Columbus
City carlines move ahead in Detroit street plan
Detroit advances municipal street railway with rails arriving for seven miles of track and more on order. Mayor James Couzens leads the project amid court battles with Detroit United Railway as bids and supplies arrive for a spring opening.
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A. F. Munroe
Detroit
Municipal Street Railroad
James Couzens
Peary’s Ship On Treasure Hunt Off Siberian Coast
Chehalis Wash Sept 7 A Siberian Commercial company backed expedition sails the Iskun captained by Clarence Olson toward Chuckshi settlements to report back on conditions and trade prospects while leaving some crew to winter among the Chuckshi people. The Roosevelt will follow if successful with a $50 000 cargo aboard.
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Chehalis
Wash
Siberian Commercial Company
Siberia
Iskun
Clarence I. Olson
Olson
Kelly Olson
Nome
Peary
Roosevelt
Iskum
Stefansson
Call for Bids on Sale of U S Tug Learned Argo
The U S government invites bids to purchase the 90 ton wood tug Argo located in Portland. Bids must be filed at the customs building in Portland by September 24 and opened publicly. Each bid requires a 25 percent certified check. The tug's speed averages 11 mph and towing capacity is 600 tons.
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U. S
Customs Building
Portland
General S S Ship Arrives in Port
West Holbrook and other General Steamship Company vessels arrive in port. ships scheduled to sail to Australia New Zealand South American and European ports between September and November with upcoming Dutch steamships Bondonoso and Tjisondari due in October.
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West Holbrook
General Steamship Corporation
Australia
New Zealand
West Mahwah
West Camargo
Meriden
Derblay
Wallingford
Silverado
Bondonoso
Tjisondari
Tatoosh Island Weather and Passing Log
Cloudy with light southwest wind. Sir Lyman Stewart passed at 6 p.m. on September 6. Earlier, at 4:20 p.m. a clear southwest wind of 12 mph. A three-masted schooner towing Metre Wairuna passed at 11 a.m. and again at 2 p.m.
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Tatoosh Island
Sir Lyman Stewart
Wairuna
Arrivals and Departures Listing of Ships and Routes
Arrivals show Northwestern from Southwestern via Southeastern Alaskan ports at 10 45 a m and Queen from San Diego via San Francisco at 6 10 am September 6 8. Manila Maru from Tacoma 5 45 pm. Sailed September 7 Manila Maru for Hongkong via ports at 10 15 am. West Holbrook for Tacoma at 6 40 am.
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Northwestern
Southwestern
Alaskan
Queen
San Diego
San Francisco
Manila Maru
Tacoma
Hongkong
West Holbrook
Vessels in Other Ports Its September 1 2 3 Movements
Shipping notes list vessels at multiple ports with routes and destinations. Kobe reports Str Ka shima Maru leaving Hongkong for Beattie via port. Yokohama shows Str Ixton bound for Beattie via Vancouver RB. C. San Francisco records Str Governor sailing from Seattle via Victoria at 6 p m. Manila and Hongkong entries note Str De light and Str Wert Inow heading to Seattle via porta and port.
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Hongkong
Wert Inow
Seattle
Porta
Manila
Delight
Kobe
Kashima Maru
Beattie
Yokohama
Ixton
Vancouver
RB. C
San Francisco
Victoria
B. C
Sloan Shipyards suit heard over contract breach against Shipping Board
Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer hears motions to dismiss a $3,500,000 breach of contract suit filed by Sloan Shipyards against the United States Shipping Board. Sloan alleges termination of a contract halted vessel construction after completion of specified ships.
U.S. Tacoma Office Moved to Seattle
The Tacoma bureau of investigation office is permanently closed and the agent in charge is reassigned to Seattle. The decision followed a Seattle visit by William R. Byron, division chief of the bureau, with confirmation from J. Ff. McAuley, chief of the justice department HQ.
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Tacoma
Bureau of Investigation
Seattle
J. Ff. McAuley
Department of Justiee
William R. Byron
Bureau For Investigation
Register Advances as Trading Opens on N Y Exchange
At the New York Stock Exchange opening on September 7, substantial advances were shown by most leading issues. United States Steel rose to 89% but fell 4 points, General Motors fluctuated, Southern Railway and Baldwin moved, Pan-American slipped then recovered, and Mexican Petroleum rose to 1694 before closing around 171. Reading and Studebaker hinted toward the year’s highs, while the market finished irregular despite some gains and drops across several major names.
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New York
United States Steel
General Motors
Southern Railway
Baldwin
Royal Dutch
Studebaker
Pan-American
Crucible
Texas Company
Mexican Petroleum
Houston
Steel Common
Ratte
Keara
Sinclair
Southern Pacific
Cuba
Bethlehem "S
Reading
International Paper
Grain futures close strong amid opening slump
Chicago grain futures opened irregular, slipped on light demand, then recovered due to favorable harvest receipts. December wheat rose to 2.41, March to 2.38, September corn to 1.27 amid higher provisions and cash wheat bids. Live cattle and hog markets showed higher quotes with mixed animal classes on the day.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Coffee and Sugar Prices Update
New York on September 1 reports price quotes for coffee and sugar. Coffee No 1 Rio at 4e per pound, Na Bamtos 14 150e per pound. Sugar raw at 11 19.4e per pound, granulated at 14 1T per pound.
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N. Y
New York
Foreign Exchange Opens with Weaker Markets in New York
The New York foreign exchange market opened weak with demand for sterling at $2.54 and fractional declines across major currencies. Lire slipped to 4.40 lire per dollar with a 0.11 centimes drop, and other currencies such as the franc and mark faced similar softening prices by the close.
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Forei
New York
Pforeien Exchange
France
Money on Call and Mercantile Rates in New York
New York money markets report call funds at 7 percent and monthly paper at 7 percent. Mercantile paper also at 7 percent with bar silver at London 69 4 3/4 cents, New York 4 cents.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
London
Denver Market Status Cattle and Sheep Reports
Denver market report lists cattle receipts at 1 400 head with steady tone. Sowers cattle range 190 dollars to 12, stockers and feeders 6.75 to 9.50, calves 4.50 to 13, Hoge receipts about 1 000 head with top at 16.35 and most sales 15. Lambs strong with ewes 14 dollars to 6.35, feeder lambs 12 to 12.40.
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Chicago
Denver
City Could Bar Japanese Firms from Local Business
Corporation Counsel Water F. Meter says the city council may amend ordinances to require English literacy and record keeping for license applicants, potentially eliminating many Japanese businesses here. Past attempts to limit based on nationality faced legal obstacles, but Meter argues current laws could justify such discrimination.
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Water F. Meter
Meter
Sailors Plead Guilty to Grand Larceny in Monroe
B H Harruff and A W Roas aged 18 and sailors aboard the U S S Texas pleaded guilty to grand larceny before Superior Judge Mitchell Gilliam. They admitted strong-arming G R Yamaguchi proprietor of the Kenneth hotel taking a $250 watch and $40 cash on July 20. Sentences ranged from five to 15 years with suspension on good behavior. they were turned over to naval authorities.
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B. H. Harruff
A. W. Roas
Texas
Mitchell Gilliam
Monroe
Harruff
Ross
G. R. Yamaguchi
Kenneth Hotel
First Ave
Nine Superior Court Judges Return for Fall Term Opening
Nine superior court judges reported to the county city building on Tuesday to begin duties after a short break. The fall term opened with a full calendar of cases and hearings.
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Superior Court
G N Plans No Extension Now
Ralph Budd president of the Great Northern railroad urged the public in Seattle to support rail service and pay higher rates to restore finances. He said extensions and major improvements are out of the question until the roads regain solid ground and that cooperation from shippers and the public is essential for distribution and service recovery.
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Ralph Budd
Great Northern Railroad
Seattle
California
Eastern
Rudd Io
Great Northern
C. C. Jenks
W. P. Kenney
St. Paul
Northwest
Local Market Prices and Packed Aisle Inventory Report
A contemporaneous listing details diverse items across public markets including canned goods, dairy, seafood, cheeses, oils, and baking supplies. Prices are given for brands like Carnation milk, Wisconsin brick cheese, Pure cane sugar, Gold Shield coffee, and Westlake flour with multiple stalls noted for fresh fish, meats, and produce.
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Westlake
Syndicalism Trial Opens For William Cunningham
William Cunningham, an alleged I W W organizer, faces trial on criminal syndicalism charges before Superior Judge John Jurey. He was arrested at Occidental Avenue and Washington Street by police anti radical squad, with organizing credentials in possession. Attorney George Van derveer sought return of seized papers as evidence, a motion the court denied. Deputy Prosecutors T H Patterson and Maj Bert Ross prosecute for the state.
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William Cunningham
John 8. Jurey
Cunningham
Occidental Ave
Washington St
George Vanderveer
Vanderveer
T. H. Patterson
Maj
Bert Ross
Peach Season Opens With Canning Arrivals And Prices
Tuesday marked the formal peach canning season opening as carloads of peaches from Eastern Washington arrived. Cantaloupes ranged from 1.75 to 2.26 per standard crate, with prunes at 1.25 to 1.50 a box. Tom Watson watermelons sold at 2 cents a pound, blue huckleberries 16 cents, sweet potatoes 8 to 9 cents, and sweet corn at 2 dollars per sack. butter and eggs unchanged.
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Ason
Washington
Cevesesevescees
Colery
Doe
Ccc Ccass
Yakima
Leral
Mqeneh
Interchurch to Reply to Steel Strike Report
James Henle reports from New York that the Interchurch World Movement commission prepares a reply to attacks on its steel strike findings. Dr. Daniel A. Poling defends the report against financial influence and radical charges, noting the commission’s responsibility and direct, extensive evidence gathered.
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New York
Interchurch World Movement
U. S
Daniel A. Poling
Dr. Poling
Interchurch Movement
Ile
Local Markets Prices Paid for Vegetables and Dairy Goods
Readable market list shows prices paid to shippers for produce including cabbage carrots cauliflower celery onions and tomatoes from Yakima and local sources. Dairy prices include milk butter and cream, with wholesale meat and hay feed values also recorded.
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Wisconsin
Ohio adopts gas priority plan for winter supply
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission set a priority schedule giving homes apartments hotels and bakeries first access to natural gas during shortages. Industrial users lose priority, with private consumers receiving supply until 35 000 cubic feet monthly. heating for larger homes may be limited in extreme cold.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Antiquities Worth 10 Million Imported From Paris
Antiquities valued at ten million dollars were imported last year from Paris to the United States, reflecting a large cross continental art movement. The shipment highlights ongoing cultural exchange between France and the United States and underscores the scale of valued artifacts entering American collections.
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Paris
United States
Fish tale steals spotlight from Andy Anderson on trout
Andy Anderson a Western avenue produce salesman boasted of his wife catching the first fish in a tale about twenty large cutthroat trout. In a separate item Harry Romm, recently indicted by a federal grand jury for narcotics violations, was arrested by the sheriff in Aberdeen per U S marshals. Romm is charged with importing two five tael tins of opium on June 7.
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Andy” Anderson
Andy
Harry Romm
Aberdeen
United States
Korom
No Tariff War Sights After Yokohama Conference
A Yokohama conference between Kobe Shanghai port reps Japanese shipping houses and six American lines discussed Pacific Freight rates and the Pacific Shipping league. They expressed willingness to unify Atlantic and Pacific freight rates with a proposed 10 percent hike on most goods except raw silk grains cereals and earthenware.
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The
Shipping Board
Yokohama
Kobe
Shanghai
Pacific Shipping League
Pacific
Oriel
Atlantic
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Delicia
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Elbertas
Interchurch
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USOE
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Malaga
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Cenenne Gorge CO
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Paverite
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Mike Sacks
Piaying
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Herbert Denton and Company
Nora Jane and Company
Pantagercope
Ews Levy
Isle OF Bungaloo
Mata
Sundawad
Orpheum Theatre
Wilkes
Pine Elliott
Mats
Peggy Hhave
s.oRnrn
UO Nel Belle
Ackerman & Harris
Frank Mayo
MLS
Colman Dock
Sey
Sherman, Clay & Co
Sherman
Jay & Co
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Spokane
Frank W. Shillestad
Ferguson Janson
Edgar E. Cushing
D. Comer
Mutual Savings & Loan Association
Leary
Second Avenue
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