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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1922
Page
9
Spokane reports retail coal prices rising back toward the war time peak after five months of lower rates. Lump Utah coal now at 15.00 per ton, up from 13.75. nut coal would rise proportionally but is diverted by railroads. Smaller sizes see similar trends while slack, pea sizes await announcement and wood prices may follow.
In Los Angeles on September 12, George A. Moore announces the Walkers League a group urging pedestrians to organize for mutual protection. Members advocate fenders speedometers and stricter penalties for auto offenses to ensure walker safety.
Citizens on the Roosevelt Heights to downtown bus line filed a petition with Public Utilities Supt. George Russell asking permission for buses to stop at 16th and 19th Avenues N. E. to pick up and discharge passengers.
In a letter to the city council Monday, several hundred University district residents urged that public poolrooms on 14th Street near EB or within the university vicinity be not granted or renewed.
Movie star turned musical comedy queen at nineteen, Glen Echo, formerly of Seattle and West Queen Anne, headlines the Palace Hip with the Early and Laight trio. She began on stage at age twelve in 1915, then toured the Coast circuit with Acker man and Harria, spent two years in Australia, and soon entered films.
RK P Ballard of 601 Firetaver has been named to the Insurance committees of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers. An official notice says premiums paid versus fire losses on office buildings show only 1 percent was returned to owners. Building owners urge lower rates after seven years of survey.
A large blaze at the Hammond Lumber Co. tongue mill in Abtor ia Oregon last night caused an estimated loss of 1 million dollars. The fire consumed sawmills drying sheds and millions of feet of lumber along with valuable equipment. About 600 workers lost their jobs due to the destruction.
The vaudeville tour features In Jimmy Aubrey comedies and other pictures and the performer will resume screen work after reaching Los Angeles in a few weeks.
The civil service commission announced examinations for four federal positions. An associate valuation engineer (oil and gas) seat at the bureau of internal revenue is set for October 31, with inspector of signal corps equipment on October 17, junior radio engineer on October 4, and translator at the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce on October 14. Further information may be obtained at 303 federal building.
John Landau at the Brooklyn navy yard experiments with a breathing apparatus newly perfected by the bureau of mines. The oxygen tank allows the wearer to remain underwater for about 15 minutes and to move through dense smoke.
Anerley England marks a milestone as Mrs Theresa Garrett reaches 105 with her view that a good appetite and digestion sustain long life. The birthday comment reflects her long life and cheerful outlook amid local celebration.
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