Seattle's Orient Opportunity Urged by Chamber Leader
B G Anderson, president of Western Dry Goods and chair of the foreign trade bureau, says Seattle should look to the Orient for growth. He argues a balanced tariff is needed to protect industries while enabling buying and selling, and notes shipping to China is faster from Seattle than New York. Anderson touts Seattle's improving business and calls for a clear tariff stance to support foreign trade.
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BE. P. Chalcraft
Altho
America
Pacific
B. G. Anderson
Western Dry Goods Company
Foreign Trade Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Anderson
Star
Orient
United States
China
New York
Atlantic Coast
Puget Sound
Pacific Coast
Mrs. C. H. Whitelaw Dies After Stroke at Home
Mrs. C. H. Whitelaw philanthropist and Sunset club member dies at her home 1220 Boren Ave after a Paralysis stroke. She is survived by one daughter and three sons Frank Fellows of Big Bear Hugh James and Gordon Whitelaw.
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C. H. Whitelaw
Sunset Club
Boren Ave
Whitelaw
Frank Fellows
Big Ee
Hugh
James
Gordon Telaw
Henderson to Study Cities' Transit Methods
Carl D. W. Henderson, superintendent of Seattle's street railway system, leaves Tuesday to study transportation solutions in other cities. He will examine the trackless trolley used in New York and other eastern locales.
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D. W. Henderson
Municipal Street Railway System
Seattle
Hast
Henderson
New York
Replacement of ZR-2 Urged by Committee
Immediate action to replace the ill fated ZR-2 destroyed in England with a large loss of life was urged on President Harding, Secretary of War Weeks and Secretary of the Navy Denby today by the national advisory committee for aeronautics. The passage also notes a family of six persons with six operations totaling 342 years.
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Washington
England
Harding
War Weeks
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Ship News At Fw Sat and Sun Sept 17
The 8 A. M. report shows a falling barometer at Tatoosh Island with clear skies and east wind. A two mast steamer with a vertical red and white striped stack passed at 6:40 A. M. Port Angeles reports the arrival of the Sir Henry T. Scott.
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Weather Bureau
Tatoosh Island
Port Angeles
Sir Henry T. Scott
Arrivals and Departures at Sea Ports Abbreviated
Shipping list shows multiple vessels arriving and departing from port with times on Sept 16 17. Entries include Sir Jefferson Queen San Pedro Victoria Manila Yokohama Nome Seattle and others. Ships listed include Meather San Diego Wheatland West Ivie Minnesotan and more with routes through Yokohama Kobe Shanghai Hong Kong and Vancouver.
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Sir Jefferson
Alaska
Santa Rita
San Pedro
San Francisco
Ste Queen
Tacoma
Kobe
Yokohama
Portland
Chilkoot
Columbia
Meather
Olympia
San Diego
San Fran
Cis
Gilver State
Manila
Shanghai
Sehagiveste
Victoria
Nome
Michenl
Beattie
Wheatland Montana
Hongkong
H x
Wilifare
Everett
Aberdeen
San Prancisco
Balboa
Ixion
Vancouver
Minnesotan
Queen
Tacomma
Biwell
Phillip Kelly
Port Plakeley
Swiftcure
Shipping Movements Across Ports
Maritime notices list vessels sailing and arriving in multiple ports including Seattle San Francisco Kobe and Balboa. Names include Princess Alice Tyndarees Andrea F Luckenbach Will solo Admiral Dewey Lyman Stewart Santa Inez West Mahwah Brush and more with times around dawn and afternoon.
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Hongkong
Tasthybios
Seattie Kobe
Tyndarees
West Mahwah
Seattle
Astoria
Brush
Atlantic City to Yokohama and Pacific Port Movements
A maritime log lists ships and routes around September 14 including Bhanghat for Seattle from Atlantic City Beattie for Yokohama 3148 miles at p m Santa Rita from San Francisco 692 miles north at p m Ozmo from Tacoma to San Francisco 275 miles from San Francisco at p m Brvh from Portland to Seattle eight miles from Grays Harbor at p m West Hector from Beattie to New Orleans 150 miles from Cape Blanco at sp m Various vessels are in port at Seattle including the destroyer John F. Burns and the Pacific Coast Coal Bunkers list of ships and terminals at Smiths Cove Pier A Pier 6 Pier 2 and other docks with several named ships and moorings noted.
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Atlantic City
Long
Seattie
P. m
Eldridge
Beattie
Yokohama
Brv&h
Portland
Seattle
Grays Harbor
Hector
New Orleans
Cape Blanco
Sp. m
Smith's Cove
oPrt
Angeles
Croms Keys
Edmore Bell Street
John F. Burna
Santa Rita
Delight
Victoria
Jefferson
Alameda
Pacific Coast Coal Bunkers
Heather
Delrosa
Weat Ivan
Anne E Morse
West Hartland
Silverado
Western Knight
Weat
Himrod
Dry Street
Burnwide
Spokane Street
Admiral Watson
Fast Waterway
Todd Dry Docka
Birth Forest Dream
Forest Pride
Forest Friend
Chillicothe
Wenatchee
Puget Bound Bridge & Dredging
Army Goods Concern Relocates to Larger Pacific Northwest Quarters
The Camp Lewis Wireless moves from 84 University St to 76 University St on the bridge between First and Western Ares, occupying the Oceanic building's second floor. It claims the largest surplus army goods line on the Pacific coast, both wholesale and retail, and fabricates canvas goods from extensive surplus canvas. It runs 18 army retail stores across the Pacific Northwest. D. B. Tobias, formerly of the Northern Pacific and War Department, is the new manager.
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Camp Lewis Wireless
University St
Ares
Oceanic
Pacific Coast
Army
Pacific Northwest
D. 8. Tobias
Northern Pacific and
War Department
Crucible Steel and Baldwin Rally in New York Market
Early trading shows Crucible Steel at 63 percent and Baldwin Locomotive at 59 percent, rising after a regular dividend declaration. Other issues move variably with United States Steel near 44 percent and Studebaker steady, while the market closes firmer after mixed intraday shifts.
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New York
Crucible Steel
Baldwin Locomotive
Crucible
Haldwin
Royal Dutch
Mexican Petroleum
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Anacorda. Com
Atlantic Gulf
Arudebaker
United States Steel
New York Central
Baldwin
General Motors
American Sugar
Utah
United States Rubber
Dethlehem
Sinclair
Studebaker
Famous Players
Sou
American Locomotive
Up Et Vanamericas
Grain Market Dips On Rain News And Dull Trading
Chicago traders saw grain prices retreat after rain in Argentina and Brazil. Wheat and corn futures opened lower and closed down across the board as dull activity persisted in the session. Foreign exchange in New York showed irregular early trade, with late strength in some currencies.
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Chicago
Ifo
Foreign Exchange
New York
Foreten
Bterling
France
Kronen
Marke
Chicago Live Stock Prices and Receipts Report
Market steady for all grades with receipts around 600 to 1,500 head. Cattle and calves quoted from 2.50 to 9.14, feeders and stockers near 3 to 7.50, hogs in mixed weights around 4.15 to 8.40, sows and canners listed at 2 to 6.76, ewes and lambs included with prices near 2.75 to 6.50.
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Chicago
Tetley
Ieee
Cattle Market Reports Mixed Prices Across Classes
Market notes show cattle prices varying by class with steer and heifer ranges from around 4.75 to 6.25, calves near 6.50, primes around 10.60, heavies about 6.10 and hogs near 10.50. Sheep and lambs list broad figures, noting mountain lambs at 44.60 and valley lambs at 95.50, yearlings 2.60 to 4.50, wethers 1.60, and miscellaneous items like butter and house prices included.
Cattle Market Prices and Receipts Reported
Cattle market nominal with steers about 5 75 to 6 50. Cows and heifers 4 to 5 78. Stockers and feeders 4 50 to 6 25. Calves 4 60 to 9. Receipts 106. Market strong. Top 88 40. Sheep receipts 10 500 with prices 3 25 to 4 75 for ewes and lambs 10. Feeders 5 40 to 6 25.
Comptroller Sees Economic Recovery by Spring
Washington reports Comptroller of the Currency David H. Crissinger says business has regained stride and spring should bring a solid economic footing. He cites rising bank deposits, falling loans, higher cotton prices lifting the South, full-time mill work in New England, good crops, easier money, and still high steel and iron prices, with rapid improvement expected if those prices ease.
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Washington
David H. Crissinger
United Press
Crissinger
New England
Class in Money to Be Formed Monday
Organization of the university extension course in money and banking will be held at 6 p m Monday at 1043 Henry building. The organization was postponed from Thursday due to insufficient persons to warrant the course. Rear Admiral C J Peoples will arrive in Seattle from San Francisco next month. he is the inspector in charge of Pacific coast activities of the supplies and accounts division of the US Navy.
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Henry Building
C. J. Peoples
Seattle
San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
Pacific Coast
United States Navy
University District
Marntain
Lincoln
Anderson
C. W. Clark
26Th, Ave
W. Clark
26Th Ave
Honolulu conference to be described at Pilgrim Church dinner
Frank B. Cooper superintendent of schools will describe the Pan Pacific Educational conference held in Honolulu at a Pilgrim Church Men’s Club dinner Tuesday night. A pink pearl found in the Mississippi is valued at 15000 dollars. Advertisement for Boldt's Milk Bread urges mothers to bring home some.
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Honolulu
Pilgrim Church
Frank B. Cooper
Mississippi
Boldt
Chicago hotel parcel data amid partial garbled text
Fragmentary OCR outlines a hotel related note with scattered numbers and city names. The readable bits mention Chicago and an address or parcel context but lack clear action, date, or parties. The item remains unclear but indicates a property or lodging reference in Chicago with numeric details.
Bandits Elude Spokane Posse After Dawn Shootout
About six bank robbers, after wounding Policeman Tony Allison at dawn, are believed to have eluded a 50 man posse and entered Spokane via lowlands near Fort George Wright. Six search passes covered 25 miles with no trace as an airplane aided efforts. More than 560 men hunted the outlaws.
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Spokane
Tony Allison
Reardan
Fort George Wright
Allison
Sixth Ave
Sunset Highway
Flags Half Mast for ZR-2 Heroes
Flags were flown at half mast at the Brooklyn navy yard in memory of American dead from the ill fated ZR-2 dirigible crash in the Humber. Sixteen officers and men lie in flag draped caskets brought from England aboard the Dauntless, with last honors to be paid this afternoon through Catholic and Protestant services.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
River Humber
England
Navy Yard
Stolen Car Recovered. 3-Year-Old Sylvia Ziven Found
In Chicago on Sept 17 a car stolen with 3 year old Sylvia Ziven in the rear seat was recovered two hours later. She sang "All By Myself I Am Lonesome" as she rode. Police located the vehicle and reunited the child with guardians.
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Chicago
Sylvia Ziven
Sylvia
Huge Increase in Cotton at Mills and Remains Found
Washington reports cotton and cotton seed received at mills through August 31 1921 total 140 333 tons up from 22 938 tons last year. In Idaho near Lewiston workers uncover what may be dinosaur remains with two foot long toes.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Spokane
Lewiston
Idaho
Bank Clearings And Balances Reported
Bank clearings show a total of $5,988,273.54 with balances totaling $1,605,105.66. The figures reflect a financial snapshot likely from regional institutions and may indicate liquidity and turnover for the period.
Market prices hold steady in fruit and vegetable trade
Market reports show no change in fruit and vegetable prices Saturday with steady receipts of seasonable varieties and fair demand. Peaches moved at 1 to 1.10 dollars per box, huckleberries at 12.5 cents per pound, and small cooking apples at 1.25 to 1.50 dollars per box. Green corn supplies diminished with white corn 3 to 2.25 dollars per sack and yellow bantam 2.76 to 2.50 dollars per sack, while frost spoiled much pickling cucumbers.
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Neane
Ccveneer
Dow
Cocam
D. Hubbard
Leocal
Doe
K. Wash
Gravenstein
Cal
Neananas
Ememeree Scs
Kerr Cocoanute
Tahiti
Moores Barty
Prince
Leganberrice
I. Poare
Dartiett. R Wash
Oru
Corsenewess
Teseesveseses
Wethera
Everett Opposes Ferry Lease and Warns for Seattle Losses
A Kirkland resident and longtime King County ferry advocate argues that ferries boost Seattle business and tax revenue. He criticizes press influence, defends the $75,000 lease bid as prudent, and urges county control or sale of the boats while noting tax shifts to eastside districts.
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Kirkland
King County
Lake Washington
Big Lake
Aurora Borealis Reaches Record Height Claim
A report asserts the aurora borealis may extend higher than previous records, with experts stating a remarkable altitude beyond prior estimates. No exact figure is given in the available text.
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E. G. Anderson
Curtis
Ship News
Tides
Princess Alice
U. S. Naval Radio
Baldwin Run
Board of Trade
Bk, Manning & Co
Nenter Datier
Dee Ar
Denver Live Stock
Deter
Greta— Recta
N. Y. Stock Exchange
Tanner Ace Butler
Amer
Hugar
Ar & Why
Amer International
Amer, Tel
Pennsylvania
Sewenee
Tru
Ccns
Republic Iron & Tee
Nockle
Esenee Re
Eee
Southern Pacific
Southern Nativa
Stromberg
Texas Pacific Tesac Compan
Tetacco Products
Esca
Union Union 610 of
Delaware
Ot Pacific
United Retail
Ty U
Utah Copper
Tony O
Vanadium Tee
Willys Overland Svees
Sherea
L. Ro Maening
Heronday
Renee Ee
Hee Tee Eeeneee Soveu
Field
W. E. Chambers
Seattle Szores
Vashon Island
Bellevue-Medina
Mercer Island
Seattle Star
Capt. Anderson
Cowen Park
Cowen Park Neys
DR. Loughney
C. W. Clare
Loughney
Olive St
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