Milk price dispute sparks Seattle arbitration plan
J A Scollard for United Dairymen associations accused milk buyers of 100 to 400 percent middleman profits. Mayor Caldwell appoints a three member expert arbitration commission including Joseph Passonneau A R Priest and F K Smith to study the issue and rule. The dairies demand a 50 cent per hundred pound price increase which the commission may consider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
J. A. Scollard
United Dairymen's Associations
Caldwell
Joseph Passonneau
State Agricultural College
Pullman
A. R. Priest
Civic Bureau
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
F. K. Smith
Seattle bakers oppose bread price hike amid falling flour
Seattle bakers largely reject a 2 to 3 cent loaf increase arguing falling flour costs and lower baking expenses mean no rise is needed now. Some, like Miy Nice bakery, suggest waiting 30 days to see market trends before deciding. A department of agriculture report notes overall cost declines since July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Sam Young
Young Brothers’ Bakery
F. Fallers
Miy Nice
EK. Haack
University
Harry Mosler
Western Bakeries
L. C. Stiles
Ruth Ashbrook Bakery
BK. Thornhill
Seattle Association of Baking Industry
J. 8. Goldsmith
Department of Agriculture
Never Understand Tom Hopkins Drug Crisis
A dramatic memoir recounts Tom Hopkins, a bright medical student from the South with money and a code, grappling with morphine poisoning after a night of drug use. The narrator aids his recovery, urging wakefulness and psychological as well as medical support, while weighing his chance at a difficult rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler , Inc
Tom Hopkins
Tom
Billy
Jean
M. D
Gales
Cleopatra
New York
Bandits Return Purse And Furs After Robbery
Miss Gladyne Reese in Cleveland recalls two robbers who took her purse and furs last night. She asked for gentlemen and the men returned the items, showcasing an oddly courteous robbery in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Rebels Occupy Canton Reported By Peking Note
Peking says the foreign ministry received unconfirmed reports that rebel forces had occupied Canton. If true, this could trigger renewed peace talks between China's north and south and possibly lead to national unification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Foreign Ministry
Canton
China
Poohish defiance lands Bower $250 fine in federal court
James M. Bower was fined $250 by District Judge Jeremiah Neterer in federal court on Monday for what the court described as defiance of prohibition laws. Bower reportedly challenged the prohibition stance, asserting disbelief in the policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Bower
Jeremiah Neterer
Australia Premier Injured by Horse
Sydney dispatch reports Prime Minister William Hughes fell from a fractious horse yesterday and is badly injured. The incident occurred as Hughes rode during official duties in the capital, prompting medical examination and concern among government circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Sydney
William Hughes
Commonwealth of Australia
Extend Time for Man Accused of Oil Fake Under Grand Jury Indictment
George J. Hibbard received another week to plead to charges after a grand jury indicted him on alleged illegal oil claim operations. He was arraigned before District Judge Jeremiah Neterer on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Hibbard
Jeremiah Neterer
Purveyors Chin Lem and Chin Wah Plead Not Guilty
Chin Lem and Chin Wah, Chinese hop purveyors, pleaded not guilty in U S district court on Monday. The trial date was not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chin Lem
Chin Wah
United States District Court
Sugar and flour prices slide across the U S markets
In San Francisco on September 27 sugar prices fell to 14.25 per hundred pounds wholesale from refiners and Spreckels quotes. Denver reports flour and farm goods also dipping as bumper crops push prices toward prewar levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Western
California
Spreckels Sugar Company
Denver
Thomas Mainline
Mainland
Marine Recruiter Chief In Seattle Tour Inspecting Stations
Col. D. P. Hall, head of the Western recruiting division of the U S marine corps, visits Seattle to inspect the local recruiting station at 101 Yesterway and will also tour the Bellingham and Yakima stations during the Seattle district inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Hall
Western
U. S. Marine Corps
Seattle
Marine Corps
Yesterway
Bellingham
Yakima
Magistrate Fines 23 Drunks in Sabbath Prohibition Case
New York dated Sept 27 indicates Magistrate Simms blasted Sabbath and prohibition as he fined 23 inebriates. The court called it an extraordinary case and expressed astonishment at the behavior recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Barleycorn
Simms
Babe Ruth Smashes Two Homers in One Game
Babe Ruth hit his fifty second and fifty third homers of the 1920 season in Philadelphia during the Yank Athletic game, his second homer coming in the sixth inning off Romnyvll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Babe Ruth
Romnyvll
Eleven Japanese Seamen Escape From Milwaukee Hotel
Eleven crew members of the Eastern Sword, a Japanese ship then held by the United States Shipping Board, escaped from the second story of a Milwaukee hotel using ropes. Police and immigration officials, with Captain R Ito and Detective Tom Hayden, hunted for the missing men who may have had outside aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King At
Eastern Sword
United States Shipping Board
Japan
R. Ito
Tomorow
Milwaukee
King St
Ito
Tom Hayden
Auto Hits and Kills Boy of 6 Near Houghton
Six year old Eugene Nobile was fatally struck by a car driven by Gust Olsen while searching for a stray cow near his home across Lake Washington. He died at Kirkland’s Dr George Davis office. An inquest will be held. Olsen was not arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Nobile
Houghton
Lake Washington
Gust Olsen
Factoria
Eugene
George Davis
Kirkland
Davis
Olsen
Carpenter Dies After 20 Foot Fall at Shipyards
Ben Flurry, 30, a carpenter at Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding yards, fell 20 feet from a scaffold and died at Seattle City Hospital. He lived at the Byron hotel, 2017 First Ave. Officials initially thought rib and body bruises, but he suffered severe internal injuries. Relatives are not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Flurry
Seattle
Registration at U Declines This Year at Washington
Total registration at the University of Washington likely will not exceed 4500 when registration closes tonight. President Henry Stralle reported registration at noon was 3397, well below last year’s 6100. Officials say the drop results from determined efforts to limit registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Washington
Henry Stralle
Escapee fugitive hides in woods near Yelm after train jump
Lena Thompson, a Yelm teacher, tips deputies to a boy who escaped from a traveling deputy after leaping from a moving train. Deputies searched rain drenched woods near the Capen farm but failed to capture him. The boy, wanted for a poolroom robbery, is believed half starved and wandering the Chehalis area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Benjamin Yelm
Lena Thompson
Yelm
Albert Hall
Brown
Capen Farm
Chehalis
Tacoma
Tle
Sidney Key
Key
Gifford
MacSwiney Weakens on 46th Day of Hunger Strike
London reports Lord Mayor MacSwiney growing weaker as he enters the 46th day of fasting in Brixton prison. Police claim they foiled a planned mass demonstration in his support. Kelly Symmington, arrested near the prison, was to face charges of weapons possession and seditious literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacSwiney
London
Brixton Prison
Kelly Symmington
Also Mentioned on This Page
STOR
O. Henry
Wilkes
Star
Arms
Morpheus
Rogers
Mountain of Fun
Will Rogers
The
Main 600
Gladyse
Marine
Boy OF
Carpenter
Miss Son
Friday G
George Colmer
Colmer
Olympia
Chehalia
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!