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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1920

Page

4

North Om prospects good says Alaska geologist

Col Alfred H. Brooks of the U S Geological Survey arrived after four months of field work in Alaska and reported bright oil prospects in southern and southeastern districts. He praised Katalla oil quality, warned against wildcatters, and said new leasing will spur winter drilling and year round potential exists along water routes.

Oirigs Alaska Alfred H. Brooks U. S. Geological Survey Katalla Cordova United States Colonel Brooks Bering River

Cream of Sweet Potatoes and Market Prices Report

A local market roundup notes Louisana yams cream of the crop selling at curbside 5 cents a pound, Concord grapes at 60 cents a basket, Salway peaches from California quoted at 1.75 to 2.25 a box, and steady butter at 61. Eggs and produce prices listed with various farm goods, meats, and dairy terms. wholesale dairy and produce prices included.

Concord Western Ave California

Ship News Tides in Seattle WRONFADAY serT

From Weather Bureau TATOOSH TRLAND Sept 29 4 A M Pal le barometer clear wind north east 40 miles an hour Passed out Tug Dante Kern with ecow at Tri a m September 18 11 90 A M Clear wind east 40 miles an hour Passed in Lansing at 11 a m 2 P M Passed in Str Forest King at 1 pm PD Moe Clear wind northeast 22 miles an hour Passed out Motor ecit Cethana at 8 mpm PD M Iessed in Str Dilworth act p mm

Weather Bureau Tatoosh Trland Dante Kern Ecow Tri Tr Lansing Forest King Dilworth

Shipping moves and arrivals in Pacific ports

Arrivals include Toyohaaht Maru from Hongkong via Victoria and Vancouver docking 9:40 pm, Marmion from southeast Alaska, and Africa Maru bound for Tacoma at 5 am. Morningstar heads to British Columbia ports, Sehr Apes to southeast Alaska, Prince George to Prince Rupert, and Admiral Dewey for Tacoma at 11:55 pm on September 28.

Hongkong Ports Victoria B.C Vancouver M. c Comex BR. C Alaska Tacoma British Columbian Prince George Prince Rupert Admiral Dewey

Alaskan Vessels Valdes Sailed Westbound at Night

Alaskan vessels Valdes sailed westbound at 10 16 p m on the date given with Juneau saltedSeptember 28 Ete Hpo Kane northbound at 140 p m.

Valdes Alameda Juneau

Vessels in Other Ports and Arrivals in September

Maritime notices list ships arriving at Hartlepool Seattle San Francisco and Victoria B C during September with times and destinations. Vessels include Streus Davenport Governor Artagas Mawali Maru Kaysoeka Marion Forest King African Maru and Admiral Dewey bound for Seattle Manila Manila via Dungenese and Beattie routes with arrivals on September 28 and 29.

Hartlepool Streus Seattle Hellingham San Francisco Mtr Davenport Beattie Tr Artagas Victoria Blc Manila Dungenese Kaysoeka Marion Tacoma Forest King Admiral Dewey Heattleatiam

Shipping Schedules Near Beattie and Cape Flattery

Mariners report several north and southbound vessels near Beattie and Cape Flattery. Admiral Evane and Admiral Sebree move northbound while Ad miral Rodman travels south on the Adams River. Other ships Yosemite Kay and Klamath sail from San Francisco toward Seattle and Beattie, with distances noted from Cape Flattery and the Columbia River.

Evane Beattie Sebree Mastermanseland Admiral Rodman Adame River U. S San Francisco Bellingham Cape Flattery Yosemite Francisco Seattle Columbia River Kayseeka San Pedro Klamath Seattie Everett

Shipyard and Dockyard Listings for Spokane River Port Complex

A dense listing of terminals docks and yards across multiple ports and waterways including Smith Cove terminal Str Edmore City of Spokane Wheatland Mont Pier 14 tr Inton Talthybilla Pier 10 8tr Marmion Great Northern docks tr Toyohashi Maru Kashime Maru Pier tr Fulton Heil st terminal tr Northwestern Grand Truck dock tr City of Beattia Pacific Coast coal bunkere Str Eastern Duthie yarde Str Griffdn Maquan East waterway terminal tr West Ison Tedd drydocks tr Westward Mo ete Elkton Str Elihu Themeon Pacific Coast Bridge & Dredging plant Str Patterson Ames yarde Str Roosevelt Lake Union Helle Abilia Abnobe Ab ydos Addision Alienhurst Ahmik An thon Bayden Bertrand Ringamon Biscayne Black Wolf Bienford Ded win Houghton Persuta Puyallup Fort Ames Imufka Lcoti Kitna Vincennes Meffernen drydocke Schr Bisatind str Brookdale Nettleton mille Str Derbiay.

Smith Cove Edmore City of Spokane Wheatland Mont Inton Talthybilla Marmion Great Northern Toyohashi Maquan East Waterway West Ison Tedd Drydocks Elkton Elihu Themeon Pacific Coast Bridge & Dredging Plant Str Patterson Ames Yarde Roosevelt Lake Union Helle Abilia Abnobe Abydos Addision Alienhurst Ahmik Anthon Bayden Bertrand Ringamon

Business trip by Siberian Corp officers to Chicago

George H. Filannigan of Scandinavian-American Securities and Louis C. Stringer, president of the Siberian Commercial Company with offices here, depart Thursday evening for Chicago and other large Eastern cities on business for the Siberian Commercial Company.

Siberian Corp George H. Filannigan Scandinavian-American Securities Corporation Louis C. Stringer Siberian Commercial Company Corporation Chicago

New York Market Reaction After Firm Opening

The New York market opened steady then turned reactionary as steels and various specialties fell. Early leaders such as United States Steel and Mexican Petroleum moved down, while stocks like Texas Company United States Rubber and Northern Pacific rose. The session ended irregular with mixed gains and losses.

New York Sinclair United States Rubber Texas Company New Haven United States Steel M i Mexican Petroleum Northern Pacific Baldwin Pittsburg & West Virginia General Motora N. Y. Stock Exchange Parana Amer Car & Fary Jany Amer International Amer Humatra Amer Locomotive Amer Tel, & Tel, Ou Anaconda Tis Haltimore & Onie Baldwin Locomotive O Y Canadian Pacific San Cate General Motore Shane Goodrich Krenmetott Lackawanna Intesas Missouri Pacific Pan-Amer Petroleum Pierce Arrow Pennsylvania Rock Island Tebaces Union OF of del Union Pacific Mae Vu United Retell Stores & Rubber Ewer Acces U HK Eenee Utah Wabegh MS Mu Ia Weating House Willys Overland Merond Ate 'Firet

Grain Market Up Slightly on Cooler Weather

Chicago grain prices edged higher as cooler belt weather lifted futures on September corn and December oats with small advances at the open and close. Cash wheat quotes appeared mixed with No 1 and No 3 spring bids shown and totals for various contracts indicating modest strength across the board.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade

Chicago Live Stock Market Report

Chicago live stock receipts total about 28 000 head with hogs and pigs uneven prices, cattle strong with beef and butcher grades steady to higher, cows and calves mixed, and sheep 233 000 head steady to higher. Prices range from 12.60 to 18.50 for hogs, cattle beef top around 4.66, and lambs to 5.13 per hundredweight.

Chicago Wales

Foreign exchange rates move on New York market

Foreign exchange prices in New York on September 29 show sterling opening at 3.49 dollars per pound, francs at 6.12 cents, lire down 0.18 lira, and marks at 1.41 dollars per mark, all with small early movements.

Foreign Exchange New York France

Denver Market Upd: Cattle Steady Sheep Strong

Denver market report shows cattle receipts 1,606 with steady trends. Steers 7.50 to 10.40, cows and heifers 4.26 to 7.40, stockers 7.50 to 10, calves scarce. Hog receipts 360 with prices near 17.35 top and 16.25 to 17. Lambs 1.29 per head, ewes 6.50, feeder lambs 12.35 to 13.

Denver Tescon

Portland Market Cattle and Livestock Report

Portland market report lists cattle receipts none with steady prices, hog receipts 641 head with slight declines or unchanged, sheep 173 head steady. Butter 43 cents per pound, eggs 43 1/2 cents, meat 19 cents per pound, cheese priced at triple? per pound.

Portland

Status of Frisco Market Butter and Cheese Prices

Frisco Market reports butter fatras at 66% per pound for prime firsts and 614 per hundredweight for kece fatras, dirties 2 cents per dozen, extra pullets 66% per dozen, undersized pullets 82% per dozen. California fat cheese fancy 1e per ton firsts 29 cents per pound.

Frisco Ban Francisco California

Banker vows to expose Massachusetts banking scene

Simon Swik vice president of Tremont Trust Co after a conference with state bank commissioner Joseph C Allen said he will make a grand expose of the Massachusetts banking situation within a week He plans to hire Mechanical Hall and call a mass meeting to reveal all to the public

Boston Simon Swik Tremont Trust Co Joseph C. Allen Massachusetts Swig Mechanica’ Hall

Public Markets Sanitary Listings and Prices Across Many Stalls

A dense catalog of stall numbers and product pricing at public markets. Items include canned goods, dairy milks, margarine, tea, sugar, beans, fish, and fruit with per unit or case prices such as 6c to 66c, many entries for specific stalls and vendors.

Deaf and Dumb Children Fool Police at Station Visit

Patrolman R C Watson told a group of visiting youngsters from the school for the deaf on 18th Ave and Main that they could not hear yet. The children whispered and read lips so well they fooled officers into thinking they could hear and speak, while remaining deaf and dumb.

R. C. Watson Watson School For the Deaf 18Th Ave Pdlice Weday

Clearings Balances

A brief financial item notes balances in clearinghouse ledgers, outlining unsettled items and net positions among member institutions. The report highlights daily movements, statistical shifts, and the overall liquidity stance for the period.

11 Cents in His Pocket and a New Baby in Need

In Belltown a hungry family, including a longshoreman Wiley Taylor, his wife, and a newborn, await food and money after a strike left him without work. A police officer learned of the newborn as the family faces food shortages and calls for aid at 2310 Elliott Ave near Hellst. Food should be taken to the Seattle Empire laundry area behind the house.

Belltown Wiley Taylor Taylor Oils Taylors Ave Elliott Ave Hellst Western Railroad Aves Seattle Empire Laundry

Iad's Efforts as Cop Fails

Johnny Al hak, 11, acted as traffic cop in Denver but failed to halt the rush hour as a fire truck ignored his stop signal. The article notes hunger strikers in Cork on their first day drawing medical professional interest.

Denver Johnny Alhak

Arrest Looms in Denton Murder Probe

Los Angeles authorities say they have valuable information and two men are under surveillance in the murder case of Jacob C. Denton, a wealthy mining man found dead in his basement. An arrest could come within hours as the coroner's inquest is postponed to Friday.

Los Angeles A. L. Manning Jacob C. Denton Manning Denton

Cop Hunts for Goat He Finds Little Nannies

John Considjio reported his Angora goat stolen from 4817 38th Ave, B. W. Police traced a tip to a backyard at 2257 72nd Ave. W. There they found no goat but two healthy nanny goats.

Cop John Considjio Considjio 38Th Ave B. W 72Nd Ave

Fire Damages Fifteen Buildings in San Francisco

A morning blaze in San Francisco damaged fifteen buildings in the Market Octavia Haight block, totaling about 25000 dollars in damages. Investigators suspect the fire began in a building raided earlier as a drug rendezvous, likely sparked by a sleeping smoker.

San Francisco Market, Octavia Haightsts

Fined $400 for basement booze stock in federal case

A. Huess pled guilty to possession of squor in Judge Jeremiah Neterer’s court and was fined $400. Police found a stock of booze valued at $18,000 in his basement two weeks earlier.

Huess Jeremiah Neterer Diry

Henry Office to Be Abate Closed Over Illicit Whisky

United States District Attorney Saunders announced a one year closing of Room 733 in the Henry building under the nuisance abatement provision of the national prohibition law. Insurance agent T. J. McNally, occupant of Room 133, was arrested after two quarts of whisky were found in his desk. A case of Scotch was located in a partitioned area used by McNally’s associate BE Wadman, and Wadman’s arrest is anticipated. Building owner Maj. J. F. Douglas vowed to contest the move, warning tenants will face stricter references to prevent similar issues.

United States Saunders Henry Building T. J. McNally Federal Prohibition McNally BE. A. Wadman Wadaman Bhaunders J. F. Douglas Douglas

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