Mystery of Sugar Shortage Stirs National Debate
MILTON BRONNER analyzes the 1919 sugar shortage as housewives across Virginia, West Virginia, Michigan, and beyond report difficulty in canning. He examines production figures, imports from Cuba and other lands, and possible market manipulation by big packers, noting drought and Cuba's crop prospects, while prices have surged from 2.48 to 7.28 cents per pound since 1913.
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Ashington
Virginia
West Virginia
Michigan
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department of Justice
United States Sugar Equal Board
Cuba
Louisiana
California
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Coado
Java
New York
Printing Shops Resume Work in Seattle Open Shop Return
Six of the largest Seattle job printing firms resumed activity on an open shop basis led by Pliny Allen & Co and five others. Workers had been paid 60 percent of full wages during the strike and now receive about seven and a half dollars per day for an eight hour shift.
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Seattle
Pliny Allen & Co
Lowman & Hanford Printing and Stationery Co
Sherman Printing Co
Lumberman’s Printing Co
Washington Envelope Corporation
Ivy Press
Pliny Allen
Broadway High School to Offer Two Night Classes
Faculty of Broadway High School announces two one semester night classes. The first begins at 7 15 p m and the second at 8 15 p m. The course lasts six months and is open to all students regardless of music reading ability.
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Broadway High School
Officer Guilty Over Beer Possession at Coal Field
Constable Joe Payne of Coal Field was convicted of unlawfully possessing liquor. J W Lambert and Tom Mulligan arrested him June 21 after an investigation by Frank T Gordon. Sixty nine pints of beer were found. Payne admitted making it for home use with his wife, claiming non intoxicating contents. Chemists disputed the claim.
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Joe Payne
Coalfield
Otis W. Brinker
J. W. Lambert
Tom Mulligan
Payne
Frank T. Gordon
Officer Hasten Hither Thief Takes Five Cents
The early Tuesday burglary at 406 Union Street ends with Mrs. H B Smith telling Motorcycle Officer Fred Mills the thief rifled a cash register and stole 5 cents. Mills notes the cleverness of the crime and departs.
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Fred Mille
Unionst
H. B. Smith
Blaze Destroys Home on 30th Ave S
Fire destroyed the one and a half story home of N Whitner at 1538 30th Ave S early Tuesday. Damage estimated at $1,000, with the house valued at $1,500 and partly destroyed. Whitner woke to smoke and reported the blaze. origin unknown. Insurance covered the loss.
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N. Whitner
30Th Ave
S&s
Whitner
Missing Kent Boys Run Away to Join Navy
Kent youths Laurin Jones 16 and Hever Jones 14 left home to join the navy in Seattle. Their father J F Jones reported them missing to police, noting they had been attending Kent schools but planned to quit. Naval recruiters have been alerted.
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Seattle
Laurin Jones
Hever
Kent
Navy
Naval
Exporters Hit by UK Strike Reuters Feature
American exporters face potential losses up to 10 million dollars daily as British railway workers strike and transport workers threaten port disruptions in the United Kingdom. U.S. shipments to UK ports are cut or halted, with monthly trade totaling hundreds of millions of dollars across wheat, corn, dairy, cotton, tobacco, oil, and other goods.
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Ralph F. Couch
United Press
Washington
United Kingdom
United States
United States Shipping Board
Inngland
Ireland
Scotland
Commerce Department
Tannera
Vessel Movements Sighted at the Cape
Seafaring notices from Tatoosh Island report fog and rain with southeast wind as ships pass in and out. Admiral Schley and others arrive or depart Seattle, with several vessels sailing to Alaska, Vancouver, and ports along Puget Sound including Beattie Tacoma and Port Gamble.
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Seattle
Mayfair
Port An- Gelen
Banta Ana
Havana
Ports
San Francisco
Stev. B. Loop
Port Gamble
Port Ludlow
Mtr
J. A. Moffett
Astoria
Motor Ecir Belen Querado
Vancouver
B. C
Aberdeen
Bellingham
Ember
Sehr Camano
Richard Holyoke
Beattie
Port Angeles
Str Mayfair
Tacoma
Mtr Fulton
Ste Fulton
Britieh
Columbia
Anyox
Jiritiah Columbia Porta
Local Market Prices and Shipping Listings for Produce
The notice details varied produce like Cabbage Danish ball Carrete New onions and Green onions with per sack per crate pricing and local farm references. It lists shipments to Seattle and Tacoma from points like Beattie Wapato and Ellensburg, plus vessel movements and dock information at Pier and terminal locations.
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Rennes
Ccc cc Cweseeens
Aack
Crete
Ceesseen
Noreerasdioh
Brockton
Walla Walle
Yakima
Nancy Sith
Stock Market Opens Strong on Septembers NYSE Showing Gains
The NYSE opened with broad strength led by Crucible Steel and Mexican Petroleum as shares rose in early trading. American Can and Baldwin marked notable advances while the market gained momentum into the second hour, registering new highs in Crucible Steel and solid gains across the industrials sector.
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New York
United Mates Steel and Marine
Crucible Steel
Mexican Petroleum
Lil
Studebaker
Haldwin
Bethlehem Steel
Crucible
Baldwin
Pan- American
Franklin High to Publish First Edition of Tolo Paper
Students in the Franklin high school journalism department plan to issue the first edition of Tolo by Tuesday afternoon.
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Franklin High School
Tolo
Tomatoes Scarce On Local Produce Market
Cold weather over the past three days has sharply reduced tomato supplies on the wholesale market. Prices rose to 75 to 80 cents a box before the freeze, with street sales at 1.25 to 1.50 per box. Green tomatillos traded around 50 cents, while cantaloupes and grapes from Eastern Washington were scarce and freight winds damaged Yakima Valley fruit.
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Washington
Yakima Valley
Seattle Commission
Wenatehee
Telegraphic service cut hits Pacific coast markets
Owing to funds shortage the telegraphic market news service of the Bureau of Markets U S Department of Agriculture will be greatly curtailed starting October 1. The Pacific coast service will limit reports to one crop at a time instead of five or six simultaneous updates.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Pacific Coast
French merchant line eyes Germany trade shift
Comte de Fayolle of Societe Generale des Transports Maritimes declared that profits are not his immediate aim but capturing Germanys commercial maritime market. He leads a Pacific Coast to Mediterranean service with New York and San Francisco reps at New Washington, pursuing to supplant German trade in the West Indies, South America, and Pacific ports with French vessels.
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Germany
Comte de Fayolle
Societe Generale Des Transports Maritimes
Pacific Coast
Mediterranean
New York
San Francisco
New Washington
West Indies
South America
Steamship Waban Goes to Drydock for Rivet Replacement
Portland reports the 6,600-ton steamship Waban operated by Pacific Steamship Co. is in dry dock with 40 000 defective rivets being replaced. The work delays her schedule and pushes back the October 4 sailing, with The Orient now set as her destination.
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Portland
Waban
Pacific Steamship Co
Orient
Portland Market Status and Livestock Prices
Portland market status notes receipts of cattle and sheep with varied prices. Quotes show steer and cow values, veal and heifer ranges, and assorted weights, with volumes and local receipts indicating a steady market for Prime and medium stock.
Public Markets Piles of Fresh Goods and Bargains Reported
Market stalls display a wide range of groceries and meats including boneless beef, butter, Libby’s milk, coffee and tea, salmon trout, ham loaf, asparagus and vegetables. Prices listed per item with many stalls, crates and bulk deals across Pike Place area vendors.
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J. B
Stalin
Corner Stall Advertises Bulk Coffee And Dairy Prices
An OCR fragment lists bulk coffee prices 1.10 and 1.15 per unit, canned milk offers, full cream cheese at 29 cents per pound, fancy brick cheese at 33 cents, fancy creamery butter, and tins of Folger’s or Boiling’s coffee at 1.17, with miscellaneous codes and weights.
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Bohiliing
Schooner Idaho Renamed Elder To Serve Pribilof Isles
H. J. Christoffers announced the halibut schooner Idaho has been purchased and renamed the Elder. The vessel will ply between the Pribilof islands and the Aleutians and maintain winter communication during the Arctic season.
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Pribilof
H. J. Christoffers
Government
Fisheries and Seal Service
Pacific
Idaho
Aleutian
Tax rule forces income tax receipts for travelers
F M Studiey of Nippon Yusen Kaisha Seattle says all travelers leaving the United States on the line's ships must show income tax receipts. He notes many high earners have attempted to escape by traveling to Japan.
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Japan
F. M. Studiey
Seattle
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line
WEATLAKE Market Ad Highlights Mixed Produce and Prices
A dense listing details stalls and items including Concord grapes 45c per basket, Alaska herring 10c each, salmon trout 20c, butter 25c, and various staples such as flour, canned goods, and milk. The ad shows multiple stalls with item prices and brief product notes.
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Alaska
Washington
Bc Dot
Soc Ib
Carnation
Borden
Federal
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