Merchants Oppose Lower Bid for Street Cleaning Contract
Downtown merchants backed by a city council delegation oppose letting the street cleaning contract to the lowest bidder. They favor keeping D. N. Markillie at $40 a month per block for 16 blocks, noting better service and lower costs so far. They will ask the council to renew the contract and maintain the city’s half share of the expense, with a formal communication to be presented at the next meeting.
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D. N. Markillie
Board of Public Works
Abbott
Markitlie
Board of Public
Merkilie
Minor damage in capital fire in federal building
Washington January 6 fire early Wednesday night caused minor damage in the basement of the large federal building housing the state war and navy departments. Estimated loss about 2600 dollars the blaze sent dense smoke through corridors and windows. Officials dismissed incendiary stories attributing the fire to spontaneous combustion in a soup of old rays and crews removed two gasoline kegs to avert an explosion. Naval radio officers aided watchmen and engineers in containing the flames and the city fire department was on the scene.
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Washington
State, War and Navy Departments
Naval
It Pays to Advertise Farce Brightens Coban Harris Offering
A humorous play by Megras and Hackett, It Pays to Advertise, is billed as one of the most laughable works. The plot follows a rich young man coerced into business through a publicity campaign spanning love printer's ink and the soap industry. The work, written by Meeke and Hackett, promises buoyant, optimistic merriment across three acts.
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Coban & Harris
Bai_Deaper
Megras Snd Weber Iackett
Messie Meeke
Hackett
Valuable Archives Moved Near White House in Separate Building
A collection of priceless records and documents including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution is stored in a building just across a narrow street from the White House. The archives hold military and diplomatic papers, valued for their historical significance.
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Ment
White House
Italians withhold campaign details from Rome dispatch
A Paris Temps dispatch notes Italian military authorities conceal operation details in Albania. They admit delays in road building through rough inland terrain and lagoons along the coast. Progress exists from Durazzo to Elbassan, aiding movement of Italian and Serbian troops and supplies.
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Paris
Rome
Albania
Durazzo
Elbassan
Bogus check case leads to arrests in East Washington Street
Two men, named as David A. Thaws cod Albert Miller and others, were arrested by Plainclothesman Lee Foster at Ulusker's hotel on tips from Paris. Letters in their possession include a $1150 bad check claim by Virgil Brady and property queries from J E Plingston. An attorney Edward P. Allen reports a dishonored endorsed check. Authorities plan pursuit with Elpar county sheriff McAllister. Another item notes Balkan talks between Greece and Bulgaria over Saloniki.
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Springfield
Lee Foster
Ulusker’s
East Washington Street
Paris
David A. Thaws
Albert Miller
William, Hartman
E Wilson
Virgil Brady
Brookfield
J E Plingston
Odell
Indianapolis
Edward P. Allen
Ouiney
Oklahoma
Antlers
Pushmataha
Choctaw
Wor McAllister
Elpar
Revival of Robin Hood to Open Empire Hippodrome
Reginald de Koven's Robin Hood, hailed for its success in Boston and London, is slated for an elaborate revival at the Empire Hippodrome tonight. The piece has long attracted packed houses, notable revivals, and even an outdoor Greek theater performance at the University of California with 6000 in attendance.
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Reginald de Koven
Hippodrome
Barnabee
Secod
Municipal Auditorium
Bismark
London
University of California
Hello Paris at Hippodrome Teas: Burlesque on Tour
Saturday at the Hippodrome theater shows Hello Paris and A Night in Paris. Will Boehm presents the Columbia circuit burlesque with Stars and Stripes Forever, lavish costumes, and dazzling staging. Fans can expect clean, energetic comedy and dancing.
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Paris
Hippodrome Theater
Will Boehm
Columbia
It Pays to Advertise at the Hippodrome Monday
Cohan and Harris star in a farce billed as a laughing riot. It pays to advertise has a year long New York run and critical acclaim. The cast, chosen for fit, promises sharp humor and timely wit. Some attendees humorously suggest a heavenly mix up with the Fencemen.
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Cohan and
Harris
Hippodrome
Cohan
George M. Cohan
New York
Warris
Junior Follies at the Orpheum Delights Audiences
The Orpheum presents a juvenile showcases program from a country school yard to the Blue Moon Cafe. Highlights include Babe Wilson as Charlie Chaplin, Harry Norton singing Mother with a novelty twist, Barefoot Days with real kids, Mabel Walters singing Dont You Like My Voice, a cake walk titled The Pickaninny Ball, You be My Spearmint and I be Your Yucatan, Tango on the Farm, Dance of the Cities and more. The show runs through Sunday night and offers a clever lineup expected to please all audiences.
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Babe Wilson
Charlie Chaplin
Harry Norton
Mabel Walter
Yucatan
Orpheum
Marguerite Courtot Stars In The Ventures Series At Quincy
Marguerite Courtot headlines The Ventures of Marguerite at the Quincy Theater with gowns supplied by Russell of Fifth Avenue. Fans have requested Courtot describe the Russek gowns as she continues the popular Kalen Company series. Also notes De Kings New Life Pills ad and a quip about lawyers and jurors.
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Quincy
Marguerite Courtot
Marguerite
Kalen Company
Miss Courtoet
Russell
Fifth Avenue
Omiv
Miss Courtot
Fair Sex
Russek
Quinney Theater
Quincy Today
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