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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1919

Page

16

Fragmentary note hints at OM Dany dealer request

A disjointed OCR fragment mentions a dealer and a gum miner connected to a possible OM Dany. Specific details, dates, and roles are unclear, leaving the core action and entities only loosely defined.

Handsome Jack in Seattle Romance of Seattle

Screen Performers Inc reviews the filming of A Romance of Seattle with Handsome Jack as hero amid a cast led by Perley Krool and Joel Warren. The Liberty theatre will show the produced film after scenes shot on Second Ave and Pike St, drawing a 5 000 spectator mob and traffic disruption during production week.

JRA Seattle Penney N & Krool Jack Sullivan Walter Steiner Westlake Bird Jack Smart F. A. Rob Robertson Jack Liberty Theatre Opal Barbour Elaine Towne

Chorus Girls Form Union Equity to Support Actors Strike

In New York on August 13 the Chorus Equity association, a Chorus Girls unit of the Actors Equity, elected Marie Dressler president at a 700-member mass meeting. Ethel Barrymore urged solidarity, David Warfield backed the new group, and George M. Cohan pledged funds to defeat the strike. In Chicago, theatres darkened by the strike prompted managers to meet to discuss steps against the Actors Equity.

New York Chorus Girls Chorus Equity Association Actors’ Equity Association Marie Dressler Ethel Barrymore David Warfield New Actors’ Organization F. H. Sothern Equity George M. Cohan Friars’ Club Lambe’ Club Jillian Russell Chicago United Press Actors’ Ally Association

Evanston Woman Murdered In Linked to Mysterious Case

Evanston and Chicago police probe a brutal murder of a well dressed woman believed to be Mrs. B. E. Watkins. Residents heard screams and saw a suspect in a red lined opera cape fleeing down a main avenue shortly after the crime.

Chicago Evanston BE. L. Watkins Towers

Plumb Charges Meet Disfavor Before Congressional Probe

Washington dispatch reports Glenn E. Plumb’s bid for a congressional investigation into Wall Street’s supposed plunder of railroads. The House Interstate Commerce Committee leans toward relying on the ongoing ICC valuation study and finds Plumb’s new evidence short of forecast. committee work on labor plans for railroad operation nears completion with no bill likely before October 1.

Washington Glenn E. Plumb Wall Street House Interstate Commerce Committee Interstate Commerce Commission Plumb Esch

Hides in Barrel to Catch Thief

City sleuths John Flint and Claude Fortner stage a sting to honor Sam Simundsen for aiding the arrest of Sylvester Baer, a waiter at the Butler cafe. Simundsen hid in a flour barrel to trap Baer who allegedly stole about $13 from a cook and was restrained until police.

John Flint Claude Fortner Sam Simondsen Sylvester Baer Butler Cafe First Ave Simundsen Baer Ia Baer Maerv

Wright warns against overestimating airplanes

Orville Wright cautions that aviation will not supplant trains and ships for heavy freight and urges conservative, safety-focused air service. He favors practical motors for safe landings, landing spaces in cities, and slower, safer aircraft for general use.

San Francisco Orville Wright Wilbur Orville Wright West Air Service

Royston By election Costs Six Votes At Royston

London au g 13 only six votes were cast for the defeated Royston candidate in a by election costing the town about 225 dollars in expenses to hold the contest.

London Royston Herts

Motorman Burned in Fuse Accident

Motorman M. L. Hammer aged 46 of 1612 Fifth Ave North suffered severe burns to his right hand and forearm on Wednesday morning while replacing a blown fuse on the North Queen Anne streetcar. The car stalled on Jackson Street between Second and Occidental and a short circuit drove the fuse out, throwing Hammer to the car floor before he was taken to the city hospital.

M. L. Hammer Fifth Ave. N

Friendly Feline Matilda Stolen in Local Burglary

Mrs. C. M. Farrar reports her large tortoise shell cat Matilda was taken during a burglary at 1624 Fighthave between 7 30 p m and 10 30 p m Tuesday night. The affectionate pet, not an ordinary cat, was the only item removed.

Matilda Maltilda

Smoke Chew Laugh Pass Century Mark at 102

N J August 158 Judge Milton C Louden celebrates his 102nd birthday with a lighthearted message to avoid alcohol and a joke about longevity. He credits a long, happy marriage noting Julia and LT have stood by each other for sixty years and that choosing the right wife is about luck until living with her.

Lindian N. J Milton C. Louden Julia

Boldt's Dining Run Across Uptown and Downtown

A note placing Boldt's eateries on Mit Sd Ave uptown and 915 2d Ave downtown for a casual dining run.

Boldt's Uptown Mit Sd Ave 915 2D Ave

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RIV ON Handsome Jack Inc Chief Wan Rren KROOL J. E. Boyden Jowever Perley Sands Automobile Department of Waterhouse & Co Ertson Second Ave Pike St Joel F. Warren Joel Beverly B. Dobbs Do and Pike Dobbs Northwest Tnc Third Ave Cor. James St Elliott To & P Prince Prince Henry Sandhurst Solons Llamd Fraser-Paterson Co Earth I. M. Bennett Charles S. Harper, Inc East Pike Marion Co-Operative Dentists A. C. Grabbert Palace Hip
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