How I wrote The Spy by George Bronson Howard
George Bronson Howard recalls writing The Spy for William Fox after witnessing a Daimler car at the Berlin gate area and noting German sympathizers and potential traitors. He describes a baron, a wealthy arms financier, and others whose names he recorded, raising stakes about exposing 10 000 German sympathizers to the United States.
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William Fox
Geman
Mr. Howard
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Royal Palace
Berlin
Kaleer Franz Josefplatz
Platz Am Zeughas
Unter den Linden
Foreign Office
Daimler
Charlottenburg
Potsdam
America
United States
Motion Picture Excerpts Highlight 1920s Stars At Local Theaters
The column surveys current and upcoming films at multiple venues. Billie Burke stars in The Mysterious Miss Terry at the Coliseum, Sessue Hayakawa leads Hashimura Togo at the Liberty, and Banks o Blue Ridge with Bessie Barriscale plays at the Mission. Douglas Fairbanks debuts new rehearsal methods in Wild and Woolly at the Rex, while Skinner's Baby showcases natural acting at the Clemmer. Gail Kane shines in Souls in Pawn at the Colonial, Lew Fields appears in The Man Who Stood Still, and Robert Warwick signs for Plattsburg training. Max Asher returns to Universal, Lillian Walker signs for 16 films with Ogden, Theda Bara pursues Antony and Cleopatra themed work, and Alice Brady may shift back to stage. Elsie Fay plans a move into motion pictures, the Lasky Home Guard joins state service, and Richard Bret Harte joins Triangle scripts.
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Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas
Belasco
Bryant Washburn
Skinner
Billie Burke
Mise Terry
Liberty
Sessue Hayakawa
Basement Salesroom Hosiery Offer In 50 Cent Pairs
Hosiery assortment listed with colors including pink champagne sand putty gray lavender slate smoke tan Cadet blue rose Kelly green navy black and white. Price set at 50 cents per pair for basement salesroom items.
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OMEN
Women’s wash skirts cut to a dollar seventy-five
Women’s wash skirts reduced to 1.75 in the basement salesroom. Tailored cotton gaberdine suits in rose gold green and black and white check marked down to 3.75. Wool jersey serge and other materials suits, a few left, reduced to 5.00.
Remnants of Cotton Fabrics at Sharp Reductions
Readable remnants of cotton fabrics offered at reduced prices include Charlies Outing Flannels Percales Ginghams Galatea Romper Cloth Devonshire Kiddie Cloth Sateens and other materials suitable for robes gowns and children's dresses. Prices are sharply reduced.
Boys' Corduroy and Blue Serge Suits Advertised
Boys' corduroy suits priced at 5.00 with durable construction for ages 6 to 17. Also blue serge suits at 6.50 with knickerbocker-style full lining, and boys' caps in dark tweeds at 0.35. Sizes shown span 6 to 17 years.
Forest Fire Sweep on Logged Off Lands Across State
Fire continued to race over logged off lands statewide with some control on green timber. Chief Warden G C Joy notes risk if weather remains, while federal forecasters predict fair skies and winds. Damage to timber and equipment estimated at up to 75000 dollars. no lives lost and no serious injuries reported as brush fires burn around Seattle between Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish.
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G. C. Joy
Washington State Forest Fire Association
Federal Weather Bureau
Joy
Seattle
Lake Washington
Lake Samamish
Weekend film bill features Bissett and Chaplin stars
The program lists Liberty presenting Sessue Hayakawa in Hashi mura Togo and Rex-Douglas Fairbanks in Wild and Woolly with Strand showing Master of His House. Colonial screens Gail Kane in Souls in Pawn while Mission features Bessie Barriscale in Bawbe O' Brie Ridge. Eric Campbell of Chaplin comedies wed Pearl Gilman, sister of Mabelle Gilman, now Mrs W B Corey. Campbell is 39 with a 16 year old daughter.
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Eric Campbell
Charlie Chaplin
Pearl Gilman
Mabelle Gilman
W. B. Corey
Campbell
Confessions of a Wife and a Letter to Mollie
A diary style note discusses Mollie and Chad Hatton, Mollie’s resilience before childbirth, Chad’s hidden fears, and the dynamics among Margie, Jim Edie, and Eliene. The writer reflects on telling confidants, secrecy, and the complexities of love and impending birth, ending with a hopeful view: the world is what we make of it.
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Margie
Mollie
Avisary
Jim Edie
Jim
Eliene
Chad Hatton
Awaits Mother Who Dies From Accident
Sam Owen in county jail charged with grand larceny expected his mother to call on him Tuesday. She did not come and he told Deputy Prosecutor Theo Patterson he was worried. Patterson was about to phone when Luke Owen, the prisoner’s brother, arrived with news that the mother fell from her back porch and died before reaching the hospital. Seven percent of her population hold Chile's tillable soil.
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Sam Owen
Theo Patterson
Patterson
Owen
Luke Owen
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