Polishing Up and Mary Pickfords Grand Show at Local Theatres
Photoplays feature John Bunny and Flora Finch in Polishing Up at the Colonial and The Locked House at Clemmer with Flora Finch. Mary Pickford appears at the Grand in an Imp drama with Owen Moore and King Baggot. Also listed are The Harbor of Love and other shorts, plus two educational reels and a Jack London story.
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John Bunny
Flora Finch
The
Colonial
Mary
Seattle
the Colonial
Clemmer
Pathe's
Hearst-Selig News Pictures
Gray Hawk Hunter Preys On Seattle Women Warns Of Slavers
A Seattle writer details encounters with a man described as a gray hawk who follows a young woman from an employment agency to a restaurant, jingle of money in his pocket, and attempts to lure her. He warns that white slavers operate with caution and that many women are at risk. The piece also profiles a female con artist seeking companionship at a dress counter and urges parental guidance and female awareness to prevent harm.
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Lola Grant
Gov. Hart
Carl Danby
Carl
Bess
Lola
Car
Robert Rounder
Gray Hawk
Westerday T
Seattle
Atte
Johnny Clancy
Lake Washington
Fortuna Park
Film Listings Highlight Week’s Shows and Loops
A schedule of cinema offerings across venues features dramas comedies and serials. Highlights include The Masqueraders Mutual Weekly and Love's Refrain with various studios plus two and three part serials such as Perila of Pauline Bungling Banks Banko and The Wheat and the Tares.
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Keystone
Perila
Pauline
Residence Theatres At the Home Until Wednesday
The program lists three shows including The Price of Sacrilege a three part drama Irene's Busy Week a comedy drama and the run through Wednesday at the Home venue.
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Irene
Rele
Kida
Lifesaving Inventor Survives Ferry Jump at Colman Dock
James Scarlett, inventor of a lifewaving device, leaped from the West Seattle ferry at 2 20 yesterday about 100 feet from Colman dock. He surfaced safely and floated on his back while the crowd watched in shock and relief. He claimed his device can store food and water for several days.
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West Seattle
Colman Dock
James Scarlett
Seattle appeal for relief funds for soldiers families
Residents of Seattle and vicinity sympathetic to England and France are urged to subscribe to the Franco American Relief association fund. Subscriptions may be sent to Madame Auzias de Turenne at 1205 E. Prospect or to C. A. Clement at 206 Lyon Building.
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Seattle
England
France
Franco-American Relief Association
Madame Auzias de Turenne
E. Prospect
C. A. Clement
Lyon Building
Germans deny cruelty in Louvain sacking reports
German foreign office messages to the American embassy deny unwarranted carnage in Louvain. They claim German troops left to meet Antwerp soldiers, residents armed by priests fired from doors, and Germans then moved to quell the revolt under warfare rules. Ambassador von Bernstorff says victory reports against Germany are as false as cruelty stories.
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Washington, D. C
Louvain
Foreign Office
Antwerp
Germany
von Bernstorff
Turkey May Aid Germany in World War Crisis
Reports from Constantinople say German diplomats press Turkey to join the Teutonic alliance in the war against Europe. An official statement suggests if Turkey complies Bulgaria Greece Roumania Serbia and Montenegro would unite against them. It is generally expected Turkey would join the Germans.
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Sofia
Turkey
Constantinople
Europe
Bulgaria
Greece
Roumania
Servia
Montenegro
Seattle Man Returns From War Zone After Siege at London Office
Peter Koerber of 2461 Fifth Ave West Seattle was among 300 chosen from a crowd of fifteen thousand to book passage on the steamship Philadelphia. He said he endured danger in Germany after the war began, sleeping in a Hamburg bathroom as conditions grew scarce. He noted widespread bitterness among civilians not in the military.
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London
Philadelphia
Peter Koerber
Av. W
Seattle
Germany
Hamburg
Hashimoto Faces DUI Charge After Window-Driven Incident
Hashimoto, 41, allegedly steered his car in a snake fashion on Jackson Street then drove it through a tailor shop window owned by EB Shinkae. A policeman summoned him and Hashimoto was booked on a charge of driving while intoxicated or attempting it.
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H. Hashimoto
Jackson St
EB. Shinkae
Hashimoto
Japan Hesitates to Join War in Far East Says Correspon dent
A Tokio dispatch dated August 8 reports England, Russia and France pressing Japan to join the war against Germany in the Far East. The correspondent says Japan seeks neutrality to protect shipping profits and avoid domestic unrest, despite alliance pressure.
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San Francisco
Japan
Tokio
England
Russia
France
Far East
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