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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1918

Page

2

The One Woman and Other Brass Studio Attractions

Shirley Mason and Ernest Truex star in The One Woman at the Coliseum with a satirical tale of the radical era. The Rex shows The Squaw Man with Elliott Dexter and Anna Little, plus Komzak’s Adler Mad’In at the Clemmer with Guterson’s orchestra. The program includes a war film, a comedy, travelogues, a Newman series, and a newspaperman’s observations. Lillian Gish stars in The Greatest Thing in Life at the Liberty with a garlic breath comic twist.

Lillian Gish Robert Harron The Rex Cecil de Milles Strand Elliott Dexter Anna Little Naturich Theodore Roberts Katherine McDonald Tully Marehall Herbert Standing Jack Holt Komzak Adler Guterson Nuesian Clemmer Foch

Thursday's Wartime Film Programs and Cast Lineup

Listings show cinema programs at multiple venues with titles such as The Createst Thing in Life and The Strange Woman. Shirley Mason and Ernest Troce headline a Coliseum bill. Piliett Deater and Piail Bennett appear in other features while locals are noted for small roles and stage ads.

Clemmer Teder Mlags Coliseum Shirley Mason Ernest Troce

Figures Tell Story of Salvation Army Activities

War activities of the Salvation Army in France are summarized by T. W. Scott lieutenant colonel. The report shows 78,370.15 dollars remitted home to relatives through the Army. For Christmas, 301,898 dinners were provided to the needy and 98,251 toys distributed. This year tickets for Christmas basket dinners are issued from Seattle headquarters at 325 Globe building.

Salvation Army T. W. Scott France Salvationiata Scott Globe Building Seattle

Clean-Up Demanded for Tacoma City Jail

The Tacoma Central Labor Council votes for jail reform and calls for a thorough clean-up after a committee reports the facility unfit for any inmate, stating it would not even hold a clean dog.

Tacoma Tacoma Central Labor Council

Butter as Lubricant Used by Profiteers

Special to The Star from The Hague reports profiteers evaded food regulations by selling butter as lubricating material. With no price ceiling on lubricant, the wealthy could secure large quantities at astronomical prices, exploiting the loophole.

N. Be. A Hague

Shipbuilders Build Homes at Todd Dry Dock Yards

Tacoma reports fourteen building permits issued yesterday for the second block of homes for ship builders at the Todd Dry Dock and Construction Corporation yards.

Tacoma Todd Dry Dock & Construction Corporation

Student Army unit groups bid farewell at three inns

Companies A B and H of the Student Army Training corps held farewell dinners Wednesday night at the Sorrento Frye and Northold Inn respectively.

Student Army Training Corps Sorrento Frye and Northold Inn

Self Cure After Years Ashore Ends With Recovery

After a long sea career Captain Collings suffered a severe ailment that left him bedridden for years. Despite many doctors and failing treatments he refused dangerous surgery and found a self cure.

Hook Collings Gantic Trias Truss

War Era Spruce Production Aimed At Fair Labor Conditions

Maj Mott Sawyer quoted a Brice Disque report noting Northwest woods filled with agitators and spies when the U S entered the war. He described the spruce division as a military machine that replaced incendiaries with patriotic labor, securing eight hour days and better welfare for loggers.

United States Northwest Woods Devlin Mott Sawyer Rotary Club Hrig Glen Brice PP Disque Maj. Sawyer Exta Olympic Peninsula Berlin

Aga Khan urges Indian colonization of East Africa

Bombay dispatch reports Aga Khan proposing Indian settlement in East Africa as a solution for surplus Indian population in self governing domains. He seeks a federation from Red Sea to Bay of Bengal, suggesting colonization would spur economic expansion while maintaining alliance with Britain.

Bombay India East Africa Aga Khan Ishmaui Mahomedans Central Asia Great Britain Maat Africa Mesopotamia Munsulman Red Sea Bay of Bengal Caucasus Ceylon

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