Plans for Liberty moving picture theatre unveiled
Jensen and Vonwerbers announce plans for the Liberty theatre opposite the public market center. The Alhambra managers say the May 15 opening will make it the largest in the United States with a 2600 seat capacity and a 56 piece pipe organ. A statue of Liberty miniatures flank the entrance and a modern seating system ensures ample exits.
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Liberty Moving Picture Theatre
Public Market Center
Jensen and Vonwerbers
Alhambra
United States
Metropolitan Theatre
New York
Children Celebrate Christmas at Seattle Press Club
Several hundred children, ages 6 to 10, were entertained at a Christmas tree celebration at the Seattle Press Club Friday night under the direction of Mrs. James T. Dickson. The event featured performances by the children.
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Seattle Press Club
James T. Dickson
Ireland and Hawaii Meet on a Lone Movie Ranch
Reporter Gertrude M. Price tours the Kay Bee ranch near Santa Monica a 2000 acre site used by New York Motion Picture for Kay Bee and Broncho films. She describes scenes of frontier life Indian villages and a Hawaiian setting within hours of each other on the same canyon ranch.
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Gertrude M. Price
Santa Monica
Cal
Kay Bee
Kay Ree
Thos H. Ince
Pacific
Coast Mountains
New York Motion Picture Company
Buick’s West Coast auto house opens at Harvard and Pike
The Northwest Buick Co opens a modern showroom and offices occupying the western half of a new building at the Harvard and Pike corner. Manager A S Eldridge notes new features after touring major Buick agencies. The article also cites car enthusiasts and industry figures praising racing, Ford Times advocacy for rural life, and the Sunrise team finishing a 6000 mile coast to coast trip ending December 10.
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Harvard and
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Harvard
Northwest
Buick Co
A. S. Eldridge
J. Nell Patterson
Sunrise
Coneg
Thanks From Centralia Typhoid Fight Praises Seattle Help
Centralia officials led by the mayor thank Mayor Cotterill and Seattle health department for active aid to Centralia’s typhoid epidemic response. The letter dated recently commends the city administration for cooperation and assistance.
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Centralia
Cotterill
Seattle
Chinese Nature Remedies Offer Free Trial Treatment
A sales pitch promises relief from various ailments with herbs and roots and offers a free trial treatment mailed to readers. The ad urges patients discouraged by prior medicines to send for the trial from Chin Mal Pong at 488 Sherwood Ride, San Francisco, noting the herbs differ from those tried before.
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Amare
Mhany
Herha
Eending
Sherwood Ride
San Francisco
Herons and Aigrettes Questioned by Judge in Court
Federal Judge Sandia presides over a crowded court session with many lawyers and witnesses. The judge asks a provocative question about aigrettes worn by herons, prompting silence as the court adjourns.
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Chicago
Sandia
Army of Counsel and
Checkers and Films Highlight Clemmer Week
The Clemmer offers a Sunday start with Checkers starring Henry M lowsom in a six part film expected to thrill with over 200 scenes. Also shown is Love or a Throne with Leah Baird and Will Shay and The Finger of Fate a Pathe two part drama.
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Germany
Leah Baird
Will Shay
Augustus Carney
Europe
Universal Film Co
Powers
Pathe
Vitagraph
Fesaway
High Treason Balkan War Two-Part Story
In Olympian Tonight a two part Balkan war tale unfolds under the banner High Treason. The feature alongside Nativea of Australia and In the Spanish Pyre nees creates a varied reading list for Friday evening.
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Australia
Pyrenees
Dalay
Fashionable Spring Millinery From Paris Ad Preview
A Paris-sent photograph shows current spring hat styles with black straw bases and cockades of black taffeta and two large jet pins. The image conveys the look creators are presenting for the season.
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Paris
Mrs Caro line Miey Plans New Egg Price Campaign
Chicago December 27 Mrs Caro line Miey who organized the executive boycott that failed to lower costs begins planning a second campaign to curb egg prices. She proposes housewives become cold storage operators by using traditional barreling methods to preserve eggs.
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Chicago
Caroline Miey
Mra
Bley
New Route Awarded for West Wheeler Viaduct
The board of public works awarded the contract to Sound Construction Co for the West Wheeler street viaduct at 172226.18 dollars. The bridge will serve car traffic to the Magnolia Bluff district, extending from 15th Ave West over Smith Cove with a lower roadway to the railway tracks.
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Board of Public Works
West Wheeler St
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Sound Construction Co
Magnolia Bluff
15Th Av. W
Smith Cove
Brick Attack Wounds Drayage Worker in Seattle
A. M. Longenecker, driver for Seattle Drayage and Storage Co., was struck on the head by a brick while driving a wagon. His jaw was fractured and he is recovering at Seattle General Hospital.
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Seattle Drayage and Storage Co
Arrest in mail robbery on the Sound steamer Whatcom
City Detectives Cochran and Bergstrom arrested 29 year old David Yust on an open charge linked to the looting of a mail sack on the Sound steamer Whatcom. The rifled 100 letters were found floating near Whatcorp as the ship traveled from Anacortes to Seattle. Inspector Temple leads the investigation and declined to reveal further evidence.
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Cochran and
Bergstrom
Whatcom
Post Office
Temple
Whatcorp
Beattle
Anacortes
Yust
Port Commission Dock Celebration Planned for Salmon Bay
In celebration of the port commission's work to build a dock at Salmon Bay to serve the fishing fleet, the Puget Sound Purse Seine and MPishermen's Protective associations plan a large celebration on January 10. Representatives from elite organizations of Beattle will attend.
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Port Commission
Salmon Bay
Puget Sound Purse Seine
Mpishermen’s Protective Associations
Beattle
Billy Sunday Opens Eight Weeks Revival in Pittsburg
In the largest tabernacle ever built for an evangelist Billy Sunday begins an eight week revival in Pittsburg tomorrow. The vast structure stands on the Bellefield tract near the National League ball park amid strong opposed from Lutheran church leaders locals and what Sunday calls the devils gang. He pins the revival on church closings and wins his point.
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Pittsburg
Billy
Bellefield
National League
Handsome Calendars Featured in Local Display
A catalog of handsome calendars is highlighted in a local display. The showcase emphasizes craftsmanship, design, and year-round appeal, inviting visitors to view bindings, artwork, and seasonal scenes.
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