Seattle crowds struggle to tell gender of Bill Harris
In Seattle, hundreds try to identify if Bill Harris is a girl or a boy. Bill, the son of William Harris and his wife, was entered in a Doll Show at the Arena with 69 little girls, prizes for correct guesses. A similar stunt occurred at the Douglas Dancing Academy last Friday, with only a few people able to pick Bill from a group of 39 children.
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Seattle
William Robert Harris
Bill
William Harrie
Myrtle
Douglas Dancing Academy
No Rebate Denied to Seattle Gas Consumers
Seattle Lighting Co customers who paid for gas during a September strike will not receive reparations from the Public Service Commission. The commission ruled gas delivery was generally adequate, though below normal during two weeks, and emphasized that a strike should not automatically excuse faulty service.
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Seattle Lighting Co
Public Service Commission
Seattle
Public Arvice Commission
Thomas L. Kennedy
Commission
Tailor Made Man at the Metropolitan and Wilkes Shows
The Metropolitan stages A Tailor-made Man with a brisk critique of ambition and success on stage, while Harold Vermilye leads a strong cast and the Moore bills feature The Marmein Sisters and David Schooler. At the Wilkes theatre Mary Thorne shines as Jerusha Abbot in Daddy Long-Legs, with supporting roles from Jane Morgan and Alexis Luce, as holiday crowds enjoy the season. A Prohibition comedy 1990 Wet or Dry closes the bill at Levy's Orpheum this week.
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Metropolitan
Altho
Harry James Smith
Horatio Alger
John Paul Bart
Abraham Nathan
Haron
Han
Jove
Hart
Harold Vermilye
Ma Morton
Kitty
Joe
Hilly McDermott
Gabriel
Black
Jane Morgan
Mary Thorne
Wilkes Theatre
Jerusha Abbot
Daddy Long- Legs
Miss Thorne
Wilkes Players
Wil
John Grier
Helen
Ruth Fleischer
Jessie
Amy
Jean Glover
Neal Kling
Alexis Luce
Jervin Pendleton
Norman Teusier
John Nickerson
Henry Hall
Howard Russel
Jane Darwell
Marvel Phillips
Fanchon Everhart
Vsahers
Levy's
Orpheum
Pat Hunt
Lew White
Poster Contest Offers Cash Prizes for Vision of Blue Crusaders
The Young Women's Christian Association announces three prizes for best poster designs for its pageant. Prizes are $25, $15, and honorable mention. Submissions must be brought to the YWCA before 8 p.m. on January 3, for a prize ceremony in late January.
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The
Young Women's Christian Association
Vision of the Blue Crusaders
Swedish Cruiser Flygia Arrives In New York Harbor
The Swedish cruiser Flygia docked in New York from Bermuda after a week’s delay. The Palace Hip bill features a varied vaudeville program with the Douglas family in Scottish costumes, and acts including the Surprise Four and Three Amblers.
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New York Harbor
New York
Flygia
Bermuda
Prince Wilhelm
United States
Police Probe Man's Murder in Los Angeles
Six persons are under police suspicion in a murder case involving Lee Thomas Leighton also known as Albert Norwood. Investigators note a San Quentin burglary term in 1908 and possible ties to past criminal rings. The wife learned of his ex convict status after his death. Brothers Guy and Hal Leighton traveled from Sacramento to help search for the assailants.
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108 Angeles
Lee Thomas Leighton
Albert Norwood
Norwood
San Quentin Penitentiary
Los Angeles
Leighton
Guy
Hal Leighton
Sacramento
Tavern Proprietor Fights U S Decree
Bob Farley proprietor of the White Horse Tavern appeals a U S decree after a two month jail term and a $500 fine for retailing liquor at his chicken dinner resort. Judge Jeremiah Neteter granted a writ of error review to the circuit court of appeals in San Francisco.
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Bob" Farley
White Horve Tavern
Jeremiah Neteter
United States District Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Farley
Snohomish
Man Rescues Man After Clerk Claims Theft
Felix Eye a Filipino tracked a thief for three weeks then rescued John Jones at Sixth Ave South and King Street. Eye summoned Patrolmen Williams and Lunsford and aided in Jones’s arrest. Jones, 34, was accused of stealing a suit from Eye at the St Paul hotel. Jones faced open charges as Eye pressed grand larceny claims.
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Felix Eye
John Jones
Sixth Ave. S
King St
RB. H. Williams
A. G. Lunsford
Jones
Bye
St Paul Hotel
Freemasons to Meet for New Year Open House
The Ancient and Accepted Free Masons of Seattle invite the public to an open house at the Scottish Rite Temple on New Year’s Day from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Members will present Masonic history and lodge activities to visitors.
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Fish Rite Free Masons
Seattle
Scottish Rite Temple
War Colds and Influenzia Preventive Remedy Ad
An old advertisement urges prevention of colds and influenzia with LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. It instructs to look for E. W. GROVE'S signature on the box and notes a price of 30e.
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E. W. Grove
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