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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1917

Page

6

Great Emporium sale at Red Front Clothing Seattle

The Red Front Clothing Co at 1508 10 First Avenue announces a Wednesday sale on Walk-Over shoes and high grade suits. Free hats with every suit, prices cut on men’s and boys’ apparel, including Griffon and Collegian suits and tuxedos, with limited-time offers through the week.

Red Cross Emporium Cluett Rogers Red Front Clothing Company First Avenue Pike Street Baie

Church League to Fight Vice in Seattle

Delegates and pastors from Seattle churches will meet at Plymouth Congregational church Friday night to organize a church federation modeled on the San Francisco effort to stamp out vice.

San Francisco Seattle Plymouth Congregational Church

Talbott Aims to Shape California Church Federation Movement

E. Guy Talbott, executive secretary of the California State Church Federation, arrives prepared to steer the progress of the religious movement and boost organizational efforts.

E. Guy Talbott California State Church Federation

Smuggling Letters Out of Russia Hidden in Bread

Mrs. Goldberg smuggled pleas for help from neighbors in Zablin Kurland to American relatives hidden center of loaves of bread to evade authorities.

Zablin Kurland

Letters on coin designs and social conduct in Miss Grey's column

Readers question Roman symbols on U S money and defend American republican values. A response by Miss Grey discusses aesthetics versus counterfeiting, while several letters urge self reliance and critique fashion trends. The page also offers Valentine party ideas and quick Q A on Helena Montana rail lines ambergris origin and value.

Miss Grey F. B.C Rome Republic Roman Empire Misa Grey Vyu- Catan Ambergria

Belgian Relief Workers to Quit Belgium and France

United States relief staff in Belgium and northern France, under German control, are to be withdrawn except for Grand Whitlock the American minister to Belgium who will stay without diplomatic status. The relief mission will transfer administration to another neutral nation while Americans continue fundraising in the United States.

Ica Commission Belgium France Grand Whitlock Altho Whitlock American Commission For Relief United States America

Ordinance Aims Ban on Women in Dance Halls

Supt Blanche Mason of the women's protective division recommends a city ordinance prohibiting women and girls from waking in dance halls shooting galleries and pool rooms The report notes 160 of 191 girls missing in 1916 were located 404 cases involving minor girls and 19 men convicted of crimes against girls The dry law is said to have reduced unhappy home situations requiring police adjustment

Blanche Mason Women's Protective Division Police Department Beckingham

Theatre chiefs spar over city’s best plays

Bart Bertlesen of the Clemmer claims his theatre puts on the best plays in town. Gordon Fullerton of the Liberty counters that the Liberty does, suggesting a rivalry over local theatre prestige.

Bart Bertlesen Clemmer Gordon Fullerton The Liberty

The Coward and Other Features at Local Theaters

The page lists multiple films playing today including The Coward at the Strand with Charles Ray and Fatty Arbuckle. The Good Bad Man at the Mission starring Douglas Fairbanks. Heart Strings at the Colonial featuring Norma Talmadge. Less Than Dust at the Rex. and Lake’s Movie Model at the Class A. Also noted are outdoor scenes at the Coliseum and a vampire plot in Heart Strings. Audience enjoys comedy and Westerns amid urban parking notes in Philadelphia.

Lipo William 8 Hert Margery Allison Ede Scente Clemae Serma Taimadae Arlie Box Alan Heolober Veeaneetla Hillingtos Elanh Roscoe Arbuckle Fatty Norma Panthea Clemmer Norma Talmadge Vitagraph Triangle Earle Fox George Fawcett Roger Lytton

Senators La Follette and Lewis Share Silken Whiskers Jest

In a Senate roll call the two senators teased each other with a playful tug on Lewis's silken whiskers. Lewis laughed off the moment while La Follette persistently twined his fingers in the senator's beard, then eased back to his seat with a cordial expression.

Washington la Follette Wis Lewis Ill Senate Illinois

Kaiser Visits Emperor Carl Amid U Boat War Speculation

London dispatches say Kaiser William visited Emperor Carl at Vienna for a conference amid questions if the trip aims to stiffen Austria Hungary as Germany pursues submarine warfare. Amsterdam reports note the United States has not broken with Austria Hungary and may be negotiating to curb hard policy. British officials say Austria wavers under war losses and hunger.

London Kaiser William Vienna Carl Germany Amsterdam United States Austria-Hungary Austria

Vaudeville Act Waving the Flag Draws Big Applause

If applause counts for anything the vaudeville boys on stage waving the flag are headliners, drawing the loudest audience response and standing ovations from the crowd.

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H. M. Rogers South Bend Wash Red Front Clothing Co Church League Mary Pickford Artcraft Mary England India Burroughs Dante Heatrice Romeo and Juliet John Alden Priscilla Hiawatha Minnehaha Napoleon Josephine Paul Virginia Darby Joan Pierrot Pierrette Helena Mont Northern Pacific Railway Great Northern Ambergris Amer Bill Hart Cliff Hudspeth Wallace Pike Berietol Fat the Liberty Doug” Fairbanks Philadelphia Ford Weekly Hudspeth Hill Hart Douglas Fairbanks George Peban Bill Coliseum Darwin Ditmar Pray Bros Goodness Colonial Alan Malabar Charles Ray the Coward Jim Clemmer Earle Pompadour Hoe Norma Talmadge and Talmadge Monckton Hoffe W . Olan Vetrova Huss Amerten Eerie Et Phetepliay House Minstrels Hippodrome Jane Grey Third Ave Pike St Movigd Model Senator LA Follette Jim Ham Me Grote-Bankinco Grote-Rankin Kaiser Emperor Carl Bernstorffs Countess von Bernstorff New York Frederick VII Bernstorff Kryptok Curry Optical Co H.C. and M. Curry Eyesight Specialists Arcade Beban George Joe Ice Man
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