Senators Aim to Kill Parcel Post in Expansion Push
A Senate amendment seeks to halt parcel post expansion by tying weight limits rates and zones to law. Senators Hoke Smith Bristow Bankhead Ellison Smith Swanson Bryan Chilton Vardaman Weeks join in a unanimous move to empower postmasters only as law permits.
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Hoke Smith
Georgia
Joseph L. Bristow
Kansas
Parcel Post
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
Nathan P. Bryan
Florida
William FB. Chilton
West Virginia
James K. Vardaman
Mississippi
William ©. Bradley
Kentucky
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Senate Committee On
Post Offices
Congress
Bristow
Senate
Parcel post under attack in senate fight row
The piece urges citizens to telegraph or write senators and representatives in Congress to oppose an amendment feared to derail parcel post and redirect dividends to the express industry, warning of a rotten invisible government and a stiff floor fight ahead.
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Ning
Senate
Friends of Parcel Post
Congress
Confessions Chapter LXXX a wife confronts a husband’s drinking
A narrator worries over Dick who is out of town and drinking. She recalls his mother’s nurse fear and wonders if a nurse is needed for their father while weighing her alliance with Dick and her own education. She contemplates whether wives can fix husbands without provoking misery.
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Dad
Mother Waverly
Charlies Arling
Pathe
California
Court May Rule Saloons Out in Ravensdale
A Riverside town notes two saloons operate without legal incorporation authority to sell alcohol. Judea Frater may order the prosecutor to abate the establishments if affidavits are filed. A woman writer laments neglect of guidance for wives amid marital strife and contemplates a rebellious plan.
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Ravensdale
Judea Frater
Murphy
Market Today Egg Prices Steady as Storage Expected Soon
The egg market remained steady with local jobbers predicting no quotation changes for three to four days. Dealers begin planning storage with last year’s 18 to 22 cent exes already stored, and this year’s prices expected higher. Storage to begin in March. Prices paid producers for vegetables and fruit.
City of Superior to vote on buying Duluth street lines
Superior plans a popular vote on April 7 to decide if the city should buy and operate the street car lines from the Duluth Street Railway Co. If approved, commissioners will condemn the system and seek a bond issue to finance the purchase with state railroad commission valuation as needed.
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Superior
Win
Duluth Street Railway Co
Commission
Circuit Court
State Railroad Commission
The Legend of the Lilacs at Class A Screen
The Legend of the Lilacs plays Class A today with Barbara Tennant and Ed Win August in other features. The Animated Weekly and Itala four part Victory or Death lead at Alhambra and Dream shows It Might Have Been. Mary Pickford appears at Clemmer in Hearts Adrift running through Tuesday night.
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Barbara Tennant
Edwin August
the Animated Weekly
Alhambra
Portland
Oregon
Nantucket
King Baggot
the Clemmer
Mary Pickford
World's News
Vitagraph
Best modern outside rooms at Stewart House ad
Advertisement notes outside rooms available at Stewart House located at 86 West Stewart. Prices range from 25 to 50 cents.
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Stewart House
West Stewart
Melbourne Until Tuesday Night MutuaI Girl Series Riot in Rootville
A reel titled Mutual Girl in series 3 Riot in Rootville appears with comedy acts Arrow Mak ers and Too Proud to Beg. Also noted are Grand Until Tuesday Night Pierce and the Girl and three other reels.
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Melbourne
Mutual Girl
Rootville
Arrow Makers
Pierce
Local Theater Listings Show Range of Dramas and Comedy
The program lists several plays including The Circumstantial Nurse Withering Roses and The Lackey as dramas along with Some Rogues and a Girl. Also on stage tonight are The Mediums Nemesis Maria Roma She Will Never Know and The Base Ball Umpire a comedy at Pleasant Hour venue.
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Maria Roma
Night law student Bob Hodge avoids green cap rule fears
Bob Hodge is registered at night law school and not a freshman in the college of liberal arts. He is carrying eight hours of coursework and no longer fears enforcement of the green cap rule as previously reported.
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Bob Hodge
College of Liberal Arts
Lecture on The Salmon by E Victor Smith
University faculty member E Victor Smith will deliver a lecture titled The Salmon in Bagley Hall at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening.
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E. Victor Smith
University
Bagley Hall
Theatres Tonight Show Multiple Ongoing Productions
Metropolitan-Dark presents Moore E H Sothern in If I Were King. Seattle Halley Mitchell Stock Co. stages Three Weeks. Tivoli Keating Flood Co. performs The End of the World.
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Seattle
Halley & Mitchell Stock Co
Tivoli—Keating & Flood Co
Theatre Censors Review Final Rehearsal of Three Weeks
Seattle theatre board members and observers viewed the final rehearsal of Elinor Glyn's Three Weeks. Lessees Bailey and Mitchell could not submit the manuscript for review as it remained in use by the company. The board’s decision on further review was not stated. current bill likely to continue. Evening seats 50 cents, matinee 25 cents on certain days. Election returns to be read from the stage between acts.
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Cotterill
Board of Theatre Censors
Elinor Glyn
Seattle
Sydney Strong
Queen Anne Congregational Church
Corwin
Shank
J. Mitchell Knnseley
Frank Moran
Alice Lord
Bailey & Mitchell
Ady
Doans Kidney Pills Help Seattle Woman Find Relief
Mrs M Menezich of Seattle narrates a kidney pain tale with backache headaches and dizziness. After trying Doan’s Kidney Pills she reports rapid improvement leading to continued use with complete relief.
Beardsley Endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills for Kidney Trouble
Retired carpenter D Beardsley of Seattle says back and hip pain and kidney issues improved after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. He publicly praised the remedy and now again commends Doan’s as the best for kidney trouble.
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D. Beardsley
Blewett St
Seattle
Wash
Dean
Doan
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Seattle Woman Cure Pain
Mrs J H Boynton Jr of Seattle says a dull back ache and kidney trouble started her issues. After trying Doan's Kidney Pills she felt relief after a few doses and continued use until she was cured.
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E. Lake
W. 56Th St
Seattle
Wash
Dean
J. H. Boynton, Jr
49Th Ave
S& W
Doan
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