May Robson Driven to First Stage Appearance by Poverty
May Robson rose from dire poverty to become a renowned stage actress. After a harsh childhood in New York and Europe, she painted china and designed menus before securing a small role in The Hoop of Gold. Her breakthrough came under Daniel Frohman, leading to long associations and later national fame.
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May Robson
Metropolitan Theatre
Martha Hythe
New York
Paris
London
Berlin
Madison Square Theatre
Tilly
Seattle
Orpheum
Seattle Jitney Bus boom prompts talk of a downtown loop
The piece describes Seattle’s growing jitney bus usage, noting 15 to 20 machines and fares of five cents across key routes from Pioneer Square to North 40th Street. It argues for a municipal auto bus line linking divisions A and C, claiming urban flexibility and a total city investment around 30,000 to 50,000 dollars to establish a circulating downtown loop.
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Post Office
40Th St
Pioneer Square
Courthouse
19Th Ave. N
Summit Ave
Seattle
Los Angeles
The
Star
Municipal Railway
Seattle, Renton & Southern
Iat Ave
2Nd Ave
3Rd Ave
Stewart
1St Ave
6Rd
Lake Burien Care
Riverside Ave
Commissioners Candidate Files for Council Seats
Chairman David McKenzie of the board of county commissioners announces his bid for a city council seat with expected endorsement from the Public Ownership league. He has served four years on the board, ran on the progressive ticket, and recently helped reduce the Republican majority in the district. D. K. Sickels, probate clerk, also seeks the council seat. The field could top twenty candidates with primaries on February 16 and the final election March 2.
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David McKenzie
Board of County Commissioners
McKenzie
Public Ownership League
Mike Carrigan
D. K. Sickels
W. K. Sickels
Sickels
Change of Meeting Time for Commercial Club Debates
The Commercial Club shifts weekly meetings to the lunch hour from Tuesday night starting Tuesday. A debate on whether King County needs two more justices of the peace is set with Justice John B. Wright on the affirmative and Vivian Carkele on the negative.
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Commercial Club
King County
John B. Wright
Vivian Carkeele
Corpse Ride Ends At Undertaking Establishment
Livery driver A Allensworth rode for miles Thursday with the body of L. O. Ma4 land of Skagit City after the man died of heart trouble aboard a carriage bound for an undertaking establishment in Mount Vernon.
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Mount Vernon
Jan
A. Allensworth
L. O
Skagit City
Allensworth
Methodist minister to show moving pictures twice weekly
Rev. C. C. Mhrold of Liberty Avenue Methodist Church announces two weekly evenings of moving picture entertainment. The programs will include wholesome comedy and non religious subjects aimed at advising and instructing the youth alongside spiritual reflection.
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C. C. Mhrold
Liberty Avenue Methodist Church
Teaching Men to Save Sought as Unemployment Cure
Charles Patten of Atlas Lumber argues saving builds resilience to unemployment. Joseph Gilbert faults machinery for job loss and calls for social regulation. J Allen Smith reviews socialism single tax progressive program and laissez faire limits. Marsh and Case urge land reform and public works plus federal joint with state employment offices.
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Charles EB. Patten
Atlas Lumber Company
J. Allen Smith
Department of Social Economy
University of Washington
C. R. Case
Case
Marsh
Theodore Teape
J. W. Blaw
Rev
A. W. Leonard
Bertha Wofford Fined for Slapping Chief and Attacking Officer
Bertha Wofford was fined $10 and costs for slapping Police Chief Schleicher and challenging arrest, a prior similar attack on Patrolman De Loche led to the penalty in Centralia.
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Centralia
Bertha Wofford
Schleicher
de Loche
Alaska fisheries meeting called by chambers bureaus
A meeting of persons interested in Alaska fisheries has been called by the transportation and Alaska bureaus of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Alaska
Transportation and Alaska Bureaus
The
Chamber of Commerece
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