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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1916

Page

3

Boy four struck and killed by car near home

Frank Leckenby vice president of Charles H Lilly Co learned at the city hospital that the car he drove killed four year old Dean Adcock. He fell hysterical to the floor and needed care. The boy left his home at 1614 Terry Ave around 8 30 pm and wandered off before the accident near his home just before 9 pm Sunday evening.

Frank Leckenby Charles H. Lilly Co City Hospital Dean Adcock Terry Ave

Liquor raids seize supplies at two hotels

Police found large liquor caches in two hotels used for beer and whisky barter. At the Palace hotel 140 bottles were seized and three men arrested for possessing liquor with intent to sell. At the Standard hotel proprietor Adolph Eberharter jailed after claiming guests placed liquor in a store room.

Palace Hotel Dunwamish Ave W. D. Stults Cecil Burrill Frank Ellison Standard Hotel First Ave Priest Adolph Eberharter

Mexican government vows punishment for bandits after Santa Ysabel massacre

Avenging actions unfold as Carranza forces display the body of General Rodrigues and execute Villa leaders. Refugees head to the border, while British subjects and Americans evacuate northern Mexico amid calls for intervention. Washington calms mood as Carranza promises law before action.

EL Paso Rim Rodrigues Juarez Custom House Villa Rivas Almeida Madera Casas Grandes Manuel Valles Enrique Cieneros Carranza Mexico Americana Str Cecil Spring-Rice Washington Santa Ysabel Watson McHatton Silitman Senate House Foreign Committee

Gypsy Children Barefoot in Snow in Cleveland Suburb

Ten Gypsy children living with James Weetern and wife in two tents and a wagon in Cleveland suburbs enjoy winter play despite no shoes or coats. They wear one piece jumper suits and warm their tents with stoves while straw covers the floor. George the boy says he is not cold as he wiggles his toes in the snow.

Cleveland Altho Grad James Weetern George

Burglar Breaks Into Rich Home and Finds Wife in Lover's Arms

A crowded cinema page notes multiple films and stars in current showings. The Golden Chance at Coliseum features a burglary plot with a wife in a lover’s arms, while The Labyrinth at American pairs actress Gail Kane with her husband in a dramatic tale. The piece highlights Richard Mansfield’s Baron Chevrial at Clemmen, plus social dramas and comedies at various theatres including The 13th Girl and There Goes a Quarrel, with other acts and vaudeville acts listed across venues.

Lover's Arms Richard Mansfield Mission Alhambra The Liberty Proghrams Alhambrea Edwiea Stevens Gail Kane Ines A Julia Swayne Hushestre al—Minnie Terria Society Hippodrome Thomas Jefferson Norma Talmadage Plaza Theatre Century Theatre Coliseum Theatre Wallace Reid Cleo Ridgely Mary Denby Steve Denby Keela

St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief for Rheumatic Pain

Vintage advertisement touts St Jacob’s Oil as a harmless cure for rheumatic pain and muscle aches. It claims instant relief from stiffness swelling and soreness and urges readers to buy a trial bottle at drug stores. The copy asserts long history and usefulness for sciatica neuralgia and backache.

St. Jacobs St. Jacoba

Parisian Romance and Missing Links At Local Theatres

The Parisian Romance stars H. Cooper Cliffe and Dorothy Green under William Fox direction at Clemmer theatre with a Parisian atmosphere. The Missing Links features Thomas Jefferson Norma Tam da ge and Robert Herron at the Liberty theatre in a suspenseful drama.

Griffith Thomas Jefferson Norma Constance Talmadge Robert Harron Robert Lawler Clemmer Theatre H. Cooper Cliffe Dorothy Green William Fox Rufus Wallingford Liberty Theatre Norma Talmadge Robert Herron Fatty Mabel Uncle Sam the Liberty

Madame X opens with instant stage success in photoplay version

The article highlights Dorothy Donnelly’s powerful turn in Madame X, praising the stage debut and noting the Henry W Savage photoplay adaptation. The piece also mentions Theodora Roberts as Pudd nhead Wilson in the Mark Twain series and hints at fingerprint collecting among players.

Theodora Roberts Dorothy Donnelly Henry W. Savage

California Syrup of Figs Promises Safe Children’s Laxative

An old fashioned remedy is derided for children while promoting California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant, gentle laxative that cleanses the liver and bowels. The ad calls for a 50 cent bottle labeled by the California Fig Syrup Company and warns against counterfeits and alternatives.

California California Fig Syrup Company

Great City Reservoir at Swan Lake Urged for Seattle

City Engineer Dimock told Mayor Gill that Swan Lake could serve as a major impounding reservoir to supply Seattle for four to five months. He envisions additional reservoirs to cover 25 to 30 days during breaks, steel pipes replacing wooden ones, and a full permanent system over years. Councilman Hesketh pushed a resolution to estimate concrete aqueduct steel pipe costs from Cedar Seattle.

Swan Lake Seattle Gill Dimock Hesketh

Seattle Address on The Substitute for the Saloon

Warren D. Lane Seattle attorney speaks at the Municipal League luncheon at Hotel Washington Annex Tuesday noon on The Substitute for the Saloon detailing how residents spend idle hours under the prohibition law.

Seattle Warren D. Lane Municipal League l Hotel Washington Annex

Aerial Mail Route Plan Prompts New Flying Corps

The piece notes efforts to create an air mail system linking New York and other cities, arguing a flying corps would aid wartime needs. Dr. Graham Bell backs Aero Club of America to push Congress for route establishment. A prominent Illinois ex-merchant and current legal adviser on peace matters is involved.

New York Graham Bell Aero Club of America Congress

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