House Peters Triumphs in Big Coliseum Show
House Peters stars in The Happiness of Three Women at the Coliseum with Myrtle Stedman and a strong supporting cast. Peters draws praise for his polished acting and charm, while Stedman is a noted favorite. The play by Albert Payson Terhune centers on a deadly triangle and jealous gossip, delivering suspense with moments of comedy and a climactic rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Peters
Myrtle Stedman
Coliseum
South
Seattle
Billy Craig
Daisy Robinson
Lucille Ward
L. W. Steer
Milton Brown
Jealoway
Seasue Hayakawa
Southland
Billy Craid
Lumber Worker Wife Claims to Be Russian Princess
Mrs. John Mitting proclaims herself the rightful duchess of Buckingham and Princess Kovalaski of Russia to police in Portland. Her lumberyard husband backs the claim as their daughter Amy, 13, was found sleeping in a barrel under Trinity church after running away.
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Portland
Duchess of
Buckingham
Princess Kovalaski
Russia
John Mitting
Amy
Trinity Church
England
Australia
John
Kovalaski
Variety of Films Showings Across Local Theaters
The page lists numerous film offerings and star appearances at the Liberty, Colonial, Coliseum, Mission, Clemmer, and Strand theaters. Titles include The Americano, The Girl Philippa, Saving the Family Name, The Apostle of Vengeance, An Alien, Bullets and Brown Eyes, and The Happiness of Three Women, with actors Alma Reubens, Anita Stewart, Hart, Heban, and Mary Maclaren among those featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ounaams
Willian Oud
Mary Maclaren
Jack Mutball
Brains and Capital Behind Billingsleys
Seattle drug trade tied to bootlegging gang led by Logan Billingsley and brothers. Stewart Street Pharmacy served as liquor hub with car traffic and fierce court battles. Police chief Beckingham and Dry Squad chief Putnam pursued bootleggers as murders and forgery charges followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Booge
Logan Hillingsley
Fred
Ora
Sherman
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Union Savings & Trust Company
Stewart Street
Stewart St
First
Second Aves
George Vanderveer
Billingsleys
Beckingham
Gill
WC. T. U
Logan
Louis Lang
Lang
Putnam
Sergt
W. R. Putnam
Fred Smart
City of
H. C. Gill
Hugh M. Caldwell
Vanderveer
Logan Billingsley
Hazlett
Marmola Prescription Tablets Claim Quick Weight Loss
An advert promises rapid fat loss with Marmola Prescription Tablets, claiming 2 to 4 pounds weekly without dieting or exercise. It notes prices of 750 and directs orders to Marmola Co. in Detroit, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marmola Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
Telegrams show Billingsleys tied to booze conspiracy
Two telegrams and bills of lading form the core of the government's indictment charging Mayor Gill Chief Beckingham ex Sheriff Hodge and four detectives with involvement in the Billingsley liquor plot. The messages signed Joe Bush alias Logan Hillingsley were sent to the Jesse Moore Hunt Co San Francisco liquor firm and recorded September 20 in Star Carriage Works records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill
Beckingham
W. H. Piclow
Star Carriage Works
Hodge
Billingsley
Joe Bush
Logan Hillingsley
Jesse Moore-Hunt Co
San Francisco
Conspiracy Telexes Reveal Early Bootlegging Plans
Federal records reveal two telegrams dated Sept 1 1916 and Oct 26 1916 from Billingsley outlining shipments of Alaska whisky and related orders. Officials note the messages show renewed bootlegging after the Aug 29 compromise and reference a grand jury and payments to city officials.
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Alaska
Telegraph
Billingsley
Billingsleys
Margett
Grand Jury
Oregon
Washington
Care Lloyd Transfer
Tim Vogel
Haines
Hodge
Hunt
Gill
Danderine Promises Dandruff Cure With Regular Use
Advertises Danderine as a hair treatment that eliminates dandruff and hair loss after one or two applications. Claims a 20 cent bottle available at drug stores and promises no itching of the scalp after a few uses.
Gill seeks dismissal of city cases amid federal conspiracy charges
H C Gill argues for dropping pending city cases to save time and expense while maintaining that convictions in city matters were achieved on solid evidence. He notes the Eddie Baker conspiracy tied to Jesse Moore Hunt Co and federal statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Logan Billingsley
H. C. Gill
Eddie Baker
Jesse Moore-Hunt Co
Bishop Keator to Give Lincoln Address at Banquet
Tacoma Bishop Frederick W. Keator will deliver the Lincoln address at the Young Men's Republican club annual banquet. The event Saturday evening February 10 at the new Masonic Temple Harvard and Priest invites legislators and clubs from Tacoma Everett Bremerton and others. Roy C. Lyle handles ticket sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Keator
Tacoma
Lincoln
Young Men's Republican Club
New Masonic Temple
Harvard Ave
Everett
Bremerton
Roy C. Lyle
Railway Exchange Building
Amateur driver sues for injuries after Bothell Everett crash
M. J. Duffy, salesman for Rolle- Barnes, sues for 9550 dollars claiming he was not made an expert driver before being ordered to drive an auto over the Bothell Everett road. He asserts the October 3 accident left him crippled for life and seeks damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolle- Barnes Company
Bothell-Everett Road
M. J. Duffy
Duffy
Four Hurt When Funeral Car Hits Private Auto
Four people were reinjured, one seriously, late Saturday afternoon near Woodland Park. F Q Ehrlich, driving on West Green Lake Boulevard, stopped to allow a funeral procession to pass when the pallbearer coach of Butterworth and Sons, driven by A L Schroder, struck his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland Park
Ehrlich
West Green Lake Blvd
Butterworth & Sons
A. L. Schroder
Aberdeen to Lure Paper Mill With Free Water
A paper manufacturing mill worth 750000 dollars is planned for Aberdeen Washington contingent on the city granting free water. The project aims to establish significant local industry and jobs if the concession is approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Wash
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Etropolitan Vv Theatre N
Mathiee
Phillips Smakey
Bluebird
Third Ave. Sear Pike
George
Alien
Rex
Doug
Romeo
Doug Fairbanks
Liberty
Alma Reubens
Para Konla
Metro Travelog
Parsons Extravaganza Company
Mary Mac
Laren
Phillips Smalley
Jan
Philippa
Clemmer
Robert W. Chambers
Jain
Anita Stewart
Rankin Drew
George Heban
Hex
An Allen
Orpheum
America
Williiam
Hart
Strand
Apostle of Vengeance
Bessie Barriscale
Bessie
Douglas Fairbanks
The
Pike
Pinesta
Jack Weedin
Robert
Gillhall
Bootlegger Kings
E. J. Margett
Kings
Hyome
Bartell Drug Co
Chief Beckingham
Pielow
Fred Billingsley
Caldwell
Gaterson’s
Bishop Keator
Auto Aggident
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Austin
Pike Entrance
Third Ave
Macy
Epler Bideo Sll&y
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