Youth Arrested in Attempted Robbery After Confession
Carl Dickey 23, a laborer, was arrested at Seventh Ave and Columbia St by Sergt Haig and Patrolman Pielow. Police say he confessed he was looking for someone to hold up but lacked nerve. An automatic pistol extra magazine and pawn ticket for a watch and chain bought for $8 were found with him. Detectives seek watch owner.
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Carl Dickey
Seventh Ave
Columbia St
J. J. Haig
Ed Pielow
Dickey
Sitka Widow Mourning Practice Described
The Sitka widow, when she dons mourning, paints the upper part of her face deep black as part of her customary attire.
Adler-i-ka Claims Fast Digestive Relief
Patient Henry Welp of Lake View Iowa reports immediate stomach relief after first Adler-i-ka dose claiming it clears gas sour stomach and improves appetite. Advertisement touts bowel cleansing and toxin removal with buckthorn cascara glycerine and nine other drugs sold by Swift Drug Co and leading druggists.
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Adler-i-ka
Henry Welp
Lake View
Iowa
Adler Ika
Swift Drug
Love's Prisoner at Liberty shines Olive Thomas
Bright bits of comedy blend with sentimental moments in Love's Prisoner at the Liberty. Olive Thomas leads as a charity worker who doubles as a thief in a Jekyll and Hyde role, supported by Jim Garside. Rex Beach's The Crimson Gardenia plays at Clemmer with Owen Moore starred. The story follows a Mardi Gras gardenia turned crimson after a stabbing and a resulting romance. As a Man Thinks at Coliseum features Leah Baird and Henry Clive in a New York and Paris plot centered on a wife’s infidelity, a flirtation, and a dramatic confrontation. The Haunted Bedroom at Strand stars Enid Bennett as a girl reporter unraveling a ghostly mystery in a dim graveyard. Douglas Fairbanks escapes on the roof in The Knickerbocker Buckaroo at Rex, with Teddy Drake pursuing hawkish Wild West misadventure. The Narrow Trail at Class A stars Bill Hart as a reforming outlaw aided by Sylvia Bremer. Colonial presents The Love Call with Billie Rhodes as Kid Allen giving up fame for love.
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Todays Programa Liberty
Olive Thomas
Clemmer
Owen Moore
The
Crimson
Dillie Rhodes
HMS Hart
Martin, Johnson
Liberty
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Joe King
Jim Garside
Miss Thomas
Rex Beach
New York
Paris
Frank Clayton
Mimi
Leah Baird
Henry Clive
Bill Hart
Sylvia Bremer
Bill
Billie Rhodes
Little Miss Rhodes
Kid Allen
Special agents seize wine in prosecutor raid
Special agents Frank T. Gordon G C Collings and constable James Lambert raided John Francisco at 1647 Weller Street and seized 150 quarts of five year old wine buried beneath the floor. Francisco was released on $200 bail.
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John Francisco
Weller St
Frank T. Gordon
G. C. Collings
James Lambert
Francisco
New York Society Girls Feature in Gambling Scene in Film
A dozen New York society girls join motion picture shooting for The Avalanche at Strand. They mingle in the gambling sequence alongside 100 others under director George Fitzmaurice, each declining pink slips while Ferguson plays three roles in the Elsie Ferguson vehicle.
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New York
Elsie Fergueen
Strand
Altho
George Fitzmaurice
Miss Ferguson
Vaudeville to film stars and new dramatic films announced
Eddie Foy and the seven Foylers complete a vaudeville tour and head to two reel comedies for National Film. Constance Talmadge to appear in Happiness a la Mode. Selznick signs Elsie Janis Eugene O Brien Olive Thomas Elaine Hammerstein Owen Moore Marguerite Clark to appear at Coliseum. Charlie Ray's Hay Foot Straw Foot opens at Liberty. Tom Mix adds a bear to his act. Doris Kenyon plans a poetry volume. Charlie Chaplin family opens a California home.
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Eddie Foy
Selznick
Elsie Janis
Eugene O'Brien
Olive Thomas
Elaine Hammerstein
Owen Moore
Marguerite Clark
Charlie Ray
Paramount
the Liberty
Kilpatrick Named Head of Northwest Red Cross
Karl Kilpatrick is chosen to succeed C. D. Stimson as manager of the Northwest division of the American Red Cross after Stimson resigns effective July 1. Kilpatrick, previously assistant manager of the district, will lead the division that has overseen Red Cross work since its inception in 1917.
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Karl Kilpatrick
C. D. Stimson
American Red Cross
Stimson
Red Cross
Kilpatrick
Movie Actor Sues Wife for Divorce
Art Acord, famed broncho buster and bulldogger, files a Reno divorce suit against Edythe K. Acord also known as Edythe Sterling after alleged desertion. The item references Blanche Sweet and Evelyn Nesbit, plus Jackie Saunders returning to film with Jackie the Hoyden.
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Reno
Art Acord
Edythe K. Acord
Edythe Sterling
Acord
U.S. Targets Bootleggers Under Prohibition Drive
U S district attorney Robert C Saunders says federal enforcement of the prohibition act will rise with more prosecutions for liquor violations. He notes a $1000 fine and one year in jail for bootlegging leaders and promises steady government watch over police court cases.
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Sam
U. S
Robert C. Saunders
Mr. Saunders
Bail Jumper Is Finally Nabbed Charles I Helmore
Charles I Helmore, 43, an alleged opium smuggler and former grand larceny convict, was arrested in El Paso per Sheriff John Stringer. He fled after a 1917 larceny conviction, was once nabbed in Detroit, then released on bail and jumped. El Paso seeks to hold him without bail while extradition papers are secured.
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Charles I
Helmore
Hel Paso
John Stringer
Detroit
el Paso
Bon Marche Buyers Head to New York for Markets
Store news notes several Bon Marche buyers departing for New York and Chicago to scout Eastern markets for muslin underwear infants wear dresses and accessories. Madame Parker and others plan extended trips with stops in California and France while the personal service bureau expands with two UW design students.
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Emma Heitz
Myrtle Boening
New York
W. E. Plasterer
Bon Marche
Chicago
Margaret Graver
Nell Kirby
Madame Parker
Seattle
California
France
Johanna Mateson
Ava Cochran
Maurine Hyatt
Art and Design
The
University of Washington
May Charter New Legion Post Here
Seattle Post of the American Legion may receive a second charter from Brig. Gen. Harvey Moss adjutant general of the state. A group of about 75 veterans met Wednesday night in Judge John S Jurey’s chambers to organize for the post with representations from nearly every Seattle service organization.
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Legion
Harvey Moss
the Legion
John
Jurey’s
Post
Seattle
Glad Husband Arrested for Speed in Novato
Mrs. R Puschel of San Francisco pleaded with Justice of the Peace Radcliff to fine her husband Rudolff the maximum for speeding. The officer arrested him and the court imposed a $10 fine instead of $1000.
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Novato
Cal
R. Puschel
San Francisco
Justice of the Peace
Radcliff
Rudolff
ASSERT ITALIANS TOO SANE FOR BOLSHEVISM
Col Pietro Mapelli of the Italian army declares Bolshevism cannot take hold in Italy. He says Italians are patriotic and dismisses Soviet control reports as untrue. He cites readjustment of food and price unrest as temporary, as he travels to Hankow on a government mission with Lieuts Righini Georgio and Moro Giuseppi.
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Italy
Pietro Mapelli
Col. Mapelli
Righini Georgio
Moro Giuseppi
Hankow
China
Fish Pirates Busy in Northern Waters
In Alaska, fish pirates foil cannery traps as officials struggle to gather evidence for arrests. Federal authorities have ordered a submarine chaser to patrol Alaska waters upon Gov. Riggs request to pursue robbers.
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Juneau
Alaska
Alaskan
Gov. Riggs
Speakers for Irish Come Here Friday
The Rev James CG Mythen of Baltimore and Judge J M Wall of New York will arrive in Seattle Friday night on the North Coast Limited. They speak Sunday night at Moore Theatre on The Irish Question From the American Standpoint, under the joint committee of the United Societies of Seattle and King County.
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James Cg, Mythen
Baltimore
J. M. Wall
New York
Seattle
North Coast Limited
Moore Theatre
Joint Committee of the United the Societies
King County
Average warus described as large as an ow and heavy
The passage notes the average sized warus reaches the size of an ow and typically weighs over a ton, highlighting its considerable heft and bulk.
Stratford Rabbit and Fur Club Holds Successful Showing
In Stratford Ontario on July 10 the Stratford Rabbit and Fur Club held a rabbit show featuring a fine array of bunnies and drawing attention to bench honors for participants.
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Stratford
Ont
Stratford Rabbit and Fur Club
Capt Gill Speaks to Republican CSO Lunch
Capt Edwin S Gill spoke at a Republican CSO lunch in the cafeteria on the political situation. He is a former assistant adjutant in the army and has been recently charged. Senator W L Joe will speak at the next club lunch.
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Edwin S. Gill
Young Men's Regon Club
Gill
I Army
W. L. Jo
Poslam Skin Relief Promises Quick Comfort and Health
An advertisement touts Poslam for skin improvement, claiming a little helps soothe and cool irritated areas and restore condition. It emphasizes safety with no harmful ingredients and suggests broad accessibility with sales everywhere. A handwritten note invites readers to write for more information at 243 W. 47th St. New York City.
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W. 47Th St
New York City
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Teddy Drake
Doug Fairbanks
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Tom Mix
Tom
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U.S
Charles L. Helmore
Andrew Shannon
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Knickerbocker
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Columbia Street
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