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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1917

Page

8

Charlie Ray Dances to Broadway Stardom in Clodhopper Glide

Charlie Ray dazzles in The Clodhopper at the Liberty with a new dance routine the Clodhopper Glide performed by a chorus of clodhoppers. The program also features The Betrayal of Magete with Louise Fazenda and others, plus Fatty Arbuckle and The Roughhouse at the Coliseum and more films including The Hell of the Ages and Truthful Tolliver. Peggy Hyland stars in The Sixteenth Wife at Clemmer. Mary Miles Minter shines in Perriwinkle at Strand. Marguerite Clark in Wildflower at Rex. William Farnum in Battle of Hearts at Colonial.

Noause Peters Clemmer Peesy Mytand Mission Wm. & Hartie Tolliver Charles Ray Liberty Humpkinville Broadway Ray Clodhopper Magete Keystone Louise Fazenda Charles Murray Mary Thurman Cheater Conklin Harry Booker Fatty” Arbuckle al St. John Buster Keaton Josephine Stevens Arbuckle Roughhouse Coliseum House Peters Mary Mary Miles Minter Perriwinkle Julian Lamothe William Farquhar Payson The Strand Miss Minter Amile Hearta William Farnum William Fox Farnum Elda Furry

Handy Jar Lifter and Kitchenware Sale

Handy fruit jar holders of galvanized wire lift jars from boiling water and fit all sizes. Price 10¢ each. Granite and enamel dish pans in various sizes 60¢. Spoons in enamel retinned steel and aluminum 15¢ and 20¢. Basement sale location and details listed as 7WOe¢, Se to 8275.

Villain’s Plot Revealed By A Reluctant Heroine

The girl slowly understands the depth of the villain’s affection only as the final act unfolds. Her awakening alters the play’s dramatic arc and tests loyalty, trust, and judgment.

Summer Is Here Movies Prove It At The Coliseum

Summer arrives as film houses show off summer style with ushers and doormen in hot weather uniforms. White outfits command attention as crowds fill the Coliseum for the season’s first screenings.

Coliseum

Recruiters Kick Off Local Call to War Enlistments

The opening day of recruitment week aims to enlist 70 000 men for wartime regiments. Seattle opens a second recruiting station at 1320 Second Ave alongside the Armory and targets the city quota of 200 men. Capt. Burdick runs the Second Ave post. enlistments last for the duration of the war. A citywide speaking campaign leads to a main meeting Saturday night with Private Wilhard Hambleton of the Canadian army. Governor Lister orders expansion of Washingtons National Guard field hospital from three officers and 15 men to six officers and 68 enlisted men. Maj. Carroll expects mobilization at American Lake and potential dispatch to France.

United States Second Ave Seattle Carl M. Burdick Wilhard Hambleton Lister Washington National Guard Francis M. Carroll American Lake France

George Creel Finds Job Isn t Cinch

George Creel adopts the label common public informant to dodge censor duties and faces daily probing questions from all corners. The public accepts the title and one woman even asks to purchase a monkey.

George Creel Washington Aweet

Confessions of a Wife and a Will of Charity

A letter from Maria Selwin to Margaret Waverly reveals the late wife’s hopes for independence, charity, and happiness. The note explains settler wealth, pensioners, and the duty to enjoy simple daily joys while ensuring Margaret’s future with Richard and the old home.

Selwin Margaret Waverly Atlantic City Margie Tam Richard

Aircraft Bill Comes Up Soon

United Press reports a proposed American air craft bill seeking 600 million dollars for airship construction to drive German air power from the skies. House leadership expects swift passage after introduction, with Baker and Daniels advising against a separate aeronautics department.

United Press Washington Kitchin House Baker Daniels Senate Department of Aeronautics England

Rioting in Dublin and Cork Aims at Prisoners

London reports Sinn Fein rioting in Dublin and Cork as unrest over the Irish convention plan grows. A Cork disturbance left one man dead and more than twenty wounded, while Dublin saw several injuries during the past week as police and army reserves responded to street battles and jail break attempts at recruiting stations.

London Dublin Cork Sinn Feinersa Sinn Fein

University of Washington closes Washington Municipalities magazine

With the resignation of Dr Herman G Brauer head of the bureau of municipal research the University of Washington will discontinue its magazine Washington Municipalities the bureau will no longer publish the periodical.

University of Washington Allentown Herman G. Brauer Bureau of Municipal Research Washington University

Money makes the war go, Haynes makes the watches go

An advertisement references a phrase about money fueling war efforts and credits Haynes with watchmaking capabilities, noting a promotion or show at a Liberty theatre.

Haynes Liberty Theatre

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