Flashy 1920s Movie Listings Across Local Theaters
Sacramento reports a crowded cinema page with multiple film titles and stars. Olive Thomas, Billie Burke, George Walsh, Corinne Griffith, and Charlie Chaplin are highlighted across venues Liberty Colonial Mission Clemmer Strand and more as audiences await openings and new shows.
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Millie Burke
Liberty
Olive Thomas
Clemmer
George Walsh
Walsh
Anne Lather
Tharle Williams
Corinne Griffith
New York
Regina Quinn
Sacramento
Chaplin Studio Company
Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Bydnay Chaplin
Thomas Harrington
Thomas Meighan
Billie Burke
Coliseum
Jve Thomas
Colonial
Pride of
Mission
Deaf Salt Lake girl piano prodigy
Fifteen year old Leah Wagner of Salt Lake City Utah defies deafness to perform concertos and difficult piano numbers. She judges tone by touch vibrations of the keys and has astounded critics with her mastery.
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John Norton
Irene
Courtney Urquhart
Miss Burke
Thomas Meighan
Wiliam Riley Hatch
Lionel Atwill
Florence Plynn
Leah Wagner
Salt Lake
Utah
Auto coach to run on Alaska railway
A large auto truck converted to a passenger coach with flanged wheels waits at Bell 1 terminal for shipment to Anchorage to operate on the government railroad there.
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Alaska Railway
Anchorage
Linton Loses Appeal in Seattle Underworld Case
J M Peanuts Linton the alleged Seattle underworld figure has his appeal denied by the supreme court in a dispute with Chief of Police Warren. Linton contends he was arrested as a disorderly person and held without trial or bail before being released on a $500 bond.
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J. M
Peanuts
Linton
Seattle
Supreme Court
Warren
Broadway Glee Club Stages Pocahontas at Friday Show
Broadway High School Glee club presented Pocahontas a comic operetta Friday night. Dorothy Fry earned applause for the title role while George Davia as a Powhatan and Heesie Harding as Ah Meek had key parts. Rev. Clifford D. Karey will lead church work at Queen Anne M E during Rev. La Violette's France assignment with the Y M C A. Karey hails from Spokane.
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Broadway High School Glee Club
Dorothy Fry
George Davia
Heesie Harding
Clifford D. Karey
Queen Anne Methodist Episcopal Church
Francis A. la Violette
France
Young Men's Christian Association
Karey
Spokane
Garden Lessons No 6 Spading Readiness Tips
You can tell when soil is ready for spading by a simple test. Scoop a handful, squeeze, and let it fall. If it clumps in a doughy mass, wait a few days. If it rolls off the hand crumbles, prepare to spade with a fork.
Garden planting tips for hot beds and seed beds
The article advises starting a seed bed or hot bed with manure and rich soil, using boards and a sash, and growing tomatoes cucumbers and cabbage. It covers cold frames, indoor seed starting, seedling care, watering and sunlight, and suggests onion sets, radishes, lettuce, and early cabbage for quick crops. Larger gardeners may raise their own plants and sell surplus.
Two Vessels Daily Added to U.S. Fleet
Washington reports that from July to December 1917 the American merchant marine grew by an average of over two seagoing vessels per day, totaling 399 ships in the six months.
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U. S
Washington
Fire wagon capsizes injuring two firemen on slick street
Friday a fire wagon skidded at Ninth ave and Highland drive and capsized en route to a call. Lieut. J. Mc Cauley of 1115 Fifth ave and Driver KK. E. Shoemaker of 2513 Eighth ave were severely bruised but not seriously injured and returned home. The alarm proved to be a false report by boys.
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Ninth Ave
Highland Drive
Lieut. J. McCauley
Fifth Ave
KK. E. Shoemaker
Eighth Ave
Boya
Hunter shoots self near Kirkland on hunting trip
John Frondin aged 65 from 1908 Seventh Ave was treated at the city hospital after his revolver accidentally discharged while hunting squirrels in nearby woods. The bullet barely entered his scalp and he walked to a nearby house for help, later released Saturday.
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John Frondin
Seventh Ave
Kirkland
Frodin
Police Dry Squad Nab Steamship Men Over Liquor
Police dry squad arrests target steamship workers for liquor violations aboard the 88 Admiral Farragut. David Moyar, a fireman, held 31 pints of whisky. L Tucker, a traveling salesman, found with eight pints and six quarts of beer released on 600 bail. W T Parker accused of selling drinks to an officer at Fuji hotel. George Hell arrested after a suitcase with three quarts of whisky found at 309 Cherry St.
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David Soto Moyar
Admiral Farragut
L. Tucker
Oregon, Washington
W. T. Parker
Fuji Hotel
George J. Hell
Cherry St
Woman Legislator Delivers Maiden Speech in British Columbia
Victoria March 2 Mrs Ralph Smith the first woman member of the British Columbia legislature delivered her maiden speech. She stated she came to speak as a representative of the people on equal ground, avoiding any chip on her shoulder or reword in hand.
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Victoria
B. C
Ralph Smith
Puntiah Columbia
Libby Fleet Ready to Sail from Seattle Lake Union
Five Libby, McNeill & Libby canner ships, idle in Lake Union over winter, will depart after minor repairs. The Northwestern Fisheries Co. ship Benjamin F. Packard was towed to Seattle harbor Friday after overhaul at Winslow marine railway.
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Libby, Mc.Neill & Libby
Lake Union
Northwestern Fisheries Co
Benjamin FF. Packard
Seattle Harbor
Winslow Marine Railway
Man Arrested After Failed Purse Snatch Attempt
Harry Thompson, 26, a ship fitter, attempted to snatch a purse from Mrs. C. F. Mason at 2106 Dexter Ave. He fled after she screamed. Police pursued and H. M. Keenan, of 1116 Boylston Ave, captured Thompson.
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Harry Thompson
C. F. Mason
Dexter Ave
Chamber urges replacing torn flags after damage
Businessmen and householders urged by the Chamber of Commerce to replace soiled or torn flags at once. The chamber adopted resolutions deploring the use of damaged flags Thursday.
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Chamber of Commerce
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