Prizes Awarded for Cave Man Contest at Knickerbocker
Lillian Witherspoon of the Knickerbocker Hotel receives ten dollars in cash as prizes are awarded for the cave man contest. Numerous letters pour in as readers participate in the event.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1916
Page
3
Prize winners listed with cash, theatre passes and mail delivery
Prize lineup shows first prize ten dollars cash to Lillian Witherspoon at Knickerbocker hotel and second five dollars to Made line Hobart at 763 N 83rd street. Third prize six months two person Rex theatre pass to Martha Brown at 823 37th Ave. Next ten prizes pass to Rex theatre to Mary M Hille Hannah Weir Cissy Rogers Mies Gladys Ross Frances W Willard Mabel Luce Mise M Sweeney Mayme Jeff erys Margaret Stites Mise Olive McCleary all mailed to listed addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Witherspoon
Knickerbocker
Madeline Hobart
N. 83Rd St
Rex Theatre
Martha Brown
37Th Ave. S
Mary M. Hille
E. 53Rd
Hannah Weir
E. 53Rd St
Cissy Rogers
Ward St
Mies Gladys Ross
N. 44Th
Frances W. Willard
E. Spruce
Mabel Luce
Taylor Ave
Mise M. Sweeney
23Rd Ave
Mayme Jefferys
E. 75Th
Margaret Stites
Mise Olive McCleary
Borenave
Mali
Essay winner explores love and cave-man myth at Rex theatre
Lilian Witherspoon wins first prize in the Rex theatre letter contest on the question The Misleading do claiming today's women prefer a loving, strong partner over cave-man selfishness. Her 144 word essay argues true strength blends mind heart and body with mutual respect. A separate note reports the fumigation fire on the Seiko Maru in Tacoma and damage to Foss launch No. 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian Witherspoon
Knickerbocker Hotel
Rex Theatre
Misa Witherspoon
Tacoma
Foss
The Unpardonable Sin at American Theatre
The feature at the American theatre opens Sunday with Holbrook Blinn in The Unpardonable Sin about inherited alcoholism and a hero’s battle to overcome it through love. The Rex follows with The Mis leading Lady and Irene Fenwick in The Spendthrift. Mae Murray debuts in To Have and to Hold at the New Coliseum for three days starting Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holbrook Blinn
Hamrick
Rex Theatre
Irene Fenwick
George Kleine
Cyril Keightley
Eltinge Theatre
New York
Mae Murray
Mary Johnson
Virginia
New Coliseum
Marie Osborne
Mary Sunshine
Strand
Y Ee
Louise Fazenda
Liberty
American
Wallace Reid
Coliseum
Gertrude Fonda
Seattle
Waters
Mission
Rex
Moral Fabric and The Judge Headline Liberty Sunday
The feature The Moral Fabric opens Liberty Sunday with Frank Mills leading a challenge to those who claim love justifies breaking the law. Louise Fazenda and Charlie Murray star in The Judge, a Keystone comedy on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mills
Louise Fazenda
Chariie Murray
Fight Expected Over Gill Veto On Light And Water Statement
City councilmen anticipate a heated clash as Mayor Gill’s veto of the quarterly light and water statement ordinance returns for passage in two weeks. Councilman Erickson says detailed department revenues and expenditures are hard to obtain, unlike monthly reports from other city agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill
Erickson
Light
Valentine
Uncle Jack’s Springtime Photo Contest
Springtime joy arrives with birds sun and blossoms prompting Uncle Jack to invite entries for a photo contest. Prizes include a silver dollar for the best snapshot capturing the season. Three entries per contestant. name and address on the back of each photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jack
Jack
Steamer Kanawha Sinks Off South Carolina Coast
The Steamer Kanawha went down off the South Carolina coast on Friday. All but 21 aboard were later found missing after others were rescued in an open boat. Local residents named include Fred Sommerfeld and Hazel Hendrix among the passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha
South Carolina
Poem Wins Dollar Prize In Weekly Contest
Elizabeth Jeffery of 1618 East Mercer Street wins the weekly dollar prize for best poem. She may claim the prize at The Star office next week. The winning verse titled Spring describes a newborn season with forget me not eyes and a lullaby from a songster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Jeffery
East Mercer St
Star Office
Violeta
Lake Washington water level to be lowered through canal
Col. J. B. Cavanaugh, U S engineer, announced Friday that Lake Washington will be lowered through the canal this year. He stated there is no flood danger to the Black river valley or adjacent properties during the lowering, reported at a waterfront owners meeting at the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Washington
Black River
J. B. Cavanaugh
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Scouts Establish Employment Bureau and Training Course
News notes from Philadelphia and Los Angeles describe a Scouts employment bureau aiding dependent boys, a joint Y M C A and Local Council training course, Altamont Kansas protest over cigarette ads, and a Los Angeles Scout council launching The Southern California Scout Rodeo magazine for regional coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Boy Scouts
Philadelphia Y. M. C. A
Scout Council
Los Angeles
Southern California
Westlake Market to Quit in August
Tenants at the Westlake public market on Fifth Ave and Pine St were told to vacate by August 1. Frederick & Nelson bought the site in 1914 for 735000 dollars. Architect John Graham is drawing plans for a new building, with Frederick indicating no comments on the plans. Management began seeking a nearby relocation as soon as notice was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennants
Westlake Public Market
Fifth Ave
Pine St
Frederick & Nelson
John Graham
D. EB. Frederick
Westlake
Bishop Hughes to Speak at Y M C A Sunday Club
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes former DePauw president will give a free lecture to men at the Y M C A Sunday club mass meeting at 3 p m Sunday. BK C Brown of Northwest Trust and Safe Deposit Co will address the friendship supper on thrift at 5 20 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Holt Hughes
M. EB. Church
de Pauw University
BK. C. Brown
Northwest Trust and Safe Deposit Co
Deputies Break Up Alleged Mexican Uprising Plot
Sheriffs deputies dispersed a group described as Mexicans on EF Monte road who said they were only having a party. The incident occurred today in Los Angeles. Authorities did not report injuries or arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sheriff's Deputies
Monte
Notable Praise From London Academy and Houston Chronicle
The London Academy called him a formidable figure and personality with no living rival. The Houston Chronicle described him as a torpedo shot from the torpedo tube of the twentieth century aimed at barriers to the twenty-first century.
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Rose Melville
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Lilian Walker
Gertrude
Gloria) Fonda
Washington
Wiliam C. Dowlan
Clemmer
Theatre
Second Ave
Spring
Seneca
Sunday Times
Monday Star
Spendthrift
Gloria Fonda
Star At
KODAK
Fred Sommerfeld
Tillie Sommerfeld
33Rd Ave
Hazel Hendrix
Rainier Ave
Alfa Barnhart
Bellevue
Thomas Stiles
Duwamish
Frank Hurley
35Th Ave
Lillian Hurt
Port Stanley
Wash
Madelyn Hall
Selleck
Beatrice
Dibble Ave
N. W
Thelma Roberts
Harold Hendrickson
West 62Nd
the Beautiful
Sebastian
Burnett
Boy Scouts of
Altamont
Kas
Bishop Hughes
Mutual Masterpictures
Thomas W. Lawson
Rockefeller
Morgan
London ‘‘Academy
The
Houston “‘Chronicle
Post-Intelligencer
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