Kissing Thief Terrifies Two Women in Nighttime Burglaries
A masked youth about 16 years old, wearing a black silk mask, forced entry through back doors using a master key and hid exits as he robbed two homes and startled two women. Police link him to prior prowler incidents involving a daughter kissed in Cascadia Boulevard and a Sparling residence.
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FP. W. Ton
J. H. Bunch
Alaska Steamship Company
Shoreland Drive
Walter Ehrenbergh
Bunch
P. W. Cotton
Cascadia Boulevard
Cotton
J. W. Sparing
38Th Ave. S
Quarantine at Ellis Island After Typhus Death
Ellis Island put under quarantine after an immigrant dies of typhus. More than 1700 potential contacts are returned to Hoffman Island for 21 days observation. This marks the first quarantine of Ellis Island in history.
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New York
Ellis Island
Hoff Maan Island
Miss Ringwood Plans Picture Career After Star Contest
Seattle resident Miss Estelle Ringwood enters finals in The Star Universal Film contest. She aims to study drama this summer and move to Los Angeles to pursue movies. Ringwood, an usher at the Coliseum theatre, believes work in a theater helps learn the screen.
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Los Angeles
Miss Hingwood
Coliseum Theatre
Moving Picture Theatre
Miss Ringwood
Estelle Ringwood
Star-Universal
Price & Carter
Star
Uncle Tom's Cabin wowed with long life predicted
The reviewer praises Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin premiere calling it a superplay with remarkable scenery and stage effects. Tilton Stone stars as Uncle Tom, Alin Tachaikowsky as Eva brings tears, and the dramatic ascent of Eva to heaven is hailed as the night's pinnacle. The piece predicts a 20 year run.
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Sam Milton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Kentucky
Uncle Tom
Tilton Stone
Little Eva
Alin Tachaikowsky
Eliza
Ohio
Topsy
Ophelia
Paradise
Shakespeare
Eva
Angela
Gabriel
Sealed verdict names Seattle girl of the movies
A five-judge panel sealed its verdict in The Star Universal Film Co contest, to be opened Saturday morning, naming Seattle’s Star girl of the movies who will go to Universal City Ohio for ten weeks in pictures at $100 weekly. The winner’s wardrobe tour and program details follow. George H. Givena, 73, a Premerton shoemaker philosopher, is dead.
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Star-Universal Film Co
Seattle
Universal City
Star
Mbke Nellie Cornish
Mias Daltay Henry
George Bourke
Wayne Albee
Alonzo Victor Lewis
Lewis
Universal Film Exchange
Lexington
Shields Livengood Motor Company
Provence Operairee
Sweet Sixteen
Piper @ Taft
Hartcock
Maliing
Goodyear
Criterion Millinery
Sport Shore
Bicyclist Injured by Flying Sawdust in City Accident
Harold Soderberg aged 19 of 4529 Ninth Ave NE collided with a standing auto while riding a bicycle at Eastlake Avenue and Garfield Street on Thursday. He sustained a fractured kneecap and was treated at City Hospital.
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Harold Soderberg
Ninth Ave. N. E
Eastlake Ave
Garfield
City Hospital
Legion commander backs broad publication of slacker list
Indianapolis May 19 F W Galbraith commander of the American Legion sent letters to all department commanders urging wide publicity of the war department slacker list. He argued publication in newspapers nationwide is the only satisfactory way to protect the innocent and punish the guilty.
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Indianapolis
F. W. Galbraith
American Legion
Legion
War Department
Department
Galbraith
Mennonites to Leave Canada for Mexico in Mass Exodus
Between 15 000 and 20 000 Mennonites plan an exodus from Canada to Mexico over the next three weeks. They will spend more than 1 million in railroad fares as negotiations for transport wrap up. They seek asylum in Mexico and will move passengers livestock farm equipment and household goods on special north to south trains. They will settle in West Durango and receive free transportation from the Mexican government.
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ST. Pau
Canada
Mexico
Order
Nauvoo
Utah
J. F. Wiebe
Herbert, Sank
Durango
Seattle Willing to Give Up Land Office Beattie Office Consolidation
VANCOUVER Washington May 19 The Beattie Chamber of Commerce supports consolidating the United States land office at Beattie with Seattle to centralize all national land business for the Washington district. Seattle could abolish its land office saving about six thousand dollars yearly. Local office activity has ceased with no government land to retire outside reserves and no irrigated land available, indicating the Beattie office has outlived its usefulness.
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Seattle
Vancouver
Wash
Beattie Chamber of Commerce
United States Land Office
Beattie
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
President Harding Seeks Knox Peace Resolution
President Harding desires passage of the Knox peace resolution within a reasonable time after a conference with Chairman Porter of the house foreign affairs committee. He did not indicate preference between the senate form and Porter's house version.
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Washington
Harding
Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
House
Hold Funeral for Medford War Heroes
Medford Oregon observed a city hall bell at half mast and closed businesses as two World War I heroes were laid to rest. Private van Allen Cornish and Carl Co. Dunham were killed at Chateau Thierry in France, with Medford American Legion post as escort and pallbearers. In Rolla Missouri engineer J G Hynes on the St Louis San Francisco train dropped dead at the throttle.
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Medford
Ore
van Allen Cornish
Carl Co. Dunham
Chateau Thierry
France
American Legion
Rolla, Mo
J. G. Hynes
St. Louie San Francisco
Bon Marche Third Floor Clears Stamped Linens and Shades
A Third Floor sale at The Bon Marche lists stamped hats and crib covers marked down from 65c and 69c and napkins set of four from 39c. Madeira napkins reduced to 3.95 for sets of six. 18 and 24 inch shade prices cut from 9.50 to 14.95 and 6.95 to 9.95 respectively.
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BON Marche
Imported Framed Pictures and Swing Frames on Fourth Floor
Beautifully colored imported framed pictures 1.50 and 3.00 with well framed Jules Guerin prints at 6.00. Swing picture frames in gray or brown Italian burnished finish from 4x6 to 8x10 inches come complete with glass on the fourth floor picture section.
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Jules Guerin
Inexpensive Wedding Gifts in Homefurnishing Section
Fireproof earthenware casseroles in nickel frame priced 2.49 feature as affordable wedding gifts. Fine china salt and pepper shakers with hand painted gold top and initials go for 0.75 per pair. Cut glass marmalade jars with silver plated cover and spoon cost 0.95. Visit Union Street Basement to see more gift ideas.
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Union Street
Corded Voile Blouses and Pink Bandeaux Bargain
Corded voile blouses in blue pink lavender and green with striped white trim and lace or pleating. Includes pink ban deaux patterns back closing with elastic back. Sizes 36 to 46. Presented on second floor and upper main floor bargain booths at Bon Marche.
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BON Marche
Fabric and Bedding Sale Notes
New Dress Ginghams 12 1 2 per yard and yardage. Ginghams for dresses and aprons in 26 inch width in checks plaids and solid colors. Bleached Muslin 36 inches wide up to 5 yards. Feather Pillows 18x25 inches with blue and white ticking at 1.39 each. Heavy Cotton Blankets gray and tan with borders 66x80 inches at 4.75 a pair. Fabric Floor Third.
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Kiss Thief
Star Universal Film Company
Grace McClure
California
Misa McClure
Ohio River
Durkee
Ye Olde
Vogue
Standard Ferniture Co
Western Trunk
Neathy Aca Foreage Bouquet
Pinehurst Fieral
Mesala Drea
Shields-Livengood Motor Co
Dean Andrews
The
Main
Premerton
George H. Givena
Lois Wiley
Ieee
Sacramento
Slacker
O. K
Legion Head
Exodus
SPV
Red Cross
John Kelly
Charles Fox
Louis
Seattle Better Business Bureau
Copenhagen
Ecru
Batavia
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