Little Frances Tramps from Ohio to Chicago in Boy’s Clothes
A ten year old girl Frances and her brother Harry describe their escape from an abusive Mennonite home in Lima Ohio. They shaved Frances’s head, hid in weeds, rode trains, and cooked turtles before reaching Chicago. They tell of jail stays and a sheriff who befriended them, while three younger siblings were sent to a Mennonite home.
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West Liberty
Frances
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Marriage of Kitty headline in Max Figman vaudeville show
A packed audience attended performances featuring Max Figman in The Marriage of Kitty at the Orpheum Majestic and Pantages circuit. The play follows Lord Belsize who schemes for money and love, finally falls for his wife, with Lolita Robertson as Mrs Figman. Also showing In a Woman's Power at the Lots with Virginia Thornton in a dramatic role and a broadened program at Lois Marquee with new moving pictures and lower prices.
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Moore
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Seattie
Kitty
Lois
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Majestic
Pantages
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Lolita Robertson
Figman
Milord
Lord Belsize
Madam de Semiano
Virginia Thornton
New Bills On Today At Moving Picture Houses
A list of films showing today across circuits with many titles in comedy and drama. Notable entries include A Hero Almost comedy, The Troopers Heart drama, The White Rose of the Wilds, and The Gambler's Chance drama. Wiley notes on various acts and specials accompany the program.
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Moving Picture Houses
Wilds
Cirealt
Jim
Joe
Lyceum
Paul and Frencesca
Odeca
Jimmy
Lark
Gumnecas
Aeonte
Sunshine
Shadoow
Humble Ministry
Woman seeks kiss case. judge orders daily affection
In Atlanta on May 29 Mrs. T. K. White filed for mistreatment and abuse after her husband refused to kiss her. Judge Orr heard the domestic dispute and ordered the husband to give at least one kiss a day, with extra kisses optional, before dismissing the case.
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Atlanta
Rainier Citizens Plan Mass Meeting Over Car Line Fight
Rainier Valley residents will hold a large mass meeting at Lakeside hall Dunlap Wednesday night to pressure city officials and press for municipal streetcar line construction. A preceding conference among Mayor Dilling Superintendent Valentine and company patrons will seek to adjust differences and avoid arbitration, which locals oppose.
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Lakeside Hall
Dunlap
Crawford
Dilling
Valentine
Rainier
Local Hero Rescues Girl From Lake Washington
Clement Jones, a High school student, dove into Lake Washington to save Lillian Montague after a capsizing near a sharp turn. Catherine O’Neill escaped the boat with Paul McDermott aiding in a canoe. Jones refused to reveal his address to avoid publicity, and Lillian joked about the scare after reaching shore.
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Hiroadway High School
Lillian Montague
Lake Washington
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Catherine O'Neill
Catherine
Paul McDermott
Lillian
Cleo seeks a refined flirtation partner
A fragment describes Cleo de Merode seeking a flirtation partner with notable eyes and grace. It notes she will not accept an amateur and mentions her as once a close friend of the late King Leopold of Belgium.
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Cleo DE Merode
Cleo
Leopold of
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Milan dancer seeks flirting partner to teach art of flirtation
Mile De Merode, known as The Cleo, aims to be remembered as a great teacher of flirting. She advertises for a partner to illustrate the craft and plans to come to America to share lessons, claiming Americans lag in refined flirtation.
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Spooniers’ Brigade
Santiago at Seattle Dramatic Club Tonight
The Seattle Dramatic Club presents the three act play Santiago at the Moore with a curtain raiser The Prairie Judgment. College orchestra led by Prof. Lueben to provide music for the program.
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Santiago
Seattle Dramatic Club
Moore
Lueben
Canons to be discussed at dia conan convention opening
The first dia conan convention opens tonight with a missionary service at St. Pauls Episcopal church. Tuesday morning will mark the formal opening with Holy Communion at First ay N Hoy. Two dredges head to Beattie for the Gugeenhheime to develop Yukon Dawson claims.
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Beattie
Gugeenhheime
Dawson
Yukon
Henry Harris Arrives to Inspect Seattle Metropolitan Theatre
Producer Henry 8 Harris arrived in Seattle to inspect the new Metropolitan theatre on University Avenue. He said the house would be one of the finest in the West and that a large list of excellent productions is booked for the coming season.
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Henry 8. Harris
Seattle
Metropolitan Theatre
University At
West
Naturalization drive leads Sacred Heart ceremony for class of 151
A bishop confirmed a class of 151 at Sacred Heart church yesterday. Greek Civic Club members adopted a constitution and bylaws, and one member must file first naturalization papers. C Lillopoulo served as president and eight others as leaders, with Antonatos noted as president.
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Sacred Heart Church
C. Lillopoulo
Antonatos
Drexel considers divorce former Baltimore belle at Edwardian court
Philadelphia reports Mrs Anthony J Drexel contemplates divorce. Once famed as Balti more belle and a popular figure at King Edward's court she is mother of Viscount Maidstone and former Marjorie Gould.
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Anthony J. Drexel
Drexel
Baltimore
Edward
Indow
Viscount
Maidstone
Marjorie Gould
Moose Rammed by Train Delays Woodstock Route
A large bull moose collided with the Canadian Pacific night express near Woodstock and was defeated. The locomotive required repairs. Grand Trunk Railroad placed an 8,000,000 foot fir lumber order with Port Blakeley mill, the largest ever for a local mill. In Chicago the Clear Fire House association blocked Senator Lorimer from La Salle Street National Bank. Patrick Reardon was fined 50 dollars for short weighing. Mrs Emily Luome married John Inagaki in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Canadian Pacific
Woodstock
Port Blakeley
Grand Trunk Railroad
Dawdson Miners See Modest Trouser-Skirt Fashion
Mr. Ray Ward introduced Dawson's harem skirt to Klondikers and miners praised the design as modest. The novelty item drew attention as a fashionable innovation in local dress.
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Dawson
Ray Ward
Klondikers
Washington clubman Horace Wylie returns after disappearance
Horace Wylie a Washington clubman who vanished last fall with society favorite Mrs Pillip Kichbern has come home and with Mrs Wyte and their two children sailed yesterday for Europe heading from New York.
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New York
Horace Wylie
Washington
Pillip Kichbern
Wisconsin University Aims to Reach All Citizens
The University of Wisconsin, led by Dr Charles K. R. Van Hise aged 54, pursues statewide education extending to homes to train farmers and families, not just youths. Van Hise states the university will go to the people if they cannot come to it.
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University of Wisconsin
Charles KR. van Hise
Mistress and Cook Promise Best Dinners in Exchange
A playful exchange from the Philadelphia Inquirer features a mistress asking for her best cooking for guests and the cook replying that she will deliver, noting that the cook has friends of her own joining.
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Mary
Philadelphia Inquirer
Five Greeks Exit Trojans After Trojan Horse Crash
An old issue narrates five Greeks climbing from a Trojan horse and King Priam lamenting a costly mistake. Cassandra quips that a small electric runabout would have spared Troy’s fall, a satirical rebuke from Harper’s Weekly.
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Cassandra
Troy
Harper’s Weekly
Church Bells Hinder Ice Cream Vendor Trade in Beach
Beach California reports Charles Bonham, an ice cream vendor, told the city council that church bells disturb his trade. An examination revealed an ordinance banning all bells including those from churches, prompting Bonham to seek relief.
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Wire Song
Beach
Cal
Chas. Bonham
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