Community notices and trials in Seattle area
A series of local notices include a patriots rally at L W Clark 1050 Kilbourne and a Red Cross auxiliary fundraiser at Colonial hall 1525 Fourth Ave. Fremont and Bird's cafeteria host meetings for auxiliary groups. An arrest notes Axe Larson released on 500 bond for possession of whisky. Thompson of Coeur d Alene jailed for passing bad checks in hotels. Court actions include Robbery defendants Curtis Sill and Thomas Hynes sentenced to up to 20 years. Memorial services and a sale by Spanish American War Veterans Auxiliary are listed along with a fancy goods sale and a dance at Odd Fellows hall. Funeral and remembrance items for local residents are also noted.
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Consumers’ League
L. W. Clark
Kilbourne
Myrtle Lodge No. 174
Fremont
Red Cross
Colonial Hall
Fourth Ave
Seventh Co
Bird's Cafeteria
Axe Larson
Sixth Ave
John KE. Thompson
Coeur d'Alene
Portland
Johnson
William C. Speidel
Boeidel
Seattle
Congress
Chicago
Curtis Sill
Thomas Hynes
Ronald and Frater
Alfred H. Lundin
Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Francis Mederas
Beattie Dentisl
John 8
Jurey
Red” Guthrie
Ed Carmody
Northwest Buick Co
Mra
G. M. Butterworth
Federal Ave
First Ave
Madison ,T
George H. Fortson Auxiliary
Spanish American War Veterans
Veterans’ Hall
Armory
Big Sisters’ Club
France
Jean Steval
Frederick & Nelson
Robert J. Reid
Green Lake Methodist Church
W. T. Reid
Robert Brooke Albertson
Superior Court of
King County
Oregon Bunnies Set for Slaughter Over Hat Fur
Portland reports a hatmaker will slaughter five hundred thousand Oregon rabbits for fur used in felt hats. The decision aims to supply the United States with rabbit fur felt goods, affecting local rabbits and industry.
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Oregon
Portland
United States
Fanny Davenport's Widower Rewed in California Studio Notes
Melbourne MacDowell, once Davenport's husband, married Mrs. Caroline Wells Neff in Riverside California. He suffered a recent nervous breakdown and shoulder injury while filming, and the couple's romance formed after Neff cared for him at her private home. The former Davenport widow died in 1598.
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Thomas H. Incey
Programs Today Liberty at the Regent Theatre
The schedule lists Liberty with Geraldine Warren in The Woman God Forgot, Colishel with Marie Dressler in Tillie the Scrub Lady, Strand presents William Duncan in Dead Shot Maker, Rex features Zena Keefe in Enlighten Thy Father, Sare Reed in Today, Mission shows Ruth Clifford in The Voyage, Colonial presents Geo Walsh in The Hook Agent, Class A stars Kitty Gordon in The Beloved Adventuress.
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Liberty
Geraldine Warrer
Tobacco Day at Strand Theatre Opens Weekly Fund Drive
Beginning next Monday the Strand theatre will host a weekly Tobacco Day for several weeks. Profits from the day go to The Star’s Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. The program starts with Edward Everett Hale’s patriotic tale The Man Without a Country on the screen.
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Strand Theatre
Star's
Our Boys In
France
Edward Everett Hale
Six New Vaudeville Acts at the Orpheum
The Orpheum presents six new vaudeville acts with three strong entries and three average. Ruth and Kit Clark charm with rag and popular songs while Casetta and Rydell perform a Russian and classic dance routine.
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Orpheum Theatre
Ruth and
Kit Clark
Casetta & Rydell
Brewster and Boyd
Boyd
Royal
al Nuttle
Leonard
Ruth
Christmas Ribbons Attractively Priced For Handiwork
With Christmas nearing, a selection of fancy-work ribbons tops trends. 45¢ per yard for Oriental taffeta and warp print ribbons in subdued hues ideal for knitting and street bags. 65¢ per yard for satin taffeta faille warp print and jacquard ribbons in Oriental floral and striped patterns. Widths 5% to 9% inches.
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Dresden
Glove Styles and Prices For Holiday Needs
A catalog-like notice presents gloves in multiple styles and colors with prices. Items include Two-clasp Washable Chamois Gloves at 2.00, One-clasp Chamois at 1.50, Two-clasp Tan Cape at 2.50, One-clasp Tan Cape with fleece at 2.00 and 3.00, WALHABLE KID GLOVES at 3.00 and 2.50, and Glace Gloves in several variants from 1.50 to 2.50 per pair.
Confessions of a Wife in a Geometric Triangle
Margie and Dick discuss rent versus buying while a hidden letter from a mysterious outside woman reshapes their isosceles triangle. Margie guards her private diary as she weighs publishing her confessions.
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Margie
Paula
Pat
War Baby Found On Tacoma Doorstep
A baby boy under eight pounds was found on the Wagner home steps in Tacoma. A note attached to the bundle said his father was killed in the war and urged the recipients to care for him, noting the giver is penniless but from good people.
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War
Tacoma
George W. Wagner
Navajo Design Robes and Garments Pattern Sale
Basment Sal eroom offers patterns featuring soft warm Navajo designs suitable for men women and children. Fabrics sized twenty seven inches wide sold at 50 cents per yard.
Silkolines Offered In Rose and Pink Shades
Basement Salesroom advertises Silkolines in 15c 18c and 20c yard, 36 inch width. The fabrics promise extra comfort with tasteful allover patterns and dainty rose and pink shades.
Umbrellas Featured in Basement Salesroom Offer
TRONG and serviceable umbrellas with black waterproof coverings on seven rich steel frames and natural wood handles in various forms priced at $1.50 Basement Salesroom.
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Trong
Packing Cakes for Soldier Dies in France
Ernest Rawlingson of Tacoma was killed in France in an enemy gas attack. His sister Mia FE. M. Anderson learned the news as she packed a box of cakes. A Boer War veteran, who used a false name to join the Canadian army after initial rejection, later enlisted under Howard McKeehan.
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United Press
Tacoma
Ernest Rawlingson
France
Rawlingson
Mia
FE. M. Anderson
Vancouver
Canada
Howard McKeehan
New Headlight Law Opposed by Seattle Dealers
Thirty five automobile accessories dealers in Seattle oppose the new headlight law. They argue the rule to keep lights at 42 inches from the ground at 72 feet would hinder visibility of railroad and directed signs and endanger pedestrians. The law takes effect December 1.
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Seattle
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Paramount
Pike
Fanny Davenport
Olive
Olive Thomas
Triangle Star
Jack
Harrison Fisher
Pitts
Jack Pickford
Photoplay Magazine
Tillie
Marie Dressler
Maurice Tourneur
Geraldine Farrar
Cecil B. de Mille
Jeanie Macpherson
God
Alfred Vosburgh
Alfred Whitman
Norman Kaiser
Norman Kerry
William Duncan
The
Strand
Margery Wilson
Pictures
Cash Girl
Rex
Coliseum
Frank Sheridan
Zena Keefe
James Morrison
Northwestern Story
the Savage
Ruth Clifford
Monroe Salisbury
Claus A
Thomas R. Marshall
First Presbyterian Church
Swift's Drug Store
Second
Justice Stationery Store
Marion
Guy's Drug Store
Yesler
Fourth
Madison
Fuller
Mr. Coutts
Ilebone
Tomers
Ohio
Fraser
Orpheum
Frederick&nelson
Flor
Comedie Humaine
Protean
Denver
Paula Perrygreen
Jeff
Beacon Bath
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