Silent Era Lineup at Local Theatres This Week
The program highlights Chaplin in Shoulder Arms and America's Answer at Clemmer and Columbia. Marguerite Clark stars in Out of a Clear Sky at Strand while Harold Peat heads Private Peat at Colonial and Rex screens Old Wives for New. Virginia Pearson leads Queen of Hearts at Colonial with a murder mystery twist.
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Ate Peat
Coliseum
Charlie Chaplin
Liberty
Hobbs Hurry
Mission
Virginia
Queen of Hearts
Colonial
Marguerite Clark
Clemmer
Wanda Hawhey
Rex
John Arrymore
Clemmet Annette Kellerman
Sam
Harold Peat
Private Peat
Strand Marguerite Clark
Colontal
Kassell
Hebbe
Doug Pairbanks
Himeery
Charlies Chaplin
Arma
United States
Harold K. Meat
Virginia Pearson
Rea —Cecil DB
DeMille
Mission Thi Russell
Mobbe
Strand
Marecuerite Clark
Strand Theatre
Second Ave
Seneca Et
Pauline Charaud
President Wilson Sends Birthday Congratulations to King Albert
President Wilson dispatched a cable to King Albert of Belgium congratulating him on his birthday and praising Belgium's sacrifices. The message lauds Belgium’s self-sacrifice, notes the danger has passed, and speaks of a future of victory and renewal for the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Albert
Washington
Albert
Belgium
Wilson
Brussels
Woodrow Wilson
Soldier Boosts Salvation Army Work in France
Private Harry H. Lewis of the tank corps reports from the American expeditionary forces that the Salvation Army has become the leading war relief group aside from the Red Cross. He recalls initially mocking the group but says soldiers now praise it for giving coffee and doughnuts instead of selling. every penny donated goes directly to the troops.
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Salvation Army
Red Cross
Harry H. Lewis
Tank Corps
American Expeditionary Forces
Seattle
Lewis
Mrs Hatch Willard Receives French Medal in Surgery Dressings
Mrs. Mary Hatch Willard, president of the New York Surgical Dressing Committee, was awarded a medal by the French government for her contributions to medical dressings and related aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hatch Willard
New York Surgical Dressing Committee
Germans Protest Armistice Terms Across Dates
Reports show German delegates, sailors, and officials denouncing armistice provisions as dangerous and unfulfillable. News outlets warn of chaos and subjugation while calls to resist naval terms spread among seamen. Women petition leaders to avert famine for German civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Mia, Wilson
Jane Addams
Go Ahead Boys Were Last Words of Local Soldier Snowden
Letter to the parents of Stanley Snowden, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Snowden, describes how the Seattle youth died July 20 near Seillons. Lieutenant Gaffney recalls Snowden as a fearless leader who was always first over the top to aid a wounded comrade. His final words were Go ahead, boys Dont wait for me, Im through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Snowden
H. L. Snowden
60Th Ave
Gaffney
France
Seattle
Seissons
Snowden
Lor raine natives Poincare and Petain noted in war history
The text identifies President Poincare and General Petain as natives of Lorraine, a French province reportedly seized by German forces in 1870. It links their origin to Lor raine and frames the claim within wartime history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poincare
France
General Petain
Lorraine
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Jensen & von Herberg
Pike
LuKi
Charles Chaplin
Newre City
Chaplin
America
Filma
Sla Nalcorm
Oliver G. Wallace
Worlitser Hope Jore
Peat
Harold R. Peat
Canadian Overseas Forces
Mission Theatre
Fourth Ave
Pike and
Union Ata
Acme
Sue
Elliott Dexter
Wanda Hawley
Theodore Roberts
Florence Vidtor
Tully Marshall
Seneca
N. EB. A
London
Sir Charlies Eliot
Europe
Constantinople
Asia
Laundry High
Paris
Pape
Triangle All Star
SRD & Pike
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