Mrs Booth Goes to Walla Walla to Talk to Her Boys
Maud Ballington Booth founder of Volunteers of America travels to Walla Walla peniten tiary to talk with inmates. She recounts aiding 24000 men with a 75 percent success rate and urges continuing support beyond parole. She describes prison work from Maine to the Gulf and condemns stigma against ex convicts while stressing second chances. In Detroit a civic battle over a proposed municipal streetcar plan animates public debate.
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Maud Ballington Booth
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The
Volunteers of America
Walla Walla
Dreamland Rink
Maine
Gulf
Atlantic
Pacific
Danderine Promise to Restore Dandruff Free Hair
An advertisement claims 25 cent Danderine quickly removes dandruff and boosts hair growth. It touts glossy, wavy hair after ten minutes, with roots invigorated and strands appearing abundant and soft. Consumers are urged to buy tonights bottle from drug stores or toilet counters to prove their hair will become beautiful and healthy.
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Knowton
Meat as Kidney Trouble Cause Urges Salt Washes
An authority warns daily meat may form uric acid harming kidneys and causing dull kidney pain, headaches, dizziness, and urinary irritation. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts or Rad Salts daily in water to flush kidneys and neutralize urine acids, claiming improved kidney action and bladder comfort.
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Kimpress Theatre
Second Ave
Detroit Fights to Own Its Cars
Detroit mayor Oscar B. Marx urges municipal ownership of street car lines to improve service and fare. He envisions Detroit leading U S cities in owning and operating traction systems by 1916, citing success in city utilities like lighting, water, paving.
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Detroit
the Star
Oscar B, Marx
City of
So Called High Levy Sparks Taxpayer Debate
Charles Marble criticizes the mayor for claims about a 1916 levy. He argues that items in controversy must be paid by levy or borrowed with interest. Marble notes $227,969 for interest and bond redemption and $200,000 required by state law, urging transparency in taxes.
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Charles Marble
Newport Hotel Closed by Judge Under Abatement Law
Judge Tallman ordered the Newport hotel at 1411 First Ave closed for two months under the red light abatement law. Furniture must be sold to cover four days of litigation costs, and a $300 fine was assessed against the building and property owned by J. W. Godwin and wife. The judge noted the law could allow six months but deemed two sufficient.
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Godwin
War Year Ago Report Highlights Frontline Shifts
The report from Paris recalls Allied gains as Anglo French forces ousted Germans and occupied Ypres while Belgian troops joined the British at the northern frontier. German occupation of Ostend was anticipated from Ghent. Russian repulse at Przemysl and a major battle in Russian Poland were forecast, with a Warsaw advance noted. German cruisers Breslau and Goeben appeared in the Black Sea as Portugal mobilized.
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Ypres
Ghent
Ostend
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Russian
Poland
Russia
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Portugal
Mann in Dark Horse Element in Illinois Delegation Fight
James R. Mann of Illinois is a dark horse presidential possibility. Ed Simmen in Chicago campaigns to win delegates and may seek support from surrounding areas as Mann’s candidacy gathers limited initial backing. Simmen expects a brokered convention with no clear early winner. Mann, longtime House leader, supported Can non and favors reform measures like purified food laws and the commerce department.
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Illinoia
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Ilinoia
Ed Simma
Chicago
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Simma
Jim Mann
Ile
Joe Cannon
Moon
Bloomington
Chicago Law College
Hyde Park
Congress
Cannon
Department of Commerce and Labor
Prosecutor and Regent Arrested in Duck-Hunt Case
Mt Vernon dispatch reports Prosecuting Attorney Reuben Hilen and University of Washington regent Chas E Gachea were arrested after warrants were sworn out in Justice Whitmores court as night fell during a duck hunting trip. Deputy Game Warden L P Munka noted the seizure.
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L. P. Munka
Reuben Hilen
Chas
E. Gachea
University of Washington
Justice
Arguments in Wets Test Case Before En Banc Supreme Court
Olympia October 21 with the supreme court sitting en banc arguments will be presented tomorrow in the prohibition test case This will be the last opportunity for opponents of the dry law adopted by the people in November 1914 to stop it if possible from going into effect on January 1 1916 The arguments are expected to last two days.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Fast Relief
The ad touts a cold remedy claiming headache relief and open nasal passages after a few doses. It promises quick action for grippe symptoms and urges purchasing at drug stores for 26 cents with no substitutes.
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Pape
Mary Pickford and Jack Star in The Girl of Yesterday at Liberty
Mary Pickford headlines Liberty in The Girl of Yesterday with Jack Pickford and Marshall Nelson. A sparkling comedy drama about Jane Stuart who inherits money, faces social barriers, and sees a villainess exposed by confession. Also shows Valeska Suratt in The Soul of Broadway and other features at nearby theaters.
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Mary Pickford
Jack Pickford
Marshall Nelsan
Zemo Promises Quick Skin Healing Against Eczema
An advertisement from Cleveland touts Zemo as an exceptional, non greasy remedy for eczema and other skin conditions. It claims fast healing after applying a small amount from a one dollar bottle, removing pimples rash acne and similar ailments. It emphasizes no staining and dependable results when others fail.
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Black Honda
Stop the Cough With Pinex Home Remedy
A home cough remedy promotes treating the cause rather than masking symptoms. Use 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex in a pint sugar syrup for a pleasant, inexpensive cure said to heal inflamed membranes and loosen phlegm with full directions included. The Pinex Co. of Ft Wayne Indiana backs a money back guarantee.
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Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
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Actress Molly Hewes Shines In Kick In Role
The article highlights Molly Hewes wife of Chick Hewes as the standout in the crook play Kick In. It notes she prefers afternoon tea dances to crime tours but uses crime-haunted locales for authentic local color in the performance.
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Molly
Chick Hewes
Crook
Holland to Head Washington State College in 1916
Ernest C. Holland of Louisville Kentucky schools superintendent will become president of Washington State College on January 1 1916 succeeding Dr Enoch Aryan who resigned. The board of regents elected Holland last night.
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Pullman
Ernest C. Holland
Louisville
Washington State College
Enoch Aryan
Board of Regents
Holland
Destiny or The Soul of a Woman at the Big Show
In Seattle on October 21 1915 a letter notes a family scene at a theater event titled Soul of a Woman. The writer Plots the night with Henry and Sarah and laments staying through a performance they had paid to see.
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Destiny
Metro
Emily Stevens
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Wash
Henry
Sarah
Twist
Insurance Men Banquet Closes Triennial Convention
Metropolitan Life insurance men of Washington Oregon and British Columbia enjoyed a banquet closing their triennial convention in the city. About 258 attendees at dawn included Haley Fiske vice president and other officials. Mayor Gill Gov Lister Insurance Commissioner Fishback Dr M A Matthews and others. Fiske spoke on the progress of the company noting insurers hold 5 000 000 000 of the nation s assets.
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Oregon
British Columbia
Haley Fiske
Gill
Lister
Fishback
M. A. Matthews
Fiske
Bandits Escape With Cash From Renton Bank Robbery
Police continued the search Thursday for two bandits who robbed the Citizens' bank of Renton on Tuesday, escaping with 1416 dollars. Investigators described the heist and warned residents to report any suspicious activity tied to the case.
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Citizens’ Bank of Renton
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