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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1920

Page

10

Paris Husband Drops Wife From Window Novel Tactic

Paris police report a new wave of "wife dropping" cases with a third story fall cited. Joseph Daniela is jailed after allegedly throwing his wife from a window, marking the third such incident in four days in the city.

Joseph Daniela

Seattle Man Heads Spanish Veterans

John K. Witherspoon of Seattle was elected national commander of the United Spanish War Veterans at the national encampment in St Louis. He is connected with the Pacific Window Shade Company and resides at 703 24th Ave N.

United Spanish War Veterans Washington John K. Witherspoon Seattle St Louia Witherepoon Pacific Window Shade Company 24Rd Ave

Hymn Composer Mile Van Rees Named for Transvaal National Tune

The Transvaal national hymn words and music were composed by Dutchwoman Mile Catherine Feticia Van Rees, credited as the author of the national song.

Transvaal Mile Catherine Feticia van Rees

Silent era batch shows at several theaters this week

Clara Kimball Young stars in The Seal of Mafuel at Linerty while Mitchell Lewis leads The Mutiny of Bleinere at CLEMMEM. Wally Reid headlines Whats Your Marry at Coliseum and Pannie Horet presents Humor. at Strand. Earle appears in The Law of the VYuken at Colonial and Eugene O'Brien in A Fool and Hin Money at Ken. Nassmore's Hye for Eye opens Sunday at Oak.

Clara Kimball Young Clemmem Mitchell Lewis Coliseum Wally Reid Strand Pannie Horet Toque Earle Ken Eugene O'Brien Oak—Nassmore Hye

Castle purchase fuels a novelist’s costly atmosphere

An American writer buys an old Danube castle to inspire a new novel, but the purchase saddles him with unexpected financial burdens and eerie complications. The Rex presents Eugene O Firiens tale with a dramatic laurel of romance and elopement aboard a yacht amid a tense castle plot.

Danube

The Law of the Yukon at the Coliseum this week

Miss Binney stars in Liberty 9 East as Penelope Penn a minister’s daughter who moves to New York to help her family. She struggles to find work joins the chorus and replaces the prima donna to pay her board. Reginald Denny joins the cast replacing Henry Hull in the film’s climax amid a tense frame.

Miss Binney Cormlee Penelope Penn New York Kant Napoleon Gibbs Penelope Henry Hull Reginald Denny Tim Meadow Morgan Kliesth Gold City Nugget Kleath

Women Take Places on English Juries

Bristol hears first women jurors serve at sessions with praise from the prosecuting counsel who hailed their entry as a proper place in the country’s justice system. One juror worries about leaving three children unattended, another has closed her shop to serve on the jury.

Bristol

Who Was Nero, Bill

In a witty exchange, a student asks about Nero's fame for coldness, and another student retorts that the true cold figure was Zero, highlighting a classroom joke from Lehigh Burr.

Nero Bill Lehigh Burr

Tom Mix in New Thriller The Terror at local theater

Tom Mix stars as Bat Carson a U S marshal in The Terror a thrilling western mystery with pistol battles a gold shipment scam and a romantic subplot Francelia Billington leads a supporting cast including Lester Cuneo Charles K French Lascelle Younge Joseph Bennett and Wilbur Higby The Moran School on Bainbridge Island opens its seventh year at Manitou Park enrolling 46 boarders from seventh grade through college entrance.

Tom Mix Mix Bat Carson United States Sonora Carson Francelia Billington Lester Cuneo Charles K. French Lascille Younge Joseph Bennett Wilbur Higby Moran School Bainbridge Island Manitou Park

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