War exposes woman as man in wartime disguise
Alice Francom, who lived two years as a man to join troops in Flanders, faced a military tribunal after confessing on the eve of her medical exam. She claimed many women seek male life as easier and was dismissed with sympathy, recounting a brutal marriage and persecution by an estranged husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Boyle O'Reilly
London
Alice Francom
Flanders
Lancashire
Carman
Liverpool
Alice
Albert Francom
Bert
Wlater
Brick
Piano Contest Prize Winners At Ellers Muste House
Credit letters from a piano contest can be redeemed at Ellers for full face value plus 10 percent, up to 126 dollars, toward new pianos or players. With examples like 109 becoming 110 and 116 becoming 121, customers pay the balance in small weekly payments. Ellers lists brands such as Kimball Marshall & Wendell Chickering and more at Third Ave and University in Seattle. Several prizes were picked yesterday and buyers praised the extra benefit. Store open evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellers Monte Case
Elfers
Ellers
Kimball
Marshall & Wendell
Chickering, Decker
Storey & Clark
Cable
Steger
Hazelton
Eilers
Ellers Muste House
Third Ave
University At
Seattle
Grandma Sells Trinkets to Save Her Boy
New Orleans story follows Margaret Blake 71 selling trinkets to support her 12 year old grandson Willie Zimmer facing trial for killing his mother. Community women rally to her cause, citing poverty and harsh child rearing as factors in the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick E. Hamlin
New Orleans
Margaret Blake
Tchouphovas St
Mrs. Blake
Noah's Ark
Mary Zimmer
Willie Zimmer
Blake
Willie
A. J. Gearhard
Louisiana Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Zimmer
Building graft alleged in Lu Zerne apartments project
Mrs. Ida M Carstens outlines secret rebates and subcontractor connivance causing an indirect loss of about 20 000 to 24 000 in the Lu Zerne apartments at Borenave and Pine streets. She notes expected cost around 87 000 with about 23 000 in extras to raise the building to a higher standard. Foreman Mr Schwartz is not blamed for delays, while former manager Charles Drake, jailed on grand larceny charges, remains under prosecutor review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzerne Apartments
Borenave
Pine St
Ida M Carstens
Carstens
Schwartz
Charles Drake
Man Forced to Jump From Moving Interurban
Herman Talkmaster is hospitalized in Everett with injuries after being forced to jump from a moving interurban Monday night near Everett. J Wall and Walter McKenzie allegedly pressed a revolver to his body during an argument after leaving Seattle. Police arrested Wall and McKenzie who were found with a large ammunition stash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Herman Talkmaster
J. Wall
Walter McKenzie
Talkmaster
Seattle
Wall
McKenzie
Hair Care Secret of Movie Actresses
An inquiry suggests leading ladies gain hair allure from a self made mix rather than soap. A teaspoon of canthrax dissolved in hot water is applied as a shampoo causing rapid drying, uniform color, and a healthier scalp.
Billiard Stars Visit Seattle Ahead of Eastbound Trips
Charley Ellis former three cushion champion and teammates Ben Saylor and Young Jake Schaeffer visited Seattle yesterday. Ellis heads to Spokane to challenge Henry Solomon, while Saylor and Schaeffer proceed east.
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Charley Ellis
Ben Saylor
Jake Schaeffer
Seattle
Ellis
Spokane
Henry Solomon
Allied Troops Enter Serbia in Stiff Frontline Action
Allied forces cross the Serbian frontier at two points and press Bulgarian positions around Monastir. Serbian troops fight on home soil recapturing heights at Kamakcalan and crossing toward Lake Ostrovo as French and Russian units engage near Kenale. Greek volunteers noted for bravery as Dobrudja front shows a looming clash.
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London
Monastir
Albania
Kamakcalan
Lake Ostrovo
Kenale
Greece
Lake
Oatrovo
Fiorina
Athens
Dobrudja
Allies opposed to new Greek foreign minister
Foreign Minister Carapanos has received congratulatory visits from all Athens diplomats except allied envoys. The dispatch, passing Anglo-French censorship, shows the allies are displeased with the new Greek foreign minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Carapanos
Macedonia Scene of Violent Battle
Paris dispatch reports a most violent battle between Italian and Bulgarian forces east of Heles mountain in Macedonia. Serbian artillery repulsed two Bulgarian counterattacks on the Vetrenik sector in the ongoing clash.
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Paris
Heles Mountain
Macedonia
Vetrenik
Habit of Drinking Hot Water Before Breakfast
Many readers are urged to drink real hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning to flush the stomach liver kidneys and intestines. The ad claims internal sanitation cures headaches biliousness foul breath and more, promising quick health benefits at little cost and labeling users as cravings.
Gill Veto Threat on Pawn Shop Hours Bill
Mayor Gill plans to veto a city ordinance restricting pawn shop hours if enough council members back him. The bill would ban business before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. daily, except Saturdays until 10 p.m.. December 15 to 25 extend hours to 10 p.m. Pawn brokers were divided in backing the measure.
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Gill
Longshoremen Urge Strike Across East Coast Unions
Gordon J. Kelly, international vice president of the union, traveled from Seattle to Buffalo to advocate a sympathetic strike by Atlantic coast waterfront workers. He urged shutting out ships loaded on the Pacific Coast unless Eastern labor joins in. Delegates from Puget Sound ports met to decide if the local strike should be called off or if sympathetic cooperation should be sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon J. Kelly
Seattle
Buffalo
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Puget Sound
Fashion display proves attractive in Seattle windows
All of Seattle's women pass Fraser-Paterson's windows and enjoy the new lighting method that makes single gowns stand out like jewels. Fall party gowns shoes and stockings of the latest vogue are highlighted under this distinctive light. A window is devoted to a single gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Fraser-Paterson
Bandit Receives $12 From Victim At City Hold Up
Harry Nelson of the Norway hotel contributed 12 dollars Monday night after a masked man robbed him at Ninth Ave eight fifth Street at 9 o'clock.
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Harry Nelson
Norway Hotel
Ninth Ave
Lanest
M. E. Churches Appoint New Pastors for Seattle District
The Puget Sound Methodist conference assigns pastors for the Seattle district for the coming year. Names include G. A. Landen as superintendent and numerous pastors to specific churches and missions across Seattle and surrounding towns with several assignments listed as to be supplied.
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Everett
Puget Sound Methodist Conference
Seattle
G. A. Landen
Fifth
Marion
Barneston
Selleck
J. S. Snethen
Bothell
B. W. Rinehart
Bryn Mawr
Renton
R. L. Wolfe
Des Moines
A. F. Grissom
Duvall
W. M. Hoare
Issaquah
Charles F. Johnson
Kennydale
Roxbury St
R. C. Hartley
Kent
W. O. Benadon
Kirkland
R. G. Pike
Redmond
Juanita
Thomas
Riverton
J. M. Denison
Ronald
Asbury
Whitman Ave
E. Todd
Bethel
J. A. Badeon
Calvary
N. W
J. R. Fassnett
City Missions
Jones Ave
W. H. Leach
Crown Hill
W. H. Thomas
Fifth Ave
Marion St
J. E. Crowther
Foote Memorial
Bright St
Madison St
Wagering Heats Up Over Hughes in Presidential Race
In New York on September 19 a large bet of $20,000 on Hughes at two to one was reported as campaign betting grows. Wilson money also circulates, with Hughes odds fluctuating around 8 to 5 as the campaign tightens.
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New York
Hughes
Wilson
Home remedy claims cure for catarrhal deafness and head noises
An article promotes an at home treatment for catarrhal deafness, head noises, and catarrh using Parmint double strength, hot water, and sugar. It asserts many ear troubles are caused by catarrh and reports hearing restoration and reduced head symptoms after the regimen.
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Woodhouse Grunbaum Furniture CO Inc
Pri
Merk
Exchange Department
Weedhouse
Grinbaum Furniture
Gize
Dike Street
Sister
Babe
Bulleros
Just Printers
Teiro Main
Bartell Preg Co
Electra-Vita Co
Empress Bidg
Second Ave. Cor
Spring
Wash
Mary
Atetan
Albert
Francom
Man
Billiard
Serbia
Western Ave. Combine
Grossman Bros
Seattle Produce Association
Washington
Pacific Coast
Grossman Brothers
Groseman Brothers
Northwest
Combine
Grossman
East
Bandit
M. E
Berictol
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