The Case of Jennie Brice and the Broadway Hoax
A theater publicity hoax to boost attendance unravels as confessions reveal a planned murder frame involving Jennie Brice, her husband Ladley, and associates. Evidence includes staged departures, a fake crime timeline, a hidden bride alias, and a fatal end for Ladley followed by public revelations about the hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronson
Liberty Theater
The
Pennsylvania Limited
Jennie Brice
Horner
Jennie
Ladley
Ladleys
Mr. Holcombe
Lida
Sunthey
Alice Murray
Temple Hope
Holcombe
Howell
Bellows
New York
Hatue Bellows
Mr. Pitan
Peter
Board Rejects Name Of Roy L Williams
Oklahoma City June 19 political gossip spread after a Tulsa man Roy L Williams appeared as a Democratic governor candidate. The election board refused filing stating no filings will be accepted for similar names until proof of good faith and Roy Williams was found ineligible due to being 28 years old, below the constitutional 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jennie Brice
Mr. Howell
Peter
Oklahoma City
Roy L. Williams
Tulsa
R. L. Williams
State Supreme Court
Joe S. Morris
State Election Board
Morris
Election Board
Roy L. Wlliams
White's Cream Vermifuge Promises Worm Removal for Children
Advertises White's Cream Vermifuge to expel worms in children who are pale and sickly, claiming it quickens recovery and health. Price five cents per bottle, sold by Ramsey Drug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey Drug
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promises Liver Kidney Health
Claiming to cleanse poisons and waste from the body the advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for stomach liver and kidneys. It quotes satisfied user C E Hatfield of Chicago Illinois and offers the product at 25 cents at local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
C. E. Hatfield
Chicago
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Bobbs- Merrill Company
Gio
Isaa
R. Holcombe
Murray
Mr. Bronson
Philip Ladley
Cairo
Mississippi
Sewickley
Mr. Ladley
Mr. Reynolds
Miss Bess
Isaac
Alma
Nana
Molly Maguire
Thedford’s
Chas. A. Ragland
Madison Heights
Thedford
Mohawk River
Schenectady
Mohawk
Texas Traction Co
Sherman
Dallas
McKinney
Denison
Our
Jas. P. Griffin
Gen. Pass. Agt
N. D. Calvert
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