Moving pictures prove romance in truth found by film
A Vera Cruz naval photo of Marines loading rifles on the battleship Florida helped locate a missing man from Raymond, Illinois. His parents identified him in the image and learned from the navy department that a young man fitting his description enlisted five years ago under an assumed name. The Florida officers in Vera Cruz are now arranging a reunion.
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Pana
Florida
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Raymond
Navy Department
Navy
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Illusions Continue To Go In Early Film Era Jest
The piece jokes about breaking illusions and jokes at Uncle Sam’s expense. It reveals a baby named Ben Wilson is the only unmarried man, seven months old, and mentions Cleek rising as a film director with Benjamin F. Jr. as a shared joke.
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Sam
Pastage
Less Crime on the Screen Plea to Film Makers
Dramatic Mirror argues against overemphasizing crime and misery in photoplays. It urges writers to reduce sensational depictions of social outcasts and instead showcase ordinary life and relatable characters like John Jones, Sally Smith, and Bill Brown.
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Poe
Gyp
Steve
Sulit Raffles
John Jones
Sally Smith
Bill Brown
Dramatic Mirror
Baggot and Brandenburg secure rights for Law rence Rand series
The photoplay rights for detective series featuring Lawrence Rand are contracted by Baggot and Broughton Brandenburg. King Baggot will star as the detective in The House of Doors, the first story published ten years ago in Metropolitan Magazine.
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Baggot
Broughton Brandenburg
Lawrence Rand
King Baggot
House of Doors
Metropolitan
America
Ihs
Collier's
Limits of Totten picture as an indoor sport of art
The author argues about the Totten picture’s limitations and expiration date on public favor. They compare motion pictures to spoken drama and printed stories, noting action as essential. They claim plots and character development impact audience acceptance, despite skilled performances.
Actress Maude Fealy Talks On Screen Art
Maude Fealy, a moving picture actress, says diction matters as film grows and predicts pictures will revive one act plays. She has spent nearly a year in feature films and also contributed scenarios, using her stage experience to enhance screen success.
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Maude Fealy
Bereen
Actress Ruth Stonehouse Stars as Dancer in Denver Opener
Actress Ruth Stonehouse renowned as a screen star and dancer has been invited to perform at the inauguration of motion pictures in a Denver theater long devoted to vaudeville. She will entertain guests with her artistic dancing during the opening. Stonehouse, formerly of Denver and once regarded as a top Chicago dancer, will stay in Colorado about two weeks.
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Ruth Stonehouce
Denver
Stonehouse
Colorado
Chicago
George Ade to the Rescue in Movie Comedy Plans
George Ade proposes to write three series of comedies for the screen, aiming to restore genuine wit in film humor. The piece notes many so called humorous pictures lack wit and slapstick dominates, with true comedy rare apart from Keystone.
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George Ade
Keystone Pictures
Would Have Made Good Picture Marguerite Loveridgs Heroics
Los Angeles papers recount Marguerite Loveridgs and her sister confronting a burglar in their home. Marguerite grabbed a revolver and fired from a doorway, sending the intruder tumbling out the window. No photograph was taken of the event.
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Los Angeles
Marguerite Loveridgs
Marguerite
Stevenson novel for films filmed in London spectacle
A young man in odd dress handed out souvenirs on Meet street and the Strand, seeming a staged street sensation for the camera. He was revealed to impersonate a member of the death by own action Club, as Stevenson’s novel is being filmed in London.
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Stevenson
London
Meet Street
Suicide Club
Robert Louis Stevenson
In Tune With the Wild by Kath ry Williams
The author Kath ry Williams teams with film star to rewrite a story for forthcoming. Miss Williams serves as editor and etary as the play is prepared for poverty form publication.
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Kathryn Williams
Miss Williams
Etary
Calderon Sees United States as Nation of Ideals
Holivian minister Don Ignacio Calderon praises the United States as a nation guided by ideals and the Golden Rule. He contrasts American selflessness with material desires, noting the U S mission abroad and the breadth of American influence. He urges Latin America and the United States to expand mutual understanding.
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Mars
Senor
Don Ignacio Calderon
United States
Holivia
Treasury
Italy
Peru
Americas
America
Faith in God Comforted Spoo Pee in Insane Asylum
Spoo Pee, Blackfoot Indian convicted for killing a miner in 1872, spent 33 years at the Government Hospital for the Insane in Washington. He crossed toward his homeland after recounting faith in one God after rejecting white religious factions. He spoke via interpreter to Indian Commissioner Cato Sells.
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Spoo Pee
Government Hospital For the
Washington
Montana
Cato Sells
Spoo
Robert J. Hamilton
Blackfoot
Charles Wallemely
Hccepital
Congressman Hayden Packs a Gun Or Pocket Handkerchiefs
In a Washington scene Representative Hayden of Arizona explains his hip pocket bluff remains a cache of handkerchiefs rather than a pistol. He recalls years as Maricopa sheriff and notes guns fell out of fashion in the East, so he swapped a holster for a pocket full of folded linen.
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Congress
House
Washington
Hayden
Arizona
Maricopa County
Youthful Lady Decies Captivates London Society
Vivian Gould, before her marriage as Lady Decies, dominates London social circles with charm and wit. Her river parties faced a fierce thunderstorm, attracting guests including a Battenberg prince. The scene features Viscountess Curran and Lady Maidstone among others, highlighting an intellectual crowd drawn to Anthony Drexel’s daughter who quietly supports rising talents.
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Decies
Vivian Gould
London
Lord Decies
Regent Bunday
Battenberg
Raleigh
Hilza
Beth
Lady Decies
Viscountess Curran
Lady Maidstone
Margaretta Drexel
Lady Declea
Anthony Drexel
Cupid's Weak Hold on a Match of Shoulder Follies
A lighthearted novelette style tale follows Billie and Rosalind, a couple united by chic airs and a famed chin and shoulders. Frictions over money and domestic life unravel their gilded romance, leading to a swift divorce as both sides blame temper, care, and lack of practical skill rather than romance.
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Rosalind
Billie
Billa
Hille
Angel
Mother's
Paris
Naples
Madrid
China
Marina
Mamoia
Darra More
Philadelphia
Privilege of Rich Explores Poverty and Credit Illusions
A London Times essay argues the poor must feign wealth to maintain credit, while the rich flaunt wealth to shield poverty. It contrasts the behaviors of those with fortunes around 500 to 600 pounds a year, noting social displays, loans, and tax considerations that shape perceptions of wealth and need.
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London Times
Pall Mall
Millionaire
Gratitude Tale From Buffalo Newspaper Fences Robbery Tale
Representative Charles B. Smith recalls a Buffalo Courier editor nearly being blackmailed by a robbery fence. The fence offered news in exchange for stopping coverage and later tipped the editor to a major Delaware Avenue home robbery, which the family did not know had occurred until informed.
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Charles B. Smith
Buffalo
Buffalo Courier
Delaware Avenue
Washington Post
Century-Old Note on Rev Joseph Alemany First SF Archbishop
A Century Ago brief recalls Rev Joseph Lados Alemany born in Spain a century past. He joined the Dominican order at eighteen and the American Mission in 1841. He led missionary work in Tennessee before becoming provincial in Ohio in 1847 and bishop of Monterey in 1850. He became San Francisco’s first archbishop in 1868, founded churches and schools, and died in Spain after resigning in 1885 at age seventy.
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Joseph Lados Alemany
San Francisco
Spain
Tennessee
Order of Dominicans
Ohio
Monterey
California
Alemany
Ander
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