Movies in Singapore Catching on Western Pastime
United States Vice-Consul General Casper N Dreier reports rapid uptake of motion pictures in Singapore. Five cinemas exist with more planned, including low cost rear benches for poorer natives paying ten cents local, while front seating costs about two dollars local currency or $1.14 in American funds. He notes natives watch pictures for entertainment despite not reading English descriptions.
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Sigapore
United States
Casper N. Dreier
Straits Settlements
High Street
Movies for Baseball Men
John J. McGraw Giants manager arranged a projection machine in the clubhouse to train players with daily instruction from film lessons. Harry B. Aiken proposed applying cinema taught improvements to big league baseball similar to industrial training.
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John J. McGraw
Giants
Harry B. Aiken
Pittsburgh
Favorite Actor Convalescent to Return in New Roles
Favorite actor convalescent Bobby Connally, ill with pneumonia for three weeks, is reported to be recovering. He will soon appear in new film portrayals of Sonny Jim, a character he has already made famous under Tefft Johnson's direction.
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Bobby Connally
Ilfa
Sonny Jim
Tefft Johnson
Aviation Drama Coming in 8 Den Alm
Sidney Ayres stars as a Navy aviator in The Navy Aviator. He drops a bomb that exposes Jane Richardson as a traitor and brigand in a tense scene set for the 8 Den Alm production.
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Navy
Sidney Ayres
Jane Richardson
Frank Dayton's Career in Stage and Film Roles
Frank Dayton has spent four years with a prominent motion picture company after earlier stints in In Old Kentucky. He performed in Shenandoah as Col. Kercheval West and Lost Paradise as Ralph Standish, and in The Girl I Left Behind Me as Private Jones. Dayton also appeared in Empire led dramatic roles and is noted for modern character types.
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Frank Dayton
Old Kentucky
Mr. Dayton
Charles Frohman
Shenandoah
Col. Kercheval West
Lost Paradise
Ralph Standish
Private Jones
Empire
New York
Mr. Darton
Life of General Villa Narrates Rise From Rancher To Rebel Leader
A synopsis of The Life of General Villa traces Pancho Villa from a rancher whose sister is abducted and ruined, to a vengeful bandit, then a revolutionary leader. He defeats federals, captures towns, and ultimately dies fighting, becoming president of Mexico after a long outlaw career.
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Tlm
General Villa
Pancho Villa
Villa
Mexico
Republic of Mexico
War themed reels show Uncle Sam’s soldiers in all branches
War themed motion pictures capture infantry cavalry artillery and signals in drills camp life and field maneuvers. A series of scenes from training to marching and skirmishes portrays deployment and maneuvers under the U S War Department auspices.
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Uncle Sam
Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery
Signal Corps
United States War Department
Marie Dressler Co Stars in New Photo Plays Comedy Series
Marie Dressler appears in a series of special movie comedies three and four reels long. Production has been ongoing under Mack Sennett and the comedies featuring Dressler will be released to the public by the first of July.
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Marie Dreasier
Marie Dressler
Mack, Sennett
Migs Dressler
New Broadway Comedy and New York Stage Notes
A fragmented arts note reports a new comedy titled Mavig featuring Blanche Ring and the full cast of Whey Gandia Smiles now playing in New York. It mentions a recent Almied number from Why Is the Ocean So Near the Shore and later Norma Phil lipy Our Mutial Girl in a black and white costume with a chorus.
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Mavig
Blanche Ring
Mrs Johnson’s love of birds shapes a Maine summer home
Mrs. Charles F. Johnson wife of Senator Johnson of Maine shares a lifelong passion for birds and botany. At Belgrade Lakes her beauty and knowledge enrich outdoor life hosting friends of wildlife. She urges mothers to teach American history vividly to children, praising the Daughters and Children of the Revolution.
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Charles F. Johnson
Senator Johnson
Maina
Edwin F. Sweet
Johnson
Mrs. Sweet
Mrs. Johnson
Belgrade, Lakes
Washington
Jefferson
Hamilton
Webster
Clay
Daughters of the Revolution
Children of the Revolution
Miss Haas Promotes Proper Breathing For Voice Health
Miss Franziska Haas, a German teacher in New York, argues most Americans breathe from the throat causing nasal tones, hoarseness, and frequent colds. She urges correct breathing and voice placing, noting obstructions like adenoids worsen habits even after removal.
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Franziska Haas
New York
Mrs Osborne the Charming Hostess Among Diplomatic Circles
Mrs Osborne, wife of the assistant secretary of state, plays a central social role in diplomacy. She hosts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, draws in diplomats and officials, and keeps a modest profile with only church membership. She values observation over public judgment and may later engage in social causes.
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David Jayne
Prince Henry
Prussia
Osborne
Congress
Wyoming
State Department
Bryan
Foreign Office
Presbyterian Church
Matrimony Prospects At Kansas State College Curriculum
The Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan reports 8 000 students with 1 100 women, claiming high marriage prospects for graduates. Of 1 473 men and 92 women graduated in ten years, 416 are happy wives and mothers, many on farms. Only three divorces in 50 years among Manhattan graduates.
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Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kan
van File
Fearred
Apd Fy
Ledra
Achogs
Farma
Seada
Elx
Atande
Korea seen as fallen hermit kingdom in Kennan lecture
George Kennan asserts Korea declined from medieval civilization due to invasions and Confucianism while praising Japan as uninvaded and pure. He cites movable type, astronomy, Satsuma pottery origins, and contrasts routes of development under Japanese influence with Korea’s stagnation. He links Korea’s geography to U S eastern seaboard similarity and implies potential for prosperity.
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Europe
George Kennan
National Geographe Society
Kertea
Stevbelad
Moneitor
Herult
Satsuma
Infindo
Kennan
Korea
Hioper
Japan
Confucius
Seoul
Rica
United States
Atlantic Coast
Portland
Charleston
British Fleet Moves To Sackett's Harbor 100 Years Ago
A century ago the British squadron on Lake Ontario under Sir James Lucas Yeo sailed toward Sackett's Harbor to establish a blockade. Commodore Chauncey prepared a new American squadron, while Americans transported the great cable overland to Niagara in a daring response. The British blockade was later raised as they withdrew.
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Lake Ontario
Oswego
Sackett’s Harbor
Sir James Lucas Yeo
Sackett's Harbor
Chauncey
Patra
Shing
Hoarded Gold Flows Into India Remains a Puzzle
The British royal commission report on Indian finance notes a vast, persistent flow of gold into India over 12 years totaling about 126 million pounds, with most of it never leaving. Experts dispute whether India hoards wealth or if the drain affects world markets, while much wealth accumulates as ornaments and currency stored in homes and roofs.
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Royal Commission On Indian Finance and Currency
India
Soveraigns
Bui von
Lord Rothschild
Tadia
Thora
Edward Holden
Commission
England
Europe
J. M. Keynes
Bengal
Kaiser’s Sumptuary Decree Spurs Berlin Dining Reform
A Kaiser orders strict limits on evening meals to curb excess in Berlin society. Meals must end within thirty minutes, no separation of sexes at table, coffee shared, and smoking restricted to after-dinner drawing room time. The decree shocks a city famed for lavish feasts and faces resistance beyond banning tango or the toothbrush mustache.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Preserving a Famous Flag at Smithsonian Restoration
The Star Spangled Banner flag from Fort Mc Henry is slated for restoration under Mrs Fowler of Boston, famed for leading War of 1812 flag restorations at the Naval Academy. Congress funded the 30,000 dollar project. A souvenir program for the fenten nial celebration in September will be issued without advertising.
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Fort McHenry
Key
Smithsonian Institution
Mra. Fowler
Boston
Thigue
Naval Academy
Congress
Tiwan
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