East Side Bride Profiles Wealth Versus Rights in Public Trial
New York report on Mary Casey Thorne widow of Joel Wolfe Thorne who vows to fight Fifth Avenue wealth at odds with Third Avenue poverty in a high profile custody dispute. She claims social bias and plans to reveal elite lives on the stand while seeking custody of her six year old son and justice for the poor.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Third Avenue
America
Mary Casey Thorne
Great East Side
Joel Wolfe Thorne
Thorne
Mary Casey
John
Bridget Casey
Columbia
Thornes
Archangel
Heaven
Joel
Samuel Thorne
Auto race on July fourth draws mixed local support
The Board of City Development reports mixed reactions from towns along the proposed July race route. Some citizens pledge strong support, others object or constrain cooperation, with about fifteen entries so far and plans to limit entries to two cars. Prize purses total 1500, 1000, and a third prize. Belgium sees a sharp rise in trade union membership from 120,714 in 1914 to 613,500 as industry revives.
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Board of City Development
Susan C. Byrd
Claude
Childress
Canyon City
Curtis A. Keen
Clarendon
R. B. Morgan
Chamber of Commerce of
Memphis
Amarillo
Belgium
Amusements Calendar for Week at the Mission
The Mission presents a busy week with film and stage. Monday and Tuesday Houdini stars in Terror Island. Ethel Clayton heads A Lady in Love on Wednesday and Thursday. Enid Bennett appears in The False Road Friday and Saturday. Deandi screens Treeferting Duchess Monday and Tuesday. The Lost City with a sister cast plays midweek. The Chamber Mystery closes the week Friday and Saturday. Vaudeville runs Monday to Wednesday Pantages big time. Thursday to Saturday feature The Royal Hawaiians.
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Houdini
Ethel Clayton
Enid Bennett
Deandi
Alice Joyce
Houdini Thriller “Terror Island” Heads to Mission
The Paramount Art craft feature stars Houdini as an inventor who builds a submarine for a daring rescue. Adventure and romance drive the two day showing starting Monday at the Mission theater.
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Houdini
Mission Monday
Paramount Artcraft
Mission Theater
Notable Show: Houdini Seafloor Treasure Recovery Tale
A dramatic film segment describes the recovery of sunken treasure with Houdini performing his famed feats and additional spectacular tricks. Lila Lee leads a strong supporting cast in the production.
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Houdini
Lila Lee
Big Time Vaudeville At Deance Theater
A varied vaudeville bill at Deance Theater features The Weasel musical comedietta by Emile D. Raeat, a group of pretty girls and lively acts. Mary Ann performs song and dance with costume changes, Fd Blondell and Lela Bliss present The Boy From Home, and Charles Olcott delivers burlesque of a comic opera troupe with piano.
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Emile D. Raeat
Mary Ann
Fd Blondell & Co
Fd Blondell
Lela Bliss
Blondell
Charles Olcott
Washington
Coolidge Secures Second Place After Moody Convention Balloting
Delegates at the Wisconsin gathering hissed at opponents while backing Senator LaFollette. Governor Coolidge rose to second on the ticket amid cheers with 674 votes, Lenroot 146, and Allen 68 as Pennsylvanians provided key support. Many delegates left before midnight as the adjournment neared.
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Rtoes
Wisconsin
Robert M. LaFollette
Lenroot
Ynen
Coolidge
Pennsylvania
Senator Lenroot
Governor Allen
Kansas
Johnson Says He Knew He Never Had a Chance
Senator Hiram Johnson of California told a Chicago crowd that he realized from the start he could not secure the nomination even with a bare majority, noting California’s delegates went straight down the line. The address was interrupted when doors closed to spectators.
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Johnson
Associated
Chicago
Hiram Johnson
California
Fedelates
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Wall Street Journal
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Polk
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