Lost Bridegroom stars Jack Barrymore at Strand
John Barrymore, seen as Balkan princes and dictators, plays a crook in The Lost Bridegroom at the Strand. The Famous Players feature blends laughs and thrills with James Kirkwood producing and a notable supporting cast including Katherine Harris and Ida Darling.
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Jack Barrymore
Famous Players
John Barrymore
Strand Theater
James Kirkwood
Katherine Harris
Ida Darling
June Dale
Hardie Kirkland
Edward Sturgis
Barrymore
Green Stockings Returns At Elite With Lillian Walker
Vitagraph star Lillian Walker reappears in Green Stockings at the Elite tomorrow. The screen version of the English play is praised as better than the stage original and a top laugh filled comedy in Athens.
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Lllian Walker
Green Stockings
Lillian Walker
Vitagraph
ELITE
Athens
The Hunted Woman Thrills in Vitagraph Drama
James Oliver Curwood’s latest film The Hunted Woman produced by 8 Rankin Drew for Vitagraph stars Virginia Pearson George Cooper Ned Finley and Billie Billings. A wife estranged from her husband flees, investigations unfold, a mountain landslide and cliff fall provide danger, a mine siege leads to marriage, and later the husband’s supposed death is contradicted. The author and a young author protect her as rivals fight for control in a dramatic climax.
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James Oliver ‘Curwood
Rankin Drew
James Oliver Curwood
Vitagraph Company
Virginia Pearson
George Cooper
Ned Finley
Billie Billings
Vitagraph
Christian Endeavor News and How to Hold Meetings
A compact note outlines Christian Endeavor meeting methods and a Scripture TM lesson based on Acts 12:17. It emphasizes practical steps for organizing model gatherings and sustaining engagement among participants.
Receiver Asked to Appoint New Estate Receiver
In Macon Georgia April 15 the claimants to the estate of the late James M Smith filed a bill supplementary to the original one seeking appointment of a receiver. The filing cites testimony from Andrew C Erwin J O Mitchell Judge Meadow and Nat D Arnold temporary administrators about estate expenditures and cross examination by Louisiana claimants counsel. The claimants had alleged collusion with the Zadock Smith heirs and that expenses of witnesses were paid.
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Associated Press
Macon
James M. Smith
Andrew C. Erwin
J. O. Mitchell
Meadow
Nat D. Arnold
Louisiana
Zad
Zadock Smith
United States Agrees to Limit Pursuit of Villa
Washington reports the United States ready to fix a limit on troop advances into Mexico and withdraw within a reasonable time once Villa is in a position Car ranza forces can handle. Wilson will inform Carranza of possible agreement while pursuit of Villa continues and reports from Parral are sought.
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Carranza
Villa
Associated Press
Washington
Mexico
Wilson
Funston
Pershing
Parral
Mexico City
Meetings Continue at Oconee Street Church
A series of weeklong meetings at Oconee Street Church continues through the week with Rev. E. W. Jones preaching each evening at 7:45. The congregation expects growing interest and looks forward to a gracious meeting.
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Oconee Street Church
E. W. Jones
Vaudette Weekly Lineup Promises Daily Feature Films
Athens patrons will see a sequence of major pictures at the Vaudette this week starting with The Red Circle serial. The five reel Master dreamscape A Bird of Prey stars Kathryn Adams and John Lehnberg. Mary Fuller headlines Thrown to the Lions in a big Red Feather feature Tuesday. Wednesday brings The Girl Who Won with Jackie Saunders in color. The Blue Bird shows Thursday followed by The Yaqui with Hobart Boswell, filmed in Mexico amid current tensions.
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Pathe
Jakie Saunders
Athens
Hobart Boswell
Storm leaves Athens for Hearst service in Atlanta
M F Storm, longtime Athens moving picture exhibitor and press agent, departed for Atlanta to join the Hearst moving picture service. He is known for promoting stars like Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin at Strand and Elite theaters. Local friends wish him success in his new role.
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M. F. Storm
Atlanta
Hearst Moving Picture Service
William Randolph Hearst
Storm
Athens
Mary Pickford
Marguerite Clark
Hazel Dawn
Mabel Normand
Charlie Chaplin
Theda Bara
Strand
Georgia
Carolinas
More Ships Sink and Deadman's Hill Battles Reported
Paris silent on Deadman's Hill clash as French launch counter attack south of Cordeaux and Cumieres wood after heavy artillery. Germans admit French penetration at Deadman's Hill. Russians Austrians fight on Stripa and Dniester in Galicia and Czarnowitz area. Austrians breach Italian lines at Mrzhivih and evacuate south of Sperone. Mines sink Shenandoah and Hispania. Proven sunk. Kasan captured by a German submarine.
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Associated Press
London
Deadman’s Hill
Berlin
Cordeaux
Cumieres Wood
Paris
Stripa
Dniiester
Galicia
Czarnowitz
Bukowina
Mrzhivih
Sperone
Hispania
Proven
Kasan
Weather Outlook for Athens and Georgia Sunday
Forecast issued for Athens and Georgia through Sunday evening. Northern storm offshore from New England brings rain along the coast from Hatteras northward and high winds in the east. Texas disturbance moves southeast with increasing cloudiness and rain reaching Alabama and likely Georgia by Monday. Sunday remains fair in Athens with possible showers Monday.
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Atlanta
Athens
Georgia
Atlantic Ocean
New England
Hatteras
Philadelphia
New York City
Texas
Alabama
Humming Bird Real Midget Dig Bird Quote
A fragmented line describes a humming bird as a dig bird when stripped of feathers, noting it equals the size of a bum and referencing a bee. The text is incomplete and unclear.
Army enlists 3927 from 16817 applicants in 30 days
Washington April 16 The war department reports 3 927 men enlisted by the army from 16 817 applicants in the last thirty days San Francisco led enlistments with Chicago New York following in order
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Bell
Western Department of the Army
Twenty-first Infantry
Vancouver
Washington
Calexico
Calif
Army
Twenty-first
Associated
War Department
Chicago
New York
Two Amendments Strengthen National Guard Statute
Washington April 15 two amendments to strengthen the federal statute of the national guard were adopted in the army bill. One gives officers above captain $500 annually, the other requires guardsmen in enlistment to oath to both president and governor. Senator Borah criticizes guard officers and use of funds. Reid and Pomerene defend, with Reid proposing reserve officer training schools.
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Nation Guard
Associated Press
Washington
National Guard
Boras
Reid
Pomerene
Army
Navy
Elite Theater Completes Front Facade Improvements
The Elite Theater has finished a front facade refresh in an attractive color scheme and refreshed interior with a spring cleaning. It remains a popular venue in Athens as new theaters open nearby, drawing continued patronage.
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Athens
Fearful Forest Fires Rage Across Eastern North Carolina
Fires race through timber and property across scattered counties in the east. Cumberland County attends an out of control blaze as a farmer Daniel Carter perishes on a wagon near Rocky Mount, with St James Church and other areas noted in coverage.
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Raleigh
Painta
North Carolina
Gumberland
Daniel Carter
Rocky Mount
St. James Church
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