Atlanta Theaters Offer Splendid Week of Vaudeville
Atlanta theaters showcase a lively week with Nellie Nichols and Bert Melrose returning stars, O'Meer sisters on wire, Andrew F. Kelley Irish storytelling, McClain and Mack ragtime act, and Lowe and Sterling comedy. Cohan and Harris present Officer 666 style farce, George Behan stars in The Sign of the Rose, and Billy B. Van headlines A Lucky Hoodoo. Grand, Lyric, Forsyth, and Bijou stages promise vaudeville, music, and cinema across March, with patrons urged to buy seats.
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Nellie Nichols
Atlanta
Bert Melrose
Melrose
Pretty O'Meer Sisters
Andrew F. Kelley
McClain
Mack
Lowe
Sterling
Messrs
Cohan
Tlarris
Wnih
New York
Chivize
Millenlonaire
Augustin MacHugh
Harris
Simon
the Grand
George Behan
Matiner
Rehan
Beban
Ealing
George Beban
Billy B. van
Lyric
Beaumont Sisters
Lue Lyric Theater
Mr. van Ali
Office Bay
Imbotu Rolus
van Company
Bijou
Lew Wells
Wells
Adair & Wyant
Bicknell and Gibney
Winnies
Tone Bright
Harry Lauder
Rose Beaumont
Billy van
the Lyric
Dianne
McReynolds Silent on Tobacco Trust Policy
Washington March. Attorney General McReynolds was noncommittal about reopening the tobacco trust case. He led the government prosecution that dissolved the trust but did not approve the decree's terms. Wickersham had investigated southern violations with no action taken.
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Washington
McReynolds
American Tobacco Company
Tobacco Trust
Trust
Wickersham
Wilson to Maintain Civil Service Rules
President Wilson announced no immediate plan to ease civil service barriers for thousands of election hopefuls. He and the cabinet have not set policy on appointments for minor government positions, despite reports he might undo Taft orders placing 36,000 fourth class postmasters under civil service.
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Washington, March
Wilson
Fomerene
Taft
No Corporation Men Wanted as Solons
In Austin Texas the senate adopted an anti graft bill amendment prohibiting any newspaper owned in part or whole by a legislator from accepting advertising or paid matter during the legislator’s term The bill aims to keep any person connected with a corporation from becoming a member of the legislature.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Senate
Applicants for Jobs Besiege McReynolds
Washington reports supporters of applicants for federal judgeships and United States attorneyships besieging Attorney General McReynolds. Several U S attorneys have four year terms expired and four vacancies exist. Justice Department officials say there will be no sweeping retirements. McReynolds asserted he will not replace subordinates except for inefficiency due to the technical nature of the work and staff familiarity.
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William Morris
Jackie van Fleet
Grace Thurston
Dolly Middleton
Alfred Ansted
Mr. Barrett
Tommy Dante
Misa Thurston
Mr. Ackerlind
Richards Aisterg
Washington
United States
McReynolds
Department of Justice
Robbers Loot Bastrop State Bank in $5000 Heist
Early today in Bastrop Louisiana robbers cut telegraph and telephone wires to aid their escape and blew the bank safe at Bastrop State Bank. They got away with about $5000, and Bastrop bank officers offer a $1000 reward for the capture of the robber.
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Monroe
Bastrop State Bank
Bastrop
Philippines Send Message to Wilson on Independence Pace
Washington March 8 Filipinos presented congratulations to President Wilson through Manuel Queson the resident commissioner He carried a cablegram from Speaker Sergio Owmena of the Philippine assembly urging the new administration to advance the independence movement and fulfill democratic pledges endorsed by the American people The message expresses confidence that a decisive step toward Philippine freedom will be taken during Wilsons term.
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Washington
Wilson
Manuel Queson
Queson
Sergio Owmena
Philippine Assembly
Democratic Party
United States
Can Such Things Be. A Tampa City Overrun by Thieves
A Tampa letter to the editor claims Hillsboro County and Florida are overrun with thieves and sharpers, accusing officials of connivance. It urges action to protect visitors from confidence men, noting daily robberies and fearing for personal safety and the city’s reputation. Dated February 9 in the Florida Citizen, Tampa.
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The
Enquirer
Tampa
Hillsboro County
Florida
Northland
Florida Citizen
Fla
Fat man stereotypes breed comic traps in old papers
Humorous verse samples from several papers lampooning fat men. The quips joke that a portly man struggles with dating, money, and perception, with lines about traps, purses, and a girl’s reaction. The pieces reflect period humor and punchlines on body image.
242 Days Before Mirror Calculations On A Woman’s Time
Paris based New York Times correspondent summarizes a statistician’s forecast of daily mirror time across a woman’s life. From ages 6 to 70, the average woman spends varying minutes per day before the glass culminating in about 349,576 minutes or roughly 242 days over a lifetime.
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Paris
New York Times
Rockefeller Foundation Charter Sparks Senate Battle
New York March 8 John D Rockefeller issued a statement through his counsel criticizing the senate for not acting on the bill to incorporate the Rockefeller foundation Persistent objections by a small minority blocked passage. He notes no decision on how to proceed to achieve the charter and aims of the foundation.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Senate
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller
North Georgia Baptists to meet at Pleasant Hope church
Rome Ga March 238 an interesting program with addresses by prominent Baptists of north Georgia has been announced for the Floyd county Baptist Sunday school convention annual meeting to be held at Pleasant Hope church.
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North Georgia Baptists
Rome
North Georgia
Floyd County Baptist Sunday School Convention
Pleasant Hope Church
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Morris
Indae
Almambea Theater
London
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Nuna
Alesis
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Melbourne
Australia
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Scranton Tribune-Republican
Houston Post
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Beaumont “Sisters
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Andrew Kelley, Duke of Ireland
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M’clair & Mack
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