Colonial lineup bills Hart and more in varied films
Dorothy Dalton appears in The Female of the Species at the Colonial on Monday. William S Hart stars in The Gun Fighter on Tuesday and The Bond Between screens Wednesday. Constance Talmage leads The Girl of the Timberclaims Thursday and Blue Streak with Wm. Nigh on Friday. The School for Husbands arrives Saturday with Betty Manners and a George Ovey comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dalton
William
Hart
Colonial Theatre
Cliff Hudspeth
George Bebain
Customs House
New York
Secret Service
Customs Department
Chester Conklin
Big Tree
California
Constance Talmage
School For Husbands
Betty Manners
John Manners
John
George Ovey
Teamster Held on Inflammatory War Remarks Charge
Robert Conner a negro teamster from Wolfe Mercer county was held on 2500 bond by US Commissioner H M Tanner after arrest by West Virginia National Guard members for making inflammatory remarks. He allegedly praised Germany and insulted President Wilson and the United States. He pleads not guilty and awaits a preliminary hearing Monday June 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Conner
Wolfe
Mercer County
United States
H. M. Tanner
West Virginia National Guards
Douglas Bailey
Conner
Germany
Wilson
National Guard
William J. Ross
Tanner
Rescue Mission Men to Convene in Charleston in 1918
United States volunteers and religious workers will assemble in Charleston for the International Association of Rescue Mission Men annual conference in spring 1918. The Syracuse meeting voted to hold the 1918 gathering in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charleston
International Association of Rescue Mission Men
Syracuse
N. Y
Daughters of 1812 Form West Virginia Chapter
The Daughters of 1812 announce the organization of a West Virginia Chapter with Mrs. Parks Fisher of Morgantown as president. Officers include Mrs. D. D. Geiger Huntington organizer and first vice president, Miss Frances Burgess Huntington treasurer, Miss Anna Poague Ashland Ky corresponding secretary, Mrs. KE. W. Venable Slintington recording secretary, Mrs. C. TL. Smoot Camberon-Quauley historian, and Miss Martha J. D. Silver Martinsburg register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
The
Daughters of 1812
Parks Fisher
Morgantown
New State
D. D. Geiger
Huntington
Frances Burgess
Anna Poague
Ashland
KE. W. Venable
Slintington
C. TL. Smoot
Camber-on- Qauley
Martha J. D. Silver
Martinsburg
Register
Birth of a Nation Star at New Rex
The New Rex hosts a week of star attractions beginning with Henry Walthall in Burning the Candle and Molly Carrington in a southern romance. Feature screenings include Little Mary Sunshine star Marie Osborne, Dorothea played by Viola Dana, Peggy Hyland with Antonio Moreno in Her Right to Live, Doris Grey in Her Beloved Mary, Ruth Roland in A Neglected Wife, and Max Linder in Max Wants a Divorce. Oddities from Lindner’s Essanay lineup complete the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex
Henry Walthall
Mary Charleston
Molly Carrington
Jimmie” Maxwell
New York
Maxwell
Nouth
Jimmie
Molly
Ioal
Alfred Lewis
Oice
Marie Osborne
Pathe
Mary Sunshine
World Wide Organization
Joy
Viola Dana
Dorothea
America
Miss Dana
Peggy Hyland
Antonio Moreno
Vitagraph
Ome
Billie Rhodes
Jay Belasco
Doris Grey
Wayne Arey
Maery
Ruth Roland
Max Linder
Max
Linder
Wah
Calomel replacement promotes safe stomach relief claim
Advertisement touts Blackio Stomach and Liver Tablets as a safer, gentler alternative to calomel for biliousness constipation and headaches. It promises similar relief without salivation or next day sickness and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Sold by all druggists.
School seniors celebrate with concerts and marshmallow toast
Normal school notes recount an evening with Miss Ann KR Austin and the Austinian party at Oxley’s Grove. Students enjoyed piano music, games, and a marshmallow toasting picnic with lemonade, followed by a group song and departure to rooms. Examinations proceed and commencement events are planned through June with sermons, addresses, and banquets by notable speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann KR. Austin
Austinian
Baptist Church
Oxley’s Grove
Wisie Clark
Mr. Moyers
Bluefield
Jim French
Bernice
Ethel Clark
H. C. Humphreys
T. A. Foster
Sallie Tuggle
Reserve Officers Trained at Fort Benjamin Harrison
About five thousand young men enlist for the officers reserve corps as training progresses at Fort Benjamin Harrison. The camp features three story brick officer quarters, a central parade ground, and rapid transfer to new frame housing as buildings finish. Recruits display strong discipline, high enthusiasm, and access to good food sanitary measures and hospital facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Harrison
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Reserve Corps
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WM. S. Hart
Geo. Beban
Constance Talmadge
William Nigh
Fanny Ward
Slim Summerville
Bluefield Normal & Business College
W. H. Cunningham
Bluefield Avenue
Tyler Street
P. O. Box
Albert’s Barker Shop
Princeton Avenue
Settle FF. Goodwyn Cosmetician
Upstaire
Matz
GEO, Richardson
Washington City
Geo. Richardson
James Peery
J. H. George
S. M. Muse
Slaughter House
Golowial
Teamster
Henry B
Walthall
Mary
Charleson
Christie Comedy
New Rex
Concord
D. P. McGeachy
Lewisburg
Christian Associations
L. L. Friend
I. B. McCormick
University of Pittsburg
W. D. Watkins
Wheeling
Virgil Bailey
Pineville High School
J. Fildroyd
Princeton
Bernice and
Rock
Liberty
Appalachian Power Company
Elks Opera House
Deloss Masqueraders Company
Spencer Trio
the Double Cross
Iron Claw
Daily Telegraph
Citizens Underwriters Agency
Office Peery Building
W. Va
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