Mary Pickford’s husband voices grievance against Fairbanks
Owen Moore, husband of Mary Pickford, says he has a grievance involving Douglas Fairbanks and seeks judgment from the public. He hints the issue may go to court while noting Mrs Fairbanks has revealed she is in love with a leading motion picture actress. Moore has moved to the Los Angeles Athletic Club, reviving memories of the Pickford Moore romance from Biograph days.
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Wartime Orlex Hair Dye Promises Quick Color Change
Advertisement touts Orlex powder for home use to turn gray, streaked, or faded hair to black brown or light brown by dissolving in water and combing through. Each 25 cent box includes full directions and a $100 gold bond guaranteeing it contains no silver lead zinc sulphur mercury aniline coal tar or derivatives. claims hair becomes visibly younger and non sticky.
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Orlex
Chaplin to Join Colors in June War Draft
Charlie Chaplin, famed English comedian, has been drafted and expects call to service in June under the Stars and Stripes. He will serve despite not avoiding duties, while continuing to promote war bonds and the Liberty Loan drive. Chaplin already aids the war effort by urging bonds alongside Fairbanks in New York, where street traffic halted briefly.
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Broad Streets
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Douglas Fairbanks
Wall Street
Bond Drive Urges Public to Join Financial Army
An urging message promotes everyone becoming a private in the country’s financial army by buying a bond. It emphasizes citizen participation in national finance and national duty through purchasing bonds.
Quincy Adams Shaw Collection Opens at Boston Museum
Yesterday marked the formal opening of the Quincy Adams Shaw collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Gifted by the founder’s children, the works include Millet oil paintings pastels and etchings with sculpture in the first gallery and the second gallery housing pastels and etchings. The Sower canvas from 1850 and other Barbizon period pieces are featured, reflecting Millet’s quiet strength and sincerity.
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Jean- Francois Millet
Italian Renaissance Sculpture in Quincy Adams Show
The collection features 19 remarkable works including a Madonna with two Angels in a terra cotta framed panel and a Madonna Adoring the Child with Attendant Angel by Francisco di Simone. A center piece is a Bellano relief. The show opens daily today and drew a large, fashionable crowd at the opening.
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Francisco di Simone
Quincy Adams
Navy commissary school calls 70 men for training
The Commissary School of the Naval Reserve Force at Commonwealth Pier seeks 70 recruits for training. Openings include landsmen as commissary stewards bakers officers stewards and cooks with pay from 35 to 66.50 monthly plus allowances and insurance. Age 18 to 58. under 21 birth cert required. draft-age must show not needed by local board. See Assistant Paymaster O'Brien.
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Fall River Bars Liquor Sales For Naval Uniforms
Fall River officials in conference with city and naval authorities assure that liquor sales in nearby Newport will bar access to men in uniform beginning May 1. With thousands of naval personnel in the area, a five mile radius bans sale and officials fear Wall River's license may undermine the Navy Department rule.
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Ocean oil ship collision claims thirty seven lives
Off the British coast on March 24 the American steamship OQ B Jennings and the British steamer War Knight collided while laden with raphtha and oils. Crew survivors report that all but one of the dead were aboard the War Knight and were burned by blazing gas and oil.
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War Knight blown up after mine strike at sea
Survivors of the War Knight were rescued by destroyers from a blazing hull that was towed toward shallow water. A mine later blew the ship up as the rescue continued through a field of burning oil. The Jennings crew were also saved, though several Americans suffered severe burns and were hospitalized. An officer said the collision happened shortly after 2 a.m. near 15 miles to destination, the result of sailing without lights due to submarine danger.
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A British steamer War Knight sinks in mine and fire
The account recalls a collision with the War Knight and the sinking of the O. B. Jennings after a gas explosion. Crew casualties include one seaman, Shea, and the destroyers towed the burning wreck to safety, with the Jennings later beached after being sunk to prevent further danger. War Knight built in 1917 at Alameda California. Jennings owned by Standard Oil.
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Standard Oil Company
Rally Honors Italian Aid in War Effort
Everett High School was filled last night for a rally in support of the allies. Lieutenant Orlandini of the Italian army and Frank Loud spoke, with Orlandini declaring that the help given Italy in this hour of need will not be forgotten by future generations.
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Everett High School
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Frank Loud
Italy
United States Called To World War Bond Effort
In the present crucial test of the world war the civilized world looks to the United States to save it from Hunnish brutalities. Buy a Bond.
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1917 set new high record for fish
William K. Seardsley manager of the Boston Fish Pier Company testified at a federal hearing before Examiner Matheson that 1917 set a new high water mark for fish handled and that prices also reached the highest point in 19 years of the exchange. The hearing concerns a government suit against the fish interests alleging a Sherman act violation.
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William K. Seardsley
Boston Fish Pier Company
Matheson
Representative McFadden Pushes Steyr Spangled Banner as Nation Anthem
Washington April 17 Representative McFadden of Pennsylvania introduced a resolution to make the Steyr Spangled Banner the national anthem. The song is widely regarded as the national anthem by common consent and by statute but has not been legislated as such. General Pershing urged a bridge to France. Liberty Bonds support the effort.
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