The House of Peril Narrative Sparks a Morning Mystery
In a Boston Post serialized mystery by Louis Tracy, Mary Dixon, fiancé to Coleman van Cortland, questions if he was murdered after a drunken New York table scene. Inspector Furneaux leads the case while Will Dixon and others awaken to the deadly tableau and a puzzling punch mix.
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Mary Dixon
Stuart
Louis Tracy
Boston Post
Post
Pillar of Light
House of Peril
Coleman van Cortland
Furneaux
New York Force
van Cortland
France
Morrison
Dixon
Coallie
Inspector Furneaux
New York Detective Bureau
Furneaux Investigates At London Style Murder Scene
In a Fifth Avenue drawing room, Detective Furneaux questions guests after Mr. van Cortland is found dead. Dr. Bright and plain clothes officers examine Billy Bolton while Holgate’s condition is treated with smelling salts. Stuart notices tension as Dixon’s sister learns of the tragedy.
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Willie Dixon
Furneaux
van Cortland
Coallie
Ixon
Fifth Avenue
Coleman
Monty Straus
Buddy Owen
Billy Bolton
Harry Holgate
Cafe de la Paix
Dixon
Stuart
Morrison
Mr. van Iland
Orrison
Brown Welle
Ape
Dr. Bright
Holgate
Peor Mae Stuart
Billy’’ Bolton
Bright
Ske
Detective Furneaux presses Stuart on Miss Dixon interview
In tense exchanges Furneaux demands accounts of Stuart's meeting with Miss Dixon as he asserts twelve suspects may hold key to Cortland's murder. Stuart defends timing while the detective vows arrests and pushes for information, hinting at a broader police trap.
To be continued in tomorrow's Boston Post
The note asserts serial publication of a story across consecutive issues until complete and credits the Boston Post and Edward J. Clode as copyright holders for 1922.
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Boston Post
Edward J. Clode
The
Hungry Boston Children Helped by Family Welfare Society
In Boston the Family Welfare Society aids hungry children of unemployed fathers. A teacher notices two kids starving and unable to play at recess. Milk and support are provided, the father finds work, and children now enjoy playtime. Join the Family campaign.
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Boston
Family Welfare Society
Join
Murders Wife and Ends His Own Life in Tampa
W F Clark a 42 year old blacksmith allegedly shot his wife at a downtown street corner then killed himself with a pistol after firing a stream of bullets. Mrs Clark cried Please dont shoot any more as seven bullets struck her. The couple had recently separated with Mrs Clark filing suit for divorce and Clark responding with a cross bill accusing infidelity.
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Tampa
Fila
W. F. Clark
Aerials Forsaken as Army Signals Chief Prospects Change
Major General George O Squier chief signal officer of the army announces a plan to replace receiving aerials with house wiring by plugging a wire into an electric light socket. Radio experts see rapid adoption as feasible and engineers support the shift.
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George O. Squier
Army
Radio concerts tapped from electric lights tested in Medford
Harold J. Power of American Radio and Research Corp describes using a rubber insulating disc between socket and plug to receive concerts via electric lighting wires. He notes filters remove hum but warns this is experimental and limited by grounded systems and safety concerns.
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Harold J. Power
American Radio and Research Corporation
Medford Hillside
Mr. Power
Squier
Medford Laboratories
Power
Everett
Washington
Thomas C. Shortwell
West 156Th Street
Shortwell
Golden Birth Anniversary of William M. Trotter Marked Tonight
A varied musical program honors William Monroe Trotter editor of The Guardian and secretary of the National League of Colored Americans for Equal Rights. Soloists include Batelle Jackson and George L. Ruffin. readings by A J. Smitherman. conductor Clarence Cameron White leads Victorian Concert Orchestra. Speakers include William D. Brigham, William H. Lewis, Cyril F. Butler. A.Rev B. W. Swain presides and Edgar P. Benjamin presents a gold purse.
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William Monroe Trotter
the Guardian
National League of Colored Americans For Equal Rights
Zion Church
Columbus Avenue
Northampton Street
Batelle Jackson
Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
George L. Ruffin
E. H
Boamer
Maybelle Grant Russell
Frederick F. Smith
Richmond
A. J. Smitherman
Tulsa
Okla
Victorian Concert Orchestra
Clarence Cameron White
Trotter
William D. Brigham
Dorchester
Wm. H. Lewis
U.S
Cyril F. Butler
Equal Rights League
B. W. Swain
Edgar P. Benjamin
Prices Realized on Swift Beef Sales in Boston Week Ending April 165th
Swift and Company sales of carcass beef in Boston for the week ending Saturday April 165th show ship ments sold out with prices ranging from 7.00 to 13.75 cents per pound and an average of 42.44 cents per pound.
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Swift & Company
Boston
Katherine MacDonald Stars in The Infidel at Old South Theatre
Katherine MacDonald lauded as American Beauty of the screen headlines her current release The Infidel showing at the Old South Theatre this week. Bryant Washburn supports as her leading man as she works on The Woman Conquers at Mayer studios.
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Miss MacDonald
Old South Theatre
Mayer Studios
Bryant Washburn
Mary MacLaren
Hollywood
Wallace Reid
Gloria Swanson Starts Six Weeks Abroad Tour
Paramount star Gloria Swanson sailed on the Homeric Saturday for a six weeks holiday tour of England and France. This is Miss Swanson s very first trip abroad.
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Gloria Swanson
Paramount
England
France
Miss Swanson
Film Notes From Boston Post Radio Reel Cast Roster
Edith D reports Edith D., Boston Edith D. notes various actors in Hollywood studios with Bitterness of Sweets and To Have and Hold. Bert Lytell lines up opposite Betty Compson at Lasky Hollywood. Norma Shearer leads Chan ning of the Royal Mounted with Eugene O'Brien. Harold Goodwin appears in The Rosary. David Butler stars with Gladys Walton in A Wise Kid. Roy Barnes at Universal City with Marie Prevost in Her Night of Nights.
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Gaston Bell
Edith D
Boston
Earle Metcalfe
Goldwyn Studios
Culver
City
Calif
Colleen Moore
Antonio Moreno
Montagu Love
Gladys Leslie
Methuen
Bert Lytell
Lasky
Hollywood
Betty Compson
Norma Shearer
Eugene O’brien
Channing
The
Royal Mounted
Harold Goodwin
David Butler
Gladys Walton
T. Roy Barnes
Universal City
Marie Prevost
Universal Studios
Prunella, Hall
Boston Post
May Allison Returns to Filmland with Robert Ellis
May Allison resumes picture work after a year away with co star Robert Ellis in a series of productions through Associated Exhibitors. The first film will be shot in Porto Rico with stories by Charles Logue who previously wrote for Katherine MacDonald.
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Filmland
May Allison
Miss Allison
Robert Ellis
Associated
Porto Rico
Charles Logue
Katherine MacDonald
Allison- Ellis
Mary Hay Hosts 100th Night for Marjolaine Cast
At the Broadhurst Theatre in New York Mary Hay hosts a box party for the 100th performance of Marjolaine the musical comedy hit. Guests include Dorothy Gish Lillian Gish Mae Murray Vivian Martin Eugene OBrien and Richard Barthelmess.
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Broadhurst Theatre
New York
Mary Hay
Marjolaine
Little Miss Hay
Dorothy
Lillian Gish
Mae Murray
Vivian Martin
Eugene O’brien
Richard Barthelmess
Arbuckle Films to Roll Out After Acquittal
Following Roscoe Arbuckle's acquittal on manslaughter charges and the jury's note wishing him success, Famous Players-Lasky plans to release three Arbuckle films "Gasolene Gas" "Breight Prepaid" and "Leap Year" that had been shelved. "Gasolene Gas" will premiere in New York first, with a nationwide release contingent on New York's verdict.
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Roscoe Arbuckle
Famous Players- Lasky Company
Arbuckle
New York
Signs with Metro for Billie Dove contract
Former beauty Billie Dove, known for Cosmopolitan photoplays, has signed a contract with the Metro Company. Dove previously appeared in two Metro Cosmopolitan productions and is set to continue her film career with the studio.
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Lilliam
Billie) Dove
Follies’ Beauty
Metro Company
Miss Dove
Cosmopolitan
Noted Boston Lawyer Richard M. Saltonstall Dies
Funeral services for Richard M. Saltonstall, prominent Boston lawyer, who died after a major operation at Corey Hill Hospital, will be held at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow from the First Unitarian Church Chestnut Hill. Burial is private at Harmony Grove Salem. Survived by a widow, his brother Endicott P. Saltonstall district attorney for Middlesex County, and his sister Mrs. John S. Curtis.
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Richard M. Saltonstall
Corey Hill Hospital
First Unitarian Church
Chestnut Hill
Harmony Grove
Salem
Mr. Saltonstall
Harvard
Theodore Roosevelt
Harvard Law School
Caleb Loring
Waston, Snow & Saltonstall
Boston
Somerset
the Union
the Country
the Exchange
Norfolk Hunt Clubs
New York
New Riding Club
Wee
Curtis Club
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Arbuckle Films
Gruen
Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Inc
Washington Street
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Homer R. Marchant
Gloucester
Mass
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Commonwealth Ave
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