Resolution Probes Liquor Purchases for Shipboard Sale
Washington Aug 16 Resolutions ask the United States Shipping Board to disclose how much liquor it bought for sale on American ships since prohibition began and from which countries and sources. The measures seek details on funds used, feasibility of continuing shipboard sales, and purchases from foreign suppliers including the United Kingdom.
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United States Shipping Board
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
United Kingdom
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Virginian author’s guide Edwin B. Trafton dies in Los Angeles
Edwin B. Trafton, famed for Wyoming experiences linked to the Virginian Owen Wister novel, collapsed and died while drinking an ice cream soda in Los Angeles. A former Yellowstone guide for 35 years, he also reputedly rode with Buffalo Bill and lived in the old West era.
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Jackson Hole
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Yellowstone Park
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Mayor Proposes Pension Cap For City Workers
Mayor Curley urged a contributory pension bill setting a maximum retirement allowance of 1500 and a minimum of 500 at a public hearing in City Hall. He asked Judge Michael H. Sullivan and Finance Commission sponsors to draft figures for the lowest paid workers and a plan for present high earners. He emphasized limits on income for current high salaried employees and protections for scrub women and laborers.
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Curley
City Hall
Michael H. Sullivan
Finance Commission
Truths About Baby Remedies Warn Against Substitutes
The piece argues that remedies fit the task at hand and warns parents not to substitute or use counterfeit products. It promotes Fletcher's Castoria as the proper infant remedy and urges keeping baby-specific preparations on hand. It emphasizes motherly care and avoiding adult remedies for infants.
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Fletcher
Clara Bow Wins Fame and Fortune Contest 1921
Brooklyn high school student Clara Bow wins Brewster Publications Fame and Fortune Contest 1921 after thousands of entrants. She appears in William Christy Cabanne's Beyond the Rainbow and has completed a leading role in Elmer Clifton's Down to the Sea in Ships about the old whaling industry.
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Brooklyn, N. Y
Brewster Publications
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Elmer Clifton
Sure-Fire Flint Headlined by Johnny Hines with Doris Kenyon
Johnny Hines works on a six reel feature a comedy titled Sure-Fire Flint with Doris Kenyon as lead and a cast including Edmund Breese Effie Shannon Robert Edeson and Charles Gerard. The ensemble presents a footlight favorites lineup.
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Charles Gerard
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Rockcliffe Fellowes Leads The Stranger's Banquet at Goldwyn Studio
Rockcliffe Fellowes occupies the lead in Marshall Neilan's The Stranger's Banquet at Goldwyn studios Culver City Calif. Hughie Fay directs. Bull Montana’s Glad Rags is the third Hunt Stromberg vehicle. Elmo Lincoln stars in Quincy Adams Sawyer as the village blacksmith.
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Goldwyn Studios
Culver City
Calif
Marshall Neilan
Crane Wilbur Announces Marriage to Suzanne Chaubet
Actor and author Crane Wilbur confirms his marriage to Suzanne Chaubet, his leading lady in a vaudeville sketch. Chaubet is a French actress who debuted in America in Midnight Whirlpool in 1919. Wilbur gained fame in The Perils of Pauline with Pearl White and wrote The Monster, a new fall play.
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Steinach Gland Operation Film Promises Youth Revival
German producers announce a two film release detailing the Steinach gland operation. One film for the public and one for scientists explains the life-force effects on the organism and gender traits, with four reels showing animal and human youth revival experiments.
Lewis S Stone Joins Paramount Stock Company
Lewis S Stone signs with the Paramount stock company as lead in William De Mille's Notoriety His recent screen appearance was in Metro's The Prisoner of Zenda.
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Answers to Questions From Boston Post Readers
Answers list contact points and opinions on acting roles and film projects. Names include Jos L Boston Richard Tucker Kismet Berlin New Hampshire Carol Demp ster Grange Griffin Studios Mamaroneck Mary Philbin Merry Go Round Eric Von Stroheim Glenn Hunter The Cradle Buster F McD Fall River Robert McIntyre Goldwyn Culver City Bijou Fernandez McIntyre Prunella Hall Boston Post.
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Goldwyn Studios
Culver City
Calif
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Gaston Urges Labor Fairness in Rallies at Holyoke
In Holyoke Aug 16 Colonel William A. Gaston spoke at afternoon and evening meetings urging a square deal between employers and workers. He cited wartime service and state efforts aiding mothers and children, urged recognizing mistakes on both sides, and called for good temper and fairness to begin a constructive business era.
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William A. Gaston
Gaston
OBrien Challenges Pelletier to Public Debate
District Attorney Thomas C. OBrien renewed his demand for a public debate with ex District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier. Speaking at Dorchester and South Boston rallies, OBrien framed the issue as government vs anarchy and urged voters to compare qualifications for Suffolk County DA.
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Joseph C. Pelletier
Dorchester
Boston
Pelletier
Suffolk County
O’brien
Mr. Pelletier
Anarchy
James M Curley Club Endorses Barthe for House Seat
The James M. Curley Club of Ward 6 at 74 Dover Street endorsed J Arthur Barthe for the House of Representatives. Barthe, with the club's backing, is confident of his nomination.
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James M. Curley
Ballot Law Commission Overrules Objections to Nominees
The State Ballot Law Commission notified the Secretary of State to place on the primary ballot Andrew J. Barrett of Lowell Democratic candidate for Congress in the fifth district Francis P. Clark of Holyoke Democrat for the House in the tenth Hampden district and Harold P. Blake of Georgetown Democrat for the Hampden fourth district. Objections to their nomination papers had been filed with the commission.
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