York Beach finds missing slipper sparks romance rumor
Arthur Norton, York Beach assistant postmaster, found a slipper on Bowden's Corner road and later mailed it to a Lawrence woman who signed Cinderella. Postmaster Hildreth received the note confirming the slipper discovery as a possible spark for a romance with the York Beach finder dubbed Prince Charming by locals.
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York Bach
Arthur Norton
York Beach
Cinderella
Lawrence
Norton
Woman Author Dies in Lakewood at Age 8
Cleveland August 23 Mrs Jane Elliott Snow noted author lecturer student and biographer died at her daughter’s home in Lakewood at the age of eight.
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Cleveland
Jane Elliott Snow
Lakewood
Jack Holt Headlines First East Picture at Famous Players Lasky
Screen gossip notes Jack Holt leaving Hollywood for an East coast project at Famous Players Lasky Long Island studio making Making a Man from Peter B Kyne story. Holt born Winchester Virginia educated at Virginia Military Institute. He began screen work with Universal then Select, Ince and Paramount. Earlier titles include The Woman Thou Gavest Me The Life Line Held by the Enemy and The Sins of Rosanne. Most recent pictures Bought and Paid For While Satan Sleeps The Man Unconquerable.
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Lasky
Hollywood
Jack Holt
East
Famous Players-Lasky Studio
Long Island
Peter B. Kyne
Winchester
Virginia Military Institute
Universal
Select
Thomas H. Ince
Paramount
Satan
Fred Niblo Buys Stage Success For Future Production
Fred Niblo plans another stage hit before leaving for the coast. He has purchased The Famous Mrs. Fair featuring Henry Miller and Blanche Bates, a co starred production for several seasons.
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Captain Applejack
Fred Niblo
Henry Miller
Blanche Bates
Schable Once Played Lead In Stage And Screen Roles
Robert Schable, cast for the male lead in Agnes Ayres Paramount film A Daughter of Luxury adapted from The Impostor, previously played the same part in a 1916 stage version starring Annie Russell.
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Robert Schable
Agnes Ayres
Paramount
Leonard Merrick
Annie Russell
Bebe Daniels Plans Studio Return After Long Beach Vacation
Bebe Daniels enjoys a short rest at Long Beach before resuming work at Lasky studio on Singed Wings to be followed by Notoriety and a gypsy story. She just finished leading roles in Nice People and Pink Gods.
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Bebe Daniels
Long Beach
Oxly
Lasky
Miss Daniels
Pickford and Fairbanks Complete Films to Vacation in Mexico
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks have finished Tess and Robin Hood and will vacation in Mexico after cutting and editing. Robin Hood likely premiers in New York in early fall with the couple present at the opening. Early previews praise Fairbanks best work yet and Pickford’s revival Tess of the Storm Country garners similar acclaim.
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Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Tess
Robin Hood
Mexico
New York
Mary
Doug
Mr. Fairbanks
Miss Pickford
Orphan Sally Starts New Superior Production
A New Superior release presents Orphan Sally featuring Flora Finch Sydney Mason and Margaret Beecher. The screen story follows Sally as she navigates hardship and resilience with strong performances from the cast and steady direction.
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Sally
Flora Finch
Sydney Mason
Margaret Beecher
Screen stars linked with producer Morosco and others
Betty Compson and Walter Morosco are repeatedly tied in fan talk though she is not married. The piece notes Compson as a leading beauty and cites other stars like Gaston Glass, Charles Ray, Ethel Grandin, Jacqueline Logan, and Charlotte Pierce. It mentions Art Acord’s marriage and his serial Winners of the West.
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Betty Compson
Walter Morosco
Oliver Morosco
Miss Compson
Yes
Banff
Lake Louise
Gaston Glass
Winnipeg
Boston
Charles Ray
Ethel Grandin
Jacqueline Logan
Charlotte Pierce
Art Acord
Funeral services for Frank W. Dodge theatrical manager
Simple rites were held at 148 Oxford Street North Cambridge for Frank W. Dodge longtime Selwyn Theatre property manager who died after a months long illness. He had been linked with Fred E. Wright of the Boston theatre world and was a Fall River native buried there. Dodge was a Mason and Elk.
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Frank W. Dodge
Selwyn Theatre
Oxford Street
North
Cambridge
Dodge
Fred E. Wright
Boston Theatre Managers
Fall River
Masonic and
Elks Orders
OBrien Plans Double Tour For DA Nomination
East Boston open air meetings marked the start of Thomas C. OBrien's intensified campaign for the Democratic nomination for district attorney. He labeled Joseph C. Pelletier his real opponent and a conspirator with a blackmailer gang seeking power. OBrien plans ten days of countywide campaigning followed by another circuit ending with whirlwind tours before the primaries.
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Boston
Thomas C. O'Brien
Joseph C. Pelletier
Suffolk County
Colt Leaves Bank Clerks $1000 Bequests
Nearly 300 clerks at the Industrial Trust Company in Providence and its branches received $1000 each under the will of Colonel Samuel P. Colt, president of the United States Rubber Company and chairman of the trust company.
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Providence
R. I
Industrial Trust Company
Samuel P. Colt
United States Rubber Company
Trust Company
Mrs Henry Ford Uses Luxurious Private Railway Car
The report notes Mrs Henry Ford employs what is described as the most luxurious and complete private railway car ever built, highlighting its opulence and advanced features.
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Mra
Henry Ford
City playground final activities crown sports champions
Yesterday the city Playground championship concluded at Franklin Field. The senior base ball game between William Eustis and Christopher Lee arenas went extra innings with Eustis winning. Strandwayirls squash ball beat Hustis yard 52 to 29 while Robert Swan boys squash ball defeated Dudley 42 to 14.
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Franklin Field
William Eustis
Christopher Lee
Eustis
Strandway
Hustis Yard
Robert Swan
Dudley School
Dorchester Man Struck by Auto at Upeham’s Corner
J Henry Sautag age 44 of 36 Alexander Street Dorchester was hit by an automobile owned and operated by John L Wonderjem of 69 Sagamore Street Dorchester. He was seriously injured stepping from a street car at Upe ham’s Corner yesterday.
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Upeham's Corner
J. Henry Sautag
Alexander Street
Dorchester
John L. Wonderjem
Sagamore Street
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