Call for Bids to Stock Leviathan's Larder
The Shipping Board announces sealed bids for provisioning the steamship Leviathan, the largest American flag vessel. Tenders for reconditioning will be opened December 29 at the International Mercantile Marine Company offices in New York, with two months allowed for bid preparation.
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The
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Steward’s Department of the
New York
International Mercantile Marine Company
United States Shipping Board
French court condemns six in murder and arson plot
In Lot-et-Garonne a judge sentenced William Brugere and five accomplices to the guillotine or long labor for robbing and murdering an elderly couple and burning their farmhouse. William sold his wife to his brother Marty for a sack of potatoes and a musket amid details of a chicken dinner and a village notoriety.
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Paris
Bill’” Brugere
Martinaud
Marty
Lot-et-Garonne
William
France
Bill
Pommes de Terre
Boy Struck by Auto in Brockton Finds Fractured Skull
William Kave, 12, of 12 Intervale Street, is in Brockton City Hospital with a fractured skull after an auto crash while playing tag. The car driven by George J. Loving of Brockton struck him as he ran into the street. he is listed on the dangerous list with slim chances of recovery.
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Brockton
William Kavecaus
Intervale Street
Brockton City Hospital
George J. Loving
Told Last Lie Turned On Gas
Geo Koehn told his wife he had found a job and returned home to a joyful evening. The next morning he lay dead in the kitchenette with a note claiming, Your Untruthful Husband, stating he had lied to her about finding work. No gas was actually turned on.
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Chicago
United News
Geo Koehn
Famous Doctor to Lecture at Harvard
Clemens Pirquet, a famed Vienna physician and professor, will lecture at Harvard Medical School on preventive medicine. He will present two talks on December 21 and 22, the first on tuberculosis in children and the second on quantitative nutrition.
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Clemens Pirquet
University of Vienna
Harvard Medical School
People's Symphony Concert At Arlington Theatre
The People's Symphony led by Mr. Mollenhauer presented its eighth concert at the Arlington Theatre. Karl Zeise, a young local cellist, assisted and impressed with a fine tone while performing Boellmann. The program featured Beethoven Eighth, Westerhout Ronde D amour, The Rosary, Komzak A Fairy Tale, and Liszt First Hungarian Rhapsody. The ensemble delivered a united and powerful performance to a large appreciative audience.
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Mollenhauer
Arlington Theatre
Beethoven
Nevin
Komzak
Liszt
Karl Zeise
Zeise
Boellman
ISCREEN GOSSIP Miss Francisco’s Broadway to screen journey
This article traces Miss Francisco from vaudeville with her sister to Broadway ambitions. She appeared in Maytime and danced at the Winter Garden and the Follies, then starred alongside Agnes Ayres and Jerome Patrick in The Furnace. Recent titles include Midsummer Madness Greater Than Love and Straight From Paris.
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Francisco
Broadway
Winter Garden
Agnes Ayres
Jerome Patrick
Paris
Miss Francisco
Valentino to Star Opposite Swanson in Beyond the Rocks
Rudolph Valentino will headline opposite Gloria Swanson in Beyond the Rocks a film written for Swanson by Elinor Glyn. The project marks Valentino as a leading man in a Paramount vehicle prior to his next starring role.
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Rudolph Valentino
Paramount
Gloria Swanson
Elinor Glyn
Starveling and Island Wives Lead Hollywood Flash
Edward Hearn headlines The Starveling opposite Jane Novak in a second independent production. Anita Stewart previously co starred with Hearn in A Question of Honor. Edythe Sterling marries L T Osborne while being divorced from Art Acord. Osborne is father to Baby Marie Osborne. Rockcliffe Fellowes films on location in Miami opposite Corinne Griffith in Island Wives.
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Edward Hearn
Janes Novak
Mr. Hearn
Anita Stewart
Los Angeles Times
Edythe Sterling
L. T. Osborne
Miss Sterling
Art Acord
Universal
Mr. Osborne
Marie” Osborne
Rockcliffe Fellowes
Miami
Pla
Corinne Griffith
Silhouettes and Screens: Public Notices and Names Mentioned
The item lists figures from popular culture and local media such as Edith Roberta and James Morrison with brief physical descriptions and acting history. It also references Dorchester Company H, Vita graph era stars Maurice Costello and Dorothy Kelly, and a note directing questions to Prunella Hall at the Boston Post.
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Edith Roberta
Co. H
Dorchester
James Morrison
Vitagraph
Maurice Costello
Dorothy Kelly
Leo
Lynn
Prunella Hall
The
Boston Post
Auto Crash Breaks Telegraph Pole In Avon
Daniel C. Reardon of East Main Street Avon was severely injured when his car crossed the Brockton Avon road, struck a telegraph pole, and demolished the vehicle. He was taken to Brockton City Hospital unconscious and listed on the dangerous list with a possible skull fracture.
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Brockton
Daniel C. Reardon
East Main Street
Avon
Brockton City Hospital
Brockton-Avon Road
Reardon
Famous Players Lasky To Revise Bought and Paid For
Famous Players Lasky Company plans to revise the film Bought and Paid For with William de Mille as director. The well known drama was shot several years ago and will be updated for rerelease.
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Famous
Players Lasky Company
William de Mille
Sonny Play Bought for Screen by Inspiration Pictures
George Hobart's Sonny, which had a brief Broadway run this fall, has been bought by Inspiration Pictures Corporation. The adaptation will star Richard Barthelmess for the screen release.
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Sonny
George Hobart
Inspiration Pictures Corporation
Richard Barthelmess
Answers to questions on film stars and release notes
Henry T confirms Chester Conklin. M M W reports on printing a requested picture and Sydney Mason details. Miriam in Dorchester notes Mary Hay as Kate and her marriage to Richard Barthelmess. Lowell Sherman as Lennox Sanderson and Creighton Hale as the professor. Nazimova married to Charles Bry, Eva 8 Cambridge mentions Es telle Taylor in Blind Wives. The Miracle Man was released earlier. Still Hoping, Ruth Ke.
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Henry T
Chester Conklin
Boston
Sydney Mason
Miriam
Dorchester
Mary Hay
Kate
Richard Barthelmess
Lowell Sherman
Lennox Sanderson
Creighton Hale
Alla Nazimova
Charles Bryant
T. R
Roxbury
Estelle Taylor
Cambridge
Bradferd
Ruth Ke
Local Man Arrested Over Forged Check Shoe Purchase
Meyer Schwartz, a Lawrenc h shoe dealer, identified John J Collins of Lynn as the man who used a forged $20 check to buy a $6 pair of shoes and received $14 in change. The bank rejected the signature of A. G. Walton Shoe Co. Inc. Collins faces larceny charges in District Court.
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Meyer Schwartz
John J. Collins
Lynn
Schwartz
Collins
W. J. Chase
A. G. Walton Shoe Co., Inc
R. Lh Winship
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