Wage Cut Announced for Fall River Mill Workers
Fall River announces a 22 and a half percent wage reduction for 35 000 cotton mill operatives effective January 3 across 100 mills. Textile Council plans union meetings to vote on acceptance. Most mills operate on reduced schedules or are closed. American Print Works and Fall River Iron Works Corp mills closed for 10 days.
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Fall River
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
The
Textile Council
Manufacturers’ Association
New England
James Tansey
Christmas Gifts Made by Brookline Firemen
Brookline second platoon firefighters and their families craft gifts for Christmas. They have produced at least 50 silk hand vanity bags and various tidy boxes, knitted on a frame with precise knot work and satin lining. Ladderman John Donovan also makes large trimmed boxes for gifts.
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Brookline Fire Department
Peter A. Mealey
Matthew Nolan
Thomas Taylor
Robert Stanfield
Edward Forbes
Charles Madden
Frank Molloy
John Donovan
Carpenter Dies After Fall At Brighton Work Site
Frederick Hickey aged 22 percent years of 9 Trusl street Dorchester died at St Elizabeth Hospital from a fractured skull suffered when he was struck by a falling gutter while working as a carpenter for the New England Spun Silk Company at 42 Western avenue Brighton.
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Frederick Hickey
Trusl Street
Dorchester
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Hickey
New England Spun Silk Company
Western Avenue
Brighton
Prewar Theatre Prices Backed by Shuberts in Boston
The Shubert brothers who control six leading Boston houses push prewar pricing to lure audiences. The Midnight Rounders opens at the Majestic on December 27 with Eddie Cantor added to the New York cast, while The Passing Show at the Shubert Theatre, The Purple Mask at Plymouth, and Maytime at the Opera House all aim for top prices around 2 to 2.50. The move signals a return to wartime moderation after profiteering days as audiences demand value.
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J. J. Shubert
Boston
Majestic Theatre
New York
Eddie Cantor
Broadway
Shubert
Shubert Theatre
Leo Ditrichstein
Plymouth Theatre
Opera House
Shuberts
Winter Garden
Ponzi Sends Christmas Greeting to Creditors
Charles Ponzi now in Plymouth jail sent a Christmas message to his 11 000 creditors in New England via the Federal Building reporters of the Boston newspapers. The message reflects his ongoing effort to maintain contact with his creditors while serving his sentence.
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Charles Ponzi
Plymouth
Federal Building
Boston
New England
Screen comedienne returns to New York from Miami for Christmas
This popular screen comedienne just finished exterior filming for The Man From Toronto in Miami. She is elated to be back in New York with her family for Christmas.
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New York
Miami
Fla
Toronto
Constance
Christmas Festivities Ties Hollywood Stars To Yuletide Cheer
Screen actors plan a cluster of holiday celebrations with a Beverly Hills dinner for Mr and Mrs Douglas Fairbanks. Will Rogers hosts a large tree for Jimmie Mary and Billy at his new home. Billie Burke dedicates Christmas Day to her daughter Patricia plus Mae Murray and Bob Leonard prepare a tree for poor children. Eileen Percy aids orphans in Los Angeles as part of her goodwill.
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Douglas Fairbanks
Beverly Hills
Wallace Reid
Will Rogers
Jimmie
Mary
Billy
Billie Burke
Patricia
Byrant Washburn
Tom Moore
Alice
Mae Murray
Bob” Leonard
Hotel Des Artistes
New York
Eileen Percy
Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin Begins Work for First National
Charlie Chaplin starts work on three two reel comedies under his First National contract at his studio near Los Angeles. He has reportedly sold the tights to a yet unclear party.
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Charlie Chaplin
Los Angeles
Mr. Chaplin
The Kid and We Shall Soon See It on the Screen
Film notes hint at a forthcoming adaptation titled The Kid and We Shall Soon See It on the Screen. The piece suggests anticipation for a release, with industry chatter and casting rumors circulating through entertainment columns.
The Hundredth Chance Adapted by Stoll Film
Ethel M. Dell novel The Hundredth Chance is among her best loved works and has been brought to the screen by the Stoll Film Corporation.
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Ethel M. Dell
Stoll Film Corporation
Answers to Questions About Film Stars
Lynn masses question sheet notes Harrison Ford not married with brown hair and eyes. Latest film Satan’s Paradise with Norma Talmadge. Niles Welch married with brown hair and blue eyes. latest film The Spenders. Justine Johnstone married to Walter Wanger Realart New York address for Miss Johnstone. William S Hart born in Newburgh New York not married. six feet one inch tall with brown hair and blue eyes. address W S Hart Studios Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles California.
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Mass
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Norma Talmadge
Niles Welch
the Spenders
Kenderma
Justine Johnstone
Walter Wanger
Realart Company
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Johnstone
William S. Hart
Newburgh
W.S. Hart
Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
Cal
Film Releases and Cast List for New York Scene
The Testing Block is his latest release with Miss F. W. in Augusta Maine. Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki are addressed at Brunton Studios in Los Angeles. Bright Eyes features Katharine MacDonald and Nigel Barrie in The Notorious Miss Lisle.
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Augusta
Sessue Hayakawa
Tsuru Aoki
Brunton Studios
Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles
Cal
Bright Eyes
Lewiston
Katherine MacDonald
Nigel Barrie
Miss Lisle
Missouri to seek death for bank crimes in new session
Kansas City report says representative-elect M A O Donnell from Jackson County announced a bill will be introduced in the next Missouri Legislature to punish bank robbery highway robbery and burglary offenses with the death penalty.
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Kansas City
Missouri
MA. O'Donnell
Jackson County
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