Fall of Babylon dazzles Colonial Theatre with Griffith spectacle
David Wark Griffith presents The Fall of Babylon as the second production in the Colonial Theatre repertory. The film blends monumental mass scenes with a love story and interspersed dance by Lois Kyra’s troupe, backed by rich orchestral music, though some audience members objected to the cinema emphasis over live narration.
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David Wark Griffith
Griffith
Colonial Theatre
Babylon
Lois Kyra
Kyra
Cyrus
Crowd confronts police on busy Washington Street district
A large tumult along Washington Street involved women and men being cuffed as police cleared a crowd amid liquor license rowdiness. Patrolman James F Norton was beaten by a group, knocked unconscious by a bottle, and is listed as in danger at City Hospital after the assault near Massachusetts Avenue and St. Germain Street. Frank J Howley and Richard P Gargan were identified, with Norton’s revolver recovered from Howley.
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Art
James F. Norton
Back Bay
Belvidere Street
Norton
Howley
Gargan
Rioting in Uptown District Leaves Officers Beaten
A series of incidents late last night and early this morning in the uptown district left one man wounded after a shooting by Patrolman Thomas Ryan at the corner of Eliot and Warrenton streets and involved officers being assaulted during the unrest.
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Uptown
Kelley
Thomas Ryan
Eliot and
Warrenton Streets
Rioting on Washington Street Ends in Police Clashes
A Washington Street riot near Adams House involved rough policing as officers confronted a growing crowd. A suspect, Ryan, attempted to detain a man. a confrontation led to a gunshot that wounded Kell y, sending him to hospital in serious condition. Police cleared areas near LaGrange and City Hall avenues amid ongoing disturbances.
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Adams House
Washington Street
Ryan
Eliot
Warrenton
Kelley
LeGrange Street
New York Hotels Withdraw Alcohol Sales In Compliance
New York hotel managers decide to discontinue all alcoholic sales, including light wines and war-time beer, to adhere to the law despite assurances from counsel and reports that Attorney General Palmer would not intervene. In contrast, wine and liquor dealers plan to stay open and continue selling 2.75 percent beer and wine at home consumption outlets.
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New York
Palmer
New York City
Family Wine and Liquor Dealers’ Protective Association
Invitation to Sell Beer Sparks Bipartisan Debate
Congressman John F. Fitzgerald denounces Attorney General Palmer's statement as an invitation for liquor merchants to sell beer at 2.34 times the limit. He argues there is little risk of prosecution and warns the skewed access favors the wealthy, urging action to prevent future trouble.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Palmer
Congressman Fitzgerald
America
Noisy farewell to John Barleycorn in Boston hotels
Boston hotels hosted wake like festivities last night as prohibition neared with jazz and dancing. Hotels from Copley Plaza to Lorraine filled with diners and revelers bidding farewell to John Barleycorn while some officials and patrons urged temperance over celebration.
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John Barleycorn
Boston
Mister
Mrs. Boston
Copley Plaza
Lenox
Brunswick
Prior
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