Pickford to sue Ziegfeld for libel over Paris tragedy
Jack Pickford plans legal action against Florenz Ziegfeld Jr citing malicious libel. Marilyn Miller defends Pickford, recounting Olive Thomas death and Paris investigations, and says Ziegfeld’s attacks force her into hardship as she stands by Pickford in his fight.
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Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr
Jack Pckford
Marilyn Miller
Pickford
Oliver Lomas
Jack Pickford
Torenz Ziegfeld, Jr
Miss Miller
Olive Thomas
Korenz Ziegfeld
Paris
Zilegfeld
Police Department
Seine
France
Olive Thomas Pickford
Ziegfeld
New York
Tickford
Boston
National forces compel surrender of irregulars at Ferns
National troops arrived at Ferns and ordered 81 irregulars occupying the post office to surrender after brief resistance in which four irregulars were wounded. All others were captured, with 21 rifles and revolvers seized. The force then moved to Enniscorthy and Ferns fell under volunteer control. over five more prisoners were taken in Wexford. Irregulars in the area reportedly had flat-nosed cartridges. Headquarter bulletins note nationalist operations in Donegal South Leitrim Roscommon Queens county and West Meath with Cork described as normal.
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Ferns
Enniscorthy
Wexford
Donegal
South Leitrim
Roscommon
Queens County
West Meath
Cork
Arrest plan looms over de Valera funeral attendance
Dublin reports Free State authorities plan to arrest Eamon de Valera if he attends the funeral of Charlies Burgess, slain in Sackville Street battles last week. De Valera is said to be hiding near Dublin after escaping a cordon. Funeral set for tomorrow.
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Dublin
United News
Eamon de Valera
Charlies Burgess
Sackville Street
Free State
de Valera
Harold F. McCormick Sails to Europe for Extended Vacation
Harold I. McCormick, now fully recovered from an operation, plans a voyage to Europe via New York this week. He travels with son Fowler and daughter Mathilde, who will visit grandfather John D. Rockefeller while Mathilde seeks consent for her marriage to Swiss horseman Max Oser.
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Chicago
Harold I. McCormick
New York
Europe
McCormick
Fowler
Mathilde
Fowler McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Max Oser
Mr. Rockefeller
Miss Mathilde
Oser
Sunburned Beach Girl May Not Make Goldwyn Cut
Goldwyn scout Miss Fernandez toured Salisbury and Hampton beaches seeking film prospects. She evaluated Newburyport and Salisbury crowds for appearance, noting sunburns, mustaches on men, and inappropriate beach dress while praising some wholesome New England types but finding no qualified prospects for upcoming Goldwyn productions. She warned about sun damage to complexions and emphasized camera appeal over beach trends.
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Miss Fernandez
Goldwyn Scout
Newburyport
Salisbury
Hampton
Goldwyn
New England
Boston Post
Captain Black Bird
A. Walsh
Scout Plans Daily Route Through New Hampshire Cities
The Goldwyn scout will reach Rochester around 11 a m for about an hour then travel to Dover and Somersworth to scout mid afternoon throngs in Portsmouth. He will later return to Rye Beach to scout the area in late afternoon.
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Rye Beach
Portsmouth
Somersworth
Dover
Rochester
Goldwyn
Passenger seaplane plunge ends with rescue after lake dive
Isaacs, a passenger in a seaplane, was submerged twenty feet under water strapped to his seat when a control failure sent the craft plummeting two hundred feet. Held by the joystick and safety straps, he was a prisoner for two minutes at the lake bottom, then freed himself and surfaced exhausted with water in his lungs.
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Isaacs
Seaplane Crash Turns Narrow Escape Into Safe Rescue
Isaacs, a former British airman and Pittsfield pilot, survived a Lake Pontoosuc seaplane crash after he and two passengers leaped from the rear cockpit as the craft nose-dived. A rescue launch reached the scene 15 minutes later. Isaacs bears only a bruised lip and nose while passengers were soaked but unharmed. The seaplane, owned by Charlie & Charlie, sank. this marked the company’s first accident in two years of short flights.
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Isaacs
Charlie
Lake Pontoosuc
Pittsfield
Charles Roberts
Alexander Harbowski
For Value Received in Married Life series
Edith Bernard Delano announces that For Value Received, a Married Life story, will appear in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The notice highlights the author and magazine feature in a periodical schedule.
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Edith Bernard Delano
Boston Sunday Post
Riley Brother Refuses Contact Amid Missing Kin Case
Walter S. Fletcher is jailed on charges of assault with intent to kill in the missing person case of John Riley. Thomas Riley departed Alexandria for Cambridge this afternoon, denying any word from his brother since July 4.
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Thomas Riley
John
Alexandria
N. H
John Riley
Walter S. Fletcher
Cambridge
Mass
Missing man Riley believed harmed after beating incident
Relatives fear foul play after a missing man, Riley, is not found near his lease pasture. Police, joined by a posse, search woodland near Newfound Lake as summer residents and locals, including Fletcher friends, discuss shell shock and violent tendencies amid the disappearance.
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Mr. Riley
Fletcher
Ed Bennett
Riley
Newfound Lake
Henry Durant
Jennie Tucker
Drowns With Fiancee Near Billercia Pond Tragedy
Neal H. Beeler 26 of Cambridge drowns at Nutting's Pond near Billerca while bathing with fiancee Miss Leota Beatrice Walker and relatives. He jumped into deep water from a canoe and sank after cramps. Bathers pulled him from the lake and attempted revival.
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Billerica
Neal H. Beeler
Sacramento Street
Cambridge
Leota Beatrice Walker
Nutting’s Pond
Wheeler
Buelah H. Walker
Beeler
Miss Walker
Moonshine Found in Stoneham Truck Garden
Wakefield police sleuthing yesterday uncovered four gallons of moonshine stored under tomato bushes in a truck garden at Joseph Muntone's residence 139 Franklin Street Stoneham. The discovery prompts ongoing investigation into illicit distilling activities in the area.
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Wakefield
Joseph Muntone
Franklin Street
Stoneham
Young thief linked to auto ring north of Boston area
Fitchburg July 9 State and local police say arrest of John F Walker 18 son of late R A Walker former Waltham mayor signals break up of Middlesex county auto theft ring. Walker charged with stealing and receiving a coupe from Warl G Moulton Fitchburg president of New Bene land Truck Co. case to be called Monday. Police traced stolen car to McDonald farm Wayland believed center for thieves.
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Fitchburg
John F. Walker
ER. A. Walker
Waltham
Middlesex County
Walker
Warl G. Moulton
New Beneland Truck Co
Marlboro
Williams Tavern
Earl G. Moulton
Ashby
Kurlin and
Sherlock
Riverside
McDonald Farm
Wayland
Celebration for St Mary in North End
The Saint Mary of Anzano Degli Irpiri society held the feast day with a 10:40 high mass at St Leonard's Church and an outdoor procession at Endicott and North Margin streets attended by thousands in the North End.
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Mary
Anzano Degli Irpiri
North End
St. Leonard's Church
Endicott
North Margin
Auto Plunges Into Charles River After Collision
A roadster owned by Alfred J. Chase with his sister Miss May Chase aboard plunged off an embankment into the Charles River at Flagg street Cambridge after a collision with Samuel Carr of Belmont. Both Chases escaped to shore and were unharmed as Park Police recovered the car.
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Alfred J. Chase
Miss May Chase
Charles River
Flagg Street
Cambridge
Chase
Woods
Breen and
Hollis
Metropolitan Park
Samuel Carr
Belmont Street
Belmont
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Goldwyn Films
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Alviays
Jennie Etta Tucker
Bristol
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