Fitchburg Boy Audition Sparks Goldwyn Interest
Miss Bijou Fernandez of Goldwyn Pictures toured Fitchburg and Cambridge Bay scouting for new faces for future Goldwyn screen productions. She singled out a shy, cheerful boy with an infectious smile among the trainees, noting his potential if he matures and screens well.
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Camp Devens
Bijou Fernandez
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Concord
New England
Goldwyn Screen Productions
Galvin
Scout sees film prospects among Devens soldiers
Goldwyn scout tours Camp Devens with New England visit under the Boston Post. Miss Alice McInerney and John Galvin stand out as potential movie figures while Major Stark and Captain Hemminway escort. Scouts praise few, fault others for overdone jewelry and too much store decor.
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Goldwyn
New England
Boston Post
Devens
Fatty Arbuckle
Charlie Chaplin
Fitchburg
Miss Fernandez
Concord
Old Town
Ayer
Jimmie Peronni
Camp
Major Stark
Hemminway
Press Department
Goldwyn scout eyeing New England girls for film roles
Fitchburg report details a Goldwyn scouting trip as Miss Fernandez canvasses streets and beaches for potential young actresses. She notes a standout, Miss McInerney, and critiques jewelry taste and personal poise while highlighting dress, bobbed hair, and future design goals. The scout plans further stops in Winchendon and towns across the region.
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Alice McInerney
Congress Street
Fitchburg
Mass
Miss McInerney
Goldwyn
New England
Goldwyn Scout
Miss Fernandez
Post
Cyclist badly hurt by racing near Malden
Salvey Sotara aged 22 of 365 Broadway Malden is in the Malden hospital on the danger list feared to have concussion skull fracture and serious internal injuries after being struck and knocked down by an auto while practicing road racing on the Broadway turnpike yesterday evening.
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Salvey Sotara
Broadway, Malden
Malden Hospital
Broadway
Woman Found Dead in Tremont Street Apartment
Mrs. Alice I. Jones, 40, was found dead late last night with a pistol by her side in her third floor Tremont Street apartment. George H. Mansfield of Bedford, alleged to have shared the flat, is held at East Dedham street police station pending medical examiner’s investigation.
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Alice I. Jones
Tremont Street
George H. Mansfield
Bedford
East Dedham Street
Mystery Death At Tremont Street Home
Mrs Jones found dead in her Tremont street apartment with a single revolver shot. Police unsure if homicide or suicide after investigation reveals little about the woman. Mansfield, once seen as her brother, arranged a meeting but did not appear. Purslow assisted in discovery. Husband Percy W Jones works in Haverhill. Mansfield’s marital status unclear.
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Jones
Percy W. Jones
Haverhill
Mans+field
Sverett
Tremont Street
Railroad brotherhoods agree to handle non union coal
In Cleveland on July 19 United News reports national officers state railroad brotherhoods will move coal mined by non union workers without protest. W G Lee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen says movement of non union coal is standard practice and protests would halt freight. D B Robertson of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen adds neutrality unless safety is at stake.
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Cleveland
United News
Railroad Brotherhoods
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Lee
D. B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Robertson
Man Who Assisted Woman Found to Have Been Missing
A woman explains that over 18 months she believed the man was living in Boston's South End but cannot pinpoint his location. She notes the man, named Mansfield, worked as a painter and paper hanger in Somerville. The couple has a son and a daughter in Wellesley. Mansfield said he once rented a Tremont Street room and his relationship with the deceased woman was brotherly.
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South End
Boston
Mansfield
Somerville
Mansfields
Jones
Wellesley
Tremont Street
Flagged Train Hero Won Praise for Quick Flagging
World War veteran Howard E. Chapman of Saugus was praised for halting a train to save two women trapped in a car. As a truck passed the crossing gates, a smaller car followed. Miss Belle Halloway clung to the wheel while Mrs. F E Hodgkins leaped free. Chapman ran along the track and flagged the locomotive just in time. He served with A Company 14th Engineers and lives with his mother on Main street.
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Howard E. Chapman
William H. Chapman
North Station
Saugus
Belle H. Halloway
Elvir Street
Lynn
Chapman
14Th Engineers
Main Street
Estate dispute spurs sharp lawyers over settlement
First lawyer accuses the Smith Robinsons of resisting a settlement while the second lawyer comments that money is tight for all parties. The exchange reflects ongoing tension in the estate matter and hints at financial strains influencing negotiation dynamics.
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Smith-Robinsons
Panic Aboard Express Train Near Medford Hillside Station
Passengers aboard the Montreal Express on the Boston and Maine railroad faced peril when the engine area gave way and the train derailed partially, forcing emergency braking near Medford Hillside Station. More than 300 yards of sleepers were damaged as the locomotive flailed the rails, yet the train halted before a full derailment. Panic strained travelers as some fled their cars while the cause remained a railroad mystery.
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Montreal Express
Southern
Boston & Maine Railroad
Medford Hillside
Lawhorn Freed by Jury in Brewster Murder Case
Private John D. Lawhorn of the Marine Corps was discharged by the Middlesex grand jury after reviewing all evidence in the murder case of Ralph W. Brewster, Winchester station agent. District Attorney Saltonstall notified Colonel A. P. Marix that he had no further interest in Lawhorn's detention.
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John D. Lawhorn
Marine Corps
Middlesex Grand Jury
Ralph W. Brewster
Winchester
Saltonstall
A. P. Marix
Marine Barracks
Navy Yard
Lawhorn
Parleys in R. R. Strike Called Off
Chicago July 19. Efforts to settle the country wide railway shopmen strike fail. Ben W Hooper, chairman of the United States Railroad Labor Board, issues the statement tonight announcing the talks are called off.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Ben W Hooper
United States Railroad Labor Board
Rail leaders say no more peace talks on shop crafts strike
A Labor Board statement notes antipodal views remain unreconciled and no further peace conferences are planned. Western presidents committee confirms only five points settled, with seniority rights still in dispute as the main obstacle to settlement.
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Labor Board
Reads
Western Presidents’ Committee On Public Relations
Association of Railway Executives
Hooper
Change in Route of Grove Hall Cars
General Manager Dana of the Boston Elevated announced last night that starting today Grove Hall service will operate via Blue Hill Avenue Hampden Street Warren Street and Washington Street. The Milton and Grove Flats night cars will also follow Blue Hill Avenue Dudley Street Warren Street and Washington Street.
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Dana
Boston Elevated
Grove Hall
Blue Hill Avenue
Hampden Street
Washington Street
Dudley Street
Warren Street
Milton
Grove Flats
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G Company
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National
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Tommy Connors
South Boston
Tommy
Gardner
Leominster
Misa Fernandez
Goldwyn Productions
Winchendon
Athol
Orange
Erving
Millers Falls
Turners Falls
Greenfield
Shelburne Falls
Charlemont
Lisle
Chandler
Russia
Champagne
Century Brand
Chandler & Co
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