Radiophone linked state units at the State House
A radiophone system connecting State Guard units and State Patrol receivers is installed in the Adjutant-General’s office at the State House. A central transmitting station on Beacon Hill is hoped for, with Beacon Hill as a potential broadcasting hub for police and military use. Sarkis Zartarian supervised the State House installation, while underwriters’ fears over fire hazards are challenged by a technical editor.
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Adjutant-General
State House
Jesse Stevens
State Guard
Beacon Hill
State
Sarkis Zartarian
Signal Corp
The Mystery of Indoor Radio Signals
The article explains how indoor antennas can pick up radio signals with amplification, noting a wire hidden along a hallway can improve reception. It describes radio waves passing through homes at high speed delivering news, music, speakers, and ships’ signals.
Framing Fear Propaganda Tactics Mentioned in Underwriter’s Note
The fragment notes a tense atmosphere as officials and underwriters’ forces are described as aroused to influence public perception. It references fear propaganda machinery ready to operate, signaling coordinated messaging and pressure.
Boston Tops Drunks List in Nationwide Arrest Rates
Boston leads the United States in drunkenness arrests per a report cited by Judge William N. Gemmill of Chicago and the American Bar Association Law Enforcement Committee. Chicago questions the figures, noting Boston outstrips others in intoxication arrests while burglary and murder rankings favor several other cities.
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Boston
United States
William N. Gemmill
Chicago
Committee On Law Enforcement
American Bar Association
Gemmill
Windy City
St. Louis
New York
St. Paul
Cincinnati
Buffalo
New Orleans
Credit Men Leave Boston for Indianapolis Convention
More than 50 Greater Boston business leaders departed South Station on two special cars bound for the 27th annual convention of the National Association of Credit Men in Indianapolis. The Boston party included delegates from the Boston Credit Men's Association led by Edward L. Harris and Edward P. Tuttle.
Baby hippo at Franklin Park Zoo invites children's viewing
The Franklin Park Zoo hosts a young hippo as a new attraction giving children a chance to watch the calf grow. Keepers emphasize safe viewing and educational talks to accompany the enclosure visit.
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Hippo
Franklin Park Zoo
Screen Gossip Returns to United States
After a long visit abroad Ann Forrest returns to U S soil and is presented to the King of Denmark who congratulates her on her American screen career. Miss is a noted star in film circles.
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Ann Forrest
U. S
Denmark
Forrest Turns Screen Star in London and Yonkers Roles
Forrest made a picture in London Love's Boomerang a Paramount production with David Powell. She now performs opposite George Arliss in The Silent Voice at Whitman Bennett Studios Yonkers N Y. Earlier she gained recognition in The Prince Chap with Thomas Meigham and appeared with Milton Silk in The Faith Healer and with James Kirkwood in The Wise Fool.
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Forrest
London
Love
Paramount
David Powell
Whitman Bennett Studios
Yonkers
N. Y
George Arliss
Miss Forrest
the Prince
Thomas Meigham
Milton Silk
James Kirkwood
the Wise Fol
Selznick to Release Oscar Wilde Play in English Film
The Selznick Company will soon release an English production titled A Woman of No Importance based on Oscar Wilde's story.
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Selznick Company
Oscar Wilde
Housman Nears Completion of The Snitching Hour Comedy
Arthur Housman, once Selznick screen villain, is close to finishing The Snitching Hour the first in a series of comedies for Clark Cornelius release. The story is by Lewis Allan Browne and Alan Crosland directed.
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Arthur Housman
Selznick
Clark Cornelius
Lewis Allan Browne
Alan Crosland
Film stars and stage changes echo Broadway bustle
David Powell will co star opposite Alice Brady in Paramount’s Missing Millions. Powell previously led Gloria Swanson in The Gilded Cage. Swanson travels to Hollywood aboard the 4th Century after arriving in New York with six trunks of Paris gowns. Virginia Bell will debut Moorish dances in Richard Walton Tullys Omar the Tentmaker starring Guy Bates Post.
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David Powell
Alice Brady
Paramount
Mr. Powell
Gloria Swanson
Miss Swanson
Hollywood
New York
Mauretania
Virginia Bell
Richard Walton Tully
Omar
Guy Bates Post
Brawn of the North Star Turns Strongheart’s New Film
Strongheart the canine star of The Silent Call headlines a new picture Brawn of the North produced by Jane Murfin Trimble and directed by Larry Trimble. The Trimble couple own the celebrated animal actor as they lead the production.
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Strongheart
Larry Trimble
Jane Murfin Trimble
Goblin Point Underway at Halperin Film Co
The first production by the Halperin Film Company titled Goblin Point begins with Carmel Myers William P Carleton Vernon Steel and Joseph J Dowling in the cast Lloyd Ingraham directs the project under way at the studio.
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Halperin Film Company
Carmel Myers
William P. Carleton
Vernon Steel
Joseph J. Dowling
Lloyd Ingraham
Nell Shipman Stars in The Grub Stake Filmed in Canada
Nell Shipman leads the cast in The Grub Stake a tale of Alaska and the gold rush era filmed in northern Canada with support from Walt Whitman Lillian Leigh ton and Hugh Thompson.
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Nell Shipman
Alaska
Canada
Walt Whitman
Lillian Leighton
Hugh Thompson
Miss Shipman
Hart Heading East to Resume Paramount Film Career
William S. Hart plans a trip East soon and is expected to continue work under the Paramount banner, with a resume of his picture career anticipated in the fall.
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William
Hart
Paramount
Answers to Questions on Screen Personalities
Mary B Nashua notes that Jean Acker who played Ruth Alden in Her Own Money was Rudolph Valentino’s former wife. Lowell Hunt Stromberg produced two reel comedies starring Luigi Montana. Betty Carpenter acted opposite William Collier Jr in Cardi gan. Lillian Gish, about five feet four, is not married or engaged and is praised as the best emotional actress. William Courtleigh played the father and Edward Martindel the senator in Midnight with Constance Binney.
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Mary B
Nashua
Jean Acker
Ruth Alden
Ethel Clayton
Rudolph Valentino
Lowell
Hunt Stromberg
Hollywood
Cal
Luigi (Bull
Miss Gish
M. L. Dr. Boston
William Courtleigh
Edward Martindel
Constance Binney
Prunella Hall
The
Boston Post
Teachers Won't Stay Because of Strike at Mattanawcook Academy
Lincoln Me June 4 The principal of Mattanawcook Academy and two assistants informed trustees they will not seek reappointment due to ongoing troubles at the academy including a student strike affecting the past three months.
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Lincoln
Mattanawcook Academy
Acton Post Cane Holder Is 91
Acton Centre June 4 LutIn Conant Acton's oldest mate and holder of the Boston Post cane celebrated the 91st anniversary of his birth with an open house at his residence on the Low road. He greeted many relatives and friends while enjoying excellent health and good mobility.
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Acton Centre
Lutln Conant
Acton
Resid i
Boston Post
Oper
300 Mile Horse Endurance Ride Routed Through Vermont
Burlington Vermont June 4 the annual 300 mile endurance ride will stay within the state from October 16 to 21. The route begins at Fort Ethan Allen Burlington with loops through Winooski Middlebury Essex Junction Starksboro Waterbury and St Albans before returning to Burlington for judging. Route committee includes Major C A Benton Major C J Scott and H H Reese.
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Camp Vail
N. J
Washington, D. C
Fort Ethan Allen
Winooski
St. George
Hinesburg
Monkton
Barnumtown
New Haven Junction
Middlebury
Cornwall
Whiting
Sudbury
Brandon
Forestdale
Salisbury
Starksbero
Rockville
South Hinesburg
Ethan Allen
Essex Junction
Brookside
Fairfax
Cambridge
Cambridge Junction
Jeffersonville
Underhill
Riverside
Williston
Jonesville
Richmond
Bolton
Waterbury
St. Albans
Lake Champlain
Georgia
Milton
C. A. Benton
New York
C. J. Scott
H. H. Reese
United States Department of Agriculture
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