Union Jack Floats on Bunker Hill Ceremony
War climate colors the observance as Colonel Guthrie and Captain Sullivan pledge unity to crush autocracy. Hayes square flag raising precedes a 60 minute parade through Charlestown with military units, veterans, and civic groups, reviewed by Curley and officials.
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Charlestown
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James Hayes
Mary Louise Hayes
Medford Street
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Eugene Mehegan
Elm Streets
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Well Behaved Crowd Holds Line on Firearm Rule in Charlestown
Police in Charlestown reported a quiet day with no arrests for firearm or firecracker violations and no accidents. The Sullivan Square midway was crowded while Captain M. J. Goff led 73 patrolmen and additional staff from outlying stations and his own station to maintain order.
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Rainey Heads Busy Bunker Hill Day Schedule in Boston
Boston's chief guest Congressman Henry T. Rainey of Illinois, author of the 7,000,000 war fund bill, toured city landmarks from Copley Plaza to Customhouse Tower then met Mayor Curley. A luncheon at the Elks' Club honored Bunker Hill Day officials and featured a toast to the Star Spangled Banner.
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Rush
Timothy J. Buckley
Governor’s Council
Child Burned in Roxbury Firecracker Incident
Adeline Mathoney aged 8 was burned in the face by a firecracker tossed by another girl in front of 1418 Tremont Street Roxbury. The burn was treated by a local doctor and she went home.
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Roxbury
Dartmouth Class Day Amid War Time Attire
Dartmouth College held class day with reduced attendance due to war. Karl Theilseher of Brookline welcomed attendees, S. B. Emerson the second spoke to the president, and W. A. Barrows gave the class oration. B A Ludgate wore Indian costume as chief sachem. T. L. Cotton led the old pine address and a fireworks display closed the day.
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Four-Master Edgar W. Murdock Wrecked Off Grand Manan
The four masted schooner Edgar W. Murdock carrying molasses from a Southern port to St John N B was wrecked on Old Proprietor Ledge four miles south of Grand Manan Island in a today storm. Captain Mc Comisky and ten crew escaped in a small boat and landed at Gullecove lighthouse before the vessel sank three hours after hitting the ledge.
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Grand Manan Island
McComisky
Gullecove
Grand Manan
Mary's Ankle Shines at Wilbur with Boston's Best Cast
The farce by May Tully enters its third week at the Wilbur Theater as capacity crowds fill every show. Audiences praise the production and call the cast among Boston's finest seen on stage.
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May Tully
Boston
Paragon Park Draws Thousands to Palm Garden
The recent holiday crowds flocked to Paragon Park seeking amusement and fun at the Palm Garden, drawing large numbers of visitors to the famed venue.
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Palm Garden
Park Square Theatre Opens 20th Week of Fair and Warmer
Two holiday audiences attended the Park Square Theatre performance marking the 20th week of the Far and Warmer run yesterday.
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Laughing Week at Boston Theatre Features Walsh and Chaplin
The Boston Theatre stages a comedy week with George Walsh in Some Boy and Charlie Chaplin in The Immigrant. Patrons enjoy a varied bill as crowds flock to nightly screenings and performances.
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George Walsh
Charlie Chaplin
Copley Theatre Extends Run Of The Man Who Stayed at Home
The management of the Copley Theatre decided to continue showing The Man Who Stayed at Home for another week after sensing strong audience interest and patron response.
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Copley Theatre
Liberty Aflame thrills Boston at Keith's Theatre
Julia Arthur stars in her first Boston vaudeville appearance in the patriotic spectacle Liberty Aflame. The New York harbor and Statue of Liberty stage setting. Arthur as Liberty delivers calls to arms as the audience cheers. The show, under A Paul Keith and FE Albee, runs one week with a strong vaudeville bill including Dorothy Toye.
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Miss Arthur
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America
Boston
Dorothy Toye
Arthur Anderson
Chaplin The Immigrant Headlines at Loew's Orpheum
Charlie Chaplin stars in The Immigrant at Loew's Orpheum as the headliner. He appears among a varied set of fortune seekers visiting the land of the free for the program.
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Loew's Orpheum
Charlie Chaplin
Globe Theatre Offers Diverse Bill With Drama Comedy
Marcus Loew presented a varied program at Globe Theatre yesterday featuring News Pictorial a comedy and the 14th episode of The Mystery of the Double Cross plus other dramatic pieces.
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Globe Theatre
Tremont Temple Shows The Tanks at the Battle of the Ancre
Tremont Temple in Foston screened The Tanks at the Battle of the Ancre, a motion picture series from the battle front in Europe, for the first time yesterday.
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Foston
Tremont Temple
Old Homestead Double Quartet Headlines St James Vaudeville
The vaudeville bill at Loew's St James Theatre yesterday was led by the Old Homestead Double Quartet. The quartet’s appearance drew a warm reception, as if greeting an old friend.
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St. James Theatre
Old Homestead
On Trial play shown as photo play at Modern Theatre
The two year Broadway run of Elmer L. Reizenstein’s On Trial at the Cohan Harris Theatre New York was presented yesterday in Boston as a photo play adaptation.
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Cohan and Harris Theatre
New York
Boston
Modern Theatre
Dewey Burlesquers at Howard Atheneum Delight Fans
The Dewey Burlesquers performed two burlesques at the Howard Atheneum with strong audience reception. The opener Fun on the Water featured Jared Binder and Tom Robinson. Fay Shirley and Babe Kelly drew praise along with May Belmont Morris Luther and Dick Maddox. The closing burietta A Jealous Husband also drew laughs.
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Howard Atheneum
Jared Binder
Tom Robinson
Fay Shirley
Babe Kelly
Boston
May Belmont
Morris Luther
Dick Maddox
Bowdoin Square Theatre Delivers Holiday Vaudeville Show
The Bowdoin Square Theatre presented a superb moving picture and vaudeville program yesterday. Headlining was Joe Welch, America's best known comedian, performing in Time Lock in Ga 60a.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
America
Joe Welch
Castle Square Theatre Opens Closing Week for Craig
The Castle Square Theatre begins the closing week of John Craig’s long managing career with the opening performances of The Blindness of Virtue at Castle Square.
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John Craig
Castle Square Theatre
The Undying Flame and Other At Exeter Street Theatre
This week at the Exeter Street Theatre features Madame Petrova in The Undying Flame Bry ant Washburn in Skinner’s Bubble Jack Pickford and Louise Huff in Freckles and Dorothy Dalton in Wild Winship’s Widow. four features on the bill.
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Madame Petrova
Bryant Washburn
Skinner
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
Dorothy Dalton
Wild Winship
Widow
Louise Glaum Stars in Love and Justice at Washington Theatre
This week at the Washington Theatre Louise Glaum appears in Love and Justice with Kathryn Williams and House Peters in The Highway of Hope and Lobby Dunn in The Secrets of a Beauty Parlor offering a trio of film attractions for the current week.
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Washington Theatre
Louise Glaum
Kathryn Williams
House Peters
Lobby Dunn
Lancaster Theatre Picks Revealing Clover's Rebellion Screenings
The Lancaster Theatre showcases manager Rosy's film choices with Clover's Rebellion starring Anita Stewart as a wealthy heiress pursued by multiple suitors.
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Lancaster Theatre
Rosy
Clover
Anita Stewart
Lexington Park Players Open Season with The Governors Wife
The Lexington Park Players kicked off their season at Lexington Park with the run of The Governor's Wife. The production opened yesterday and marks the start of the theater's new schedule.
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Lexington Park
Mary Pickford in A Romance of the Red Woods at Beacon Theatre
Mary Pickford starred in A Romance of the Red Woods at the Beacon Theatre yesterday. The film story was written by De Mille with Jennie Macpherson and includes Pickford’s characteristic heart appeal and appealing incidents.
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Redwoods
Beacon Theatre
Mr. de Mille
Jennie Macpherson
Pickford
Gordon's Olympia Show Headlines The Maelstrom
Earle Williams stars in Gordon's Olympia presentation with two other pictures featuring Charlie Chaplin in The Immigrant and Emmy Whelen in The Duchess of Doubt. The program drew traction yesterday at the cinema.
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Gordon's Olympia
Earle Williams
Charlie Chaplin
Emmy Whelen
Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre Opens With Brimming Crowds
Medford Boulevard saw large holiday crowds as the summer theatre season began yesterday. The musical extravaganza Bringing Tlme Father starred Ben Loring in the principal role, drawing attention to the area's opening.
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Medford Boulevard
Tlme
Ben Loring
Scollay Square Olympia Show Mix Attracts Audiences
Scollay Square Olympia featured Charlie Chaplin in The Immigrant Carlyle Blackwell in The Crimson Dove and The Gold Thai Glitters on yesterday's photoplay bill based on an O Henry short story.
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Scollay Square Olympia Theatre
Charlie Chaplin
Carlyle Blackwell
O. Henry
Tremont Theatre Keeps Popular Farce On Stage
Fads may shift but audiences still flock to a Tailor Made Man style farce at Tremont Theatre as the gay comedy continues to draw crowded houses.
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Old South Theatre Shows Wolf Lowry and The Green Door
William Hart appears at the Old South Theatre through Wednesday evening in Wolf Lowry and The Green Door. The program highlights two films showing for patrons in town.
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Hart
Old South Theatre
Wolf Lowry
Green Door
Vitalitas touted in Boston ad from Providence endorsers
Mrs C G Wilsher of Providence endorses Vitalitas as the greatest remedy for rheumatism nerve and kidney ills. The message claims weight gain pain relief and restored vitality after three years of suffering and urges readers to buy at Klein's Drug Store Woodward's Drug Store and other reliable druggists.
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C. G. Wilsher
Providence
R. I
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Washington and Essex Sts
Woodward’s Drug Store
Tremont St
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