Plan to Cut Grocery Costs
Funds for a five year investigation of methods to reduce the retail grocers operating and distributing costs and to bring down prices to the consumer were pledged by delegates to the annual convention of the National Association of Retail Grocers in Cleveland. The inquiry urged should be pushed under the direction of the Harvard bureau of business research with cooperation from the association. The Harvard bureau recently completed a survey along similar lines.
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Cleveland
National Association of Retail Grocers
Harvard Bureau of Business Research
Harvard Bureau
John Shine Injured by Bottle Explosion in Westfield
John Shine of Maple Street dropped a bottle of hooch in Westfield on Main Street. The bottle exploded in his hand causing severe cuts from flying glass. Shine was walking home when the incident occurred.
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Westfield
John Shine
Maple Street
John
Detroit Cruiser Detroit Christened by Mayor's Daughter
Miss Madelaine Couzens daughter of Detroit Mayor James Couzens will sponsor the United States cruiser Detroit at Fore River shipyards Quincy Mass She arrived in Boston with her mother and sister to perform the christening and break a water bottle on the ship's prow Her remarks reflected Midwestern booster pride and affection for Detroit
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United States
Detroit
Fore River
Bethlehem ‘Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy
Madelaine Couzens
Jim” Couzens
Miss Couzens
Boston
Copley Plaza
Couzens
Madge Couzens
James Couzens
Lyons Rescued From Drowning in Lake Mas sapong
Mansfield June 2 W Ross Lyons son of Mr and Mrs William H Lyons of South Main street and a World War veteran was seized with cramps while swimming in Lake Massapong today and rescued from drowning after he went down a second time by Louis Lincoln.
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Mansfield
W._ Ross Lyons
William H. Lyons
South Main Street
Lake Massapong
Louis Lincoln
Three Aviation Cadets Killed When Plane Crashed Near Brooks Field
In San Antonio Texas three aviation cadets were killed when their takeoff at Brooks Field ended in a plunge from 200 feet. The crash left the aircraft and bodies burned at the airfield.
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San Anntonio
Texas
Brooksfield
Prisoner Snatches Officer's Revolver in Jamaica Plain
Leonard M. Blok aged 17 of Starr Lane Jamaica Plain snatched an officer's revolver as he was about to be placed in a cell at the Jamaica Plain police station for loitering. Patrolman Hanky struck the prisoner with his club, wounding him on the head requiring three stitches from the police physician.
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Jamaica Plain
Leonard M. Blok
Starr Lane
Hanky
Trains Cut on July 4 in New Haven Schedule
The New Haven railroad cancels several local Boston bound trains on July 4 and adds special stops to cover traffic. Timetables list affected routes including Braintree, Bridgewater, Brockton, New Bedford, Providence, and Readville among others with routes via main line and branch lines. Notices explain the extra stops to replace the locals and inform passengers of the changes.
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The
New Haven Railroad
Boston
Braintree
West Quincy
Bridgewater
Brockton
Buzzards Bay
Campella
Cohasset
Dedham
West Roxbury
Readville
Dorchester
Franklin
Greenbush
Hanover
Hyde Park
Mansfield
Mattapan
Middleboro
Needham Junction
Needham Branch
New Bedford
Fairhaven
New Haven
New London
New York
North Easton
Randolph
Norwood Central
Plymouth
Whitman
Providence
South Braintree
Stanley
Woodshore
Petitions That His Marriage Be Annulled
John Wing of New Bedford files in Bristol County Superior Court at Taunton seeking an annulment of his marriage to Mary E. Mims alias Mary E. Wing contracted in New York on October 6, 1913. He claims he believed she was a widow of Sebom Mims and Sasser, but on April 8 learned that Ebom B. Mims is living and that the 1893 marriage to Mims was never annulled.
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Taunton
John Wing
Sjr
New Bedford
Bristol County Superior Court
Mary E. Mims
Mary E. Wing
New York
Sebom M. Mims
Sasser
Theetitioner
Ebom B. Mims
Mims
Six Puritan Crew Members Reach Safety From Wreck
Six of the Gloucester fishing schooner Puritan crew, including Thomas Delorey and Edgar Hayden, arrived on the steamship Prince Arthur from Yarmouth N S. Delorey recounts the Puritan struck the south side of Sable Island in fog and heavy seas, becoming a total loss. Others of the survivors are due to arrive today.
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Yarmouth
N. S
Sable Island
Thomas Delorey
Watertown
Fred Thomas
Roxbury
Reina Amero
Peter Burke
Edgar Hayden
Matthew Young
Gloucester
Delorey
Boston
Thomas Delore
Laurette Taylor to debut on screen in Peg o’ My Heart
Laurette Taylor, famed stage star, will make her first motion picture appearance in the celluloid version of Peg o’ My Heart, staged in Hollywood by Metro. J Hartley Manners co wrote the play and will cooperate with King Vidor in directing the film as Manners time sits as the author.
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Laurette Taylor
Metro
Hollywood
Peg O’ My Heart
J. Hartley Manners
Comedic Trio Reprises Roles in Bow-Wow Two Reeler
Louise Fazenda John Henry Jr and Sennett dog Teddy star in Bow-Wow a two reel comedy. Fazenda has signed anew with Mack Sennett to continue her characteristic screen skits.
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Louise Fazenda
John Henry, Jr
Teddy
Sennett
Miss Fazenda
Mack Sennett
Jackie Coogan Shifts Affections to Alma Lloyd
Jackie Coogan moves from Virginia Lee Corbin and Patsy Marks to Alma Lloyd daughter of Frank Lloyd who directed him in Oliver Twist. The young star also enjoys horseback riding in addition to his acting hobbies.
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Jackie Coogan
Virginia Lee Corbin
Patsy Marks
Alma Lloyd
Frank Lloyd
Jackie
Return of Alice Joyce Hinted For Screen Comeback
It is said Alice Joyce may return to film for at least one picture pleasing her many admirers. The former Vitagraph star retired last spring to enjoy home duties and motherhood of two children.
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Alice Joyce
Miss Joyce
Vitagraph
Instructors Named for Paramount School of Acting
The Famous Players-Lasky Company announces the instructors for the Paramount School. William de Mille leads photodrama theory and practice with Penryhn Stanlaws on Pictorial values and George Milford on motion picture history. The list includes Norman Selby Kid McCoy, Alvin Wyckoff, Cecil de Mille, and others covering acting, makeup, lighting, design, and photo comedy.
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Paramount School
Famous Players-Laskey Company
William de Mille
Penryhn Stanlaws
George Melford
Theodore Kosloff
Norman Selby
Kid McCoy
Paul Iribe
Max Parker
Alvin Wyckoff
George Fitzmaurice
Frank E. Woods
Cecil de Mille
George Fawcett
Theodore Roberts
James Cruze
Selznick Drops Star System in Casting Policy
The Selznick Company abandons the star system and will cast the best fit for each role. Story comes first in selecting players. Elaing Hammerstein and Owen Moore will continue to be featured exclusively in Selznick pictures.
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Selznick Company
Elaing Hammerstein
Owen Moore
Selznick Pictures
Constance Binney Honored At London Luncheons By Ideal Film
Actress Constance Binney is entertained in London at a sequence of luncheons hosted in her honor by the Ideal Film company. The events showcase her visit and the studio’s regard for her work.
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Constance Binney
London
The
Ideal Film
American Actress Leads in British Film of A Bill of Divorcement
Miss Binney stars as the heroine in Clemence Dane's play adaptation A Bill of Divorcement, marking the first time an American artist has the leading role in a British picture.
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Miss Binney
Clemence Dane
O'Brien in The Voice From the Minaret at United Studios
Mary M C notes Crawford Kent is married while Eugene O'Brien remains a bachelor. O'Brien stars opposite Norma Talmadge in The Voice From the Minaret at United Studios Hollywood. Dotty Dimple in Watertown features Hugh Thompson Lawson with Mabel Normand. Public notices mention industry views on two reel comedies and amateur scripts.
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Mary M. C
Crawford Kent
Eugene O’brien
Mr. O’brien
United Studios
Hollywood
Norma Talmadge
Dotty Dimple
Watertown
Hugh Thompson
Lawson
Mabel Normand
Prunella Hall
Boston Post
South End Child Run Over by Wagon Wheels
An 8-year-old boy, Sahan M. Saad of 23 Hudson Street, playing in a South End street, darted under a wagon wheel and was struck. He was taken to City Hospital with a fractured pelvis and internal injuries.
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Sahan M. Saad
Hudson Street
Doctor in Calais shoots self in gun accident
Calais Maine June 28 Dr J Walker Moore of St. Stephen N B was hurt with a bullet wound to the head in what authorities say appears to be an accidental discharge while he was cleaning a revolver. He was reported in serious condition at a local hospital.
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Calais
J. Walker Moore
St. Stephen
N. B
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Andrew J. Lloyd Co
Greater Boston
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