Five City Posts Appointed by Mayor Curley
Mayor Curley announced five immediate appointments as he prepared to meet Senator Lodge in Washington. Key appointee Dr. Francis W. Peabody becomes director of the Thordike Laboratory at City Hospital at $850 monthly. Others include John J. Kelley at $1500 yearly in the Implement Bureau, Daniel J. Heffernan as school house department chauffeur at $1150, Patrick J. Monahan as constable at $1600, Miss Elizabeth Duffy as temporary soldiers relief clerk for three months at $3 daily, and William A. Roberts promoted to transit man at $1300 yearly.
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Mayor Curley
Washington
Senator Lodge
Francis W. Peabody
Harvard Medical School
Thorndike Laboratory
City Hospital
John J. Kelley
Pearl Street
Charlestown
Daniel J. Heffernan
Hvans Street
Dorchester
School House
Patrick J. Monahan
Heath Street
Roxbury
Elizabeth Duffy
South Boston
Soldiers Relief Department
William A. Roberts
Jamaica Street
Jamaica Plain
Rodman
Army to Cut Regular Forces to 115000 Men
Washington March 2 tentative agreement by the sub committee drafting the Army appropriation bill would reduce regular Army strength to 115000 enlisted men from about 137000. The cut would take effect only if Congress authorizes it and would not be in force until July.
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Washington
Congress
Hig Nibs brings Chic Sale to seven rural roles on screen
Charles Chic Sale, veteran vaudeville performer, stars in the photoplay Hig Nibs. He portrays Theo Bender, Hlmer, Dessie Teed, Perlee Gear, and other local village personalities. Sale, born in Ur bana Illinois, developed his character work at the University of Illinois before turning to touring vaudeville.
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Perlee Gear
Mr. Salo
Urbana
Ill
University of Illinois
Serial stars set to film at Seitz studios in New York
In the future all Pathe serials will be shot at George B. Seitz studios in New York. Ruth Roland will come East to film her next serial after completing The Timber Queen. Pearl White will relocate from Paris on returning to Seitz, and Charles Hutchison is also there working on his third black and blue drama.
Vivian Rich Returns as Leading Lady in The Menacing Past
Vivian Rich returns to film in a Northwest Mounted Police tale titled The Menacing Past with George Cheseboro as the male lead.
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Vivian Rich
George Cheseboro
Northwest Mounted Police
Rubye de Remer Returns With Paris Frocks In Tow
Rubye de Remer back from Europe bringing a dozen Paris frocks. She held a Riverside Drive party honoring Norman Kerry and James Kirkwood who just returned to New York after months abroad, both involved in Paramount productions shot in London and Italy.
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Rubye de Remer
Paul Hellen
America
Paris
Miss Remer
Riverside Drive
Norman Kerry
James Kirkwood
New York
Paramount
London
Italy
Mona Kingsley to Star Vampire Lead in Fox Revival
Mona Kingsley will play the vampire role in Fox's forthcoming revival A Fool There Was. Theda Bara starred in the original. Supporting cast includes Lewis B. Stone Marjorie Daw Mahlon Hamilton Irene Rich and Wallace MacDonald. Kingsley recently completed a major role in The Dust Flower a Goldwyn special.
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Mona Kingsley
June Flidge
Fox
Theda Bara
Lewis
Stone
Marjorie Daw
Mahlon Mhamilton
Irene Rich
Wallace MacDonald
Miss Kingsley
Goldwyn
All Star Casts in Three Selections at Local Theaters
Henry B. Walthall Elinor Jr and Helen Raymond head The Able Minded Lady. The First National Shattered Idols features Marguerite de la Motte William V Mong Jimmie Morrison Ethel Grey Terry Louise Lovely. David Butler Hallam Cooley lead Gladys Walton in The Wise Kid.
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Henry B. Walthall
Elinor Jr
Helen Raymond
Marguerite de la Motte
William V. Mong
Jimmie Morrison
Ethel Grey Terry
Louise Lovely
David Butler
Hallam Cooley
Gladys Walton
Universal
the Wise Kid
Silent Film Casting Notes Personae and Projects
The note lists several performers and productions. Doris R from Berlin NH denies Helen Wade involvement. Ann Forrest returns from Paramount London for Love's Boomerang. Harold Y B confirms Helen Holmes not currently acting. Douglas Fairbanks prepares The Spirit of Chivalry ahead of The Virginian and The Further Adventures of Zorro. P A B cites Helen Ferguson in Fightin Mad and Virginia Lee in The Road to Arcady. P. Brookline mentions Mahlon Hamilton.
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Doris R
Berlin
N. H
Helen Wade
Ann Forrest
Paramount
London
Love
Harold Y B
Helen Holmes
Douglas Fairbanks
The
Helen Ferguson
Fightin
Virginia Lee
Arcady
Stage star Jér ome Patrick now on stage
The text notes Jér ome Patrick is currently on stage and not married, and Blaine Hammerstein has never wed. It mentions Frank I. Medford of Vitagraph in Brooklyn at Haat 15th Street and Locust Avenue, and Famous Players-Lasky in Hollywood with Paramount productions. It directs questions to Prunella Hall at the Boston Post.
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Jérome Patrick
Blaine Hammerstein
Frank I. Medford
Vitagraph Company
New York
Haat 15Th Street
Locust Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Famous Players-Lasky Company
Hollywood
Paramount Productions
Prunella Hall
Boston Post
Samuel Kirkland Mission to Senecas in 1764
In January 1764 Samuel Kirkland, father of Harvard President Kirkland, led a peace mission to the Seneca people. He traveled 200 miles in deep snow with two Seneca guides, endured famine for two months, and faced danger during a 17 day trek to Canasoda ga. He lived among the Senecas a year and a half before moving to the Oneidas for the remainder of his life.
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America
Samuel Kirkland
Kirkland
Harvard College
Norwich
Conn
Sir William Johnson
Canasadaga
Benecas
Husband Not Insane Mind In West Roxbury Murder
Dr. Frank H. Carlisle of Bridgewater Insane Hospital declares Charles A. Wells alias Kutas insane and fit for commitment after he shot and killed his wife and her attorney on a West Roxbury streetcar on Sept 9 1921. Wells once a tailor with a failing business due to marital troubles believed his wife immoral and persecuted by enemies before the fatal act.
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Charles A. Wells
Kutas
West Roxbury
Frank H. Carlisle
Bridgewater Insane Hospital
John P. Manning
Suffolk Superior Criminal Court
Carlisle
Welle
Cambridge liquor arrest test case opened in court
A Cambridge District Court decision by Jude Arthur P. Stone allows police to seize untaxed liquor and arraign defendants in state courts bound over to the federal grand jury. David Goulls of 465 Windsor Street was the defendant and Harold J. Caverly argued for the city forces citing the Volstead act. If the ruling stands it was pushed as a prohibition test case.
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Jude Arthur P. Stone
Cambridge
David Goulls
Windsor Street
Harold J. Caverly
Massachusetts
United States
Local police can avoid bringing cases before Commissioner Hayes
A legal ruling upholds that the police are not required to present their cases to Commissioner Hayes. The decision preserves departmental autonomy and outlines framework for future submissions.
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Hayes
Jad Salts Advertisement Promises Kidney Relief Drink
An advertisement urges readers to drink more water and take Jad Salts to cleanse clogged kidneys. It claims four ounces of Jad Salts daily will soothe back ache, dizziness, and bladder irritation, while promoting a pleasant lithia water drink made from grapes and lemon juice.
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