Wife awarded $3 alimony in divorce suit case
Mrs. Annie Chalfen of Roxbury was granted $3 a week alimony and $30 in counsel fees in a Boston Superior Court equity motion yesterday. The judge noted disputes over profits from property said to be in her name, with allegations of large rents and mortgages. Custody of two children, Leon and Esther, was also argued by both parents.
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Annie Chalfen
Roxbury
Harry Chalfer
Superior Court
Keating
Revere Street
West End
Columbus Avenue
South End
Benjamin Cohen
Boston
Chalfen
Leon
Esther
Whiskey seized from steamship anchor in San Francisco
Customs inspectors located 224 bottles of Scotch whiskey tied to the anchor of the steamship Melville Dollar in San Francisco. The liquor was confiscated as contraband, with authorities detailing the seizure and ship’s involvement in the incident.
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San Francisco
Edith Stockton Attends Marcus Loew State Theatre Opening
Screen star Edith Stockton joins the opening of Marcus Loew's State Theatre. She has appeared in Metro Corporation pictures and began in stock theater before musical comedy. Her screen credits include Putting One Over The Open Door The Little Brother and Alice Brady films.
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Edith Stockton
Marcus Loew
New State Theatre
Miss Stockton
Metro Corporation
Mr. Loew
Alice Brady
A Trip Around the World in 12 Reels
Burton Holmes presents a 12 reel travel feature beginning in New York and touring almost every country. The film showcases industries places of interest daily life geography and physical traits. It premieres during Travel Week March 2 to April 1 and will play nationwide with school boards PTA groups women clubs and chambers of commerce.
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Burton Holmes
New York
United States
Parent-Teachers’ Associations
Women’s Clubs
Chambers of Commerce
Fox Buys Novels for Film Projects
William Fox has purchased several novels for film production. The Splendid Outcast by George Gibbs will star John Gilbert in the title role of Monte Cristo at Tremont Temple. If Winter Comes by A B M Hutchinson, a best seller, will be made into a special production. Trooper ONeil features Buck Jones as lead star. Alcatraz, a romance and adventure tale, was bought for Tom Mix.
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William Fox
George Gibbs
John Gilbert
Reduction in Shoe Prices Shocks Brockton Region
Brockton and Old Colony manufacturers announce a broad price cut for shoes following a 10 percent wage reduction by the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration. The move targets Brockton grade welt shoes and nearby towns, with wholesale decreases estimated at several cents per pair and offset by administrative economies.
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Brockton
Old Colony
State Board of Conciliation
Celebrates 88th Birthday of Malden School Pioneer
Malden residents and educators join Charles A. Daniels yesterday at his home 8 8 Mt Vernon street Malden to honor the former Malden High School principal and longtime superintendent on his 88th birthday. He remains in good health after 55 years in service and plans a garden as warmer weather arrives.
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Malden
Charles A. Daniela
Mt. Vernon Street
Daniels
Dr Verde Appointed Medical Inspector by Mayor Curley
Dr Luigi P Verde of 372 Hanover Street was appointed medical inspector in the health department at 1600 dollars per year, replacing Dr Praino who is on leave. Mayor Curley also named James H Foley as gas fitting inspector at 1600 dollars annually. Jeremiah P Driscoll of South Boston becomes transit department office boy at 12 dollars weekly, and James J Gallagher of Charles Town is a temporary clerk in the assessing department at 4 dollars daily.
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Verde
Luigi P. Verde
Hanover Street
Curley
Praino
James H. Foley
Jeremiah P. Driscoll
South Boston
James J. Gallagher
Charlestown
Dancing Wins Victory at Boston University Klatsch
Dancing gained a victory at Boston University yesterday as the old-time Klatsch Collegium will this year take the form of a reception and a dance on March 81. It marks the first time dancing has been permitted at a formal college function.
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Boston University
Klatsch Collegium
Sophomore Smoker to Freshmen at BU Business College
Boston University College of Business Administration hosts its annual sophomore smoker in Huntington Chambers Hall tomorrow night. Freshmen will be given free cigarettes and snacks as part of initiation. Speeches by Dean Everett M. W. Lord and Professor Hugh W. Babb will mark the event.
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B. U. Sophs
Boston University College of Business Administration
Huntington Chambers Hall
Everett M. W. Lord
Hugh W. Babb
Jackie Coogan to Produce Oliver Twist with Frank Lloyd directing
Jackie Coogan and his producing staff announce Oliver Twist as the next production with director Frank Lloyd at the helm. The project marks a high profile collaboration bringing Dickens to the stage.
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Jackie Coogan
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Jackie
Frank Lloyd
Ballin Renames Film From The Luxury Tax To Other Women’s Clothes
Hugo Ballin changes the title of his latest production from The Luxury Tax to Other Women’s Clothes a comedy melodrama of New York society life. His wife Mabel Ballin stars with Crawford Kent and Raymond Bloomer in supporting roles.
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Hugo Ballin
New York
Vitagraph adapts The Shaughraun as My Wild Irish Rose
The Vitagraph special production will reach the screen as My Wild Irish Rose with Pat O Malley Pauline Starke and child actor Mickey Daniels in leading roles. The cast also includes the Freckle King in notable parts.
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Vitagraph
Dion Boucicault
Film casting hints and actor names from early cinema notices
The note lists actors and roles for films like Bardy s Sweetheart and Tel able David with Gladys Hulette Ernest Torrence and Richard Barthelmess. It advises aspiring performers to apply in person to casting directors in New York or Hollywood and mentions studios in Hollywood California.
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Bardy
Gladys Hulette
Ernest Torrence
Richard Barthelmess
David
Marin Sais
Jack Hoxie
Charles Parrott
Ford Studios
Hollywood
Cal
New York
Dimples
Clara Horton
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