Deck Officer Before Board Loses Battle on Night Collision
Lieutenant William B. Hilbert of the battleship North Dakota faced a general court martial aboard the Delaware at Charlestown navy yard on charges of culpable negligence and inefficiency after the January 3 collision with the schooner T. K. Bentley off Chatham Night. Hilbert said he did not see the schooner until its flare-up lights appeared and that the helm was forced hard over, but the collision was inevitable. he claims the schooner had no lights. Captain R. W. McNeely presided, with Lieut H. L. Thompson as judge advocate, and Hilbert was defended by Lt. Joseph H. Burke. Findings will be reported to Washington.
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William B. Hilbert
North Dakota
Delaware
Charlestown Navy Yard
T. K. Bentley
Chatham
Hilbert
R. W. McNeely
Delawares
Joseph H. Burke
Marine Corps
Washington
Masterpiece Play Postponed to June 1 at Roxbury Center
The Roxbury School Centre Dramatic Club postpones The Masterpiece from next Monday to Thursday June 1 due to illness among two cast members. The club is led by William A. Hazelboom, with Miss Mary Keen presiding at the Roxbury school centre.
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Roxbury School Centre
Dramatic Club
William A. Hazelboom
Mary Keen
Keeping Young Secrets and Olive Tablets
An old health column claims youthfulness comes from lively bowels and liver. It cites a physician who perfected an olive colored vegetable compound to purify the liver and intestines. The remedy, Edwards Olive Tablets, is advertised as effective for restoring natural buoyancy. 5c or 80c.
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Edwards
Cer Edwards
Screen Gossip Lillian Dove Joins Metro Stars
Metro head Marcus Loew signs actress Lillian Dove after a Boston theatre opening impressed him. Dove appeared in William Christy Cabanne films At the Stage Door and Beyond the Rainbow, stars in Polly of the Follies with Constance Talmadge, and is bound for Hollywood to begin her Metro Studios debut.
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Lillian
Billy) Dove
Metro
Galaxy of Stars
Marcus Loew
Métro
Miss Dove
State
Boston
William Christy Cabanne
Polly
Constance Talmadge
Hollywood
Metro Studios
Theatrical Producer Buys Morton of the Movies Rights
George C. Syler has acquired stage rights to Morton of the Movies by Harry Leon Wilson. Glenn Hunter is to star Mer ton in the stage version, produced by George Kaufman and Mae Connelly. Hunter recently starred in The Intimate Strangers and headlines in a photo play series with Norma Talmadge in Smilin Through.
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George C. ‘Syler
Harry Leon Wilson
Morton
Saturday Evening Post
Glenn Hunter
Merton
George
Kaufman
Mae Connelly
Daley
Billie Burke
Mr. Hunter
Norma Talmadge
All Star Cast Set for Universal Proanemon Booth Tarkington
Helene Jerome Eddy Edward Hearn Eileen Percy and George Nichols headline the Universal proamemon of Booth Tarkington's play. The ensemble reflects a strong lineup across stage and screen talent, aiming to showcase a polished production.
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Helene Jerome Eddy
Edward Hearn
Eileen Percy
George Nichols
Universal Proamenon
Booth Tarkington
The
Lila Lee Cast as Castilian Princess in Ghost Breaker
Lila Lee, famed for Latin flair in The Dictator and Blood and Sand, returns as a Castilian princess in The Ghost Breaker. Wallace Reid stars for Paramount in this Valentine’s star picture, with Lee in a lead acting role opposite him.
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Lila Lee
Wallace Reid
Carmen
Paramount
Pink Gods to Star in Penrhyn Stanlan Paramount Play
Speaking of cats sets precedent for Penrhyn Stanlan as Paramount selects top liners for Pink Gods film adaptation from Cynthia Stockley novel Pink Gods and Blue Demons. Cast circles James Kirkwood Bebe Daniels Anna Q Nilsson Adolphe Menjou Raymond Matton with more names to come.
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Penrhyn Stanlan
Paramount
Cynthia Stockley
James Kirkwood
Bebe Daniels
Anna Q. Nilsson
Adolphe Menjou
Raymond Matton
Boy Serial Star to Star in Northwest Mounted Police Tales
A young actor will headline a new series of Northwest Mounted Police Stories filmed at Big Bear Lake. Production aims to capture authentic frontier atmosphere with the series set in rugged border regions and early Canadian policing.
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Northwest Mounted Police
Big Bear Lake
Priscilla Dean Stars in Under Two Flags with Filmland A-ls
Priscilla Dean appears in a new Universal production Under Two Flags surrounded by top stars James Kirkwood as hero and Stuart Holmes and John Davidson in the villainous roles. The article highlights the prominent cast and the film’s draw in the studio slate.
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Priscilla Dean
Filmland
Universal
James Kirkwood
Stuart Holmes
John Davidson
Early 20th Century Stars Highlight New York and Maine Productions
Eva B reports Marion Davies nears Mary Tudor in When Knighthood Was in Flower at Cosmopolitan New York studios. Dupont avoids pictures while appearing at theatres. Alice Terry eyed for Rex Ingram film Toilers of the Sea to shoot in Maine in June. Jackie Coogan now seven. Nita Naldi and Lila Lee co star with Rudolph Valentino in Blood and Sand at Lasky Hollywood. Valentino’s real name Guglielmi. Natascha Rambova designs sets for Madame Nazimova. Rambova is Elsie de Wolfe’s niece. Patsy Ruth Miller and Kathleen Key previously starred in Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight. Questions to Prunella Hall, Boston Post.
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Eva B
Bangor
Marion Davies
Mary Tudor
Knighthood
Cosmopolitan Studios
New York
Miss Dupont
Alice Terry
Zenda
Rex Ingram
Jackie Coogan
Rodolph
Portland
Nita Naldi
Lila Lee
Rodolph Valentino
Lasky Studios
Hollywood
Guglielmi
Natascha Rambova
Madame Nazimova
Miss Rambova
Elsie de Wolfe
Col. J. J
Boston
Patsy Ruth Miller
Kathleen ‘Key
Prunella Hall
The
Boston Post
Regrets on Boston centennial civic celebration
A letter to the editor laments citizens’ failure to stage a parade or other spectacle for Boston’s centennial. The writer mocks lack of civic pride and, tongue in cheek, suggests June grazing rights for cows on Boston Common to recall the Common’s past.
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Boston
Mooleys
J. EB. G
Snails Threaten La Jolla Vegetation
A snail pest from Sicily threatens La Jolla vegetation after a resident who traveled there five years ago brought back a few hundred snails. The import origins and potential ecological impact are noted in this May report from San Diego California.
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San Diego
Calif
Sicily
la Jolla
DeMille Begins On Location For Nice People
William DeMille works on location for Nice People at the Lasky Ranch marking a shift from his usual studio productions. The Paramount project moves beyond familiar indoor sets into outdoor scenery as filming commences.
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William DeMille
Paramount
Lasky Ranch
Elsie Ferguson to Return in Outcast Film by Paramount
Actress Elsie Ferguson will resume picture work soon. Her first Paramount production will be Outcast, one of her most successful stage plays, now purchased by the Famous Players-Lasky Company for film adaptation.
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Elsie Ferguson
Paramount
Famous Players-Lasky Co
Art Acord Featured in Universel Cow-
Art Acord highlights Universel's popular cow character in a feature that showcases the actor’s western persona and the studio's animation style inspired by regional ranch life. This brief notes Acord's star appeal and the studio’s branding approach.
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Art Acord
Universel
Two Men Charged With First Degree Murder
Julius Evans and John Williams, linked to the 1921 death of Edward F. Conley in a Cambridge Street Brighton store, face first degree murder charges after prosecutors pursued new evidence and Williams allegedly entered the store with intent to rob. Evans was an accessory before the fact.
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Edward F. Conley
State
Julius Evans
John Williams
Cambridge Street
Brighton
Williams
Evans
Newton Aldermen Free to Divide City
The Newton city aldermen may proceed to consider an ordinance to divide the city into zones of single residences general residences business and manufacturing and unrestricted districts. Judge De Courcy declined to grant an injunction saying the action was premature since aldermen may never adopt the ordinance or may replace it with a different one.
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Newton
de Courcy
Supreme Court
Reduction of passport fee proposal by Mills
Washington May 5. Representative Mills Republican New York proposed a bill to cut the rise of passport fees by American consuls from ten dollars to two dollars. The move aims to ease travel documentation costs for U S citizens.
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Washington
Representative Mills
Republican
New York
Unemployment Board Disbanded By Springfield Mayor
Springfield May Expressing that unemployment conditions have improved the mayor BD F Leon ard today disbanded a committee of prominent citizens that has operated through the winter to handle the situation.
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Springfield
May
BD. F. Leonard
Justice moves fast in Brooklyn jewelers hold up case
New York May 5 Justice moved quickly in Brooklyn for Thomas La Conte. He was arrested quizzed for a confession indicted and arraigned in under 123 hours. He pleaded guilty to aiding four others in holding up and robbing a jeweler. Sentencing set for Monday.
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New York
Brooklyn
Thomas Laconte
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