Pulpit and Store Work by Reverend Hamilton
New York May 26 Reverend Charles E Hamilton a Rockland Lake and Congers minister also heads Macy and Company public service department. He blends preaching with business running a theatre ticket agency and advising customers on travel and tickets while continuing his pastoral duties. He works daily without a real vacation and preaches on Sundays while selling tickets on weekdays.
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Lewis S. Whitcomb
New York
New England
Charles E Hamilton
Charles E. Hamilton
Rockland Lake
Congers
Haverstraw
R. H. Macy and Company, Department Store
Hamilton
Minister and Macy’s Clerk Balance Faith and Work
A preacher, about 50, works at Macy’s in New York City to fund his son’s college education while continuing ministry. He says business contact broadens his view, helps sermon ideas, and that the store job is as meaningful as Sunday duties. He chats with customers and guides a lone traveler to lodging.
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Rome
Reno
Hamilton
Macy’s
Broadway
Advance Bill to Relieve Congestion in the Courts
The House passed to be engrossed a bill to relieve court congestion after defeating Representative Lomasney’s amendment to allow equity case transfers from the Supreme to the Superior Court only on motion. The amendment was beaten 86 to 100, and the bill advanced.
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Lomasney
Supreme
Superior Court
Chicago finds body in North Sangamon street house
Chicago police believe they have found the feminine counterpart of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with the discovery of a brutally murdered woman in a North Sangamon street residence nicknamed the house of a thousand mysteries.
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Chicago
United News
Tay
Stevenson
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
North Sangamon Street
Mystery of a Double Life Ends in Tragic Death
Police report a strangled woman found in a Sangamon Street apartment. The victim identified as Mrs. Fannie Gilman formerly actress Margaret Wendt and her husband Frank Gilman. clues point to a jealous suitor and a lurid West Side lifestyle involving Rosie Greenberg. Five lodgers questioned, janitor and Mrs. Frieda Bahl detained as investigations continue.
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Fannie Gilman
North May Street
Margaret Wendt
Rosie Greenberg
North Sangamon Street
West Side
May Street
Sangamon Street
Frank Gilman
Gilman
Frieda Bahl
Long Trail Patrol Day Planned by Green Mountain Club
Burlington Vermont May 26 A cooperative hike marks Long Trail Patrol Day with Green Mountain Club members patrolling a 21 mile segment of the Green Mountains skyline. Delegates will inspect or clear sections of the trail in preparation for this year’s tramping season.
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Burlington
Green Mountains
Green Mountain Club
Vermont
Cavalrymen Hold Polo Practice at Camp Devens
Cavalrymen from Fort Ethan Allen begin polo practice at Camp Devens after an overland hike that started May 16. They arrive with a number of fine polo mounts and plan to participate in games throughout the summer.
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Camp Devens
Third Cavalry
Fort Ethan Allen
Devens
Gossip of Screen World Highlights F. Richard Jones Career
At 22, F. Richard Jones directed Sennett’s Mickey with Mabel Normand and Yankee Doodle in Berlin. He moved to Griffith studio directing Dorothy Gish in Flying Pat and The Ghost in the Garret, then joined Sennett for Heart Balm Molly O and The Crossroads of New York. Jones later directed Norma Talmadge and Marion Davies in other features.
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F. Richard Jones
Sennett
Mickey
Mabel Normand
Berlin
Mr. Jones
Griffith Studio
Dorothy Gish
Joe
Mr. Sennett
Molly 0
New York
National survey signals shift to society drama stories
A nationwide canvass by the Gold Wyn scenario department shows public taste moving toward society dramas. The company plans a series of major pieces in this genre to meet the demand.
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Goldwyn Scenario Department
Lee sisters to rejoin Fox in picture play comedies
Jane and Katharine Lee, noted stage and screen children, plan a return to Fox in a series of picture play comedies after two seasons touring the vaudeville circuit.
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Jane
Katharine Lee
Fox
Crosland to direct Cosmo Company special "The Face in the Fog"
Alan Crosland, ex-Selznick director, is named by the Cosmopolitan Company to helm a special production of Jack Boyle's play The Face in the Fog. Boyle is known for his Blackie stories and this stage adaptation is anticipated to feature Crosland's directing.
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Alan Crosland
Selznick Company
Cosmopolitan Company
Jack Boyle
Blackie
James Kirkwood Returns to Legitimate Stage at Last
James Kirkwood plans a return to live theatre after starring at Universal Studios with PrisCilla Dean in Under Two Flags. Alice Calhoun heads Vitagraph Renner The Gamin. Jack Perrin and wife Josephine Hill set for a seven reel comedy drama written for them.
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James Kirkwood
Universal Studios
Priscilla Dean
Charles Ray to film Riley poem The Girl I Loved
Filmmaker Charles Ray will adapt James Whitcomb Riley’s poem The Girl I Loved into a screen version. The project follows Ray’s recent completion The Tailor Made Man and aims to bring the nostalgic verse to the screen with his directing.
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Charles Ray
James Whitcomb Riley
The Perfect Lover of the Screen and Silent Stars
A column notes Rudolph Valentino as the ideal screen lover, mentions Erik von Stroheim mispronunciations, and cites industry figures Marshall Neilan Hal Roach Eddie Sutherland Edna Murphy Agnes Ayres and D W Griffith with studio details at Orienta Point Mamaroneck New York.
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Rodolph Valentino
Eugene O'Brien
M. EB. H
Erik von Stroheim
Universal
Erik von Strohime
Rudolph Valentino
Marshall Neilan
Hal Roach
West Coast
D. W. Griffith
Orienta Point
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Boston
Eddie Sutherland
Edna Murphy
Agnes Ayres
Prunella Hal
U the
Boston Post
Pictures in Works at Hollywood Studios
New productions underway list includes Broken Chain by Goldwyn priced at 10000 and Flaming Hearts with The Malamute and Ruth Clifford. Notable collaborations feature The Electric House with Buster Keaton and Alcatraz with Tom Mix.
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Motion Picture
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Culver City
Goldwyn
W. M Smith Co
the Malamute
Ané Ruth Clifford
Constance Tal
Buster Keaton
Alcatraz
Tom Mix
William Russell
Edward Horton
Katharine Macdonald
James Kirkwood
Bebe Daniela
C. B. DeMille
Atar
Dorothy Dalton
Trooper
O'Neil
Ak Jones
Wree
R. Cc. All
the Flirt
Uiversal
Marie
Nanook of the North acquired by Pathe for world distribution
The Pathe Company bought world rights to Nanook of the North, a landmark Arctic film by Robert J. Flaherty. It depicts native life from start to finish in North Hudson Bay and Ungava Peninsula, produced for Revillon Frères during expeditions in the early 20th century.
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Pathe Company
Flaherty
Ungava Peninsula
Labrador
Nanook
Pe. Herty
Remarkable Boy Soprano Robert Murray to Sing for Roosevelt News
The 13 year old Robert Murray will perform at the Boston Opera House on Sunday evening June 4 to aid the Roosevelt News boys association. Proceeds support the association work. Murray, a prodigy who sings in French English and Italian, reportedly surpasses contemporary sopranos in vocal range and was likened to historic virtuosos for his extraordinary ability.
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Robert Murray
Roosevelt Newsboys’ Association
Boston Opera House
Murray
Lucresia Aguiar
Mosart
Galliarci
Boot and Shoe Workers Strike in Brockton District
The sole leather branch of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union announced a strike today over a wage cut and changes in work methods. It is described as the first strike the union has declared in the Brockton district in 17 years.
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Pany
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Brockton
Habitual criminal act eyed for life imprisonment
A special American Bar Association committee proposes state wide life terms for those convicted of three or more crimes. If adopted at the San Francisco convention, the act would segregate habitual criminals who commit a large share of violent offenses, per police data. Former NY Governor Charles Whitman chairs the drafting committee urging uniform criminal laws.
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New York
United News
Ward In Fight to Get Ward Free as Hearing Opens
In White Plains New York Walter Ward baker held after Clar Peters shooting case returns to court seeking bail. Judge Seeger to hear appeal on habeas corpus while district attorney Weeks outlines Ward’s statements and the coroner’s sworn information. Indications suggested an inquest expected Monday.
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The
Associated Press
Clar. Peters
Haverhill
Mass
Walter S. Ward
White Plains
N. Y
Ward
Peters
George J. Werner
Young
Tom
Justice Seeger
Torney Weeks
Weeks
Fitzgerald
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