Pelletier says he goes abroad for health not Europe duty
Former Suffolk County district attorney Joseph C. Pelletier releases a statement denying plans to replace Edward J. Hearn as European commissioner of the Knights of Columbus. He says his trip to Nauheim is for health and to improve strength, and that no flower or funeral cortege collection is needed.
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Joseph C. Pelletier
Suffolk County
Europe
Supreme
Edward J. Hearn
Knights of Columbus
Order
Nauheim
Firefighter Lewis Seamon Saves Home in Winsted
Nov 28 report from Winsted Connecticut says Lewis Seamon, Hose 4 member of the Volunteer Fire Department, turned from courting to fighting a blaze caused by a defective chimney. He battled the fire alone for about 30 minutes before it was put out, earning a strong impression on the girl and her family.
Editor Attacks Klan and Prohibition Law in Roxbury
Abraham Alpert editor of the Jewish American speaks at Crawford Street Hall Roxbury to Ladies Mizra h Association members urging critique of the Ku Klux Klan and the Prohibition Amendment.
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Abraham Alpert
Jewish American
Crawford Street Hall
Roxbury
Ladies Mizrach Association
Morgan Wallace Crafting Both Stage and Screen Careers
Screen gossip notes Morgan Wallace a cultured, well bred performer born in California who rose from schoolboy actor to stock producer with Sioux City as his base. He supported cantonment theatre during the war and later starred as the Marquis de Praille in Orphans of the Storm and appeared in Lawful Larceny on stage.
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Morgan Wallace
Mr. Wallace
J. Wilson Rockmaine
Griffth
California
Sioux City
Cast Announced for If Winter Comes Film
William Tex reveals complete cast for his adaptation of A S Hutchinson best seller If Winter Comes Percy Mermont plays Mark Sabre Ann Vorrest portrays Nona Other cast members include Raymond Bloomer Virginia Lee Margaret Fielding Gladys Lestie Arthur Metcalf Sydney Herbert and Walizee Kolb
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William Tex
A. S. M. Hutchinson
Percy Mermont
Mark Sabre
Ann Vorrest
Nona
Raymond Bloomer
Virginia Lee
Margaret Fielding
Gladys Lestie
Arthur Metcalf
Sydney Herbert
Walizee Kolb
Dorothy Gish Learns Spanish Role For The Bright Shawl
Dorothy Gish prepares to portray a sultry Spanish lady in The Bright Shawl adapting Joseph Hergesheimer. She studies Spanish daily with two Spanish maidens, learning dancing, dress, gesture, and a smattering of the language to live the part.
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Dorothy Gish
Richard Barthelmess
Edmund Goulding
Joseph Hergesheimer
Miss Gish
Dorothy
Spain
Comedienne Louise Fazenda Appears as Vampire in Film
Louise Fazenda, known from Sennett comedies as a village girl, debuts a vamp persona in Warner Brothers production The Beautiful and Damned. She abandons the gingham attire for slinky gowns and wears bizarre coiffures while smoking from jeweled holders.
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Louise Fazenda
Sennett
Warner
Jackie Coogan Special Featured at Los Angeles Show
The Jackie Coogan Special was a feature at last week’s Los Angeles automobile show. Miss du Pont joins the cast for Brass, with Harry Rapf producing. The screen ensemble includes Je Prevost Monte Blue Helen Ferma Frank Keenan Irene Rich Patley Harry Myers and Margaret eddon. Henry Hull has two new credits One Exciting Night and Midnight and stars in The Coward produced by J Parker Reade.
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Jackie Coogan
Los Angeles
Miss du Pont
Harry Rapf
Charles G. Norris
Je Prevost
Monte Blue
Helen Ferma
Frank Keenan
Irene Rich
Patley
Harry Myers
Margaret =eddon
Henry Hull
the Coward
Jack Boyle
J. Parker Reade
Films by Aircraft to Distribute Fox Pictures in Australia
The Aeroplane Film Corporation of Australasia plans to distribute Fox productions across the Commonwealth by air. Captain Tracey and Lieutenant Butler, famed for their World War I service in France, are hired to deliver films, with New South Wales the first district to receive service.
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Ox Film Corporation
Australasia
Fox Pictures
Commonwealth
Tracey
Butler
Australian Aircraft Forces
France
Fox Productions
New South Wales
Screen Names and Height Talk Prompt Studio Details
The Boston Post asks readers about stage names and height biases in films with examples including Agnes Ayres Mary Pickford and Rudolph Valentino. It notes actors sometimes use screen names and remarks on star heights and appearances. Public reaction to actor identity and adaptation of names is discussed.
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Agnes Hinkle
Agnes Ayres
Gladys Th
Mary Pickford
Rudolpho Guglielmi Reither
Rogolph Valentino
Gussie Apfel
Lila Lee
Ginger
Maine
May McA
Tvery
Boston Post
P. O. Box
Boston 4
Mass
Pair Held as Bootleggers
Two young men were arrested last evening in the act of peddling liquor to Harvard students in Dunster Hall. At Harvard square station they gave names as James B. Johnston 27 of Adams street Charlestown and Daniel F.L. Cyt ford 24 of 24 Hudson Street Somerville. Sergeant Charles Presho led the arrests. Cambridge police say Johnston was inside the building while Clifford waited outside in a car with 19 quarts of whiskey.
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Harvard
Dunster Hall
Harvard Square
James 8. Johnston
Adams Street
Charlestown
Daniel FL Cytford
Hudson Street
Somervile
Charles Presho
Cambridge
Johnston
Clifford
Babson and Remick Plan Thanksgiving Luncheon
Two billionaires plan a yearly pre Thanksgiving luncheon at the City Club. Frank W. Remick heads Kidder, Peabody and Roger W. Babson, once helped by Remick with a $12.50 monthly stipend, recounting their rise from poverty to wealth and the impact on Babson and his wife.
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City Club
Frank W. Remick
Kidder, Peabody Company
Roger W. Ba
Mr. Babson
Frank Remick
Duane to Run Against Beal in City Mayor Election
Trenry Beal the present city Manager of Waltham and former Mayor Patrick J. Duane will be opponents for the mayoral office at the city election on December 19. In a field of five the two yesterday received the highest votes with Beal 2480 and Duane 1050. The State election led to a return to the old form of government with a mayor.
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Trenry Beal
Waltham
Patrick J. Duane
Henry Beal
James Brackett
Patrick F. Broderick
Lavater W. Powers
Malden Council Grants Jitney Route Rights
Malden Common Council voted 17 to 2 to grant Joseph Hart the right to run a jitney on the Lynn street to Converse square route not covered by the Elevated. The decision must receive aldermanic approval before taking effect after a four hour City Hall session prompted by Chamber of Commerce complaints and remarks from Dana of the Elevated.
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Malden
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Buyers
An advertisement touts Bayer aspirin as the genuine product, urging buyers to check for the Bayer name on packages or tablets. It claims decades of safe use by millions for colds headaches lumbago rheumatism and pain and notes aspirin comes in boxes of twelve cost a few cents and bottles of 24 or 100.
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Bayer
Drugfists
Boston
B M Defends Independence Amid Strife and Growth
Boston and Maine official Robert H Newcomb told Pilgrim Publicity Association that the railroad can operate at current rates without consolidation and is handling record business though lacking funds for new equipment. He said striking workers will be rehired individually as needed and that service improvements are coming next summer.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Robert H. Newcomb
Boston& Maine Railroad
Pilgrim Publicity Association
Hotel Bellevue
Couacomb
Chem
Schooner Strikes Rocks and Sinks Off Maine Coast
A three mast schooner loaded with cargo ran ashore in a northeast snow squall near the Cuckolds Light off Southport Maine. Captain Tower and crew were rescued by coast guardsmen from Darmaris Cove. The vessel was reported a total loss. The Cove River is noted.
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Hbay Harbor
Wolfville
Southport
Captain Tower
Coast
Darmaris Cove
Pastor Still Loves Woman in Case After War Arrest
Joseph F. Leigh a former Baptist clergyman and Y M C A worker, arrested for alleged Mannad violation, remains in love with Miss Anna V. Shelton of Virginia, the woman in the case. Statements at the federal building followed Leigh's discharge by U S Commissioner Hayes as the hearing date in Boston loomed.
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Joseph F. Leigh
Y. M. C. A. Jary
Miss Anna V. Shelton
Virginia
Federal Building
Leigh
United States
Hayes
Miss Shelton
Fredericksburg
Boston
Magistrate Free Defendant After Testimony Row
The federal magistrate had no recourse but to release the defendant after testimony. Leigh's wife, Mrs Climena, was mentioned in connection with the proceedings.
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Leigh
Climena
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Cold Relief
Advert indicates alternate two hour dosing for cold relief. First dose clears nasal passages and headaches while reducing feverish symptoms. Second and third doses allegedly break up the cold completely and end misery. States cost is a few cents and contains no quinine.
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Pape
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