97Year Civil Veteran Seeks Conservator Change
Jim Forrest a 97 year old Civil War veteran asked Probate Court to discharge his conservator after claiming abuse at Tremont Temple where he has lived 30 years. He said if younger he would confront the abuser and sought a new home with plans to live near a Dr Iphia as arranged by his attorney Miss Malvern. The court and Judge Alden P. White heard the case as Forrest expressed desire for a safer residence and voiced frustration at the alleged mistreatment.
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Jim Forrest
Tremont Temple
Alden P. White
Forrest
Iphia
May Wies
Secregnt
Pra
Miss Malvern
Sayble
Boston Common
Back Bay Girls Trek to Eastport On Foot
Edna and Elsie Whitney, sisters from Back Bay, arrive in Eastport Maine after a 400 mile hike from Boston wearing khaki knickers and soldier hats. They plan to ride home by train or auto, stopping in Calais and returning to Boston within three weeks.
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Eastport
Bostom
Maine
Back Bay
Boston
Edna
Elsie Whitney
Uncle Sam
Calais
St. Croix
Woodlot accident claims Frank D. Lathrop in Vermont
Frank D. Lathrop, a well known resident of Williamstown Vermont, died from a broken neck after falling from a load of wood in his woodlot about five miles from town yesterday.
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Williamstown
Frank D. Lathrop
Dr Williams Pink Pills Advertises Nervous Health
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to neuritis and general nerve weakness tied to poor blood nutrition. Personal testimonials from Mrs Belle C Pe and Mrs Ellen McLean claim relief from shoulder neuritis, biliousness, and fatigue after using the pills, with notes on influenza-related weakness and blood rebuilding.
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Belle C
Cedar Street
Dr. Williams
Williams
Ellen Mclean
Barnes, Street
Dorchester
Mass
Prince Edward ‘Island
Henry Hull Debuts on Screen in D W Griffiths One Exiting Night
Screen gossip notes Henry Hull, a rising stage favorite, begins on film with D W Griffiths One Exiting Night. A Southerner by birth he shifted from civil engineering to acting, later starring in The Man Who Came Back and 33 East before appearing in The Cat and the Canary.
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Henry Hull
Mr. Hull
D. W. Griffith
Fairfax
Mr. Griffith
Constance Binney
New York
Hobart Henley Selects Cast for Up the Ladder
Hobart Henley is busy choosing the cast for his forthcoming Universal special Up the Ladder a picturization of Owen Davis stage play that ran in New York last season.
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Hobart Henley
Universal
Owen Davis
New York
Crosland Filming in France for Enemies of Women
Alan Crosland has gone to France to film En emies of Women for Cosmopolitan Productions and previously served as special cinematographer with the U S Signal Corps during World War I, shooting official government pictures of A E F activities. Principal players include Lionel Barrymore Alma Rubens Pedro de Cordoba Gareth Hughes W H Thompson William Collier Jr and Gladys Hulette with Daniel Carson Goodman as company manager.
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Alan Crosland
France
Blasco Ibanez
Cosmopolitan Productions
U. S. Signal Corps
Lionel Barrymore
Alma Rubens
Pedro de Cordoba
Gareth Hughes
W. H. Thompson
William Collier, Jr
Gladys Hulette
Daniel Carson Goodman
Actor Claren Burton to play sympathetic lead in The Beautiful and Damned
Claren Burton shifts from villainous roles to a sympathetic part in Warner Brothers adaptation of The Beautiful and Damned. Walter Long remains the film’s credited dirty man as two major West Coast sets rise: a mining town for Little Church Around the Corner and the famed Gopher Prairie from Main Street.
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Claren Burton
Warner Brothers
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Walter Long
West Coast
Gopher Prairie
Sinclair Lewis
Main Street
Principal Pictures Formed With Lesser and Rosenberg
Dorothy Phillips signs to star in a new series for Principal Pictures Company headed by Irving Lesser and Michael Rosenberg. Irving Cummings will be featured in a picturization of Bulwer Lytton's The Last Days of Pompeii.
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Sol. Lesser
Irving Lesser
Michael Rosenberg
Dorothy Phillips
Irving Cummings
Bulwer Lytton
Pompeii
Valentinos Honored at New York Tea by Italian American Art Association
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Valentino were guests of honor at a New York tea hosted by the Italian American Art Association. The Valentinos were named honorary members and Mr Valentino bought fine art works including sculpture and two etchings.
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Rudolph Valentino
Winifred Hudnut
Ballins Head West to Make Vanity Fair at West Coast
Hugo and Mabel Ballin departed for California on Wednesday to star in Thackeray's Vanity Fair at West Coast Studios with Miss Ballin portraying Becky Sharpe.
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Hugo
Mabel Ballin
California
Thackeray
Vanity
West Coast
Miss Ballin
Becky Sharpe
Answers to Questions in Screen Fame Snippets
Jennie C Malden notes Bessie Love appears in St Elmo with John Gilbert and has never married. Mrs John C Boston confirms Theda Barn returns to film under Selznick but first picture not chosen. X Y Z cites censorship in several states including New York and Ohio with Massachusetts lacking a board. Canada Fan says Earle Metcalfe remains in pictures with The Bitterness of Sweets. Colleen Moore is mentioned.
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Jennie C
Malden
Bessie Love
St. Elmo
John Gilbert
Miss Love
John C
Boston
Theda Barn
Selznick
New York
Ohio
Massachusetts
Canada
Earle Metcalfe
Goldwyn
Colleen Moore
Little Walks About Boston and the Garrison Lineage
The piece recounts Mary Garrison’s perilous St John River voyage with her baby Abijah, who later fathers William Lloyd Garrison. It traces Abijah Gerrison’s roving life, his marriage to Fanny Lloyd in Newburyport, their move to the United States, and his desertion amid alcohol struggles, while Fanny embodies temperance and resilience.
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Mary Garrison
St. John River
Nova Scotia
Abijah
William Lloyd Garrison
Fanny Lloyd
United States
Newburyport
School Street
Abijah Gerrison
Why Kerosene Helps the Hair Noonan's Hair Petrole Claim
An older promotional note states kerosene and purified oil aid hair health by antiseptic action. It credits Noonan's Hair Petrole with stimulating properties and barber dermatology endorsements. It promises stopping hair loss, removing dandruff, and leaving hair soft after several uses. The product is sold by Noonan & Sons Co. in Boston with pricing per treatment and bottle details.
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Noonan
Noonan ‘& Sons Co
Portland St
Boston
Captain heard by inspectors over Noccalule abandonment claim
Captain W E Rosamond of the American steamship Noccalule testified to steamboat inspectors about a barkentine in distress off Newfoundland on Oct 1. He said the vessel appeared intact and his gunfire was a warning. three crew members accused him and are missing since Wednesday, claiming revenge.
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W. E. Rosamond
United States Steamboat Inspectors
Newfoundland
England
Nantucket Resident Granted Interlocutory Divorce
A Nantucket resident today received an interlocutory divorce from William Barnes Albany County Republican leader. The complaint cites misconduct with an unknown person. Barnes did not defend. The couple married in Cincinnati Ohio in June 1888 and have two sons.
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Nantucket
William Barnes
Albany County
Barnes
Cincinnati
Ohio
Future ministers of the Church in Canada face tobacco vow
Delegates at a quadrennial conference in Toronto urged candidates for ministry to affirm their vow to abstain from tobacco as a condition for entering the church ministry. The call reflects ongoing efforts to uphold temperance standards within Canadian church leadership.
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Toronto
Canada
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