Head of hub firm Crohon dies by own hand in Boston
The Anglo South American Bank of Boston sued Crohon over a $1,000,000 claim related to his Greater Western Hide Company and other ventures. A note found with his body said he intended death by own action and asked for his body to be sent to his wife in Grand Rapids. Crohon, about 60, left a wife and three children.
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International Trust Company
Boston
Milton Street
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Greater Western Hide Company
Crohan
Chevaux Kid Leather Company
Continental Company of
International Truck Company
Massachusetts Omnibus Company
Edward M. Barnard
Detroit
Barnard
Bernard in His Honor Abe Potash Opens at Plymouth Theatre
Bernard in His Honor Abe Potash, a new play written for Barney Bernard, was staged at the Plymouth Theatre last evening. Montague Glass and Jules Eckert Goodman authored this latest Potash vehicle, the fourth in the series featuring Abe Potash as the central figure.
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Plymouth
Abe Potash
Barney Bernard
Montague Glass
Jules Eckert Goodman
Potash
Ingenious Melodrama at Park Square Theatre
The Broken Wing by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard astonished Boston audiences at Park Square Theatre last night. A romance of the airplane thrills from start to finish, rivaling The Girl of the Golden West for its era defining impact.
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Boston
Park Square Theatre
Paul Dickey
Charles W. Goddard
Abie the Agent at Arlington Theatre
Ponzi scheme purveyor Benny Sparkbaum appears as George W Hobart's Abie in the comedy drama Abie the Agent at the Arlington Theatre last night. The production features a thinly veiled foreign exchange scheme as a plot device.
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Ponzi
Benny Sparkbaum
Foreign Exchange Association
George W. Hobart
Abie the Agent
Arlington Theatre
Duck Hunting Trip Could Cost $10 500
Portland Maine September 20 A two day trip by Federal Game Warden George E Cushman and Bertrand Smith into the Everglades of Oxford county could cost Uncle Sam 10 500 if the 15 gunners are indicted and fined for killing 21 woodcock seized by officers The extreme penalty for shooting the rare wild fowl is 500 dollars and 9 in all for each bird The birds are protected year round.
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George E. Cushman
Bertrand Smith
Everglades
Oxford County
Sam
His Honor Abe Potash Delights In Local Stage Satire
Abe Potash elected mayor of Damascus New York in a political comedy. The play spoofs ward bosses and land schemes while tracing a tax shortfall proved innocent. Irma Potash romance with George Black adds light conflict as Bar ney Bernard shines as the honest mayor.
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Aber
Potash
Irma Potash
George Black
Barney Bernard
Abe Potash
Robert Cummings
Stafford
George Barnum
Gooding
Mathilde Cottrelly
James Spottswood
Young Black
Lucille English
Ted W. Gibson
Bertram Miller
Stanley Jessup
J. A. Morrison
Harold Vo
Fay Bainter Shines in East Is West Third Week
Fay Bainter, as Ming Toy, sustains a three week run in East Is West at the Shubert Theatre. The play blends oriental mood with occidental vigor and her performance carries the action, drawing capacity crowds and praise for artistry.
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Ming Toy
Broadway
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New England
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David Belasco
The Broken Wing onstage thrills with a real plane wreck
A vivid production called The Broken Wing staged in a Mexico setting delivers a startlingly realistic airplane wreck that earns sustained applause. Cast highlights include Louis Wohlheim as General Panfilo Aguilar, Alphronz Ethier as Captain Innocencio Dos Santos, Inez Plummer as Inez Villera, George Abbott as Sylvester Cross, Charles Trowbridge as Jerry Marvin, and Myrtle Tannahill as Cecilia.
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Louis Wolheim
Innocencio Dos Santos
Alphronz Ethier
Inez Villera
Inez Plummer
Broadway
Brooklyn
Sylvester Cross
George Abbott
Charles Trowbridge
Jerry Marvin
Ouichita
Immelmen
Farley
Able the Agent and Abie at the Theater
Collaboration with Harry Hirshfield adapts his cartoons into a three act play. Abie juggles three ventures including a restaurant and a moving picture theatre while courting Reba. Benny schemes to steal oil stocks as a new government agent exposes him and restores Abie’s finances and trust. Curtain draws big laughs. Nick Adams stars as Able with Laura Walker as his sweetheart.
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Abden
Reba
Abie
Detroit
Department of Justice
Benny
Curtain
Able
Nick Adams
Laura Walker
Funeral Today for John J Corkery
A solemn high mass is sung at St Pauls Church Cambridge for John J Corkery longtime Cambridge undertaker and member of the Cambridge Overseers of the Poor who died Saturday at his home 648 Green Street Cambridge He is survived by his wife three daughters and one son Burial will be at St Pauls Cemetery Arlington.
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Cambridge
John J. Corkery
Cambridge Overseers of the Poor
Green Street
Corkery
St. Paul's Cemetery
Arlington
Danderine Claims Hair Stops Shedding and Shines
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a cheap hair treatment that prevents shedding, removes dandruff, and makes each hair look revitalized with brightness and thickness.
Mrs. Cram to be in parade for suffrage victory
Mrs. Alice E. Cram Democratic nominee for State Auditor will join the suffrage victory parade at Faneuil Hall on Wednesday afternoon despite not being invited by local women’s leagues. She will be accompanied by Mary Shaw and may speak at the celebration. Mary A. Carson, a Democratic organizer, is planning Mrs. Cram’s western campaign visit.
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Faneuil Hall
Massachusetts League of Women Voters
Boston League of Women Voters
Massachusetts
Boston
Mrs. Cram
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