Excerpt from Nineveh court case grips town
In a Nineveh courtroom, witness Abe testifies to finding Stamford Tucker shot dead and identifies him, while Tom Strickland faces implied guilt. Lottie May Doggett reveals Jesse Bream threatened and later killed Stam Tucker, and Colonel Todhunter arrives for a pivotal defense moment as new evidence awaits.
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Abe
Yass
Abram
Mistah Stamford Tucker
Suh
Mistah
Tom Strickland Settin
Stamford Tucker
Thomas W. Strickland
Sub
Colonel Todhunter
Bill Strickland
Major Gentry Dryden
Lottie-May Doggett
Miss Doggett
Major Dryden
Jesse Bream
Chickasaw Jesse
Nineveh
Tennessee
Soldier Company
Vwell
Jesse
Stam Tucker
Tom Strickland
Mary Todhunter
Oklahoma
Miranda Ransom
Jed Ransom
Ralls County
Stam
Sidon
Ltam Tecker
Tom
Esid
Lottie May
Todhunter
Lottie- May Doggett
Doggetts’ House
Doggetts’ Gate
Cold La Grippe Then Pneumonia Warns Readers
Barnegat postmaster R G Collins recalls a severe La Grippe cough that exhausted him until Foley's Honey and Tar Compound stopped the coughing spells. Stratford Ave and Sixth St resident F B Brill endorses it, saying it can't be beat. Adv 2135 promotes the Farmer Want Column.
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R. G. Collins
Barnegat
N. J
Foley
F. B. Brill
Stratford Ave
Sixth Street
Powell's Poli Theatre Hosts Big Week of Vaudeville
Poli's theatre on Main street kicks off a week of headline vaudeville with acts like The Sully Family in The Information Bureau, Moss and Frye, W C Fields, The Lawn Party led by Ray Dooley, Edison Talking Pictures, Caesar Nessi, Willis Family, Conley and Warren, and suffragette debates daily. Bridgeport's Plaza Theater mirrors value with top acts Meredith Sisters, Schreck and Percival, Hurst Watts and Hurst, Dorothy Meathor, Nick and Lydia Russell, and Tibbals and Tibbal.
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Poli
Main Street
Sully
Information Bureau
Moss and Frye
W. C. Fields
Metropolitan Minstrels
Ray Dooley
Edison
Talking Pictures
Caesar Nessi
East Side
Caruso
Willis
Conley
Warren
Metropolis
Poll’s
Plaza
Bridgeport
Plaza Theater
Meredith Sisters
Schreck
Percival
Hurst
Watts
Invincible
Dorothy Meather
Nick
Lydia Russell
Tibbals
Pach
ALL Star
Bill Talking Pictures
THE
Caeser Nessi
Sully Family
W. C. Fields Willis Family
Moss & Frye Warren & Conley
Meredith
Hiawatha
Fracey
Tibbles
Hurst Schreck
Percival Dorothy Mentheur
J. Burns
Fox's Lyric Theatre Stars Six Act Vaudeville Lineup
The Fox Lyric opens a six act vaudeville bill headlined by Ernest Cossert's Why Be Sober and the Olivetti Troubadours, plus the Moffet Claire Trio Geinshaw and Ivins Ashley Sisters and Helen Primrose. Film reels promised six reels of clear projection. A flood benefit at the Fox Lyric benefits Mayor Wilson’s Bridgeport relief fund with ticket sales starting Tuesday at noon.
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Fox Lyric Press
William Fox
New England
Fox
Mr. Fox
Sullivan
Considine
Marcus Loew
C. H. Miles
Orpheum
Percy Williams
Keith & Proctor
Moffet Claire
Geinshaw and
Ivins
Benny Scotland
Ashely Sisters
Delisle
Vernon
Helen Primrose
Fox Lyric
Wilson
Bridgeport Committee
Hibernian Ball at Eagles Hall Tonight
The annual Hibernian ball by Division No 1 A O H at Eagles Hall draws 500 members. Local singers and Wheeler Wilson orchestra perform a concert then dance from 9 with square dances and waltzes. Tickets sold ahead. organizers promise a good time and long dancing into the night.
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Eagles’ Hall
Wheeler & Wilson
Consolidated Division
Park Theatre Presents Bought and Paid For with Brady Flagship Cast
Park Theatre nights feature Bought and Paid For led by William A. Brady. Ben Welch and his burlesque troupe perform The Love Arbor and A Day at West Point with a large cast and 20 musicians under George Connell. Moving pictures at the Armory show Miss Bridgeport selecting her concrete house by Bridgeport Stone Co.
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Park Press
Park Theatre
William A. Brady
America
Playhouse
New York
Ben Welch
West Point
Frank P. Murphy
Leo Randal
Pat Kearney
Tom Conroy
William Geissler
Florence Rother
Etta Hastings
Maudie Heath
Helen Delaney
Dolly Defruss
Dorothy Devine
George Connell
Bridgeport
The
Bridgeport Stone Co
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Missouri
By Ripley D. Saunders
Bobbs-Merril Company
Gentry Dryden
Bill. Strickland
Colonel Strickland
Fox’s Lyric Theatre
Hibernian
George Broadhurst
State Armory
Industrial Moving Pictures
the Playhouse
Ernest Cossart
Ashley Sisters
Moffett Clare
Sunbeam Eee
Olivatti
Keishaw
BIG
City of
Phoenix
Wheeler & Howes
Warner Bros. CO. Fire Department
Seaside Institute
Eagles
HALD
M. Wooster
U. S. Patent Office
Main ST
Bridgport
Conn
Frisbie’s
Bachman
W.K. Mollan
Marcel Ware
Harriet E. Sherwood
East Washington Ave
Wm. Lieberum & Son
Ooem F. Aes
Margaret L. Gallagher
Ideemenu ‘Oman Iy
Fairfield
Rourke & Rourke Undertakers
M. J. Gannon
Broad &T
Joly
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