Empire Girls Dominate Amusement Program at Poli’s
A lively program at Poli’s features Empire Girls delivering varied musical numbers with strong audience approval. Tom Santschi from The Spoilers appears in The Country That God Made, presenting a desert-western tale while Sid Lewis, Julia Ring, Alvin Williams, and Asahi Company add comedy, songs, and stunts enhancing the varied bill.
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Empire Girls
Musian
Myid
Tom Santschi
Santschi
West
Pathe
Cam
Sid Lewis
Sid
Julia Ring
Blanche Ring
Ring
Alvin & Williams
Western Desert Wastes
Return of Draw Egan draws crowds at Plaza theater
Review notes Wil Hart's standout turn as a Western bad man in The Return of Draw Egan thrilling audiences with nonstop action and gunplay. George Choos offers Oh Please Mr Detective musical comedy with ten in cast, plus Gold Labrience s Howard trio, Cooper Hartman and the Yaltos perform lively numbers. Keystone's Ambrose's Sudden Dive provides big laughs as Wilson and Baker send congratulations.
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Hart
Draw Egan
Plage
Doora
George Choos
Comedietta
Mr. Detective
Gold
Labrience
S. Howard
Cooper
Hartman
Yaltos
Ambrose
Keystone
Optimists See Fine Prospect in Pennsylvania
Surprising reports from Pennsylvania reach Democratic National Headquarters. Brokers in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh note optimism that Wilson could carry Pennsylvania, with Republicans and Progressives sharing support. Local wholesalers report broad backing for the President amid cross-party sentiment.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Isidor Jacobs
California Canneries Co
Philadelphia
Williama & Root
South Front Street
Hughes
Wilson
Jules DeLauchey
Jenkins Arcade
Pittsburgh
Brower
B. F. Wholesale ‘Grocers’ Co
Main Street
Paterson, N. J
Timber tasks for German prisoners aid UK coal timber needs
The Coal Mining Organization Committee reports UK mine output for the year ending July 1916 at 254,748,000 tons, up from 250,368,900 in 1915 but below 281,135,000 in 1914. About 282,000 miners have joined the colors since the war began, with 116,900 replaced, net reduction 165,300. Efforts to supply timber include German prisoners used in timber felling, 885 at work in camps. Coal exports fell to 42 million tons in 1915 from 78 million in 1913.
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London
Coal Mining Organization Committee
United Kingdom
War Office
Brothers And Sisters of War Form New Relief Band
Paris reports a new war relief group called the Brothers and Sisters of the War has emerged from the Orphanage of the Armies. American children, including Little Wrench boys and girls, have joined the effort in a display of youth participation in relief work.
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Brothers and Sisters of War,” New Relief Band
Paris
Brothers and Sisters of the War
War orphans aided by French and Allied Families movement
Children adopt war orphans under the Union of French and Allied Families. The program, under the president’s patronage, helps relief efforts and teaches young volunteers the practical aspects of charity while aiding war stricken families.
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Union of French and Allied Families
The
Republic
North Dakota Farmers Back Wilson Despite Party Ties
North Dakota voters and notable farmers including P C McDowell of Velva and P E Gilligan of Fargo express strong support for President Wilson. They credit prosperity and wartime stability under Wilson, noting shifts from Taft or Roosevelt in 1912 to backing the Democratic incumbent in 1916.
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New York
North Dakota
Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
United States
P. C. McDowell
Velva
Woodrow Wilson Independent
P. E. Gilligan
Fargo
Wilson League
Edison
America
Woodrow Wilson
Republican Party
Americans May Design Canberra Parliament House
Melbourne October 17. The Federal Ministry revived the architectural competition for the Canberra Parliament House after 1914. Australians protested but King O Malley said the cabinet agreed to accept designs by January 31 1917 with 30000 in premiums. first prize 10000. Judges include Poole Burnett Laloux Saarinen Wagner. The top designer may be hired provisionally for later work.
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Melbourne
Australia
Canberra
United States
Victorian Institute of Architects
Home Affairs
King O’malley
New York
O As5
Mr. O'Malley
G. T. Poole
John J. Burnett
Great Britain
Victor Laloux
France
Eliel Saarinen
Russia
Louis H. Wagner
Chicago
Ministry
New York as the feminized city and powder puff symbol
A fragmentary essay cites New York as the most feminized city where sex preoccupation pervades media and culture. The piece contrasts this image with a historical courtroom quip about attempted suicide and briefly notes a dramatic waterspout with speeds around six miles per minute.
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New York
Cafe Life
Every Re
Michael Moyahan
Phoenix
Love as life's healing sunshine in hard times
An intimate meditation on love as a remedy for sorrow and daily hardship. The text frames love as a force that dries tears, lifts spirits, and brings light to a life burdened by storms. It emphasizes warmth, gentleness, and emotional renewal through affection.
Period furnishing and witty dealer banter
A Washington Star quip extols period furnishing as splendid when well chosen. It compares regency drawing rooms, empire dining rooms, and Charles II libraries, warns buyers to use knowledgeable dealers, and cites a joke about Louis XIV and Louis XVI to illustrate blending era pieces. A Boston Transcript snippet notes a flirtatious exchange about time. A final line adds a fact about a bird's wing relative to body weight.
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Louis XIV
Louis XVI
Washington Star
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