Speaker Attacks on Los Angeles Stir Local Outcry
Dr. Bruce Wheeler a lecturer asserted Los Angeles is morally and financially bankrupt and vice and shame in Hollywood are worse than in New York or Chicago. Local factions including the board of education and chamber of commerce moved to secure a retraction after Wheeler claimed prior ties to Los Angeles schools. Dr. George MacNeill of the New York state society of Los Angeles telegraphed a denial to the Buffalo Evening News.
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French Allies Rout Dissidents in Makran Clash
August 11 report states a force of Druses allied to Lerance routed adherents of Sultan Attrache in Mar Hout, South Makran after hours of fighting. Mediastient tribesmen left 100 dead. one Cruse killed. A satchel with important documents was seized.
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Flame of the Yukon at Majestic with Leena Owen and Arnold Gray
Amusements column notes Poli's Vaudeville presents The Flame of the Yukon as feature attraction at the Majestic for the week with Leena Owen and Arnold Gray in the lead roles. The program also includes Bobby Vernon comedy Till We Meet Again and Majestic News, Kndge Podge, and a cartoon. The Yukon tale follows the gold rush era dances and intrigue, starring Miss Owen as The Flame and Arnold Gray as George Fowler, amid romance, betrayal, and ambition in the Yukon dance halls.
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Palace Bill Features New Vaudeville Bill At Palace
A three day engagement opens at the Palace featuring The Prule of the Force a rolling revue of song dance and mirth with Jane Spacher Eightollege Widows Rustad Reese Thelma Heaton Telenr Mage and a corps of dancing girls Zella Shank Peggy Sexton Dorothy Knowlton Cecil Park Katheryn Balas Caesar Rivoli stars in a high profile act promising $1000 to prove any other performer imitates him Also Cassar Rivoli presents an afterpiece spectacle Joe Sulik and J Mack headline with The Great Mother of forty seven stars Edith Chapman appears in the accompanying feature The Le Of Toe Force a Gerean Pictures melo produced for Rayatt release.
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Darien Contractor Loses Barn In Fire
A fire at Zeman Magon's premises on Batley Avenue, Darien, destroyed a large barn and two sheds with losses around 14000. Fire brigades from Darien Noroton and Noroton Heights responded as Mason, a general contractor, arrived for dinner to find the barn in flames. Two horses were rescued while equipment and vehicles, including a 33000 steam road roller, were lost. The cause is unknown.
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Long Hill social notes from August weekend events
Long Hill Aug U1 special social column lists visits and gatherings across Bridgeport and surrounding towns. Names include Baines Cohan Tutulla Hart Krushak Randall Lutver Hale Mills Denese Mason Seeley Isaacs Wilkinson Sherman Nichols Sokol Belserger and Sterman with scenes at Maplecroft Seaside Park and Niagara Falls trip plans.
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Motion picture houses add grand stage effects in Broadway
New York August 11 AP reports large movie palaces are expanding toward legitimate theatre scale. They employ light shows orchestras and stage staff for longer productions, yet keep film length around one hour fifteen. Some cities build new theatres for plays while movie houses attract with elaborate costuming and scenery.
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Marriage Study Enrolls Couples in San Diego Church
Rev and Mrs Lawrence Wilson launch a marriage class at a San Diego church with initial enrollment of 1 girl and 7 young men. The course aims for a 50 member class, with sex balance and curriculum including Ten rules for a successful marriage and topics like spiritual interpretation of sex, heredity, and differing religious beliefs.
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Modern pirates rob ships of RAM near San Phoro port
Federal officers opened an inquiry into three modern pirates operating within 20 miles of the port. They reportedly used a motor boat, wore masks, and boarded fishing boats and pleasure craft taking money watches and jewelry when liquor was not found. The investigation follows a conference between the US attorney's office and the Department of Justice officials.
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Army Finds Usefulness in Stereoscope
Dayton Ohio August 31 The stereoscope, once a novelty of the nineties, returns as a practical tool in military aerial work. The U S Army Air Service uses it to render terrain in relief from paired aerial photos taken at different points, enabling soldiers to visualize topography and identify key features from a single set of images.
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