Wealthy 82 Year Old Weds 34 Year Old in Rochester
Miss Georg anna Larsen, reputedly wealthy, and Frederick M. Ackerman, 34, both of Rochester, announced their marriage at the Larsen home after plans were kept secret. Larsen rose to prominence at the Norse American Centennial in St Paul as a descendant of early Norse settlers. Ackerman’s forebears reportedly arrived in America before hers, with German ancestry in New York City area.
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Georganna Larsen
Frederick M. Ackerman
Rochester
Larsen
Geo
Nat St Paul, Minn
Cualltye
Lara Larsen
New York City
Erie Canal
Ackerman
Germany
Tolontal Dimes
St. Patrick's Cathedral
N. Y
Express Business Here Reaches Peak
Express traffic at American Express in Bridgeport sets a peak not seen since World War II, says Sam Driver. Two cars head to Northern and Western states with a daily New York to New Haven train, while local factories and stores depend on rush shipments due to early Christmas demand.
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American Express Company
Sam Driver
Incel
Bridgeport
New York
New Haven
Express Company
President Gets Snake-Skin Vest So Odd It Turns Heads
President Coolidge is gifted a home tailored snake-skin vest from Joe Stingon of Rumsey Kentucky. The garment features rattlesnake skin stitched into stripes and includes five pockets. Snakrelogists on the president's staff estimate the rattler was seven feet long and five years old.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Joe Stingon
Rumsey
Kentucky
Santa Claus and the Spirit of Childhood in fairy tale
A reflective piece portrays Santa as a symbol of love and unselfish giving, busy at the snow castle preparing for the journey while addressing children's faith. It contrasts fairy tale truth with practical world constraints, valuing the spirit over material realism.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Mammie
Ita
Snow Castle
Santa Ta
Cuban sugar crop estimate for 1927 announced
The Insular Department of Agriculture in San Juan Porto Rico on December 16 announced a sugar crop estimate for 1927 of 612 350 short tons. The figure is 9 310 short tons larger than the prior crop.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Insular Department of Agriculture
Germany Arming for War Hears Reichstag Hearings
In Berlin on December 11 1926 Socialist ex Chancellor Scheidemann charged Germany with secret armament and a large reserve army aiding a covert war program. He accused monarchists and fascists of using a German war industry abroad while Russia supplies munitions. The Reichstag debated as Chancellor Marx denied the charges and pledged inquiry.
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D. Tolischus
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Reichstag
Philipp Scheidemann
Marx
Stresema
Stresemann
Scheidemann
Bolaheviam
Gessler
Wirth
Arments
Navy
von Seeckt
League of Freedom and Right
Posses Seek Prisoner Kidnapped From Cop
Brooksville Florida December 16 Hernando county authorities searched for a Negro named Smokey White who was abducted by masked men last night from Constable J W Crum after a theft arrest. He was spirited away in a car. Chief Deputy Sheriff G R Ells said White had either been whipped or run out of the country but doubted lynching.
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Brooksville
Fla
Hernando County
Smokey
J. W. Crum
G. R. Ells
Shertff
Park Burlesque Returns With Record Run
After a year away Lucky Sambo reopens the Park Theatre with new costumes and ace Wart, boasting 200 consecutive Broadway summer performances at the Columbia theatre. Hurtig and Seamon keep the cast and numbers, including The Charley from Charleston and The Big Parade, with standout acts by Sherman Dirkson and Ernest Whitman.
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Lucky Sambo
Park Theatre
New York
Broadway
Columbia Theatre
Hurtig
Seamon
Lie
Charley
Charleston
Cora Winters
Aunt Jemima
Ernest R. Whitman
Hilda Perleno
Arthur Porter
Ehorat
Juin Moody
Sherman Dirkson
Ernest RB. Whitman
Billy Higglin
Joe Byrd
al F. Watt
Berleanna Manks
Amanda Randolph
John Alexander
Lelita Hall
George Phillips
Jim Vaughan
Amusements at Lyric feature Abie's Irish Rose and more
Amusements: Abie's Irish Rose draws crowds at the Lyric with capacity houses and a Saturday matinee, while other offerings include Twinkletoes at the Lyric, The Orpheum Junior Unit No. 7 at the Palace with Ling Ting Foo, Not So Long Ago, Go Ahead Charley, and Running Him Ragged. Men of the Night at the Palace runs three days with Gareth Hughes, Lucy Beaumont, and a Will Hays address, followed by Don Juan starring John Barrymore with Mary Astor and Estelle Taylor. Carney box office opens Tuesday for reserved seats with two post-Christmas performances at 2:16 and 8:15.
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Orpheum
Palace
Lee Wone
Hddie Shubert
Ed Wynn
Columbia
Fay Leavit
John Monroe
Tom Grant
Charley
Wanda ‘Hawley
Lucy Beaumont
Herbert Rawlinson
Jay ‘Hunt
Roge
Will H. Hays
Aidresa
Philharmonic Orchestra
Henry Hadley
Warner Brothers
John Barrymore
Mr. Barrymore
Mary Astor
Estelle Taylor
June Marlow
Tara
Carney
Siale
Polis Vaudeville Week Opens With Stars at Polis Theatre
Joe Smailra Seven Stylish Steps leads the new International Week program at Polis Vaudeville theatre as the Keith-Albee Vaudeville Centennial is celebrated. Hollywood star Earl Hampton headlines a group of performers, with a tabloid playlet, a song cycle by Alice Morley, and the Three Golfers providing novelty. The feature film Almost A Lady stars Marie Prevost, Harrison Ford, and George K. Arthur, with Pathe News and a new Van Ribber comedy. Anniversary Week to celebrate Port Vaudeville’s thirteenth year arrives next week with added features promised.
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Joe Smailra
Polis Vaudeville Theatre
Keith-Albee
Hollywood
Earl Hampton
Smith
Bagley
Alice Morley
Frank Adams
Cosmopolitan
Marie Prevost
Harrison Ford
George K. Arthur
Pathe News
van Ribber
Port Vaudeville Theatre
The Cruise of the Jasper B at Majestic
Rod La Rocque leads The Cruise of the Jasper B at the Majestic, a screen version of Don Marquis's novel. The tale, set in pirate times, features a law requiring male descendants to marry aboard the captured vessel to inherit. Mildred Harris stars opposite La Rocque with other notable cast. The program also includes film shorts and orchestral selections.
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Rod la Rocque
Jasper PB
Don Marquis
Majestic Theatre
Mildred Harris
Mr. la Rocque
Jack Ackroyd
Enitz Edwards
Otto Lederer
Jamce Mack
Cameo Theatre Brings Don Juan Vitaphone双 program
The Cameo Theatre in Bridgeport opens Christmas night with Don Juan a dual program featuring Vitaphone and John Barrymore. Vitaphone syncs sound to motion with Western Electric Bell Labs backing Warner Brothers. Also on bill Mischa Elman Giovanni Martinelli The Four Aristocrats and The Volga Boatman chorus showcasing the new sound era.
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Bridgeport
Cameo Theatre
Vitaphone
John Barrymore
New York
Western Electric Company
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Warner Brothers
Warnera Brothers
Volga
The Naked Truth returns to 7 Park Theatre for week
The Park Theatre brings back The Naked Truth for a seven day run starting Sunday night. The film, endorsed by the Connecticut State Board of Health, tackles sex education with an educational slant and will play continuously with no burlesque. Jack Mullah and Helene Chadwick lead a capable cast as mixed seating is prohibited.
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Park Theatre
Connecticut State Board of Health
Jack Mulhall
Helene Chadwick
Piayers
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