Greenwich Village in Far Away Islands Report
New York August 25 Special Correspondence Frederick O'Brien author of White Shadows in the South Seas has found an Ariel lodge in the world a tribe of performers who killed all their children to avoid stigma and allowed women unusual freedoms while valuing talent Though attacked by missionaries the group showed elements of refinement and genius O Brien notes the Tahitian players are dying out with barely two thousand remaining.
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New York
Frederick O'Brien
South Seas
Greenwich Village
O'Brien
Pacific Tropics
Ariel
Mr. O'Brien
Pilgrim Pageant Presented at North Truro
Boston adds historical pageant set on Cape Cod overlooking a pond. North Truro residents and Corn Hill cast as Pilgrims Indians and sailors reenact early colony events with dances, a loot of a wigwam, a maidservant duel and a corn discovery aiding Plymouth.
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Boston
Mass
North ‘Truro
Cape Cod
Truro
Corn Hill
Mayflower Company
Migrim Fathera Firet
Provincetown
Fiest
Cape
New England
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Landing
Is Your Blood Starving For Want of Iron Expired Product Ad
An old advertisement claims iron deficiency saps strength and nerves and promotes Nuxated Iron tablets. It asserts iron restores energy, muscles, and health after two weeks of taking two tablets three times daily post meals, with a money back offer if not satisfied.
Taft Endorses League with Reservations in 1920
Former President William Howard Taft in the Philadelphia Public Ledger argues for joining the league with safeguards. He says the league covenant would not violate the U S Constitution, could deter predatory nations via Article X, and merits bipartisan support beyond party lines to secure a lasting global benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howard Taft
Philadelphia Pubic Ledger
Wilson
League
Senate
United States
Great Powers In Council
Eastern Europe Feels War Travel Fever Tightens Frontiers
Budapest reports show postwar longing to travel west persists among former the wealthy and clergy across Central Europe and Asia Minor. Leaders like Admiral Horthy and Queen Marie decry the loss of freedom to sail abroad while families endure money and passport limits. Ministers face endless travel demands as many seek clerical or diplomatic posts abroad for a chance to move.
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Budapest
United States
Europe
Balkans
Asia Minor
Admiral Horthy
Hungary
Marie of
Romania
Mustapha — Kemal Pasha
Sivas
Turkey
Switzerland
Malan Riviera
Faris
London
R. Vamborg
A. Grant-Smith
Bia
Ansdmesy
Rusmania
Soldiers urged to enlist for Hawaiian duty with 35th and 44th Infantry
Recruitment at the local station lists the 35th Infantry at Camp Lewis and the 44th at Presidio San Francisco as moving to Hawaii for permanent garrison duty. The move offers travel across the United States and an extended San Francisco stay before sailing. Early action urged for former 102nd Infantry men and others seeking assignment. Names of accepted enlistees noted, including Shelton F. Metoxen and Willard R. Diamment among others.
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Main Street
35Th Infantry
Camp Lewis
Washington
44Th Infantry
Presido
San Francisco
Hawaiian Island
Hawaii
45Th Infantry
102Nd Infantry
United States
Hawaiian
Hawaiian Islands
Shelton F. Metoxen
State Street
42Nd Coast Artillery
Willard Rdiamme
Mitzi Shines in Park Theatre Production Lady Billy
Mitzi the clever juvenile comedienne receives ten minutes of ovation at the Park in Lady Billy. Sydney Greenstreet Beatrice Constance Arthur Uttry Jean Newcombe Eloise Josephine Adair Boyd Marshall and Beatrice Collinette deliver strong support in a colorful diverting show with song dance and light opera elements. Bridgeport audience turnout indicates strong local support for quality theater.
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Mitzi
Park Theatre
Lady Billy
Sydney Greenstreet
Bateson
Castle
Roumania
Drolegne
Beatrice Constance
Anastasia
Arthur Uttry
Senor Manuel
Jean Newcombe
Eloise
Josephine Adair
Boyz Marshall
John Smith
Balloon races poised to set new records in 1920 events
New York reports Aero Club officials expect improved gas capacity and lessons from World War I to elevate the national and international balloon races starting from Chicago in September and October. Fifteen entrants compete for the Gordon Bennett Cup, with Ralph Upson of Akron and other top American and international flyers aiming to defend the title.
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New York
Chicago
Aero Club
America
France
Germany
Italy
United States
Great Britain
Belgium
Maurice Bienaime
Alan R. Hawley
Beizica
Aero Club of
Nest Demarter
H. E. Honeywell
Mr. Honeywell
Kiss Ma Quick and The Tolling Bell to Debut
Stage news from Clyde Cook’s Fox comedy Kiss Ma Quick set for stage success with Mitchell Lewis traveling to New York for a likely hit. J Stuart Blackton’s The House of the Tolling Bell due from Pathe September 15. infantry men urged to apply at local station 925 Main street for Victory Medal advantages in the New Peace Time Democratic Army.
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Clyde Cook
Fox
J. Stuart Blackton
Pathe
48Rd Infantry
Charles L. Devoe
Barnum Avenue
John Gure
Rennell Court
Main Street
Mitzi Stars in Lady Billy at Park Theatre This Wednesday
The star Mitzi headlines Henry W Savage's new musical comedy romance Lady Billy at the Park Theatre in a Wednesday matinee and evening show August 25, delivering lively songs and light romance for theatergoers.
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Mitzi
Henry W. Savage
Lady Billy
Park Theatre
Mitzi Leads With Natural Development In Family Life
The article praises Mitzi for defying nursery norms by growing up free from strict schedules and indulgent pampering. It argues modern ideas of caring for babies are shifting toward human warmth, noting Mitzi’s mother’s choice to let her child stay up late enjoying music and plays. Mitzi is presented as uniquely normal and happy due to leniency.
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Zzhola
Mitzi
Rachael Levine
Alexander Hamilton
St. Petersburg
Russia
Final Bow For Miss Berra At Poli's This Evening
Miss Mabel Berra, Bridgeport’s beloved prima donna, will conclude her Poli’s engagement this evening before heading to New York for headline work. The vaudeville bill ends tonight and a strong late-week lineup follows, including Artcraft Revue acts and a Pathe News feature. Hazel Boyne and other familiar performers pepper the lineup as the theatre pivots to new offerings.
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Polis
Mabel Berra
Poli
Miss Berra
Bridgeport
New York
Artcraft
Rodgers and West
Gold and Edwards
Roberts and Boyne
Vittoria and
Georgetta
Hazel Boyne
Roberts and
Boyne
Wolsey and Boyne
C. B. Maddock
Marie
Miss Boyne
Pathe News
Pathe Review
Alma Neilson
Ruby Kids
Castleton
Brown
Myrtle
Eddie Polo
House Peters
Encampment of Grand Army at Indianapolis
Indianapolis prepares for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment September 19 25 drawing up to 100000 visitors. Civic committees arrange homes entertainment airplane rides and automobile trips with hotel HQs for 83 state departments staffed by a 500 member planning group. A separate note states the House of Lords rejected a royal prerogative claim on property rights.
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Polis
Ind
Indianapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Hoosier
Ye G. A. R
House of Lords
Crown
Convention Ends With Entertainment and Elections
The 31st annual Patriotic Sons of America convention closed with an entertainment night. Officers elected yesterday were installed by National Secretary Miller. Past President A A Shipke received flowers from women members. Bridgeport Camp No. 15 also honored. The group endorsed higher teacher wages and condemned Bolshevism while pledging allegiance to America and the U S Constitution. Trade data notes only one tenth of next winter's coal needs moved, with William B Colver named in incomplete line.
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Cohan and Harris
Grant Mitchell
New York
Ruth Amos
Arthur Chatterdon
Arthur Griffen
Jack McGrath
Jane Tarr
Eleanor Chariton
Shirly Grey
Grace Fox
Irene Williams
Francis Kyle
Walter Ayres
Lawrence Ymbull
Lester Paul
Edward R. Davidson
Bridgeport
the Patriotic Sons of America
Colonal Hall
Miller
A. A. Shipke
America
United States
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Burton Holmes
Alice Joyce
Harry Newman
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Rainbow
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Universal Weekly Vitagraph
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