Griffith film stages Civil War scenes in Maryland drive
Director David W. Griffith faced heavy challenges in recreating a vast Civil War landscape for The Birth of a Nation. County officials allowed ten square miles for horseman sequences with traffic bans and road remaking using sand and gravel to resemble old North State terrain costing about 25000 dollars before audiences praised the result.
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Belgium
North Carolina
Griffith
David Griffith
Old North State
South Carolina
A Yellow Streak at Mary land Metro program
Lionel Barrymore and Irene Hawley star in A Yellow Streak from Rolfe Photo Plays Inc. Five acts written and directed by William Night. Selected Metro cast supports Barrymore and Hawley. Prices 6 and 10 cents, reserved seats 2 cents.
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Maryland Tonight
Rolfe Photo Plays Inc
Metro
Lionel Barry Shore
Irene Hawley
William Night
Emily
Mr. Barrymore
Miss Hawley
The Unfaithful Wife at Grande Theatre Tomorrow
Robert B Mantell and Genevieve Hamper star in The Unfaithful Wife at the Grande Theatre tomorrow afternoon and night. Count Fabio Romani schemes for revenge after discovering his wife Juliet and Arturo Durazzi in infidelity. He infiltrates their circle, discovers buried treasure, and eventually exposes the pair before a dramatic finale.
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Fox
Robert B. Mantell
Genevieve Hamper
Wife
Grande Theatre
Fabio Romani
Mr. Mantell
Juliet
Romani
Arturo Durazzi
Arturo
Ile
Potomac Valley Round Table Meet Set For Harpers Ferry
The spring meeting of the Potomac Valley Round Table will be held at Harpers Ferry on Friday and Saturday April 14 15. A large attendance of teachers is expected at this meeting.
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Potomac Valley Round Table
Harpers Ferry
Four Suspects Stopped After Break-In Attempt At Cosgrove Home
Police responded at 1:15 a m to Michael Cosgrove on North Centre Street where four men, described as Negro, were attempting to force a window. The suspects fled when officers arrived.
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Michael Cosgrove
North Centre Street
Maclay Shoe Co
The Little Battle Inside The Big One In Alsace
William Philip Simms reports on the ongoing struggle for Hartmannswillerkopf in the Vosges as French and German forces repeatedly seize and retake the summit. The piece frames the clashes as a feud of pride rather than strategic keystone, stressing morale and the personal cost to soldiers.
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Alsace
Hartamannawillerkopf
Breathit County
Kentucky
Switzerland
Vosges
Paris
Berlin
Hartsamannewillerkopf
the Vosges
Miss Helen Cox Debuts as Movie Actress in Skirts and Cinders
Miss Helen Cox daughter of former Governor Cox of Ohio makes her film debut in Skirts and Cinders by the Lubin company in Philadelphia. The director, seeing her photo in a newspaper prop, chose her for the society belle role and she agreed to be filmed.
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Helen Cox
Cox
Ohio
Lubin Company
Philadelphia
Saylor stops Cross in fifth round in Cincinnati bout
Miburn Saylor of Indianapolis knocks out Leach Cross of New York in the fifth round of a ten round bout in Cincinnati. Cross was knocked down twice in the fifth before his seconds threw in the sponge at the nine count. Cross had survived to the fifth after a ninth count in the third.
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Cincinnati
Miburn Saylor
Indianapolis
Leach Cross
New York
Saylor
Cross
Ex-baseball Umpire Named Chief Guard at Maxim Arms Plant
New Haven Conn Feb 23 Tom Corcoran once Cincinnati baseball captain has been hired as chief of guards at the Maxim Arms Company factory. He will command a large police force patrolling the plant and says his baseball career is finished. He umpired in the Federal League last season.
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New Haven
Conn
Tommy” Corcoran
Cincinnati
Maxim Arms Company
Corcoran
Davis to Organize National Municipal Athletic Association
Dwight F. Davis, donor of the international lawn tennis trophy, announced in St. Louis that he will organize a national municipal athletic association. The group aims to provide working men with free access to competitive sport without charge.
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St. Louis, Mo
Dwight F. Davis
Birth of a Nation Delights Baltimore Theater Crowd
Demand for seats at the Maryland Theatre for Birth of a Nation fills three ticket vellera as audiences pack the venue this week. Next week features $5,000 weekly gross with The Whirl of Life in five parts and a front battle reel Buffalo Ties German War Pictures. Aborn Opera Company to present with Keith Allan starring as Arline in Boheman Girl.
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Maryland
Europe
Arline
Siat
Aborn Opera Company
Keith Allan
Cubs Seek Pitcher In Trade Talks With Gene Packard
Chicago Nationals renewed talks with Harry Sinelgte and Pat Powers to acquire left handed pitcher Gene Packard as part of a pitcher for pitcher negotiation.
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Cubs
Chicago Nationals
Harry Sinelgte
Pat” Powers
Gene Packard
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