Midnight in Chinatown thrills at Armory Opera House
A Mason-Newcomb Co presentation at the Armory Opera House drew a satisfied crowd last night with Midnight in Chinatown a melodrama of honesty versus villainy. John Murry a wealthy but aging mine owner refuses corruption while Miss Fannie Mason plays Mary Murry and Joe Wallace is the engineer. The cast includes Baby Mabel who sang and danced to piano accompaniment. The company is praised for lively entertainment and tomorrow's bill The Ways of the World a four act society comedy drama promises more thrilling scenes.
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Chinatown
Armory Opera House
Mason-Newcomb Co
John Murry
Frank Meredith
Murry
Miss Fannie Mason
Mary Murry
Joe Wallace
Merideth
Haselden
Mabel
Desperado Surrounded Near Amite City Cabin
Amite City La Jan 25 news from the sheriff s posse reports surrounding a cabin fifteen miles from Amite City where Garfield Kinchen alleged leader of the gang that murdered Ben Bre land his wife and step daughter is cornered. Officers expect a desperate fight after dark. Avery Blount held on as Kinchen accomplice. Clifford Sears in custody for safekeeping after claiming he drove the murderers to the scene. A cinnamon bear and reindeer from Alaska are shown for Seattle 1909 exposition.
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Amite City
Sheriff's
Garfield Kinchen
Ben Breland
Kinchen
Avery Blount
Clifford Sears
Saul
Tragic Slaying of 16Yearold Mary Forschner Rocks Dayton
Dayton police probe a brutal strangling of Mary Forschner, 16, found in a wagon shed after being attacked on a lonely road. Suspect Charles Snider held. witness Samuel Mortis questioned. The case echoes the Dona Gilman and Bertha Markowitz murders, with a kerchief clue and two potential witnesses.
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Dayton
Ohio
Dana Gilman
Mary Forschner
Dona Gilman
Bertha Markowitz
Robert Geppert
Charles Snider
Geppert
Samuel Mortis
Klinfi
Loank
Maggie
Mary
Snider
Morris
John Scheff
Forschner
Moody assists Boston woman amid streetcar gate scene
Former Attorney General Moody helps a Boston woman reach the gate between streetcar cars after she refuses to move for the conductor. The exchange ends with Moody urging the crowd to let the lady climb over the gate.
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Moody
Boston
Mr. Moody
Gunther
Plant Juice Doctor draws crowds to Georgetown for free exams
In Georgetown the Plant Juice Doctor has sparked strong public interest with free examinations and testimonials of cures for deafness rheumatism catarrh and chronic illnesses. Farmers travel up to 25 miles seeking to verify the specialist's claims at 822 Front St next to the laundry with hours 9 to 12 and 1 to 5.
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Georgetown
Front St
Recent Murder Trials and the Question of Justification
Prosecutors nationwide struggle to convict in murders tied to family honor. Trials in New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis show juries sparing killers for sentimental reasons. A magazine asks if pleas of justification should be recognized, while Biblical and civil law urge Thou shalt not kill.
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Jerome
New York City
Brooklyn
P. Jenkins Hains
Philadelphia
Erb
Chicago
St. Louis
Current
Bride marries groom hours before father's funeral
Miss Daisy Helme of Mt. Vernon wed Francis L. Oliver of London in a secret ceremony held in the Helme home an hour before funeral rites for John B. Helme who died of gas asphyxiation in his Vernon Heights room. Coroner ruled accidental. Helme a somnambulist. The wedding occurred at 7 pm while the funeral service followed at 8 pm conducted by Rev. Charles R. Seymour.
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Daisy Helme
Mt. Vernon
Francis L. Oliver
London
England
John B. Helme
New York
South
Fulton Avenue
Vernon
Boedecker
Helme
Miss Helme
Mr. Olver
Charles R. Seymour
Vernon Heights
Helms
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