Barrymore retools film career with Sea Beast Sea Quest
New York dispatch reports John Barrymore shifts from stage to West Coast film work with Warner Brothers. After Hamlet and London runs, he films for the studio then moves to The Sea Beast inspired by Moby Dick. He endures stunts and injuries, praises the production, and plans Don Juan and The Tavern Knight next with Mary Astor and Sabatini.
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Maurice Costello
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Town
Mary Astor
Countess Karolyi Chooses Poverty to Aid the Masses
Countess Catherine Andrassy Karolyi, born aristocrat and noted European political figure, lives frugally to help the masses. Once famed as a democratic ally of Count Michael Wardy, she has endured war era thrills, border smuggling, and roles from first lady to tour boat operator, while facing American travel bans over radical views.
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Des- Potisin
Karolyi and Countess Flee Hungary After Revolution Fall
The failing Hungarian republic led by Count Karolyi lasted six months before bolshevik pressure ousted him. The Karolyis lost their fortune, fleeing across Europe and to America, aided by the countess who later gave lectures to fund their survival. They sought refuge in Yugoslavia and England before moving to the United States.
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Vital stage for tax bill 13 nears approval
Washington reports the 525 million tax reduction bill reaching the test stage in the house. Over 20 hours of debate this week drew general endorsement from Democrats and Republicans. Key provisions include 60 percent cuts in the maximum surtax and inheritance taxes, with opposition expected on those points and on tax board shifts. Proponents Green and Garner plan to push for full approval.
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Texas
Two Men Suspected in Hardin Burglary Arrested in Billings
Billings dispatch reports two men, Harry More and Robert Morse, arrested by Sheriff Russell Sage and Deputy Sheriff Bruce Zachary after a Hardin Arcade pool hall burglary that yielded cigarettes, cigars, and about $28. A revolver was found on Morse. Tipsters in Huntley aided advance notice before the pair arrived by freight train. The suspects surrendered without resistance.
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Robert Morse
Russell Sage
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Robert Gamore
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Huntley
Thompson Falls Plans Giant Camp For Tourists
A large camp and tourist headquarters will be built near Trout Creek on the A. M. Wells ranch with several adjoining ranches, totaling hundreds of acres. A rustic hotel, bungalows, a golf course, and multi day tours will open by mid 1926. The enterprise is backed by ACM Wells and other millionaires, with $250,000 incorporated stock and contracts already signed. Great northwest scenery and lake country will attract visitors to Thompson Falls.
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Montana
Gifted Florentine Bust Shines at Detroit Institute
The Detroit Art Institute receives a marble bust titled A Florentine Lady created by Mme de Fiesole in Italy in 1480. Presented by Mr and Mrs Edsel Ford, the sculpture is hailed as one of Fiesole’s finest existing works.
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Italy
Detroit Art Institute
Edsel Ford
Fiesole
Plans for congressional action to aid farmers
Omaha December 12 efforts to improve the condition of midwest farmers become a top issue for Congress next session. N B Updike, head of a large grain firm, advocates immediate marketing and relief measures after a chart shows a 500 million dollar drop in value for Nebraska Kansas Iowa and South Dakota crops from 1924 to this year. He asks Congress to provide real help akin to railroad aid and urges a government program to stabilize farm prices despite taxpayer costs.
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Midwest
Congress
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Tle
Nebraska
Kansas
Towa
South Dakota
Updike
Government role urged in farming aid and marketing
The speaker argues that lasting agricultural reform cannot be achieved by loans or cooperative marketing alone. He insists that the government must market a portion of farmers' crops, even at a loss, and that any favorable legislation should be endorsed by the agricultural department to have a better chance of becoming law.
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Cheese Heirloom Marks Marriages in Swiss Custom
In Gessenau Switzerland on December 12 a local bridal custom involves presenting the couple with a register cheese bearing dates of their marriage births and deaths. Many residents keep cheese records some two centuries old. A nearby country squire possesses one dated 1660.
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Gessenau
Switzerland
Ministers Sons Not Always Terrors, Says Pastor
James W. Brougher a Los Angeles minister argues against the idea that ministers sons are the trouble of the community. He cites his two ordained sons Russell and James as proof that clergy offspring can follow in their father’s vocation.
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James W. Brougher
Canter
Los Angeles
Flubb And Dubb Talk Of A Home Brew Corker
Flubb comments that Hlupson's latest home brew could be a corker while Dubb expresses enthusiasm. Flubb remains suspiciously quiet, life tone hints at a casual exchange about brewing.
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Hlupson
Dubb
Inherited Visitor Exchange Sparks Family Quip
A daughter teases a visitor about her boy's thirst for knowledge while the mother notes the trait comes from his father, ending with a playful remark. The line hints at a household moment centered on intellect and lineage, reflecting a light domestic exchange.
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