Federal control of rails urged by Penn professor
Emory R. Johnson argues for federal plans to group railroads into a few competitive systems and urges private ownership to avoid government ownership. He outlines needs for interstate rate control, consolidation, federal incorporation, and a unified transportation system overseen by the federal government.
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American Philosophical Society
Emory R. Johnson
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
University of Pennsylvania
Johnson
United States
Supreme Cour of the United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bermuda Debates Auto Use as Gas Buggies Barred
Bermuda lawmakers renew efforts to legalize automobiles amid opposition from winter residents and tourists. Notables like Mrs. Vincent Astor of New York oppose motor transport on the 19 square mile island, which has so far barred autos unlike Nantucket.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Bermuda Assembly
Vincent Astor
New York
Hamilton Harbor
Nantucket
Soldiers of Fortune at the Orpheum draws praise and romance
Review notes Allan Dwan's Soldiers of Fortune as a screen classic with stunning scenery and a strong love story. Pauline Starks delivers a top fight scene, challenging gender stereotypes. Showtimes: 7:30 to 9:00, 9:35 to 11:00, with late ads noting Tarkington’s suggestion to modify the ending.
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Allan Dwan
Orpheum
Richard Harding Davis
Pauline Starks
Filmed Adaptations Stir Interest In Paramount Slate
Henry Arthur Jones play The Lifted Veil tops Paramount filming with Ethel Clayton star. Cecil B. DeMille begins location shoots for an unannounced new Paramount project featuring Dorothy Dalton Mildred Harris Conrad Nagel Theodore Kesloff and others.
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Henry Arthur Jones
Paramount
Ethel Clayton
Cecil B. DeMille
Dorothy Dalton
Mildred Harris
Conrad Nagel
Theodore Kesloff
Melford Prepares Paramount Version of The Great Impersonation
George Melford begins production on Paramount adaptation of K Phillips Oppenheim story The Great Impersonation starring James Kirkwood with Ann Forrest in the leading female role Miss Forrest has recently recovered from an appendicitis operation.
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George Melford
Paramount
K. Phillips Oppenheim
James Kirkwood
Ann Forrest
Miss Forrest
Cabaret Scene Inspires Film Set on West Coast
William C. Dowlan builds a lifelike New York cabaret interior on Hollywood studio stages for The Chorus Girl's Romances starring Viola Dana. The Broadway LA release adapts F Scott Fitzgerald's Head and Shoulders with Percy Heath scripting and Freudentman and Arnold contributing art and cinematography.
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William C. Dowlan
Viola Dana
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West Coast
Hollywood
Los Angeles
New York
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Percy Heath
Mr. Fitzgerald
A. E., Freuderman
John Arnold
Fitzmaurice Plans Peter Ibbetson Film at White Sulphur Springs
George Fitzmaurice and Ouida Bergere travel to White Sulphur Springs Virginia to finalize preparations for Paramount Pictures film Peter Ibbetson with Elsie Ferguson and Wallace Reid. Miss Bergere writes the continuity while Fitzmaurice directs.
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George Fitzmaurice
Ouida Bergere
White Sulphur Springs
Peter Ibbetson
Fitzmaurice
Paramount Pictures
Elsie Ferguson
Wallace Reid
Miss Bergere
Wallace Reid Starts Hell Diggers at Paramount in Gold Districts
Wallace Reid begins a new Paramount feature The Hell Diggers directed by Frank Orson with Byron Morgan writing. After completion he will travel to New York to co star with Elsie Ferguson in a film adaptation of George Du Maurier's Peter Ibbetson.
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Wallace Reid
Paramount
Frank Orson
Byron Morgan
New York
Elsie Ferguson
George du Maurier
Peter Ibbetson
Lighthouse drama anchors Compson film along California coast
Betty Compson stars in her first Paramount star picture directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws. A lighthouse set on a lonely California promontory frames the action as part of the film adaptation by Adelaide Heilbron from Ernest Klein's play.
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Betty Compson
Paramount
Penrhyn Stanlaws
California Sea
Adelaide Heilbron
Ernest Klein
Fatty Arbuckle Makes Rapid Progress On Gasoline Gas
Under director James Cruze Roscoe Arbuckle advances quickly on the film Gasoline Gas at the Lasky ranch. Walter Woods adapts two George Pattullo stories, using a Texas oil boom mushroom town set with a complete village and hundreds of extras for authentic color.
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James Cruze
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Walter Woods
George Pattullo
Lasky Ranch
Texas
Land Grants To Kosciuszko Flyers In Poland
Nine American members of the Kosciuszko air squadron receive 40 acres each near the Polish Russian frontier under the Riga peace treaty plan for Polish troops. Officers and soldiers may settle along Poland's eastern boundary to aid future defense, with forfeiture if they fail to cultivate. Most plan to return to America this summer, while several were raised in Poland. The piece notes the first U S cheese factory opened in Rome New York in 1851.
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Warsaw
Kosciuszko Air Squadron
Riga
Poland
Kosciuszka Squadron
America
Booth Tarkington Shifts Canaan to the Screen
Paramount works with Booth Tarkington and Frank Tuttle on Conquest of Canaan with Thomas Meighan starring. Tarkington comments on the script, adds continuity notes from Indiana, and refines details from 1890 era fashion to scene titles.
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Paramount Pictures
Booth Tarkington
Tarkington
Frank Tuttle
R. William Neill
Pike
Libel action defend reputations of the dead abroad
The article notes that libel actions may be brought in defense of the reputations of deceased persons in France Japan and certain U S jurisdictions. It discusses international considerations and potential legal strategies and implications for posthumous reputation protection.
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France
Japan
United States
Elliott Dexter Heads East Aboard Maiden Pacific Voyage
Paramount star Elliott Dexter sails aboard the first steamship to depart Los Angeles for New York via the Panama Canal. He plans about two weeks at sea with a Havana stop for two days, followed by a brief New York stay before returning to Los Angeles by rail.
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Elliott Dexter
Paramount
New York
Panama Canal
Los Angeles
New York Harbor
Havana
Aerial Mail to Publish Daily Papers In Flight
Trials will test daily editions printed aboard airplanes in Paris and London. French copies from Paris and English editions from England will be dropped by parachute into Boulogne Rouen Amiens and other subscriber cities. The wireless equipped machines will cover politics finance sport and general news.
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London
Paris
Aerial Mail
England
Boulogne
Rouen
Amiens
Daily Mail
May Day Observed In Paris Amid National Demonstrations
Paris reports that May Day will be observed with widespread meetings despite the Sunday clash. The general labor federation administrative commission orders transport stoppages to ensure attendance and support for the International Syndicalist Federation demands socializing major transport means.
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Paris
General Labor Federation
International Syndicalist Federation
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