Silver Jubilee of the Silent Drama in Motion Pictures
In Chicago on July 18 the Motion Picture Exhibitors league of America debates a silver jubilee celebration for twenty five years since the motion picture birth. Edison and others shaped film history from 1893 to 1901, with photoplay evolving into a world entertainment now seen in war zones and across Asia.
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Chicago
League of America
Thomas A. Edison
E. J. Marey
France
Alexander Black
Edison
Biograph
Europe
China
Japan
India
Persia
United States
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Gideons Plan Bible Gift For All Soldiers At War
In Chattanooga the Gideons announce a four day convention to refine a program that will place a Bible in every soldier’s haversack. Despite higher paper costs the group aims to distribute 1,000,000 more Bibles to join the 370,000 already placed in American hotels.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
Order of Gideons
The
Gideons
Hardships of the Palestine War Told
Melbourne dispatch describes letters from Australian soldiers under Murray in Palestine and Maude in Mesopotamia. They detail heat dust and flies, camel convoy dangers under shellfire, water scarcity, and the soldiers’ arduous daily existence in extreme conditions.
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Palestine
Melbourne
Australia
Mesopotamia
Archibald Murray
Maude
Gaza
Searchlight Master Forces Royalist Silence in Greek Street Rally
A British cruiser searchlight disrupted a Constantine royalist street meeting in Volo Greece. Protests against Entente rule halted as the beam fixed on the crowd, silencing voices and ending the gathering as royalists dispersed into darkness.
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Volo
Grece
Constantine
Venizelos
Omaha to Raise Western League Flag at Rourke Park
In Omaha Nebraska the Western league championship pennant won last year will be raised at Rourke park with a brass band and a ceremony led by Pa Rourke and Manager Marty Krug. Governor Neville Mayor Dahlman and League President Dickerson are expected to attend before Omaha hosts Denver and aims to improve its pennant standings.
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Omaha
Neb
Rourke Park
Pa” Rourke
Marty Krug
Neville
Nebraska
Dahlman
Dickerson
Denver
Colorado special session backs wartime measures
Denver July 18 Governor Gunter convened an extra session of the Colorado legislature to approve expenses for National Guard mobilization and to act on wartime food conservation measures. The session also considers granting cities power to create municipal markets.
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Denver
Colo
Gunter
Colorado
National Guard
Olson Shines as Brooklyn Superbas Win Behind Big Return
Ivan Olson returns to regular play with a swell game for the Brooklyn Superbas. He leads the team in batting and plays superb defense, delivering a strong all around performance after being benched earlier in the season.
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Ivan Olson
Brooklyn Superbas
Olson
Appeal Urges Fire Prevention To Curb Waste
Raleigh July 18 Special James R Young North Carolina insurance commissioner issues an urgent fire prevention appeal. He cites President Wilson and warns that preventable fires waste food and industrial goods, urging officials and civic groups to support an emergency campaign with free expert help from the Insurance Department.
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Raleigh
James R. Young
Insurance Commissioner
North Carolina
Fulth
Insurance Department
Wilson
Survivors suffer after torpedoed vessels as report details ordeal
London reports detail the harrowing experiences of survivors from German submarine torpedoing. Aboard the Alnwick Castle lifeboat 31 people faced insanity, drowning, and severe salt deprivation while drifting to Carino. The text also notes high baseball batting averages across leagues and comments on Phillies base stealing.
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London
A. H. Blackenan
Alnwick Castle
Carino
Worm Money Cure Ad from Bogue Chitto Miss
An ad from A M Hugrsucker of Bogue Chitto Miss promotes Kidney Pills claiming relief for rheumatism kidney and bladder trouble dizziness and fainting with mention of disordered kidneys causing back pains swollen joints and languor from Mann Drug Co.
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A. M. Hugrsucker
Bogue Chitto
Mann Drug
Carolin and Yadkin R R Company Schedule in Effect July 10 1917
Schedule lists expected train arrivals and departures at stations but arrival and departure times are not guaranteed. Originated for public timetable use with notes on accuracy.
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Eastman and
Walker
Potamia
State Insurance Department
Washington, D. C
Fort Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Honus Wagner
Wagner
Bencroft
Cincinnati Reds
Matty
Reds
Banny
DR. L.A. Fox
Wachovia Bank
BIG Tooth
Miss Thomas’ Commercial School
South Main High School
Point, N. C
Thomasville, N. C
Giants
McGawiies
Wee
Phillies
Morans
Carolin & Yadkin R. R. CO
High Point
Thomanvgill
Odo Gordonton
Cid
Denton
Ar High Roe
M. Ly
Gordontown
Thomasville
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Insurance Service
J. Gurney Briggs
Mer
Ayua
Max Rones
R. E. Andrews
Norfolk, Va
Richmond, Va
Aladdin Security
Standard Oil Company
Baltimore
Charlotte, N. C
Charleston, W. Va
Charleston, S. C
Schupp
Tesreau
Benton
Sallee
Perritt
S. F. Grubbs
Soutly Main Street
D. Hall Crews Architect
Masonic Temple
Winstom
Alem
N.C
Ring’s
Rexall
Knoxville
Ring
Kexail
J.E. Guy Elward
Main St
J. A. Hart Drug Co
Bank OF Commerce
H. A. Millis
Cashier Co
E. Kearns
J. H. Adams
A. M. Rankin
G. A. Pollock
Asst
Prink
High Point Bottling Works
Coca-Cola
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