American Tobacco Co Self Pensioning Plan Expands
The American Tobacco Company extends its self pensioning plan for 14,448 employees. The program uses an installment purchase of preferred stock, with graded allotments, quarterly dividends, and company subsidies to build a retirement reserve. It emphasizes thrift, security, and a practical path to old age savings endorsed by executives.
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American Tobacco Company
Associated Press
New York
Percival S. Hill
William E. Knox
American Bankers’ Association
Topeka
Kansas
Tobacco
Pres. Knox
Tobacco Company
Coolidge
Berlin Engagement Commanding Social Attention
Berlin June 6 Few engagements in Berlin society have drawn such notice as Alexander Von Quistorp to The da Von Falkenhayn daughter of General Eugene Falkenhayn last lord steward of the late Empress Auguste Victoria. The match links noble lineage with a modern businessman, creating a social sensation in old court circles.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Alexander von Quistorp
Theda von Falkenhayn
Eugene Falkenhayn
Auguste Victoria
Quistorp
Alexander Leowenherz
Berlin cabwoman argues cabbies can earn a decent living
Martha Mamberg, a Berlin cab driver, challenges the view that cabbies are poorly paid. She says a clean, well maintained cab with disciplined habits yields a comfortable income and supports her parents. She joined after her father fell ill, using her skill with horses to run the business.
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Martha Mamberg
Berlin
Martha
Pope Denounces Gowns in German Catholic Response
The pope condemns women's decollette gowns after a reception of 4,000 Daughters of Mary drawing gratification in Germany. Archbishop Bertram of Breslau had earlier attacked modern fashions in a pastoral letter, with other high church dignitaries echoing the stance.
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Germany
Bertram
Breslau
The Monster thrills at Gem Theatre with Chaney
Roland West presents The Monster at the Gem Theatre opening Monday and Tuesday. Lon Chaney stars as a surgeon villain amid haunted sanitarium corridors with Johnny Arthur as a bumbling amateur detective and Gertrude Olmstead as the danger prone leading lady.
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Lon Chaney
Johnny Arthur
Roland West
Crane Wilbur
Gem
Notre Dame
The
Chaney
Gertrude Olmstead
Ells-Herald-Examiner
Eugene O’brien
Johnny
Studio credits for Roland West production listed
The article credits Hal Mohr for photography and identifies Willard Mack and Albert G. Kenyon as scenario writers. C Gardner Sullivan wrote the titles for the Roland West production distributed by Metro Goldwyn.
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Hal Mohr
Willard Mack
Albert G. Kenyon
C. Gardner Sullivan
Roland West
Metro-Goldwyn
Brilliant cast in Rupert Hughes True As Steel at Strand
Rupert Hughes new Goldwyn production True As Steel headlines at the Strand Monday and Tuesday with Aileen Pringle Huntly Gordon Norman Kerry Louise Fazenda Cleo Madison Eleanor Boardman and others. Veteran William Haines and William Haines among the cast add name appeal for stage fans.
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Goldwyn
Rupert Hughes
Strand Theatre
Aileen Pringle
Elinor Glyn
Huntly Gordon
New York
Norman Kerry
Louise Fazenda
Comedienne
Mack Sennett
Miss Fazenda
Eleanor Boardman
Goldwyn Discovery
William H. Crane
Major Hughes
England Faces Looming Cotton Shortage Panic
Manchester reports widespread unease over a cotton supply crisis in Lancashire. Viscount Leverhulme warned of severe consequences for the industry and the nation if cotton stocks run short, signaling broader economic strain.
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England
Manchester
Lancashire
Viscount Leverhulme
Cotton shortages threaten Lancashire as American supply falls
The Times notes Captain G S Burnham warning of a world cotton shortage driven by American boll weevil damage. He argues Lancashire and global industry face a crisis rivaling the Civil War era, needing cheaper American cotton from British Empire fields, but only gradually. Read The Times Want Ads.
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America
G. S. Burnham
British Empire
Burnham
Lancashire
Photographs Reproduced and Restored highlighting historic images
Old and faded pictures including tin types and daguerreotypes are copied and renewed preserving archival portraits and early photographic formats for continued viewing and study.
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Chrysler
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