Fortune Passes by First Film Beauty Who Was Starred Too Early
AP archives recount Florence Lawrence, a film pioneer once beloved by millions, starved at the art's dawn and later faded from cinema. Illness and shifting fame kept a legend from rising again, while industry myths link her early roles to later stardom.
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Beauty
Teran
Sting
Shewan
Iva Aph Dviri
Pirture
Florence Lawrence
Ventonremiere
Faraz
Tawrence Morels
Chicago plans planetarium amid city spark of science
A Chicago project outlines building a planetarium featuring a large dome and machines to simulate the solar system. The exhibit will display planets in relation to the sun and show sky views in timed sessions, aiming to educate and attract visitors.
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Qhienen
Yen
Elearvasding
Park Board
Sweden's Ceupite Case Prompts Review Of Death Sentences
Fragmented OCR passage references Sweden, punishment shifts, and death penalty debates post World War I. It mentions life sentences versus death, and a Swedish official named Atmiqvist. Also touches on U.S. topics about tobacco production in Massachusetts amid agricultural notes and a Connecticut River Valley farming focus.
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Ada
Sweden
Reoreat
Bay State Tobacco
Amherst
Mass
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Connectticut River
Lord Qnsiow and a British official amid League talks
Geneva reports Lord Qnsiow the British under secretary for war has taken Lord Cecil's place at the League of Nations assembly. A man of diplomatic and nautical experience, he runs a model dairy farm in Surrey and promotes efficient farming.
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Surrey
Mayfair Tonight Sees Street Paving In Evening Dress
London AP reports Mayfair's fashionable set joins street paving at dawn in Piccadilly Broadway. Society groups carry picks and shovels while two well dressed men conduct a wheelbarrow pushing contest for two hours, paying navvies $5 a head for the labor.
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London
Mayfair
Piccadilly
Broadway
Seafarers See Police Demand Rise Amid Sailor Shortage
The office notes a rise in applicants to join the police force as seamen and stokers withdraw from police service except in special cases. The surge reflects demand for maritime workers, with officials urging restraint and noting circmstances may limit releases.
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Joanne
Admiralty
Unitarian Church Membership Up Across Kansas
Data from a Commerce Department bulletin shows three Kansas Unitarian churches in Topeka Salina and Wichita increased members by 16 since 1916 reaching 374 in 1926. Statewide Unitarian property valued at 80 060 with 15 143 in expenditures for 1926.
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Topeka
A. P
Department of Commerce
Kansas
Salina
Wichiat
Urbarritory
Science Finds Cause for Movie Failures in Psychosocial Types
New York September 24 Dr Louis Fisch neuro psychiatrist says failure of many beautiful girls and handsome youths to reach film stardom stems from psychosocial fit. Extroverts thrive on action but lack emotion for sustained achievement. introverts feel deeply yet may lack outward drive. The piece cites Photoplay October issue and outlines two personality types.
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New York
Louis Fisch
New York Polyclinic Medical
John Gilbert
Dr Bisch
Photoplay
Boat overturns near moving picture set in Russian colony
In Oftosa near the Soviet motion picture colony a large rowboat carrying eighty five children from Holly ward capsized in the Black Sea during a rough sea near a moving picture set. Several fishermen and rescuers aided. two children drowned. In Wichita a plan for cleaning up roofs of tiny cans and debris to improve airport approach is proposed.
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Oftosa
Russia
Hollyward
Black Sea
Premail
Wichita
Kas
Wild Bill Hickok Tamed the West Says Historian Connelley
Kansas historian William E. Connelley outlines a biography of James Butler Hickok known as Wild Bill. He argues Hickok’s early Kansas career and restraint define him as a peaceful, dutiful lawman who protected the weak and inspired the Wild West legend. The work details Hickok’s life from birth in Troy to Deadwood where he died at 39 as sheriff.
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Topeks
Kan
Wild Bill” Hickok
Kansas
Deadwood
Black Hills
William FE. Connelley
Kansas Historical Society
Hickok
Connelley
West
Bill
James Butler Hickok
Marshal
Agnes Lake
Abilene
Oon i Connelley
South Dakota
Jack McCall
Wild
Kentucky
John Brown
Tanec
Advent of Taxi Banishes Old Ve hicles in Madrid
In Madrid horse cabs linger, mainly for funeral processions as more than 2,000 automobile taxis emerge. About 100 horse cabs remain, with drivers shifting to taxi work or retiring, while some continue as club coaches or casual drivers on busy afternoons.
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Madrid
California婚姻法催促新婚牵动三日通知
Medford报道 Californias three day notice law delays weddings for couples filing to wed. Oregon couples previously crossed into Yreka for a medical exam. California now blocks marriages until notice is filed, altering local elopement patterns. Leavenworth aviation center plan may add air squadron under five year program.
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Medford
Ore
Yreka
Cal
Here
Oregon
Gretna Green
California
Califo
Leavenworth Leavenworth
Kan
Leavenworth
Army
Kfatrick
Anthony
Fort Leavenworth
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London Society
Sable
Unitarians
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Coburg
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Ees
William & Connelley
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Sew Coast
Calfornia
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Wilbur Coon
Newman
Manhattan Shirta
Martin Johnson
Seid Elmer Wood
Stone Sehile
Canadian Rockies
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Nairobi
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