Odd Tales From Monroe’s Industrial Backlots
A rambling chronicle names figures and firms in Monroe including The Old Line Company and Fort Penecil Co. It mentions Curtis Sedans, timer curiosities, Oakley and Bracy metalwork, an earthquake in California, Tilley the timer, Eugene Mullen’s buck-eye tin shop, Stoner’s rapid profits and loose bills, F W Knight taking over, and Sheriff searches, ending with Chas Ewing’s failed bat swing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Curtis
Timners
C.L. Thomas
Fruit Tree
Junk Keep
Oakley and
Bracy
California
Tilley
Court House Square
Eugene Mullen
Eugene
Stoner
Monroe Sheet Metal Works
F. W. Knight
Chas. Ewing
The Gamblers theater piece and local trades gossip mix
A fragmented column notes water rates in New Orleans and the Monroe tin trade with Chas Gough as chief engineer. It discusses theater, the play The Gamblers, its plot about Wilbur Emerson and a money pit, and local jokes about bets and fortunes amid motion and gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Chas. Gough
Monroe
Charley
The Gamblers shown at The Vitagraph big picture
Vitagraph presents The Gamblers a drama about a young man chasing wealth built by his father. The film portrays the peril of political and financial ambition and the disaster that follows. The movie screens at The theater, drawing attention to a famous case of raid on a wheat pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starry T. Morey
Paul Seardon
Charles Klein
Chicago
Shorts
Wilbur Emerson
Emerson
Emerson Group
Emerison
Vitograph
Vitagraph
Meyerbeer and the unfinished LAfricaine
German opera great Giacomo Meyerbeer penned L Africaine late in life finishing in October 1863 and dying May 2 1864 at age 73. The work endured lengthy revisions and a six hour premiere in Paris after his death highlighting his prolific yet selective output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Germany
Meyerbeer
Academie
Paris
Berlin
Goethe
Mozart
Meeyerbeer
Carl Maria von Weber
Scribe
Com
Uncommon Sense on Employment as Investment in Wages
John Blake argues workers are investments valued by earning power. Employers seek high returns, switch firms for top talent, and pay those who deliver. Individuals should be a solid, high paying investment to attract capital in the form of wages or salary.
Girl who used Canadian ousted without husband
New York report on Nell Butler who crossed from England intending to wed a Canadian officer. After a three day courtship with Capt. Paul Miller she chose him as husband but immigration ruled she must marry the Canadian who paid her passage or sail on. She boarded for New York while Miller pursued a temporary release to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nell Butler
England
Halifax
Paul Miller
Miller
Elba Island
United States
Buck Jones Debuts in The Last Straw at Picture Garden
Buck Jones, famed cowboy and war veteran, stars in The Last Straw at the Picture Garden tomorrow. Vivian Rich leads a supporting cast that includes Jane Tallent and Colin Kenny in a Western tale written by Harold Titus with Denison Clift directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Jones
William Fox
Picture Garden
Harold Titus
Triangle Bar
Montana
Sixth
U. S. Cavalry
Philippines
France
Vivian Rich
Jane Tallent
Colin Kenny
Charles le Moyne
Bob Chandler
Denison Clift
Alice Joyce Stars in The Vengeance of Durand
Vitagraph star Alice Joyce earns her best role to date in The Vengeance of Durand adapted from Rex Beach by Rex Randolph Chester. The film showcases her standout performance amid a string of successes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Joyce
Vitagraph
Vengeance of
Durand
Rex Beach
George Randolph Chester
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Constance Talmadge
Zasu Pitts
Will
Pn the Weekly and “the
Midnight Man
Leah Baird
Mack Sennett
Keystone Comedy
Golly
Ford Sterling
Ethel Clayton
Lyceum Theatre
Old Line Company
Fort Penecil Co., Incorporated and Relations
United
West Monroe
Harry Morey
William Duncan
Eugene O’brien
Harry T Morey
Morey
No. Wn
Brooklyn
Earle Williams
Art Museum
Rogues’ Gallery
Joseph Garson
Pillip Grey
Arthur F. Beck
Capitol
Aug Babelag Thomas
Geverm Gry
Aehole
CORP
Calvin Coolidge
Hor Ibplkan Nomines
Uncommon Sense
John Blake
U.S
Harry T. Morey
News-Star
Post
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