The Woman from Olvertons Author Makes a Play Claim
Enoch Wentworth holds a bond over Merry the actor after a poker game and compels him to surrender his manuscript. Wentworth seeks control of a new play and forces Merry to accept the plan or face ruin. Merry resists then leaves in horror, while Wentworth destroys the manuscript with his own hand.
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Enoch Wentworth
Merry
Wentworth
Dorcas
Enoch
Ehnoch
America
John Esterbrook
Andrew
Blackleg
Dorry
Andrew Merry
Juniper Point
Boston
Juniper
English investor eyes theater venture in New York
Grant Oswald, an Englishman, offers hundred thousand dollars to back a play by Wentworth read for Andrew Merry. Dorcas, eager for Merry’s success, reacts with quiet awe as Oswald praises the script. Wentworth battles a moral crisis over the plan and confronts Dorcas with a troubling truth about Merry.
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Jason
Wentworth
Marie Enoch
Darky
Mr. Oswald
Enoch
Grant Oswald
New York
Andrew Merry
Merry
Dorcas
Oswald
Reing
Cordelia
Merry’s Disappearance Pushes Broadway Dream Forward
Grant Oswald drives a Broadway ambition as Wentworth handles production tasks while Enoch battles guilt about a theft. A strong cast and high salaries mark the project, with Breen praised as a “hundred-dollar man” for a brief but unforgettable janitor role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry
Grant Oswald
Wentworth
Oswald
Enoch
EobIn Lageest
Andrew
Andrew Merry
New York
Breen
Interstate shipments of alcohol under Allison law debated
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled in Elmer Peede that the Allison law does not ban interstate liquor shipments into dry Texas if not used in violation of state law. Judge Harper led the majority, Pierce Prendergast dissented, and the decision hinges on section 5 and the Webb Kenyon act in relation to interstate commerce.
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Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas
Elmer Peede
Kaufman County
Harper
Davidson
Prendergast
Prohibition
Wells Fargo Express Company
Texas Dry Territory
Peede
Consignee
Webb-Kenyon
National Congress
United States Supreme Court
United States
Congress
Firemen Wear Water-Jacket Armor In Berlin
In Berlin firemen don double skinned jackets that can be filled with hose water. If overfilled the top valve releases water, cascading down the wearer to provide double protection from flames.
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Berlin
Cotton Reduction Bill Passed in South Carolina 1915
The South Carolina lower house approved a bill to reduce cotton acreage in 1915 to one third of 1914 levels. The measure aims to limit production to stabilize prices and manage supply in the state’s agricultural sector.
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Columbia
D. C
South Carolina
South Carolina General Assembly
Cotton Warehouse Reaches Capacity With 1700 Bales
Cuero Texas. The Farmers' Bonded Warehouse Company has received 1,700 bales of cotton, filling two storage buildings to within 200 bales of total capacity.
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Cuero, Tex
Farmers
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Gordon Curtis
Woman
Olvertons
F.C
Juniper Poin
Tome
Engl
Dore
Dortas
Kaufman
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