Buster Keaton Remembers Fort Worth Visit Reel Scene Plan
Fort Worth correspondent Charles Leavelle reports Buster Keaton recalls the city. His film unit sought permission to shoot a photo play on Main Street with about 400 cattle stampeding down the street, capturing a bustling Western scene for the production.
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Navry Berville
Fort Worth
Texas
Buster Keaton
Wiscont
Wal Is
Chanther of Merce
Buster
Stowe
Main Street
Keaton reminiscences and Fort Worth scenes in early 1900s tale
The article recalls Buster Keaton and his parents as "The Three Keatons" entertaining at the Old Strand burlesque house in Fort Worth around 1900. Officials warned against filming there on Sundays due to crowding, suggesting Cromwell, Oklahoma, as an alternative. Local Methodist pastors protested a Lake Worth bathing revue, deeming it a shameful commercialization of womanhood, but mayor Meacham dismissed the protest and the event proceeded with a cash prize awarded to the prettiest participant.
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Buster
Three Keatons
Lake Worth
Methodist Pastors’ Association of
State
Entire Family Sentenced for Taking Post Office Funds
Bertha Ickes, Rey nolds Dale postmistress, her son Chester and daughter Jose phine pleaded guilty to embezzling $5,958.58. Mother and daughter parole for two years. son to serve 18 months in Atlanta Federal Prison. Money orders issued without payment funded a trip to California.
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California
Fourteen Uniontown Restaurants Shut Down Sanitation
In Uniontown Pennsylvania state investigators found fourteen of eighteen restaurants unsanitary with grease on walls cobwebs and crumbling ceilings. Proprieties were ordered to clean up or shut up and another inspection in ten days would determine closures and possible arrests.
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Uniontown
Club Women Stand Against Beauty Contests in Erie
In Erie on June 22 the Woman's Club reaffirmed the Pennsylvania State Federation stance against beauty and popularity contests. Federation leaders, meeting in Philadelphia last October, argue such events expose young women to publicity and exploitation, eroding standards of refinement for mere clothes or trips.
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Erie
Woman's Club of
State Federation of
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Federation
Chiefs Made “Happy” in World Of Shades
A Century Magazine excerpt describes Batelie burial rites north of Stanley Pool where a chief’s mouth is sealed with a pole, later removed to create a grave access for palm wine. Traders note Lu Jaba’s big chief Ejwaya has slaves to serve him in the afterlife, with wives to cook and attend him at burial.
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Batelie
Stanley Pool
Lu- Jaba
Newton
Eiwaya
Alexander Powell
Century Magazine
Marshal Joffre Canceled Belgium Memorial Trip
Marshal Joffre, in Louvre, France, developed a slight cold and, on doctors orders, retired to bed. He had planned to travel to Tournai to dedicate a war memorial but canceled the trip. General D Amado stood in for the ceremony.
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Louvre
France
Marshal Joffre
Tournai
Belgium
General D'Amado
Millionaires Son Ships As Sailor With McMillan
Kenneth L. Rawson, 14 year old son of a Chicago banker, traveled from the Middle West on his father’s private railcar to Maine. He joined the Arctic exploration ship Berwind as a common sailor before she sailed, driven by love of the sea and adventure and to brave the Arctic north.
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International News Service
Wiscasset
Maine
Middle West
Kenneth L. Rawson
Chicago
Berwind
Rawson
Test of Commonwealth Dog Law Faces State Court Challenge
Carlisle June 22 state officials and many citizens will follow Cumberland County Court arguments over the 1821 dog laws requiring licenses and collars. Richard C. Haldeman challenges the constitutionality, arguing collars harm dogs and have caused deaths. Geyer and McKeehan defend the law while the date for trial is not yet set.
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Carlisle
Commonwealth
Cumberland County
Justice of the Peace
Scott Cable
Wormleyburg
George W. P. MccKeechan
Haldeman
Edward M. Bidle, Jr
Waldeman
Jawa
Ruling on Tag Requirement for Farm Dogs
The court notes a definite ruling on whether dogs must wear tags at all times. Haldeman’s dogs were licensed in Harrisburg and in Dauphin County. at his farm they were allowed free run after collars were removed, a departure from strict tagging rules.
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Haldeman
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
State Takes On New Employes
Harrisburg June 22 An announcement from the governor's office reports that 162 new employees were added to the state payroll across five departments. Most hires came in the highway department and two junior bank examiners were named John H. McGlaughlin of Wilkinsburg and William Sharrocks of Philadelphia.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Iday
John H. McGlaughlin
Wilkinsburg
William Sharrocks
Philadelphia
Shock Fatal To Electric Worker In Pennsylvania Substation
Mechanicburg Pa Jung 22 and Frank E Rupp 56 were instantly killed when a 13 200 volt charge struck them at the local sub station where Rupp labored. Coroner Peffer of Cumberland county opened an inquiry into the accident before the forenoon funeral party. India Plague Of Rats Former Indian official cites rats as a vast curse with hundreds of millions in the country and religious belief hindering extermination. Hindu and Mohammedan attitudes complicate the fight against the vermin.
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International News Service
Mechanicsburg
Jung
Fraonk E. Rupp
Peffer
Cumberland County
India
Fragments Hint at Wealth Gains from Rat Control
A fragment suggests reducing rat numbers could boost wealth, mentioning Youth's Companion as a reference point. The sentence hints at economic impact but lacks full context or date, author, or place. The readable portion emphasizes a link between lower rat populations and increased wealth.
Deputy Constable Appointed in Wayne Township
A petition by Constable E. E. Wilson led Judge Emery to appoint Leonard Wier as deputy constable in Wayne Township citing the township’s size. The item includes political banter from the Washington Star questioning rule changes and debate.
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E. E. Wilson
Wayne Township
Emery
Leoard Wier
Willson
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