Rough and Ready at Alta Theatre Stunning drama routs rivals
The Alta Theatre features William Farnum in a deluxe Rough and Ready presentation praised as the season’s standout drama. The film showcases strong photography and staging with the star delivering his signature forceful performance, supported by a large company and impressive direction by Michael Stanton.
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William Furnum
Alta Theatre
William Wox
Alta Screen Telegram
Farnum
Dia
Ea Cinusuel
Michard Stanton
Farnim
America
Pastime Today Show Promises Thrills and Popular Serial
A new serial at the Pastime today headlines with Pearl White in The Blooded Terror and a Mack Sennett comedy Booked and Beached. The program aims to surpass the Mystery whipnet in popularity with sensational thrills and exciting climactic moments.
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Biddle
Ulin Rye
Pearl White
U S chemists may win war with new gas
Washington Ave 13 Anerti can chemists working on the poison gas problem may bring the war to a vittoriata clone for the allien in their laboratories. They are working hard together with British chemists to find a colorless odorless invisible gas which sweeping over a sleeping army would destroy it. The Germans are also working to find such a gas. Whichever side finds it first will win the war. The shell may be luminous or cold and opens up organic chemistry for study. Full dress rehearsals in gas maneuvers were held by the Germans before an attack. German drives show a zoning system over allied territory with areas drenched in gas and others left untouched.
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Washington. Ave
Marele
Fragmentary Wwi era warfare observation text
The fragment describes sporadic daytime attacks and fear of exposure as German forces test chemical methods. It mentions masking, a fatal result, and the eerie sounds of injections or projectiles as a disturbing battlefield detail.
NY Canal Fish Salvo Amid Meat Saving Pitch
Albany dispatch reports New York officials push to stock abandoned Erie and Chaplain canals with perch bass and bullhead to aid food production. The conservation commission adopts the slogan Each pound of fish caught equals a pound of meat saved as part of the effort to utilize canal waters for feeding the public.
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New York
Albany
Eld
Erie
Chaplain Canals
the Conservation Commission
Exprocted Change at A. A. U. Outdoor Meet
Chicago August 12 report states the national AAU outdoor track and field meet will move from Meadowbrook Club Philadelphia to the Great Lakes Training Station due to scheduling changes. The event retains its September timing and features top American athletes contesting sprints jumps and distance events.
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Chicago
AA. VU
Great Lakes Savas
Meadowbrook
Philadelphia
Record of Historic U.S. Athletic Station Dedication Meet
The article notes a likely record attendance and top competitors for a historic meet in the United States. It highlights the dedication of a 100,000 athletic field at the Station, with an estimated daily expenditure of about 100,000 per month for operations and temporary facilities.
Shell Crater Service Behind Front Lines Reported
War workers report church services held in shell craters in France behind the lines. They say a word from YMMCA or similar figure circulated, indicating a chapel in crater area with some speakers and renewed attention to morale and faith during wartime.
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Shell
Fraince
Crater
Jinten
Fitenne
District Attorney Convicted of Grant in Weaverville
Weaverville Aug 12 After a long wait Jory returned a verdict of guilty against District Attorney John Reid on charges of malfeasance in office. Reid was accused of accepting a fee of 150 dollars from H H Meredith for cattle recovery services related to a theft case. The verdict leads to his automatic removal from office.
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Onl
W Jory
Wullty
John
Reid
Meredith
Refuses to Rell Gets 15 Year Term At Camp Lew
A court-imposed sentence for a person named Hallingsworth includes sixteen months on hand labor at Alstrast land near Bell Hallingsworth returning to drill. The record mentions Camp Lew and a 12 court moartia triad context with a 15 year term.
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Lew
Courtmoartia Triad
Alstrastland
Bell Hallingsworth
Percnle
Hallingsworth
Survivors of Gloucester U-boat Victim Reach Port
Five men listed as survivors of the Gloucester fishing vessel sunk by a German torpedo off Cape Perpetue near Portland. The crew, including Robert and Richard, endured thirty one days adrift before a tugboat rescued them.
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Port
Meebers
Robert
Richard
Ito
Dustry
Cape Perpetee
Portland
Soldier's Court-Martial for Desertion to Marry Divorced Woman
Private FE. oF. Bernhard refused transfer to the navy after leaving for six days to marry a divorced woman. He will spend three months in the guardhouse without pay as the court martial condemned his actions for disgracing the army.
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Navy
Bernhard
Sightless Solmer Becomes a Barmet
London August 2 Private Leonard Jocknon, a barber before the war, after service loss of sight reopened his barbershop at St Dunstan Street. His customers declare he can wield a razor with as much skill as when he had his eyes.
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Solmer
London
Leonard Jocknon
East
St. Dunistuns
American War Film Thrills Frenchmen
An American film titled America's Answer to the Huns premieres at Gaumont palace in Pais with French and American excitement and patriotic display. The event gathers high officers, wounded soldiers, and notable figures including Captain Archie Thomaevele, Mrs Theimlore Roosevelt, and Marshal Jeffre, with ambassadors of Japan and other allies in attendance.
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Ferguson
United Press
Pais
America
Gaumont
Gil
Corinthon
Archie Thoamevele
Theimlore Roinevelt
Marshal Jeffre
Japan
Roosevelt Cheers as War Leaders Parade Troupe
The scene shows a crowded review where Captain Bettition with the war crew passes in review. Poincare and Premier Clemenceau are seen nearby, while Mrs Roosevelt, in a prominent gesture, decorates two members of the troop. The crowd reacts with loud cheers.
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Bettition
Poincare
Clemenceau
Mra Roosevelt
Roosevelt
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