Missing Girl Jessie McCann Body Found at Coney Island
The body of Jessie Evelyn McCann, 18, washed up on Coney Island beach after a hurricane. Investigators cite no foul play. identity confirmed by a signet ring, pins, shoes, and dress. Last seen 200 feet from the scene the day before disappearance. authorities speculate she may have jumped or been carried by waves.
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New York
Jessie Evelyn McCann
Coney Island
Flatbush
Fone Island
Ory
Charliesing
Henry N. Kalvin
J. EM
Mins McCann
Divorces Wed 50 Years in Altus Oklahoma
ALTUS Okla Jan 2 Mrs J A Crosby aged 74 was granted a divorce from J M Crosby The couple had been married 50 years.
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Divoretes
Altus
Okla
J. A. Crosby
J. M. Crosby
Greatest Lonehead play ever seen headline quip
A professor misreads a baseball question and references Hamlet in a comic exchange with a doctor. The exchange mocks sport column trivia as the doctor dismisses the professor and they part abruptly. The line ends with a punchy farewell.
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Chicago Tribune
Hamlet
Horatio
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Darker Grays
An old advertorial touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a quick fix for gray hair. It claims the tonic restores natural color, improves thickness and lustre, removes dandruff, and stops itching with a simple sponge or brush application.
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Wyeth
Wryeth
Orpheum Presents Four Reels and More Attractions
The Orpheum offers four single reels including The Fire Bride with Pearl Sindelar, a Russian drama set in winter. Wedding festivities rage as an intruder arrives, drinks, feuds, and a fire in the shop ensues with lovers perishing. Also Falling in Love With Inex and Frayed Pagin's Adventures Kalem and Pathe Weekly showcase Panama Canal views and Mutt and Jeff.
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The
Orpheum
Pathe
Pearl Sindelar
Russia
Ostraße
Ivan
Rovers
Inex
Gladys Hulette
Benjamin Wilson
Frayed Pagin
Kalem
John Brennan
Ulster Day
Ireland
Panama Canal
Mutt and
Jeff
Bud Fisher
The Wreck photodrama at the theater this week
A three part Vita graph feature titled The Wreck stars Harry T. Morey E. K. Lincoln Donald Hall Gladden James Anita Stewart and William Dunn. Jealousy leads to a mans death then a wrecks tragedy after the husband learns the boy was innocent. An Edison split reel comedy Marys New Hat closes with Elsie Mac Leod Bliss Milford and Dan Mason.
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Harry T. Morey
E. K. Lincoln
Donald Hall
Gladden James Anita Stewart
William Dunn
Vitatraph Company
Edison
Elsie MacLeod
Bliss Milford
Dan Mason
Landlady's Daughter Comedy to Headline at Tharles
Cozy Monday and Tuesday the Tharles present The Landlady's Daughter a complete change from Sunday's bill with Fritz Christian the change violin virtuoso appearing Monday and Tuesday. He wowed crowds Sunday with a ragtime to grand opera violin range and varied makeups. True Irish Hearts, a spirited piece on Ireland's struggle for freedom features clashes between Irish patriots and red-coats. The Fresh Freshman Appolo and Fred Mace of Keystone fame bring a speedy comedy to the lineup.
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Tharles
Fritz Christian
Ireland
Appolo
Fred Mace
Keystone Company
Alta theater vaudeville and film bill review
The Alta theater opened with a vaudeville act by Delicia and Polley and a strong two reel film program. The Trap with Edith Storey, An Endless Night with Arthur Johnson, and Mandolin Mandell headline. Taft in The Presidents Pardon stars in tomorrow’s three reel feature. Friday and Saturday promise a new vaudeville bill.
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Alta Theater
Delicia
Polley
Witsgraph
Edith Storey
Arthur Johnson
Lubin
Mandolin Mandell
William H. Taft
Mr. Tat
Beverley
Maze
Isan Finsaway
Filafor
Peter Blimm
Alta
Hich Chiss
Saloons in Springfield Close Doors Amid Local Option Hold
In Springfield Gre Jan 5 saloons closed and will stay shut until the people vote to reopen under local option law or if the supreme court reverses Judge Harris ruling. Crowds gathered, proprietors sold stock wholesale. Streetcars brought hundreds from Eugene to witness. Police kept order as many men appeared intoxicated.
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Supreme Court
Harris
Eugene
Dig nity or laziness? A blunt critique emerges
A sharp remark questions the value of what passes for dignity, arguing much seems to be mere laziness dressed as virtue. The line frames a cultural critique of superficial respect and effort.
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