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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
2
Two miners die and fifteen are injured after a gas explosion at the Oliphant Johnson mine near rhcéville Indiana. About 150 men were entombed but first-aid crews freed the shafts within four hours. The Bruceville mine features government recommended life-saving devices, owners say this limited the casualties.
Preston J. Wilson, private in Company M of the Second South Carolina Infantry, died of pneumonia in El Paso on December 19. His death marked the seventh pneumonia death among the troops in a week. Wilson was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina.
The Palace schedules Mary Pickford for Less Than the Dust on December 28 after its prior Palace showing. Also announced are Bessie Barriscale in The Payment and Valeska Suratt in Jealousy with Billie Burke in Gloria at the Palace today. The Lyric presents musical acts and Helen Holmes in A Lass of the Lumberlands on Wednesday and Thursday with continued strong showings.
About fifteen years ago in a Boston church a young tenor was singing when William Wolff, a renowned singer of the era, recognized a voice of remarkable quality and power. Continued on page five.
Tomorrow at the Strand audiences may see The Chalice of Sorrow Rex Ingram directs with Cleo Madison delivering a powerful performance and Ed Coxen stars in a feature. Green woods and The Voice of Love headline today as the house feature with Winnifred Greenwood.
The Cockade presents a timely education themed program headlined by Following the Play or American Boys in Mexico showing Pershing’s column and National Guardsmen in action. Also on tomorrow’s bill Tracked Across the Atlantic and The Pencil Clue plus features Richard C. Travers Marguerite Clayton In a Looking Glass and other acts.
Excellent vaudeville acts mix music and comedy in The Wire Deceivers staged by Hav-A-Laf Comedy Company at the Lyric today. The lively program blends song clowning and banter to entertain a wide audience.
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