Scores Big Hit at Empire in A World of Pleasure
Review of A World of Pleasure at the Empire Hippodrome Saturday matinee and night lauds the show as a richly staged vaudeville production. Praises top specialties Conroy and Lemaire, Courtney Sisters, Morris, and the strong chorus with ornate scenery and colorful backdrops.
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Ld of
Empire
Empire Hippodrome
Quincy
Winter Garden
New Yowk
Toyland
Conroy
Lemaire
Ford
Chermangesangmeister
Courtney Sisters
Morris
Cohan
Willie Collier
A World of Pleasure shines in closing act
The Fableaux-Ornate presents a patriotic first act finale with Europe pushed back and America offering aid. The drips were fine and precise, the finale superb, and the curtain features the Star Spangled Banner. Manager Busby receives congratulations.
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Europe
America
Busby
Around the Town at Orpheum Wins Ample Praise
The Orpheum spectacle Around the Town Receives uninterrupted approval this week and is poised to be among the season’s best local theater records. The production blends comedy and music with stylish tableaux, patriotic color, and a Tango hospital to Zeppelin finale, all led by an ensemble of capable performers.
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Orpheum
David M. Wolff
Ray Peabody
Hammerstein
Verbal Will Valid in Court In Military Service
In London a court recognized a verbal will made by an officer killed in action. He told fellow officers that if he died his property would pass to his wife. An act of 1677 allows soldiers at active service to dispose of movable wages and personal estate as they could before the act.
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London
Courts of Justice
Sugar costs in Porto Rico near Hawaii and above Cuba
An investigating commission from the department of commerce reports sugar production costs in Porto Rico are about equal to Hawaii and roughly 1 cent per pound higher than Cuba. The five member group gathered cost data from twenty three sugar companies island wide.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Cuba
Department of Commerce
Washington
Louisiana
Bank of England enlarges quarters to house war work
The Bank of England, nicknamed the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, has expanded its premises greatly since the war to accommodate the surge in work and provide space for the added staff and operations.
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Bank OF England
London
Chilton Seeks Senate Contest Over WV Result
Senator Chilton states he will press the Senate to review a West Virginia court contest surrounding the election of Howard Sutherland Republican to succeed him. The move aims to challenge the WV outcome and affect Senate seating.
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Chilton
Washington
Senate
West Virginia
Howard Sutherland
Minister Vopicka Asked to Explain Washington
Secretary Lansing cables Minister Vopicka in Bucharest seeking a statement on Germanys charge of un neutral conduct in favor of Romania During the investigation he remains at his post If charges are substantiated he will be dropped from the diplomatic service If not he will probably be transferred out of courtesy to Germany
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Washington
Lansing
Vopicka
Bucharest
Rumania
Serbia
Bulgaria
Germany
Chinese Leaders Welcome Ting Fang as Foreign Minister
Dr. Wu Ting fang arrived in Peking to assume the office of minister of foreign affairs amid broad acclaim from Chinese leaders of all parties. He trekked from Shanghai to Nanking and Hsuchow-fu for talks with Gen. Feng Kuo-chang and Gen. Chang Hsun, while strikers in Tientsin crowded the train and praised the new minister after he pledged to shield Chinese territory from foreign control.
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Peking
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Chengchiatun
China
France
Tientsin
Shanghai
Wu Ting-fang
Nanking
Feng Kuo-chang
Hsuchow-fu
Chang Hsun
Tien-tsin
Yangtse Valley
Wu Tingfang
Ching
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Executive Headquarters
Armory
A. B. Miller
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East ST. Louis
Mollman
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